Joseph Fuqua

1756 - 1829  (72 years)

• Name	Joseph Fuqua
  Birth	14 May 1756	Russell, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1810	, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Residence	1820	, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Death	4 May 1829	Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Burial	, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I15127	Master
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Ralph Fuqua,   b. 1693, , Charles City, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jul 1770, Russell, Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Owen,   b. 1702, , Henrico, Virginia, USA d. 1779, Russell, Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1734	, Henrico, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F6635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Celia Bondurant,   b. 23 Dec 1762, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 28 Mar 1847, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1782	Russell, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Silas Fuqua,   b. 17 Aug 1783, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 26 Oct 1830, , Caldwell, Texas, USA (Age 47 years) + 2. Jacob Fuqua,   b. 24 Dec 1785, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 7 Feb 1825, , , Alabama, USA (Age 39 years)   3. Sally Fuqua,   b. 24 Oct 1786, , Bedford, Virginia, USA + 4. Abraham Fuqua,   b. 2 Aug 1788, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jul 1873, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: Natural] + 5. Ephraim Fuqua,   b. 12 Jul 1790, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jul 1870, , Grimes, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)   6. Mary Fuqua,   b. 1 Mar 1792, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 1838 (Age 45 years) + 7. Benjamin Fuqua,   b. 23 Dec 1793, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1836, , Gonzales, Texas, USA (Age 42 years) + 8. Mildred Fuqua,   b. 8 Nov 1795, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1829, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 34 years)   9. Frances Fanny Fuqua,   b. 4 Jan 1800, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 1878, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)   10. Hezekiah Fuqua,   b. 15 Dec 1801, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jan 1851 (Age 49 years)   11. Noah Fuqua,   b. 3 Sep 1803, , Bedford, Virginia, USA   12. Elizabeth Fuqua,   b. 22 Nov 1805, , Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F4003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 14 May 1756 - Russell, Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage - 13 Nov 1782 - Russell, Bedford, Virginia, USA Residence - 1810 - , Bedford, Virginia, USA Residence - 1820 - , Bedford, Virginia, USA Death - 4 May 1829 - Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA Burial - - , Bedford, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  At the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the town of Bedford lies the Fuqua family cemetery. The location, restoration and dedication in May, 1975 was undertaken and supported by the Peaks of Otter Chapter, Virginia, DAR.Within the walls, still surrounded by the original mock orange, the graves of Joseph and Ralph Fuqua, Revoluntionary soldiers of the 5th Virginia Regiment are found along with thirthy-five others of family members and Revolutionary soldiers. In 1782 Joseph Fuqua and William Downey gave one hundred acres of land upon which the town of Liberty, now Bedford, was built. At the dedication ceremonies this landmark was presented to the City of Bedford. District Chapters Alleghany...General James Breckinridge Botetourt County...General Joseph Martin Colonel Abram Penn...General William Campbell Colonel William Christian...Margaret Lynn Lewis Colonel William Preston...Nancy Christian Fleming Floyd Courthouse...Patrick Henry Fort Lewis...Peaks of OtterFort Mayo...Roanoke Valley Birth: May 4, 1756 Lunenburg County Virginia, USA Death: May 10, 1829 Bedford Bedford City Virginia, USA The settler who gave the town of Liberty his land, and Texas his sons. Born on May 4, 1756 and dying May 4 seventy-three years later, Joseph Fuqua led a generally quiet life as a farmer and family man. He is remembered in Bedford today for an outstanding act of generosity he shared with another man who went on to obscurity. Joseph Fuqua and William Downing donated the 100 acres that became the site of the town established in 1782 as Liberty. He had fought in the Revolutionary War before settling in this area, enlisting Feb.22, 1776 and fighting in the battles of Cowpens and Brandywine. He was discharged in 1778. His father Ralph Fuqua had also been a Revolutionary War soldier. In 1782, the same year he donated the land for Liberty, he married the former Celia Bondurant, and they had six sons and five daughters, most of whom eventually moved to Texas. The Fuqua's were Baptist (Joseph Fuqua was the first deacon at Lowry Meeting House, now Timber Ridge Baptist Church). The family was renowned for its hospitality. The cemetery off Orange Street in Bedford, where Joseph Fuqua is buried, was uncovered a few years ago by Mrs. R. N. Krebs, who was curator of the Bedford City/County Museum. When it was found Joseph's will provided the cemetery should never be sold , the company that had purchased it, deeded the site to the city, which maintains it today. Joseph Fuqua is also appreciated in Texas, where so many of his descendants settled. A grandson of his, 16-year old Galba Fuqua, was the youngest soldier to die at the battle of the Alamo. Coincidentally, another one of Joseph's descendants was instrumental in providing one of Bedford's best - known landmarks. Fred Fuqua of Lynchburg, Virginia, a direct descendant of Joseph's son Abraham Fuqua, who stayed in Bedford County, was the contractor who built the present courthouse in 1930. It was Fred Fuqua who formally presented the Fuqua Cemetery to the city in the dedication ceremony, that took place in 1975. Land Processioners in Bedford County, Virginia, in August 1795 Transcribed by James Pylant From Court Order Book 11 (1795-1799), pp. 30-32 Ordered that this County be laid off in Districts agreeable to the boundaries of the several Militia Companies for the purpose of processioning all the lands within the limits of said County and the persons nominated in each District shall divide the same into two precincts and in it is Ordered that where the Boundary line of a Company Divides any tract of Land that the processioners in the bounds where the mansion House stands shall perform the business, and, also in the largest part of an unimproven tract of land. Ordered that Samuel Hancock, Edward Hancock, John Nichols & Levi Squires be appointed [-smudged word-] procession all the lands in the bounds of Capt. Saml. Hancock's Company & to make return thereof to Court according to law. Lawrence M George, Lewis Turner, John Board, and Jeremiah Meador in Capt. Jos. Board's Company. Joseph Stith, Benjamin Stith, James Board, & John Dent in Capt Joseph Stith's Company. Matthew Pate, Thomas Pate, Robert Nimms, & George Scott in Capt John Pate's Company. William Leftwich Junr., Charles Moorman, William Davis (Jr.), & Admin Turner in Capt. Wm. Leftwich's Company. Isaac Winfrey, Robert Dallier, John Dearen, and Mordecai Morgen in Capt. Isaac Winfrey's Company. Stephen Preston, Augustine Leftwich, Wm. Trigg (Col.o) & John Wright (other) in Capt Stephen Preston's Company. Jesse Leftwich, Silas Garrett, John Coffee, and Wm Pidgeon in Capt Jesse Leftwich's Company. John Clayton, James Ayres Junr., Edward Terrill & John Murphy Senr. in Capt. John Clayton's Company. Stephen Hook, William Bagby, William Arthur (Ensign) & William Sutphin in Capt. Stephen Hook's Company. Henry Buford, John H. Otey, William Ewing & Thomas Campbell in Thomas Campbell's Company. George Dooley Senr., Wm Quarles Senr., John Dooley Senr. and James Pettross in Capt Wm. Quarles's Company. John Buford, Robert Sinkler, George Dixon, & Joseph Holt in Capt. John Buford's Company. Julius Hatcher, Henry Jeter, Joseph Fuqua & Thomas Haynes in Capt. Julius Hatcher's Company. Col.o Charles Gwatkin, Thomas Hubbard, Charles Jones, & Francis Halley in Capt. Thomas Hubbards Company. David Saunders, Jabez Leftwich, Isaac Wade, & James Austin in Capt. Jabez Leftwich's Company. Samuel Mitchell, Michael Graham, Samuel Wilks & Griffin Dobbins in Capt. Saml. Mitchell's Company. David Jones, John Leftwich, Samuel Clayton, & Jacob Anderson in Capt. David Jones's Company. Simon Miller, William Miller, Benjamin Robinson, and David North in Capt. Simon Miller's Company. Ordered that William Burton, Charles Bright, Junr., James Gatewood, & Robert Price be app.d Processioners in Capt. William Burton's Company. *** __________ _______________ GenealogyMagazine.com - Copyright © 2000-2010 Datatrace Systems Pension Application of Celia Bondurant Fuqua, widow of Joseph Fuqua: W7345 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris State of Virginia, Bedford County S.S. On this 27th day of January 1840 personally appeared before the County Court of Bedford, of said State at its January term – holden on the said 27th day of January 1840. at the court house of said County Mrs. Celia Fuqua (whose maiden name was Bondurant) a respectable resident of said County, aged 77 years – who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision, made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled “An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows”– That she is the widow of Joseph Fuqua dec’d of said County – who was a private in the regular service, in the revolutionary war. That he enlisted under Cap. Gross Scruggs on the 22nd day Febuary 1776, and served two years as a regular soldier – as will appear from the letter of the 3rd Auditor – which is no doubt true, as she has frequently heard her dec’d husband Joseph Fuqua speak of, and relate his revolutionary services – that she understood him to say that he was at the battle of B. Wine [Battle of Brandywine PA, 11 Sep 1777] St’d [situated?] to the North. And she the said Celia Fuqua, further declares, that she was married to Joseph Fuqua above named in said county by the Rev’d. Jno W Holt, on the 13th day of November 1782, as will appear by the records in Clerks office of said County. That her husband the aforesaid Joseph Fuqua died on the 4th day of May 1829. