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Joseph William Pickens (1737 - 1781)

Captain Joseph William Pickens
Born in Paxton, Lancaster County, Pennsylvaniamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 44 in South Carolina, USAmap
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Biography

He was born on 01 Feb 1737 in Paxton, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and his parents were Anne "Nancy" (Davis) and Andrew Pickens, Sr.

Joseph William Pickens married his first cousin Eleanor Pickens. [1] (1737-1781).

1776 Project
Captain Joseph Pickens served with Lower Ninety-Six District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Joseph Pickens is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A090976.

During the American Revolutionary War he served as a Captain and wagon master under Col. Robert Anderson from 1779 to 1780. [2] [3]

He died at the siege of Fort Ninety Six on 17 June 1781 and was buried on the grounds. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 source#955; code: CD2; m: 1760 North Carolina for Eleanor Pickens, b: 1746 VA & Joseph Pickens, b: 1737 PA
  2. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783 for William Pickins, rank: Captain in USA Continental Troops
  3. ↑ Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolutionary War p772
  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #105709222 for Capt. Joseph William Pickens, b: 01 Feb 1737 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; d: 17 Jun 1781 South Carolina, USA; buried: Fort Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA




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N Gauthier
Pickens-1260 and Pickens-1002 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same spouse
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