George Mitchelson 
George was born in 1644 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.1 George's father was James Mitchelson and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Samuel Mitchelson and <Unknown>. He was an only child.General Notes
Mercedes Brown Cattle described him on p. 32 as from "House of Middleton."(Meaning?) On p. 35, says "House of Middleton was 12 mi. SE of Edinburgh. The family was possessed of Ludgate, Blackhaugh, etc. before they purchased Middleton. The first charter appears in the general register in favor of this family is a charter under the Great Seal to 'Andreae Mitchelson...dated 11/2/1540." It adds "the immediate ancestor of this family was Robert Michelson, proprietor of lands in the Co. of Selkirk, temp. James V. (1513)."
Details of George's family with Isabel Elphinstone
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=rkaufman1948&id=I493
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bcs441&id=I1015, Genealogies & Biographical Sketches
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bcs441&id=I1015, Genealogies & Biographical Sketches
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