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Matthew Mitchell 1590 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1590

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1646

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Father: Thomas Mitchell

Mother: Margaret Williams

Spouse(s): Susan Wood

Children(s): Abigail Mitchel, David Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell, Martha Mitchell, Jonathan Mitchell, Susan Mitchell, Matthew Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell

Matthew Mitchell was born in 1590 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Hayward Mitchell and Margaret Alice Williams. Matthew Mitchell married Susan Wood, and had children including Abigail Mitchel, David Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell, Martha Mitchell, Jonathan Mitchell, Susan Mitchell, Matthew Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell. Matthew Mitchell passed away in 1646 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Matthew Mitchell was born in 1590 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Hayward Mitchell and Margaret Alice Williams.
  • Matthew Mitchell married Susan Wood, and had children including Abigail Mitchel, David Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell, Martha Mitchell, Jonathan Mitchell, Susan Mitchell, Matthew Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell.
  • Matthew Mitchell passed away in 1646 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mitchell
1566 – 1628
Birth Location: St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England
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Margaret Williams
1568 – 1625
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Susan Wood
1590 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Abigail Mitchel
1618 – 1722
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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David Mitchell
1619 – 1686
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Sarah Mitchell
1621 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Mitchell
1623 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Jonathan Mitchell
1624 – 1668
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Susan Mitchell
1627 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Matthew Mitchell
1629 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah Mitchell
1631 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Matthew Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Mitchell
1590 – 1646
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Hayward Mitchell
1566 – 1628
St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret (Alice) Williams
1568 – 1625
Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Mitchell's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Mitchell (16 Apr 1590 – 16 Jun 1646) m. Susan Wood (1590 – )
  1. 1. Abigail Mitchel (26 Apr 1618 – 15 Mar 1722) m. Abraham Pierson (Sep 1611 – 9 Aug 1678)
    1. 1. Thomas Pierson (1634 – 1 Mar 1701) m. Mary Harrison (24 Apr 1631 – 1701)
      1. 1. Mary Pierson (1662 – 1705) m. Joseph Lyon (abt 1659 – 25 Feb 1726)
        1. 1. Abigail Lyon (1685 – 25 June 1744) m. Joseph Crane (2 Apr 1676 – 4 Aug 1726)
        2. 2. Hannah Lyon (abt 1704 – ) m. Samuel Sayre
        3. 3. Mary Lyon m. Nathan Foster
      2. 2. Samuel (C) Pierson (1663 – 19 Mar 1730)
      3. 3. Abraham Pierson (9 Oct 1675 – 12 Jan 1756)
      4. 4. Thomas Pierson
      5. 5. Hannah Pierson
      6. 6. Abigail Pierson
      7. 7. Elizabeth Pierson
    2. 2. Abraham Pierson (1641 – 1707)
    3. 3. Abigail Pierson (1643 – 20 Jul 1718) m. John Davenport (15 Apr 1635 – Mar 1676)
      1. 1. Rev (John) Davenport (22 Feb 1667 – 5 Feb 1730) m. Elizabeth Morris (1675 – 11 Jun 1757)
        1. 1. Abraham Davenport (6 Jun 1715 – Nov 1789)
        2. 2. James Davenport (1716 – 10 Nov 1755)
    4. 4. Grace Pierson (13 Jul 1650 – )
    5. 5. Susanna Pierson (1652 – )
    6. 6. Rebecca Pierson (1654 – ) m. Joseph Johnson (30 Nov 1651 – 11 Mar 1733)
    7. 7. John Pierson
  2. 2. David Mitchell (1619 – 3 Mar 1686)
  3. 3. Sarah Mitchell (1621 – )
  4. 4. Martha Mitchell (1623 – )
  5. 5. Jonathan Mitchell (1624 – 9 Jul 1668)
  6. 6. Susan Mitchell (1627 – )
  7. 7. Matthew Mitchell (1629 – )
  8. 8. Hannah Mitchell (1631 – )

Matthew Mitchell's Timeline

7 Records

1590
16 Apr 1590
Birth of Matthew Mitchell in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1635
1635
Age 45
Matthew Mitchell was employed in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1635
1635
Age 45
Matthew Mitchell resided here in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1636
1636
Age 46
Matthew Mitchell resided here in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1637
1637
Age 47
Matthew Mitchell resided here in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
1641
1641
Age 51
Matthew Mitchell resided here in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1646
16 Jun 1646
Age 56
Death of Matthew Mitchell in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1590
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 182.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LOS
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1642
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1646
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde
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