Some Wiregrass Ancestors and More


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Jane Mixon

      Sex: F

Individual Information
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Parents
         Father: John Mixon II
         Mother: Grace


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Jesse Mixon

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1744 - Darlington, South Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: 1832 - Yazoo Co., MS ( at age 88)
         Burial: in Tilton Cemetery, Topeka, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA

Parents
         Father: John Mixon IV
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Joyce

Spouses and Children
       Children:
                1. Redden Mixon
                2. Elijah Mixon
                3. William Mixon
                4. Vinson Mixon
                5. Jesse Mixon Jr.
1. Elizabeth
       Marriage: 
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       Children:
                1. Cornelius Loften Mixon
                2. John Jehu Mixon
                3. Rachel Mixon
                4. Mary Mixon

Notes
General:
Jesse Mixon

Jesse Mixon was born in South Carolina in 1744, the son of John Mixon IV, of Darlington District, South Carolina. It is not known who his mother was. He died in Yazoo County, Mississippi about 1832. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in South Carolina, serving in Captain Robert Lide's Company of Volunteers, which was organized on October 5, 1775.

He received a small land grant in 1785 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, located on Matthews Bluff, near the Savannah River. He moved to Effingham County, Georgia beforte 1790, and later, to Bulloch County, Georgia. County records of Effingham County indicate he was Administrator of the estate of Henry Webb and Rachel Shorter. In Bulloch County, he was the Administrator of the estate of John Cook.

Jesse Mixon was married twice. It is not known who either of his wives were before marriage. By his first wife, these are his known children, list thought to be incomplete:

1. Reddenb. c1770, m. Amelia ???????.
2. Elijahb. c1774, m. unknown.
3. Williamb. c1776, m. unknown.
4. Vincentb. c1778, m. unknown
5. Jesse, Jr.b. c1780, m. unknown

By the second wife, these are the known children:

6. Corneliusb. c.1790, m. unknown.
7. John Jehub. 1792, m. unknown.
8. Rachel b. 1794, m. Thomas Applewhite, 7/6/1816, Marion Co., MS
9. Maryb. 1796, m. Samuel Miles, 8/11/1818, Marion Co., MS.

Jesse Mixon, his wife, and four or more of their children were in Mississippi Territory by 1811. It is known that the sons, Redden and Jesse Jr. remained in Georgia. Jesse jr. continued to live in Bulloch County, and Redden in Liberty County.

Amelia died in 1850 in Pierce County, GA and is buried in the Shiloh Cemetery.


Reference: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. VIII, pg. 229.

picture Jesse Mixon Jr.

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1780
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Parents
         Father: Jesse Mixon
         Mother: 


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John Mixon IV

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1719 - Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: Mar 1796 - Darlington District, South Carolina ( at age 77)
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: John Mixon III
         Mother: Prudence Lide

Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Elizabeth Joyce
       Marriage: 
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       Children:
                1. John Mixon V
                2. Micha Mixon
                3. Jesse Mixon
                4. Cornelius Mixon
                5. Abraham Mixon
                6. Samuel Mixon


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John Mixon II

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1658 - Gloucester Co., VA
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 Dec 1710 - Abbington Parish, VA ( at age 52)
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: John Mixon
         Mother: 

Spouses and Children
1. *Grace
       Marriage: 1678 - Gloucester Co., VA
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Matthew Mixon
                2. Mary Mixon
                3. Jane Mixon
                4. John Mixon III
                5. William Mixon


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John Mixon

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: in Southampton Co., England
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Spouses and Children
       Children:
                1. John Mixon II


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John Mixon III

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 14 Feb 1680 - Gloucester Co., VA
    Christening: 
          Death: 27 Feb 1734 - Carteret Co., NC ( at age 54)
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: John Mixon II
         Mother: Grace

Spouses and Children
1. *Prudence Lide
       Marriage: 1701 - Gloucester Co., VA
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sabrah Mixon
                2. George Mixon
                3. William Mixon
                4. John Mixon IV

Notes
General:
CHR at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA

picture John Mixon V

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1740
    Christening: 
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Parents
         Father: John Mixon IV
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Joyce


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John Jehu Mixon

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1792 - Effingham Co., GA
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Oct 1855 - Perry Co., MS ( at age 63)
         Burial: 

Parents
         Father: Jesse Mixon
         Mother: Elizabeth

Notes
General:
War of 1812

picture Lula Mixon

      Sex: F

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1900
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Spouses and Children
1. *William Lacy Hines
       Marriage: 
         Status: 


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