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Soon after his settlement in the ministry, he was called to meet one of the severest trials that can test the patience, wisdom, faithfulness and charity of a young pastor. President Dunster, the President of the College, and for- merly his tutor, and a member of the church, declined to present his children. for baptism, and wrote sermons against the baptizing of any children what- ever. A violent opposition was excited, parties were formed, and a bitter strife engendered. The party opposed to the pastor was led by a man distin- guished for his learning, high social position, unquestioned Christian charac- ter and great personal influence. Mr. Mitchell entered into the controversy with extreme reluctance, and many misgivings as to the result. He treated the subject, not as a debater, but as a sincere seeker after truth. The con- clusion was entirely in favor of the points he advocated, and with none but friendly feelings between him and his opponents. He wrote an elegy on the death of President Dunster, " honorable alike to the writer and the subject." This question however continued to be discussed in the churches, and in 1662 a Synod was called to meet in Boston, chiefly for its consideration. The brunt of the discussion fell on Mr. Mitchell, and the resulting report adopted by the Synod, was drawn up mainly by him. "Had the meek, charitable, and amicable spirit that signalized this good man, been expressed by all good men as much as it was by him, a great part of the ecclesiastical differences in the world had been evaporated." One of his antagonists on this occasion, who was greatly his superior in years, the venerable President Chauncey, in the height of the controvery said, "I know no man in this world that I would envy so much as worthy Mr. Mitchell, for the great boldness, learning, wisdom and meekness, and other Christian qualities of an excellent spirit with which the Lord Jesus Christ hath endowed him." In preparing for the pulpit, his subject was exhaustively treated and carefully written ont, but he preached withont notes or reference, after the text. His voice was musical, flexible and clear ; his manner simple, sincere and earnest ; and his delivery animated and expressive, rising at times to the highest order of cloquence. " His auditories counted it a feast to hear him, and regretted that they were so soon to be dismissed, for the people were never weary of hearing."
With all his duties, as tutor at the College, his elaborate church and other ministrations, the time daily devoted to private prayer, meditation and self- examination, he fully performed his duties as a pastor in visiting his people, ' for whose souls he watched as one that must give an account.' He delivered monthly lectures, which drew large numbers of people from the neighboring
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towns, as well as from his immediate vicinity. Churches, far and near, in their difficulties, applied to him for help in their councils, and though gene- rally younger than most present, he was more relied upon than any other for right decisions. " The aged, able and venerable ministers, paid a strange respect unto him." In the year 1662, " To prevent contentions and heresies, laws were passed abridging the liberty of the press," and General Daniel Gookin and the Rev. Dr. Mitchell, were appointed the first " licensers of the press."
His connection with the church at Cambridge continued eighteen years, during which period he went over a great part of the system of divinity, made an exposition of the book of Genesis and part of Exodus, and wrote many valuable treatises on the first four chapters of John.
Being himself a scholar, he dearly loved scholarly men, and sought the in- terests of the University with which he was connected, with so much assi- duity that he was styled "the father of the college." The value of his ser- vices was recognized in the charter of Harvard College, granted by the Eng- lish Government in 1650, in his being appointed one of the seven trustees.
During his college life, and subsequently ,in the ministry, in mingling with his people, and in the meetings of clergymen, he diligently and earnestly prosecuted his Master's work, and he was called to his rest in the midst of his labors. After preaching from the text, " I know that thou wilt bring to death and unto the house appointed for all living," he was seized with a fever which terminated his life, July 9th, 1668.
Cotton Mather says, that he " never knew a death that caused so great mourning and lamentation generally. He was greatly loved and honored throughout all the churches, as well as in Cambridge, and admired by the most competent judges of real worth."
Morton, who was contemporary with Mr. Mitchell, says: " He was a per- son that held very near communion with God; eminent in wisdom, piety, humility, love, self-denial, and of a compassionate heart ; surpassing in pub- lic spiritedness ; a mighty man in prayer ; and eminent at standing in the gap : he was zealous for order and faithful in asserting the truth against all oppugners of it."
