Individual Details

Rev. Joseph Echols [838.5.6] (c.1755- 2 April 1814) married Polly Stamps a daughter of John Stamps who mentioned Molly Echols in his 1812-will in Pittsylvania County.
The father of five sons and four daughters, Echols was head of a household of nine whites in Pittsylvania County in 1782. He owned no slaves, but was then taxed on 400 acres.
Rev. Echols, a Methodist preacher, died 2 April 1814 at fifty-eight years of age, in Jones County, Georgia

Pittsylvania Land Tax Lists, 1782. Joseph Echols, 400 acres. There was also a Joseph Jr. with 440 acres - probably not a son but perhaps a nephew.


Pittsylvania Co VA DB 7
p.424 17 Sep 1784 Joseph Echols of Halifax to Elkaner Echols of same for 500£. Parcel in Pittsy Co both sides of Stinking River. 400 acres. Signed: Jos. Echols.
Wit: Samuel Calland, Wm Short, Wm Wilkinson, Spencer Shelton.
18 Apr 1785. Ack by Joseph Echols
p.456 20 Sep 1784 John Short to Joseph Echols of Halifax. 175£. Tract in Pittsy whereon said Short lives. 157 acres. Old Wagon ford on Banister. On Waldrons to Clabrooks line, Finney's line. Signed: John (X) Short. Wit: Wm McCraw, Spencer Shelton, Wm Short, Saml Calland
p.623 17 Apr 1786 John Hubbard & Kezziah his wife to Joseph Ekhols of Halifax Co. whereas John Pigg dec'd late of Co of Pittsy did by his LW&T gave to his daughter Keziah Hubbard a tract, part of land whereon he lived in Pittsy Co. 250£ signed: John Hubbard, Kizia Hubbard
Ack 17 Apr 1786.


From EARLY RECORDS OF GEORGIA: John Hardin Foster and his wife Patsy sold 630 acres on Beaverdam Fork of Long Creek to Joseph Echols on 19 Feb 1787.

12 Aug 1797, James Spratling Sr of Wilkes Co, GA sold to John Stamps Sr of Pittsylvania Co VA, 200 acres on Cloud's Creek on the waters of Broad River, part of 500 granted Spratling Aug 1786. John did have a brother living on Cloud's Creek at the time.
Wilkes Co GA, Tax Digest: In 1805, Joseph Echols, his son-in-law held this 200 acres in trust for John Stamps, Sr., a non-resident. Joseph Echols is also listed with this land in 1806.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 15
p.247 2 Dec 1806 John Stamps appoints Joseph Echols of Wilks Co Georgia his attorney to sell & dispose of a tract of land in Oglethorpe Co. About 200 acres conveyed to me by a W. Spratlin. Signed: John Stamps. Wit: George Spratlin, John (x) Jennings, William Stamps. 16 Feb 1807, proved & ordered recorded.


The source stated that Echols died about 1855 in Wilkes Co GA. However, in EARLY RECORDS OF GEORGIA, Mary, widow, and Mary, next friend to orphans of Joseph Echols, dec'd, received a draw in the Georgia Land Lottery of 1819.

Birth	Abt 1757	Halifax County, Virginia
Marriage	Abt 1780	Mary "Molly\Polly" Stamps
Death	2 Apr 1814	Jones County, Georgia

Spouse	Mary "Molly\Polly" Stamps (1766 - )
Child	Simeon Echols ( - )
Child	Victoria Echols ( - )
Child	Reuben Echols (1781 - 1845)
Child	Tabitha Echols (1786 - )
Child	Catherine Evans "Caty" Echols (1788 - 1864)
Child	Levi Echols (1792 - )
Child	Rebecca Echols (1793 - 1868)
Child	Josephus Dickerson Echols (1798 - 1848)
Child	Nancy Olive Echols (1800 - 1879)
Child	Dr. William R. Echols (1803 - 1832)

Father	Richard Echols (1706 - 1786)
Mother	Catherine Evans ( - )
Sibling	Drucilla Echols (1736 - )
Sibling	John Echols (1737 - 1826)
Sibling	Moses Echols (1740 - )
Sibling	James Echols (1739 - 1823)
Sibling	Mary Echols ( - )
Sibling	Sarah Echols ( - )
Sibling	Benjamin Echols (1751 - 1828)
Sibling	Obediah Echols (1755 - 1799)
Sibling	Anna Echols (1764 - 1806)
Sibling	Elizabeth Echols (1766 - )