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William Jamison Mitchell (1797 - 1851)

William Jamison Mitchell
Born in Franklin, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 12 Oct 1819 in Franklin, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 54 in Shady Grove, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was born in 1797 to Archibald and Floriana Jamison Mitchell in Franklin County, Virginia. His middle name, Jamison was his mother's maiden name.[1] [2]

He married Mary "Polly" Bondurant in 1819. [3] They had seven children.

Children of WILLIAM MITCHELL and MARY BONDURANT are:[4]

  1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MITCHELL, b. 1822, franklin Co VA; m. NANCY FONTAINE ABINGDON; b. 1823.
  2. WILLIAM ALLEN MITCHELL, b. 1827, Franklin Co VA; d. 1912, Henrietta TX.
  3. THOMAS BONDURANT MITCHELL, b. 1829, franklin Co VA; d. 1916; m. (1) CATHARINE ELIZABETH PRICE; b. November 22, 1831, Franklin Co VA; m. (2) FRANCES HOPE SMITH; b. November 26, 1845, Franklin Co VA.
  4. ELIZA JANE MITCHELL, b. 1837, Franklin Co VA; m. JAMES W. TRENT.
  5. SARAH VIRGINIA MITCHELL, b. 1842, Franklin Co VA; m. ROBERT TRENT.
  6. EDWIN MITCHELL, b. Franklin Co VA.
  7. LILY ANN FRANCES MITCHELL, m. BENJAMIN F. COOK.

1850 Census, Franklin County, Virginia[5]

William Mitchell Male 54 Virginia
Mary Mitchell Female 57 Virginia
Thomas Mitchell Male 21 Virginia
Eliza Mitchell Female 13 Virginia
Sarah Mitchell Female 8 Virginia

William passed away in 1851. He is buried in the family cemetery, Shady Grove, Virginia.

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #57146825
  2. Wingfield, Marshall, Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia, The Virginia Book Company, 1964, page 152. Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia
  3. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-Q6B : 29 January 2020), William J. Mitchell, 1819.
  4. Ancestry.com
  5. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-GTK : 12 April 2016), William Mitchell, Franklin county, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing family 1657, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • The Durbeck Ancestry, Edward Francis Durbeck, Jr. and Flora Belle Mitchell Durbeck, privately published San Diego, CA, 1980.
  • Will probated 10/6/1851 in Franklin County, Virginia




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