An American Family History

Jemima Davis McMichel was born about 1756 in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Captain Isaac Davis and his first wife Lucy Osborn.

She married Patrick McMichel (McMichael, McMitchell, McMighill, McMihill, McMcikell, McMickall, McMickell, McMighel) on April 2, 1772 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. His parents were William McMichel and Margaret Smith. According to Papers and Proceedings of the Connecticut Valley Historical Society, Volume 2, "William McMitchell and wife Margaret Smith came from Ireland in 1718, and settled in Palmer."

In 1776 Patrick signed The Association Test in Chesterfield.

Patrick McMitchell appeared on the muster and pay roll of officers and men belonging to Colonel Samuel Ashley's Regiment of Militia in the State of New Hampshire who marched from the county of Cheshire at the requisition of Major General Gates to reinforce the Army of Ticonderoga who were engaged October 21 and returned November 16, 1776. He was under his father-in-law, Captain Isaac Davis.