Dr. Increase Mather, who was personally and intimately acquainted with him, says : " He was blessed with admirable natural as well as acquired parts. Ilis judgment was solid, deep and penetrating ; his memory was strong and vastly capacious. He wrote sermons very largely; and then used, with en- largements, to commit them all to his memory, without once looking into the bible after he had named his text, and yet his sermons were scriptural.
Ilis publications were a letter of counsel to his brother, written while he was at College; an Election sermon, which he was called to preach before the highest officers of the State in 1667; a Letter concerning the subjects of Baptism, 1675 ; a Discourse of the Glory to which God hath called believers by Jesus Christ, printed at London after his death, with the letter to his brother affixed, and reprinted at Boston in a duodecimo volume in 1792.
Ile left a valuable record of the members of his church, in a folio M. S., which was found in 1815, by the Rev. Dr. Holmes, in Mr. Princes collection, deposited in the Old South Church, in Boston. A small volume of his manu-
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script sermons, preached in 1650, in the hand-writing of Capt. Jonathan Dan- forth, was presented to the Mass. Hist. Soc., in 1813.
Mr. Mitchell married Margaret Shepard, the second wife of his prceecessor, and had four sons and several daughters. Two of the sons were graduates at Harvard College. Samuel, in 1681. and Jonathan, 1687. The former was a Fellow of the College and died young ; the latter died in 1695. The sons left no posterity. His daughter, Margaret, was married, June 12th, 1682, to Maj. Stephen Sewall, of Salem, and was the mother of seventeen children. In this line, descendants of Mr. Mitchell still remain.
Children of Minott 7 and Eliza L. Michell : 1. Joseph Silliman 8, b. 11th Feb., 1809. 2. William Minot 8, b. 29th May, 1811, was graduated at Union College, died 15th March, 1849. Practiced law in the city of New York. He was a man of extraordinary genius, and although he died young, had already obtained an eminent position in his profession ; m. 1st, Sarah Elizabeth Silliman, dau. of W. Silliman, Esq., of New York, 9th Dec., 1834. She d. May 29th, 1841. Children : I. Minott,9 b. Sept. 20, 1837. Mar- ried Almira. G. Smith, April 9th, 1861. Children : 1st, Sarah Elizabeth,10 b. 10th Aug., 1862. 2d. Ida Louisa,10 b. Dec. 21, 1566.
II. Eliza Louise,9 born Aug. 15, 1839. Married William Cleveland Hyde b. Dec. 15, 1862. Children : 1st. Harry Clereland Hyde, b. March 21, 1864 2d. William Minott Mitchell, b. Oct. 9th, 1865. 3d. Edward Rutherford, b. Aug. 28th, 1867. 4th. Edith, b. Feb. 3d, 1870.
William Minott Mitchell,8 mn. 2d, Mary Delia Silliman, sister of his first wife, 11th Sept., 1842. Children :
III. Delia Silliman,8 b. 3d Feb., 1844, mn. Meredith L. Jones, of Scranton Penn. Children : 1st. Isabelle, b. Aug. 10, 1866, d. Jan. 11, 1868. 2d. Annie, b. Jan. 31st, 1870.
IV. William Silliman, b. Oct. 10, 1845.
V. Isabella, b. 29th Oct., 1847, m. Edward A. Palmer, May 28, 1868.
VI. Wilhelmina, b. 26th May, 1849. (Posthumous).
CHAUNCEY L. MITCHELL,8 b. 20th Nov. 1813, practising medicine in Brook- lyn, N. Y., at one time Professor of Physiology and Obstetrics in Castleton Medical College, was graduated at Union College; twice m. 1st, to Caroline Laura Langdon, dau. of Hon. B. F. Langdon, of Vermont, Oct. 20th, 1843, d. July 12th, 1855. Children : 1. Charles Langdon, b. 28th March, 1845, was graduated at Yale College and at Andover Theological Seminary. 2. Eliza Leeds, b. 14th Dec., 1847.
2d, m. Frances E. Wright, dan. of Hon. Benjamin Wright, of Rome, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1847.
