"First published 1981 by the Tipton County Historical Society"--T.p. verso.

The first record of Abraham Mitchell, Sr. living in the United States, was recorded in Southwark Parish, Surry County, Virginia in 1768. Family traditions are that he came from Ireland. He and his wife Mary had four sons and two daughters. The children of Abraham and Mary stayed in Virginia most of their lives. Their descendants reside in Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, all across the southern part of the United States and elsewhere. Includes Kelsey, Miller, Parnell, Bishop and other related families.