Children of the Revolution

It is Published!

The 3rd book written by my cousin David Bowles.

If you like historical novels you would enjoy this series.

I had so much fun helping David with the research for 

The Children of the Revolution

and

Adam's Daughters

He has self proclaimed me the "Mitchell Genealogist"

My ancestor John is in the book, some passages bring me

to tears because David has brought him to life.

But can I tell the story of how the books came to be?

You have heard me mention

Aunt Annie before

She was interested in Family History

She wanted to preserve our
Galbreath- Mitchell history.

She did by putting the history in book form.

Her Great Great Grandfather was

Adam Mitchell 

he fought on his family farm during the 

Battle of Guilford Courthouse

1781

Our ancestor is his son John

Some 150 years later she came in contact

with another sons family

Hezeikiah

they were from Corinth MS 

they knew the same story.

The story of Adam's mother Margaret, hiding with the children

in the Spring House and fighting off British Solders.

When they found her and the children,

the solder ordered her to get up so he could inspect the trunk she was sitting on

 she would not! "you can kill me but I won't get up"

The solder left her and the children unharmed.

What was in the trunk?

Our Mitchell family bible dated 1767

it is still in our family

Also, the family pewter that could of been melted down

to use as ammunition by the British.

After the Battle, Margaret tended to the wounded, on

both sides.

And went directly to General Cornwallis

demanded her son, Adam who had been

captured and held in a pig pen, be returned home.

Her request was granted.

What was amazing was in 1940

2 families who had not been in contact with each other

knew the SAME story.

Move forward to 

2007

I met cousin David Bowles, from the daughter of Adam

Rebekah.

He had written a book about our family!

Spring House

the story of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

David did not know about the family bible and

I was able to give him the correct spelling of 

Rebeckah.

David and I had a wonderful time when we put 

together a Adam Mitchell reunion

in Jonesborough TN

2009

There are 10,000 descendants by now.

About 50 attended from

4 of Adam's 13 children.

We only have contact with Robert, John, Rebeckah and Hezikah.

Over the years we have become

close cousins.

Many times we are going through documents, frequent phone calls, bouncing ideas

off each other about our ancestors.

The dining table and 1515 when we were working on

Children of the Revolution.

It has brought so much joy to me.

David and I may be 5th cousins

but there is such a strong bond,

The Mitchell family bond.