Colonial War Records of Joseph Pardue Who Died 1790 Warren County, NC

The George Washington Papers located in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC houses the collection of the official records of the public life of George Washington, as well as many of his private papers.  His official public life began when he was in his early twenties. And, by the time he was 24, he was a young colonel leading the Virginia Militia against the French during the French and Indian War in the English American colonies' part of Europe's Seven Years War.

In the George Washington Papers are located 2 images showing the signatures of Joseph Pardue who died in1790.  Those signatures and other references to him are located in the segment of Captain Joshua Lewis' Seventh Virginia Militia Company.

To see Joseph Pardue's records click on the following link and located on upper right side of page in the search box enter "Joshua Lewis" which will take to all entries for Joshua Lewis.


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In the following headings in the Joshua Lewis section you find the Joseph Pardue references:

Muster Roll July 1757

The muster roll of the Joshua Lewis' Seventh Virginia Company in July 1757 consists of two pages and Joseph appears in the 45th position on the second page as Jos'h Purdue, shown drafted at the age of 23 in October 1756, a planter  from Amelia County 5 feet 10 inches tall with brown hair.

July 12, 1757 Payroll Receipts Of Captain Joshua Lewis' 7th Virginia Militia Company 

Joseph Pardue's signature in the image of the September 12, 1757 payroll receipts is located in the last column midway from top to bottom, clearly signed, "Joseph Pardue".

The second signature is located in last column at the end of the page where  Joseph, once again, signed his name, "Joseph Pardue", apparently as a witness attesting to the completion of payment to the soldiers of Captain Lewis' Seventh Virgina Militia Company in the same 12 September 1757 payroll receipts.
                                            

List of Necessities Returned To Seventh Virginia Company In September 1757

In Captain Joshua Lewis' 7th Virginia Company, Joseph, shown as J'sph Pardue, appears in the list at number 43 on the List of Necessities.  This list appears to have been a list of  the various military supplies issued to the respective soldiers returned to the Seventh Virginia Militia Company in September 1757.  The next month, in October, Joseph, shown as Joseph Pardue, was listed as deserted.  Perhaps, since having turned in his supplies, he thought he was discharged. You think?

                     

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1820 Georgia Census for P*rdue

1820 Census Jefferson County, Georgia

It is unknown who was the father of this William Pardue.  He appears to have been born before 1760 from other records that appear to pertain to him.  He lived close to Richard Pardue, the son of John Pardue, who died 1769 in Bute County, North Carolina, but a birth year prior to 1760 would likely rule him out as a son of Richard, though, a story of one of his descendants seems to indicate that William lived on or near the Pee Dee River in North Carolina at some point, seemingly in the area that Richard lived in Anson County in 1790. So he may be younger than he appears to have been from the few references for him. Richard's move to Edgefield County, South Carolina also puts him near Richard in the 1790s.

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