Josiah Stovall

1749 - 1798  (49 years)

• Name	Josiah Stovall
  Birth	1749	Lunenburg Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1776
  	Rev War -- soldier - receipt of land as payment for military service
  Will	17 Nov 1798	Lincoln Co. GA   [2, 3]
  	Probated on December 14, 1798 - Book A, page 15
  Death	20 Nov 1798	Lincoln Co, GA   [1, 4]
  Probate	06 Dec 1798	Lincoln Co, GA   [3]
  	Appraisal
  Probate	24 Jul 1804	Lincoln Co, GA   [3]
  	Probate Acct return
  Probate	02 May 1808	Lincoln Co, GA   [3]
  	Probate Acct return
  Probate	24 Oct 1809	Lincoln Co, GA   [3]
  	Heirs land sale
  _MILT	1812
  	- (1812 Vet) - son Charles Green STOVALL
  _MILT	1812
  	- (1812 Vet) - son Gilbert STOVALL
  _MILT	1812
  	- (1812 Vet) - son John Stovall 4/13/1785 - 12/2/1855
  _MILT	1812
  	- (1812 Vet) - son Lewis STOVALL
  DAR.org	09 Jun 2019
  	See Notes -- #A110795
  Findagrave.com	23 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Body Lost or Destroyed - See findagrave.com entry   [1]
  Person ID	I2213	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Stovall, Sr,   b. 1706, Henrico Co, VA d. Between 29 Jul and 01 Nov 1781, Stovall, Granville Co, NC
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dorcas Drury,   b. 1711, VA d. Aft 02 Feb 1787, Granville Co, NC (Age > 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1730	Granville Co, NC
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Polly Hicks-xx,   b. 20 Nov 1751, Hanover Co, VA d. 12 Dec 1845, Hinds Co, MS (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1768	Granville Co, NC   [1]
  Notes	Children: - they had at least 17 children dau Mary "Polly Jr" STOVALL 1769 Granville Co, NC - 11/13/1816 Lincoln Co, GA - in 1804 in Lincoln Co, GA married William Ratliff - they had 1 child - John Stovall Ratliff - on 11/13/1808 in Lincoln Co, GA married Stephen Stovall 1778 Granville Co, NC - abt 1853 in Lincoln Co, GA - son of Benjamin Stovall and Nancy 'Anne' Whitehead - they were cousins - they had 1 child - Josiah Stovall son Drury Stovall 12/17/1770 Granville Co, NC - 10/1858 Marion Co, MS - in 1803 in Lincoln Co, GA married Lucy Wright 1780 Amelia Co, VA - 9/1/1869 in Marion Co, MS - dau of William Wright and Drucilla Griffin - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they had 9 children son David Joseph Stovall 1772 Granville Co, NC - 6/6/1808 Lincoln Co, TN - abt 1792-1797 married Mary Wright 2/27/1774 VA - 11/23/1864 Giles Co, TN - dau of William Wright and Drucilla Griffin - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they had 6 children son Charles Green STOVALL 1773 Granville Co, NC - 1831 Marion Co, MS - (1812 Vet) - on 12/24/1809 in Lincoln Co, GA married Lucy Ashton - d. 2/27/1834 Marion Co, MS - they had 2 children - married Martha (???) - they had 2 childrfen son Josiah STOVALL Jr 1775 Granville Co, NC - 1855 Lawrence Co, AL - abt 1798 in Lincoln Co, GA married Elizabeth Anne Tatum 3/20/1781 Granville Co, NC - bef 1834 - dau of Agner Tatum and Mary Currin - they had 5 children - bef 1848 married Jane Tonquin 1784 SC son Ralph "Rafe" Stovall 1776 Granville Co, NC - 3/13/1841 Hinds Co, MS - on 3/7/1795 in Lincoln Co, GA married Martha 'Patsy' Harrington 1778 NC - 10/5/1826 Pike Co, MS - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they had 10 children - on 12/19/1826 in Hinds Co, MS married Sarah E Doughty 1797 Camridge SC - 2/20/1871 Lauderdale Co, MS - they had 4 children - ** See findagrave.com listing below ** dau Sarah 'Sallie' Stovall 12/28/1777 Granville Co, NC - 1850/1852 Tylertown, Pike Co (now Walthall Co), MS - in 1795 married Elisha (Warren or Washington) Holmes Sr 7/6/1773 Ulster, Ireland - 1850 Walthall Co, MS - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they owned close to 4000 acres of land and operated a water mill on Collins Creek - they had 13 children - ** See findagrave.com listing below ** son William Stovall 4/18/1780 Granville Co, NC - 11/9/1865 Lee Co, MS - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Cynthia Ann Tatum 3/7/1788 Wilkes Co, GA - 6/24/1831 Lawrence Co, AL - dau of Abner Tatum and Mary Currin - they had 12 childrfen - on 4/28/1843 Lawrence Co, Al married Nancy Johnson 1790 Morgan Co, AL - 1854 Pontotoc Co, MS - on 11/24/1857 in Itawamba Co, MS married Margaret (Chaney) Stovall - d. bef 1860 - ** See findagrave.com listing below ** dau Rebecca STOVALL 1782 Granville Co, NC - 5/2/1852 Lincoln Co, GA - in 1795 in Lincoln Co, GA married John H Tatom 1750-1760 - 11/30/1830 Lincoln Co, GA - son of John Tatom Sr and Ann Wright - they had 8 children dau Lucy STOVALL 1783 Granville Co, NC - bef 1804 - married Charles Kennon 1806 - son of William Kennon Sr and Elizabeth Harrison - they had 3 children son John Stovall 4/13/1785 Wilkes Co, GA - (5/10/1855 or 12/2/1855) Carroll Co, MS - (1812 Vet) - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 5/18/1815 in (Marion or Pike Co, MS) married Elizabeth 'Betsey' Jones 1796 Morgan Co, AL - 5/10/1855 Carroll Co, MS - they had 12 children dau Anna "Annie" STOVALL 1787 Wilkes Co, GA - 1827 - abt 1805 married Richard Ratliff - son of John Ratliff and Anne Fields - they had 11 childrten dau Elizabeth Stovall 1787 Wilkes Co, GA - 1/19/1870 Hinds Co, MS - on 1/10/1818 in Marion Co, MS married Leroy Hicks Tatom 1794 Granville Co, NC - 10/6/1843 Hinds Co, MS - son of John H Tatom Jr and Martha Hicks - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they had 5 children son Lewis STOVALL 11/25/1789 Wilkes Co, GA - 11/12/1824 Lincoln Co, GA - (1812 Vet) - on 2/1/1812 in Lincoln Co, GA married Jane Elizabeth Griffin 9/10/1795 Morgan Co, AL - 1865 Lincoln Co, GA - dau of Richard Griffin and Amelia Sims - Jane was Lewis Stovall's 1st wife, then married Stephen Stovall as his 3rd wife - they had 7 children dau Priscilla "Sellar" Stovall 1790 Wilkes Co, GA - 1876 Montgomery Co, MS - on 6/11/1816 in Marion Co, MS married Thomas P Harvey 1781 NC - 10/9/1857 Carroll Co, MS - son of Thomas Harvey and Rachel Jones - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they had 5 children - aft 1857 married ??? Latham son Thomas STOVALL 1792 Wilkes Co, GA - 1816 Lincoln Co, GA - in Morgan Co, AL married Agnes Griffin 10/27/1798 Lincoln Co, GA - dau of Richard Griffin and Amelia Sims son Gilbert STOVALL 9/24/1794 Wilkes Co, GA - 8/22/1831 Hinds Co, MS - (1812 Vet) - on 11/9/1815 in Marion Co, MS married Ruth H Spencer 5/15/1799 Jones Co, GA - 1870-1880 Hinds Co, MS - dau of William Spencer and Sarah Harvey - they had 6 children
  Photos » Slide Show		Tatom-Elizabeth-(Stovall)--(Josiah-Stovall)
  		Holmes-Sarah-(Stovall)--(Josiah-Stovall)--1850-MS-Walthall-TS
  		Stovall-Drury-(Lucy-(Wright))--(Josiah-Stovall)--MS-Marion-TS
  		Stovall-John--(Josiah-Stovall)--18551202-MS-Montgomery-TS
  		Stovall-Ralph--(Josiah-Stovall)--18410313-MS-Hinds-TS
  		Stovall-William--(Josiah-Stovall)--18651109-MS-Lee-TS
  Family ID	F817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 1749 - Lunenburg Co, VA Marriage - 1768 - Granville Co, NC Will - Probated on December 14, 1798 - Book A, page 15 - 17 Nov 1798 - Lincoln Co. GA Death - 20 Nov 1798 - Lincoln Co, GA Probate - Appraisal - 06 Dec 1798 - Lincoln Co, GA Probate - Probate Acct return - 24 Jul 1804 - Lincoln Co, GA Probate - Probate Acct return - 02 May 1808 - Lincoln Co, GA Probate - Heirs land sale - 24 Oct 1809 - Lincoln Co, GA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpted from the Book: The Family of Bartholomew Stovall (Eight Generations of Stovails in England and America), 1993, By Neil D. Thompson, Ph.D., LL.B., C.G., Josiah (Rev Vet) Sr STOVALL was bom in 1749 in , Lunnenburg Co, Va. He died on 20 Nov 1798 in , Lincoln Cty, **** Ga. He was buried in Morgan Co, Al. Data obtained from The Stovall Family & Related lines Vol II & Southern Kith & Kin pg 290 291 Ch 13 Data obtained from The Stovall Vamily & Related Lines by Lyle Williams of Ft Worth Tex. He was married to Mary "Polly" HICKS (daughter of John HICKS and Obediance) about 1768 in , Granville Co, NC. Mary "roily" HICKS was bom on 2U Nov [751 in , Hanover Co, Va. She died on 12 Dec 1845 m Sp Ridge Comm, Hmds Cty, Ms. She was buried in Stovall Cem, Byram, Hinds Cty, Ms. Data obtained from The Stovall Family & Related lines Vol II by Lyle Williams of Ft Worth Tx & Southern Kith & Kin pg 290 291 Ch 13 Vol 4.