52 Ancestors #26: William Bryan, Sr. (c1685-1789): From Ireland to Virginia

Ancestor: William Bryan, Sr., six times great grandfather
Haplogroup: E-M35

Much has been written about the Bryan family who came to southwestern Virginia in the 1700s. How much of it is true is another matter. Several family genealogies trace the Bryan lineage back to Irish kings. It seems the more recent the book, the more fantastical the lineage.[1]

What I can prove through documents and secondary research that is sourced, is that William Bryan, Sr., and his wife, Margaret (maiden name unknown), were Scots Presbyterians and immigrated to the colonies in American in 1718. According to family tradition William at first studied for the ministry, but shrank from public speaking. He turned to weaving and had an establishment in Northern Ireland that employed help and was a member of Ballyroney Presbyterian Church in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Family lore says William Bryan sent his young son, John, out to cut a stick to be made into a handle for a hook used in weaving. John was arrested for poaching. It cost some money and trouble to settle the incident and William decided to emigrate and join a brother in America where he said timber was free and there were no constables.

William's family sailed in 1718 with a certificate of transfer from their church dated 18 April 1718: "The bearer hereof, William Bryan, who hath been a useful member of this congregation, being now about to transport himself and family to America, these are to certify that he and his wife, Margaret Bryan have been of good repute amongst us, having always deserved the laudable character of blameless and gospel life, so deserve encouragement, a kind and cheerful recognition into any Christian society where the providence of God may cast their lot as also admissions to sealing ordinances in an orderly way all of which is certified by us. -- James Donnell, William Vance, William Doan, John Truesdale, James Dodd, James Moore, Mod., George Irvin, C.S., Francis Wood, Robert McMullan, James McLorver, John Stewart, James Paxton."

Many years later William Bryan wrote in a corner of the certificate, "My age to this year of our Lord, 1775, is 90 years."

William Bryan became one of the first settlers of the Roanoke Community in southwestern Virginia. "Roanoke" is said to be money used by the native Americans of southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. At the time the Bryans settled in the region the name Roanoke applied to the entire Roanoke River watershed from present day Staunton to Roanoke. William Bryan settled on 400 acres near present day Salem established Great Spring Plantation on the Roanoke River, which he divided between his sons William, Jr. and James in 1771. It is said the family lived in Pennsylvania and perhaps New Jersey before migrating south to Virginia.

William Bryan, Sr. died in either 1786 or 1789 and was over hundred years old when he died. He, his wife, and son William Jr. were interred at West Hill Cemetery in Salem, Virginia.

Headstone for William Bryan, and William and Margaret
(Watson) Bryan, Jr., erected by a descendant; courtesy of
Find a Grave volunteer, S. G. Thompson

This is my entry for Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. The theme for this week was "Black Sheep," which I did not follow.

Using the Ancestral Reference Numbering System, William Bryan, Sr. is Ancestor number 308 on my family tree:

308 William Bryan, Sr., born about 1685 in Northern Ireland; died in 1786 or 1789 near Salem, Virginia; immigrated in 1718; married Margaret (maiden name unknown).

308.1 Mary Bryan, born about 1710 in Northern Ireland; died on an unknown date; married Philip Bush in 1733 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

154 John Bryan, born about 1712 in Northern Ireland; died in 1799 in Campbell County, Virginia; married Mary Morrison on 10 March 1742.

308.2 James Bryan, born about 1714 in Northern Ireland; died in 1816 in Mason County, now West Virginia; married Betsey (maiden name unknown).

308.3 William Bryan, Jr., born about 1716 in Northern Ireland; died in 1806 in Roanoke County, Virginia; married Margaret Watson on 2 Apr 1750 in New Jersey.

308.4 David Bryan, born on an unknown date at an unknown place; died in 1767 Augusta County, Virginia; married Elizabeth (maiden name unknown). She married Col. John Bowman after his death.

308.5 Margaret Bryan, born and died on an unknown date at an unknown place; married James Love.

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NOTE: Many believe William Bryan, Sr., was a brother of Morgan Bryan, who settled in Gloucester County, Virginia. I do not believe this to be the case. William Bryan was Presbyterian and Morgan Bryan was a Quaker. Certainly, interfaith marriages occurred in Colonial Virginia, but they were quite rare. I believe this linkage between men with the same surname began in the 1800s or early 1900s when people more often believed people with the same surname were related. DNA testing has proved that not to be true. William Bryan, Sr., and Morgan Bryan are of different DNA Haplogroups according to the Bryan Y-DNA Project.

[1] For an analysis of how the Bryan genealogy has changed over time, be sure to read The Evolution of William Smith Bryan from Irish Rebel to Virginia Planter, published on 2 Sep 2016 on The Family Connection blog.

Sources:

Brien, Lindsay M. Bryan Wills and Deeds with Genealogical Notes, pages 24-35.
Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, (Rosslyn, VA: The Commonwealth Printing Co., 1912), page 223 (accessed 5 Jun 2018).
Find A Grave (database and images), FindAGrave, William Bryan died 1786, West Hill Cemetery, Salem, Virginia; citing Memorial No. 16202730 (accessed 5 Jun 2018).
Genealogical Research System (database and images), DAR, John Bryan, Sr., born circa 1712, died 9 Dec 1799; citing Ancestor No. A016254 (accessed 2 Jun 2018).
McKenzie, George Norbury and Roades, Nelson Osgood (editors). Colonial Families of the United States of America, etc., (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966), Volume VI, The Bryan Family (accessed 2 Apr 2018).
Shearer, James William. The Shearer-Akers Family "Combined with The Bryan Line" through the Seventh Generation, (Somerville, NJ: The Press of the Somerville Messenger, 1915), pages pages 11-14 (accessed 1 Apr 2018).
The Evolution of William Smith Bryan from Irish Rebel to Virginia Planter, The Family Connection (accessed 1 Jun 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born Jul 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 35566 (accessed 4 Jun 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born Jul 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 39691 (accessed 4 Jun 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 41663 (accessed Jun 4 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born Jul 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 42819 (accessed 4 Jun 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born Jul 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 43148 (accessed 4 Jun 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born Jul 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 51357 (accessed 4 Jun 2018).
US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970 (database and images), Ancestry, William Bryan, Sr., born Jul 1686, died 1790; citing SAR Membership No. 56106 (accessed 4 Jun 2018).
Y-DNA Classic Chart, Bryan DNA Project (accessed 3 Jun 2018).

McMullin Family: Where Did They Go? The Ohio Contingent

When my four times great uncle, Matthew McMullin, Jr.[1], died on 4 July 1828 he left a heck of a financial and administrative mess behind. In three convoluted lawsuits about land he may have owned at the time of his death, the names of his seven siblings, his widow and his nine children were named.

