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Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell 1770–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JAN 1770

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1842

Death Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: Nimrod Mitchell

Mother: Mary Penn

Spouse(s): Benjamin Smith

Children(s): Permelia Ward, Sara Atkins, Mary Smith, Noah Smith, William Smith, Mitchell Smith, Zadock Smith

Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell was born in 1770 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Nimrod Mitchell And Mary Elizabeth Ann Penn. Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell married Benjamin J Smith, and had children including Mary Smith, Mitchell Smith, Noah Smith, Permelia Smith Ward, Sara Jane Smith Atkins, William Smith, Zadock F Smith. Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell passed away in 1842 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell was born in 1770 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Nimrod Mitchell And Mary Elizabeth Ann Penn.
  • Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell married Benjamin J Smith, and had children including Mary Smith, Mitchell Smith, Noah Smith, Permelia Smith Ward, Sara Jane Smith Atkins, William Smith, Zadock F Smith.
  • Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell passed away in 1842 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melinda Mitchell's Ancestors

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Melinda Mitchell
1770–1842
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Nimrod Mitchell
1743–1790
Granville County, North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Penn
1746–1818
Caroline County, Virginia
Grandparents
Abraham (Benjamin) Mitchell
1717–1799
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Ann (Keziah) Hunter
1717–1809
Carteret, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Joseph Penn
1717–1767
King and Queen County, Virginia
Mary Taylor
1718–1757
King & Queen County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Penn
1680–1741
Elizabeth Madison
1685–
John Sr.
1696–1780
Catherine Pendleton
1699–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1635–1698
Mary Gregory
1665–1747

Melinda Mitchell's Descendants

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Melinda (Elizabeth) Mitchell (20 JAN 1770–26 Jul 1842) m. Benjamin (J) Smith (27 Jul 1770–1832)
  1. 1. Permelia (Smith) Ward 1805–1851
  2. 2. Sara (Jane Smith) Atkins 1796–1793
  3. 3. Mary Smith 1796– m. Walter Glover 1796–
    1. 1. Eldred (S. (Ed)) Glover 1830–1912
    2. 2. Isabella Glover 1828–
    3. 3. John (E) Glover 1826–1908 m. Sarah Roark 1838–1914
      1. 1. Emerson (Edward) Glover 1862–1947
      2. 2. Sarah (E) Glover 1856–
      3. 3. Mary (P) Glover 1858–
      4. 4. Hattie Glover 1867–
    4. 4. Nancy Glover 1824–1893
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Glover 1834–1892 m. George (Powell) Gillenwater 1830–
      1. 1. Eugene (Charles) Gillenwater 1858–1943 m. Ada (B) Forbes 1868–1947
        1. 1. Una (Ione) Gillenwaters 1886–
        2. 2. Warren (Elmo) Gillenwater 1892–1967 m. Edith Mason 1893–1968
      2. 2. Arthur (Smith) Gillenwater 1871–1952
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Gillenwater 1872–
  4. 4. Noah Smith 1790–1793
  5. 5. William Smith 1792–1793
  6. 6. Mitchell Smith 1798–1850
  7. 7. Zadock (F) Smith 1806–1856

Melinda Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1770
20 JAN 1770
Birth of Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
1842
26 Jul 1842
Age 72
Death of Melinda Elizabeth Mitchell in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JAN 1770
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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