& Anson Co NC Abstracts of Early Records by May Wilson McBee. Josiah (Rev Vet) Sr STOVALL and Mary "Polly" HICKS had the following children: Mary "Polly Jr" STOVALL. Drury STOVALL. David Joseph STOVALL Sr. Charles Green (1812 Vet) STOVALL. Josiah STOVALL Jr. Ralph "Rafe" STOVALL. Sarah "Sallie" STOVALL. William STOVALL. Rebecca STOVALL. Lucy STOVALL. John (1812 Vet) STOVALL. Anna "Annie" STOVALL. Elizabeth STOVALL. Lewis (1812 Vet) STOVALL. Priscilla "Sellar" STOVALL. Thomas STOVALL. Gilbert (1812 Vet) STOVALL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at DAR.org on 6/9/2019 STOVALL, JOSIAH Ancestor #: A110795 Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?) Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1749 CUMBERLAND CO VIRGINIA Death: 11-20-1798 LINCOLN CO GEORGIA Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 22, P 177 Service Description: 1) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE Comments (Overview) 1) EL-#718246 GEN 4 APPEARS TO BE IN ERROR CONCERNING THE MOTHER 2) SARAH JANE BASHAM; THERE IS NO PROOF THAT SHE IS THE MOTHER OF 3) MARTHA ELLEN HOLMES THOMPSON. 10/2008. Residence 1) County: GRANVILLE CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA Spouse Number Name 1) MARY HICKS Hint: Click on the member number to see more. Associated Applications and Supplementals Nat’l Num Add Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse Vol. 225328 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 233911 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 289413 ANNIE [1] RICHARD RATLIFF Purchase 291999 ANNIE [1] RICHARD RATLIFF Purchase 338094 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 339255 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 344284 JOHN [1] ELIZABETH BETSY JONES Purchase 319505 348 RALPH [2] SARA DOUBTY Purchase 366094 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 367531 JOHN [1] ELIZABETH BETSY JONES Purchase 359098 373 GILBERT [1] RUTH SPENCER Purchase 382278 RALPH [1] MARTHA PATSEY HARRINGTON Purchase 387370 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 416313 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 425355 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 425557 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 438082 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 454594 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 369472 401 LEWIS [1] JANE GRIFFIN Purchase 456839 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 462117 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 463371 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 465260 JOHN [1] ELIZABETH JONES Purchase 465261 JOHN [1] ELIZABETH JONES Purchase 469612 JOHN [1] ELIZABETH BETSY JONES Purchase 473144 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 480624 SARAH SALLY [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 490086 SARAH SALLY [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 507250 RALPH [2] SARAH DOUGHTY Purchase 511547 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 528274 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 545426 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 545427 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 545428 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 434785 451 PRISCILLA [1] THOMAS HARVEY Purchase 555846 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 556392 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 634283 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 456350 460 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 577142 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 577648 DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 588734 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 438068 491 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 622325 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 584923 529 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 615991 554 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 