Matthew McMullin, Jr., married Mary "Polly" Wysong, daughter of Feidt "Fayette" Wysong, in Botetourt County on 18 August 1801. They lived in Bedford County[2], Virginia, after their marriage where Matthew's father settled after moving from York County, Pennsylvania, sometime after 1790. They had nine children:

• Fayette McMullin (1805-1880)
• Elizabeth (McMullin) Bowyer Briddy Denton (1807-1892)
• Margaret (McMullin) Baber (1810-before 1835)
• Mary Rebecca (McMullin) Wilcox (1811-1882)
• Christopher McMullin (?-?)
• Matthew McMullin, III (1815-likely after 1894)
• Susan (McMullin) Baber (1813-1871)
• Andrew Jackson McMullin (1817-1892)
• Minerva (McMullin) Miles Carmack (1821-after 1880)

Learning about these first cousins four times removed has taken me to the halls of Congress, learning about stagecoach driving, and pioneering with those who settled in Ohio. This is the story of those who migrated to Allen County, Ohio -- daughter Elizabeth McMullin and her first husband, Isaac Bowyer; Margaret and Susan McMullin and their husband James W. Baber; and Matthew McMullin, III, and his wife, Eliza Jett.

Isaac and Elizabeth (McMullin) Bowyer

Elizabeth McMullin married Isaac Bowyer on 16 November 1824 in Bedford County. They had one son, Madison, in 1826. Madison was profiled in an 1896 history of Allen County, Ohio, described his parent's life in Ohio:

"...and in 1829, with his family, loaded in a wagon and started for Sangamon county, Ill., but on arriving in Ross County, Ohio, he was obliged to lay up for the winter, and hearing flattering accounts of Allen county, in the following spring he came here, leaving his family in Ross county, and entered 163 acres of land in the vicinity of where Elida now stands in German township. In 1831 he moved his wife and child to their new home and erect a log cabin, where they encountered the many hardships and had the usual thrilling experiences of pioneers and frontiersmen. Mr. Bowyer bought a blacksmith's outfit, erected a rude log shop, bought a couple of cows of the Indians, and life began in dead earnest. He did all the blacksmithing for miles around and continued doing this work until 1835 when he turned his attention to farming, which occupation he continued in until the time of his death, which occurred in 1842. Politically, in early life he was a democrat but later a whig. He was a man of unswerving integrity, industrious, benevolent and kindhearted, and a true friend and good neighbor. His religious affiliations were with the Methodist Episcopal church and his home was the place of worship in his neighborhood for a long time. At his death Mr. Bowyer left an estate of 258 acres. Mrs. Bowyer married twice after the death of her first husband -- William Briddy first, and William Denton second. She died at the home of her son, Madison L., March 26, 1895, at the age of eighty-eight years."

Biographical Sketch of Madison L. Bowyer, son of Isaac
and Elizabeth (McMullin) Bowyer; courtesy of
Ancestry.com

It is possible Isaac and Elizabeth (McMullin) Bowyer were headed for Sangamon County because the widower of Elizabeth's aunt, Elizabeth (McMullin) Withrow settled there in 1825.

James W. and Susan (McMullin) Baber

James W. Baber married Margaret McMullin on 19 January 1828 in Bedford County. They had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, before Margaret died some time before 1835. After Margaret died, James married Susan McMullin, who was Margaret's sister[3]. He and Susan had eleven children in Ohio. He was a co-executor of his brother-in-law, Isaac Bowyer's estate in 1843, which was probated in Allen County. When the 1870 census was enumerated, James estimated the value of his real estate at $3,000 and his personal property at $675. The farm was located in Amanda, Ohio.

Analysis of the 1870 Non-population Agricultural Schedule
for the farm of James W. Baber; created using Microsoft Excel

According to the Baber Family Tree, Susan (McMullin) Baber died on 20 May 1871 and James on 14 December 1878.  

Matthew and Eliza H. (Jett) McMullin, III

According to Bud Phillips, a local Bristol, Virginia, historian and author, Matthew, McMullin, Jr., started a wagon line and stagecoach service from Bedford County to Estillville (now Gate City) in Scott County. The route came through Big Lick (now Roanoke), Salem, Christiansburg, Ingle Ferry (now Radford), Fort Chiswell, Wytheville, Rural Oak (now Marion), Abingdon, Blountville, and Estillville. The coach had a contract to carry the mail once per week. Matthew McMullin, Jr.'s son, Fayette, began driving the stagecoach at the age of 17, about 1822. After Fayette married a young woman from Scott County in 1826, he settled there and I believe some of his siblings, including Matthew III, went to Scott County after their father's death in 1829.

Matthew III married Eliza H. Jett on 1 October 1838 in Scott County. Sometime between 1850 and 1856 Matthew III, Eliza and their six children removed to Logan, Ohio. Matthew served with the 81st Ohio Infantry from 19 September 1861 through 26 Sep 1864. He was mustered out at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. By 1870 he and his wife and younger children lived in Amanda, Ohio, near his brother-in-law, James Baber.

Analysis of the 1870 Non-Population Agricultural
Schedule for the farm of Matthew McMullin, III;
created using Microsoft Excel

By 1880 Matthew and his wife lived in Pettis County, Missouri, where his son Madison lived. Eliza (Jett) McMullin died in Warrensburg, Missouri, and was interred at Clopton Cemetery in Pettis County. Matthew III likely returned to Allen County, Ohio, after her death. When he died he was buried at the Allentown Cemetery in Allentown.

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[1] McMullin was frequently spelled McMullen at the time.
[2] There are conflicting sources about in which county they lived and where their children were born. Many secondary sources indicate the children were born in Scott County, but my current theory is this is not correct for three reasons: a) most of Matthew, Jr.'s children married in Bedford, b) the court cases about his estate occurred in Bedford County, and 3) the disputed land was in Bedford County.
[3] Anonymous. A Portrait and Biographical Record of Allen and Van Wert Counties, Ohio, (Chicago, IL: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1896), pages 182-184, 208-209.

[4] The Baber Family Tree indicates she was the daughter of Steven McMullen and Ann Foster, but no source citation was provided.

Matthew McMullin, Sr. (<1765-c1816): Court Cases Tell the Tale

52 Ancestors #25: Richard Enos (1693-1748): Of French Huguenot Descent

Ancestor: Richard Enos, six times great grandfather
Haplogroup: Unknown

Richard Enos was supposedly born in 1693 in Gloucester County, New Jersey. His parents are said to have been John Enno and Mary Dibble. John Enno was the son of Jacques "James" Henno, the first immigrant ancestor in the family. Several written histories indicate, Jacques Henno came to the colonies in 1648 and settled in Windsor, Connecticut. He was the great great great grandson of Collard Henno of Mons, whose presence at a reception of Burghers in Valenciennes, is given in the Registry of Burghers of that city on 7 February 1463.[1] The family history is quite interesting.

