Mitchell and White Genealogy

Tracing the Ancestors of Wealthy Edward Mitchell and Hattie Pride White

Frances ("Franky") Pendleton1,2

F, #4540, d. bef 1810

Parents

Key Events

EventDateDescription
Marriage13 Mar 1801Jabez Camden and Frances ("Franky") Pendleton married on 13 Mar 1801 in Amherst County, Virginia.3,1
DeathBef 1810She died bef 1810 in Amherst County, Virginia.4,5,6

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Will2 Jan 1774Frances ("Franky") Pendleton was named as a beneficiary in the will of William Pendleton on 2 Jan 1774 in Amherst County, Virginia, together with Benjamin Pendleton, Betsey ("Betta") Pendleton, Edmund Pendleton, Isaac Pendleton, James Pendleton, John Pendleton, Mary Pendleton, Reuben Pendleton, Richard Pendleton, Sarah Pendleton, and Elizabeth Tinsley.7

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Citations

  1. [S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ : accessed 3 Dec 2025), Jabez Camden and Frances Pendleton, married 13 Mar 1801, Amherst County, Virginia.
  2. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, plaintiffs include Elizabeth "Betsey" Camden, daughter of Franky Camden [nee Pendleton], who married William Ashley.
  3. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, index number 1853-024, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.
  4. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, index number 1853-024, suit states that Franky Camden [nee Pendleton] married Jabez Camden and died before her brother William Pendleton, and that he died 20 Feb 1828.
  5. [S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," Jabez Camden and Nancy Mays, married 28 May 1811, Amherst, Virginia.
  6. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 280, Jabaz Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/646665, with a household consisting of one male under age 10, one male age 10 to 15, one male age 16 to 25, one male age 26 to 44, two females under age 10, one female age 10 to 15, wife Francis missing, assumed to be deceased.
  7. [S1794] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 1, 1761-1780: pp. 507-509, William Pendleton will, 2 Jan 1774; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P7-SFV): accessed 3 Dec 2025), image group number 007643857 (item 2 of 3), images 264-265 of 279; citing Amherst County courthouse records.

Jabez Camden1,2

M, #4541, b. abt 1768, d. 27 Oct 1844

Parents

Key Events

EventDateDescription
BirthAbt 1768Jabez Camden was born abt 1768.3,4
Marriage13 Mar 1801He and Frances ("Franky") Pendleton married on 13 Mar 1801 in Amherst County, Virginia.5,6
Marriage28 May 1811He and Nancy Mays married on 28 May 1811 in Amherst County, Virginia.7
Death27 Oct 1844He died on 27 Oct 1844 in Amherst County, Virginia.8

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Tax ListFrom 1792 to 1822Jabez Camden appeared on the tax list from 1792 to 1822 in Amherst County, Virginia.9
Census18106 Aug 1810He appeared in the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Amherst County, Virginia, as head of household. He is the male aged 26-44.3
Will14 May 1813He was named as a beneficiary in the will of William Camden on 14 May 1813 in Amherst County, Virginia, together with Esther Camden, Henry Camden, Leroy Camden, Micajah Camden, Nancy Camden, Pency Camden, Sally Lee Camden, Susannna H. Camden, Sybell Dent, and Sally T. Bell.1
Census7 Aug 1820He appeared in the census on 7 Aug 1820 at in Amherst County, Virginia, as head of household. He is the male aged 45 and over.10
Census18301 Jun 1830He appeared in the 1830 census in Amherst County, Virginia, as head of household. He is the male aged 60-69.11
Census18401 Jun 1840He appeared in the 1840 census in Amherst County, Virginia, as head of household. He is the male aged 70-79.4

Researcher's Notes

There are court cases in Lincoln County, Kentucky around 1800 involving Jabez Camden of Amherst County, Virginia.

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1793] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Inventories and accounts, 1810-1818: pp. 214-15, William Camden will, 14 May 1813; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SCDM): accessed 3 Dec 2025), image group number 007643859 (item 1 of 2), image 131 of 330; citing Amherst County courthouse records.
  2. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit states that Franky Camden [nee Pendleton] married Jabez Camden and died before her brother William Pendleton, and that he died 20 Feb 1828.
  3. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 280, Jabaz Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/646665, with a household consisting of one male under age 10, one male age 10 to 15, one male age 16 to 25, one male age 26 to 44, two females under age 10, one female age 10 to 15.
  4. [S90] 1840 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 210, Jabez Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/records/3478423, with a household consisting of one male under age 5, one male age 10 to 14, one male age 15 to 19, one male age 30 to 39, one male age 70 to 79, three females age 20 to 29, one female age 30 to 39, two females age 40 to 49.
  5. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, index number 1853-024, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.
  6. [S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ : accessed 3 Dec 2025), Jabez Camden and Frances Pendleton, married 13 Mar 1801, Amherst County, Virginia.
  7. [S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," Jabez Camden and Nancy Mays, married 28 May 1811, Amherst, Virginia.
  8. [S1792] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, Bluford Camden vs. Amrose R. Burford & wife, index number 1845-005, 1845; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1845-005#img : accessed 3 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, in deposition of Robert Grant on 16 Jul 1845 he states that Jabez Camden died the 27th of last October [27 Oct 1844].
  9. [S1799] , Amherst County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1851; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/775689): accessed 2025); citing microfilm of original records at the Virginia State Library in Richmond, Virginia. Jabez Camden entries.
  10. [S88] 1820 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), USA, Amherst, page 21, Jabez Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/records/149861, with a household consisting of one male age 10 to 15, one male age 16 to 25, one male age 45 or older, four females under age 10, three females age 16 to 25, one female age 26 to 44.
  11. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 501, Jabez Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/records/880499, with a household consisting of one male under age 5, one male age 5 to 9, two males age 20 to 29, one male age 60 to 69, one female age 5 to 9, one female age 10 to 14, two females age 20 to 29, one female age 30 to 39.