JOSIAH SHERMAN 8 MITCHELL, practising law at White Plains, N. Y., b. Feb. 2d, 1816, twice married, 1st, to Elizabeth Anderson, dau. of Hon. Jo- seph II. and Mercia Anderson, Feb. 9th, 1842. She d. Oet. 17th, 1856. Chh : .
I William Anderson,9 b. 13th Dec., 1842, was graduated at Columbia Col- lege, and at the Medical Department of Yale College, m. Natalie Madalena Sayen, June 7th, 1866. Child : Harry Sayen Mitchell,10 b. March 28th, 1868, Il. Anna Caroline.9 b. 26th Sept., 1848.
2d, m. Margaret Louise Dusenbury, dan. of David Dusenbury, Esq., Jan. 9, 1862. Child : Charles Halsey, b. 23d Nov., 1864.
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JAMES MINOTT MITCHELL 8 b. 12 May, 1829, died 17th March, 1832.
CAROLINE MINOTT MITCHELL,8 b. 12th May, 1829, m. David Anderson, son of Hon. Joseph H. Anderson, of N. Y., Dec. 3d, 1846. Children : 1. Joseph Halsey,9 b. May 9th, 1848. 2. David Minott,9 b. Oct 9th 1855.
Joseph Halsey Anderson,9 m. Harriet Eells, Sept., 1868. Children : 1st, Annie Coe,10 b. Feb. 2d, 1870. 2d, Caroline,10 Jan. 10th, 1871.
Ann Eliza Mitchell,8 b. 28th Oct., 1818, m. Frederick A. Coe, Esq., son of Rev. Noah Coe, of Ct., Aug. 16. 1841. He practised law in New York ; died Jan. 9th, 1870. One child : Caroline Mitehell,9 b. Aug. 16, 1843, d April 30, 1846.
CHARLES HALSEY MITCHELL,8 b. 13th Feb. 1824, was graduated at the New York University, practising law in the City of New York, m. Isabella R. Hull, dau. of Judge John Hull, of New Jersey, July 21st, 1859. Children : 1. Margaretta Hull,9 b. May 6, 1860. Anne Minott,9 Dept. 26, 1862. 3. Eliza Leeds,9 b. Jan. 28, 1867, d. Aug. 29, 1867.
Justus Mitchell d. 24th Feb. 1806.
Descendants of Chauncey Root Mitehell.
Children :
I. Elizabeth Thomson, b. 18th Oct., 1808, m. Dr. William S. Stanley. No children.
II. Martha M. b. May 2, 1810, m. Isaac Depew, Dec. 26th, 1832. Five chil. dren : Chauncey Mitchell, b. April 23d, 1834, graduated at Yale, 1856. Was two terms in the State Legislature of New York. Secretary of State. Ap- pointed minister Resident to Japan, but declined. Appointed County Clerk of Westchester County, and resigned. Appointed Commissioner of Taxes and assessments for the City of New York. Appointed commissioner of emi- gration for the State of New York ; practicing law as an Attorney for the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co. 2d. Win Beverly, b. May 8, 1837, m. Helen Ganson, dan. of John S. Ganson, of Buffalo, Feb., 1st, 1865- Two children :
1st, Ganson, b. Feb., 1866. 2d, Chauncey, b. May, 1867.
3d. Lawrence I., b. Sept. 6, 1839. 4th. Katharine, b. Sept. 8, 1843, m. Dr. Albert Strang, of New York, Sept. 2., 1868. 5 Annie M., b. Dec. 6, 1844, m. Wm. H. Paulding, June 20, 1865. Two children : 1st. Annie M., b. Aug. 2d, 1866. 2d. Charles C. b. Dec. 11, 1868.
III. WILLIAM OGDEN, b. June 6, 1812, d. June 1, 1831.
IV. LUCIA JOHNSTON, b. Aug. 19, 1814, m. Dr. William Govan, July 6, 1844, three children : Ist. Ann Matilda, b. April 20, 1847. 2d. Wm. Stark, b. Feb. 3, 1850, d. Ang. 23, 1855. 3. Minott Mitchell, b. July 12th, 1852:
Descendants of SHERMAN MITCHELL, son of Rev. Justus. One child : . Martha, b. May 23d, 1807, m. Joseph Silliman, of New Canaan. Two Chh. : 1st. Joseph Fitch, b. Feb. 7, 1840, m. Caroline Hoyt, Oct 17, 1866, three chh. 1st. Joseph Mitchell, b. Sept. 29th, 1867. 2d. Jarnes Hoyt, b. Oct. 20, 1868. 3d. Martha, b. Sept. 13th, 1870.
