THE MITCHELLS OF NOVA SCOTIA

"FIFE, a maritime county of the east side of Scotland, lying nearly in the middle of the lowland region, which is bounded by the Lammermoors on the south, and the Grampians on the north. It is a peninsula, enclosed by the frith of Tay on the north, the German ocean on the east, and the frith of Forth on the south; and it marches on the west with Perthshire, Kinross-shire, and Clackmannanshire ...The southern coast is, for the most part, indented by small rocky bays with corresponding projecting headlands; but along the banks of the Tay, the grounds slope gently toward the beach, and are generally cultivated to the river's edge. Along the north-eastern shore, towards St Andrews, it presents one large plain, terminating in a flat beach of sand" from the Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson

KINGSBARNS "The parish of Kingsbarns lies in the eastern part of the county, with its eastern side to the German Ocean. Originally it formed part of Crail, but was separated from that parish in 1631. The village lies on the public road round the coast, 6.5 miles south-east from St Andrews, and 3.5 miles north from Crail. It is a thriving little place, and carries on a considerable manufacture of linens for the Dundee market. The largest and best flag-stones in the country are obtained near the village, and marble of a fine quality is met with occasionally. A little to the east of the harbour are the fragments of a castle or palace, once the residence of David I, the remains of which consist chiefly of a wall, now partially enclosing a garden. Pitmilly, a very ancient seat, stands in the northern part of the parish. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday in June, and the third Wednesday in October (old style)." from Slater's Directory published 1852.

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The following are the first 3 generations of the descendants of Alexander Mitchell. If anybody is interested in information on additional generations, please send me an email indicating your family connection. I am not publishing information on those born after the year 1900 in the interest of protecting the privacy of living persons. If you notice any errors or omissions in the following data, please contact me with your information and sources. Genealogy is not an exact science and errors do occur, so please use the following for information only, and not as source material for your own database. Descendants of Alexander (1) Mitchell

Descendants of Alexander (1) Mitchell

 

Generation No. 1

1. ALEXANDER (1)1 MITCHELL was born Abt. 1730 in KINGSBARNS, FIFESHIRE, SCOTLAND. He married ELSPET ANDERSON December 31, 1756 in KINGSBARNS, FIFESHIRE, SCOTLAND.

Children of ALEXANDER MITCHELL and ELSPET ANDERSON are:

i. ROBERT (1)2 MITCHELL, b. Abt. October 14, 1761.

ii. JAMES MITCHELL, b. Abt. August 12, 1764.

iii. ALEXANDER (2) MITCHELL, b. Abt. November 18, 1766.

2. iv. COLIN CAMPBELL MITCHELL, b. March 19, 1769, KINGSBARNS, FIFESHIRE, SCOTLAND; d. September 07, 1847, OYSTER POND.

v. DAVID MITCHELL, b. Abt. September 08, 1771.

 

 

Generation No. 2

2. COLIN CAMPBELL2 MITCHELL (ALEXANDER (1)1) was born March 19, 1769 in KINGSBARNS, FIFESHIRE, SCOTLAND, and died September 07, 1847 in OYSTER POND. He married CATHERINE ELIZABETH WEBBER July 20, 1790 in St. Paul's, Halifax, daughter of JOHANN WEBBER and MARY DOULL.

Children of COLIN MITCHELL and CATHERINE WEBBER are:

i. ELIZABETH (1)3 MITCHELL, b. May 13, 1791; m. JOHN CRIBBY, October 21, 1824, St. Paul's, Halifax.

3. ii. LETITIA MITCHELL, b. November 17, 1792, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. September 25, 1876.

4. iii. COLIN PETER (1) MITCHELL, b. September 15, 1795, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. September 12, 1870, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia.

5. iv. ALEXANDER (3) MITCHELL, b. September 07, 1798, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. December 22, 1860, Jeddore.

