Joshua and his older brother, Benedict, were among the North Carolina militiamen who fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolutionary War, according to Charles J. Preslar in his 1954 π ππͺπ΄π΅π°π³πΊ π°π§ ππ’π΅π’πΈπ£π’ ππ°πΆπ―π΅πΊ [North Carolina].
Joshua's eldest children were born about 1780, so it is assumed he had married by that time. He and his family left North Carolina for the Cape Girardeau District of Upper Louisiana (now Missouri) around 1804. Joshua died there about February 1805 and his widow, Eva, served as administrator of his estate along with their eldest son, Abraham. The final settlement named 10 heirs, presumed to be in birth order:
β1. Catharine, wife of Henry Bollinger, son of John
β2. Polly, wife of William Bollinger
β3. Abraham
β4. Mary, wife of John Yount
β5. Joshua
β6. Sarah, wife of Aaron Bollinger
β7. John
β8. Susannah, wife of Henry Bollinger, son of Matthias
β9. Christian
10. David
Joshua and his older brother, Benedict, were among the North Carolina militiamen who fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolutionary War, according to Charles J. Preslar in his 1954 π ππͺπ΄π΅π°π³πΊ π°π§ ππ’π΅π’πΈπ£π’ ππ°πΆπ―π΅πΊ [North Carolina].
Joshua's eldest children were born about 1780, so it is assumed he had married by that time. He and his family left North Carolina for the Cape Girardeau District of Upper Louisiana (now Missouri) around 1804. Joshua died there about February 1805 and his widow, Eva, served as administrator of his estate along with their eldest son, Abraham. The final settlement named 10 heirs, presumed to be in birth order:
β1. Catharine, wife of Henry Bollinger, son of John
β2. Polly, wife of William Bollinger
β3. Abraham
β4. Mary, wife of John Yount
β5. Joshua
β6. Sarah, wife of Aaron Bollinger
β7. John
β8. Susannah, wife of Henry Bollinger, son of Matthias
β9. Christian
10. David