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 1765 - 1850 (84 years)
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 | Darsey, Joel
GPS: 31° 41.998' N, 084° 24.187' W Elev 259' |
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- Had children but no mention of his wife's name, date of marriage. Old newspaper article states, "On the 17th of November 1802, Joel Darcy of Jefferson County, Georgia secured a passport to travel through the Creek Nation to the Mississippi Territory. About 1825, when the little group of families from Burke and Jefferson counties built the stockade at Lake Douglas (Decatur County), Joel and his son John were with them."
- Joel Darsey was son of Joseph & Catherine D'Arcy. He was taken prisoner in 1778 at the age of 13 years by the British, and escaped in January or February 1779; joined Col. John Twiggs and served with him until the end of the war in 1783. He moved from Burke Co., Georgia to Decatur Co., Georgia in 1825. Lived and farmed in Decatur county until his death. He received a land grant for his service in the Revolutionary War. His pension was paid to widow Elizabeth Darsey; Joel died before he received any pension money. Elizabeth received a total of $758.87 for 18 years, 11 months and 20 days at $40 per year.
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