6. v. JOHN WILLIAM (1) MITCHELL, b. November 29, 1800, Clam Bay Halifax County, N.S.; d. December 01, 1868, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S..

vi. ELIZABETH MITCHELL, b. 1801; d. November 18, 1891.

7. vii. DAVID (2) MITCHELL, b. November 19, 1803, Clam Bay Halifax County, N.S.; d. February 26, 1872, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S..

viii. PHILLIP MITCHELL, b. May 29, 1806, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. October 14, 1871, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia.

ix. SAMUEL STEPHEN MITCHELL, b. July 01, 1808; d. October 09, 1893, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia.

8. x. ISABELLE SARAH MITCHELL, b. January 05, 1811, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. November 03, 1884, Tangier.

 

Generation No. 3

3. LETITIA3 MITCHELL (COLIN CAMPBELL2, ALEXANDER (1)1) was born November 17, 1792 in Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia, and died September 25, 1876. She married JOHN HENRY (1) MYERS October 30, 1814 in St. Paul's, Halifax, son of ANDREW MYERS and MARY MYERS.

Notes for JOHN HENRY (1) MYERS:

 

Children of LETITIA MITCHELL and JOHN MYERS are:

i. COLIN4 MYERS, m. BARBARA ANN SHELNUT, 1847.

ii. LETITIA MYERS.

iii. MARY GILCHRIST MYERS, b. Abt. 1815, Head of Jeddore; m. (1) ARCHIBALD GILCHRIST; m. (2) WILLIAM DAY, December 24, 1855, Jeddore, Nova Scotia.

Marriage Notes for MARY MYERS and WILLIAM DAY:

married by Rev. Robert B. Jamison

witnesses Jacob Myers, Henry Myers, and Peter Day

iv. JOHN GEORGE MYERS, b. April 21, 1820, H.Jeddore, Nova Scotia; m. RACHEL DAY, Abt. 1846.

v. ALEXANDER (1) MYERS, b. 1827; d. January 28, 1892; m. ELIZAANN ANN MITCHELL, September 07, 1845.

 

4. COLIN PETER (1)3 MITCHELL (COLIN CAMPBELL2, ALEXANDER (1)1) was born September 15, 1795 in Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia, and died September 12, 1870 in Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia. He married ELIZABETH ANNE HORNE November 03, 1819 in St. Paul's, Halifax, daughter of GEORGE HORNE and UNKNOWN HORNE.

Children of COLIN MITCHELL and ELIZABETH HORNE are:

i. GEORGE PETER4 MITCHELL, b. November 07, 1820, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; d. March 02, 1903; m. LYDIA MASKELL, May 01, 1842, Jeddore, Halifax County.

ii. ELIZABETH MARY MITCHELL, b. May 10, 1822; d. April 23, 1893; m. SAMUEL HOPKINS.

iii. COLIN PETER (2) MITCHELL, b. February 23, 1824, Jeddore; d. May 30, 1914, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; m. (1) CATHERINE MYERS; m. (2) NANCY (BLAKENEY) MOSHER, December 23, 1881.

iv. ELIZAANN ANN MITCHELL, b. May 11, 1826; m. (1) ALEXANDER (1) MYERS, September 07, 1845; m. (2) PHILIP JACOB WEBBER, January 06, 1887.

v. STILLBORN (DAUGHTER) MITCHELL, b. January 23, 1827; d. January 23, 1827.

vi. LETTIA ELIZABETH CAROLINE MITCHELL, b. January 03, 1828, Jeddore, Halifax County; d. April 05, 1925, Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; m. THOMAS (1) PARKER..

vii. JOHN WILLIAM (2) MITCHELL, b. December 10, 1830; d. October 22, 1909, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; m. (1) MARGARET ANNE ARNOLD, August 08, 1852, Jeddore; m. (2) MARY MARGARET SOPHIA SITEMAN, November 06, 1853, Jeddore; m. (3) ELIZABETH WOURNELL, June 27, 1888, Jeddore.

