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1. Experience Mitchell was one of the forefathers, (a name usually applied to those, who arrived in the three first ships) and came over in the third ship, the Ann, in 1623: he sold his place in Plymouth to Samuel Eddy in 1631 and removed to Duxbury, where he purchased Wm. Paybody's house and farm 1650: he was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, but sold his share or proprietary right to Thomas Hayward ; he came to Bridgewater late in life, with his son Edward ; while at Plymouth he lived at Spring Hill, so called, and at Duxbury he lived at a place called Blue Fish River : at Bridgewater he lived at a place called Joppa, where his descendants still live : he d. 1689 ae. a. 80 ; his will dated 1684 : he was at Leyden with the Pilgrims and left a brother Thomas, who lived and died in Holland. He had a share in the first division of Lots at Plymouth in 1623, and. of the..livestock in 1627; it is supposed be m. Jane, D. of Francis Cook for his first wife : the wife of his old age was named Mary, but her family name is not ascertained. He had a sister Constant, who m. John Fobes. The names of his children as appears from his will, deeds, and other written documents, were Thomas, John, Jacob, Edward, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah and Hannah. Thomas first had land of his father at Dartmouth, but relinquished it again to his father 1669, who the same day conveyed it to Jacob. There is no farther account of Thos. Elizabeth m. John Washburn 1645. Mary m. James Shaw of M. 1652; who d. 1679;and left a D. Mary. Sarah m. John Hayward. Hannah m. Joseph Hayward.

2. John (s. of Experience 1.) m. Mary Bonney 1675, and had Experience 1676 ; she d. 1677, and he m. Mary Lathrop 1679 : she d. 1680, and he m. Mary Prior 1652, and had Mary 1682, Hannah 1683, Joseph 1684, Elizabeth 16S5*, Elizabeth 16S6, John 1689, Sarah 1690, Esther 1692. This family lived in Duxbury. Joseph settled his brother John's estate 1711. The father sold house and lands in Duxbury to George Williamson 1701.

3. Jacob (s. of Experience 1.) m. Susanna, D. of Thomas Pope of Plymouth 1666, and settled at Dartmouth, now Fairhaven, was a carpenter and an Ensign, and in 1675, at the commencement of Phillip's war, was killed and his wife also by the Indians early in the morning as they were going to the garrison, whither they had sent their children the afternoon before ; they both lived to reach the garrison, but d. of their wounds. Their children were Jacob, Thomas, and Mary ; the children came to Bridgewater, and were taken care of and brought up by their uncle Edward. Mary m. Samuel Kingman 1696.

4. Ensign Edward (s. of Experience 1.) m. Mary, D. of Thos. Hayward, and lived with her 40 years without children ; she d. and he then, 1708, m. Alice, D. of Maj. John Bradford of Kingston s. of William Jr. and g. s. of Gov. William ; she was b. 1679, and d. 1746 ae. 67. He bought Francis west's proprietary right, and settled in E. B. before 1682 ; he had Mary 1709, Alice 1714, Edward 1716 ; he d. 1717, and it is said he was near 70 years of age when his son Edward was born : his wid. m. Dea. Joshua Hearsey of Hingham and removed thither with her children, and Mary m. Joshua, and Alice m. Noah, ss. of Dea. Hearsey, who had also a D. Sarah by his last w., who m. Thomas Loring and d. 1798,. Edward sold the family estate at blue fish river in Duxbury to Samuel Sprague 1708, which his father had conveyed to him in 1670.

5. Experience (s. of John 2.) settled in Povidence and had a family : one of his descendants by the name of Experience d. a few years since in Uxbridge over 100 years of age, and left a s. John in or about Gloucester R. I. There was also a Capt. Elisha Mitchell and Maj. Thomas and Darius Mitchell in that vicinity, probably of the same family. Elisha is mentioned in R. I. records in 1700.

