Joshua Cantrell (1748 - abt. 1800)

Born 8 Aug 1748 in New Castle County, Pennsylvania,

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Graham) Cantrell — married 18 Aug 1772 in Botetourt County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 9 Sep 1800 at about age 52 in Bath County, Kentucky

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Joshua Cantrell is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P128282
Rank: Private

Disputed Parents

All of the records I have been able to find state that Joshua was the son of Joseph Cantrell, not John Cantrell. Carmi G. Cantrell compiled a Biographical Album of his branch of the Cantrell family. It was begun by Zebulon G. Cantrell, Carmi's great grandfather, who was the son of Joshua.^[1] Carmi continued and expanded the work done by his great grandfather and it was published as Biographical Album of the Cantrell Family in 1898. In this work Carmi makes clear that his line was descended from Zebulon Cantrell, whom he called the Immigrant. He was mistaken in that, but correct in stating his line was from Zebulon. Therefore, I am removing Joshua as son of John Cantrell and transferring him to his appropriate place as son of Joseph Cantrell. Strutton-11 12:42, 30 March 2017 (EDT)

Biography

Joshua served as a Private in Adair's Regiment, Cavalry, Volunteers, Kentucky during the Revolutionary War.^[2] A transcription of his original oath of allegiance can be found in Christie's genealogy.^[3]

On 22 August 1800 Joshua Cantrell, Jr. and Sr. are found on the Kentucky Tax Lists in Montgomery County.^[4]

Death & Legacy

Joshua's will was written 26 August 1800 and proved on 14 October 1800 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Named in his will:

• Wife, Ann
• Sons, Zebulon, Joshua, Williams [sic], Levy
• Executors, son Zebulon Cantrell & James Graham
• Witnesses, Thomas Iles, J. H. Jenkins, Andrew Biggs^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Cantrell, p 85
2. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811; Record Group: 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984; Series Number: M905; Roll Number: 9
3. ↑ Christie, pp 148-149
4. ↑ Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005. p 47
5. ↑ Kentucky Court, Montgomery Estates, Will Book A, p 42.

• Cantrell, Carmi G. The Cantrell Family: A Biographical Album and History of the Descendants of Zebulon Cantrell, The Immigrant. Springfield, ILL.: Illinois State Register Printing House, 1898.
• Christie, Susan Cantrill. The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1689, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America. New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, 1908. pp 148-149

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132195649/joshua-cantrell
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 November 2020), memorial page for Joshua Cantrell (8 Aug 1748–9 Sep 1800), Find a Grave Memorial no. 132195649, ; Maintained by Leslie Riffle (contributor 48106436) Unknown, who reports a In 1800, Bath Co Kentucky was not formed until the year 1811.

• WFT Vol. 73 Tree 0179.

Acknowledgements

• Cantrell-1220 was created by Thomas Darga through the import of Rashid-Horn.ged on Nov 28, 2014.
• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.
• Thank you to William Graham for creating WikiTree profile Cantrell-725 through the import of WLGraham.ged on May 24, 2013.