Thomas Mitchell

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.

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.