Joseph Pinson

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Reference Number 3019
Joseph Pinson was in Old Mines, Washington Co., MO as early as November 1825, when he and Thomas Long purchased 80 acres of land together. Family records and his gravestone also give evidence that he was born in South Carolina in 1789. Marriage records in Warren Co., KY show that he was married there to Betsy Baker in 1812. The Joseph Pinson family were among the first settlers in Undine, Washington County, Missouri.Joseph is buried in Swan Cemetery near old Anthonies Mill. A family account says that Mary came from Ky. at age 17, riding horseback with her uncle, Valentine Summers who had been in Ky. visiting his sister. From Cuba Paper by Lorene Davis:--About 1840 another mill was built on Brazeal Creek 4 miles SE of Anthonies Mill, Joseph Pinson the builder and proprieter was a native of South Carolina and came to Washington County in the early 1820's. He entered land in Sec. 7 Twp 38, R 1W in 1836. It was on this land that his mill was built. On 13 Feb 1863, Joseph and his wife Mary sold the property to their sons Joseph A and John W Pinson. John W became sole owner when Joseph A and his wife Minerva Glover Pinson sold their share to him 12 April 1867. John W and his wife Ellen Harman Pinson sold the property to Andrew Jackson on 23 July 1883. Mary Pinsons was living in Harper County, Kansas, having moved there in 1882.
Pinson Family Bible Record #3760	Brazeal Creek #3019