Jacob Mitchell (abt. 1670 - 1744)

Born about 1670 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deliverance (Kingman) Mitchell — married 1 Jan 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Rebeckah (Cushman) Mitchell — married 18 Nov 1701 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1744 at about age 74 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Jacob Mitchell is Notable.

Jacob Mitchell, son of Jacob and Susanna (Pope) Mitchell, was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts about 1670. He along with two of his siblings were raised by their uncle Edward Mitchell after the death of their parents.^[1]

Marriages

Jacob married first Deliverance Kingman, in 1696, during a triple wedding of himself, along with his brother Thomas and sister Mary, who married three children of John and Elizabeth Kingman.^[2] Jacob married second on November 18, 1701, Rebecca Cushman, daughter of Reverend Isaac and Rebecca Cushman.^[1][3] (In some online genealogies, Rebecca Cushman is shown as the daughter of Isaac Cushman and Rebecca Ricard; her mother's name has been proven to be Rebecca Harlow, and numerous sources support that on Rebecca (Harlow) Cushman's profile.)

Jacob Mitchell died December 21, 1744, at age 73,^[4][5] and is buried at North Yarmouth, Maine.^[6]

Children

Known children of Jacob Mitchell and his two wives are (only first child is the son of wife, Deliverance):^[7]

1. Jacob, b January 10, 1697 at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He married first Mary Howland on March 18, 1721. He married second July 27, 1727 at Hingham, Rachel (Lewis) Cushing, widow of David.
2. Susanna, b July 15, 1702-3 at Plymouth, Massachusetts; married Samuel Baker of Marshfield
3. Rebecca, b Oct 19, 1704 at Plymouth, Massachusetts; married November 12, 1727, Elnathan Pope of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
4. Seth, b March 16, 1705-6 at Plymouth, Massachusetts; married Deborah Andrews.
5. Mary, b March 7, 1707 at Plymouth, Massachusetts; married Joseph Fellows.
6. Lydia, b June 20, 1710 at Plymouth, Massachusetts; married March 23, 1729, Isaac Pope.
7. Noah, b Sept 16, 1712 at Plymouth; m Hannah _______
8. Isaac, b January 20, 1714 at Plymouth; d in North Yarmouth August 24, 1738 at 24 years of age
9. Sarah, b April 29, 1717 at Plymouth; m October 30, 1741, Andrew Tuck
10. Elizabeth, b April 27, 1722 at Plymouth; m October 26, 1743 at North Yarmouth, Joseph Howland

Deeds, Land, Communities

Plans were made in Boston for the resettlement of the town of North Yarmouth, (now Maine), which had been destroyed during the Indian Wars. Jacob was appointed to a subcommittee to manage the prudentials of this town. He sold his property in Plymouth and removed to Maine. The new settlers drew lots for homesteads on 16 May 1727. Jacob and Rebecca came to North Yarmouth sometime after 1727.^[5] Their son, Seth, came first, followed by his parents and later by his half-brother, Jacob, son of Deliverance.

Jacob was one of the founders of the First Church of North Yarmouth and became a deacon;^[5] other Mitchells of this line were deacons of the same church for several generations. He was elected a Selectman for the first town meeting in 1733 and held that position until his death. Jacob and his sons were extensive land owners.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury, "The Mitchells from Plymouth" Descendants of Edward Small of New England, and the Allied Families, with Tracings of English Ancestry, Volume 1, published 1910. Reference page 384-429 Note: Very detailed information about Jacob and his family, children
2. ↑ "The Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts" Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Reference Volume 3 (1901), page 9. $Subscription
3. ↑ Cushman, Henry Wyles, A Historical and biographical genealogy of the Cushmans: the descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the year 1617 to 1855, published 1855. Reference page 127
4. ↑ Underhill, page 403
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Sargent, William Mitchell, The Mitchell family of North Yarmouth, Maine, published 1878. Reference pages 2-3
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39462470
7. ↑ Underhill, pages 406-429

• Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 42
• "Jacob Mitchell's Estate" Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Reference Volume 21 (1919), page 185. $Subscription
• Threlfall, John B., "Comments on the two wifes of Experience Mitchell of Plymouth, Massachusetts" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)Reference Volume 127 (1973) page 94. $Subscription. This source shows Jacob was the son of Jacob and Susanna (Pope) Mitchell
• Old Times In North Yarmouth, Maine (Augustus W. Corliss, Yarmouth, Maine, 1877) Vol. 1, No. 1, Page 6

See also: Wikipedia:Jacob_Mitchell_(deacon,_born_1672)