Josiah Wardwell (1755 - 1820)

Born 26 Jan 1755 in York, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Josiah Wardwell was born on 26 Jan 1755^[1] in York, York, ME.

Josiah married Hannah Wescott (1766 - >1850).

Their son was Daniel Wardwell (1786 - 1851).

Josiah died on 21 Nov 1820 aged 65.

Military Service: American Revolution - Impressed aboard British ship and kept there for 2 years. Escaped by swimming to shore.

Note: #N294.

During the Revolutionary War, he was impressed on board an English man-of-war and kept there for 2 years. He escaped by swimming to the shore. 1

Several published sources have claimed that Josiah was a son of Daniel Wardwell of York by his first wife, Sarah Staples. This was probably based on the fact that Josiah named his first son and daughter Daniel and Sally, supposedly for his parents. Daniel Wardwell filed intentions at York on 24 January 1755 to marry Sarah Staples, only 2 days before the recorded birth of Josiah. Nine Months later, Daniel and Sarah brought their son Eliakim in for baptism at the York 1st Parish Church. All of Daniel's later children were also baptized at this church, but they included no son named Josiah. The only other adult Wardwell males living in York at the time of Josiah's birth were Daniel's older brothers Joseph and Jeremiah. Little is known of Joseph other than that he had a wife Mary, but he would seem the best candidate to be Josiah's father. See DNA section below.

Maine Families in 1790.

Source: Samuel Wardwell of Andover, Hanged For Witchcraft in 1692.

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DNA

Based on triangulated DNA on the same segment of chromosome 9 between known descendants of Eliakim Wardwell, it is highly likely that Josiah is either a son of Daniel Wardwell or grandson of Eliakim Wardwell. GEDmatch kits SX533971C1 is Tryphena's line, ZM1801440 is Jeremiah's line, and A699269 is Josiah's.

Sources

1. ↑ Penobscot V.R. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-2ZV : 14 January 2020), Josiah Wardwell, 1755.

• Source: S99 Web Site Ancestry.com URL: www.ancestry.com 4 AUG 2012