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Joseph Embry

Joseph Embry

Male 1758 - 1850  (91 years)


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  • Name Joseph Embry 
    Birth 10 Mar 1758  St. James-Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 30 Apr 1758  St. James-Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service From 1775 to 1783  [2, 3] 
    American Revolution, patriotic service 
    • While not a member of the armed services, his service as a civilian during the war was sufficient to earn him recognition as a patriot for inclusion in the DAR.

      Georgia Land Grant Lottery list shows William Embry and Thomas "Fambrough", likely to be brother and father respectively. Also would have been revolutionary war patriots.

      DAR listing:
      Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, NONCOMM
      Service Description:
      1) DRUMMER UNDER COL JOHN HINTON; PAID FOR HIRE OF HORSE
      2) RECEIVED LAND IN 1827 GA LOTTERY
    Death 1850  Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Aft 1850  Clouds Creek Church, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    DAR ID A036360 
    Family Search ID KDSF-ZK2 
    _UID 6C5E35020D474FC0B1BE88F06BA3DCB9EE61 
    Burial Aft 1850  Clouds Creek Church, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2571  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father Thomas Embry,   b. 1733, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1795, Wake, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Ann Jackson,   b. 1740, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1833, Clouds Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1757  St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Rachael Odene Olive,   b. 31 Dec 1759, Wake, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1809, Ogelthorpe, Clarke, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1778  Wake, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Brittain Embry,   b. 17 Dec 1779, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1828, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     2. Merrell Embry,   b. 27 Mar 1782, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1843, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Curtis Embry,   b. 18 Sep 1784, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Joseph Embry,   b. 12 Apr 1786, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. James A. Embry,   b. 25 Mar 1788, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 83 years)
     6. Elijah Embry,   b. 12 Sep 1790, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1862, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. Elizabeth Embry,   b. 21 Jul 1793, Wilkes, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1849, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

    Wife 2 Mary Polly Glenn,   b. 1777, Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1850 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1809  Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sally Sara Embry,   b. 1805, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1857 (Age 52 years)
     2. Polly Embry,   b. 8 Oct 1811, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Crosham Embry,   b. 15 Aug 1813, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Martha Embry,   b. 21 May 1816, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >5. William Glenn Embry,   b. 25 Apr 1820, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1897, Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S409] Find a Grave: Joseph Wiley Embry.

    2. [S1389] DAR Ancestor, Joseph Embry #A036360.



    3. [S1508] Land - GA Land Lottery Grants to RevWarVets, p.27.