The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: NC
Qualifying Service: Soldier / Patriotic Service
Birth: 04 May 1752 / Craven / NC Death: 10 Jun 1822 / Jones / GA
Qualifying Service Description:
Soldier, ordered to march to Moore's Creek and Guilford Courthouse 15 March 1781 with 4,400 American Troops commanded by American Army, Rhode Islander - Nathaniel Greene
Took Oath of Allegiance to make a Land Entry, Craven County, 12 Mar 1778
Additional References:
Grave Registry form. National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
HOUSTON, 1827 LAND LOTTERY OF GA, pg 41
PRUITT, CRAVEN CO, NC LAND ENTRIES, 1778-1796, pg 7
Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia by Mrs. H. H. McCall, pg 181
DAR Patriot Index, pg 749
DAR National # 521578
Spouse: (1) Amy XX; (2) Sarah Gwaltney Children: Joel Jr; William; Rhesha; Anon; Sarah;
Patriot Graves Registry form submitted by Chas B. Schweizer states unequivocally that the cemetery once located on Russell Road at Jones and Jasper County, Georgia county line, at the Primitive Baptist Church was abandoned and later, moved or destroyed
Find-a-Grave list his burial as "Unknown. Specifically: Location of his burial is unknown at this time
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Author: Kenneth Scott Collins
Joel Willis b. 1750 d. 6/10/1822 JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA
He served as a private in the North Carolina Troops from Pitt County. He was a minister in the Baptist Church for 40 years.
See: (1) Dickey, Moore, Parsons and Some Related Families, p. 488.
(2) Marriages and Deaths: 1820 to 1830, p. 138.
(3) Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, p. 181.
(4) Colonel Charles B. Schweizer, a descendant, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Source: Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers; Volume 1, by Ross Arnold & Hank Burnham with additions and corrections by: Mary Jane Galer, Dr. Julian Kelly, Jr., and Ryan Groenke. Edited by: Ryan Groenke.
A Georgia County-by-County compilation of Revolutionary War Patriots who made Georgia their permanent home and died here, including information on service history, birth dates, death dates and places of burial with an index.
Published by the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution, 2001.
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WIDOW OF REV WAR SOLDIER, DREW LAND IN 1827 GA LAND LOTTERY
Chas. B. Schweizer stated upon the NSSAR Patriot Graves registry form that he believes Joel Willis, Sr. was ordered to march to Moore's Creek and Guilford Courthouse 15 March 1781 with 4,400 American Troops commanded by American Army, Rhode Islander-Nathaniel Greene