Joseph
Darcy
Born in Calvert, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of James Darcy Jr
and Mary (McKeele) Darcy
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Ann (Corbert) Darcy
— married
1740 in Laurenburg, Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
William Darsey and Joel (Darcy) Darsey
Died
at about age 60
in Prison Ship - Charleston SC
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2015
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Biography
On Sep 14, 1758 records shows Joseph as a private in the 1st Virginia Regiment ( Lt. Col. Stephen's company ) at Fort Dunquesne (now Pittsburg, Pa) during the French & Indian War.
After that service, he and his family moved southward, living in Laurenburg, Va and North Carolina. After enlisting in the Revolutionary army in North Carolina, he moved his family to Georgia and settled in Burke county. His family lived in that part of Jefferson that was cut off of Burke county and took refuge from the hostilities in a place on Butler's Creek, about 6 miles from Augusta.
Joseph received a grant in 1769 for 250 acres of land and in 1770 another grant for 250 acres.
Joseph and Elizabeth had seven children: James (1742), Benjamin (1746), William (1752), Joseph Jr (Nov 27, 1762), Joel (Sep 11, 1765), George; and Seth (1770). Joseph and 5 of his sons fought in the Revolutionary War. there is no record of George serving.
A Joseph was captured by the British, imprisoned on a ship in Charleston, SC harbor and died in 1780 or 1781. It is not clear if it was the father or Joseph Jr who died on the ship. After the war, several of the brothers received land grants for the service.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~1.56%
Ann Walker
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Don Darsey :
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Greg Bowman
The family tree information I have lists Joseph as having two wives. Catharine Wright, married in 1748 and the mother of William in 1758, as well as Elizabeth Corbett. can anyone expand upon or clarify this?
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