I am trying to verify some information in my family line and want to make sure this information is correct (it is collected from other rootsweb info and not personally verified) -

Luke Mizell III (1683-1756) is probably the son of Lawrence Mizelle (son of Luke I, 1614-1673) and was married to Sarah Smithwick Charlton. Their children were -

John (1712-1847)
Charlton (1710-1740)
James Edward (b. 1716)
Luke (1722-1768)
Mary (1723-1738)
William (1725-1793)

Please correct any of the dates that are not correct and let me know where you got your information. Your help would be greatly appreciated. I am descended from John.

As far as I have been able to determine, Luke II, William and John Mizell all had a son named Luke. It is commonly thought that Luke Mizell II married Sarah Charlton, daughter of William Charlton. A prominent North Carolina researcher, William Bennett, who had done exensive work on the Smithwick Family said he had never found proof or seen the name in any of the old documents.
This Luke Mizell II was the son of Luke Mizell I. There are some sources that state he was the son of Lawwrence, but I have followed the Mizell family line and only the descendants of John, son of Lawrence, have used the name Lawrence or Bethina for their descendants.
My mother was a Mizell and I have worked on this family for years. I acknowledge some information cannot be proved but conclusions have been reached by a number of researchers.
Will provide more information if you would like to ask questions.

My GrGrGrGrGrGrGrandfather was John Smithwick who married Sarah Speller. I
also have a Susannah Mizell who married my GrGrGrGrGrand Uncle John Fletcher.

Beth

I have read lots of posts supporting Luke II or Lawrence as the father of Luke III. I was not sure of the current theory. If he was not married to Sarah Charlton, who was his wife? Are the dates that I have listed correct for the children? I have found several different variations on the dates as well. I'm not sure where this information is documented. I would appreciate your help. Thanks.

I believe the information available indicates that Luke III was the son of Luke II. His wife was named Sarah and it is commonly accepted that she was the daughter of Judge William Charlton even though we have no proof. It is also believed that William Charlton was married to Susannah Smithwick, again no proof. Luke testified in an affadavit that he was born 1683 and married in 1703.

My information shows his children as:

Charlton- Born cir 1705, he witnessed at least two documents in 1737 and he probably died in 1737-8 as I have found no other record with his name. Susannah witnessed these documents also and when Luke later deeded land to her he included a 7 year right of revocation, a provision that was not in other deeds to his children. She could be the widow of Charlton. Susannah married Richard Tomlinson.

Mary- Born cir 1710. she was deeded land adjacent to her fathers'. She married Edward Collins and when their son, Edward Collins sold the land he included a provision to protect her grave site.

Luke IV- Born cir 1712. He was deeded land and after his father died he moved to Duplin County, NC and then to South Carolina near the Savannah River. After Susannah's death, she leaving no heirs, he sold the property giving his residence as SC.

Elizabeth-Born cir 1715. Her father also deeded land to her and she married Charles Burch.

Martha- Born cir 1719-20. She also received land and was married first to James Leggett, second to Richard Tomlinson, third to Hezekiah Ponder.

The information I have indicates John to be the son of Lawrence, born 1650.

I found this information on a number of visits to the North Carolina Archives.

I am working on my family beginning with Aaron Mizell (1730-ca. 1809). I believe this Aaron is the son of John Mizelle (1712-1747) and Margaret Miller (1710-1737) of Chowan County. Could this John be a son of John (b. 1684), son of Lawrence, that you mentioned? If so, do you know the other siblings of the 1712 John and who the mother was? Could you please tell me what the resources were that you found in the NC Archives?

Thank you so much for your help.

I agree that John is the son of Lawrence, whose estate was settled in 1698, sometimes this was several years after the person's death. John's only sibling that I have found is "Elinor".

In:Probate Records in Chowan County N.C. Bound Miscellaneous Papers, 1694-1799. compiled by Jonathan B. Butcher,published in The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, August 1981.

On April 1747 Margaret petitioned for adm on her husband, John Meazel.

In 1748 Divission to:the widow, John Meassells, Joseph Meassells, Moses Meassells, Aaron Meassells, Timothy Meassells, Jeremiah Meassells and Margaret Meassells.

I have made numerous trips to the North Carolina Archives and have information from original documents, deeds, wills and court records. and books compiled by different authors.

Most large libraries have good genealogical records and there are many from North Carolina. You cdeeds, wills and court records.an also search Google Books and find some information.

Hope this information will be of help.

Barbara

Thank you so much. That's exactly what I needed. I live out of state and 2 hours from the state library, so I cannot get to the records right now. I appreciate your providing the resource so that I can follow up later. That should fill in the gap that I was questioning.

Many libraries now have Ancestry that you can access in the library, a few let you log on from your home.
Have you tried this?

Yes. I have Ancestry at home. That's how I ran into all the conflicting information and needed clarification. Thanks for your help.