Captain Joshua Foss 1738 - 1820

Biography

National Archives, Revolutionary War Records for General Whipple and Staff New Hampshire :

Captain Jn Hill Captain Joshua Foss and the Selectmen of Barrington having been called upon by the Congress to Assist General Sullivan in dislodging the British Troops from Rhode Island do now in the most earnest manner call upon every well-wisher to their Country and the estated people in particular to go as Volunteers or assist with their Horses as they shall think most Conducive to the Country’s Good – And we the undermentioned Subscribers agree to proceed forthwith to Providence in the State of Rhode Island to Assist General Sullivan and to Continue until the Volunteers that have gone have returned or are Returning and have Received Ten pound a man in Consideration of the above Performance.

Barrington, New Hampshire

August 2, 1778[1]

National Archives, Revolutionary War Records for General Whipple and Staff New Hampshire :

Received of Captain Joshua Foss and Mr Isaac Waldron Selectmen of the town of Barrington each of the sixty pounds it being the bounty allowed by the State of New Hampshire for soldiers to go into the Continental army to serve as soldiers for the term of one year each of us being enlisted to serve for that term of time after we join the army to give one of the Battalions service by this state. Rec’d by us.

Barrington

Aug 19, 1776[1]

Barrington July 30, 1779: This day received of Joshua Foss, Jr one hundred dollars being in full for my Bounty I say received by me.

His

John X Willing

Mark

Witness Isaac Waldron

John Ronals

National Archives, Revolutionary War Records for General Whipple and Staff New Hampshire :

Then received of Captain John Runals the sum of fifteen pounds lawful money in part pay of the State Bounty of Joyn Cole Mooney’s Regiment for Rhode Island I say Received by me as witness.

His

John X Willey

Mark

Witness Isaac Waldron

Joshua Foss Jr

Barrington

July 13, 1779[1]

Joshua Foss was born 12 JUN 1738 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire[2][3][4] the son of Joshua Foss and Lydia Rand.[5]He married 18 SEP 1764 in Barrington, NH, Abigail Locke born 4 Mar 1743 the daughter of William Locke and Elizabeth Rand[2][6][7][8] According to Arthur Horton Locke they had the following children:

William, b. Oct. 15, 1765, no record.[2]
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 22, 1768, m. David Hatch.[2]
Joshua, b. March 14, 1770, m. Elizabeth[2]
David, b. Aug. 9, 1772, lived in Straflford.[2]
John, b. Jan. 9, 1775, m. Elizabeth Titcomb.[2]
Job, b. March 22, 1777, m. 1st, a Marden; m. 2nd, Widow Tilton; lived in Dover.[2]

Some unsourced genealogies also claim three other children:

Nathanil b 20 AUG 1779
Abigail "Nabby" Foss b 1780 m Daniel Tilton
Mary Polly Foss b 1782 m first John Brown and second John Taplin in Quebec.

Biography and sources by Roland Henry Baker, III

Sources

1790 United States Federal Census
1800 United States Federal Census
1810 United States Federal Census