639102 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 539159 560 S GILBERT [1] RUTH SPENCER Purchase 644186 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 651083 DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 656127 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 656677 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 662396 S DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 666338 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 667141 JOHN [1] ELIZABETH JONES Purchase 668268 S JOHN [1] ELIZABETH JONES Purchase 671640 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 674228 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 564604 593 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 684376 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 689881 S SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 689959 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 690229 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 692608 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 693060 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 627084 631 MARY POLLY [1] STEPHEN STOVALL Purchase 694572 S SARAH SALLY [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 708959 DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 711210 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 674227 669 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 716647 S DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 716648 S DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 717993 RALPH [2] SARAH DOUGHTY Purchase 718246 EL SALLY [1] ELIJAH HOLMES Purchase 739024 RALPH [2] SARAH DOUGHTY Purchase 743943 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 744974 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 744975 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 750033 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 755734 RALPH [2] SARAH DOUGHTY Purchase 747973 733 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 763117 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 771828 DAVID [1] MARY WRIGHT Purchase 773542 DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 778596 DAVID [1] MARY WRIGHT Purchase 779647 PRISCILLA [1] THOMAS HARVEY Purchase 790296 S WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 524327 811 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 447686 823 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 640259 829 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 819738 S RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 751666 865 LEWIS [1] JANE GRIFFIN Purchase 829024 DAVID [1] MARY WRIGHT Purchase 829141 SARAH SALLY [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 829142 SARAH SALLY [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 831465 SALLY [1] ELIJAH HOLMES Purchase 836856 SARAH SALLIE [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 836857 SARAH SALLIE [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 847824 S SARAH SALLIE [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 858999 DAVID [1] MARY WRIGHT Purchase 854079 946 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 864501 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 864502 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 871482 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 888047 1016 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 907822 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 921935 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 817163 1077 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 903855 1081 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 940626 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 940627 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 953785 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 955195 DRURY [1] LUCY WRIGHT Purchase 960952 DAVID [1] MARY WRIGHT Purchase 962175 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 963369 DAVID [1] MARY WRIGHT Purchase 969314 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 