2d, Justus Mitchell, b. Jan. 25, 1842.
In the Woodbury branch of the family, the following items have been fur- nished. Deaths :- Eliza W., wife of W. D. Atwater, in 1852 ; Reuben Miteh_
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ell, in 1853; Susan, in 1855; Nancy, in 1858 : Susanna, in 1859 ; Minott M., in 1860; Frank, in 1861 ; Ruth, 1866.
Marriages :- Asahel W Mitchell in. Frances Cogswell, in 1858. Married, 2d, Harriet S. Allen, in 1862. Children : Asahel W. Jr., b. Oct., 1865.
List of Descend ints of DEA. ELEAZAR MITCHELL,
Born Nov. 27, 1732. 7 Children ; Simeon, b. Sept. 5, 1759 d. June 9, 1814 ; Euniee, b. May 25, 1762 ; Warren, b. Jan. 15, 1776, d. Jan. 30, 1842; Anna, b. April 30, 1768, d. Nov. 13, 1807; Benjamin, b. June 30, 1770, d. Aug. 13, 1771 ; Olive, b. April 11, 1774, ; Benjamin, b. April 22, 1777, d. Sept. 3, 1842.
Simeon m. first, Hannah Johnson, of South Britain, April, 16, 1783 ; she was b. Feb. 10, 1767, d. Jan. 28, 1790 ; m. second, Anna Strong, of Southbury, Dec. 25, 1791. Anna was born Oct. 17, 1763, d. April 10, 1828. 3 Children : Polly, b. Dec. 7, 1783 ; Olive, b. Dec. 3, 1785, d. Sept. 21, 1857 ; Betsey, b. Ang. 80, 1788, d. June 25, 1810.
EUNICE In. Wait Hinman of Southbury, Jan. 29, 1784. He was b. Aug. 8, 1761, d. April 8, 1834. 2 children : Josiah, b. May 23, 1786, d. June 4, 1858 ; Olive E., b. Sept. 28, 1797, m. Glover Laird,, Jan. 14, 1854.
WARREN m. Milly Kimberly, of Southbury, Nov. 19, 1788. She was b. Feb. 19, 1771, d. March 17, 1853. 4 children : Cyrus, b. July 11, 1790 ; Sally, b. March 12, 1795; Anna, b. May 11, 1799, m. Anson Bradley, Oct. 6, 1819, d. July 29, 1821; Nancy, b. March 26, 1803.
AMos m. first, widow Ruth Curtis, dau. of Dea. Josiah Minor, of Wood- bury, Feb. 19th, 1795. She died Oct. 1. 1801 ; m. second, Ruth Judson, 1803, who still survives. He was killed by falling from a bridge that crosses the Pomperaug, at the junction with the Housatonic. 3 children : Eleazar Styles, b. June 10, 1789, died Feb. 5, 1800; Harriet, b. Aug. 10, 1800, d. Sept. 21, 1801 ; Betsey Harriet b. Aug. 5, 1807, d. Nov. 11, 1826.
OLIVE m. Seth N. Wheeler, of Southbury, Feb. 19, 1795. He was b. Jan. 28, 1772, d. Dec. 31, 1841. 4 children ; Betsey, b. Oct. 22, 1798. m. Peter E. Oakley, Dec. 20, 1818, d April 13, 1831 ; Eunice M., b. May 15, 1803, d. Jan. 14. 1632 ; Sarah Maria, b. May 8, 1807, d. Feb. 22, 1815 ; Ann, b. Aug. - , 1812, d. Jan. 1, 1827.