6. Joseph (s. of John 2.) m. Bathsheba Pillips probably ; first lived in Plymouth 1711; and settled in Kingston about 1719, was a Tanner, and had Sarah 1711*, Hannah. 1713, Joseph 1714*, John 1716*, Mary 1718, Sarah 1719, Bathsheba 1721, Alice 1723, Joseph 1726, Benjamin 1728, Martha 1731, Ruth : his w. d. and he m. Hannah Hersey of Abington 1733 : he d. 1755, and his wid. m. John Whitman of E. B. and d. 1788 ae. 85. Mary m. Thomas Phillips Jr. 1743, and d. the same year. Sarah m. Jonathan Ring. Bathsheba m. Timothy Briggs of T. Martha m. Japhet Rickard. Joseph went to Norton.

7. Jacob (s. of Jacob 3.) m. Deliverance, D. of John Kingman 1696, and had Jacob, 1696 : he removed to Kingston, and there had a 2d. wife Rebecca, D. of Isaac Cushman probably, he was a blacksmith, and sold his house and lands to Benjamin Sampson 1728, and removed to North Yarmouth Me., and d. a. 1744.

8. Thomas (s. of Jacob 3.) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Kingman 1696 : he, his brother, and sister Mary, were all m. at the same time, and all m. Kingmans, who were also brother and sisters : he had Thomas 1696*, Henry 1698*, Timothy 1700, Susanna 1703, Edward 1705*, Elizabeth 1710, Mary 1713, Seth 1715 ; he d. 1727 ; she 1733 ; he lived in S. B. where his g. g. s. William now lives. Susanna m. Joseph Packard 1724. Elizabeth and Mary d. young probably.

9. Col. Edward (s. of Edward 4.) m. Elizabeth, D. of Elisha Cushing of Hingham 1738, and returned to E. B. and had Edward 1739, Cushing 1740, Elizabeth 1742, Alice 1744, Elisha 1746, John 1748, William 1750, Bradford 1752, Mary 1754, Celia 1757, Sarah 1759, Bela 1761 : she d. 1799. ae. 85: he 1801 ae. 86. Elizabeth m. Eleazar Keith 1760. Alice m. John Keith 1763. Mary m. James Keith Jr. 1750. Celia m. Arthur Harris 1781. Sarah m. Maj. Benj. Harris 1791, and d. a widow June 29, 1839 ae. 80.

10. Benjamin (s. of Joseph 6.) m. Mary Phillips of Duxbury 1750, and lived in Kingston, and had Bathsheba 1752, Benjamin 1753, Abigail 1755, Molly 1757, Rebecca 1760, John 1762, Ezra 1764, Sarah 1767, Hannah 1770, Joseph 1773, Thomas 1775*.

Isaac R. Mitchell a jeweller in Boston was son of Joseph Mitchell of Kingston.

11. Dea. Jacob (s. of Jacob 7.) m. Mary Howland 1721, and settled in Pembroke, and had Jonathan 1724 ; his wife d. and he m. wid. Rachel Cushing, sister of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, and had David 1728, Rachel 1730, Jacob 1732, Sarah 1736 ; he removed to North Yarmouth. Rachel m. a Chandler. Mary m. Judge Lewis. Sarah m. a Gray.

12. Timothy (s. of Thomas 8.) m. Deborah, D. of Nathaniel Packard, and had Thomas, Nathan 1729, Abiel, Deborah, Timothy* ; he d. 1733 : she 1744. Deborah m. a Bliss of Rehoboth 1730. Timothy was lost at sea with Winslow Hooper, both young. There was a wid. Mitchell d. in S. B. 1762, perhaps she was Sarah Mehurin, who m. John Mitchell 1751 ; this John is the man perhaps who was under guardianship of Jonathan Howard 1742, and was from Milton.

13. Seth (s. of Thomas 8.) m. Ann, D. of Thomas Latham 1738, and had Jacob 1740, Reuben 1741*, Seth 1744, Zenas 1746*, Phineas 1747*, Eliphaz 1749, Timothy 1751*, Rotheus '1753, Ann 1755, Reuben 1757, Betty 1759 ; his wife d. and he m. Mary, D. of Nicholas Wade 1760, and had Molly 1761, Nabby 1762, Susanna 1766 ; he d. 1802 ae. 87, she 1809 ae. 83. Eliphaz d. a bachelor 1820 ae. 7O. Ann m. Solo. Washburn 1773. Betty and Molly were never m. Nabby m. James Lincoln of Cohasset 1788. Susanna m. Asa Forrest 1787 and her D. Susanna m. William Mitchell, an Englishman, 1821.