1600s map of Valenciennes; courtesy of Wikipedia

According to The Eno and Enos Family in America, by Douglas C. Richardson, "Collard Henno's great grandson, Jacques Hennot, was alderman in Valenciennes in 1560, 1561, and 1566 and Treize Homme in 1577. Jacques was a lieutenant of the guard formed by the Huguenot citizens of Valenciennes to resist the Spaniards who were attempting to capture the fortress city. Twice Jacques surrendered to the Spanish at Tournai, a town in Belgium just north of Valenciennes. In the 1560s he surrendered with Guy de Bres (a celebrated Huguenot preacher, executed at Tournai in 1567). The second time he surrendered, he was taken under guard toward Lille, France but escaped through the intervention of a band of Huguenot horsemen, after which the authorities lost all trace of him. He was pursued by order of Theodore Cresia, commandant of the Italian cavalry (under the Duke of Alva), who gave instructions to capture the body of Jacques Hennot wherever he might be found, promising an honorable sum to anyone who should deliver him dead, or a double amount if said Hennot should be delivered alive. The lands and goods of the said Jacques Hennot were ordered confiscated and he was branded an outlaw. Jacques escaped to England about 1598, and his name appears in the documents in the British Museum among the names of the refugees from the religious wars in Flanders."

Jacques' son was born in London, immigrated to Connecticut and was the father of John Enno. So the descendants of Collard Henno of Mons to the John Enno, who immigrated to Connecticut, seems well documented. What I question is whether John Enno and Mary Dibble were in fact the parents of Richard Enos. The only documentation that supports the relationship are several records on Ancestry.com from the Family Data Collection. These records were by-products of research into genetics and disease and were not sourced according to genealogical standards. I use them more as pointers to possible source documents about my family, but do not trust them without additional documentation. And as yet, I have not seriously researched the Enos line on my pedigree chart.

I have found two old genealogy books about the Enno family. They both include John Enno and Mary Dibble, but neither of them include Richard as issue:

Snippet of page 17 of The Eno Family: New York Branch. This page includes
four daughters but no sons as the children of John Enno and Mary Dibble;
courtesy of Internet Archive

It is possible there were more children as The Eno and Enos Family in America: Descendants of James Eno of Windsor, Connecticut, lists the four daughters mentioned above -- Mary, Martha, Anna, and Sarah -- but also a daughter named Susannah. This book goes on to say:

"...Apparently by 1694, John had ventured to Gloucester Co., N.J. for the Simsbury deeds show that on 8-27-1694, 'James Enno (weaver), of Windsor, as attorney for his Brother John Enno of the county of Gloucester and province of West Jersie, husbandman' deeded land in Simsbury to Christopher Roberts...No further record has been found of John so he may have died in New Jersey prior to 1697."

This snippet of information puts John Enno in Gloucester County, New Jersey, the year after the Family Data Collection record set indicates Richard Enos was born so it is entirely possible John Enno and Mary Dibble are the parents of Richard. I have not researched in Connecticut and Delaware previously and am in the process of learning how to go about it.

I do know and can document my descent from Richard Enos, who was my six times great grandfather, and for now that is good enough.

By the age of 15 Richard Enos migrated to New Castle County, Delaware. He married a woman named Susannah, whose maiden name is unknown, that same year and began buying land in the county. I have been able to collect five deeds which document the purchase or sale of land by Richard.

Richard Enos wrote his will on 30 April 1748 and it was proved on 3 December of that year. In it he names his children and, thankfully, for me, his son-in-law Robert Mitchell, my five times great grandfather.

Snippet of the first page of the last will and testament of Richard Enos;
courtesy of Ancestry.com

In the Name of God Amen, the thirtieth of April one thousand seven hundred and forty eight, I Richard Enos of the County of New Castle on Delaware and hundred of [illegible] same farmer, being old and frail but perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for it therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all man once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall be given the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching worldly estates wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

And first of all I allow all my lawful debts to be paid all of them of the whole. My dearly beloved wife Susannah, I give and bequeath to her the part of my estate as the law directs. Next to my son Abraham, I bequeath and order him one shilling. Next my daughter Mary I have five pounds of this currency. Next to my son Stephen fifteen pounds of the currency of this government and next to my son Joseph I bequeath and order him to have ten pounds of this currency and next I leave and bequeath to my son Samuel the one full half of my land and half of my marsh I now possess together with the whole of the brick house I now live in if the said house not to be divided all the same to Samuel. Next to James my son I leave and bequeath the other half of the land and marsh and all of my horses. The orchard to be equally divided with the rest of the land and marsh. And next I leave to Elizabeth Rebekah Hill one spring cow and calf.

And I do hereby utterly disavow, revoke and annul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies and executors except of which I now name viz. Robert Mitchell, my son-in-law and Samuel Enos my own son whom I shall constitute, make and ordain to be my executors of this my last will and testament. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of the day and year above written. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Richard Enos as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers.

Richard Enos (sealed)

Before signing and sealing my daughter Mary is allowed five pounds current money in this my last will and testament which is [illegible] [illegible] twenty second line of same being forgotten by the writer.

Witnesses:

Henry Henderson
Will M. Ramsey
Cornelius McQuigen

New Castle

Henry Henderson, William Ramsey and Cornelius McQuigen being sworn do say that they were present and saw the testator Richard Enos sign and execute the above and acknowledged it to be his last will and testament being of perfect sound mind and memory and that they subscribed their names as evident to the same.

December 3rd 1748
Jehu Curtis [illegible]

A Word about Daughter, Mary (Enos) Mitchell

According to Early Church Records of New Castle County, Volume II, Richard and Susannah Enos' daughter Maria was baptized at age of nine weeks the Old Swedes Church. The church was construted in 1698 and can be toured today. It was built by Swedish settlers, who arrived aboard the Kalmar Nychel in 1638 and settled on the banks of the Christina River near modern-day Wilmington.

She and Robert Mitchell married in 1738 in Delaware and Mary was described by Rev. William Foote in his book, Sketches of Virginia, "was an eminently pious Presbyterian." She and her husband left the Delaware/Pennsylvania area by 1748 and migrated down what became known as the great wagon road through the Shenandoah Valley and settled in the frontier country of western Virginia within sight of the Peaks of Otter. Their land became part of present-day Bedford County in 1753. It is said she and her husband had 13 children who all lived to adulthood.

The death date of Mary (Enos) Mitchell is unknown but is thought to be around 1800.

This is my entry for Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. The theme for this week was "Same Name," which I did not follow.

Using the Ancestral Reference Numbering System, Richard Enos, is Ancestor numbers 294 and 306 on my family tree:

294 and 306 Richard Enos was born in 1693 in Gloucester County, New Jersey. His parents are said to have been John Enos and Mary Dibble; died in 1748 in New Castle County, Delaware (will proved on 3 December 1748; married Susannah, whose maiden name is unknown in 1708 in New Castle County.