Bluford Camden1

M, #4542

Parents

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Other Information

  • Appears on Lists: Recent Changes
  • Relationships: 3rd great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
  • Last Edited: 28 Jun 2026 15:26:49

Citations

  1. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.

Jordan Camden1

M, #4543

Parents

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EventDateDescription
Person SourceJordan Camden had person sources.1

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  • Appears on Lists: Recent Changes
  • Relationships: 3rd great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
  • Last Edited: 28 Jun 2026 15:26:49

Citations

  1. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.

Polly Camden1

F, #4544

Parents

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EventDateDescription
Person SourcePolly Camden had person sources.1

Other Information

  • Appears on Lists: Recent Changes
  • Relationships: 3rd great-grandaunt of William Keith Dishman
  • Last Edited: 28 Jun 2026 15:26:49

Citations

  1. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.

Frances Camden1

M, #4545, d. bef 1851

Parents

Key Events

EventDateDescription
DeathBef 1851Frances Camden died bef 1851.1

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Person SourceFrances Camden had person sources.1

Other Information

  • Appears on Lists: Recent Changes
  • Relationships: 3rd great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
  • Last Edited: 28 Jun 2026 15:26:49

Citations

  1. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.

Robert H. Grant1

F, #4546

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Person SourceRobert H. Grant had person sources.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.

Micajah Camden1

M, #4547

Parents

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Person SourceMicajah Camden had person sources.1
Census18106 Aug 1810He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Amherst County, Virginia.2
Will14 May 1813He was named as a beneficiary in the will of William Camden on 14 May 1813 in Amherst County, Virginia, together with Esther Camden, Henry Camden, Jabez Camden, Leroy Camden, Nancy Camden, Pency Camden, Sally Lee Camden, Susannna H. Camden, Sybell Dent, and Sally T. Bell.3
Census18301 Jun 1830He was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 census in Lincoln County, Kentucky.4

Other Information

  • Appears on Lists: Recent Changes
  • Relationships: 3rd great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
  • Last Edited: 28 Jun 2026 15:26:49

Citations

  1. [S1791] Amherst County, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1779-1912, Elizabeth Lucas et al. vs. William Pendleton executors, index number 1853-024, Jul 1851; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=009-1853-024 : accessed 2 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, suit lists the children of Jabez and Elizabeth Camden.
  2. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 282, Mieagah Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 19 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/646712, with a household consisting of one male under age 10, one male age 10 to 15, one male age 26 to 44, , one female age 26 to 44.
  3. [S1793] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Inventories and accounts, 1810-1818: pp. 214-15, William Camden will, 14 May 1813; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SCDM): accessed 3 Dec 2025), image group number 007643859 (item 1 of 2), image 131 of 330; citing Amherst County courthouse records.
  4. [S89] 1830 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Kentucky, Lincoln County, page 347, Micajah Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 19 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/records/1873189, with a household consisting of one male age 60 to 69, one female age 30 to 39, one female age 50 to 59.

Nancy Mays

F, #4548

Key Events

EventDateDescription
Marriage28 May 1811Jabez Camden and Nancy Mays married on 28 May 1811 in Amherst County, Virginia.1

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Other Information

Citations

  1. [S413] , "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ : accessed 3 Dec 2025), Jabez Camden and Nancy Mays, married 28 May 1811, Amherst, Virginia.

William Camden1

M, #4549, b. est 1740, d. abt Jun 1813

Parents

Key Events

EventDateDescription
BirthEst 1740William Camden was born est 1740.2,3
DeathAbt Jun 1813He died abt Jun 1813 in Amherst County, Virginia.4

Children with Sybell Dent (b. est 1750, d. aft Oct 1815)

