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Margaret Mitchell 1693–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 January 1693

Birth Location: Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 August 1777

Death Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Captain

Mother: Elizabeth Innes

Spouse(s): Henry Watkins

Children(s): Obedience Watkins, Charles Clay, William Clay, Henry II, Martha Clay, John Clay, Mary Clay, Percival Clay, Thomas Clay, Filmer Clay, Amy Clay

Margaret Mitchell was born in 1693 in Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA, the child of William Mitchell Captain And Elizabeth Eggleston Innes. Margaret Mitchell married Henry Clay Watkins, and had children including Amy Clay, Charles Clay, Filmer Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay Ii, John Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Obedience Watkins, Percival Clay, Thomas Clay, William Mitchell Clay. Margaret Mitchell passed away in 1777 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Mitchell was born in 1693 in Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA, the child of William Mitchell Captain And Elizabeth Eggleston Innes.
  • Margaret Mitchell married Henry Clay Watkins, and had children including Amy Clay, Charles Clay, Filmer Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay Ii, John Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Obedience Watkins, Percival Clay, Thomas Clay, William Mitchell Clay.
  • Margaret Mitchell passed away in 1777 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Captain
1667–1724
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
WC
Elizabeth Innes
1669–1777
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia Colony
EI

Spouses(s)

Henry Watkins
1690–1760
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia, Virginia, USA
HW

Children(s)

Obedience Watkins
1720–1825
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, Colonial America
OW
Charles Clay
1716–1789
Birth Location: X, Cumberland, Virginia, The United States of America
CC
William Clay
1708–1774
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
WC
Henry II
1711–1764
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
HI
Martha Clay
1713–1746
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
MC
John Clay
1718–1762
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
JC
Mary Clay
1710–1770
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
MC
Percival Clay
1720–1800
Birth Location: Uk, United Kingdom
PC
Thomas Clay
1719–1791
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
TC
Filmer Clay
1712–
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, British Colony, Virginia, USA
FC
Amy Clay
1713–1774
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA, Virginia, USA
AC

Margaret Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mitchell
1693–1777
Birth Place: Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Mitchell Captain
1667–1724
Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Eggleston) Innes
1669–1777
Henrico, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Charles (Chesterfield Clay Dr) (Rev)
1638–1686
Charles City, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Hannah (Harnett) Wilson
1642–1706
Virginia, United States of America
Sir (Hugh Abernathy) Innes
1645–1710
Elgin Castle, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John VI
1587–1655
Anne Nichols
1590–1660
Rev *
1621–1687
Hannah James*
1625–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wales
1558–1632
Lady #6465
1566–1587
Sir Totteridge
1542–1597
Rev. Arabella
1588–1667
Elizabeth Mansfield-Wilson
1592–1658
Edmund James
1602–1640
Reana Harnett-James-Andrews-Daniels-Frost
1605–1675