919557 1168 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 799088 1182 RALPH [1] MARTHA HARRINGTON Purchase 975111 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase 981298 SARAH [1] ELISHA HOLMES Purchase 983930 WILLIAM [1] CYNTHIA TATOM Purchase = Supporting documentation available = Descendants list available for this member and this ancestor = Descendants list available for this member but not this ancestor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/23/2023 Rev Josiah Stovall Birth: 1749 Henrico County, Virginia, USA Death: 20 Nov 1798 (aged 48-49) Lincoln County, Georgia, USA Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: He is believed to be buried in a cemetery which was covered by a TVA lake.The development and creation of Clarke Hill Dam created a large reservoir that covered portions of Lincoln and nearby counties. Memorial #: 133114621 Bio: Josiah Stovall was born in 1749 in Henrico County or Lunenburg Co., Virginia. When he was a child, his family moved to Granville County, North Carolina. He married Mary Hicks in 1768 in Virginia. She was born on November 20, 1751 in Hanover Co., Virginia. Josiah is listed in documents as being a Private in the Revolutionary War under the command of Colonel Richard Henderson’s Regiment in Captain James Yancey’s Company of Foot on the date of October 3, 1771. Josiah’s brothers; William, John Jr. and Drury are also in this unit. A Farmer by trade, he moved his family to Lincoln County (was Wilkes County), Georgia in 1785 upon receipt of land as payment for military service during the American Revolution (see Miss. Rev. Soldiers, page 289-294 or Miss. Gen. Exchange, Vol. 6, page 3-5) Josiah and Mary had at least 17 children with three mentioned in his last will and testament; Polly, Drury and Charles. Later in an estate settlement in 1804, the following heirs were named; Polly (widow), Charles, David, Ralph, Josiah, William, Polly (daughter), Lewis, John, Elisha Holmes (for his wife Sally Stovall Holmes) and Charles Kennon (for his late wife Lucy Stovall Kennon) . . His death is recorded in the Lincoln Co. GA., Book A, page 15. After Josiah’s death on November 20, 1798, his will, recorded on November 17 and probated on December 14, 1798 in Lincoln Co., Georgia, bequeath tools, Plantation, livestock, land and slaves to wife and children. His wife, Mary moved to the area known as Spring Ridge Community near Mississippi Springs in Hinds County, Mississippi. She died there, December 12, 1845 and is buried in the Old Friendship / Stovall / Smylie Cemetery. Seven of the children moved to Alabama and Mississippi around 1811. (I have visited her grave.) A letter written in 1845 and mailed to William T. Rattiff in Raymond, MS describes the obituary of Mary. The sum of the letter is the following; Mary died at the age of 96 on Friday, December 12th, 1845 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tatum near Jackson, MS. The widow of Josiah Stovall of Georgia for nearly 50 years and a devout member of the Baptist Church for 78 years. She raised 17 children, 10 sons and 7 daughters, of whom 6 sons and 3 daughters died before she did. Family Members Parents John Bartholomew Stovall 1700-1781 Dorcas Drury Stovall 1711-1787 Spouse Mary Hicks Stovall 1751-1845 Siblings Bartholomew Stovall 1732-1803 Delilah Stovall Pinson 1735-1821 John Stovall 1737-1820 Elizabeth Stovall Poole 1738-1837 Thomas Stovall 1744-1771 Drury Stovall 1752-1826 Benjamin John Stovall 1755-1812 Children Mary Stovall Ratliff Stovall 1769-1816 Drury Stovall 1770-1858 David Joseph Stovall 1772-1808 Charles Green Stovall 1773-1832 Josiah Stovall 1775-1855 Ralph Stovall 1776-1841 Sarah Stovall Holmes 1777-1850 William Stovall 1780-1865 Rebecca Stovall Tatum Lewis 1782-1852 Lucy Stovall Kennon 1783-1804 John Stovall 1785-1855 Anna Stovall Ratliff 1786-1827 Elizabeth Stovall Tatom 1787-1880 Lewis Stovall 1789-1824 Priscilla Stovall Harvey Latham 1790-1876 Thomas Stovall 1792-1815 Gilbert Stovall 1794-1831 Created by: Sandra Burgess Robertson (47624897) Added: 20 Jul 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133114621/josiah-stovall Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133114621/josiah-stovall: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for Rev Josiah Stovall (1749-20 Nov 1798), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133114621; Burial Details Unknown, He is believed to be buried in a cemetery which was covered by a TVA lake.The development and creation of Clarke Hill Dam created a large reservoir that covered portions of Lincoln and nearby counties.; Maintained by Sandra Burgess Robertson (contributor 47624897). