2596 ROBERT FULTON MIXSON, ABRAHAM MIXSON (704), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXSON III (3), JOHN MIXSON II (2), JOHN MIXSON I (1)

Robert Fulton Mixson, s. of Abraham Mixson and his wife, was b. Dec 27, 1770, d. Sep. 25, 1848  (according to family history, in SC, d. in Beaufort District, SC before 1850. He is listed in the 1800 census with wife and three daughters under the age of 10. . His descendants say he had twenty five children and all but one were sons. But from census records there were several daughters. The 1800 census of Beaufort District lists him with his wife and three daughters under age 10 (and no sons).

He had married three times, his first wife was. His first wife was Dorothy Ellis to whom he made deeds of gift in 1829 to three tracts of land, 585 acres,250 acres, and 900 acres. (Two of the tracts were land grants) and to some slaves. One of the grants described the lands as being on McPhersons Branch on the Salkahatchee River.

Name of his second wife is unclear, Ancestry.com and U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 lists as being Dorothy (Dorothea) Nancy Gatch, b. 1785, d. 1840 in Prince Williams Parish, Beaufort County, SC, m. 1816, with children Michael, James, John, Edward, Margaret and Elizabeth Emma.  

U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815, microfilm roll 146 lists Robert Mixon 2 REG'T (2 BATTALION, OSWALD'S,) SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS, induction rank: private, discharge rank: private.  

War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, microfilm roll 66, widow Catharine Mixon, Pension Number - #1: WO 35407, Pension Number - #2: WC 2315

His third wife was Catherine Polaski, who applied for his pension due him for services in the War of 1812. She is listed in the 1860 census, age 51.

Census:

1800 Prince Williams, Beaufort, SC, Robert Mixon, males 26-44:1, females under 10:3, females 16-25:1, members under 16: 3

1810 Prince Williams, Beaufort, SC, Robert Mixon, males 10-15:2, males 26-44:1, females 26-44:1, under 16:2

1820 Prince Williams, Beaufort, SC, Robert Mixon, males under 10:3, mailes over 45:1, females under 10:1, femailes 10-15:2, females 16-25:1, females 26-44:1

1830 Prince Williams, Beaufort, SC, Robert Mixon, males under 5:1, males 5-9:2, males 15-19:1, females under 5:1, females 30-39:1, females 40-49:1

1840 Prince Williams, Beaufort, SC, Robert Mixon, males under 5:1, males 5-9:1, males 15-19:2, males 60-69:1, females 5-9:1, females 10-14:1, females 10-14:1

1860 Prince Williams, Beaufort, SC, son Jesse M-30 and step mother Catharine-51

1880 Peeples, Hampton, SC, age 51, wife Susah H-46, children: Hastings-12, Joseph E.9, Currie-7, Seth-5, step mother Catherine-69

Mrs. Virginia L. Brock (#4808) has submitted her ancestral lines back to Robert Mixson, which she has authenticated by Bible records and family history, as follows:

§5507 Charity Mixson (oldest child) was b. in Beaufort District, SC 1790, d. after 1850, married Absolum Green Tuten, b. about 1785 d. after 1830.

Robert m.(2) 1816 to Dorothy (Dorothea) Nancy Gatch, b. 1785, d. 1840 in Prince Williams Parish, Beaufort County, SC Children:

§5514 Elizabeth Emma Mixson - b. in Beaufort District, SC , Mar. 27, 1831, d. Sept. 20, 1925, bur Sand Hill Cemetery, Varnville, SC, m. Sept. 12, 1845, Peirson Peeples - b. Jan. 5, 1825, d. Jul 21, 1892.

With county records gone, it is difficult to name all his children, but four of the sons are listed herein:

*2597 Michael Mixon - b. ca. 1822, d. Nov. 17, 1878

*3118 James R. Mixon - b. Nov 24, 1818, d. May 26, 1897

*18805 John A. Mixon – b. 1820, d. Jun 15, 1864

*2598 Edward Mixson - b. Jan 17, 1824, d. Sep 21, 1856

*2599 Jesse M. Mixson - b. ca. 1829, d. 1902

*3000 William Barnwell Mixson - b. 1835, d. 1916

Robert m.(3) Catherine Pulaski, b. 1810, d. ____.  Children:

18806 Rebecca Mixon -  b. 1842, d. ____

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