Mitchell, Nathaniel Raines, 1788?-1854.

Nathaniel's daughters, Elizabeth and Ann, married Robert H. Hardaway, a cotton dealer, and John M. Tison, a merchant, respectively. Both families corresponded with Nathaniel. His youngest son, George, married into the Richard family of Florida and Georgia; George and Ginny Richard ran a Thomas County plantation in the second half of the 19th century. Nathaniel's daughter Mary married Pliny Sheffield (1787-1856), another plantation owner.

From the description of Nathaniel Raines Mitchell family correspondence, 1837-1895 (bulk 1837-1855, 1866-1895). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476002

From the description of Nathaniel Raines Mitchell family correspondence, 1837-1895 (bulk 1837-1855, 1866-1895). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567776

Nathaniel R. Mitchell was the grandson of William M. Mitchell of Virginia and the son of Thomas D. Mitchell (d. 1826), one of the earliest citizens of Thomas Co., GA. Nathaniel married Temperance Jordan (1792-1843) in Oglethorpe Co., GA, Oct. 8 1806, when they were both in their teens. By the 1830's they were living in Thomas County where Mr. Mitchell raised cotton, tobacco, and probably sheep on their plantation, Mount Pleasant.

They had at least nine children: Mary Hill, Robert C., Elizabeth W., Martha J., Emily, Ann Green, John William Henry, George Warren, and Sarah. After Temperance's death, Nathaniel married Lucy A. Hill, a Macon widow, in November 1844. George Warren Mitchell (ca. 1831-1873) married Jane (Ginny) Ann Richard from Florida in 1851. They owned a plantation in Thomas County, which Ginny continued to run as late as 1895.

From the description of Nathaniel Raines Mitchell family papers, 1830-1895 (bulk 1830-1853, 1866-1895). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567775

Nathaniel R. Mitchell was the grandson of William M. Mitchell of Virginia and the son of Thomas D. Mitchell (d. 1826), one of the earliest citizens of Thomas Co., GA. Nathaniel married Temperance Jordan (1792-1843) in Oglethorpe Co., GA, Oct. 8 1806, when they were both in their teens. By the 1830's they were living in Thomas County where Mr. Mitchell raised cotton, tobacco, and probably sheep on their plantation, Mount Pleasant.

They had at least nine children: Mary Hill, Robert C., Elizabeth W., Martha J., Emily, Ann Green, John William Henry, George Warren, and Sarah. After Temperance's death, Nathaniel married Lucy A. Hill, a Macon widow, in November 1844. George Warren Mitchell (ca. 1831-1873) married Jane (Ginny) Ann Richard from Florida in 1851. They owned a plantation in Thomas County, which Ginny continued to run as late as 1895.

From the description of Nathaniel Raines Mitchell family papers, 1830-1895 (bulk 1830-1853, 1866-1895). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476000