BENJAMIN m. Hannah Pierce, of South Britain, March 1, 1801. She was b. Oct. 24, 1780, d. Dec. 31, 1847. 8 children : Erastus, b. Sept. 11, 1802; Elea- zor, b. Oct. 6, 1804 ; Anson P., b. Aug. 5, 1807 ; Phebe Ann. b. June 28, 1809, d. Feb. 12, 1828 ; Oliver, b. Sept. 5, 1813 ; Laura, b. April 15, 1817, d. June 11, 1834; Julia A., b. June 10, 1822, d. March 6, 1850; Bennet, b. May 14, 1829, d. June 3, 1339.
Third Generation.
POLLY MITCHELL m. Burton Canfield, of New Milford, April 1, 1802. He was b. Feb. 22, 1778, d. Jan. 10, 1818. 3 children ; Harriet, b. Dec. 27, 1802 ; Mitchell M., b, March 29, 1809; Lemuel Munson, b. April 19, 1820, d. Sept. 5, 1854.
OLIVE MITCHELL m. Joel Crane, of Newark, N. J., June 20, 1804, lived in Southbury till May, 1818, when they removed to Vermillion, Erie Co., Ohio. He was b. Jan. 20, 1779, d. Aug. 3, 1844. 5 children : Simeon M., b. March
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24, 1805; Mary Anna, b. Oct. 21, 1807 ; William, b. April 20, 1810, d. Aug. 29, 1810; Wm. Hobart, b. May 14, 1813; Chas. Edward, b. June 30, 1815, d. Oct 2. 1827.
BETSEY MITCHELL m. Lemnel Canfield, of New Milford, 1807. He was b. March 26, 1787, d. March 15, j1807. 1 child : Jerome Cunfield, b. March 26, 1808.
JOSIAHI IHINMAN m. first, Sally Basset, May, 1808. She was b. May 1, 1786, d. April 17, 1850 Married second, widow Eliza Church, April 24, 1856 10 Children : Charles, b. Feb. 14, 1809; Van Vactor, b. Sept. 6, 1812, d. Oct. 7, 1839 ; Flora, b. Dec. 16, 1814 ; John Henry, b. April 26, 1816; Delia. b. April 2, 1818; Hobart, b. July 28, 1820; Ross, b. Aug. 14, 1822 ; m. Mary Thomas, New Haven ; George, b. Sept. 14, 1824 ; Preston, b. April 3, 1827; Mary Ann, b. May 17, 1832.
CYRUS MITCHELL m. Charlotte Pierce, Dec. 23, 1812. Residence Sonth Britain. 5 children : Anna J., b. Dec. 26, 1814; Betsey, b. Sept. 22, 1817; Mary C., b. Feb. 17, 1820 ; Nelson W., b. May 29, 1825; Cyrus L., b. Sept. 8, 1828.
SALLY MITCHELL, m. Ebenezer Johnson, of Southbury, Oct. 22, 1813. He was b. March 3, 1791. Resides Southbury. 2 children : Henry Justus, b. Nov. 8, 1814 ; Eliza Ann, b. Nov. 19, 1819.
EUNICE M. WHEELER m. Matthew E. Mitchell, of Washington, Jan 15th, 1823. 2 children : Sarah Maria, b. April 11, 1824; Betsey Ann, b. April 16, 1827.
ERASTUS MITCHELL In. Judith A. Downs, Jan. 6th, 1829. Residence South Britain. 2 children ; Ann Eliza, b. March 13, 1830, d. Oct. 12, 1848 ; Laura A., b. April 12, 1835.
ELEAZOR MITCHELL m. Cornelia Merwin, of Bridgewater, Jan. 18, 1829. Residence Sonth Britain. 7 children : An infant son d. Nov. 22, 1829 ; Law- rence, b. Feb. 27, 1832 ; Benjamin Bruce, b. July 11, 1835, d. May 11, 1843 ; Darid M., b. Jan. 8, 1837, d. March 24, 1838; Mary, b. July 6, 1839, d. Feb. 2, 1842; Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1844 ; Benjamin B., b. Dec. 5, 1846, drowned Sept. 4, 1834; David Merwrin, b. Oct 16, 1841.
