John Mitchell

Ancestor Number

A080587 »

Date of Birth

May 4, 1763

Place of Birth

Lancashire England

Date of Death

April 29, 1840

Place of Death

Lewis County, Virginia

Spouse(s)

Margaret Catharine Teter, Susan Washburn

American Revolution Service

Served as a Private

State of Service

Virginia

Donor

Kansas Society DAR

John Mitchell was born on May 4, 1763, in Lancashire County, England.

He was the son of Thomas and Jane Hetherington Mitchell. As an 11 year old he started working in the shipping industry bound to a sailor. On his second trip to the United States he jumped ship and hid until the ship departed without him. He fought in the Revolutionary War, signing up twice.

John Mitchell's grave stone. Information found on Find-a-Grave.

John Mitchell's grave stone and DAR Marker. Information found on Find-a-Grave.

John Mitchell's Revolutionary War pension certificate.

John Mitchell's church. He was a minister for over 40 years. Information found on Find-a-Grave and added by Tiffany Varner.

Old Harmony Church. Information found on Find-a-Grave and added by Tiffany Varner.

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He married Margaret Catharine Teter in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Sometime after she died in 1803, he married Susan Washburn on December 3, 1804, in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia. He was the father of George Teter Mitchell, Jane Curtis and Thomas Mitchell. Mitchell was a Methodist minister, farmer.

John Mitchell was a noncommissioned officer in the American Revolution. He enlisted in Amelia County, Virginia, in 1776 and was a fife major under Captain Roland Ward, Militia. He also served under Captains William Craddock and Price, and Colonels Richardson and Faulkner.

The DAR Genealogical Research Database lists his service description as “Has Col Harrison, Capt James Pendleton, Continental Line.” His pension and service source numbers are *S5761. Mitchell died on April 29, 1840, in Lewis County, Virginia. This location is now in West Virginia, but he passed away before the state was divided.