George Mixon

Brief Life History of George

When George Mixon was born in 1702, in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, his father, John Mixon III, was 22 and his mother, Prudence Lide, was 19. He married Elizabeth Leith in 1730, in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 1 July 1779, in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

George Mixon
1702–1779
Elizabeth Leith
1709–1776
Marriage: 1730
Salathiel Mixon
1732–1782
Martha Mixon
1732–
Elijah Mixson
1740–1816
Zedekiah Mixon
1752–1811

Sources (11)

  • Beaufort. Deeds 1729–1748, 1695–1729
  • Beaufort. Deeds 1763–1778, 1748–1763
  • Carteret. Deeds 1728–1748, 1721–1740

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1776

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1776

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Name Meaning

English:

variant of Megginson or Meggison .

possibly a habitational name from Mixon in Staffordshire (the name of which means ‘dunghill’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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GEORGE MIXON CA 1702-1779

4 GEORGE MIXON, JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1) George Mixon, s. of John and Prudence Mixon, was b. in Virginia ca. 1702, d. in Beaufort County, N.C, 1779. He received a land …

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