Person:Josiah Earp (2)

Josiah lived in Chatham, North Carolina about 1792-1795. He lived in Caswell County for several years before settling in Pulaski County,Kentucky from 1814 until his death in 1844. His birth date is from a pension record and he entered the Revolution from Montgomery County, Maryland. All the children followed or accompanied their parents to Kentucky and most appeared there in the 1850 census. Josiah received a pension for his Revolutionary War service.

Josiah helped to guard prisoners taken at the surrender of Cornwallis during the American Revolution. He made application for pension on November 18, 1833, and was residing in Pulaski County, Kentucky at that time. The application shows that he was a resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, when he entered the service in March of 1780. He served under Capt. John Nichols and Lt. Thomas Nichols for 9 months, and was 72 years old when he applied for his pension. Pension record Rev. War S 31 0 04. He is listed in the DAR Patriot Index 1966 on page 211.