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Family: Patriot Joseph Anthony, Sr. / Elizabeth Clark (F5551)  [1, 2, 3

m. 27 Apr 1741


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  • Father | Male
    Patriot Joseph Anthony, Sr.

    Born  2 May 1713  New Kent Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Nov 1785  New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  27 Apr 1741  New Kent Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Clark

    Born  Est 1720  Hanover Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1825  Wilkes Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Christopher Clark | F5559 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Penelope Johnston | F5559 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    + Sarah "Sallie" Anthony

    Born  15 Aug 1742  Halifax County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Captain Thomas Cooper, Sr. | F6742 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    James Anthony

    Born  18 Dec 1752  Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1815  Jasper Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    + Mary Menges 'Mollie' Anthony

    Born  17 Nov 1754  Albermarle, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jul 1820  Hancock County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Josiah Carter | F5543 
    Married  26 Jun 1771  Bedford Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    + Winnifred Anthony

    Born  8 Apr 1765  Goochland, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 May 1855  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  John of Ballows Line in Goochland Carter | F5552 
    Married  21 Nov 1771  Goochland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S40] Will, https://books.google.com/books?id=Wsg9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA327&lpg=PA327&dq=Henry+Watkins+%2B+Descendants+%2B+1755&source=bl&ots=980XjfXllB&sig=icxDKbHyhJIqv2rX7UeHOyJsMZ4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRpMPF27jUAhWGdz4KHTOaCH4Q6AEISTAI#v=onepage&q=Henry%20Watkins%20%2B%20Descendants%20%2B%201755&f=false.
      The Will and the inventory and admiistration of the estate of Joseph Anthony are recorded in the clerk's office of Henry County Virginia in Will Book No., 1 beginning on page 120. He was born in Henrico [later Goochland and albermarle Co., VA, 2 May 1713, married 27th April, 1741 Elizabeth Clark. Elizabeth was born 15 Feb. 1720 and lived on 'Lawyer's road" in what is now Franklin County, near Staunton River and died 23 Nov 1785. After his death, she, with most of her children and their families, removed to Georgia.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=anthony&GSfn=joseph&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1785&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=75157827&df=all&.
      Joseph Anthony
      Birth: May 2, 1713, Henrico County, Virginia
      Death: Nov. 20, 1785, Franklin County, Virginia
      Parents:
      Mark Anthony (1670 - 1769)
      Isabella Hester Hart Anthony (1680 - 1750)
      Spouse:
      Elizabeth Clark Anthony (1720 - 1825)
      Children:
      Christopher Anthony (1743 - 1815)
      Elizabeth Anthony Candler (1746 - 1803)
      Joseph Anthony (1750 - 1810)
      Judith Anthony Ware (1771 - 1856)
      Siblings:
      Luke Anthony (1706 - 1790)
      Joseph Anthony (1713 - 1785)
      John Anthony (1715 - 1760)
      Joseph Anthony served in the Revolutionary War
      Son of Mark and Isabella (Hart) Anthony
      Husband of Elizabeth (Clarke) Anthony ~ married April 22, 1741
      Their daughter, Sarah "Sallie" Anthony (m. Thomas Cooper, Rev. War Sol.)
      "The son of Mark and Isabella (Hart) Anthony, Joseph Sr married Elizabeth Clark on 22 Apr 1741 in VA. Joseph and Elizabeth had 15 Children:
      1) Sarah Anthony Cooper (1742-1796), m: Capt Thomas Cooper.
      2) Christopher Anthony (1744-1815), m: Judith Moorman.
      3) Elizabeth Anthony Candler (b: 1746), m: Col William Candler.
      4) Penelope Anthony Johnson (1748-1822), m: James Johnson.
      5) Joseph Anthony Jr (1750-1810), m: Elizabeth Ann Clark (his cousin).
      6) James Anthony (1752-1817), m: Nancy Ann Tate.
      7) Mary Anthony (b: 1754), m: Josiah Carter.
      8) Charles Anthony (1757-1792), his widow married brother Micajah.
      9) Micajah Anthony (1759-1793), m: widow Susan (Tate) Anthony.
      10) Agnes Anthony (1761-1829), m: Churchill Blakey.
      11) Rachel Anthony (1763-1800)
      12) Winifred Anthony (1765-1855), m1: Joseph Blakey, m2: John Carter.
      13) Mark Anthony (b: 1767), m: Elizabeth Stinson.
      14) Bolling Anthony (1769-1827), m: Nancy Ann Stone.
      15) Judith Anthony(b: 1771), m1: William Greene, m2: Robert Ware.

      Joseph Sr resided on "Lawyer's Road" located in what is now Franklin Co, near the Staunton River. There are existing DAR Papers.
      Military:
      Revolutionary War, 2nd Lt. Militia, 26 Oct 1776, Bedford Co VA.
      Occupation:
      Land owner in Louisa, Hanover, Albemarle Co VA; also owned land in Bedford Co VA.
      Religion: Quaker
      His Will is dated 24 Sep 1785, Henry Co VA Will Book I, pg. 120.

      2,040 acres were entered by Joseph Anthony Sr in Biscuit Run Valley, Albemarle Co and moved to Bedford Co VA."

    3. [S78] Tax Record, http://reynoldspatova.org//documents/1778%20-%201780%20Tax%20Lists%20of%20Henry%20County%2C%20Virginia%20by%20Lela%20C.%20Adams%20Copyright%201973-RFS.pdf.
      Henry County Tax Record for 1778-1780
      James Mitchell
      Elizabeth Webb
      William, Henry, Smith, Isham
      Thomas Terry pp.21
      James Turpin pp.21
      Matthew Wells "
      John Wells "
      Joseph Anthony pp.21