Capt Josiah WARDWELL

1755 - 1820  (65 years)

• Name	Josiah WARDWELL
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	26 Jan 1755	York, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800	Penobscot, Hancock, Maine
  Died	21 Nov 1820	Penobscot, Hancock, Maine
  Probate	12 Nov 1821	Penobscot, Hancock, Maine
  Questions	Find his parents
  DNA Fact	Gedmatch line A699269
  Military Event	American Revolution - Impressed aboard British ship
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Parents Unproven	Y
  Person ID	I7864	Main
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

  Mother	Sadb MAC GILLAPATRICK,   b. 1127, Ireland ,   d. 1162, Galway Castle, Galway, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F31945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Capt Daniel WARDWELL,   b. 17 Apr 1734, York, York, Maine ,   d. 7 Jan 1803, Castine, Hancock, Maine  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah STAPLES,   b. 11 Sep 1731, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 23 Sep 1817, Hancock, Hancock, Maine  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1755	York, York, Maine   [1]
  Family ID	F15871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah WESCOTT,   b. 16 Oct 1766, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine ,   d. Nov 1858, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine  (Age 92 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1790	York, York, Maine
  Children	+ 1. Capt Daniel WARDWELL,   b. 1 Dec 1786, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 30 Nov 1851, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine  (Age 64 years)   2. Hannah WARDWELL,   b. 10 May 1792, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 22 Nov 1858, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine  (Age 66 years)   3. Abigail WARDWELL,   b. Abt 1797, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 24 Aug 1867, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F13264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Jan 1755 - York, York, Maine Married - 15 Jun 1790 - York, York, Maine Census - 1800 - Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Died - 21 Nov 1820 - Penobscot, Hancock, Maine Probate - 12 Nov 1821 - Penobscot, Hancock, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  During the Revolutionary War, he was impressed on board an English man-of-war and kept there for 2 years. He escaped by swimming to shore. —— Several published sources have claimed that Josiah was a s/o Daniel Wardwell of York by his first wife, Sarah Staples. This was probably based on the fact that Josiah named his first son and daughter Daniel and Sally, supposedly for his parents. Daniel Wardwell filed intentions at York on 24 January 1755 to marry Sarah Staples, only 2 days before the recorded birth of Josiah. Nine Months later, Daniel and Sarah brought their son Eliakim in for baptism at the York 1st Parish Church. All of Daniel's later children were also baptized at this church, but they included no son named Josiah. The only other adult Wardwell males living in York at the time of Josiah's birth were Daniel's older brothers Joseph and Jeremiah. Little is known of Joseph other than that he had a wife Mary, but he would seem the best candidate to be Josiah's father. Maine Families in 1790. Source: Samuel Wardwell of Andover, Hanged For Witchcraft in 1692 http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/u/n/g/Neil-Ungerleider-MA/ —— Based on triangulated DNA on the same segment of chromosome 9 between known descendants of Eliakim Wardwell, it is highly likely that Josiah is either a son of Daniel Wardwell or grandson of Eliakim Wardwell. GEDmatch kits SX533971C1 is Tryphena's line, ZM1801440 is Jeremiah's line, and A699269 is Josiah's. ——- 1800 census shows 5 children under 16 years old: 2 males, 3 females —— His estate was administered by Samuel Wardwell, Jr. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] MALU DEL MCDONALD, Ancestors of , McDonald, Patrick Joseph. [S151] WikiTree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wardwell-389.