Joshua Cantrall

1748 - 1800  (52 years)

• Name	Joshua Cantrall  [1]
  Born	8 Aug 1748  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1800  [1]
  Notes	All of this information about Joshua Cantrell and his brothers and sisters is taken from the book "The Cantrell Family" written by Carmi G. Cantrell, Illinois, 1898. "Joshua Cantrell was a soldier in the war for American Independence. He was born in Penn., but moved to Virginia, then to Kentucky in 1789. He was the father of nine sons, but no daughter. Four of his sons died without families, the other five married in Kentucky and moved to Ohio, then to Illinois. There were born to them 64 children, 33 sons and 31 daughters." Following info. about the Joshua Cantrill family from Anette Stanley Rardin, posted on the Cantrell Family Genealogy Forum, Aug. 12, 1998......... "It is possible that Joshua Cantrill was a relative. He lived in Pittsylvania Co., VA, in the 1780s. In 1794 in Mercer Co., KY., Lewis Castleman sued Joshua Cantrill regarding an unpaid debt. He is found on the 1800 census in Montgomery Co., KY. He signed his will on 20/26 Aug. 1800 and it was probated Oct. 14, 1800, Montgomery Co., KY. He named wife Ann and children: Wyatt, Zebulon, Joshua, and William. Executors: Zebulon Cantrill and James Graham. Witnessed by Thomas Isles/Iles, J./I. H. Jenkins, and Andrew Biggs. (Montgomery County Will Abstracts compiled by Mrs. W.P. Oldham, pp. 77, 83 (another abstract of same will, but Wyatt was omitted and there are a few changes in spellings.) From Kentucky Records - Early Wills and Marriages, Old Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions, by Julia Ardery, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969.) It is possible that Mary Cantrill who married Morris Thomas was also a relative. Morris and Mary left Chester Co., PA., in 1777 and moved to what is now Hardy Co., WVA. Their descendants lived in Hardy Co., now WVA, Pittsylvania Co., VA., and Mercer Co., KY." Further info. on Joshua Cantrall, son of Zebulon's son, Joseph...... GEN FORUM Children's birth and marriage and death dates posted by Linda Oatman on Aug. 25, 1998. Following info. from DAR Lineage Books (152 Vols.) Joshua Cantrell (1748-1800) served as a private during the Revolution and took the oath of allegiance, 1776, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was born in Pennsylvania, moved to Botetourt County, Virginia., when quite a lad, and died in Bath County, Kentucky. Following from: "Wills, Estates, Inventories, 1797-1879, Montgomery Co., KY. Page 14 + Joshua Cantril 1800 26th day, August Wife: Ann A Negro gal named, Nancy, willed to Ann. Sons, Wyatt; Zebulon; Joshua; William; Levy. Witnesses: ThomasIlez, James H. Linking, Andrew Biggs Page 47 -- Inventory of property of Joshua Cantrell .............. Following information in regard to Joshua Cantrell comes from the Database on Ancestry.com ........ Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 vols.) "Joshua Cantrell (1748-1800) served as a private during the Revolution and took the Oath of Allegiance, 1776, in Pittsylvania County, Va. He was born in Pennsylvania, moved to Botetourt County, Va., when quite young, and died in Bath County, Ky. Notes for JOSHUA CANTRELL by Warren G. Cantrell ....................... Done for the CantrellCousin Project., "We know that Joseph Cantrell's son, Joshua, born 8 August, 1748, appears in the Augusta Co., VA court records 17 August 1758, when he was made a servant of John McMahon. We know from Franklin Co., VA Court Records, March Court, 1788, that Stephen Cantrell gave a Power of Attorney to Joshua Cantrell, his half brother, and that it was proven and ordered recorded. We know that Joshua married Ann Graham and lived in Botetcourt Co. 1773 and in 1789 moved to Bath Co., KY, where he died 9 September 1800." http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1694344&id=I1095
  Person ID	I38358	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2011

  
  

  Family	Ann Graham,   b. 3 May 1751, Botetourt County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1772	Botetourt County, Virginia   [1]
  	They appear to have had nine childrn in total.
  Children	1. Levi Cantrall,   b. 10 Oct 1787, Botetourt County, Virginia ,   d. 22 Feb 1860, Cantrall, Sangamon County, Illinois  (Age 72 years)   2. Wyatt Cantrell,   b. 20 Dec 1790, Bath County, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Oct 1877, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2011
  Family ID	F11715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Cantrell, Sharon "William Cantrall Family File" Updated Thu Nov 1 19:30:09 2001 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:1694344 (Reliability: 3).