14. Edward (s. of Col. Edward 9.) m. Jane, D. of Charles Latham 1762, and had Jane 1763, Edward 1766, Lucia 1769, Eunice 1773, Theodore, Ophir and Oreb twins. He d. 1828 in his 90th year ; she 1829 ae. 88. Jane. m. Edward Hayward 1782. Lucia m. Capt. Joseph Hooper. Eunice m. Dan'l Mitchell Esq. 1795. Oreb d. single.

15. Cushing (s. of Col. Edward 9.) m. Jennet, D. of Hon. Hugh Orr 1765, and had Alice 1767, Nahum 1769, Jennet 1771 ; his wife d. 1774 ae. 26, and he m. Hannah wid. of Josiah Newton and D. of Anthony Sherman 1780 and had Hannah 1781, Celia 1783, Cushing 1784, Charles 1788, Newton 1789, George 1793. He d. 1820 in his 80th year ; she 1839 in her 90th year. Alice m. Dea. William Harris 1788. Jennet m. Daniel Bryant 1789. Hannah m. Hon. Ezekiel Whitman Esq. Celia m. Charles Keen 1802. Newton d. at Franconia 1810 ae. 21. His 2d. wife had one child, Ruhamah, by her first husband and she m. Maj. Theodore Mitchell 1798.

16. Elisha Esq. (s. of Col. Edward 9.) m.Hannah, D. of Dea. Barnabas Tomson of Halifax and had an only child Asa 1782; they both d. of a consumption, she 1783 ae. 35 ; he 1790 ae. 44.

17. John (s. of Edward 9.) m. Anna, D. of Benjamin Byram 1781, and had John Holman 1783, Caleb 1785, Jenny Byram 1787, Anna 1790, Elisha 1792 ; she d. 1794 ae. 36; and he m. Susan Lincoln of Hingham 1795 ; he d. 1829 ae. 81. John Holman not m. Jenny B. d. single. Anna m. Nahum Washburn 1816. Elisha m. Joanna, D. of Henry Joslyn of Pembroke and removed to New Bedford.

18. William (s. of Col. Edward 9.) settled in Cummington, and m. Elizabeth, D. of William Ward Esq., and had Piam, Cushing, William, Chester, Elisha, Bela, Betsy, Clarissa, Sally, Laura, Polly, Jennet. Piam m. Sally Orcutt, and then a Warner. Cushing m. in N. Y., and settled in Windsor. William m. Clarissa, D. of Elisha Bisbee. Chester m. a Richards. Elisha m. Lucinda Brewster, and then Wid. Shaw, D. of Nathan Gurney Esq. of Abington. Bela m. a Streeter. Betsy m. Elijah Warner. Clarissa m. Stephen Warner Jr. Sally m. Roswell Hubbard of Northampton and d. 1837. Laura m. Otis Tileston of Boston. Polly m. Seth Porter Jr. Jennet m. Chester Gaylord of Hadley : he d. 1837, ae. 87 ; she d. 1839 : and it is remarkable that he and his father had each 12 children, and all lived to be m.

19. Bradford (s. of Col. Edward 9.) settled also in Cummington; and m. Persis, D. of Elijah Warner, and had Nahum and Lucretia : he then returned to Bridgewater, and his w. d. 1799, ae. 41. He then m. Meribah, D. of Lemuel Keen of Pembroke, 1801, and had Eliza : he then removed to Minot, and had a son Bradford that d. in infancy. He returned again to Bridgewater, where his 2d w. d.. 1823, ae. 49 : he is still living. Lucretia m. Josiah Bassett 1820. Eliza m. Alpheus Leach Jr.

20. Bela (s. of Col. Edward 9.) settled in Charlestown, and there m. Nancy, D. of Maj. Calder, and had Nancy and Bela, and d., and his wid. m. a French.

21. Maj. Thomas (s. of Timothy 12.) m. Keziah Swift of Plymouth, and had Timothy 1758, William 1760, Lusanna 1762, Thomas 1765, Calvin 1767, Luther 1769*, Zilphah 1772 : he d 1776. Lusanna m. Marlborough Williams of Easton. Zilphah m. Eleazar Keith Jr. Calvin went to Rochester, was m., but left no children.

