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Joseph Fawcett Jr.

Birth
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Death
23 May 1815 (aged 69)
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Aged 69 years 4 mos 3 days. If this is correct Joseph was born in Jan not in Sept. Family records show he was born in Sept. so I am not changing the month.

Joseph Fawcett Jr. was the son of Joseph Fawcett (born about 1710 in Ireland, died June 21, 1776 in Frederick, Virginia) and Margery Walsh (born about 1713 in Ireland, died April 22, 1777 in Frederick, Virginia).
Joseph's siblings, according to The Fawcett Family of Frederick Co. VA by Thomas Hayes Fawcett 1936, were:
Thomas (1735-1735 in Ireland)
Alice #99675094 (1736-1787)
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
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

Joseph and Mary did not move to Kentucky until after the writing of this letter from Joseph Young to his brother James dated April 12, 1790;

" Brother (John) Goodman married the 6th day of May 1788 to a very clever young woman by the name of Mary Coulter, and they have one daughter about a year old. He has dealth with John Greathouse for a plantation on Harmons Creek and is going to live there this season. Uncle Joe Fawcett is married to Mary Greathouse and is living in Virginia."

Aged 69 years 4 mos 3 days. If this is correct Joseph was born in Jan not in Sept. Family records show he was born in Sept. so I am not changing the month.

Joseph Fawcett Jr. was the son of Joseph Fawcett (born about 1710 in Ireland, died June 21, 1776 in Frederick, Virginia) and Margery Walsh (born about 1713 in Ireland, died April 22, 1777 in Frederick, Virginia).
Joseph's siblings, according to The Fawcett Family of Frederick Co. VA by Thomas Hayes Fawcett 1936, were:
Thomas (1735-1735 in Ireland)
Alice #99675094 (1736-1787)
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
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

Joseph and Mary did not move to Kentucky until after the writing of this letter from Joseph Young to his brother James dated April 12, 1790;

" Brother (John) Goodman married the 6th day of May 1788 to a very clever young woman by the name of Mary Coulter, and they have one daughter about a year old. He has dealth with John Greathouse for a plantation on Harmons Creek and is going to live there this season. Uncle Joe Fawcett is married to Mary Greathouse and is living in Virginia."



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