Joel Harrell

1758 - 1846  (88 years)

• Name	Joel Harrell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1758	Bertie County, North Carolina, USA   [3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1776	North Carolina, USA   [3, 5, 6]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; Martin County NC Militia and Botetourt County VA Militia
  Census	1830	Johnson County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A051139 -- Sons of the American Revolution #: P-175560  [5, 6]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  FSID	GW9Z-S99
  Death	30 Jun 1846	White County, Illinois, USA   [3, 5, 6]
  Burial	Enfield Cemetery, Enfield, White, Illinois, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I27179	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Harrell,   b. Abt 1710, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Feb 1773, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Wimberley,   b. Abt 1720, Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F12025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Arcadia Smith
  Marriage	1 Jun 1812  [3]
  Family ID	F12019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth 'Betsey' Sholar,   b. Abt 1774, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
  Marriage	7 Jun 1801	Bertie County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F12020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Polly Foster
  Family ID	F12021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Elizabeth Cotton,   b. 1755, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA d. 1779, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1770	Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Elias Harrell,   b. 1775, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Jul 1849, Bloomfield, Johnson, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joel Harrell, Jr,   b. Abt 1773, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA d. 1836, Illinois, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1758 - Bertie County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - Abt 1770 - Bertie County, North Carolina, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War; Martin County NC Militia and Botetourt County VA Militia - Abt 1776 - North Carolina, USA Marriage - 7 Jun 1801 - Bertie County, North Carolina, USA Census - 1830 - Johnson County, Illinois, USA Death - 30 Jun 1846 - White County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~s Harrell-M (SAR) Harrell Male Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Places

  Historical Memorial-HARRELL Joel Joel Harrell Marker + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6858677/joel-harrell

  
  

• Sources

  [S369] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Data Source: County Court Records at Windsor, NC and FHL # 0418142 item 2. [S602] Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;), Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 8985; Volume: 2. [S6887] Stentz, Dickie Harrell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Harrell): HARRELL Joel, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HARRELL Joel 1758-1846 (Veteran). Joel Harrell was born in Bertie County, North Carolina, in 1758. He enlisted in Martin County, North Carolina, serving three months in Captain May's Company. He removed to Botetourt County, Virginia, and in August, 1781, served two months under Major Lochard and was at the siege of Yorktown. he came to White County, Illinois, and there, April 3, 1843, applied for a pension, but not having served six months, it was not granted. He died June 30, 1846. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6858677/j-harr [S191] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Johnson, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 22; Page: 66; Family History Library Film: 0007647. 1830 United States Federal Census Year: 1830; Census Place: Johnson, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 22; Page: 66; Family History Library Film: 0007647 [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, HARRELL, JOEL -- Ancestor #: A051139. Service: NORTH CAROLINA - VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1758 BERTIE CO NORTH CAROLINA Death: 6-30-1846 WHITE CO ILLINOIS Pension Number: R4635V Service Source: R4635V Service Description: 1) CAPTS MAYS & YALLERLY 2) MAJ LOCKHARD SPOUSE 1) POLLY FOSTER 2) ELIZABETH BETSEY SHOULDERS 3) ARCADIA SMITH https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A051139 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, Joel HARRELL -- SAR Patriot #: P-175560. State of Service: NC/VA Qualifying Service: Private Birth: 1748 / Bertie / NC Death: 30 Jun 1846 / White / IL Patriotic Service Description: Served in Martin Co, NC militia Served in Botetourt Co, VA militia 1781 CPTs MAYS & YALLERLY; MAJ LOCKHARD Sources: Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993 SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998 Pension Number: R4635V. PENSION REJECTED BECAUSE SOLDIER SERVED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS Spouse: (1) Polly Foster; (2) Elizabeth/Betsey Shoulders; (3) Arcadia Smith https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/175560