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Capt. Joseph William Pickens 1737–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Feb 1737

Birth Location: Broadway, VA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1781

Death Location: Siege of Ninety-Six, SC

Father: Andrew Sr.

Mother:

Spouse(s): Eleanor Pickens

Children(s): William Pickens, Andrew Pickens, Ann Pickens, John Pickens, None None, Israel Pickens, Joseph Pickens, Eleanor Pickens, Samuel Pickens, John Pickens

Capt. Joseph William Pickens was born in 1737 in Broadway, VA, the child of Andrew Pickens Sr And Vera. Capt. Joseph William Pickens married Eleanor Pickens, and had children including Andrew Pickens, Ann Pickens, Eleanor Jane Pickens, Israel Pickens, John Pickens, Joseph Pickens, Samuel Pickens, William Pickens. Capt. Joseph William Pickens passed away in 1781 in Siege of Ninety-Six, SC.

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Biography

  • Capt. Joseph William Pickens was born in 1737 in Broadway, VA, the child of Andrew Pickens Sr And Vera.
  • Capt. Joseph William Pickens married Eleanor Pickens, and had children including Andrew Pickens, Ann Pickens, Eleanor Jane Pickens, Israel Pickens, John Pickens, Joseph Pickens, Samuel Pickens, William Pickens.
  • Capt. Joseph William Pickens passed away in 1781 in Siege of Ninety-Six, SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Sr.
1699–1757
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Pickens
1746–1803
Birth Location: Augusta Co, VA
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Children(s)

William Pickens
1777–1865
Birth Location: Moffetts Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Andrew Pickens
1770–1801
Birth Location: Ninety-Six Dist., SC
AP
Ann Pickens
1771–1841
Birth Location: SC
AP
John Pickens
1884–1834
Birth Location: Ninety-Six Dist., SC
JP
None None
1777–1858
Birth Location: Abbeville Dist., SC
Israel Pickens
1762–1763
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Pickens
1760–1766
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Pickens
1780–1816
Birth Location: District 2 and a half, Augusta, Virginia
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Samuel Pickens
1776–1845
Birth Location: –
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John Pickens
1766–1858
Birth Location: Ninety-Six Dist., SC
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Capt. Pickens's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Pickens
1737–1781
Birth Place: Broadway, VA
Parents
Andrew Pickens Sr.
1699–1757
Ireland
Grandparents
William Pickens
1670–1740
France
Margaret Pike
1656–1719
Great-Grandparents
Robert Picken
1654–1700
Esther Benoit
1685–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Picken
1624–1657

Capt. Pickens's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Joseph William) Pickens (01 Feb 1737–17 Jun 1781) m. Eleanor Pickens (Dec 1746–01 Nov 1803)
  1. 1. William Pickens 1777–1865 m. Martha Anderson 1762–1805
  2. 2. Andrew Pickens 1770–1801 m. Mary (Margaret) Dowdle 1766–1786
  3. 3. Ann Pickens 1771–1841 m. James Dowdle 1754–1788
  4. 4. John Pickens 1884–1834
  5. 5. 1777–1858 m. Martha Anderson 1762–1805
  6. 6. Israel Pickens 1762–1763
  7. 7. Joseph Pickens 1760–1766
  8. 8. Eleanor (Jane) Pickens 1780–1816 m. Robert (Dowdle) Jr. 1763–1797
  9. 9. Samuel Pickens 1776–1845 m. Sarah Dowdle 1772–1793
  10. 10. John Pickens 1766–1858

Capt. Pickens's Timeline

2 Records

1737
01 Feb 1737
Birth of Capt. Joseph William Pickens in Broadway, VA
Broadway, VA
1781
17 Jun 1781
Age 44
Death of Capt. Joseph William Pickens in Siege of Ninety-Six, SC
Siege of Ninety-Six, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1737
    Event Place: Broadway, VA
    Record Source: Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Siege of Ninety-Six, SC
    Record Source: Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index
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