Notes for MARGARET ANNE ARNOLD:

married by Rev. Robert B. Jamison

viii. HARRIET RACHEL MITCHELL, b. December 04, 1833, Jeddore, Halifax County; m. GEORGE CROCKETT.

Notes for GEORGE CROCKETT:

He was one of the first teachers at Jeddore Rock. His son-in-law Will Mitchell was the lighthouse keeper.

ix. PHILIP JACOB MITCHELL, b. November 13, 1834.

x. ALEXANDER SAMUEL MITCHELL, b. September 09, 1837, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; d. February 17, 1927, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; m. MARY PAULINE BAKER.

xi. JOHN (CHK DOB) HOWARD MITCHELL, b. January 1839, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; d. June 09, 1891, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia.

Notes for JOHN (CHK DOB) HOWARD MITCHELL:

birth date not correct, needs verifying

xii. ARCHIBALD DAVID (CHK DOB) MITCHELL, b. March 26, 1839, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; d. March 12, 1920, Oyster Pond, Nova Scotia; m. MARGARET WARNELL.

Notes for ARCHIBALD DAVID (CHK DOB) MITCHELL:

birth date not correct - need verifying

xiii. JAMES HENRY MITCHELL, b. August 27, 1842, Oyster Pond, NS, CAN; d. April 20, 1928; m. MARY ELIZABETH DAY, January 21, 1866, JEDDORE.

Notes for JAMES HENRY MITCHELL:

he was a mariner by trade

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH DAY:

bapt. jan. 23, 1842 at St. Stephen's, Ship Harbour

 

5. ALEXANDER (3)3 MITCHELL (COLIN CAMPBELL2, ALEXANDER (1)1) was born September 07, 1798 in Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia, and died December 22, 1860 in Jeddore. He married MARGARET (ELIZABETH) HURLEY.

Children of ALEXANDER MITCHELL and MARGARET HURLEY are:

i. JOHN4 MITCHELL, b. February 24, 1825; d. August 03, 1883; m. MARJORIE ANNA STODDARD.

ii. ISABELLA (CHK SPOUSE) MITCHELL, b. Abt. 1826; d. July 06, 1909; m. WILLIAM FAULKNER.

iii. SARA JANE MITCHELL, b. 1829, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; d. November 04, 1898; m. WILLIAM J. FAULKNER.

iv. ALEXANDER PHILIP MITCHELL, b. 1832; d. July 15, 1880; m. ELIZABETH (3) WEBBER.

Notes for ELIZABETH (3) WEBBER:

check to see if Elizabeth (3) and (4) are same person

v. HENRY MITCHELL, b. 1834; m. SUSANNAH BARBARA WEBBER.

vi. PETER MITCHELL, b. 1835; d. July 18, 1929; m. MARGARET (2) STODDARD, November 29, 1859.

vii. COLIN M. MITCHELL, b. Abt. 1836; d. August 10, 1896; m. NANCY HURLEY.

viii. ANDREW MITCHELL, b. 1840; d. April 11, 1925; m. EMILY HURLEY.

ix. ELIZABETH CRIBBY MITCHELL, b. December 26, 1841; d. December 12, 1896; m. PROVOST A. JENNEX.

x. FLORA ANN MITCHELL, b. 1847; d. December 17, 1917; m. JAMES BRUCE STODDARD, January 16, 1867.

 

6. JOHN WILLIAM (1)3 MITCHELL (COLIN CAMPBELL2, ALEXANDER (1)1) was born November 29, 1800 in Clam Bay Halifax County, N.S., and died December 01, 1868 in Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.. He married (1) MARY BAKER October 26, 1833 in St. Paul's, Hfx, daughter of GEORGE BAKER and MARY ALUM. He married (2) ELIZABETH (2) DAY December 28, 1838, daughter of WILLIAM DAY and AGNES HARPELL.

