Lucy Lindley Mitchell

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• Residence: South Africa
• Residence: 1880, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
• Departure: 25 Aug 1928, Liverpool, Lancashire; Age: 54
• Arrival: 3 Sep 1928, New York, USA

Notes:

Lucy Lindley Mitchell Molteno note her memoirs, with the help of her grand daughter, at the age 83. These go back to the American Civil War and on to South Africa.

A copy of these is available on the Molteno Family website at https://www.moltenofamily.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lucy-Molteno-What-a-Strange-Thing-is-Memory-pdf.pdf

Lucy married John Charles Molteno on 23 Dec 1897 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. John (son of John Charles Molteno, Sir and Elizabeth Maria Jarvis) was born on 5 Mar 1860 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Jan 1924 in Sandown House, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucy Blair Mitchell Molteno was born on 16 Feb 1899 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Feb 1983 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
2. Caroline Molteno was born on 6 Oct 1901 in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; died on 19 Nov 1989 in Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa.
3. John Charles Molteno was born on 13 Jul 1905 in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; died on 1 Sep 1971 in Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa.
4. Christopher Jarvis 'Peter' Molteno was born on 19 Dec 1907 in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; died on 18 Feb 2000 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
5. Elizabeth Virginia Molteno was born on 23 Dec 1911 in Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; died in Jul 2003 in Oxfordshire.

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• Residence: 1850, Sonoma, California, USA
• Residence: 1850, New York, USA
• Residence: 1880, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

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Clarence Green Mitchell was born to John W. Mitchell and Caroline Mitchell in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1826. He spent a short period of time in San Francisco, California, in the mid-1850s and received an appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for the State of California in New York in 1852. He married Sarah A. Lindley in New York in 1872. Clarence G. Mitchell worked as an attorney in his father's practice, Mitchells & Hinsdale (in partnership with Elizur B. Hinsdale). Clarence Mitchell played a significant role in the management of distributions from the Mary Green estate to his cousins Timothy Green Mitchell, Martha Louise Mitchell, and Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Green Mitchell. Clarence G. Mitchell died in South Carolina in 1893.

Clarence married Sarah Adams Lindley on 20 Nov 1872 in New York, USA. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Lindley and Lucy Virginia Allen) was born on 2 Nov 1839 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Feb 1912 in New York, USA; was buried on 5 Feb 1912 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1860
• Residence: 1910, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
• Will: 7 Feb 1912, New York, USA; Mrs Mitchell left an estate more than $200,000, which was divided among her 3 daughters. Caroline rec'd 85K, Lucy & Anna 60K each and stepson Clarence Blair Mitchell about 10K

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• Residence: 1824, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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Elected Charleston City Attoney in October 1817. That same year, he beganhis law practice in Charleston and became active in Episcopal affairs.Moved to New York City around 1833 and continued his law practice there.Served as Commissioner of Deeds of South Carolina in New York City.Founder of churches and active in Episcopal affairs in the city. Duringthe Civil War, was a Peace Democrat in New York City.



John Wroughten Mitchell was born in 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina. He married Timothy Green's daughter, Caroline, in 1825. The couple had three children; Clarence Green Mitchell, Anna Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell. John W. Mitchell practiced law in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in 1817, and in New York when his family relocated in 1835. There, he formed a legal partnership with his brother-in-law, Timothy Ruggles Green. He was appointed the Commissioner of Deeds for Massachusetts in New York City in 1843 and for South Carolina in 1852. John W. Mitchell was active in the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and New York. He served as Treasurer of the Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union Society and became a member of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York. John W. Mitchell died in South Carolina in 1878. His wife Caroline died in 1860.

John married Caroline Green on 18 Aug 1825 in St Pauls, New York, USA. Caroline (daughter of Timothy Green and Mary Martin) was born on 13 Mar 1802 in New York City, New York, USA; died on 19 May 1860 in New York City, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Departure: Mozambique
• Departure: 3 Dec 1834, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Emigration: 1835; Arrival in Sth Africa
• Arrival: 15 Sep 1859, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Arrival: 1860, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 2 Jun 1880, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Daniel Lindley (August 24, 1801 – September 3, 1880) was an American missionary in South Africa. He and his wife Lucy founded the Inanda Seminary School in 1869. Lindley was pastor to the first Dutch Reformed Church in the Orange Free State. He was a pastor to the Voortrekkers. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lindley

Daniel married Lucy Virginia Allen on 20 Nov 1834 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Lucy (daughter of Orlando Allen and Mary Smith) was born on 16 Apr 1810 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA; died on 22 Nov 1877 in New York, USA; was buried on 24 Nov 1877 in North Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: New York, USA
• Birth: 16 Apr 1810, Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA
• Residence: 1824, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA
• Departure: 3 Dec 1834, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Burial: Nov 1877, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA
• Death: 22 Nov 1877, New York, USA

John married Anne Hinkley in 1790. Anne (daughter of William Hinckley and Elizabeth Ball) was born on 26 Jul 1760 in South Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1812 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Timothy Green was born in 1765. He resided in Worcester, Massachusetts with his wife Mary (aka "Polly" or "Serena") before moving to New York City. Green received his education at Rhode Island College (now Brown University) and practiced law in New York City. He predominantly worked in probate law and the settlement of minor financial disputes. Green was a land speculator and engaged in other mercantile affairs, especially with his brothers Samuel Green, who operated a store in Columbia, South Carolina, and Meltiah Green, who settled in Jamaica and died of yellow fever on the Island of St. Bartholomew. In December 1813, Timothy Green became lost at sea while returning from Charleston, South Carolina aboard the pilot boat, the Patriot . Colonel Aaron Burr's daughter, Theodosia was also onboard. Timothy Green's son, Timothy Ruggles Green, inherited the legal practice. Timothy and Mary's other children included Joseph Martin, Mary E., Martha Lynde Mitchell, Caroline Mitchell, and Elizabeth H. Green.

Died:
At sea while returning from Charleston, sloop "Patriot"

Timothy married Mary Martin on 20 May 1792 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Joseph Martin and Judeth Bosworth) was born on 28 Jul 1762 in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Dec 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Education: 14 Nov 1797; One of founders of the Franklin Literary Society at Jefferson College
• Graduation: 1800; Graduated Princeton
• Occupation: 9 Nov 1803, Waterford, Washington, Ohio, USA; Ordained Presbytarian Minister
• Occupation: 1808, Athens, Harrison, Ohio, USA; Preceptor of Ohio University

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Jacob Lindley was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in 1800 with a B.A. and M.A. He became a Presbyterian minister at Waterford, OH, and served at Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, Cumberland, and Athens. He was one of the organizers of Ohio University where he served as Trustee from 1805 - 1838, President from 1808 - 1822, Professor of Moral Philosophy from 1822 - 1824, and professor of mathematics from 1824- 1826.

Jacob married Hannah Dickey in 1800. Hannah (daughter of Samuel E Dickey, II and Mary Jackson) was born on 26 May 1782 in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Dec 1848 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1794, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
• Death: 5 Dec 1848, Pontatoc, Pontatoc, Mississippi, USA

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• Residence: 1830, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
• Residence: 1840, Amherst, Erie, New York, USA
• Residence: Mar 1850, Erie, New York, USA

Orlando married Mary Smith on 20 Dec 1805 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. Mary (daughter of John Smith and Jemima Man) was born on 16 May 1778 in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Mar 1812 in New Concord, Columbia, New York, USA; was buried in New Concord, Columbia, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: Abt 1786, New York, USA