294.1 Abraham Enos, born after 1708 likely in New Castle County; died on an unknown date (mentioned in father's will).

294.2 Samuel Enos, born after 1708 likely in New Castle County; died about 1773, will proved on 28 July 1773 in New Castle County (mentioned in father's will).

294.3 Stephen Enos, born after 1708 likely in New Castle County; died on an unknown date (mentioned in father's will).

294.4 Joseph Enos, born 11 January 1714 in New Castle County; died 2 October 1717 in New Castle County.

294.5 Elizabeth Enos, born 30 March 1716 in New Castle County; died on an unknown date; married a Mr. Hill sometime before 1748.

147 and 153 Maria "Mary" Enos, baptized on 17 August 1718 at the age of nine weeks in New Castle County; died about 1800 in Bedford County, Virginia; married Robert "the Elder" Mitchell in 1736 in Delaware.

294.6 Susannah Enos, born 15 February 1721 in New Castle County; died on an unknown date.

294.7 Joseph Enos, born on an unknown date (but likely after 1717); died on an unknown date; married Hannah Vandegrift on an unknown date (mentioned in father's will).

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[1] The Eno Family: New York Branch, page 7.

Sources:

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (database), Ancestry, Susannah Enos, 1690, Connecticut; citing Vol. 51, page 70 (accessed 13 Nov 2017).
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (database), Ancestry, Susannah Enos, 1699, Connecticut; citing Vol. 51, page 69 (accessed 13 Nov 2017).
Anonymous. The Eno Family: New York Branch, 1920, pages 7-17.
Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (images), Ancestry, Richard Enos, Farmer, 30 Apr 1748 (accessed 27 Nov 2017).
Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886 (database and images), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Elisabeth Enos, 17 Jun 1716, from Baptism, Wilmington, New Castle Delaware, United States; reference ID Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, IX: The Records of Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church (Wilmington, DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 1890) (accessed 10 Mar 2018).
Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886 (database and images), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Joseph Enos, 17 Jan 1714, from Baptism, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States; reference ID Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, IX: The Records of Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church, (Wilmington, DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 1890) (accessed 10 Mar 2018).
Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886 (database and images), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Maria Enos, 17 Aug 1718, from Baptism, Wilmington, New Castle, Delware, United States; reference ID Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, IX: The Records of Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church, (Wilmington, DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 1890) (accessed 10 Mar 2018).
Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886 (database and images), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Susanna Enos, 09 Apr 1721, from Baptism, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States; reference ID Delaware Public Archives, Dover, and Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, IX: The Records of Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church, (Wilmington, DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 1890) (accessed 10 Mar 2018).
Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 (database), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Elisabeth Enos, 17 Jun 1716; citing FHL microfilm 6693 (accessed 10 Mar 2018)
Delaware Births and Christenings, 1719-1896 (database), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Joseph Enos, 17 Jan 1714; citing FHL microfilm 6693 (accessed 10 Feb 2018).
Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 (database), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Maria Enos, 17 Aug 1718; citing FHL microfilm 908217 (accessed 10 Feb 2018).
Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 (database), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Susanna Enos, 09 Apr 1721; citing FHL microfilm 6693 (accessed 10 Mar 2018).
Delaware Church Deaths, 1750-1886 (database and images), FamilySearch, Richard Enos in entry for Joseph Enos, 1717 (accessed 10 Mar 2018).
Delaware Land Records, 1677-1947 (database and images), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, New Castle, 1710; citing Roll 001, pages 182-183 (accessed 27 Nov 2017).
Delaware Land Records, 1677-1947 (database and images), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, New Castle, 1728; citing Roll 003, pages 46-47 (accessed 27 Nov 2017).
Delaware Land Records, 1677-1947 (database and images), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, New Castle, 1739; citing Roll 004, pages 321-322 (accessed 27 Nov 2017). 
Delaware Land Records, 1677-1947 (database and images), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, New Castle, 1742; citing Roll 004, pages 346-347 and 344-345 (accessed 27 Nov 2017).
Delaware Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 (database and images), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, 30 Apr 1748, New Castle; citing Will Book G (1746-1751), pages 183-184 (accessed 2 Apr 2018).
Family Data Collection - Births (database), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, 1693, Glouc, NJ (accessed 15 Sep 2017).
Family Data Collection - Deaths (database), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, 1748, Wilmington, New Castle, DE (accessed 15 Sep 2017).
Family Data Collection - Individual Records (database), Ancestry.com, Richard Enos and Mrs. Susannah Enos, 1708, New Castle, DE (accessed 15 Sep 2017).
Family Data Collection - Marriages (database, Ancestry.com, Richard Enos, 1708, New Castle, DE (accessed 15 Sep 2017).
Foote, William Henry, Rev. Sketches of Virginia, (Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott & Co., 1856), pages 133-141.
Historical Society of Delaware (editor). The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773, (Wilmington, DE: Delaware Printing Co., 1890) pages 219, 233, 244, and 265.
History, Old Swedes Foundation (accessed 2 June 2017).
Richardson, Douglas C. The Eno and Enos Family in America: Descendants of James Eno of Windsor, Connecticut, 1973, pages 1-2, 7-12.
Robert "the Elder" Mitchell (c1714-1799): A Devoted Presbyterian, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 2 Jun 2018).

Albert Einstein and the Charlie Fischer Orchestra

On 15 December 1930 the Red Star Line's SS Belganland left the port of New York bound for Havana, Cuba, the first stop in a four-and-a-half month world cruise. On board was Albert Einstein. Carl Kay, a member of the ship's orchestra, wrote a diary during the cruise. Reading it, I learned Einstein played with the orchestra during their Christmas Eve concert.

Carl described his interactions with Dr. Einstein:

"Thur., Dec 18th -- At sea...This afternoon Professor Einstein on the aft of our deck. So I hurried down to my cabin and got two cameras and then asked if he would pose for a picture. He consented, and I was quite thrilled with taking a snap and a few feet on the cine!"[1]

Photograph of Professor Albert Einstein taken by Carl Kay, fellow
passenger; courtesy of Internet Archive

Wednesday, Dec. 24th -- At sea...We rehearsed with Prof. Einstein this afternoon. At first the hour was set for four o'clock but his secretary came and told us that he was tired -- but would be there at 4:30. Then in about a half hour she came back again and asked to postpone the rehearsal until five. And so, promptly at five -- we were all set up in the Tea Garden -- in came Einstein, dressed as he always is in these warm climates -- tan coat, white trousers and funny old shoes. Never a hat on, no shirt or underwear and no sox!

Mr. Fischer[2] procured a violin for him and after a few minutes we listened to one of the world's greatest scientists doing a good job of playing the violin. The first number was "Berceuse" from Jocelyn and it sounded fine.