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/23/2023 Josiah Stovall Birth: 1749 Henrico County Virginia, USA Death: Nov., 1798 Lincoln County Georgia, USA Josiah Stovall was born in 1749 in Henrico County or Lunenburg Co., Virginia. When he was a child, his family moved to Granville County, North Carolina. He married Mary Hicks in 1768 in Virginia. She was born on November 20, 1751 in Hanover Co., Virginia. Josiah is listed in documents as being a Private in the Revolutionary War under the command of Colonel Richard Henderson?s Regiment in Captain James Yancey?s Company of Foot on the date of October 3, 1771. Josiah?s brothers; William, John Jr. and Drury are also in this unit. A Farmer by trade, he moved his family to Lincoln County (was Wilkes County), Georgia in 1785 upon receipt of land as payment for military service during the American Revolution (see Miss. Rev. Soldiers, page 289-294 or Miss. Gen. Exchange, Vol. 6, page 3-5) Josiah and Mary had at least 17 children with three mentioned in his last will and testament; Polly, Drury and Charles. Later in an estate settlement in 1804, the following heirs were named; Polly (widow), Charles, David, Ralph, Josiah, William, Polly (daughter), Lewis, John, Elisha Holmes (for his wife Sally Stovall Holmes) and Charles Kennon (for his late wife Lucy Stovall Kennon) . . His death is recorded in the Lincoln Co. GA., Book A, page 15. After Josiah?s death in November 20, 1798, his will, recorded on November 17 and probated on December 14, 1798 in Lincoln Co., Georgia, bequeath tools, Plantation, livestock, land and slaves to wife and children. His wife, Mary moved to the area known as Spring Ridge Community near Mississippi Springs in Hinds County, Mississippi. She died there, December 12, 1845 and is buried in the Old Friendship / Stovall / Smylie Cemetery. Seven of the children moved to Alabama and Mississippi around 1811. A letter written in 1845 and mailed to William T. Rattiff in Raymond, MS describes the obituary of Mary. The sum of the letter is the following; Mary died at the age of 96 on Friday, December 12th, 1845 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tatum near Jackson, MS. The widow of Josiah Stovall of Georgia for nearly 50 years and a devout member of the Baptist Church for 78 years. She raised 17 children, 10 sons and 7 daughters, of whom 6 sons and 3daughters died before she did. Family links: Parents: John Stovall (1706 - 1781) Dorcas Drury Stovall (1711 - 1787) Spouse: Mary Hicks Stovall (1751 - 1845) Children: Drury Stovall (1770 - 1858)* David Joseph Stovall (1772 - 1808)* Ralph Stovall (1776 - 1841)* Sarah Stovall Holmes (1777 - 1850)* William Stovall (1780 - 1865)* John Stovall (1785 - 1855)* Elizabeth Stovall Tatom (1787 - ____)* Priscilla Stovall Harvey Latham (1790 - 1876)* Siblings: Delilah Stovall Pinson (1735 - ____)* Mary Elizabeth Stovall Poole (1738 - 1837)** Thomas Stovall (1744 - 1771)* Josiah Stovall (1749 - 1798) *Calculated relationship **Half-sibling Burial: Body lost or destroyed Specifically: He is believed to be buried in a cemetery which was covered by a TVA lake.The development and creation of Clarke Hill Dam created a large reservoir that covered portions of Lincoln and nearby counties. Created by: Sandra Burgess Robertson Record added: Jul 20, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 133114621 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

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  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S48] See Notes. [S46] See Documents. [S21] DAR.org.