22. Hon. Nathan (s. of Timothy 12.) m. Ann, D. of Jonathan Cary, 1754, and had Deborah 1755, Timothy 1757*, Susanna 1758, Mary 1760*, Nathan 1762, Cary 1765, Daniel 1767. He d. of the smallpox 1789, ae. 60. Deborah m. Samuel Leonard Jr. I777. Susanna m. Caleb Keith 1777. Cary d. 1821, without children.

23. Col. Abiel (s. of Timothy 12.) settled in Easton, and m. a D. of Eliphalet Leonard, and had Thomas, Abiel, Timothy, Eliphalet, Leonard, Deborah, Ruth, Mary, Sally, Susanna. He d. ae. 88. Thomas m. Abigail Howard 1783, and he and Abiel went to Vermont. Timothy went to Merrimac. Eliphalet remained in E., and had Albert, Harrison and others probably. Leonard went to Mansfield. Deborah m. Thomas Willis. Ruth m. a Simmons. Sally m. a Williams. Mary m. a Williams. Susanna m. an Edson.

24. Jacob (s. of Seth 13.) m. Rebecca, D. of Capt. John Loring, 1763, and had Oliver, Silvia, Zenas, Jacob, John Loring, Peleg, Levi. She d. 1782, ae. 40, and he m. Sarah, wid. of Josiah Whitman, and D. of Caleb Sturtevant of Halifax, 1783, and had Josiah Whitman. His 2d w. d. 1789, ae. 35, and he m. Jerusha, wid. of Robert Latham, and D. of Thomas Hooper, 1791 : he d.1827, ae. 89 ; she 1829, ae. 85. Oliver m. Amelia Gannet 1791, and had Warren 1792, and then went to Lyme, N. H. Silvia m. Hugh Orr 1785. Zenas m. Nabby Washburn of Kingston 1796, and had Ichabod Washburn, Rebecca Loring 1801, and then removed to Maine, and there had Nahum, Zenas, Gilman, Charles, Cushing, Elisha, Persis Turner, Silvia*, Abigail. Jacob went to Farmington, Conn., and had William, Hiram and John. John L. d. young at West Point, and left 2 children. Peleg and Levi went to Maine and had families.

25. Seth (s. of Seth 13.) m. Lusanna, D. of Capt. Simeon Wood, and had Simeon Wood 1793, Sarah Weston 1796, Arnot 1798, Timothy 1800, Susanna 1802, George Washington 1804, Seth Arnold 1806. Seth, the father, d. 1807, ae. 64. Simeon W. m. Keziah, D. of Jona. Leonard of Mid'o, 1819. Timothy m. Melissa Alden Raymond of Plymouth. Sarah W. m. a Robbins of Mid'o. Seth A. m. a Pickins of Rochester.

26. Rotheus (s. of Seth 13.) was a Lieut. in the Revolutionary army, m. Hepzibah, D. of Josiah Hayward, 1783, and had Cynthia 1784, Eliphalet 1785, Horatio 1787, Betsy 1791, and then removed to Lyme, N. H.

27. Reuben (s. of Seth 13.) m. Ann, D. of James Wade, 1783, and had Jane 1785, James 1786, and then removed to Windsor.

28. Edward (s. of Edward 14.) m. Chloe, D. of Capt. Abraham Washburn, 1789, and had Chloe*, Olive, Edward, Melinda, Emeline. Olive m. Dr. Rufus Walker of Westport 1814, and afterwards Isaac Fobes. Melinda m. Oliver Alden 1819, and d. 1838. Emeline m. John Winslow. Edward m. Margaret Seaver of T.

29. Maj. Theodore (s. of Edward 14.) m. Ruhamah, only child of Josiah Newton of Brookfield, 1793, (her mother Hannah was 2d wife of Cushing Mitchell), and had Hannah 1799, Winslow 1800, Miriam 1804*, Caroline 1808, Louisa 1813. Hannah m. George Bassett 1819. Caroline m. Philo Keith.

