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Descendants of Joseph Warnick, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH¹ WARNICK, SR. was born Abt. 1765 in Protestantulster, Ireland, and died Abt. March 1829 in Allegany Count, Maryland. He married SARAH.

Notes for JOSEPH WARNICK, SR.:
Information per Walt Warnick:
(as taken from his homepage)

Joseph Warnick and his wife, Sarah, were the ancestors of the numerous Warnick's of western Maryland. They were among the earliest settlers of what is now Garrett County, Maryland. They were already there in 1787, when Francis Deakins headed a team that surveyed much of the land "westward of Fort Cumberland".

Deakins surveyed 4,165 50-acre "military lots" to be awarded to Revolutionary War veterans, but the settlers already occupying some of the lots were given a chance to purchase the land at low rates. Altogether, Deakins found 323 families living on 636 lots. Most of these settlers were in present-day Allegany County, but Joseph occupied lots #3836 and #3837 on Big Savage Mountain, in present-day Garrett County. He probably lived on lot #3836.

This is the earliest record of this couple. Almost 100 years later, information pertaining to Joseph's son, William, as recorded by U.S. Census takers, noted that Joseph had been born in Ireland.

With the creation of Allegany County in 1789, courts became more accessible. While little can be reconstructed today of the character of Joseph and Sarah, Joseph left behind extensive public records of his court battles (some of the earliest cases heard in the county), land transactions, estate settlements (probably reflecting unsettled business transactions), and a will naming his heirs.

Judging from tax assessments, it appears that Joseph and his family prospered in their mountain home. In 1798, he was assessed in what was then Upper Old Town Hundred with 4 horses, 12 cattle, "Michael's Wonder" (150 acres), and 5 military lots. The total valuation was $330, a considerable sum in those days.

Joseph was involved in the purchase and sale of numerous parcels of land. The records that survive at the Cumberland courthouse are difficult to follow, and a coherent chronology of transactions has not been pieced together.

The last glimpse of Joseph Warnick is from his will, which was drawn up in 1819. In his will, he named his children :Jane, John, Samuel, Elizabeth "Betsey", James, Mary, Joseph Jr., and William.

Joseph was listed as head of household in the 1820 census. He died prior to March 1829, when his will was acted upon. Judging from his age as approximated in the 1800 census, he was probably over 74 years old at the time of his death.

Sarah was listed as head of household in the 1830 census.

Settling Joseph's estate remained the subject of litigation until 1844.

Children of JOSEPH WARNICK and SARAH are:

2.	i.	SAMUEL² WARNICK, SR., b. Abt. 1789, What is now Garrett County, Maryland; d. Abt. 1828.
	ii.	JANE "GINNY" WARNICK, b. Bef. 1788; m. WILLIAM ROBINSON, July 07, 1806.
	iii.	JOHN WARNICK, b. Abt. 1788.
	iv.	ELIZABETH "BETSEY" WARNICK, b. March 04, 1791; m. JAMES N. ROSS.
	v.	JAMES WARNICK, b. Abt. 1793; d. September 09, 1852.
3.	vi.	MARY WARNICK, b. 1794; d. September 11, 1863.
	vii.	JOSEPH WARNICK, b. Abt. 1796; d. February 17, 1867; m. ELIZABETH FAZENBAKER; b. Abt. 1793.
4.	viii.	WILLIAM WARNICK, b. February 22, 1798.

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