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John Wroughton Mitchell
1796 - 1878 (82 years)
1. John Wroughton Mitchell was born on 26 May 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA (son of John Hinckley Mitchell and Anne Hinkley); died on 31 Jul 1878 in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1824, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Notes:
Elected Charleston City Attoney in October 1817. That same year, he beganhis law practice in Charleston and became active in Episcopal affairs.Moved to New York City around 1833 and continued his law practice there.Served as Commissioner of Deeds of South Carolina in New York City.Founder of churches and active in Episcopal affairs in the city. Duringthe Civil War, was a Peace Democrat in New York City.
John Wroughten Mitchell was born in 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina. He married Timothy Green's daughter, Caroline, in 1825. The couple had three children; Clarence Green Mitchell, Anna Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell. John W. Mitchell practiced law in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in 1817, and in New York when his family relocated in 1835. There, he formed a legal partnership with his brother-in-law, Timothy Ruggles Green. He was appointed the Commissioner of Deeds for Massachusetts in New York City in 1843 and for South Carolina in 1852. John W. Mitchell was active in the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and New York. He served as Treasurer of the Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union Society and became a member of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York. John W. Mitchell died in South Carolina in 1878. His wife Caroline died in 1860.
John married Caroline Green on 18 Aug 1825 in St Pauls, New York, USA. Caroline (daughter of Timothy Green and Mary Martin) was born on 13 Mar 1802 in New York City, New York, USA; died on 19 May 1860 in New York City, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Clarence Green Mitchell was born on 7 Jul 1826 in South Carolina, USA; died on 2 Feb 1893 in South Carolina, USA.
- Anne Elizabeth Mitchell was born in 1827; died in 1876.
- Mary Elizabeth Mitchell was born in 1829; died in 1915.
- Laura Cornelia Mitchell was born in 1833; died in 1917.
- Ann Caroline Eudora Mitchell was born in 1837; died in 1838.
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John Hinckley Mitchell was born in Dec 1766 (son of Moses Mitchell and Sarah Hinkley); died on 6 Jul 1832 in Sullivans Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. John married Anne Hinkley in 1790. Anne (daughter of William Hinckley and Elizabeth Ball) was born on 26 Jul 1760 in South Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1812 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Anne Hinkley was born on 26 Jul 1760 in South Carolina, USA (daughter of William Hinckley and Elizabeth Ball); died on 27 Oct 1812 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. Children:
- John Hinckley Mitchell was born in 1792; died in 1793.
- Elizabeth Mitchell was born in 1793; died in 1794.
- 1. John Wroughton Mitchell was born on 26 May 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; died on 31 Jul 1878 in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA.
- William Hinkley Mitchell was born in 1799; died in 1836.
Generation: 3
4. Moses Mitchell was born in 1692 in Greasley, Nottinghamshire (son of Solomon Mitchell and Mary Ward); died on 26 Oct 1775 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: Abt 1730, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1740, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Moses married Sarah Hinkley on 25 Nov 1760 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Sarah was born in 1730; died on 11 Jan 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah Hinkley was born in 1730; died on 11 Jan 1787. Children:
- Sarah Mitchell was born in 1761; died in 1819.
- Moses Mitchell was born on 12 Oct 1763 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; died in 1780.
- William Mitchell was born in 1766; died in 1767.
- 2. John Hinckley Mitchell was born in Dec 1766; died on 6 Jul 1832 in Sullivans Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.
- William Henry Mitchell was born in 1769; died in 1787.
6. William Hinckley was born in 1737 in Willington Hill, Tolland, Connecticut, USA; died in May 1780 in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, USA. William married Elizabeth Ball. Elizabeth was born in 1745 in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jan 1835 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Ball was born in 1745 in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jan 1835 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Children:
- 3. Anne Hinkley was born on 26 Jul 1760 in South Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1812 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Solomon Mitchell was born in 1666 in Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire; died in 1730 in Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire. Solomon married Mary Ward on 5 Jul 1690 in Basford, Nottinghamshire. Mary was born in 1668 in Newthorpe Basford, Nottinghamshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mary Ward was born in 1668 in Newthorpe Basford, Nottinghamshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 3 Sep 1669, Basford, Nottinghamshire
Children:
- 4. Moses Mitchell was born in 1692 in Greasley, Nottinghamshire; died on 26 Oct 1775 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.