About then Mrs. Einstein and the secretary came in. They seemed quite pleased with it all.

Then Einstein wanted to play one of Beethoven's sonatas with the orchestra -- but he didn't know where his music was. Our American edition wouldn't do at all, so he sent his secretary out to find it. But she returned empty handed. Then Fritz went out to look for the pianist from the Belgian Orchestra to see if he knew where it was. And he too returned without it. Einstein, by this time was becoming irritated so he said (in German) that he'd go after it.

While he was gone, Mr. Fischer and Mrs. Einstein had quite a talk. She speaks English moderately well while the Prof. is practically helpless. She says he doesn't care to learn English because he can express himself so much better in German.

And in talking about the Christmas Eve program that we were working on -- she quite seriously told Mr. Fischer -- "But he will wear stockings on his feet tonight -- and a collar and a tie!"

Well Einstein himself returned without the missing sonata so we then played Handel's "Largo." Mrs. E. was very well pleased with this number and begged that it be included in the program. So this made three numbers that [were] sic used in the program -- "Adagio" from Beethoven's 5th sonata, with piano acc. Clem Moreau of the Belgian Orchestra; "Berceuse" by Godard acc. by our orchestra, and "Largo" with the orchestra.

We were all glad that Einstein asked to play with our orchestra, and I think he enjoyed it, too.

The Christmas Eve program commenced in the Reception Room at 9:00 with the orchestra playing "A Christmas Fantasie." Then a Christmas carol by the audience, more musical numbers, songs, etc.; a piano solo by Moreau -- the "2nd Hungarian Rhapsody" that was excellent...

Einstein played his numbers well and everyone applauded heartily. And sure enough he wore sox, shirt and tie and collar -- all dolled up for the occasion. But he had to sit down to play -- and all spradle legged!..."

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[1] Cine = short for cinema, or moving picture film.
[2] The orchestra leader was Charles Leonard Fischer (1879-1948).

52 Ancestors #24: Barbara Ann (Mitchell) Beard (1841-1890): Widowed Early

Ancestor: Barbara Ann (Mitchell) Beard, two times great grandmother

Barbara Ann Mitchell was born in 1841, according to her headstone, in Bedford County, Virginia, to Daniel Mitchell, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Wood. She was their youngest known child. In 1850 Barbara was enumerated as a 14-year-old girl living with her parents in Bedford County. Her father worked as a miller and indicated he could not read or write, which was a change from his grandfather, whose estate inventory included several books on religious topics. No value was assigned to real estate, so it is possible Daniel did not own land but rather rented the mill where the family lived.

In 1860 Barbara was enumerated as a 21-year-old woman living with her parents in Bedford County. Her father worked as a cooper and farmer. The value of his personal property was listed as $105. Barbara was the only person in the family who could read and write.

The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad came to Bedford County in 1852 with a depot in Liberty[1], the county seat. Across the street from the train station, a new hotel was constructed. The hotel was called Hopkins House and it was reputed to be one of the most well appointed hotels of its time. The railroad would bring the Civil War to Bedford County.

The Civil War Years

When the Civil War began, the ladies of Liberty began feeding the soldiers traveling by rail through Liberty to their duty stations. Many soldiers were invited into resident's home for a meal. A diary of Letitia McCreary Burwell[2], who wrote it through much of the war, describes the daily life of upper-class women in Liberty. When the town ran low on food to feed the traveling soldiers, a call for assistance was sent to the outlying farms in the county. Care packages of food, clothing, quilts and bandages were also prepared and sent to hospitals in Virginia. I wonder if Barbara Ann lived close enough to Liberty to assist in these efforts. Two of her brothers served in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry so I assume the family would pitch in to aid the Confederate war efforts.

On 1 May 1862 the Confederate government established a hospital unit in Liberty. The unit primarily served as a convalescence hospital for soldiers recovering from wounds or disease. As many as 800 to 1,000 soldiers were sent to Liberty to recover throughout the war. The ladies of Liberty expanded their efforts to include ministering to the patients of the new hospital.

In June 1864 Union General David Hunter, with 12,500, men burned Virginia Military Institute in Lexington and planned to attack Lynchburg, a Confederate rail hub and city of hospitals. On the way Hunter's troops march past the Peaks of Otter near Liberty where the Beard and Mitchell families had settled generations ago.

Gen. Hunter and 700 cavalry soldiers raid Liberty in a small action that became known as Hunter's Raid. They destroyed miles of railroad tracks, burned the station depot, and sacked several buildings. Hunter and his aides had lunch at a hotel in Liberty, which I am sure did not please the citizens of the county seat much at all!

As Confederate Jubal A. Early prepared to attack, Gen. Hunter began to worry he was outmanned and decided to retreat. His troops burned bridges over the Big and Little Otter rivers but Confederate sharpshooters picked off Union troops as they retreated out of Bedford County.

Marriage and Family Life

Barbara Ann Mitchell married David Fleming Beard, Sr., on 6 December 1866 in Bedford County. He was the son of James Harvey Beard and Mary McMullin and a widower who had lost his wife in 1861 and perhaps two sons during the Civil War. His daughter, by his first marriage, Martha Virginia Beard, married Barbara's older brother, Burwell David Mitchell in 1864. Barbara and David were second cousins as he was the grandson of Samuel Beard and Mary Mitchell. Barbara's new husband was nearly 30 years her senior. David died in 1878 at the age of 65. His widow, Barbara, was left with four children ranging in age from 10 years old to two.

After her husband's death, Barbara continued to live at their plantation with her children until her death on 1 May 1890. She was interred with her husband at the Key Family Cemetery.[3]

The year after her death, Barbara's brother (and stepson-in-law), Burwell David Mitchell, and his wife, Martha Virginia Beard (her stepdaughter), sued Barbara's children in order to force them to sell land on which they had lived with their mother. From this Chancery Court cause we learned David Beard owned about 210 acres at the time of his death. And that his children went to live with other relatives after their mother's death. The case was settled in 1901.

Snippet of the Chancery cause between the Beard half siblings
after Barbara Ann (Mitchell) Beard's death; courtesy of the
Library of Virginia

This is my entry for Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. The theme for this week was "Father's Day," which I did not follow.

Using the Ancestral Reference Numbering System, Barbara Ann (Mitchell) Beard, is Ancestor number 19 on my family tree:

19 Barbara Ann Mitchell, born in 1841 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 1 May 1890; married widower David Fleming Beard, Sr., son of James Harvey Beard and Mary McMullin, on 6 December 1866.

19.1 Albert Monroe Beard, born 23 February 1868 in Bedford County; died on 16 September 1937 in Roanoke, Virginia; married Emily Key, daughter of John David Key and Ella Garvin, on 31 January 1893 in Bedford County.

