Mary Mitchell

1710 - Aft 1802  (~ 93 years)

• Name	Mary Mitchell
  Born	ca 1710	Ulster Irelend
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1802	Augusta Co. VA
  Notes	WeRelate.org presents documentation that Mary Mitchell is the wife of John Tate and not Mary Doak. http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Mitchell_%28132%29 Below are the extracts of the argument. From the following Augusta Co. VA record, John Tate and Francis Beaty were brothers-in-law. 10th October, 1769. Francis Beaty, of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Gent., to his brother-in-law, John Tate, power of attorney to sell all lands belonging to Francis, including land bought of John Greer, on Flat Spring Branch, joining the other land where I last lived; also 200 acres joining Charles Berry. Teste: Robert Gay, John and James Beaty. To be Francis' brother-in-law, John would have married either Francis' sister or Francis would have married John Tate's sister or the two would have had to marry sisters. No documentation has been found to prove the first two options, so it is more likely John and Francis married sisters. Thomas Mitchell's will in 1734 mentions his daughter, Mary, along with his wife Elloner, son John, and other daughters Martha (eldest), Jean and Jenat. The will was written 4 May 1734; probated 14 Nov. 1734, (Lancaster Co, PA, Will Book A, vol 1, pg 17) Mary Doak is a least likely candidate for two reasons. One, there is no will of Samuel Doak in Augusta County records to indicate that Mary was his daughter. In addition there are no records of any of Samuel's other children listing her as a probable sister. Two, the following record is interesting because Samuel Doak would have been the brother of Mary, if she was the daughter of Samuel Doak, Sr. Samuel Doak in his will extract names his "brother-in-law John Finley, husband of Samuel's sister Thankful. However John Tate is not also named as a brother-in-law, which he would have been if Mary, the sister of Samuel Doak was his wife, but he is named as an advisor to the executors. This is another key piece of evidence to possibly support Mary as a Mitchell and not a daughter of Samuel Doak, Sr. Page 497.--5th November, 1771. Saml Doak's will, farmer--To wife, Jane; to daughter, Elinor, unmarried; to wife, to have disposal of all household furniture at her Pleasure to her 3 daughters, Elinor, Mary, Isbel; to son, John; to oldest son, David, plantation David now lives on as Robert Doak laid it off; to son, Samuel, plantation at head waters of Rockfish in Amherst; to son, John, plantation testator lives on; to son, Robert, tract testator formerly lived on in Rockfish, joining Capt. Crawford; daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. Executors, wife Jane, son David, son-in-law Wm. Brown. Brother-in-law John Finley and John Tate to advise executors. Teste: John and James Mitchel, William Tate, John Tate, Jr. Proved, 19th May, 1772. by James Mitchel and the Tates. David Doack qualifies with John Tate. Nathaniel Steel. There are many records linking the Tate, Mitchell, Beaty, and Doak Families in the Augusta Co. VA records. Page 330.--13th August, 1747. Wm. Beverley to Helen Mitchell, widow, £6.8.6; 200 acres in Beverley Manor; Brackenridge's line; corner to Teat's [Tate] line; corner to David Doak; John Lockhart's corner; John Teat's [Tate] land. Witnessed and proved as above. Page 275.--15th September, 1750. John Greer's nuncupative will [John Greer married Thomas Mitchell's youngest daughter, Jennet] Debts to be paid to William Long, William Nul, John Kennedy, Nathaniel Patterson; son Alexander to be bound to a trade; one child to be bound to John Mitchell; one child to be bound to S D [prob. Samuel Doak]; oldest girl to go to some descent woman to learn housewifery. Executors, John Mitchell and Samuel Doak. Teste: James Cowin, Jno. Mitchell, Saml. Doak, Francis Beatey. Proved, 28th November, 1750, by Cowin and Beatey. Page 447.--24th August, 1752. John Mitchell and Samuel Doage's [Doak] bond as guardians (appointed) of Rebecca, Alexander, Martha, Mary Greer, orphans of John Greer, deceased, with sureties Francis Beatey. Augusta Co. VA Records for Mary Tate from Chalkley's Augusta County Records: Page 75.--18th March, 1772. John Tate and Mary to James Tate. Teste: William Campbell. Wm. Livingston. Thomas Tate. Page 520.--15th May, 1779. John Tate and Mary to Hance Patton. Vol. 2 - Reuben Norvell vs. Thomson and Teas--O. S. 367; N. S. 133--Copy of record from Amherst. Bill there in 1802 by Thomson and Teas vs. Elizabeth England, widow; John; William; Sally, wife of Josiah Martin; Mary, wife of John Tate; Patty, wife of Robert Evans; Anna; Anderson; Elisha (infant); Jane (infant), children and representatives of William Anderson England.
  Person ID	I10076	Master File
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Mitchell,   b. 1680, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Oct 1734, Lancaster Co. PA  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Eleanor (Helen),   b. ca 1681, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Bef 1771, Augusta Co. VA  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	1707	Probably Ulster, Ireland
  Family ID	F6532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John TATE,   b. Between 1710-1725, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Bef 1 Apr 1801, Augusta Co. VA  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1741	Pennsylvania
  Children	+ 1. LT. Thomas TATE,   b. 11 Jun 1744, Botetourt Co. VA ,   d. 09 Feb 1833, Broad Ford, Augusta Co. VA  (Age 88 years) + 2. Capt. James TATE,   b. 1746, Augusta Co. VA ,   d. 15 Mar 1781, Guilford Court House, NC  (Age 35 years) + 3. Eleanor TATE,   b. 4 Nov 1747, Augusta Co. VA ,   d. 1801, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co. VA  (Age 53 years) + 4. John TATE, Esquire,   b. 26 Feb 1749, Augusta Co. VA ,   d. 13 Dec 1802, Augusta Co., VA  (Age 53 years)   5. Sarah TATE,   b. ca 1746, Augusta Co. VA + 6. William TATE,   b. 20 Nov 1753, Augusta Co. VA ,   d. 15 Sep 1803, Russell Co. VA  (Age 49 years) + 7. Robert TATE,   b. 08 Mar 1753, Augusta Co. VA ,   d. 09 Jul 1832, Augusta Co., VA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F4004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart