Son of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Doyle) Joy, father of Moses Joy.
David is believed to have been a Revolutionary War soldier. He would have been about 19 years old when the war ended in 1783.
His grave was marked by the Captain Samuel Felt Chapter DAR, Dowagiac, Michigan.
David Joy is a Mayflower Descendant.
Several of David's older brothers have clearly documented Revolutionary War service. Either David was too young to be recorded, or the records have not yet been located. Earlier NSDAR records accepted him as Patriot #063200, but the four successful applications have since been discovered to have been based on the service records of his first cousin, another David Joy, but of Guildford, Windham County, Vermont. The NSDAR research site states "the only service proof is his tombstone." This statement was made in Aug 1998.Possibly he served in Massachusetts, some researchers claiming he was a Private, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, or possibly he served in New York State, of which Vermont was a part during the War. Possibly he was never officially enlisted, but participated enough during the War to consider himself a soldier. His children claimed, when they erected his gravestone, that he was a veteran, and he was called "Captain" Joy during his lifetime. Based on the gravestone, the Michigan DAR listed him in a volume of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in their state. Based in part on that book, two Vermont historians listed him in their books. David Joy doubtless fought for his new nation, but it is unlikely that his name will be located on a valid military roster. For now, it is assumed he was a young man who accompanied the troops, rendered aid, but did not formally join any unit or get his name on a muster list. Two decades after the end of the war, the family was uprooted and tracked west to Portland, Chautauqua County, New York, and finally to Cass County, Michigan. Added: Sep. 16, 2011-Bev (Revised)
David is believed to have been a Revolutionary War soldier. He would have been about 19 years old when the war ended in 1783.
His grave was marked by the Captain Samuel Felt Chapter DAR, Dowagiac, Michigan.
David Joy is a Mayflower Descendant.
Several of David's older brothers have clearly documented Revolutionary War service. Either David was too young to be recorded, or the records have not yet been located. Earlier NSDAR records accepted him as Patriot #063200, but the four successful applications have since been discovered to have been based on the service records of his first cousin, another David Joy, but of Guildford, Windham County, Vermont. The NSDAR research site states "the only service proof is his tombstone." This statement was made in Aug 1998.Possibly he served in Massachusetts, some researchers claiming he was a Private, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, or possibly he served in New York State, of which Vermont was a part during the War. Possibly he was never officially enlisted, but participated enough during the War to consider himself a soldier. His children claimed, when they erected his gravestone, that he was a veteran, and he was called "Captain" Joy during his lifetime. Based on the gravestone, the Michigan DAR listed him in a volume of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in their state. Based in part on that book, two Vermont historians listed him in their books. David Joy doubtless fought for his new nation, but it is unlikely that his name will be located on a valid military roster. For now, it is assumed he was a young man who accompanied the troops, rendered aid, but did not formally join any unit or get his name on a muster list. Two decades after the end of the war, the family was uprooted and tracked west to Portland, Chautauqua County, New York, and finally to Cass County, Michigan. Added: Sep. 16, 2011-Bev (Revised)
Son of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Doyle) Joy, father of Moses Joy.
David is believed to have been a Revolutionary War soldier. He would have been about 19 years old when the war ended in 1783.
His grave was marked by the Captain Samuel Felt Chapter DAR, Dowagiac, Michigan.
David Joy is a Mayflower Descendant.
Several of David's older brothers have clearly documented Revolutionary War service. Either David was too young to be recorded, or the records have not yet been located. Earlier NSDAR records accepted him as Patriot #063200, but the four successful applications have since been discovered to have been based on the service records of his first cousin, another David Joy, but of Guildford, Windham County, Vermont. The NSDAR research site states "the only service proof is his tombstone." This statement was made in Aug 1998.Possibly he served in Massachusetts, some researchers claiming he was a Private, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, or possibly he served in New York State, of which Vermont was a part during the War. Possibly he was never officially enlisted, but participated enough during the War to consider himself a soldier. His children claimed, when they erected his gravestone, that he was a veteran, and he was called "Captain" Joy during his lifetime. Based on the gravestone, the Michigan DAR listed him in a volume of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in their state. Based in part on that book, two Vermont historians listed him in their books. David Joy doubtless fought for his new nation, but it is unlikely that his name will be located on a valid military roster. For now, it is assumed he was a young man who accompanied the troops, rendered aid, but did not formally join any unit or get his name on a muster list. Two decades after the end of the war, the family was uprooted and tracked west to Portland, Chautauqua County, New York, and finally to Cass County, Michigan. Added: Sep. 16, 2011-Bev (Revised)
David is believed to have been a Revolutionary War soldier. He would have been about 19 years old when the war ended in 1783.
His grave was marked by the Captain Samuel Felt Chapter DAR, Dowagiac, Michigan.
David Joy is a Mayflower Descendant.
Several of David's older brothers have clearly documented Revolutionary War service. Either David was too young to be recorded, or the records have not yet been located. Earlier NSDAR records accepted him as Patriot #063200, but the four successful applications have since been discovered to have been based on the service records of his first cousin, another David Joy, but of Guildford, Windham County, Vermont. The NSDAR research site states "the only service proof is his tombstone." This statement was made in Aug 1998.Possibly he served in Massachusetts, some researchers claiming he was a Private, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, or possibly he served in New York State, of which Vermont was a part during the War. Possibly he was never officially enlisted, but participated enough during the War to consider himself a soldier. His children claimed, when they erected his gravestone, that he was a veteran, and he was called "Captain" Joy during his lifetime. Based on the gravestone, the Michigan DAR listed him in a volume of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in their state. Based in part on that book, two Vermont historians listed him in their books. David Joy doubtless fought for his new nation, but it is unlikely that his name will be located on a valid military roster. For now, it is assumed he was a young man who accompanied the troops, rendered aid, but did not formally join any unit or get his name on a muster list. Two decades after the end of the war, the family was uprooted and tracked west to Portland, Chautauqua County, New York, and finally to Cass County, Michigan. Added: Sep. 16, 2011-Bev (Revised)
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