AMOS P. MITCHELL m. first, Thalia Painter, of Roxbury, who d. Aug. 14, 1849, aged .41. He m. second, Maria Tyler, of Middlebury, May 30, 1850. Residence Sonth Britain. 6 children : Josephine, b. April 23, 1839 ; William, b. May 30, 1841, d. Aug. 15, 1841 ; Henry B., b. Jan. 25, 1842; George, b. March 12, 1846 ; William, b. March 13, 1849; Julia Tyler, d. May 11, 1852.
OLIVER MITCHELL m. Mary Griffin, of Hampden, Feb. 22, 1837. Resi- dence South Britain. I child : Benjamin Griffin, b. Jan , 1838.
JULIA A. MITHELL m. Merwin Waller, of New Milford, Oct. 15, 1845. 1 child : Edwin Mitchell Waller.
Fourth Generation.
HARRIET CANFIELD m. Anson Bradley, Feb. 1, 1824. He was b. May 10, 1796. Residence South Britain. 5 children : Lemuel C., b. Dec. 1, 1826, d. Oct. 10, 1829 ; Burton C., b. Jan. 9, 1830, m. Anna, b. Feb. 10, 1832 : Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1835 ; Eliza, b. Sept. 21, 1839.
MITHELL MUNROE CANFIELD m. Eliza J. Averill, Nov. 24, 1830. She was
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b. June 28, 1811. Resides South Britain. 2 children Acerill Burton, b. Nov. 8, 1831 ; Henry Monroe, b. Ang. 15, 1041
LEMUEL M. CANFILD m. Emeline Northirddo. of Seymour, Ct., March 16, 1843. She was b. in March - 1845. Resul nr. South Britain. 2 children : Harriet Elizabeth, b. Mar. 15, 1850 . Sural Feanor, b. April 29, 1852.
SIMEON MITCHELL CRANF . fr t Friza A. Ingram, Sept. 5, 1826. She was born July 17, 1812, d. Ich y 1590 He m. second, Olive Rockwell, Sept. 3,1838. She was b. Sep. 29. 1×20. Residence Florence, Erie Co., Ohio. 10 childen : Charles Eu "Nov. 27, 1827, residence Green Bay ; Samnel Ingham, b. Dec. 20, 183 : 1559; George Mitchell, b. July 1, 1835; Anna Louisa, b. Feb. 6, 1840, m. Henry W. Hyde, April 30, 1857 ; Mary Minerra b. July 3, 1842, d. Dec. 29, 1850 ; Joel Rockwell, b. Dec. 1, 1845 ; Olive A., Laura A., b. Aug. 8, 1851,; Mary Eliza, b. Oct. 22, 1854 ; Burton Delos, b. April 7, 1858.
MARY ANNA CRANE m. Dr. G. G. Baker, Nov. 25, 1824. He was born Dec. 19, 1798. Residence Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohio. 1 child : Sarah Louisa, b. Dec. 26, 1827, d. Aug. 16, 1849.
WMI. HOBART CRANE m. Harriet Chandler Oct. 27, 1841. She was b. July 17, 1819. Residence Vermillion, Erie Co. Ohio. 2 children : Henry Herbert, b. June 5, 1843 ; Ellen Eliza, b. Sept. 1, 1846.
JEROME CANFIELD m. Hannah Smith of Hanover, N. H., Nov. 28th, 1828. Residence Brooklyn, N. Y. 6 children : Lemuel Smith m. Emily Johnson, June 1857 ; Mitchell Jerome, deceased ; Cornelia C .; Edward Jerome, deceas. ed ; Chandler P. ; Emma Gertrude, deceased.
CHARLES HINMAN m. Rachel Russel. Residence Oxford, Ct. 2 children : Martha R. m. Spencer Bray ; Sarah.
FLORA HINMAN m. Burr Dickerman, Nov. 25, 1835. Residence Armenia, New York. 6 children : Harriet, b. Dec. 2, 1836; Sarah, b. May 5, 1839 ; Seth, b. Jan. 10, 1842, d. March 25, 1845; Milo, b. March 26, 1844 ; Seth, b. Jan. 2, 1847, d. Dec. 2, 1849 ; Alice, b. Oct. 5, 1852.
