Josiah Chandler (1762 - 1827)

Born 12 Jul 1762 in Henry, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Edwins) Eddins — married 21 Aug 1784 in Wilkes, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1827 at age 65 in Leeville, Tennessee

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Biography

Josiah was born in 1762. He was the son of Robert Chandler and Partheny Bailey. He married Sarah (Edwins) Eddins (1762-1848) in 1784.^[1]

He passed away in 1827.^[2]

Josiah Chandler. Given Name: Josiah. Surname: Chandler. ^[3]

Born 12 JUL 1762. Henry County, Virginia. ^[4]

Died ABT 1800. moved to Wilson Co., Tennessee. ^[5] 22 OCT 1827. Leeville, Wilson County, Tennesee. ^[6][7] Found multiple copies of death date. Using ABT 1800

Note: A letter from Annamae Barber Chandler (received in April, 1994) states that Josiah was a fourth-generation American, born in Henry (Pittsylvania) County, Virginia. His father, Robert, was born in Henrico County, grew up in Cummberland (Goochland) County and took his family to North Carolina, and South Carolina before going to Tennessee. His grandparents were Joel and Priscilla Chandler who came from New Kent and probably was related to the Robert Chandler who left a will in York county in 1669. 2 Also, he was in Wilson County, Tennessee, buying land in 1812. 2 The following is from the book Discovering Chandler Lines 1475 - 1996 In Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1944, by Annamae Barber Chandler: 2 Josiah Chandler was born 12 July, 1762, in Henry County, Virginia; he was 65 years old when he died, 16 October 1827 in Leeville, Wilson County, Tennessee. Josiah married at Fishes Creek in Wilkes County, North Carolina, 6 years after Robert moved his family there. Josiah was NOT born in England, nor did he come to America through Charleston, South Carolina, as an erroneous DAR record states. He was born in "Halifax", Virginia (later Henry), volunteered for North Carolina Continental Line under Col. Clevelands Company, served a tour under Captain Kees, against Indians in 1782, fought at the Battle of Ransom Mill and at Kings Mt. Four sons, Bailey, Eddins, Andrew and William, fought in the War of 1812. He moved his family south to Wattsville, Simmons Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, in about 1790. There her father sold 100 acres to Josiah for $200. Their big move was to Wilson County, Tennessee, about 1803, hopefully, when his 80-year-old parents, Robert and Partheny went riding off through the mountains. No record has been found of land in Robert's name or in Josiah's earlier than 1812. Josiah bought a half-section, 320 acres, from William Crabtree, 27 November 1812, for $720 on Cedar Lick Creek with James and Sally Henderson as witnesses. Josiah's boys bought land on both sides of the ridge from him, some on Pond Lick, and some on Cedar Lick Creeks. The key piece with the spring feeding both creeks was not sold until his son, Bailey, sold it to son, Andrew, after Josiah's death. One 100-acre piece of Josiah's property generated 5 deeds as it was sold from one person to another within the family. Josiah, John Poiner, James Somers, Zara Haralson, and Eddins were buying or selling it with the price varying from $60 to $500. Andrew, Josiah and his brother, Ryland were jurors at the courthouse in Lebanon in 1814, 1817, and 1822. 2 Notes for Josiah Chandler: According to a questionnaire filled out by Benjamin Duggan Rogers, Josiah was born in England and married Sallie Eddins in England. It said they came through Charleston, South Carolina in 1785 and moved on to Wilson County, Tennessee a little bit later on. 2 In the 1800 census, Josiah is listed as the head of household in Laurens County, South Carolina. 2 1800 Laurens County census. Name: Josiah Chandler. Free White Males (Age 0-10): 2. Free White Males (Age 10-16): 3. Free White Males (Age 16-26): 0. Free White Males (Age 26-45): 1. Free White Males (Age 45+): 1. 2 Free White Females (Age 0-10): 2. Free White Females (Age 10-16): 1. Free White Females (Age 16-26): 0. Free White Females (Age 26-45): 1. Free White Females (Age 45+): 1. Slaves: 1. 2 Josiah Chandler fought in the American Revolution War. The following information is from the Genealogical Abstracts of Revolution War Pension Files, Volume I: A-E, abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1990.: 2 Chandler, Josiah, Sarah, W159, North Carolina line, widow applied 4 April, 1839 in Wilson County, Tennessee. She was aged 75 being born 24 August 1762 in Culpeler County, Virginia, soldier was born 12 July, 1762 in Henry County, Virginia. Soldier and wife married 26 August, 1784. Soldier died 22 October, 1827 in Wilson County, Tennessee, family records, to wit; widow's father Abraham Eddins, born in Jun, 1724 and he died 26 August, 1805 and soldiers mother was born 27 November 1732, soldier's wife Sarah "Salley" (Eddens) was born 24 August, 1762. 2 2 Source: From a Chandler genealogy web site: 2 Josiah was a soldier in the American Revolution and when he applied to the government for a pension, he proved who his parents, wife and children were. Because Josiah had no printed proof of his service or his discharge, it was necessary to testify in detail to prove he had actually served. He stated that he entered the war in 1778 and fought under the commands of Captain Lenoir, Colonel Cleveland, and Captain Keys at the battles of Rainbow Mills, Kings Mountain and a shorter tour of service against the Indians in 1782. He wrote the names of his children and other family on papers that appear to be a grocery list or journal of sorts. He crossed out orders for coffee, salt, bacon, ribbon, a hat, fabric, powder, papers of pins, nails, and whiskey. Josiah named his siblings and their dates of birth and a few of their deaths. He listed his 16 children and their dates of birth. One page says "Salley Chandler (his wife) was born August 1762 and we was married 26th of August 1784" . "Robert Chandler (his father) was born the last day of August in the year of our lord 1720. Partheney Chandler his wife was born the 27 day of November in the year of our lord 1732 and daddy dyed August the 26 day of 1805". Josiah's wife was Sarah Eddins, and his sister Rebecca married William Eddins, our ancestors. Josiah also listed in his papers notes on his wife's parents "Abraham Eddins was born June __1724 and he died November the 30 day of 1801 and old Mary died the 22 day of July 1786" Josiah died October 22, 1827 and his wife petitioned to receive his pension of $20 per year. Testifying in her behalf were her brother *WILLIAM EDDINS and his wife *REBECCA CHANDLER EDDINS. Samples of the papers and transcriptions are included in this chapter.