9 Effie Beard, born 1 October 1871 in Bedford County; died 4 May 1906 in Roanoke, Virginia; married Charles Edward Jennings in June 1895, son of Powhatan Perrow Jennings and Catherine Jewell, his second wife.

19.2 Sarah Birdelle "Berta" Beard, born 7 January 1874 in Bedford County; died 26 March 1940 in Roanoke, Virginia; married Sidney Samuel Mays, son of Elijah Fletcher Mays and Nancy Jones before 1906, his second wife.

19.3 David Fleming Beard, Jr., born 1 December 1876 in Bedford County; died 14 December 1915 in Roanoke, Virginia; married Anna Buford St. Clair, daughter of Buford William St. Clair and Virginia Ann Secrest, before 1903.

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[1] Liberty is now Bedford, Virginia.

[2] Letitia McCreary Burwell was 25 years old when the Civil War began; therefore, she was of a similar age to Barbara Ann Mitchell when she began writing her diary.

[3] David Fleming Beard, Sr.'s brother, Charles Edward Beard, married Ann Elizabeth Key; and he and his wife were also interred in the Key Family Cemetery.

Sources:

1850 US Census (database and images), FamilySearch, Ann Mitchell in the household of Daniel Mitchell, Bedford county, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 182B, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, roll 935; FHL microfilm image 364 (accessed 25 July 2016).
1860 US Census (database and images), Ancestry, Barbary A Mitchell in the household of David Mitchell, Northern District, Bedford County, Virginia, United States; citing p. 393, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 1335; FHL microfilm 805335 (accessed 25 July 2016).
Bedford County Marriages, The Mitchell Family Magazine, David F. Beard and Barbara Ann Mitchell, 6 Dec 1866; citing Volumes One and Two, January 1916 to April 1917 (accessed 25 Apr 2015).
David Fleming Beard, Sr. (1812-1878): A Man of His Times, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 30 May 2018)
Effie Beard (1871-1906): A Brief Life, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 30 May 2018).
Find A Grave Memorials (database and images), Find A Grave, Barbara Ann Mitchell Beard, 1841-1890; citing Memorial No. 164139770 (accessed 30 May 2018).
Goode, June B. Our War: An Account of the Civil War in Bedford, Virginia (Lynchburg, VA: Warwick House Publishing, 2003), page 30-51.
James Harvey Beard (1780-1869): A Long Life Lived, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 30 May 2018).
Samuel Beard (1750-1814): Revolutionary War Veteran, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 30 May 2018).
The Court Doth Adjudge, Order and Decree, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 30 May 2018).
US, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (database), Ancestry, Barbara A. Mitchell as mother of Albert Monroe Beard (accessed 17 Jun 2017).
Virginia Chancery Court Records, 1761-1969, (database and images), Library of Virginia, E M Beard, B D Mitchell and wife v. Effie Beard, etc., 1901-117 (accessed 15 Nov 2014).
Virginia Death and Burial Index, 1853-1917 (database), FamilySearch, Ann Beard, 1 May 1890; citing Bedford County, Virginia, reference p 153, line 55, FHL microfilm 30600 (accessed 11 Feb 2018).
Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 (database and images), Ancestry, Barbara A Mitchell as mother of Albert Monroe Beard; citing Virginia Department of Health, Death Certificate No. 601 (accessed 5 Aug 2016).
Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 (database and images), Ancestry, Ann Mitchell as mother of David F Beard; citing Virginia Department of Health, Death Certificate No. 580 (accessed 5 Aug 2016).
Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 (database and images), Ancestry, Barbara Ann Mitchell in entry of Sarah Birdiell Mays 26 Mar 1940, Roanoke, Virginia; citing Virginia Department of Health, Death Certificate No. 219 (accessed 5 Aug 2016).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, David F. Beard in entry for Albert M. Beard and Emily F. Key, 31 Jan 1893, Bedford, Virginia, page 224, FHL microfilm 30,597 (accessed 12 Feb 2016).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, David F. Beard and Barbara A. Mitchell, 6 Dec 1866, Bedford, Virginia, page 6, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 Feb 2016).
Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983 (database and images), Ancestry, David F. Beard List of Sales, 1 May 1891, Will Books 28-29, page 73 (accessed 18 Mar 2018).
Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983 (database and images), Ancestry, Administrator's Account for David F. Beard, 26 Apr 1892, Bedford County, Virginia, Will Books 28-29, page 314 (accessed 18 Mar 2018).

Burwell David Mitchell (1828-1905); Brother and Son-in-Law

Daniel Mitchell, Jr. (c1786-1821): Miller, Cooper, Farmer
Daniel Mitchell, Sr. (c1750-c1821): Tavern Keeper
Mary (Mitchell) Beard (c1755-1843: Another Court Success 
Robert "the Elder" Mitchell (c1714-1799): A Devoted Presbyterian
Robert Mitchell (bef 1689-?): The Immigrant
Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church Land

Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church Petition

Why John and Mary (Boyd) Mitchell Are Not the Parents of Robert Mitchell (c1714-1799)

Robert Mitchel, the Elder

Revisiting Daniel Mitchell, Patriot

Kidnapped by Indians
The Court Doth Adjudge, Order and Decree

Daniel Mitchell, Patriot

Burwell David Mitchell (1828-1905): Brother and Son-in-Law

Burwell David Mitchell is one of the reasons I call my blog Tangled Roots and Trees.

He was born on 5 November 1828 in Bedford County, Virginia, to Daniel Mitchell, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Wood. Daniel and Sally's youngest child, Barbara Ann Mitchell, was one of my great great grandmothers, so her brother, Burwell, was my three times great uncle.

Burwell first married Susan Mildred Powell on 28 October 1856. When they were enumerated in the 1860 census, they had two children. Their youngest child followed in 1861.

Burwell enlisted in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry in Liberty, the county seat, on 26 March 1862 and was away from home for most of the war. Sometime during that period, his wife, Susan, died. Burwell returned home 29 June 1864 to recover from a gunshot wound in his leg, and likely found himself responsible for three small children, ranging in age from 7 to 3 years old. So he quickly found a new wife.

On 15 December 1864 Burwell married Martha Virginia Beard. She was the daughter of David Fleming Beard, Sr., and Ann Dooley. Two years later, Burwell's sister, Barbara Ann, married Burwell's father-in-law, David Fleming Beard, Sr.!

Tangled Mitchell-Beard marriages; created using Microsoft PowerPoint

So when David and Barbara (Mitchell) Beard married, Burwell became step son-in-law as well as her brother.

And if that wasn't enough of a tangle, there is one more related to Burwell. He and his first wife, Susan, had a daughter named Sarah "Sally" Mitchell, who married her first cousin, George Washington Andrews, daughter of Burwell's sister, Margaret, and Chesley Andrews. When I discovered this, I got curious about when Virginia made marriage between first cousins illegal. I was surpised to learn that first cousin marriages are legal in Virginia with no age or other restrictions.