JOIIN W. HINMAN In. Mary Kelsey, of Milford. 1 child : Harry Garwood. DELIA HINMAN m. Wmn. Wallace. Residence Anamosa, Jones Co., Iowa. 2 children : Louisa ; Isabella.
GEORGE HINMAN m. Lucretia Hewitt. Residence New Haven, ('t. 2 chh : George ; Mary.
PRESTON HINMAN m. Harriet Beecher. Residence New Haven, ('t. 1 child: Frank.
MAY ANN HINMAN m. John Downs. Residence New Haven, Ct. 1 child : Minot.
MARY C. MITCHELL In. Curtis B. Bowns, Oct. 22, 1839. Residence South Britain. 2 children : Elizabeth A: Catherine M., d. Jan. 1860.
NELSON WARREN MITCHELL m. Edna E. Platt, Feb. 28, 1849. Residence South Britain. 2 children : Edcard Leroy, b. Sept. 29, 1851 ; Anna Char- lotte, b. Feb. 3, 1856.
HENRY J. JOHNSON In. Lucinda Clark, Sept. 1839. Residence Southbury 2 children : Charlex, b. and d. Jan 5, 1811 : Emily Mitchell, b. April 28, 1842. d. Sept. 5, 1842.
ELIZA A. JOHNSON m. Rev. Geo. P. Prudden, Oct. 4, 1839. Residence Wa-
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tertown, Ct. 5 chillren . Ficard Payson, b. June 8, 1841, d. April 14, 1843 ; Henry Johnson, b. March 10. 1×43; Theodore, b. March 14, 1847 ; Theophil Mitchell, b. July 7, 1849 ; L'ign. Flica, b. Dec. 3, 1852.
SARAH MARIA MITCHELL U Dr . C. Baldwin, Oct. 31, 1841. Residence South Britain. 2 children : Mary, b nr. 1847; Wilber, deceased.
BETSEY ANN MITCHELL I first It { C. Hlinman, of New Haven ; sec" ond, Charles Cothren, Ang. 1854 Hadese . Brooklyn, New York. 4 chh : Edward C. Hinman, b. Dec. 4, 1848 : tor . dan., all deceased.
LAWRENCE MITCHELL m. Esther Holbrook, Jan. 24, 1855. Residence New- town, Ct. 1 child : Frank Holbrook, b. Web. 4, 1856.
Fifth Generation.
AVERILL B. CANFIELD m. Alice S. Angevine, Sept. 9, 1857. She was b. Sept. 6, 1835. Residence South Britain. 1 child: Cornelia Elizabeth, b. Dec. 18, 1858.
SAMUEL I. CRANE m. Sophia Charlotte Buck, April 26, 1854. Residence New York. 2 children, Charles Herbert, b. April 1, 1856 ; George Edward, b. Sept. 9, 1858.
HANNAH HICKOCK, dau. of Dea. Mitchell's second wife, m. Rev. Zephania Smith. Residence Glastenbury, C't. 5 children : Zephania ; Lucretia ; Lau- rilla, deceased ; Julia E. ; Abigail II.
From South Britain the following additions have been received :-
Sally Mitchell, w. Eben Johnson, d. Jan 24, 1869.
Betsey Mitchell, (Cyrus M's dau.,) d. Nov. 18, 1870.
NELSON W. MITCHELL's children : 1st, Edward Leroy, b. Sept. 29, 1851 ; 2d, Annie Charlotte, b. Feb. 3d, 1856 ; 3d, Charles W., b. March 12, 1861.
CYRUS LEROY M's family : m. Sarah Hunt June 23d, 1859. Children : 1st, Walter L., b. April 28th, 1862: 2d, Frederick Warren, b. Dec. 18th, 1863 ; 3d, Robert Cyrus, b. Mar. 6, 1869.
Erastus Mitchell d. Feb. 9th, 1869.
Ann Eliza Mitchell d. Oct. 19. 1848.
Laura A. Mitchell m. A. B. Downs Nov. 26, 1861. She d. Aug. 18, 1862.
Mary Ann Mitchell d. June 18, 1866.
