Joshua Charles Creson

ii. Joshua Creson was born between 1755 and 1760 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died in Apr 1822 in Surry County, North Carolina. He was a Farmer. He was buried in Huntsville, Yadkin County, North Carolina.

• Parents: Abraham Creson (1717-1793) & his 1st wife

Married

1. Rachel Steelman. She was the daughter of Mathias Steelman & Ruth Thornton. 11 children.
2. on 24 June 1814 to Rebecca Patterson; no children. She married Renny Harding 2nd.

Notes

• "the name was originally Grisant (or some spelling thereof- French) and was often spelled Creason, Cresson, Greason and other things.". (http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCSURRY/2010-07/12799...). N.B. Dutch via New Amsterdam.

Sources

1. 1981: The Yadkin County Historical Society, Yadkinville, North Carolina 27055; Volume 1, page 331, "Abraham Creson and Descendants"

Links

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stelly/d45.htm#P84
• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NCSURRY/2010-07/12799...
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marimoor&...

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GEDCOM Note

CRESON, JOSHUA Ancestor #: A207154
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1758
Death: ANTE 11-19-1822 SURRY CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #2584, ROLL #S.115.79
Service Description: 1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES

Occupation: Farmer
2nd wife Rebecca Patterson 1777-1837

First Census of the United States 1790
Second Census of US 1800