Date of Birth calculated from age at death of 79y 1m 23d.
Also known as Margaret Van Metre Mitchell.
Margaret Van Metre is reported to be a niece to Daniel Boone. She is believed to have been born somewhere in the Yadkin River Valley in western North Carolina. She and her family were with Boone's party, and was a child of eight years, when Boonesborough was attacked by the Shawnee in September 1778 (Siege of Boonesborough). Her recollections of those days were vividly recalled as she related their experiences and the adventures of her own early life upon 'the borders' to her children and grandchildren. Over two dozen of her grandsons and great-grandsons fought for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Married (1) William Neal in NC
Child:
William Neal (1784-1864).
Married (2) Pomroy Mitchell in c. 1789 in NC or VA
Children:
Mary (1790-1829)
Anderson (bef. 1796-1847)
John (c. 1796-aft. 1860)
Archibald (1796-1873 also buried at New Carlisle Cemetery)
Charles (1797-1863)
Nelson (1803-1861)
James (1804-1859)
After the death of Pomroy Mitchell, Margaret and her family moved to Ohio, eventually settling in Clark County.
Married (3) William McClure on 20 Dec 1810 in Greene County, Ohio (no children).
William McClure died in 1818. He named Margaret as an executrix of his estate, and left money and property to her and her youngest son James, to ensure she was well cared for during the rest of her life.
In her later years, Margaret lived with her son Archibald's family, and was well remembered by many of her grandchildren.
(Much of the foregoing information comes from A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family, by Samuel Gordon Smyth, copyright 1909.)
Date of Birth calculated from age at death of 79y 1m 23d.
Also known as Margaret Van Metre Mitchell.
Margaret Van Metre is reported to be a niece to Daniel Boone. She is believed to have been born somewhere in the Yadkin River Valley in western North Carolina. She and her family were with Boone's party, and was a child of eight years, when Boonesborough was attacked by the Shawnee in September 1778 (Siege of Boonesborough). Her recollections of those days were vividly recalled as she related their experiences and the adventures of her own early life upon 'the borders' to her children and grandchildren. Over two dozen of her grandsons and great-grandsons fought for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Married (1) William Neal in NC
Child:
William Neal (1784-1864).
Married (2) Pomroy Mitchell in c. 1789 in NC or VA
Children:
Mary (1790-1829)
Anderson (bef. 1796-1847)
John (c. 1796-aft. 1860)
Archibald (1796-1873 also buried at New Carlisle Cemetery)
Charles (1797-1863)
Nelson (1803-1861)
James (1804-1859)
After the death of Pomroy Mitchell, Margaret and her family moved to Ohio, eventually settling in Clark County.
Married (3) William McClure on 20 Dec 1810 in Greene County, Ohio (no children).
William McClure died in 1818. He named Margaret as an executrix of his estate, and left money and property to her and her youngest son James, to ensure she was well cared for during the rest of her life.
In her later years, Margaret lived with her son Archibald's family, and was well remembered by many of her grandchildren.
(Much of the foregoing information comes from A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family, by Samuel Gordon Smyth, copyright 1909.)
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