JONES COUNTY, GA - BIOS  Henry Mitchell and Sarah Maderias

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Sarah Maderias (5) (John Thomas 4
, Charles 3
, Charles 2
, Domingo 1
) was born abt. 1745 in Virginia. Sarah married Henry
Mitchell, son of Henry and Pricilla Jones Mitchell.
Henry was b. 31 Aug. 1745 in Virginia.

This family resided in Burke County, Morgan District,
North Carolina in the 1770's. Henry served in the
Continental Army for North Carolina. After the war they
moved to the northwest corner of Jones County, Georgia,
to a place called Cornucopia in early 1800, then to
Falling Creek, Jones County, Georgia, where he built a
Grist Mill. He was there 3 years grinding corn for the
indians and white settlers. Henry sent for his wife
Sarah after being established.

    Records of County Line Primitive Baptist Church
show that "brother henry mitchell and sarah his wife
came forward with letters of dismishion and was
received" date being 17 March 1810. On 14 Nov. 1812
"brother Henry" and his wife applied for letters of
"dismishion" and they were granted.

    New Hope, Caney Creek Church, was organized 06 Feb.
1813, where Henry and Sarah, along with 18 other sturdy
pioneer settlers banded themsleves under the
constitution. New Hope was constituted upon the old
line primitive baptist principals belief and bible
doctrines, on 12 Dec. ????. Henry Mitchell, was
president of the church senate and passed an act to
prohibit dueling. This information can be found in
"Family Sketches of Jones County Georgia" by Mrs.
Carolyn Mitchell Black, Gray Georgia.


    Sarah and Henry had the following children:

Drury Mitchell (6) b. 1765 in Virginia, d. 10 July 1857
in Butler County Alabama. Drury married Rhoda Rebecca
Lassiter on 30 Dec. 1800 in Green County, Georgia. They
moved to Jones County, Georgia in 1811 along with his
brother Sterling. Drury is buried in Garland Community
Cemetery near McKenzie, Alabama. They had a son who's
name is important to tying this family into our line.
Ricey Maderias John Mitchell (7) b. 25 Jan. 1804 in
Green County, Georgia, d. 01 Sept. 1890 in Butler
County, Alabama, in the later census of Alabama his
name appears as Rice Mitchell. Rice is buried in
Elizabeth Primitive Baptist Church in McKenzie, Butler
County,Alabama.  He died in McKenzie on September 1,
1890.

Henry Mitchell Jr. (6)

Joshua Mitchell (6)

Nathaniel Mitchell (6)

Robert "Ricey" Maderias John Mitchell (6) b. 01 Feb.
1770, d. 23 Sept. 1834 in Jones county GA.  He married
Martha Elizabeth Flournoy on 18 Jan. 1797. Robert's
name is also important to tying this family into our
line.

Ransom Mitchell (6)

Mathew Mitchell (6)

Sterling Mitchell (6) b. 1776, d. 1816 in Jones county
GA. He married Elizabth Brewer on 31 Aug. 1800 in Green
County, Georgia.

Susanna "Sukey" Mitchell (6) b. 17 April 1777 in North
Carolina, d. abt 1853 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She
married Henry Brewer on Aug. 31, 1800 in Green County,
Georgia.

MITCHELL, Robert M.J.
Sept. 22, 1834; Oct. 7, 1834
To wife:  Martha
To child:  not named
Exrs.:  sons, (correct spelling) Geo. G.F. Mitchell and Ransom Mitchell
Wit.:  (correct spelling) Wm. S. Middlebrooks, John Ussery, Jr., James M. Middlebrooks