Oliver Mitchell m. Emeline Canfield Oct. 23d, 1867
Josephine A. Mitchell m. Herman Perry June 16th, 1864. 1 child: Mary Jane Perry, b. June 20, 1869.
HENRY P. MITCHELL m. Phebe Stoddard Nov. 14th, 1865. 2 children : Thalia Esther, b. Sept. 19th, 1866 ; Martha, b. Ang. 12th, 1868.
WM. E. MITCHELL m. Elizabeth A. Nickerson, Nov. 9th, 1870.
JULIA T. MITCHELL m. S. P. Averill March 2d, 1870. 1 child : Ada M., b. Dec. 20, 1870.
LAWRENCE MITCHELL in. Esther Holbrook Jan. 24th, 1855. 3 children : Frank H., b. Feb. 4th, 1856 ; Nellie E., b. June, 1860 ; Jessie P., b. May, 1864.
MARY MITCHELL In. Dr. A. E. Winchell, Oct. 10th, 1865. 1 child : Mary Ilelen, b. Sept. 16th, 1866.
D. M. MITCHELL m. Hatte J. Lennon Dec. 29th, 1869. 1 child : Benja- min M., b. Oct. 27th, 1870.
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
MINOR FAMILY.
There was an ancient account of this family, which the writer was not able to obtain in time for the former edition. He has it now. It is very quaint and curious, and is introduced below entire :
" It is more praiseworthie in noble and excellent things to know something, though little, than in mean and ignoble things to have a perfect knowledge. Amongst all those rare ornaments of the mind of man, heraldic hath had a most eminent place, and hath been held in high esteem, not only at one time and in one climate, but during all times, and through those parts of the world where any ray of Humanitie and Civilitie hath shined, for without it, all would be drowned in the chaos of disorder. Neither is she so partial, that money shall make the man. For he ought not to be accounted a perfect Herauld, except that he can discern the difference betwixt a coat armoriall, obtained by valour, or purchased by money. Seutum Gentilium Palludamen- tum Cistatanus-honorable not mercenary, as appears by the coat of the Miners. The reason (as Garcilaseo Sayeth, page 432) is this. EDWARD, the third, going to make warre against the French, took a progress through Somerset, and coming to Mendippi Colles minerary, Mendippi Hills in Som- ersett, where lived Henry, a miner, whose surname was Bullman,) his name being taken rather a denominatione soci et ab officio, who with all careful- ness and loyaltie, having convened his Domestics and menial Servants, armed with Battle Axes, proffered himself and them to his master's service, making up a complete hundred. Wherefore he had his coat armorial (Gules) signifying Minius, red-another demonstration of the original of the surname, a Fesse id est cingulum militare, because obtained by valour, betwixt three plates ar. gent, crest, a battle axe armed at both ends, another demonstration of the arms, for there could be no plates without Mines. It is folly to suppose such a surname as Minor to have any coat of arms, it being contrary, yea, contra- dictory in terms, that Minor can obtain paternal coats or achievments, unless it be presupposed that Major was his father. Bartas, a French Herauld, says Miner is a word contracted in Dutch, MIN-HEIR, that is my master or Lord, and gives his reason for the plates to be dollars or pieces of Eight, abund. ance of which will make Hollander, (albeit born upon a dunghill) to be titled Min-heir, but ye crest reason aforesaid, and Chronologie proves the first, and albeit Heraulds differ in the Describing (says Fordon, page 342) of this sur. name, Miner, and time, with the various dialects of several counties have almost made it to be another name, yet if ignorance would strive to eradicate Ancestrie, it can not do it in this coat, the name and colours making so much proof with the place (says Baker). Ist, the place where the original came from ; Mendippi Colles Minerary. 2d, by the field, Minins. 3d, by the charge Minerall. 4th, by the circumstances and actions upon record, relative to the crest, being a battle-axe armed at both ends Minerall. . Heranddry is a thing not of yesterday, or which may be otherways found out, being already con. descended upon by all nations, and as it were established, Jure Centium, among the Greeks, Romans. Germans, French, Spaniards, English, Scots, Danes and Hungarians, &c. Fridon, the great Antiquarian, sayeth that the
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