tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159171294264683755.post4299775165296888796..comments2022-11-03T09:39:17.621-05:00Comments on Dancing With The Ancestors: Greenberry MitchellScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173730225909124769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159171294264683755.post-34840471244402882812017-01-19T09:36:46.546-06:002017-01-19T09:36:46.546-06:00Kevin - from what I've found, there were two d...Kevin - from what I've found, there were two distinct Mitchell lines: one arrived in the New England area and the other in MD (this is my line). Captain William Mitchell and his brother Thomas Mitchell settled first in MD. William Mitchell then moved to VA. From that point, that line spread out to NC, SC, TN, KY and beyond. Greenberry was a popular name in the 1800s, so it's not surprising to find multiple people with the same first name, let alone surname. There's most likely a connection since families tended to share names. William has been passed down in my family for generations, with siblings giving their children that name, so you might have six or more William Mitchell(s). Then, siblings would name their children after a brother or sister, thus creating multiples of another name. It can be quite confusing. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173730225909124769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159171294264683755.post-22055197761628080352017-01-18T14:34:54.510-06:002017-01-18T14:34:54.510-06:00I have two Greenberry Mitchells in East Tennessee,...I have two Greenberry Mitchells in East Tennessee, that Im having trouble with...one in Hancock Co, the other in Grainger Co, which is right beside Hancock! I thought they were the same person, but they are both on seperate censuses in the same years. Both were born in late 1700s in SC...oh, and there's yet another Greenberry Mitchell thats living in SC around the same time!! I'm thinking that SURELY there's a connection!Kevin Mullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440806344590906113noreply@blogger.com