Nancy Craig1

b. 22 March 1786, d. 12 July 1837
FatherRobert Craig2 b. 28 Dec 1744, d. 4 Feb 1834
MotherJane Denny (?)3
Nancy Craig|b. 22 Mar 1786\nd. 12 Jul 1837|p14887.htm|Robert Craig|b. 28 Dec 1744\nd. 4 Feb 1834||Jane Denny (?)|||||||||||||||
Birth22 Mar 1786 Nancy Craig was born on 22 Mar 1786 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.4 
Name Other  Her "proper" name was Ann, however she used the common nickname Nancy most of her life. 
Marriage26 Jul 1808 Nancy married first John Mitchell, son of (?) Mitchell, on 26 Jul 1808.1 
  John was a widower with 4 children. His first wife, Elizabeth King, died in 1806. Elizabeth was the sister of William King, an extensive landowner in southwest Virginia. John and Elizabeth had named their first son William in his honor but the infant died young. In 1809 John and Nancy named their first son William King Mitchell. They named their second son after Nancy's father Robert Craig. 
Widowed15 Aug 1821  John died in August 1821. Elizabeth had given birth to the couple's 7th child less then 2 months earlier. 
Marriage20 Oct 1824 She married second Rev. Stephen Bovell on 20 Oct 1824 in Washington County, Virginia. Rev. Bovell was also widowed.5 
  They may have had one child together, a daughter named Juliann or Margaret, who married but died young.6 
Migration26 Sep 1836  On Monday, Sept. 26, 1836, Nancy and Stephen, accompanied by other family members, left Clover Hill near Abingdon for Missouri.7  
  The trip took two months. They traveled by wagon, covering about 20 miles a day, depending on the condition of the roads. Nancy kept a journal of the trip, noting every town along the way, the weather, and the hospitality of the inn keepers where they stopped for the night. 
  The family eventually settled in Randolph Co. (near Huntsville), however when they initially arrived in Missouri they continued farther north, visiting Nancy's daughter Sarah Davis and her husband John.7 
Death12 Jul 1837 Nancy died on 12 Jul 1837 in Randolph County, Missouri, at age 51. She had called Missouri home less than a year.3 

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Family

John Mitchell d. 15 Aug 1821
Children
  • William King Mitchell1 (25 May 1809 - )
  • Robert Craig Mitchell1 (22 Feb 1811 - )
  • Sarah Harriett Mitchell+1 (circa 1813 - )
  • Ann Amanda Elizabeth Mitchell1 (Nov 1814 - )
  • Rachel Henderson Louisa Mitchell1 (4 Feb 1816 - )
  • Leonidas Watkins Mitchell1 (5 Jul 1818 - )
  • James Bourne Mitchell1 (27 Jun 1821 - 21 Mar 1901)
Last Edited20 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S2626] Mitchell Bible, printed and published May 8, 1805, family data copied in 1949 by Beverly Fleet (transcription), Madera County Library (http://www.maderacountylibrary.org/bible.pdf : accessed Apr 2011).
  2. [S2627] "The Mitchell Line", Evermore - The Mitchell line (http://www.evermore.imagedjinn.com/home/category/… : Apr 2011). Ancestors of Dorothy M. Mitchell McClure (1903-2003).
  3. [S2627] "James Bourne Mitchell Autobiography", Evermore - The Mitchell line (http://www.evermore.imagedjinn.com/home/category/… : Apr 2011).
  4. [S2627] "Anne Middleton Craig Mitchell Bovell Travel Journal, 1836", Evermore - The Mitchell line (http://www.evermore.imagedjinn.com/home/category/… : Apr 2011). Annotation provides date and place of birth.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 6, 71.
  6. [S2627] "Anne Middleton Craig Mitchell Bovell Travel Journal, 1836", Evermore - The Mitchell line (http://www.evermore.imagedjinn.com/home/category/… : Apr 2011). Anne Mitchell Bovell kept a journal of her travel from Abingdon, VA to Randolph Co., MO in 1836. The journal was held by Anne's son Rev. J.B. Mitchell who added the annotation about his half sister.
  7. [S2627] "Anne Middleton Craig Mitchell Bovell Travel Journal, 1836", Evermore - The Mitchell line (http://www.evermore.imagedjinn.com/home/category/… : Apr 2011). Anne Mitchell Bovell kept a journal of her travel from Abingdon, VA to Randolph Co., MO in 1836. The journal was held by Anne's son Rev. J.B. Mitchell and then by John T. Mitchell. A transcript was shared with the Evermore website owner by Mitchell Noll.
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