30. Ophir (s. of Edward 14.) m. Ruth, D. of Barna Leonard 1803, and had Leonard, Willard, Oreb and Polly.

31. Nahum (s. of Cushing 15.) gra. H. U. 1.789, and m. Nabby, D. of Gen. Silvanus Lazell, 1794, and had Harriet 1796, Silvanus Lazell 1798, Mary Orr 1801, Elizabeth Cushing 1807, James Henry 1812. Harriet m. Nath'l Morton Davis Esq. of Plymouth 1817. Mary 0. m. David Ames Jr. Esq. of Springfield 1827. Elizabeth C. m. Nathan Dresser Hyde 1833. James H. m. Harriet Lavinia, D. of John Angier of Belfast, 1833, and had Henry Hedge 1839.

32. Maj. Cushing (s. of Cushing 15.) m. Lusanna T., D. of Capt. Asa Pratt, 1822, and had Lydia*, Sarah Harris*, Lusanna*, and went to Boston.

33. Charles (s. of Cushing 15.) m. Bethiah 0., D. of Anthony Winslow Clift, 1813, and had Hannah, Asa, Charles Cushing. Hannah d. 1834, ae. 18 ; her mother d. 1835.

34. George (s. of Cushing 15.) m. Bethiah, D. of Eleazar Keith, 1820 : has no children. He owns the paternal estate.

35. Asa (s. of Elisha 16.) gra. H. U. 1802 ; m. Bethiah, D. of Joseph Laze11,1806 ; settled as an Attorney in New Gloucester ; had Sarah Harris 1807, (she was first called Bethiah). He d. March 18, 1807, and his wid. m. George Y. Phillips 1812, and went to Poughkepsie, N. Y. Sarah H. m. an Overocker, and removed to the western part of New York state, and d. 1833.

36. Caleb (s. of John 17.) m. Jane, D. of Holman Keith 1811, and has Newton and William.

37. Nahum (s. of Bradford 19.) m. a D. of Josiah Deane Esq. of R., and lived awhile in Minot, Me., and then removed to Raynham, where his wife d. and he then m. Chloe, wid. of Alvan Crossman and D. of Nathaniel Pratt.

38. Capt. Timothy (s. of Thomas 21.) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Solomon Leonard, 1783, and went to Vermont, and had Luther, Bernard, Leonard Bradley, and others. He m. a Bradley at Vt. for a 2d w. Leonard B. is editor of a newspaper in the Western States.

39. William (s. of Thomas 21.) m. Betsy, D. of Hosea Dunbar of Halifax, 1793, and had Betsy 1793, William 1795*, Jennet 1800*, Jane 1801*, William 1805, Caroline 1807*. Betsy d. single 1834.

40. Thomas (s. of Thomas 21.) m. Mehitabel, D. of Capt. Joseph Alden, 1797, and went to Greenwich (Enfield) and had a family. One D. m. a s. of Walter Hayward.

41. Nathan Esq: (s. of Nathan 22.) m. Rachel, D. of Benjamin Byram, 1793, and had Mary and Nathan. Mary m. Maj. James Seymore Allen 1816, who d. young, leaving one child Mary. Nathan lived awhile in Boston.

42. Daniel Esq. (s. of Nathan 22.) m. Eunice, D. of Edward Mitchell, 1795, and had Philo 1803, Eunice ]805, Daniel 1807, Bela 1809, Mary Ann 1815*. Eunice m. William Dunbar.

43. Josiah W. Esq. (s. of Jacob 24.) m. Sally, D. of Oakes Angier Esq. and settled as an Attorney in Freeport, Me., and had Susan A., Harriet Lavinia, and Josiah Angier. His w. d. and he m. Elizabeth, wid. of Elisha P. Cutler Esq., her maiden name Delano, and had Victor Moreau, Ezekiel Whitman, Frederick, Lucia, and Sarah Elizabeth.

44. Silvanus L. Esq. (s. of Nahum 31.) gra. H. U. 1817, and m. Lucia, D. of Hon. Ezekiel Whitman of Portland, 1820, and had Lucia W. 1821*, Helen McLeod 1822, Julia Willis 1826*, Edward Cushing 1829, Hannah Whitman 1832*, Morton Davis 1834, Alice Bradford 1837*.

There was a John Mitchell in Marshfield 1825, ae. 85, whose father John came from old York, Me.: his grandfather was killed by the Indians : "his father told him he was related to the Mitchells in Bridgewater :" he has several children and grand children in and about Marshfield.