Joseph E. HEDGES
Moved to Bourbon County Kentucky, in 1792, purchased land on Strofe's Creek from Ralph & Mary Morgan Served from September 1777, to December 1780, in Captain Ward Comb's Company, in the Regiment of Continental Troops, commanded by Colonel Oliver Spencer, his name appears on the rolls "enliste for the war". D.A.R. #42681. In the Kentucky Court & other records, by Ardery, published 1926 are the names of Joseph Hedges & James Hedges listed among Revolutionary Soldiers who died in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Joseph and wife, Sarah (Biggs) Hedges went to Bourbon Co.,KY and both are buried in a family cemetery across the road east of Stony Point Church, Bourbon Co. KY. They are ancestors of the Hedges and Ewalt families of Bourbon Co. This Joseph Hedges was the son of Charles and Mary (Stille) Hedges and Charles was the son of another Joseph Hedges.
He married Sarah Biggs 1770 . Sarah Biggs was born at Frederick co, Md, Usa 1746 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
John Hedges
born 6 May 1771.
Charles Hedges
born 1773.
Rebecca Hedges
born 3 Mar 1775.
Joseph Hedges
born 5 Feb 1778.
James Hedges
born 7 Jan 1783.
Jonas Hedges
born 15 Oct 1785.
Jemima Hedges
born 1790.
Samuel Hedges
born 24 Jun 1792.
Mary Hedges
born 1795.
Joseph E. Hedges died 1804 at Stony Point, Bourbon co, Ky, Usa .