Person:Joseph Fawcett (2)

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Joseph Fawcett, of Frederick Co., VA
m. 2 Apr 1708
  1. Joseph Fawcett, of Frederick Co., VA1710 - 1776
  2. Thomas Fawcett1712 -
  3. John Fawcett1716 - 1786
  4. Richard Fawcett1718 - 1789
  • HJoseph Fawcett, of Frederick Co., VA1710 - 1776
  • WMargery Walsh1717 - 1777
m. Abt 1735
  1. Alice Fawsett1736 - 1791
  2. Lydia Fawcett1738 - 1787
  3. Joseph Fawcett, Jr.1745 - 1815
  4. Benjamin J. Fawcett1747 - 1820
  5. Ann Fawcett1750 - 1823
Facts and Events
Name Joseph Fawcett, of Frederick Co., VA
Gender Male
Birth? 1710 Ulster, Ireland
Marriage Abt 1735 Irelandto Margery Walsh
Death? 21 Jun 1776 Frederick County, Virginia

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

H-553: Joseph Fewcatt [Fawcett] of Frederick Co., 400 acres in said Co. where he lives adj. Richard Ireson, on Little N. Mt. Surv. Mr. John Baylis. 8 Nov. 1754. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 80].

Records in Virginia

Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants: G-379: Richard Ireson of Frederick Co., 428 acres in said Co. Survey Mr. John Baylis. On Cedar Creek, adj. John Fewcatt, Joseph Fewcatt, on Little N. Mt. 23 July 1750. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 41].
Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants: H-130: Mr. Lewis Stephens of Frederick Co., 171 acres in said Co. Surv. Mr. John Baylis. Adj. Stephens other land, Stephens' Mill, Cedar Creek, John Young, Paul Froman, Joseph Fewcatt, Mr. Robert Beale. 13 Mar 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 58].
Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant: H-275: ______ of Frederick Co., 214 acres in Frederick Co. Surv. Mr. John Baylis, adj. _____ and Joseph Fawcett, Little N. Mt., drains of Cedar Cr., Lewis Staphens. 30 Mar. 1753. Note: Plat returned in Paul Froman's name. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 66].
Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant: M-417: John Fawcett of Frederick Co., 287 acres on Cedar Creek in said Co. Surv. Mr. Robert Rutherford. Adj. said John Fawcett, Richard Fawcett, Andrew Longacre, Joseph Fawcett, Ashby's line. 11 July 1765. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 165].
References
  1.   Find A Grave.

    Joseph Fawcett
    BIRTH 1710
    Ireland
    DEATH 21 Jun 1776 (aged 65–66)
    Frederick County, Virginia, USA
    BURIAL Mount Pleasant Meeting House Cemetery
    Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Joseph Fawcett Sr. born about 1710 in Ireland, died June 21, 1776 in Frederick, Virginia, married Margery Walsh born about 1713 in Ireland, died April 22, 1777 in Frederick, Virginia. They were the parents of the following children,
    according to The Fawcett Family of Frederick Co. VA by Thomas Hayes Fawcett 1936,
    Thomas (1735-1735 in Ireland)
    Alice (1736 in Ireland)
    Lydia b. Nov. 16, 1738 in Chester Co. PA
    John b. Oct. 4, 1740 in Chester Co. PA
    Mary b. April 12, 1743 in Frederick Co. PA
    Joseph Jr. b.Sept. 20, 1745 in Frederick Co., PA
    Benjamin b. Oct. 16,1747 in Frederick Co. PA
    Anne b. 1750 in Frederick Co. VA
    Elizabeth b. 1750 in Frederick Co. VA
    Deborah b. May 23, 1752 in Frederick Co. VA
    Thomas 1754-1756 in Frederick Co. VA

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149469237/joseph_fawcett