Individual Details
Capt. Joseph Pickens
(1 Feb 1737 - 17 Jun 1781)
11 Feb 1779 Lt. Joseph Pickens requested reimbursement for a saddle, saddle cloth, a pair of saddle bags and blanket, appraised at 120 pounds. Stated that he had been called out with Capt Thomas' Company of militia under Col. Andrew Pickens in the public service of the State on Savannah river near Cherokee Ford where he was engaged in a fight with a large body of men called Col. Boyd's Tories.
Capt. Joseph Pickens was killed in the Seige of Fort Ninety Six during the Revolution. The Patriots victory at the battle of Kettle Creek is said to be a turning point of the revolution in the South as Savannah and Augusta had already been taken.
Events
| Birth | 1 Feb 1737 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Sep 1760 | Eleanor Pickens | | ||
| Death | 17 Jun 1781 | Abbeville, Ninety-Six District, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor Pickens (1746 - 1803) |
| Child | Andrew Pickens (1770 - 1801) |
| Father | Andrew Pickens ( - 1756) |
| Mother | Nancy\Ann Davis ( - 1760) |
Endnotes
1. E. M. Sharp, Pickens Families of the South (Self-published; Memphis, TN; c1963), p.12.
2. E. M. Sharp, Pickens Families of the South (Self-published; Memphis, TN; c1963), p.12.
3. E. M. Sharp, Pickens Families of the South (Self-published; Memphis, TN; c1963), p.12.