52 Ancestors #23: Daniel Mitchell, Jr. (c1786-1872): Miller, Cooper, Farmer

Ancestor: Daniel Mitchell, Jr., three times great grandfather
Haplogroup: R-M269

Daniel Mitchell, Jr., was born in Bedford County, Virginia, to Daniel Mitchell, Sr. and his wife, Margaret Bryan. His birth year is more than a bit problematic based on census records.

Possible birth years for Daniel Mitchell, Jr., based on census records;
created using Microsoft Excel

I love the anti-aging measures he employed starting in 1840! His widow applied for a pension for his service in the War of 1812. In the voluminous file, Daniel's death date was provided. It was 21 October 1872. Therefore, I tend to think his birth year was in the 1786-1790. It's possible he lived to be 102 years old as the Mitchells were known for longevity.

When Daniel was growing up, his parents kept a tavern near the Bedford-Rockbridge county line. Unlike in England, tavern keeping was a respected occupation in the American colonies and after the Revolutionary War. The tavern was the center of a community's activity where visitors exchanged news of the day with local residents.

Daniel's first cousin, James Harvey Beard, married the sister of Matthew McMullin, Jr. Matthew started a stage coach business in Bedford County and I often wonder if the coach stopped at the tavern of Daniel's parents.

War of 1812

On 27 June 1813 Daniel Mitchell enlisted in Capt. Nathaniel Bowe's Company of the 74th Regiment of the Virginia Militia. The company was mustered in Hanover County, just north of Richmond the state capitol. He served for one month and was honorably discharged at Camp Holly, also known as Camp Holly Springs, on 26 July 1813. Camp Holly was one of three defensive forts the governor ordered to be constructed and manned to aid in the defense of Richmond. Since the British blockaded the Chesapeake Bay and made several raids along its coastline, there was a real fear they would sail up the James River and attack the state capitol. During his month of military service Daniel would have drilled and manned the camp's defensive works if a British threat became imminent.

Marriage and Working Life

After Daniel was discharged he returned to Bedford County. On 1 June 1816 he signed a marriage bond and his brother, James H. Mitchell provided surety. He married Sarah "Sally" Wood, thought to be the daughter of Jonathan Wood, on 4 June 1816; the officiant of their marriage was his uncle, Rev. James Mitchell.

In 1828 his brother Stephen filed a bill of complaint in Bedford Chancery Court. In it he stated "some seven years ago his father, Daniel Mitchell, departed this life..." This would put Daniel Mitchell, Sr.'s death date at about 1821, but I suspect he may have died before the 1820 census was enumerated as a woman over 45 years of age lived in Daniel, Jr.'s household. Of course, she could be a relation on his wife's side of the family or no relation at all.

Daniel and Sally would have nine known children who grew to adulthood. According, to an analysis of the 1820, 1830 and 1840 census, when only heads of household were listed, it appears that Sally had at least three children who did not live to adulthood.

Census analysis of the children of Daniel and Sally (Wood) Mitchell;
created using Microsoft Excel

When the 1850 census was enumerated Daniel and his family lived in the Northern Division of Bedford County with six of their children and a 7-month-old boy named Wesley. I am pretty sure Wesley was the son of their daughter, Margaret, who had him two years before she married Chesley Andrews as Wesley was listed in later census records as part of their family with the Andrews surname. Sally was about 58 at the time the census was taken, and I believe too old to have another baby. Daniel's worked as a miller. This leads me to believe they lived near the fall line of a small river or creek as water was required to power the mill.

In 1860 Daniel and Sarah had two children remaining at home and Daniel worked as a cooper and farmer. This is also the first time I have analyzed an ancestor's agricultural census and noticed they must have kept bees based on the honey and beeswax produced.

Analysis of the 1860 agricultural schedule for Daniel
Mitchell, Jr.; created using Microsoft Excel

Civil War

At least three of Daniel and Sally's sons fought for the Confederate States Army in the Civil War. Each son survived the war and went on to receive a pension for their service:

• Reese Daniel Mitchell -- served with the Virginia Reserve Forces from autumn 1864 until the end of the war
• Burwell David Mitchell -- enlisted in Co. A, Virginia 2nd Cavalry on 26 March 1862. He was wounded in November of that year and captured in Westminster, Maryland, on 3 July 1863 (about 40 miles south of Gettysburg on the final day of the battle). He was sent first to Fort McHenry in Baltimore and then on to Fort Delaware, which had become a prisoner of war camp. He was exchanged on 31 July 1863 at City Point, Virginia. He spent three weeks in Chimborazo Hospital No. 4 in 1864 for a gunshot wound in his leg.
• Charles Edward Mitchell -- enlisted in Co. A, Virginia 2nd Cavalry on the same day as his brother Burwell. He was a cadet when he enlisted and served as an aide-de-camp for a period of time. He was wounded in May 1862, then sick and sent to a hospital in Liberty near his parents. He was discharged 1 July 1863 by the medical board for physical disabilities.

As if worrying about the safety of three sons during the war wasn't enough to deal with, Daniel and Sally's daughter Harriet died sometime after her youngest son Thomas C. Hodges was born about 1864, but before 23 January 1865 when her widower, Thomas Calvin Hodges remarried.

Later Life

I have not yet found Daniel Mitchell, Jr. and his wife in the 1870 census, though both were still alive. I'm starting to think a portion of Bedford County was simply not enumerated as several of my ancestors and their families are also missing.

Daniel Mitchell died on 21 October 1872. As mentioned before his widow applied for a pension in 1879, which became effective in April 1878. After her husband died, his widow, Sally lived with her step-grandson, Williamson Lee Wade and his wife, Ava Belle (Foster) Wade. They had married the previous year.

Sally died sometime before 12 November 1884. The burial locations of Daniel and Sally are not known.

This is my entry for Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. The theme for this week was "Going to the Chapel," which I did not follow.

Using the Ancestral Reference Numbering System, Daniel Mitchell, Jr., is Ancestor number 38 on my family tree:

38 Daniel Mitchell, Jr., born between 1781 and 1794 in Bedford County; died on 21 October 1872 in Bedford County; married Sarah "Sally" Wood, thought to be a daughter of Jonathan Wood, on 4 June 1816 in Bedford County.

38.1 Emily C. Mitchell, born about 1817 in Bedford County; died between 1880 and 1886; married widower Isaac Samuel Wade, son of Jeremiah Wade and Margaret "Peggy" Weeks, on 24 December 1865 in Bedford County. No issue.

38.2 Samuel M. Mitchell, born about 1818 in Bedford County; died 2 December 1891 in Otter, Virginia; married Mary "Polly" Woodford, daughter of William and Elizabeth Woodford, on 22 December 1836.

