Joseph was born in 1833. He was the son of William Baillie Darsey and Naomi Smart. He passed away in 1876 and is buried in the Warnell Cemetery in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-WMR : 20 December 2020), Joseph Darsey in household of William B Darsey, Liberty, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJD-LCN : 7 February 2020), Joseph O. Darsey and Lavicy A. Hendry, 17 Feb 1852; citing Marriage, Liberty, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 175,152.
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DNA Connections
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: