Re: Descendants of William & Cloe Nance Mitchell
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Re: Descendants of William & Cloe Nance Mitchell
Tracy MacAllister 6/02/10
Tracy, are you a male or female? Can't always tell with names these days. If you are male and your surname is Mitchell you would be a candidate for dna testing. The test I am referring to is a strait line male to male to male etc. There are areas of dna that pass virtually unchanged down the y chromosome.If you are female carrying the Mitchell name you would need a father, brother, uncle or cousin to test.
Many people descended from Frederick Mitchell b. 1808 in Prince Edward Co. Virginia seem to think they are descended from William and Cloe. I doubt it, but dna is the way to prove it one way or the other. We have over 250 Mitchells in our project, so chances of matching someone are pretty good.
If you are a candidate or have a candidate and want more information, let me know. There's a good sale on the test this month.
Aneita