Thomas Mitchell, immigrant MITCHELL ancestor, born in England
or Scotland, in 1627, settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts, was probably son of Thomas.Mitchell, of Charlestown, who was admitted to the church with his wife Anne, June ii, 1636, and was a deputy to the general court in 1648. Matthew Mitchell, who also settled in Charlestown, came in the ship "James,"' from Bristol, England, with Richard Mather, and removed to Springfield, Massachusetts, of which lie was one of the founders in 1636. The elder Thomas Mitchell died 1677, and administration was granted to his widow Anne. The younger Thomas Mitchell (i), died September i, 1709, and his gravestone at Maiden gives his age as eighty-one years ten months. He lived on the Mystic side (Maiden) and for a time at Pemaquid, Maine, where he was an inhabitant in 1675, probably returning to Mlalden on account of the Narragansett war. He married, November, 1655, Mary Molton, born 1635, died January 7, 1711-12, aged seventy-six (gravestone at Maiden). He is on the list of tithes 1677-8 at Charlestown. His wife Mary, under a power of attorney, deeded to daughter Mary Ellis all his land in Charlestown and Maiden. Her estate was administered by her grandson, Thomas Mitchell, appointed May 23, 1719.
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