Edward Mitchell (1788 - 1855)

Born 18 Jan 1788 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Grimball (Baynard) Mitchell — married 15 Jun 1812 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1855 at age 67 in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study.

Dr. Edward Mitchell was born in 1788. He had properties in Charleston, and Edisto Island.

Spouse: Elizabeth Grimball Mitchell Children:

• Mary Mitchell
• Edward Whaley Mitchell
• Francis Marion Mitchell
• Julian Mitchell

Property

Purchased from Gabriel Crawford 23 Apr 1814 on Edisto Island.^[1]

1817 - Purchased of William G. Baynard the former property of Archibald Calder^[2]

• Frogmore Plantation, Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina^[3]

Mitchell's will states he has more than one plantation however they are not named so it is unknown which of the above properties is Frogmore Plantation and which one would be Mitchell's Little Edisto Plantation.^[4]

Slaves

Dr. Edward Mitchell was a slaveholder. His will^[4] and his probate inventory^[5] named a number of enslaved persons.

For more information please see:

• the Slaves of Dr. Edward Mitchell 1855

Census

1850 US Census
In the 1850 census Edward (age 62), Physician, was in St Michael and St Phillip, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.^[6]

Death

Dr. Edward Mitchell died on 27 July 1855 and was buried in Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island Cemetery, Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States.^[7] Mitchell wrote his will 6 Nov 1854, and it was proven 3 Oct 1855.^[4]

• Fact: Residence (1850) Charleston, ward 2, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
• Fact: Burial Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Sources

1. ↑ 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. H8-L8 1813-1815
   Film number: 008196084 > image 151 of 959
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-P7D3 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   • Deed bk H8 p.218-219, difficult to read
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. W8-X8 1817-1818
   Film number: 008300025 > image 448 of 599
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR8-6ZL7 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   • Deed Bk X8 p.209
3. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 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. 46-47 1851-1856
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1851-1856, Vol. 047 > image 728 of 916; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-J89Y-J8 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   • 1855 will of Dr. Edward Mitchell, Will Bk 47 p.694
5. ↑ Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867: "Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867"
   Catalog: Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867 1850-1857
   Film number: 007642428 > image 553 of 657
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GY-B9S2-6 (accessed 17 June 2023)
   • 1855 probate inventory of Dr. Edward Mitchell
6. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Michael and St Phillip, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 850; Page: 147b; Line Number: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #5694228 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Edward Mitchell (62), Physician, in St Michael and St Phillip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
7. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #29937334
   Ancestry Record 60525 #104824880 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Dr Edward Mitchell burial (died on 27 Jul 1855) in Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island Cemetery, Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 31 August 2023, 21:22), entry for Dr. Edward Mitchell, Jr. (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCTB-WG1 ); contributed by various users.