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EventDateDescription
Deed-Land6 Mar 1769William Camden received 152 acres for £35 in Amherst County, Virginia, on 6 Mar 1769.
Census1783He appeared in the census in 1783 at in Amherst County, Virginia, as head of household.5
Tax ListFrom 1784 to 1812He appeared on the tax list from 1784 to 1812 in Amherst County, Virginia.6
Deed-Land16 Jul 1804He conveyed 414 acres on Bever Creek for $1 in Amherst County, Virginia, to Henry Camden on 16 Jul 1804. Land conveyed from father to son for natural love and affection.7
Deed-Land16 Jul 1804He conveyed 113 acres on north bank of the Fluvanna River for $1 in Amherst County, Virginia, to Marble Camden on 16 Jul 1804. Land conveyed from father to son for natural love and affection.8
Probate18 Nov 1805He was the administrator of Marble Camden's estate on 18 Nov 1805 in Amherst County, Virginia.9
Census18106 Aug 1810He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Amherst County, Virginia.2
Will14 May 1813He made a will on 14 May 1813 in Amherst County, Virginia. Esther Camden, Henry Camden, Jabez Camden, Leroy Camden, Micajah Camden, Nancy Camden, Pency Camden, Sally Lee Camden, Susannna H. Camden, Sybell Dent, and Sally T. Bell were beneficiaries.4
Probate21 Jun 1813His estate was probated on 21 Jun 1813 in Amherst County, Virginia.4

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Citations

  1. [S1793] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Inventories and accounts, 1810-1818: pp. 214-15, William Camden will, 14 May 1813; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SCDM): accessed 3 Dec 2025), image group number 007643859 (item 1 of 2), image 131 of 330; citing Amherst County courthouse records. Proved 21 Jun 1813.
  2. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 294, William Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/646927, with a household consisting of one male age 45 or older, , one female age 45 or older.
  3. [S33] Assumption of this researcher:Father born in 1721 so 1740 is about the earliest date he would be born.
  4. [S1793] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Inventories and accounts, 1810-1818: pp. 214-15, William Camden will.
  5. [S426] Bureau of the Census, Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia, (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1908); William Camden entry, p.49, 11 whites, 1 black.
  6. [S1799] , Amherst County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1851; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/775689): accessed 2025); citing microfilm of original records at the Virginia State Library in Richmond, Virginia. William Camden Sr entries present from 1784 to 1812.
  7. [S1810] , Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book K, 1803-1807: pp. 102-103, Deed, William Camden to Henry Camden, 16 Jul 1804; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKW-FQ98-2?view=explore&keywords=Camden%2CMarbell&lang=en&groupId=M9NB-P66): accessed 18 Dec 2025), image group number 008140711 (item 1 of 2), iamges 79-80 of 342; citing Amherst County courthouse records. 414 acres to son Henry for love and affection.
  8. [S1809] , Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book K, 1803-1807: pp. 101-102, Deed, William Camden to son Marbell Camden, 16 Jul 1804; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKW-FQ9Z-R?view=fullText&keywords=Camden%2CMarbell&lang=en&groupId=M9NB-P66): accessed 18 Dec 2025), image group number 008140711 (item 1 of 2), images 78-79 of 342; citing Amherst County courthouse records. 113 acres to son Marbell for love and affection.
  9. [S1808] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 4, Inventories and Accounts, 1801-1810: p. 203, Marbell Camden administrator, 18 Nov 1805; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P7-SZMH?view=fullText&keywords=William%20Camden%2CMarbell&lang=en&groupId=M9NB-DVB): accessed 18 Dec 2025), image group number 007643858 (item 2 of 2), image 127 of 345; citing Amherst County courthouse records. Sally Camden requests that William Camden replace her as administrator of Marbell Camden estate.

Sybell Dent1,2

F, #4550, b. est 1750, d. aft Oct 1815

Key Events

EventDateDescription
BirthEst 1750Sybell Dent was born est 1750.3,4
DeathAft Oct 1815She died aft Oct 1815.5

Children with William Camden (b. est 1740, d. abt Jun 1813)

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Person SourceSybell Dent had person sources.1
Census18106 Aug 1810She was probably the female, age 45 or more, in William Camden's household on the 1810 U.S. Federal Census in Amherst County, Virginia.3
Will14 May 1813She was named as a beneficiary in the will of William Camden on 14 May 1813 in Amherst County, Virginia, together with Esther Camden, Henry Camden, Jabez Camden, Leroy Camden, Micajah Camden, Nancy Camden, Pency Camden, Sally Lee Camden, Susannna H. Camden, and Sally T. Bell.1

Other Information

Citations

  1. [S1793] , Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Inventories and accounts, 1810-1818: pp. 214-15, William Camden will, 14 May 1813; imaged, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SCDM): accessed 3 Dec 2025), image group number 007643859 (item 1 of 2), image 131 of 330; citing Amherst County courthouse records.
  2. [S1351] Commonly stated as fact in other family history records but no verifiable source identified.:Given name "Sybell" is from William's will but surname "Dent" is unsourced.
  3. [S87] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Amherst County, page 294, William Camden household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc., 2003), viewed 03 Dec 2025, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC), digital image https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/646927, with a household consisting of one male age 45 or older, , one female age 45 or older.
  4. [S33] Assumption of this researcher:Assumes she was about 18 years old when first child was born (c. 1768).
  5. [S1816] Lynchburg, Virginia, Chancery Causes, 1805-1945, Polly Ware Camden et al vs. Micajah Camden et al, index number 1816-005, 1815; imaged, (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=680-1816-005 : accessed 19 Dec 2025),Library of Virginia, Chancery Records Index, Deposition of Sybill Camden occurred on 10 Oct 1815.

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