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Note: Not proven to be Jonathon and Mary (Womack) Spradling's son, but he was not listed as the child of any other children of Charles and Agnes Spradling in the old Bible. Most of the other children, their wives, and their grandchildren were named in the old Bible. Jonathan was named but none of his children were named. His son, Oliver, was named in the disputed will of Jonathan's wife, Mary (Womack) Spradling's uncle William Womack. Joshua lived near Oliver Spradling in Georgia and the other probable sons and grandchilden of Jonathan and Mary Spradling, John Spradling, David Spradling, and William Spradling. Two of Joshua's descendants were one genetic distance away from an exact DNA match with six descendants of Charles and Agnes Spradling, and another was two genetic distances from an exact DNA match.
Joshua was probably the son of one of Charles and Agnes Spradling's sons, but which one is the big queston. Charles was born about 1700 in Hanover Co., VA and had sons, Jonathan "John", James "Jack", Joseph Edgar, Charles II, and Andrew Bryant. Jonathan's children and grandchildren lived in Franklin County, Georgia, and parts west of there, according to his wife, Mary (Womack) Spradling's uncle William Womack's disputed will. The only child mentioned was Oliver Spradling. He was about Joshua's age. None of James "Jack" Spradling's children moved to Georgia, however, Joshua and Margaret were married in Wilkes Co., NC when James "Jack" lived there. Joseph Spradling, son of Joseph Edgar Spradling, lived in Greene County, Georgia before he moved to Alabama, Mississippi Territory around 1798 when he sold his Greene County land to Douglas Carroll. Joseph was born 1746 in Viirginia. Joshua also lived in Greene County, Georgia. Joshua was not a son of Joseph Edgar because all of Joseph Edgar's children were named in his will. Also, he was not named as Joseph Edgar's son in the Old Spradling Bible or in any of Joseph Edgar's records.
Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799 Name: Spradling, Joshua County: Greene, GA, Year: 1789 District: MELTON Page: 19
Name: Spradling, Joshua County: Greene Year: 1797 District: WIGGINS
Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia Greene County, p. 109 Joshua Spradling
The Charge given the Grand Jury of Green County, March Term, 1803, by his Honor (News Article) Date: 1803-04-16: Paper: Augusta Chronicle
8th. That Joshua Spradling is living in adultery with his wife's daughter named Amey Irwin, by whom he has had several children. Proven by William Kimbrogh, John Bush, John Copeland and John McMichael (See the acutal newspaper article in this gallery.)
Wood Moreland of Hancock County sold to Arthur Harris of Greene County on 12 January 1804 for the sum of $200, part of tract of land granted to Joshua Spradling on which Spradling now lives. Bounded by William Wiggins, Joseph SMITH, John Kimbro, and John Ward. Wit: Isaac Moreland. Rec. 12 February 1806. Deed Book BB, p. 261. [Source: Greene County, Georgia, Land Records: Deeds 1785-1810, by Freda R. Turner, p. 425].
Listed in the 1813 Putnam Co., Tax List next to Thomas Womack. Probable son, David, was also listed in this Tax List.
Probably Listed in the 1820 Putnam Co., GA Census, p. 1, 1 male 45+, 2 males under 10, & 1 male 10 -15, 1 female 45+, 2 females 16 - 25, 1 female 10 - 15, 1 female under 10.
Joshua was a Revolutionary War Soldier and was granted land in 1829 Irwin County, GA. History of Turner Co., GA, Revolutionary War Soldiers Granted Land in Irwin County, p. 18. Joshua Spradlin, of Putnam Co., GA, in 1829.
Name: Josh Spradling Gender: M (Male) State: Georgia County: Greene County Residence Year: 1790 Household Remarks: Name on a petition, 3 Apr 1788, to the Governor and Executive Council from inhabitants of Greene County asking that the Company of Horse raised by Captain William Melton to defend the frontier be paid.
Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823 Georgia Passports page 175; Executive Department Wednesday 2d September 1801 ORDERED That a passport through the creek nation of Indians to the settlements on the Tom or Don Bigby river for William Kimbrough Senior, William Kimbrough Junr., William Baldwin, Claiborne Foster, and Joshua Spradlin, be prepared which was presented and signed Note: The order said nothing about their families. Normally on these passports, the family will be mentioned if they will accompany the party.I dont believe Claiborne Foster and Joshua Spradlin are connected to the Kimbroughs and Baldwins. Foster traded in cattle and hogs. Spradlin had brothers in Mississppi. On 20 Apr 1801 William Baldwins brother, Mordecai and family had been issued a passport. 1803- (written 24 August 1803; proved Greene Co., GA, 30 September 1803). Note: This was Mississippi Territory at this time.
The will of William Kimbrough names: "my son John Kimbrough" "my son in law William Baldwin and Elizabeth his wife" "my daughter Hannah's children...her son Thomas, excepted" "Thomas Kimbrough, my son" "my son in law Abner Whelis and Nancy his wife" (Wheelus, Wheeles, etc) "my son in law David McMurry" (McMichael) "my son in law Mordica Baldwin" "my son William's children" "Rebekah Kimbrough wife of my son Wm" "my grandson Thomas, son of Hannah Hawthorn" "my beloved wife" "my grandson Thomas who now lives with me" No executors named. Witnesses: John Bush, Isham S. Lett
Kimbrough Family document - the assumption that Joshua had no connection to the Kimbrough's is false. Joshua's son William A. married David McMurray's daughter Hannah. David McMurray was married to Mary Kimbrough and was Wm Kimbrough's son in law
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