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Note: 1830 CENSUS Monroe, Virginia Roll 198 Page 43 Joseph S Wiseman Males 70-80 (1) 20-30 (1) 1 Females 60-70 (1) 20-30 (1) -5 (1) From "A History of Monroe County, West Virginia" by Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Baltimore Regional Publishing Company 1988. Page 472: Monroe Voters in 1800: Qualified voters for the presidential election of November 3, 1800 had to own land in order to vote. Joseph Wiseman was included on this list. Page 479-81: Residents of 1799 were placed on a tax list. This is one of the first lists of the residents of Monroe County. Abner, Isaac Sr, Isaac Jr, John, and Joseph were on this list. From Monroe County (W) Virginia Abstracts Deeds (1799-1817) Wills (1799-1829) Sim's Land Grant Index (1780-1862) compiles by Larry G Shuck. Published by Closon Press Apollo, Pennsylvania. Page 5 - Joseph Wiseman was elected an elector to elect the president and vice president on 3 Nov 1800. Page 32 - Chosen as Electors to vote for President and Vice President of United States in 1804. John Blanton, William Blanton, John Wiseman, and Joseph Wiseman. Page 41 - 20 Feb 1809 Van Swearingen and wife Polly Swearingen to John White, Richard Ramsey, Joseph Wiseman, Isaac Wiseman, and Bartholemew Ramsey trustees in trust a one acre tract for $7.00 to build a church for the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church Lot on the road between Petersburg and Union Town. Page 43 - 19 Feb 1811 Van Swearingen and wife Polly Swearingen to William Carnifix two tracts for $1.00. Tract 1 of 100 acres on Turkey Creek and Dropping Lick Creek adj to James Henderson dec'd and William Hank tract 2 of 94 acres adj tract one on the same waters and adj Sarah Henderson, Mann, Grifffy, head of Burgains Run, Joseph Wiseman The following information is taken from “The Wisemans” 2nd Edition, 1992. Compiled by Boyd W Venable of 2312 Branner Avenue, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 3760, a Wiseman descendant. Joseph Wiseman, the oldest child, was born 3/29,1759 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and died 12/27,1836 in Monroe County, Virqinia. A veteran of the American Revolution, he was 16 years old at its start in 1775. He enlisted in the militia as a private and served three short enlistments during the period from 1776 to 1779. Drafted from Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1776, he served three months on the Hudson. Then later he volunteered for a second enlistment in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1777 and again in 1778. In 1780 he was drafted again from Maryland, but paid a substitute to serve in his stead. In the last years of his life he drew a Veteran's pension. Military service in those days was a part-time occupation for most. The following quotations are from Tindall's AMERICA. “Some 230,000 enlistees passed through the Continental Army, but many of those were repeaters who came in for tenures as brief as three months. General Washington's army fluctuated in size from around 10,000 troops to as high as 20,000 and as low as 5,000. At times he could put only 2,000 to 3,000 in the field. Line regiments were organized state by state, and the states were supposed to keep them filled with volunteers, or conscripts if need be, but Washington could never be sure that his requisitions would be met”. “They come in, you cannot tell when, and act you cannot tell where, consume your provisions, exhaust your stores, and leave you at last in a critical moment” (George Washington). The following comes from “A History of Monroe County, West Virginia - section on Pensioners of the Revolution” Joseph Wiseman, born 1759, drafted from Berks county, Pennsylvania, 1776 and served three months on the Hudson. Moved to Rowan county, North Carolina, 1777, and next year volunteered under General Rutherford. Joined General Ashe just after the latter's defeat near the Savannah River, and in time to cover the retreat. Next year went out as substitute, but discharged in Mecklenberg to await orders which never came. Returned to Pennsylvania, but settled in Washington county, Maryland, where a call was made for one in every nine of the militia. Himself and eight neighbors hired a substitute for 45 pounds. Came to Monroe, 1794. Declaration 1832. Besides Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Joseph Wiseman lived in Washington County, Maryland and Rockinigham County, Virginia before finally settling down for the rest of his life in Monroe County, Virginia with his father and brothers in 1794. Joseph married Elizabeth Bateman in Rockingham County in 1783. They had 11 children, six sons and five daughters. They were James, born 11/30,1783; Isaac, born 11/24, 1785; Elizabeth, born 7/10,1788; Samuel, born 7/18,1792; Owen, born 7/21, 1794, Rachel, born 4/25, 1796; Sarah, born 1/15, 1799; Edith, born 10/11, 1800; Margaret, born 4/20, 1803, Joseph Jr, born 6/4, 1805; and Thomas, born 12/23, 1808. Joseph Wiseman remained on the farm in Monroe County until he died 12/27, 1836 at the age of 77. His wife Elizabeth was born 7/10, 1762. She died 9/3, 1842 in Monroe County at age 80 when she was living with her son Isaac. Joseph’s grave is in the Rehoboth churchyard next to his father Isaac Jr's grave.
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