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Where did the English Mitchell family come from? What is the English Mitchell family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mitchell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mitchell family history?
The distinguished surname Mitchell is one of the many names that first came to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from the given name "Michel," meaning "who is like God."
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- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham and many more.First found in Surrey, where the family held a family seat from very early times. The Mitchell ancestors were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mitchell research. Another 251 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1068, 1438, 1745, and 1816 are included under the topic Early Mitchell History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Mitchell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 149 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Mitchell. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Mitchell Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Francis Mitchell, who landed in Virginia in 1618
- Maudlin Mitchell, who sailed to Virginia in 1620
- Maudlin Mitchell, who arrived in Virginia in 1620
- Experience Mitchell, who landed in Plymouth, Mass in 1623
- Mathew Mitchell, who arrived in Connecticut in 1630
Mitchell Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Saml Mitchell, who landed in Virginia in 1706
- Edwd Mitchell, who arrived in Virginia in 1706
- Benjamin Mitchell, who arrived in Maryland in 1752
- William Mitchell and his wife Agnes Buchanan, who emigrated from Scotland to Connecticut in 1755
- Richard Mitchell, who arrived in America in 1760-1763
Mitchell Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Spencer Cochrane Mitchell, who arrived in Maryland in 1800
- Sarah Mitchell, aged 25, arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1804
- Jane Mitchell, who landed in America in 1804
- Peter Mitchell, who landed in Savanna(h), Ga in 1811
- Spencer Mitchell, aged 35, landed in Maryland in 1812
Mitchell Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Edmund Mitchell, who landed in Mississippi in 1906
- Gus Mitchell, who arrived in Arkansas in 1906
- Guss Mitchell, who landed in Arkansas in 1906
- Myer Mitchell, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1906
- Andrew Mitchell, who landed in Alabama in 1923
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We offer a large range of products for you to enjoy with your Coat of Arms. From the coffee cup in the kitchen to the frame in the living room.
- Joan Mitchell (1925-1992), acclaimed American abstract expressionist painter
- Arthur Mitchell (b. 1934), world-renowned dancer, artistic director, educator, and choreographer who founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem
- Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), American astronomer who was the first to discover a comet with the use of a telescope and was the first woman admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as the American Philosophical Society
- Edgar Dean Mitchell (b. 1930), American pilot, engineer, astronaut, sixth person to walk on the Moon and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Dennis Mitchell (b. 1966), former American athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4 x 100 m relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), American physician
- Brigadier General William Lendrum "Billy" Mitchell (1879-1936), American aviation pioneer regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal
- Margaret Munnerlyn MItchell (1900-1949), American author who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for her novel Gone with the Wind
- Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. (1911-1984), Civil rights activist, chief lobbyist for the NAACP for nearly 30 years and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- George John Mitchell Jr. (b. 1933), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. MoreMore about the Mitchell History...
We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Descendants of John Mitchell of Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Warren A. Brannon.
- The Mitchell Family of Tipton County, Tennessee by Helen Mitchell Goggins.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
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The Mitchell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mitchell Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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