Joseph Harwood Jr. (abt. 1660 - 1737)

Born about 1660 in Charles City County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Cocke) Harwood — married about 1690 in Henrico, Virginia

Descendants

Died Apr 1737 at about age 77 in Charles City County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Joseph Harwood Jr. was a Virginia colonist.

Joseph was born about 1660 in Charles City, Virginia. He is the son of Joseph Harwood and Joyce UNKNOWN. He passed away in April 1737 in Charles City, Virginia.^[1]

Among early members of the Harwood family to appear in Charles City, Virginia, were the brothers Joseph and Samuel Harwood, sons of Joseph Harwood, Sr. They married two daughters of Thomas Cocke; Joseph married Agnes Cocke and Samuel married Temperance Cocke.

In 1704 Joseph is included on the Rent Roll for Charles City County, Virgina with 659 acres of land^[2].

Joseph Harwood was a Justice for Charles City County in 1705 and a burgess in 1710.^[3][4][5]

Marriage & Children

Joseph married Agnes Cocke about 1690 in Henrico County, Virginia.^[6] Known children include:

• Joseph Harwood
• Agnes Harwood
• Samuel Harwood^[5]

Christopher Harwood, attached here as son, is probably in the wrong family. No source has been located showing the connection.

Land Record

Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Fragmentary Will & Deed Book, Charles City County. Volume 17, Number 4; Oct 1979. Page 129.^[7]

p. 180: Whereas a plantation on Kittawan Creek in Charles City County, now in tenure and occupation of Andrew Meldrum, and part of said plantation now in tenure and occupation of Abraham Story doth descend and fall unto me Joseph Harwood of same parish and county of Wynoak and Charles City, as being the immediate heir of my mother Joyce Meldrum, lately dec'd, and to whom it did properly formerly belong; now I for love and affection to my brother Samuel Harwood of same parish and county, make over to him all of my said plantation. Dated 2 January 1693/4.

Wit.: Stephen Cock
Jonathan Ogden, Jos. Harwood
Agnes Harwood
Recorded 5 February 1693. Agnes, wife of Joseph Harwood, relinquishes her dower right.

Sources

1. ↑ Citation needed
2. ↑ Wertenbaker, Thomas J. The Planters of Colonial Virginia. New York: Russell & Russell, 1959. Project Gutenberg Ebook: Release date: May 24, 2010.
3. ↑ Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I, by Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Joseph Harwood, p 254
4. ↑ "Genealogy of the Cocke Family of Virginia." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, published Quarterly by The Virginia Historical Society, for the year ending June, 1897; Volume IV, pp 86ff; esp. footnote p 90. Richmond, VA: House of the Society
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Climbing the Family Tree," by Hugh S. Watson, Jr. Published in The Daily Press New Dominion, Newport News, VA, Sunday, June 23, 1974. Be careful when using this article; many dates and other information are incorrect or questionable.
6. ↑ Citation needed
7. ↑ Land record

• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/246464/I18792/-/individual

See also:

• Source: S536813853 Ancestry Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=12132211&pid=465
• Harrington-McLaurin Dead Link

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Harwood-228 created through the import of Harrington _ McLaurin .ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Linda Griffin.