Re: John Mitchell, Drumore Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, ca 1750
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Re: John Mitchell, Drumore Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, ca 1750
William Long 12/05/05
Good eye!
I follow the FULTON family and have additional notes regarding this Mitchell family. Sorry, I didn't record information regarding a David Mitchell.
Here's what I know:
In February, 1750, John Mitchell of Drumore Twp (northeast side of Susquehanna River, Lancaster Co, PA) acquired 259-1/2 acres at Chanceford Township (southwest side of Susquehanna Rver, in the area that would become York Co, PA.) John Mitchell also acquired 200 acres at Fawn Township, along the disputed Maryland border.
Mitchell's Chanceford property descended to his son Thomas Mitchell and the Fawn property went to his son George Mitchell. [Ref: Brannon, Warren A. "Descendants of John Mitchell of Drumore, Twp, Lancaster Co, PA" Volume I (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1991), p xii.]
In 1759, merchant James Fullton, an import/export agent at Philadelphia, brought suit against a James Denny of Fawn Township, grist mill owner. John Mitchell purchased Denny's grist mill at the Sheriff's sale and promptly sold same to merchant James Fullton. Merchant James Fullton owned considerable property along Muddy Creek in Chanceford Township which was sold after 1805.
In 1773, Samuel Fulton of Cecil Co, MD, (formerly Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania, situated due east across the Susquehanna River), purchased a millsite of Robert Taylor, deceased, of Fawn Township, York Co, PA. Fulton agreed to care for children of Taylor. Samuel Fulton and 12 children (surname Fulton) along with Taylor's children moved west to Wheeling, Virginia, circa 1780. Two of Samuel Fulton's daughters married sons of George Mitchell of Fawn.
Judge Jesse Fulton, 1760-1835, son of Samuel Fulton, appears in early Wheeling court records and was the first appointed postmaster at Coshocton, Ohio, (circa 1800).
So, YES, there is evidence that members of this Mitchell family migrated from Drumore Township, through York Co, PA, to Wheeling, Virginia, and on to the Northwest Territory, present-day Ohio.
As for the Ewing family, this name is also significant to the Fultons at Cecil Co, MD, formerly Nottingham Township, Chester (later Lancaster) Co, PA. The Samuel Fulton I mention above is the son of Alexander Fulton "of Cecil Co" who died in 1762. Much of Fulton's property was acquired through Pennsylvania rights. The Ewings owned adjacent land and William Ewing Sr. and Andrew Porter witnessed Alexander Fulton sign his Will on 9 Jun 1762.
The Ewings and Fultons were early members of the Donegal Presbytery and many took part in the migration from Pennsylvania to southside Virginia beginning in 1738. I've followed branches through Virginia into North Carolina and would not be surprised to learn that a Ewing branch moved due west into Ohio country.
Hope this helps you identify your David Mitchell. If I've mentioned any other familiar names, please tell me. There are lots of myths to unravel.
Patrice (Fulton) Stark
Lone Tree, Colorado