Event: Event 1. ABT 1785. moved to Charleston, South Carolina. ^[8] Comment 2. Tombstone say he died October 16th. ^[9] Comment 3. Pension files say he died October 22nd. ^[10] Comment 4. Rev. War Vet.^[11]

Buried Chandler Cemetary, Wilson County, Tennessee. ^[12]

Marriage Husband Josiah Chandler. Wife @I258@. Child: Jordan C. Chandler. Note: Marriage date was from Genealogical Abstracts of Revolution War Pension Files, Volume I: A-E, abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1990. Marriage 26 AUG 1784. Fishes Creek in Wilkes County, North Carolina. ^[13]

Husband @I520@. Wife @I521@. Child: Josiah Chandler. Marriage 10 JUN 1750. Henry County, Virginia. ^[14]

DNA

Cheryl and John are 6th cousins Cheryl (Berg) Sletten and John Rogers Jr. are both descendants of Robert Chandler.

1. Cheryl is the daughter of Doris Irene (Chandler) Berg [unknown confidence] 2. Doris is the daughter of Earl Chandler [unknown confidence] 3. Earl is the son of Christopher Columbus Chandler [unknown confidence] 4. Christopher is the son of William Overton Bailey Chandler [unknown confidence] 5. William is the son of Abraham Chandler [unknown confidence] 6. Abraham is the son of Bailey Chandler [unknown confidence] 7. Bailey is the son of Robert Chandler [unknown confidence] This makes Robert the fifth great grandfather of Cheryl.

1. [Private] is the son of John Gordon Rogers Sr. [confident] 2. John is the son of Gordon Bishop Rogers [confident] 3. Gordon is the son of Asa John Rogers [confident] 4. Asa is the son of Sarah Ann Paulina Chandler [confident] 5. Sarah is the daughter of Jordan C. Chandler [unknown confidence] 6. Jordan is the son of Josiah Chandler [unknown confidence] 7. Josiah is the son of Robert Chandler [unknown confidence] This makes Robert the fifth great grandfather of John.

Comparing Kit CB1963708 (John Gordon Rogers Jr) [23andMe V5] and M647840 (Cheryl Sletten) [Migration - V4 - M]

Segment threshold size will be adjusted dynamically between 200 and 400 SNPs Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 7.0 cM Mismatch-bunching Limit will be adjusted dynamically to 60 percent of the segment threshold size for any given segment.

Chr B37 Start Pos'n B37 End Pos'n Centimorgans (cM) SNPs 7 31,795,155 41,431,684 11.2 350

Largest segment = 11.2 cM Total Half-Match segments (HIR) = 11.2 cM (0.312 Pct) Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 5.2 1 shared segments found for this comparison. 98017 SNPs used for this comparison. 52.682 Pct SNPs are full identical

Lois and John are 7th cousins once removed Lois (Billups) Hathaway and John Rogers Jr. are both descendants of Robert Chandler Jr..

1. Lois is the daughter of Rush B. Billups [confident] 2. Rush is the son of Beuna (Billups) Brown [confident] 3. Beuna is the daughter of John Lee Billups [confident] 4. John is the son of Sarah Washington (Chandler) Billups [unknown confidence] 5. Sarah is the daughter of Richard Carter Chandler [unknown confidence] 6. Richard is the son of Richard Chandler [unknown confidence] 7. Richard is the son of John Chandler [unknown confidence] 8. John is the son of Robert X. Chandler Jr. [unknown confidence] This makes Robert the sixth great grandfather of Lois.

