Ephraim Mikell Jr. (abt. 1696 - abt. 1743)

Born about 1696 in Colleton, South Carolina [uncertain]

Husband of Mary Ann (Scott) Mikell — married 1717 in Saint Phillips Church, Charleston, South Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth (Hazzard) Mikell — married 22 Jun 1736 in St. Helena Parish, Beaufort, Province of South Carolina

Descendants

Died about Sep 1743 at about age 47 in St. Michael and St. Philip Township, Charleston, South Carolina [uncertain]

Biography

Ephraim Mikell was born in 1696. He was a captain of a Regiment of Foot in the expedition to St. Augustine in 1740. (need source) He was the son of Ephraim Mickele Sr.^[1] Ephraim Mikell Jr., like his father, lived on Edisto Island, Colleton, County/Charleston County, South Carolina.

Marriage

Ephraim Mikell's first wife Mary was still alive in 1727 when they signed a deed together.^[2]

At the time of his death Mikell was married to Elizabeth Hazard, widow of John McGillvery(McGilvrey), the daughter of Will'm Hazard Sr. She had a sister named Mrs. Mary Wagg.^[3][4]

Property

Ephraim Mikell Jr. in his will gives these properties to his sons:^[3]

• the plantation bought of Mr.(Richard) Waring, 739 acres, to son John who was residing on it^[5]
• Uhawas, 350 acres, to son Benjamin Mikell

Slaves

Ephraim Mikell was a slaveholder. His will and probate inventory named a number of slaves on 2 plantations:^[6]

• 1743 probate inventory
• Port Royal Plantation
• the Indian Land Plantation (Uhawas?)

For more information please see the Slaves of Ephraim Mikell 1743

Death

Ephraim Mikell died in 1743. His will was written from Granviles(Granville) County^[7] on 2 Sept 1743, and it was proven 19 Sept 1743.^[3]

Family named in will:^[3]

• Elizabeth Mikell, wife
• John Mikell, son (1718-1765)^[8][9][10]
• Joseph Mikell, son
• Benjamin Mikell, son
• Elizabeth Mikell, daughter

Son, Michael, probably died between 1729 and 1743 as he is spoken of in the will of Ephraim Mickele Sr,^[1] but not named or spoken of in his father's will.

News clipping about his estate 19 Sept 1743.^[11]

Research Note

The children William and Ursula (and maybe even the John that is connected here) were not listed in this Ephraim Mikell's will, or listed with the other grandchildren in the will of Ephraim's father. Why did Ephraim not include these children in his will? Were they children by his first wife and already had an inheritance? But why were they not in the Will of Ephraim Sr. with the other grandchildren?^[1] Or, do they belong to different parents?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 1-2 1671-1731
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1722-1731, Vol. 002 > image 304 of 507; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NH9W-B3 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   • will of Ephram Mickele Sr., BK 2 p.82
2. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
   Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. E-F 1717-1727
   Film number: 008139551 > image 342 of 358
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSK7-B942-C (accessed 16 February 2023)
   • 1727 property deed
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 5 1740-1747
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1740-1747, Vol. 005 > image 195 of 715; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-VZRR-Q (accessed 14 February 2023)
4. ↑ "South Carolina Marriages, 1709-1913", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XK-5VJ : 27 January 2020), Ephraim Mikell, 1736.
5. ↑ Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
   Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 7-8
   Film number: 008621906 > image 445 of 1186
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-WSM1-C (accessed 10 June 2023)
   • Granville County, 25 Feb 1740, Mem Deed Bk 7 p.398
6. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1739-1744 1740-1743
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1739-1744 > No File Description Available > image 173 of 385
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-V7LG-J (accessed 14 February 2023)
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Granville_(1708-1768)_County,_South_Carolina_Genealogy
8. ↑ South Carolina wills and related probate matters, *land and property records, *public records, some *marriage contracts, 1671, 1692-1868: "South Carolina wills and related probate matters, *land and property records, *public records, some *marriage contracts, 1671, 1692-1868"
   Catalog: South Carolina wills and related probate matters, *land and property records, *public records, some *marriage contracts, 1671, 1692-1868 Wills, etc., 1760-1771
   Film number: 007648976 > image 271 of 680
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PT-PGM1 (accessed 17 February 2023)
   • 1765 will of John Mikell
9. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZV3-7HC
10. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
    Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1763-1767 1765-1769
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1763-1767 > No File Description Available > image 158 of 812
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-J6Q4-JC (accessed 16 February 2023)
    • 1765 probate inventory of John Mikell
11. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118828124/1743-estate-of-captain-ephraim-mikell/ The South-Carolina Gazette, Charleston, South Carolina, 19 Sep 1743, Thu, Page 3

• "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5F-CQ7Y : 10 October 2019), Ephriam Mikell in entry for Eliz Mikell, 2 Feb 1738; citing Birth, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.
• "New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-3T6J : 3 October 2019), Ephraim Mikell in entry for Eliz Mickel or Mikell, 2 Feb 1738; citing Birth, Sussex, New Jersey, United States, Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.
• "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NY-GR9 : 22 January 2020), Ephriam Mikell in entry for Eliz. Mikell, 1744.
• Notes on the Lucas and Mikell Families of the PeeDee Country by William Lucas (1778-1851), contributed by A. S. Salley, Jr., South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 4, Oct., 1926, South Carolina Historical Society, pp. 212-215.
• History of the Old Cheraws, by Right Rev. Alexander Gregg, D.D., Richardson and Company, New York, 1867