Individual Details
Joseph McFarland
(30 Mar 1745 - Bet 1785 and 1800)
COMMENTS: Gendex says Joseph McFarland born 30 March 1745, Russell Parish,
Lunenberg Co, VA, died before 1780 Montgomery Co, VA.
TORY.
MARRIAGE: Unmarried.
COURT: 1779 "Early Adventures on the Western Waters" LDS microfiche 6125902
Book Vol I May 5, 1779 Joseph McFarlane Montgomery County of Reed Creek
questionable Loyalty to country.
LINKS-LAND: 1784, Jan. 16, Tenn., Greene County John McFarlan entered 228
acres on south side Nolachucky River, opposite mouth of Little Chucky River;
warrant 25 June 1784; granted to Joseph McFarland. (Book 1, page 199)
NOTE: 1785 VIRGINIA, Bedford County. Joseph agreed to not actively take up
arms against the Colony of Virginia, and spent the rest of the war killing
wolves in teh county to protect livestock. IN 1785 Joseph ws paid 350 pounds of
tobacco for four wolves.
COURT: "Early Adventures on the Western Waters" LDS microfiche 6125902
Book III-IV 1790 Wythe County Militia. John McFarlin Ensign. Outliers-Joseph
McFarland.
HISTORY: Joseph may have gone to Greene County, Tn at about the same time as
his brothers since some records indicate a Joseph with a close connection to
the family.
DEATH: "Families of Jefferson Conty, Tennessee" 1992 found at Seattle
Genealogical Society. Died unmarried in a duel with Mr. Doak. Other records
say that he was killed in an argument with a Doak, possibly the son of the
David Doak who years earlier purchased the black Lick property from his father,
John, Sr.
Lunenberg Co, VA, died before 1780 Montgomery Co, VA.
TORY.
MARRIAGE: Unmarried.
COURT: 1779 "Early Adventures on the Western Waters" LDS microfiche 6125902
Book Vol I May 5, 1779 Joseph McFarlane Montgomery County of Reed Creek
questionable Loyalty to country.
LINKS-LAND: 1784, Jan. 16, Tenn., Greene County John McFarlan entered 228
acres on south side Nolachucky River, opposite mouth of Little Chucky River;
warrant 25 June 1784; granted to Joseph McFarland. (Book 1, page 199)
NOTE: 1785 VIRGINIA, Bedford County. Joseph agreed to not actively take up
arms against the Colony of Virginia, and spent the rest of the war killing
wolves in teh county to protect livestock. IN 1785 Joseph ws paid 350 pounds of
tobacco for four wolves.
COURT: "Early Adventures on the Western Waters" LDS microfiche 6125902
Book III-IV 1790 Wythe County Militia. John McFarlin Ensign. Outliers-Joseph
McFarland.
HISTORY: Joseph may have gone to Greene County, Tn at about the same time as
his brothers since some records indicate a Joseph with a close connection to
the family.
DEATH: "Families of Jefferson Conty, Tennessee" 1992 found at Seattle
Genealogical Society. Died unmarried in a duel with Mr. Doak. Other records
say that he was killed in an argument with a Doak, possibly the son of the
David Doak who years earlier purchased the black Lick property from his father,
John, Sr.
Events
| Birth | 30 Mar 1745 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Death | Bet 1785 and 1800 | Montgomery County, Virginia |
Families
| Father | John McFarland (1706 - 1784) |
| Mother | Mary Montgomery (1712 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Robert McFarland (1730 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Nancy McFarland (1731 - 1798) |
| Sibling | James McFarland (1732 - 1755) |
| Sibling | Rachel McFarland (1737 - 1790) |
| Sibling | John McFarland (1739 - 1809) |
| Sibling | Arthur McFarland (1741 - 1741) |
| Sibling | Mary McFarland (1743 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Anderson McFarland (1747 - 1823) |