Johnston County, NC - George Mitchell Court Claim 1850 ----¤¤¤---- George Mitchell Johnston County Court Claim 1850 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Johnston county On this the 25 day of August personaly appeared before the subscribor one of the active Justices of the Peace in and for said County WILLIAM EDGERTON a citizen of Wayne County aged 65 years who being solemly affirmed declares and sayth that he knew GEORGE MITCHELL and PENNY MITCHELL his wife the widow of said MITCHELL fore GEORGE MITCHELL lived very near when he lived in the county of Wayne and he knows that they was man and wife as at least they lived together as such as near as he can affirm and he is know well aquainted with HANDY MITCHELL a son of the afore said GEORGE MITCHELL but his age I can not say precisley about but I don't think there is much difference in our own age from known circumstances and there now living sow close together and he thinks it very likely that the old man never kept a family record for such things are not frequently don by persons, in there circumstances and education and that MITCHELL was a Revolutionary Soldier there is no question and he was a soldier and he has no hesitation but HANDY MITCHELL was his son and his oath affirmed to and subscribed before me of the acting justices of the Peace of said County. WILLIAM EDGERTON WILLIAM RAINS JP State of North Carolina Johnston County I THOMAS BAGLEY clerk of the court of Pleas in for said county do hereby certify the WILLIAM RAINS as above is a magistrate and that the signature to be his and genuine set under my hand and seal of office the 18th day of October 1850 THOMAS BAGLEY I WILLIAM RAINS justice of the Peace do hereby certify that WILLIAM EDGERTON Snr. who has affirmed to the within is a Respectable resident of Wayne County and his statements are entitled to credit that he resides near the line of this county and has appeared before me because it was mere convenient for him and all that the attend affirmed maid before signing and believe him to be about sixty five years of age. I also certify I know HANDY MITCHELL who is alluded to in said affidavite and believe said MITCHELL to bee about the age sixty for or sixty five years old. WILLIAM RAINS JP Of Johnston County ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by K. Mitchell ___________________________________________________________________