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Joel M Sanders (abt. 1718 - 1782)

Joel M Sanders
Born about in Wrightsboro, New Hanover, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married about 1743 in New Hanover, North Carolinamap
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Died at about age 64 in Wrightsboro, New Hanover, North Carolinamap
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Joel Sanders was born in 1718 in Wrightsboro, New Hanover, North Carolina to parents John Sanders and Priscilla Pritlowe. He married Charity Clarke Hollowell in 1743 in North Carolina. Children: Miriam, Benjamin, John, Joel, Demsey, Lydia, Hollowel, Ferribee, Thomas, Josiah, Abraham, Mordecai. He died on 2 Feb 1782 in Wrightsboro, North Carolina.

1743 Joel Sanders and Charity Hollowell married in Perquimans, North Carolina [Married before 1744 to Charity HOLLOWELL [daughter of Thomas Hollowell and Sarah --- who made her will in Nov. 1753 in Norfolk Co., VA.] Born circa 1722 Died 23 Jan 1782 GA; 1762,4,3 Charity with husband rocf Nancemond MM, VA at Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., NC. 1775,1,7 Joel and family granted certificate at Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., NC. 1775,5,6 Joel and wife and children rocf Cane Creek MM at Wrightsborough MM, GA] [one source says marriage was in Nansemond Co] [The Wrightsboro meetinghouse minutes (date unclear) list Joel and Charity and their kids. And Joel and Charity did indeed have a “passel” of kids, thirteen if Quaker records are correct: Miriam (1744); Benjamin (1746); John (1748); Joel (1751); twins Dempsey and Lydia (1753); Hollorval [spelling?] (1755); Ferribe (a very un-Quaker name)(1759); Thomas (1759); Josiah (1761); Abraham (1763); Mordecai (1764); Sarah (1767). It is presumed that, in fact Joel and Charity actually made the journey to Wrightsboro, or simply had their membership transferred. Some of the family obviously moved in: Joel Jr and Mordecai and their families. Others, Benjamin and his family, apparently remained in North Carolina. A grant of 15,000 acres to Quakers in 1769 does not include any Sanders, so their arrival came after the distribution of lands.]

1746 Joel Sanders and Charity Hollowell moved to Bladen Co (became Cumberland Co. in 1754), North Carolin

ANDERS SEARCH-- In the search for parents of Joel Sander (1718-1782) many researchers have many theories 1. After much research, Norman Sanders of Lima, Ohio, believes the parents to Joel were James Sanders (son to Richard Sanders and Deborah Thurston) and Ann Holmes. It is a strong possibility. 2. Many researchers believe the parents of Joel to be John Sanders and Priscilla Pritlow, however, that theory has been refuted by Quaker researcher, Gwen Boyer Bjorkman, Bellevue, WA. 3. Another theory suggests that Joel's parents were John Sanders (son to William Sanders and Mary Hall) and Mary/Martha. 4. There is the possibility that the John Sanders (son to Woodward Saunders) was father to Joel Sanders. 5. Steve Kellar of Carmel, IN, a descendant for Joel Sanders, Jr., suggests that William Sanders and Mary Hall were parents to Joel Sanders, Sr. 6. Still other researchers say that Joel Sanders was from Nantmeal Monthly Meeting (Quaker) in Pennsylvania. Nantmeal was a Welsh settlement in northwest Chester County and named Radnorshire, a village in Wales. A search of the Sanders/Saunders family in Nantmeal netted mention of a James Sanders and a Peter Sanders, who were mentioned in the 1719 will of Elenor Fowke. The only possibility of the Sanders of Chester County Sanders could be the John Sanders, son to William Sanders of London. If that John Sanders removed to the Quaker colony in Nansemond, VA, he could be the father to Joel. It is known that Joel Sanders was a staunch Quaker as were many of the Sanders families of Nansemond County, VA and Perquimans, NC. In 1708, a Richard Sanders removed from Nantmeal, Chester County, PA to Nansemond County, VA. In presenting their case, some suggest very early marriages, however, Quakers usually did not marry until their mid-twenties, or later, thus a teenage marriage was not usual for Quaker union. However, the Quakers did not reach the colonies until the 1650s, with John Sanders, in Nansemond County, VA being the first known Sanders who was a Quaker. Katherine Reynolds, a respected researcher, believed the origins of Joel Sanders were in Caroline County, VA. Caroline was formed in 1727from part of King and Queen County, which was formed 1691 from New Kent County, which was formed in 1654 from James City County, one of the original shires. Thus the origins of Joel Sanders could be New Kent of James City Counties, which again points to the family of Woodward Sanders.

From Sanders Siftings, p.1 April 1997: "A Sanders Family—Northants (England) To Texas In 500 years; part III" by Howard Karl Sanders....Joel was a staunch Quaker, which is amply documented beginning in recorded Monthly Meetings in Nansemond County, Virginia. He is easily followed through North Carolina and finally into Georgia. His moves are prominent in Hinshaw's Quaker Records in Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Chatham County, N.C., and ultimately, Wrightsborough Township, Ga. An account from Cane Creek Monthly Meeting is as follows: "Charity (with H) ROCF Nansemond NM." The date of that MM was April 4, 1762. Translated, that means Charity and Joel were received on a certificate from Nansemond Monthly Meeting. In the same reference, threre appears "Jan 7, 1775, Joel and fam GC" (granted certificate). This establishes that Joel was in Cane Creek prior to Wrightsborough for thirteen years with his son Benjamin as then a part of his family. The first indication of Joel and his wife, Charity, arriving in Wrightsborough is on page 45 of Quaker Records in Georgia. Joel produced a certificate of good standing, as referenced above, from Cane Creek Monthly Meeting for himself, his wife and children "of their orderly lives and membership" date "7th of Ye 1stmo 1775" which was read and received. The meeting to which the certificate was presented was held on May 6, 1775, and recorded in the same reference. This further establishes that Joel and Charity went from Nansemond County, Va., (April 4, 1762) to Cane Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, and on to Wrightsborough Township, Georgia (Jan 1, 1775). Subsequently, Charity died in Wrightsborough Township on Jan 23, 1782, and Joel died on Feb 2, 1782. Father: John Sanders >b: ABT. 1690 in Nansemond County Mother: Priscilla Pritlow

Sources

  • North Carolina Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
  • US Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
  • US Quaker Meeting Records, North Carolina Yearly Meeting, death 2 Feb 1782




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