Joshua Barton b. 19 Aug 1718 Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania d. 26 Oct 1779 Rowan County, North Carolina: Gage and Shook Families

1718 - 1779 (61 years)

Name	Joshua Barton
Born	19 Aug 1718	Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania [1]
Gender	Male
Died	26 Oct 1779	Rowan County, North Carolina [1]
Buried	Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Killed by Indians while out surveying. [1]
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55651638/joshua-barton
Person ID	I95	Gage and Shook Families
Last Modified	12 Nov 2022

Father	Isaac Barton, b. 24 Dec 1683, Munster, Ireland , d. 31 May 1721, Sadsburyville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Age 37 years)
Mother	Sarah Vesey, b. 27 Feb 1689, Munster, Ireland , d. 1726, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 36 years)
Married	06 Oct 1705	Munster, Ireland
Family ID	F56	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susannah Griffith Dodd, b. 1738, Virginia , d. North Carolina

Married 1761 Virginia

Children

1. Joab Barton, b. 11 Sep 1767, Franklin County, Virginia

, d. 04 Jul 1829, Cole County, Missouri

(Age 61 years)

Last Modified 24 Jun 2019

Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 19 Aug 1718 - Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
	Married - 1761 - Virginia
	Died - 26 Oct 1779 - Rowan County, North Carolina

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Notes

Notes from Find a Grave:
The son of Isaac & Sarah (Vesey) Barton from Ireland, Joshua married:

1) Jean Dubart in 1741 in Frederick Co MD, the daughter of David Dubart from Germany; she died 1760 in Rowan Co NC.
2) Widow Susannah (Griffith) Dodd, c1762 in Boonesboro, Madison Co KY.

Children with Jean:
1) Abraham Barton (1743-bef 1755)
2) David Barton (1744-1815), m: Hannah Hill.
3) Rev Isaac Barton (1746-1831), m: Keziah Murphy.
4) Sarah Barton (1748-1817), m: Rev William Murphy.
5) Elizabeth Barton (b: 1751), m: Ambrose Hodges.
6) Mary Barton (b: 1755), m: Peter Young.
7) Rev Joshua Barton Jr (1757-1823), m: Frances Grubbs.

Children with Susannah:
1) Jane Barton (b: 1763), m: Joseph Murphy.
2) Dianah Barton (b: 1765), m: Matthew Wickman.
3) Joab Barton (1767-1829), m1: Ita HaHa (Shawnee Indian), m2: Anne Musick.
4) Abner Barton (1769-1842), m: Winneford Morehead.

In 1776, the Watauga pioneers that held titles to their lands from the Indians, petitioned the Legislature of NC for annexation to that 'Province', in response to which they were "noticed" and the county of Washington NC was established in 1777. Joshua was one of the signers of the 'Watauga Petition' who were not members of the Watauga Association Committee. The Watauga Settlement is now in Carter-Washington Cos TN, but at the time of Joshua, it was a part of Rowan Co NC.

Joshua sold his Swearing Creek land on 15 Jan 1760. Wife Jean died soon after signing this Deed of Sale. After her death, Joshua moved to Blackwater, Franklin Co VA and later to the Watuga Settlement in Rowan Co NC [now located in Carter-Washington Cos TN].

In 1779, while on a surveying expedition in KY for the Watauga Settlement, Joshua and son Joab were set upon by hostile Shawnee Indians. Joshua was killed. Joab was taken captive and raised by the tribe, later marrying Ita Ha Ha.

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 June 2019), memorial page for Joshua Barton (19 Aug 1718-1779), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55651638, ; Maintained by Bonnie's Daughter (contributor 47137929) Non-Cemetery Burial, who reports a Killed by Indians while out surveying..

Sources
[S8] Find a Grave.

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