38.3 Reese Daniel Mitchell, born about 1821 in Bedford County; died 5 July 1905 in Bedford County; married Elizabeth Ann Wood, daughter of John Joshua Wood and Jenette Howard, on 30 March 1858 in Bedford County.

38.4 Margaret Mitchell, born about 1822 in Bedford County; died 10 May 1894 in Bedford County; married widower Chesley Andrews on 21 June 1851.

38.5 Harriet S. Mitchell, born about 1828 in Bedford County; died between 1864 and 1865; married Thomas Calvin Hodges, son of Jesse Hodges, on 5 November 1849 in Bedford County.

38.6 Burwell David Mitchell, born about 1828 in Bedford County; died in March 1905; married 1) Susan Mildred Powell on 28 October 1856, 2) Martha Virginia Beard, daughter of David Fleming Beard, Sr., and Ann Dooley, on 15 December 1864. (His sister, Barbara Ann Mitchell, would later marry his father-in-law), and 3) Nannie M. Gills, daughter of Anderson and Missouri Gills, on 13 September 1903 in Bedford County.

38.7 Charles Edward Mitchell, born in 1836 in Bedford County; died 5 September 1892; married Sarah Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Charles Wood and Elizabeth Dent Turner, on 26 November 1861 in Bedford County.

38.8 Susan Mitchell, born about 1838 in Virginia; died on an unknown date after the 1850 census was enumerated.

19 Barbara Ann Mitchell, born in 1841 in Bedford County; died in 1890 in Bedford County; married widower David Fleming Beard, Sr., son of James Harvey Beard and Mary McMullin, on 6 December 1866 in Bedford County.

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Sources:

1820 US Census (database and images), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell, Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 87, NARA microfilm publication M33 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 133; FHL microfilm 193692 (accessed 25 July 2016).
1830 US Census (database and images), Ancestry, Daniel Mitchell, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 176, NARA microfilm publication M19 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 194; FHL microfilm 0029673 (accessed 25 July 2016).
1840 US Census (database and images), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell, Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 259, NARA microfilm publication M704 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 550; FHL microfilm 29683 (accessed 25 July 2016).
1850 US Census (database and images), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell, Bedford county, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 182B, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, roll 935; FHL microfilm image 364 (accessed 25 July 2016).
1860 US Census (database and images), Ancestry, David Mitchell, Northern District, Bedford County, Virginia, United States; citing p. 393, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 1335; FHL microfilm 805335 (accessed 25 July 2016).
1880 US Census (database and images), FamilySearch, Sallie Mitchell in household of Lee Wade, Charlemont, Bedford, Virginia, USA; citing p. 72B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 1355; FHL microfilm 1255355 (accessed 17 May 2018)
Agricultural Schedules: 1850-1900, U.S. Bureau of the Census (accessed 5 May 2014)
Blizzard, Dennis F. and Hollowak, Thomas L. A Chronical of War of 1812 Soldiers, Seamen and Marines, (Baltimore, MD: Society of War of 1812, 1993), page 26
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (database and images), Fold3, Mitchell, Burwell D., Second Cavalry, Virginia; citing record group 109, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 0021 (accessed 17 May 2018).
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (database and images), Fold3, Mitchell, Charles E., Second Cavalry, Virginia; citing record group 109, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, roll 0021 (accessed 17 May 2018).
Daniel Mitchell, Sr. (c1750-c1821): Tavern Keeper, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 31 May 2018).
David Fleming Beard, Sr. (1812-1878): A Man of His Times, Tangled Roots and Trees (accessed 18 May 2018).
LaMoreaux, Philip E. and Tanner, Judy T. Springs and Bottled Waters of the World, (New York, NY: Sringer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012), page 274.
Camp Holly Springs, Division of Legislative Services (accessed 16 May 2018)
Richmond's War Defensive Camps Marker, V-53, MarkerHistory.com (accessed 16 May 2018)
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (database and images), Ancestry, Daniel Mitchell, Northern, Bedford, Virginia, USA, 5 Sep 1860; citing p. 21, NARA microfilm publication T1132, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 5, Schedule Type Agriculture (accessed 27 July 2016).
Third Auditor's Office (compiler). Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1999), pages 505-06.
U.S., Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol I-VI, 1607-1943 (database and images), Ancestry, Daniel Mitchell 1 Sixth 1816, Bedford (accessed 15 May 2018)
Virginia Census, 1607-1890 (database), Ancestry, D. Mitchell, Northern Dist., Bedford County; citing 1860 Slave Schedule (accessed 25 July 2016)
Virginia Chancery Court Records, 1761-1969 (database and images), Library of Virginia, Stephen Mitchell v. Margaret Mitchell, Widow Etc, 1831-019 (accessed 9 May 2018)
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell and Sally Wood, 4 Jun 1816; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 10, FHL microfilm 30591 (accessed 11 February 2018)
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell in entry for Isaac Wade and Emily C. Mitchell, 24 Dec 1865; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 62, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell in entry for Reese D. Mitchell and Elizabeth A. Wood, 30 Mar 1858; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 68, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell in entry for Burwill D. Mitchell and Nannie M. Gills, 13 Sep 1903; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 387, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell in entry for Burwell D. Mitchell and Susan M. Powell, 28 Oct 1856; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 36, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Danal. Mitchell in entry for Burwell D. Mitchell and Martha V. Beard, 15 Dec 1864; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 38, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Daniel Mitchell in entry for David F. Beard and Barbara A. Mitchell, 6 Dec 1866; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 6, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (database), FamilySearch, Danl. Mitchell in entry for Chas. E. Mitchell and Sarah Wood, 26 Nov 1861; citing Bedford, Virginia, p. 37, FHL microfilm 30597 (accessed 11 February 2018).
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 (database and images), Ancestry, Soldier: Daniel Mitchell, Widow: Sarah Mitchell; citing Archive number M313, roll 66 (accessed 16 May 2018).
War of 1820 Pension and Bounty Land Application Files, 1812-c1900 (database and images), Fold3, Soldier: Mitchell, Daniel, Widow: Sarah Mitchell; citing record group 15, roll RG15-1812PB-Bx2430 (accessed 17 May 2018).

Daniel Mitchell, Sr. (c1750-c1821): Tavern Keeper

Mary (Mitchell) Beard (c1755-1843: Another Court Success 
Robert "the Elder" Mitchell (c1714-1799): A Devoted Presbyterian
Robert Mitchell (bef 1689-?): The Immigrant
Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church Land

Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church Petition

Why John and Mary (Boyd) Mitchell Are Not the Parents of Robert Mitchell (c1714-1799)

Robert Mitchel, the Elder

Revisiting Daniel Mitchell, Patriot

Kidnapped by Indians

Daniel Mitchell, Patriot