Margaret Mitchell's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Mitchell (16 January 1693–7 August 1777) m. Henry (Clay) Watkins (Abt 1690–3 August 1760)
  1. 1. Obedience Watkins 1720–1825 m. (Native) (Andrew "Andy" Red Fox) Anderson 1720–1780
    1. 1. Keziah ((Cuzzie)) Anderson 1757–1833 m. John (Charles) Cole 1760–1862
      1. 1. Margeret Cole 1797–1888
        1. 1. Laura McCaslin 1833–
      2. 2. Ezekiel (Cole) Anderson 1788–1851 m. Winnie Gowan 1797–1871
        1. 1. John (H Wesley) Anderson 1827–1865
        2. 2. Amos (B) Anderson 1845–1920 m. Susanna (Ann) Coker 1845–1904 m. Deborah (E) Copley 1854–1919 m. Angeline Coker 1852–1903
        3. 3. George Anderson 1814–1865
        4. 4. Jefferson (B.) Anderson 1816–1889
        5. 5. Winna (Ann Anderson) Allen 1833–1871
        6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) Anderson 1835–1897
        7. 7. Adaline (Anderson) Callaway 1837–1917
        8. 8. Alvina Anderson 1825–1883
        9. 9. Matilda (Clotilda Anderson) Boone 1824–
        10. 10. Harriet (Anderson) Jones 1831–1880
        11. 11. Ellis Anderson 1840–1865
      3. 3. Charles Cole 1789–1878
      4. 4. Mary Cole 1795–
      5. 5. (Cherokee) (Luanna campbell) cole 1800–1860 m. Wilson Musgrove 1800–1860
        1. 1. Nancy Cole 1829–1906 m. George (William Cole) * 1828–1899
      6. 6. Luana Cole 1780–1860
      7. 7. Mary Cole 1785–
      8. 8. William Cole 1799–1885 m. Obedience (Biddy) Collins\Cole 1804–1839 m. Rebecca Watkins\Wadkins 1822–1880
        1. 1. "Oma" (Naomi Cole Nickels) ** 1820–1904 m. Joseph ("Joe") Nichols 1822–1900
        2. 2. Susannah\Polly (Ann "Sooky") Cole 1825–1915 m. John (Nichols) (Nickles) 1836–1907
        3. 3. Rebecca (Cole) Wadkins 1820–
        4. 4. VALENTINE ("Tiney") Cole 1812–1903 m. Mariah (Sarah E) Cole 1816–1890
        5. 5. George (William Cole) * 1828–1899 m. Nancy Cole 1829–1906
        6. 6. Charles (Campbell Cole) * 1827–1878
        7. 7. Kezziah Cole 1821–1904
        8. 8. Luanna Cole 1824–1901
        9. 9. Charlotte Cole 1825–
        10. 10. John (T) Cole 1834–1891 m. Nancy (Ann) Barnett 1837–1920
        11. 11. Hiram Cole 1836–1870
        12. 12. Cynthia Cole 1845–1900
        13. 13. Jemima ("Mima") Cole 1823–1904
      9. 9. John ("Jack") Cole 1787–1864 m. Margaret Higgins 1795–1864
        1. 1. Mariah (Sarah E) Cole 1816–1890 m. VALENTINE ("Tiney") Cole 1812–1903
        2. 2. Anderson (John) Cole 1833–1908
        3. 3. Thomas (J.) Cole 1831–
        4. 4. Richard (Harrison) Cole 1833–
        5. 5. Alvira Cole 1818–1898
        6. 6. Chaney ((Chaina)) Cole 1833–1923
        7. 7. Elisabeth Cole 1838–1912
        8. 8. Emanuel Cole 1840–1907
        9. 9. John (M) Cole 1839–1910
        10. 10. William (Jefferson) Cole 1846–1891
        11. 11. Rebecca (Jane) Cole 1852–1922
        12. 12. Eliza Cole 1833–1912
        13. 13. John (Michael) Cole 1839–1910
  2. 2. Charles Clay 1716–1789
  3. 3. William (Mitchell) Clay 1708–1774
  4. 4. Henry (Clay) II 1711–1764
  5. 5. Martha Clay 1713–1746
  6. 6. John Clay 1718–1762
  7. 7. Mary (Obedience) Clay 1710–1770
  8. 8. Percival Clay 1720–1800
  9. 9. Thomas Clay 1719–1791
  10. 10. Filmer Clay 1712–
  11. 11. Amy Clay 1713–1774

Margaret Mitchell's Timeline

4 Records

1693
16 January 1693
Birth of Margaret Mitchell in Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1693
16 January 1693
Birth of Margaret Mitchell in Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA
1777
7 August 1777
Age 84
Death of Margaret Mitchell in The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
1777
7 August 1777
Age 84
Death of Margaret Mitchell in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1693
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1693
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Henrico Co, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1777
    Event Place: The Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1777
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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