The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-05-03
CECIL FAMILY SIX ETCHES
TWO PROMINENT NAMES.
The Stumps and Mitchells.

The Stumps and Mitchells.
We propose To publish from time t" time
short sketches of prominent families of Cecil
county the material of which is taken from
advance sheets of the :" Biography of Distin-
9uishel Marylanders, soon To be issued by
the National Biographical Company of Bal
timorr, and of which Col. +. Wilmer. form
erly of this county, is tsSociat" editor. and
present our readers this week an outline of
the family history of Two well-known names.
John Stump the toundcr of the Maryland
family of thar name, WAS Il native OF Pru>-
STA, and WAS cousin of the Frederic X Won
Tenrh, who h"urishcd rs the c"urtirr of
Frederick the Great, and was imprisoned
for aspiring To the hand of the sister of that
monarch
Very early in the last century John and
Mary, his wife, came t" this country and
purchased large tract of land near Perry
vile, where they settled and continued to
reside till the death of the former, which
occurred iii IA. John and Mary Stump
left two S"nS-,Iohn and Hrnry-thr Latter
of whom removed to Hartford county shortly
after the death of his father. The other >on,
John, married a daughter of VIM. Husband,
adcSccn,tant on he female side Of Augustine
Herman. the founder of Bohemia Manor:
and continued to reside in Cecil county
until 17a6, when he sold his property in
Cecil and also removed to Hartford county,
where he died in l1?1
The Henry mentioned above had a son
John, Who married his cousin Hannah. Il
daughter Of the last-namcd John, and re-
moved IL Baltimore where for Il long time
he was engaged in mercantile business:
confirming himself principally /" the Spanish
trade. In the wear $500, having retired
from business, john Stump purchased the
farm near Pcrryville, known as Perry Point,
wherein he resided At the time of his death,
and which is now the residence of his son
John Stump, Who married Mary Alicia
Mitchell. the daughter of Col. George T..
Mitchell and Mary, his wife. who WAS a
Miss Hooper, of Dorchester county. Md.
Col George +. Mitchell, the father of Mrs.
Stump, WAS the SON OF Dr. Abraham Mitch
eli, who, in the wear 1868, came from Chest
nut Level, III Pa. and settled in Elkton.
He was of Scotcl-IriSh extraction. and like
most of thai class his family We're Prcsby-
terianS at least one of them. his first cousin.
being distinguished Presbyterian minister.
Dr. Abraham Mitchell married Mary. the
daughter III DR.. Ephraim Thompson. VIII"
was Il great grandson Of Col. John Thomr-
son and Judith Herman, til" second daugh-
ter OF .\ugu>tin" Herman He built the
house now owned and occupied by Jane. I.
Mccullough, Esq. who married his grand
daughter. He resided in the laSt-namcd
dwelling at the time Of the Revolutionary
war, and. being good patriot and warmly
attached to the cause of his country. turned
il into hospital for til. accommodation of
the sick and wounded American soldiers.
He practiccd his profession at Elkton for
many years. but removed To Fair Hill,
where he died in 1916, in the Sird year of
his age. He was Il popular physician and
had Il good practice al the time of his death,
and was an honorcd and respected member
OF the Rock Church His son, Col. Geo. +.
MlItItIl. SllNlltu Utall'lllt W I'M HIS lt'H'l'
and attcrwarIl attended lectures at the Uni
vcrsity of Pennsylvania where he received
the degree of NJ. d.. i'll lso:'. When the
war of 1872 broke out he WAS Colonel of
volunteers and took an active part in the
military operations on the Canadian from
tier. distinguishing himself by his brave
defense of DSwego against all Overwhelming
force of British troops under General Drum
mond, in which tn. number of British
troops killed more than equalc,t the whole
number of troops in his command. He was
also present al the attack upon York, in
Upper Canada. where ten, Pike WAS killed,
and received the dying orders Of that brave
soldier For these and other mcritoriou>
actions Col. Mitchell was promoted 10 the
position of Colonel in the regular army and
received a vote Of thanks from Congress.
The State of Maryland also presented him
with sword.
After the conclusion OF the war. he
three times elected to represent this Con-
rrcSSional district in Congress. While i'll
Congress Col. Mitchell introduced the Joint
Resolution inviting General Lafayette to
visit the United States. which he did i'll
1924. Col Mitchell and the distinguished
French General afterwards became warmly
attached Ia each other. His descendants
yet have Sc, .rai autograph letters that their
father received from hiin.
The Colonel was interested in agricultural
pursuits, having inherited par, of the large
plantation that his father owned At Fair
Hill and Lafayette, after his return TO
France, presented him with Il lot of fine
cherry trees, which he planted. and which
remained for Il long time upon the planta-
ton He also presented him with Il lot of
sweet cora, chen liut little known i'll this
country, but which Was li:yhi. esteemed
for roasting ears in France.
Col Mitchell was on. OF the most popu-
lar men in the county. and probably had
more to do with forming and directing The
political sentiment Of the people of the coun-
ty, during the early days OF the Democratic
Lar,y than any other citizen Of the county.
He died III ~ .Sh;ngton while serving his
third term i'll Congress, III ,.'i-, l.! the sind
wear of his age His remains are Inferred
in the Congressional burying ground.
His grandson, Hon. Frederick stump.
judge Of .he sec,.Hd judicial circuit Of Mary
land vas born March ifth, Is:iI He gridil-
ated at Princeton College IL .he ria>> of
1859; afterwards Siudied law with his uncle,
James r. Mccullough, al E!lltna. and was
admitted to the lar in ISL. He continued
to reside at Elkton, and practired his pro
tession with Mr.. Mccullough until 1861,
wtc,; he was elected one the associate judges
Of the ss...,,,d judicial circuit
Judge stump. like Ills atcsSf"rS, Is fond
of agricultural pursuits, anu has il IN. farm
and some of the best stock in Hartford eoltn-
ty. tits somewhat; remarkable that though
hi. apcestors have been leading citizens and
persons Of s,r..ag political convictions, he is
the only one Of the r,".ily with Il single
exception. that has ever held or been "a IAN
didatc for any office.