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Ruth Mitchell 1719 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Wake, North Carolina

Father: Thomas Mitchell

Mother: Elizabeth Hannah

Spouse(s): John High

Children(s): Samuel High, Mark High, Mary High, Robert High, William High, John High, Mitchell High, Alsabrook High, Sallie High, Michael High

Ruth Mitchell was born in 1719 in Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia, the child of Thomas Mitchell and Elizabeth Hannah. Ruth Mitchell married John Thomas High, and had children including Samuel High, Mark High, Mary High, Robert High, William High, John High, Mitchell High, Alsabrook (Alsy) High, Sallie High, Michael High. Ruth Mitchell passed away in 1781 in Wake, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Ruth Mitchell was born in 1719 in Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia, the child of Thomas Mitchell and Elizabeth Hannah.
  • Ruth Mitchell married John Thomas High, and had children including Samuel High, Mark High, Mary High, Robert High, William High, John High, Mitchell High, Alsabrook (Alsy) High, Sallie High, Michael High.
  • Ruth Mitchell passed away in 1781 in Wake, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mitchell
1701 – 1776
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Hannah
1702 – 1776
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

John High
1717 – 1777
Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Surry Co Colony of Virginia
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Children(s)

Samuel High
1740 – 1812
Birth Location: Dinwidde, Virginia, United States
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Mark High
1742 – 1803
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Mary High
1746 – 1815
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
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Robert High
1747 – 1813
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
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William High
1748 – 1776
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
WH
John High
1750 – 1800
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
JH
Mitchell High
1754 – 1780
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia, USA
MH
Alsabrook High
1758 – 1822
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina
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Sallie High
Birth Location: –
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Michael High
– 1780
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Mitchell
1719 – 1781
Birth Place: Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia
Parents
Thomas Mitchell
1701 – 1776
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Hannah
1702 – 1776
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Mitchell
1680 – 1736
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary Gregory
1677 – 1727
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Mitchell's Descendants

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Ruth Mitchell (1719 – 1781) m. John (Thomas) High (ABT 1717 – 03 JUN 1777)
  1. 1. Samuel High (07 Jul 1740 – 15 Dec 1812) m. Clara Jackson (1746 – 20 Nov 1800) m. Meda (Middy) Garrett ( – May 1816) m. Clara Jackson (1754 – 1783)
    1. 1. Clara (Ann) High (17 Jan 1768 – 8 Jul 1833)
    2. 2. Harbert High (1769 – 18 Mar 1795) m. Rachel Martin (29 Nov 1776 – 9 Feb 1808)
      1. 1. Alexander (Martin) High (17 Oct 1793 – 1876) m. Elizabeth (Kiff) Ray (5 Aug 1797 – 24 Feb 1862)
        1. 1. Amelia (Martin) High (Abt 1813 – )
        2. 2. William (Henderson) High (14 Mar 1820 – 1897)
        3. 3. James (Herbert) High (1822 – Feb 1901)
        4. 4. Rebecca (Warren) High (Feb 1823 – Feb 1901) m. George (Washington) Norwood (12 Dec 1822 – 1884) m. James (T) Marriott ( – 1855)
        5. 5. John (Terrell) High (1829 – 21 Apr 1879)
        6. 6. Aurelia (Annestatia) High (12 Jun 1830 – Aft 1902)
        7. 7. Roxanna (Solonego) High (1835 – 26 Oct 1899)
        8. 8. Sarah (Pearson) High
    3. 3. William (Alexander) High (1772 – 19 June 1817)
    4. 4. Frances High (1774 – 1826)
    5. 5. Samuel High (1 Aug 1775 – 1858)
    6. 6. silas High (1780 – 1860)
    7. 7. John (Peyton) High (1783 – 14 Mar 1854)
    8. 8. Sarah High (1784 – )
  2. 2. Mark High (1742 – 22 SEP 1803) m. Winifred (1746 – 1777)
    1. 1. Mark (K) High (1768 – )
    2. 2. Lucy High (1772 – 1856)
    3. 3. William High (1772 – 1817)
    4. 4. Elizabeth ("Lucy") High (abt 1772 – 1856) m. John Pullen (1775 – 1852)
      1. 1. Samuel (High) Pullen (1792 – 28 SEP 1828)
      2. 2. Nancy Pullen (1794 – 1818)
      3. 3. Henry (Burton) Pullen (1796 – 1818)
      4. 4. Delilah Pullen (1798 – 1799)
      5. 5. Hariett Pullen (1799 – 25 April 1886) m. Lewis (Charles) Heflin (1794 – May 1870)
        1. 1. Rufus (Turner) Heflin (Dec 1819 – 17 Oct 1867) m. Martha (C) Whitfield ( – 1845) m. Lucy (Ann) McCraw (1825 – 1861) m. Sarah (O) McCraw (1840 – 17 Oct 1867)
        2. 2. Charles Heflin (1822 – )
        3. 3. Lucy (Ann) Heflin (18 Jul 1824 – 2 May 1907) m. James (A) Russell (8 Dec 1807 – 19 Mar 1864)
        4. 4. William (David) Heflin (12 Jul 1826 – 6 Feb 1894) m. Mary (Frances Mc) Laurine (14 Nov 1833 – 25 Dec 1923)
        5. 5. Sally (Hawkins) Heflin (25 Oct 1829 – 27 Aug 1914)
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Heflin (1832 – ) m. William (G) May (1813 – )
        7. 7. Frances ((Fannie)) Heflin (1834 – ) m. William (D) Fuller
        8. 8. Margaret Heflin (1836 – )
        9. 9. Robert (Lewis) Heflin (1838 – 25 Aug 1937) m. Laura (A) Johnson (abt 1844 – ) m. Flora (McDonald) McCullers (12 Dec 1854 – 16 May 1926)
        10. 10. Jesse (Rankin) Heflin (02 Jan 1840 – jun 1894) m. Sallie (Elizabeth) Smith (22 Apr 1844 – )
        11. 11. Henry (Harrison) Heflin (18 Jun 1844 – 1 Jan 1916) m. Narcissa (C.) Morton (abt 1851 – ) m. Cordelia Wagstaff (abt 1856 – 15 Sep 1915) m. Mary (Magdalen) Fuller (30 Aug 1872 – 01 Sep 1915)
      6. 6. Sarah ("Sally") Pullen (abt 1802 – )
    5. 5. Benjamin High (1774 – )
    6. 6. John (G.) High (1776 – )
    7. 7. Sarah High (1778 – 1840)
    8. 8. Thomas High (1778 – )
    9. 9. Moses (Winston) High (1780 – )
    10. 10. Patsey High (1782 – )
    11. 11. Martha High (1784 – )
    12. 12. Mercer High (1786 – )
    13. 13. Richard High (1787 – )
    14. 14. Sallie High (1789 – )
  3. 3. Mary High (abt 1746 – aft 1815)
  4. 4. Robert High (1747 – 07 Jun 1813)
  5. 5. William High (abt 1748 – bef 1776)
  6. 6. John High (1750 – bef 1800)
  7. 7. Mitchell High (abt 1754 – 07 Aug 1780)
  8. 8. Alsabrook ((Alsy)) High (5 Jan 1758 – 27 Nov 1822)
  9. 9. Sallie High
  10. 10. Michael High ( – 1780)

Ruth Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of Ruth Mitchell in Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia
Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia
1781
1781
Age 62
Death of Ruth Mitchell in Wake, North Carolina
Wake, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Surry, Surry Co, Colony of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina
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