Notes for ELIZABETH (2) DAY:

buried in Christ Church cemetary, Dartmouth

Child of JOHN MITCHELL and MARY BAKER is:

i. NANCY MARGARET4 MITCHELL, b. August 27, 1834; d. December 17, 1868; m. SAMUEL FREDERICK (4) WEBBER, March 08, 1862.

 

Children of JOHN MITCHELL and ELIZABETH DAY are:

ii. WILLIAM (2M)4 MITCHELL, b. March 29, 1839; m. (1) SUSAN MARKS; m. (2) SUSAN MARGARET MYERS.

iii. JOHN DUNCAN MITCHELL, b. 1840; d. 1885, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. FLORENCE HENRY, January 22, 1876.

Notes for FLORENCE HENRY:

After the death of her husband, she started a General Store in Oyster Pond. The store was located in the front of an old house. Flora continued to manage the store up until her death.

iv. PHILIP (2) MITCHELL, b. Abt. 1846, Nova Scotia; d. 1923; m. RACHEL MYERS.

v. AGNES MITCHELL, b. Abt. 1848, Jeddore, Halifax County; d. Jeddore, Halifax County; m. THOMAS COOPER.

vi. MARY MITCHELL, b. November 24, 1851, Ship Hbr.Lake Woods; d. April 21, 1928, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. ALEXANDER JENNEX, July 10, 1880, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

vii. CATHERINE ELIZABETH (2) MITCHELL, b. November 14, 1841, Head of Jeddore; d. March 30, 1933; m. PETER JOHN (3) WEBBER, January 01, 1863, St. Stephen's Ship Harbour.

 

7. DAVID (2)3 MITCHELL (COLIN CAMPBELL2, ALEXANDER (1)1) was born November 19, 1803 in Clam Bay Halifax County, N.S., and died February 26, 1872 in Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.. He married MARY FRANCES ELIZABETH WEBBER November 20, 1828 in St. Paul's, Halifax, daughter of PHILLIP WEBBER and SARAH WISDOM.

Children of DAVID MITCHELL and MARY WEBBER are:

i. MARY FRANCES4 MITCHELL, b. 1831, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; d. 1897, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. (1) PETER JOHN MYERS, Jan. 28, 1855; m. (2) JOHN SITEMAN.

ii. CATHERINE ELIZABETH MITCHELL, b. 1829, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; d. August 14, 1890, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. WILLIAM BENJAMIN NEWCOMBE.

iii. JOHN G. MITCHELL, b. December 06, 1843, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; d. 1924, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. (1) ELIZA A. SMITH; m. (2) ELIZABETH (2) MITCHELL.

iv. ANDREW WILLIAM MITCHELL, b. 1836, Oyster Pond, Jeddore, Nova Scotia; d. October 01, 1892, Jeddore, Halifax County; m. MARY JANE FAULKNER, January 04, 1887, St. George's, Hfx. N.S..

v. DAVID CRIBBY MITCHELL, b. November 14, 1831, OYster Pond, Nova Scotia; d. 1908, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. MARIA (1) L. SMITH, December 30, 1860.

vi. HENRY (1) MITCHELL, b. Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; m. SUSANNAH STODDARD.

vii. MARIA MITCHELL, b. 1834, Oyster Pond Hfx Co., N.S.; d. June 06, 1895; m. BERNARD JACOB FAULKNER.

 

8. ISABELLE SARAH3 MITCHELL (COLIN CAMPBELL2, ALEXANDER (1)1) was born January 05, 1811 in Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia, and died November 03, 1884 in Tangier. She married WILLIAM (2) MYERS October 08, 1835 in St. Paul's, Halifax, son of ANDREW (?) MYERS.

Children of ISABELLE MITCHELL and WILLIAM MYERS are:

i. PETER4 MYERS.

ii. ISABELLA MYERS.

iii. SUSAN MARGARET MYERS, b. Abt. 1839; d. November 25, 1868; m. WILLIAM (2M) MITCHELL.

 

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