1. Mitcham ancestors were brothers who came over on one of the Mayflower voyages.
2. Mitcham ancestors were brought to Georgia by Gen. Oglethorpe. One was a horse thief, the other was a blacksmith.
   (Does this fit the description of the Arterberry family?)

The Mitchams settled in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia in the late 17th century.

(10) John Mitcham (?) m. Michelle Blake (~1658-?)

(9) John Mitcham (~1687-?) m. Mary Bream

(8) James Mitcham (~1719-?) m. Elizabeth Dudley (~1721-?)

(7) Barnett Mitcham (~1742-?) m. ?

(7a) # John Mitcham (~1745-1830?) m. ?

(Could also be John Barnett Mitcham.)

(6) William Mitcham (~1765-before 1820) m. Mary ?

(6a) # Elijah Mitcham (~1787-1857) m. Rebecca Norman

(Elijah could also be son of William by earlier marriage.)

William settled near Covington, Newton County, Georgia around 1800.

Elijah settled near Warm Springs, Meriwether County, Georgia about 1830.
(# see Matilda Salina Mitcham in the Florence family below)

(5) William Mitcham (Michum) (~1790-1860/70?) m.(1)Mary Barnett (?) (2)Mary Arterberry (Artuberry) (~1805-1870/80?)

- William received two land grants from Georgia. The first is listed as a fraudulant draw. The second was in the 1827 and Cherokee Land Lottery.

(4) John Arterberry Mitcham (1836-1908) m.(1)Lucy Jane Smith (1844-1877?) (2)Susan Catherine Fletcher (1847-1928)

- John and his older brother James served as Privates with the Upson Co. Sentinels, Co. A, , CSA.

- John received the Southern Cross of Honor from the UDC in 1908.

(3) Robert Lee Mitcham (1876-1930) m. Minnie Florence Sistrunk (1882-1969)

- Family legend is that Robert Lee Mitcham was named after General Robert E. Lee.

(2) Robert Nolan Mitcham (1911-1985) m. Davie Price (1916-1986)

(1) Jack Barnes m. Miriam Mitcham (1934-2009)

(6) Obediah Florence (1783-1840) m.(1) ? (2)Susannah Guice (1788-?)

(5) Thomas W. Florence (1831-1864) m. Matilda Salina Mitchum/Mitcham (1833/4-1910)

- Sergeant, Chattahoochee Guards, Co. E, , CSA, wounded at Jonesboro, GA and died of his wounds in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, GA.

(4) Greenberry Westley Sistrunk (1857-1921) m. Nancy Catherine Florence (1863-1946)

Swiss data from Lutheran Church records.

(12) Nicolos Süsstrunk (1574-1607) m. Ann Shiffmacher

(11) Heinrich Süsstrunk (1601-1660) m. Anna Stucki (1604-1660)

(10) Heinrich Süsstrunk (~1642-1693) m. (1)Barbar (2)Regula Winterlin (1647-1736/7)

(9) Hans Conrad Süsstrunk (1685-1742) m. (1)Maria Groß (1684-1714) (2)Barbara Grysler (1689-1743/4)

The Süsstrunk family eventually settled in South Carolina around 1746. Most of the family took the surname Sistrunk.

(8) Heinrich "Henry the Shoemaker" Süsstrunk (1714-1762) m. Ursula Uly (1715-?)

(7) Gasper Sistrunk (1749-1825) m. Anna Maria

- Adjutant in the Militia and furnished guns and supplies to Cont. Army.

(6) John Sistrunk, Sr. (1776-1840) m. Elizabeth

Some of the Sistrunk family members settled in southwest Georgia.

(5) Thomas W. Sistrunk (1817-1865) m. (1)Caroline Drucilla Caver (1817-1850) (2)Lavinia Meadows (1823-1916)

- Private, Co. A/F, 4th Georgia Reserves, CSA.

(4) Greenberry Westley Sistrunk (1857-1921) m. Nancy Catherine Florence (1863-1946)

(3) Robert Lee Mitcham (1876-1930) m. Minnie Florence Sistrunk (1882-1969)