I'm looking for information on Elizabeth Cardwell who married James Vernon. (See
below). She was probably the daughter or sister of Thomas Cardwell who served
under Capt. Richard Vernon in the Rev. War. The Joyce-Cardwell-Vernon families
lived near each other and intermarried.
Thanks on any leads you can provide.
Grace Smith
George Joyce was born 25 Oct 1759 VA and died 15 Sep 1835 Bullitt Co, KY. He
entered service in Charlotte Co, VA 7 June 1759 as a private under Capt.Henry
King. In Jan or Feb of 1781 he moved part of his property to the part of Guilford
Co that later became Rockingham Co, NC. He was preparing to move his family, with
the help of his brother in Charlotte Co, to NC when he heard that Genl. Nathaniel
Greene had been forced to retreat from Ninety Six, SC, to Jennings Ferry on theDan
River in Virginia. He made arrangements with his brother to move his family while
he entered a rifle company under Capt. Wm. Morse. He was in the Battle of Guilford
Courthouse in 1781. He was discharged some time later. Again in 1781,he served in
a company of Light Horse under Capt. Richard Vernon and also served in an
expedition against the Cherokee Indians under Capt. John Leak in the regiment of
Maj. Joseph Cloud.
George Joyce moved from Rockingham Co, NC to Bullitt Co, KY in 1806. His discharge
papers were left with his
brother-in-law, Thomas Cardwell. George Joyce applied for a pension in Bullitt Co,
KY 17 Aug 1835 and died one month later.
Descendants of Elizabeth Cardwell
1 Elizabeth Cardwell
.. +James Vernon b: in Wake CO,Raleigh, North Carolina (Rev War Culpeper CO, VA)
m: Bef. 1802
.... 2 Melissa A. Vernon b: Abt. 1802 in North Carolina d: Bef. 1860 in
Hendricks CO, Brownsburg, Indiana
........ + Unknown Joyce
.......... 3 Catharine Ann Joyce b: June 30, 1832 in Posey County, Mt. Vernon,
Indiana d: April 17, 1907
.............. +George Edward Rice b: Bet. December 04 1829 - 1830, served iin
Hendricks County, Brownsburg, Indiana, 79th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry m:
February 23, 1851 in Hendricks County, Indiana d: March 23, 1888 in Thorntown,
Indiana