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Barbara’s family

Thomas Mitchell

Anne passenger arrived in New England on 10 July 1623

31 MAY 1565 – 19 MAR 1628 · 12th great-grandfather

Thomas Mitchell, listed as born 31 May 1565 and died 19 March 1628, is identified in the supplied family record as Barbara’s 12th great-grandfather. The notes place his birth in Eltisley Parish, Cambridgeshire, England, and report that he reached Plymouth, Massachusetts, aboard the Anne in 1623. Several dates and places in the record require verification.

At a glance

Name: Thomas Mitchell
Relationship: Barbara’s 12th great-grandfather
Family branch: Barbara’s family
Birth date in header: 31 May 1565
Birth in original notes: About 1566
Birthplace in original notes: Eltisley Parish, Cambridgeshire, England
Father reported in original notes: Thomas Mitchell, born about 1548 in England and died 1 January 1596
Further ancestry: The notes state that no further ancestry is known
Spouse: Margaret Williams
Marriage place: Amsterdam, Nord Hollands, Netherlands
Marriage date reported: 15 April 1606
Alternate marriage date reported: 9 May 1606
Child: Experience Mitchell, born 1609 at Leyden, Holland; died 14 May 1688 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Child: Constant Mitchell, born about 1614 at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts; died 1661 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Arrival claim: Arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on 10 July 1623 aboard the Anne
Ship’s master reported: William Peirce
Passenger total reported: 60 persons
Death date in header: 19 March 1628
Death in original notes: About 1628
Deathplace in original notes: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Record change noted: 5 February 2004
Reported notable descendants: Horatio Alger, Susan B. Anthony, John Bartlett, Richard E. Byrd, J. P. Morgan, William Howard Taft, William Cullen Bryant, Julia Child, Henry David Thoreau, George Plimpton, and Orson Welles
Presumed descendant claim: Marilyn Monroe

Family connection

Doris Helen Sherrell (mother)
Floyd Nelson Sherrell (father)
Nora Leslie Fox (mother)
Phebe Celeste Tuthill (mother)
Celestia D. Plummer (mother)
Elisabeth Newell Porter (mother)
Sarah Fuller (mother)
Zepporah Perkins (mother)
Zipporah Washburn (mother)
William Washburn (father)
John Washburn (father)
Elizabeth Mitchell (mother)
Experience Mitchell (father)
Thomas Mitchell (father)

Thomas Mitchell is listed in the supplied record as having been born on 31 May 1565. The original Family Tree Maker notes instead give his birth as about 1566 in Eltisley Parish, Cambridgeshire, England. He was reportedly the son of Thomas Mitchell, said to have been born about 1548 in England and to have died on 1 January 1596; the notes state that no further ancestry is known.

Thomas Mitchell married Margaret Williams in Amsterdam, Nord Hollands, Netherlands. The supplied notes give two marriage dates, 15 April 1606 and 9 May 1606, without explaining the difference.

The record identifies two children of Thomas and Margaret: Experience Mitchell, born in 1609 at Leyden, Holland, and Constant Mitchell, born about 1614 at Duxbury in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. Experience Mitchell is identified as the ancestor in the supplied relationship line.

According to the notes, Thomas arrived in New England on 10 July 1623 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, aboard the Anne, commanded by William Peirce. The notes state that the ship brought 60 persons.

Thomas is listed in the header information as having died on 19 March 1628. The original notes instead give his death as about 1628 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. These death details are not reconciled in the supplied material.

For Barbara’s family, Thomas Mitchell is identified as the 12th great-grandfather through his son Experience Mitchell, Elizabeth Mitchell, John Washburn, William Washburn, Zipporah Washburn, Zepporah Perkins, Sarah Fuller, Elisabeth Newell Porter, Celestia D. Plummer, Phebe Celeste Tuthill, Nora Leslie Fox, Floyd Nelson Sherrell, and Doris Helen Sherrell.

Historical context

The supplied notes associate Thomas Mitchell with migration to Plymouth in 1623 aboard the Anne. They also place his marriage in Amsterdam and identify the Netherlands as the birthplace of his son Experience Mitchell.

Sources & research

Original Family Tree Maker notes supplied for Thomas Mitchell.
Supplied relationship path beginning with Doris Helen Sherrell and ending with Thomas Mitchell.
Supplied header information listing the life dates 31 May 1565–19 March 1628.

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