Individual Details

Tradition has given Joseph the middle name of "Howell". However, this is not substantiated by any record except in a letter written in the 1930's - not even the initial "H" has been found in any records. He was sometimes referred to as Joseph Pippin, Junr. to distinguish him from his uncle Joseph.

Bobby Fox is the only Pippin resource I've found that gives an exact birth date as 12 May 1768 for Joseph Pippin and places his birth in Edgecombe Co. Other research shows he was probably born circa 1764 in Maryland.

1790 Halifax District, Edgecombe Co NC Census. (Ancestry.com digital online) Probably listed as Joseph Pippen. 1 white male over 16; 3 females, 1 slave. There is also a Joseph Pippen, Jr.(1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 3 females) and Senr.(1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 5 females, 3 slaves). His uncle and cousin were also Josephs.
John Pippen had 2 males over 16 and 3 females, 1 slave.
Benjamin Pippen had 1m over 16, 1m under 16, 6 females, 3 slaves
Solomon Pippen Senr had 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, 4 females, 2 slaves.
Solomon "Piper" Jr. had 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 females
Noah Pippen, 1 male over 16, 3 females

First mention of Joseph in the records of Edgecombe County is a deed dated 19 Jun 1790 when he purchased land from his father. His named last appears in Edgecombe Co in Aug 1807 as he is in arrears for his 1806 taxes. He moved his family to Tennessee, about 1808-1810 and is on the Jackson County tax lists 1808-1811 as Joseph Piping.

The Feb Court of 1798 gave Joseph Pippen "Junr" administration on the estate of Solomon Pippen, dec'd. He entered Bond of 2000£ with Joseph Pippen Senr & Thomas Jenkins.
Joseph Pippin Senr was his slightly older 1st cousin, son of John Pippin. Joseph's father was Solomon.
The 1790 and 1800 census for Edgecombe Co NC and 1820 for Jackson Co TN reveal 13 children, 4 daughters and 9 sons. The two oldest daughters have not been identified; they could have been married prior to the family's move to Tennessee.

1820, Jackson Co TN
Joseph Pippin 2m -10 [Joseph & William], 1m 10-16 [Lewis or James - one is missing], 2m 16-26 [Henry & Howell], 1m 45+ [Joseph himself]; 1f under 10 [Pollie], 1f 16-26 [Sallie], and 1f 45+ [Holley or Margaret?]

Joseph's family settled on Blackburn's Fork of Roaring River in Southern Jackson Co. He purchased 50 acres on the West Fork of Roaring River 10 Apr 1824. He purchased another 100 acres on Blackburn's Fork on 2 May 1827. He received Land Grant #2030 for 50 acres 13 Aug 1825 and Land Grant #851 for 100 acres on 15 Sep 1828. Joseph's sons also eventually bought land in the vicinity and this area became known as the Pippin Community. When Putnam Co was formed in 1845, some of the Pippin families became residents of Putnam.

Description of Land Grant #2030: On the waters of Blackburns fork of Roaring River and bounded as follows. Beginning at a white Oak near the mouth of a hollow nearly opposite John Fins Door Running thence South one hundred and nineteen poles to a white Oak in Haywoods north Boundary line thence West with Said line Sixty seven and one fourth poles to a black Oak and post Oak thence north one hundred and nineteen poles to a post Oak thence east Sixty Seven and one fourth poles to the Beginning including Said Pippins improvement.

By the 1830 Jackson Co Census, Joseph had married Margaret Dodson and started another family. They were also on the census for 1840 - at the time the eldest male was listed as age 70-80. Joseph was deceased by 1850 and Margaret, age 49, was head of household. In 1860 Margaret lived iwth her son Pinkney and in 1870 was in the home of her son-in-law James Lock. The ages are inconsistent in the censuses.

There is a memorial stone for Joseph Pippin at the Morgan Pippin Cemetery in Jackson Co TN; erected Oct 1998. It stands five feet tall and reads:
In Memory of Joseph Pippin
Born circa 1764, MD, died circa 1845, TN.
Great Grandson of John and Elizabeth Phippen
of Somerset Co, England
Grandson of John and Rebecca Pippen
of Somerset Co England & Queen Annes Co MD
Son of Solomon & Amy Pippen
of Queen Annes Co MD & Edgecombe Co NC
Planter; chain carrier for survey of boundary line
between Martin & Edgecombe Cos NC; constable;
administrator of his father's estate; and founder of
The Pippin Community, Jackson Co, TN.

Birth	Abt 1764	Maryland
Marriage	Abt 1786	Edgecombe County, North Carolina - HOLLEY [PIPPIN]
Marriage	Aft 1820	Margaret Dodson
Death	Bef 1850	Jackson County, Tennessee

Spouse	HOLLEY [PIPPIN] (1769 - 1820)
Child	Kinchen Pippin (1787 - 1869)
Child	Redden/Redmon Pippin (1792 - 1872)
Child	Willis Pippin (1794 - 1853)
Child	Howell Pippin (1797 - 1852)
Child	HENRY PIPPIN (1801 - 1879)
Child	Sarah Margaret "Sallie" Pippin (1802 - 1880)
Child	Lewis Pearson Pippin (1805 - 1856)
Child	James Pippin (1807 - )
Child	Mary "Pollie" Pippin (1810 - )
Child	Joseph "Joe" Pippin (1811 - 1854)
Child	William M. Pippin (1813 - 1893)

Spouse	Margaret Dodson (1800 - 1868)
Child	Nancy Pippin (1823 - 1869)
Child	Wade Pippin (1827 - )
Child	Pinkney Pippin (1829 - 1895)

Father	SOLOMON PIPPIN (1733 - 1798)
Mother	AMEY [PIPPIN] (1740 - 1806)
Sibling	Solomon Pippin II (1756 - 1831)
Sibling	Abraham Pippin (1758 - )
Sibling	Lucretia Pippin (1760 - 1846)
Sibling	Benjamin Pippin (1762 - 1790)
Sibling	Mary PIPPIN (1767 - )
Sibling	Noah Pippin (1768 - )
Sibling	Rebecca Pippin (1770 - 1840)
Sibling	Olive Pippin (1772 - 1803)
Sibling	[Son] Pippin (1775 - 1800)
Sibling	Elijah Pippin (1777 - 1827)
Sibling	Benajah Pippin (1779 - 1806)
Sibling	Happy Pippin (1781 - )
Sibling	Clara\Clary Pippin (1783 - 1850)