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Capt. William Mitchell Esq.
- Born: Abt 1615, Chichester, Sussexshire, England
- Marriage (1): Unknown
- Died: Bef 04 Mar 1659, St. Mary's Co., MD
 Notes:
Capt. William Mitchell Esq., Gent. was named as a headright on 2 October 1655 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as Wm. Mitchell, one of the 12 headrights listed for Thomas Leatherberry who was granted a patent for 600 acres in Northampton County on the side side of the southern branch of Onancock & bounding westerly on land of John Dorman.
On 2 Dec 1655 in N'hamp County William Johnson, attorney for Capt. William Michell, was given Power of Attorney to dispose of any estate belonging to Michell or his children in Maryland. He was named as a headright on 27 November 1657 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as Wm. Mitchell, one of the 5 headrights listed for Thomas Bell who was granted a patent for 227 acres in Northampton County at the head of Nuswattock Creek, southerly on a branch parting it from land of John Tilney & John Johnson Jr. & northerly by land of John Pepper.
William Michell represented N'hamp County, VA in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1657/58 to 1658.[2]
He was granted a certificate for land on 20 December 1658 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that Capt. William Michell was granted 500 acres for transporting William Michell, George Michell, Elisabeth Michell, Margrett Michell, & Joane his wife. (NOTE: However, there was no patent recorded in the Virginia Land Patents and Grants.).
He died before 1 November 1659 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that administration on the estate of Capt. William Michael or Michell was granted to Joan Michael who became the admtrx of her late husband Capt. William Michael dec'd.
William married.
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