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but, the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, Viz: at the time above stated. And further that the said Celia Fuqua whose maiden name was Bondurant, has remained unmarried ever since the death of the said Joseph Fuqua her dec’d. husband to the present time – and now claims a pension at the hands of the Gen’l. Government as the widow of said Fuqua in consideration of said services. Celia herXmark Fuqua State of Virginia Bedford County S. S. On this 25th day of May 1840, before me R. C. Steptoe a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Col. Armistead Otey a respectable resident of said county, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say – That he is 63 years old that he was well acquainted with Joseph Fuqua dec’d (a Revolutionary soldier of the United States whose widow Celia Fuqua is now living) some thirty years previous to his death – which was about the year 1829 – and he this deponant has always regarded Mr. Joseph Fuqua above named as a man in independent circumstances – that from the year 1818 to 1829 the time of his death he was the owner of a valuable tract of Land near Liberty in said County and also many negroes, and other pinshable[?] property – and in fact at no time while deponant knew him could he have applied for a Pension under the law of 1818 – which as deponant understands it – grants pensions only to needy persons – or to persons who owns but little property – and further that he Fuqua left his widow in quite independent circumstances when he died. [signed] A. Otey Land Processioners in Bedford County, Virginia, in August 1795 From Court Order Book 11 (1795-1799), pp. 30-32 Ordered that this County be laid off in Districts agreeable to the boundaries of the several Militia Companies for the purpose of processioning all the lands within the limits of said County and the persons nominated in each District shall divide the same into two precincts and in it is Ordered that where the Boundary line of a Company Divides any tract of Land that the processioners in the bounds where the mansion House stands shall perform the business, and, also in the largest part of an unimproven tract of land. Ordered that Samuel Hancock, Edward Hancock, John Nichols & Levi Squires be appointed [-smudged word-] procession all the lands in the bounds of Capt. Saml. Hancock's Company & to make return thereof to Court according to law. Lawrence M George, Lewis Turner, John Board, and Jeremiah Meador in Capt. Jos. Board's Company. Joseph Stith, Benjamin Stith, James Board, & John Dent in Capt Joseph Stith's Company. Matthew Pate, Thomas Pate, Robert Nimms, & George Scott in Capt John Pate's Company. William Leftwich Junr., Charles Moorman, William Davis (Jr.), & Admin Turner in Capt. Wm. Leftwich's Company. Isaac Winfrey, Robert Dallier, John Dearen, and Mordecai Morgen in Capt. Isaac Winfrey's Company. Stephen Preston, Augustine Leftwich, Wm. Trigg (Col.o) & John Wright (other) in Capt Stephen Preston's Company. Jesse Leftwich, Silas Garrett, John Coffee, and Wm Pidgeon in Capt Jesse Leftwich's Company. John Clayton, James Ayres Junr., Edward Terrill & John Murphy Senr. in Capt. John Clayton's Company. Stephen Hook, William Bagby, William Arthur (Ensign) & William Sutphin in Capt. Stephen Hook's Company. Henry Buford, John H. Otey, William Ewing & Thomas Campbell in Thomas Campbell's Company. George Dooley Senr., Wm Quarles Senr., John Dooley Senr. and James Pettross in Capt Wm. Quarles's Company. John Buford, Robert Sinkler, George Dixon, & Joseph Holt in Capt. John Buford's Company. Julius Hatcher, Henry Jeter, Joseph Fuqua & Thomas Haynes in Capt. Julius Hatcher's Company. Col.o Charles Gwatkin, Thomas Hubbard, Charles Jones, & Francis Halley in Capt. Thomas Hubbards Company. David Saunders, Jabez Leftwich, Isaac Wade, & James Austin in Capt. Jabez Leftwich's Company. Samuel Mitchell, Michael Graham, Samuel Wilks & Griffin Dobbins in Capt. Saml. Mitchell's Company. David Jones, John Leftwich, Samuel Clayton, & Jacob Anderson in Capt. David Jones's Company. Simon Miller, William Miller, Benjamin Robinson, and David North in Capt. Simon Miller's Company. Ordered that William Burton, Charles Bright, Junr., James Gatewood, & Robert Price be app.d Processioners in Capt. William Burton's Company. *** GenealogyMagazine.com - Copyright © 2000-2010 Datatrace Systems

  
  

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