1. [Private] is the son of John Gordon Rogers Sr. [confident] 2. John is the son of Gordon Bishop Rogers [confident] 3. Gordon is the son of Asa John Rogers [confident] 4. Asa is the son of Sarah Ann Paulina Chandler [confident] 5. Sarah is the daughter of Jordan C. Chandler [unknown confidence] 6. Jordan is the son of Josiah Chandler [unknown confidence] 7. Josiah is the son of Robert Chandler [unknown confidence] 8. Robert is the son of Joell Chandler [unknown confidence] 9. Joell is the son of Robert X. Chandler Jr. [unknown confidence] This makes Robert the seventh great grandfather of John.

Comparing Kit CB1963708 (John Gordon Rogers Jr) [23andMe V5] and M129966 (Lois Billups Hathaway) [Migration - V3 - M Segment threshold size will be adjusted dynamically between 200 and 400 SNPs Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 5.0 cM Mismatch-bunching Limit will be adjusted dynamically to 60 percent of the segment threshold size for any given segment.

Chr B37 Start Pos'n B37 End Pos'n Centimorgans (cM) SNPs 10 114,708,510 118,805,099 6.3 272

Largest segment = 6.3 cM Total Half-Match segments (HIR) = 6.3 cM (0.175 Pct) Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 7.6 1 shared segments found for this comparison. 171773 SNPs used for this comparison. 52.646 Pct SNPs are full identical

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979," citing Digital film/folder number: 102549628; Image number: 179, (FamilySearch Record: QLMS-NS2Y : accessed 6 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZT-D9V8-1, Josiah Chandlon marriage to Sarah Edwins on 21 Aug 1784 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), (Find A Grave: Memorial #62815412 : accessed 6 March 2024), Memorial page for Josiah Chandler (12 Jul 1762-22 Oct 1827), citing Chandler Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Laura Jones Gray GEDMATCH M505289 (contributor 47228556).
3. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
4. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
5. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
6. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
7. ↑ Source: #S42
8. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
9. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
10. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
11. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
12. ↑ Source: #S40
13. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998
14. ↑ Source: #S20 Tree #4556 Page Tree #4556 Date of Import: Dec 12, 1998

• FamilySearch Person: LHFZ-C1W
• Family Bible: "Bible of Josiah Chandler, 1762," Bible Records Submitted for Revolutionary War Widow's Pension. Bible images obtained from Fold3, transcription & background by G Smith, 2022. Chandler Family Association (https://www.chandlerfamilyassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bible-of-josiah-chandler-1762-1827-rin72626.pdf : accessed 2024 Mar 06).
• Transcribed Pension Application: "Pension application of Josiah Chandler W159," transcribed by Will Graves. Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters (https://revwarapps.org/w159.pdf : accessed 2024 Mar 06).
• Source: S20 Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (Release date: November 29, 1995)  : November 29, 1995. Note: Call number: Customer pedigree. TID 0 Footnote Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (Release date: November 29, 1995) ShortFootnote Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Bibliography Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1. Release date: November 29, 1995.
• Source: S41 Revolutionary War Pension Application of Josiah Chandler and wife Sarah, File W159, Military Service Records, National Archives. , File W159, Military Service Records, National Archives. , File W159, Military Service Records, National Archives. This record contains a declaration of Sarah (Sally) Chandler, detailing the military service of her husband Josiah in the Revolution. Also included is the family register listing birth dates of the Robert and Partheny Chandler family, her in-laws, plus her own birth data, her husband's death date and their children's births. Robert and Partheny's children included: Bailey, Robert, Pattey, Fanney, Josiah, Beckey, Parks, Riland, Salley, Pitts and Isaac. A death date was included for Pitts which would have made him almost 10 1/2 years old. TID 0 Footnote Revolutionary War Pension Application of Josiah Chandler and wife Sarah, File W159, Military Service Records, National Archives. ShortFootnote Revolutionary War Pension Application of Josiah Chandler and wife Sarah, File W159, Military Service Records, National Archives. Bibliography Revolutionary War Pension Application of Josiah Chandler and wife Sarah, File W159, Military Service Records, National Archives.
• Source: S42 Wilson, Tennessee wills and inventories 1802-14 pp 67-8 (FHL 430841). Will of Robert Chandler. ill of Robert Chandler. ill of Robert Chandler. Robert Chandler wrote his will in Wilson Co., Tennessee 5 August 1805. It was recorded 7 October 1805. He named the following family members: his wife Partheny Chandler, sons Josiah, Isaac, Baley, Parks and Ryland Chandler, sons-in-law Rubin Smithy, James Henderson and William Eddins, daughter Fanny Hardman, grandsons Baley and Eddins Chandler. Executors were Partheny and Josiah. TID 0 Footnote Wilson, Tennessee wills and inventories 1802-14 pp 67-8 (FHL 430841). Will of Robert Chandler. ShortFootnote Wilson, Tennessee wills and inventories 1802-14 pp 67-8 (FHL 430841). Will of Robert Chandler. Bibliography Wilson, Tennessee wills and inventories 1802-14 pp 67-8 (FHL 430841). Will of Robert Chandler.