Humphries, Gabriel Choat, Moses Poor, Thomas Mitchell and Thomas Ellis work on the 
road under Richard Cundiff, 0 B 3, P 295.
1777 - A new road from Hudnals road opposite the sch000l house past Jacob Echols, 
through the lands of Guy Smith, William Leftwich Gent, and Daniel Mitchell land into 
Turners Road established. Robert Mitchell appointed surveyor of same. The land under 
William Hudnall, John Phelps and Austin Leftwich, Jr. are to assist the said surveyor in 
clearing the same, B 6, P 132.
1793 - Thomas Pleasants bought from Isaac Mitchell on a branch of Staunton River, DB 
9, P 207.
1811 - John Mitchell from John Boswell, 80 acres on north branch of Staunton River. 
1813 - John Mitchell from Michael Overfelt, personal property, DB 14, P 53.
1820 - Stephen Mitchell from John Mitchell, 65 acres on north branch of Staunton River, 
DB 16, P 130.
1837 - Stephen Mitchell from Henry Mitchell, DB 26, P 145. The same year John 
Mitchell, son, Eldred and his wife Lucy, sold 50 acres to Henry W. Franklin. Henry 
operated the Franklin Mill which was located in what is now the Village East subdivision. 
Henry lived on the property there, DB 26, P 373.
1854 - Thomas Mitchell from Stephen Mitchell, 100 3/4 acres on Staunton River, 
adjacent to Jabez Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell and Henry Franklin, DB 39, P 166.
1885 - The estate of James Mitchell to Jesse M. Mitchell, 178 acres, a part of the James 
Lynch estate, DB 58, P 222.
1886 - John C. Franklin, acting under a decree in circuit court, 27 Apr 1864, made sale 
of a certain tract of land situated on the north side of Radford Ford Road, the land of the 
said Thomas A. Mitchell and others, containing about 60 acres, being a parcel of the land 
whereas Henry W. Franklin died, (finalized 25 Oct, 1873) DB 60, P 23.
There was a John Mitchell in every generation. John S. and S. Mitchell served in the 
Revolutionary War.
D.E., B.D., Edward, T.F., L.R. and Jordan Mitchell served in the Civil War. William and 
Robert died in service.
May 5 1835, James R. Mitchell married Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Robert Franklin.
In 1888, Thomas A. Mitchell deeded for the love and affection I have for my son, B.F.T. 
Ayers. (This was Benjamin Franklin Thomas Ayers, known as Tom Ayers.) Tom used his
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