Joshua Dryden 1 2
- Born: Abt 1745, Somerset Co., MD
- Marriage (1): Sarah Bowland on 03 Nov 1771 in Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., MD 1
- Died: Between 09 Aug 1785 and 26 Aug 1785, Worcester Co., MD
 Notes:
Joshua Dryden (as Dredden) wrote his will on Aug 9 1785 and it was proven in Worcester Co., MD on Aug 26 1785 as:
- To wife Sarah Dryden: one-third of personal estate and benefit of lands until two sons Isaac & William are of age.
- To sons Isaac Dryden and William Dryden: all lands equally divided and Isaac get first choice.
- To son Joshua Dryden: all movable estate and Isaac/William's lands if they die.
Executor: wife Sarah Dryden.
Witnesses: William Cottingham, Wilson Brown, William McCuddy. (WoW-JW13:049). An inventory of his estate was conducted Nov 5 1785 for £84.6.8 (nearest of kin were Elias Benston and Samuel Dryden, with creditors the same Benston and Samuel Handy) and approved Nov 2 1787 shows that William McDaniel and Sarah his wife as administrators (Sarah Dryden was not married Nov 25 1785 but had remarried by Nov 2 1787). (WoI-1783/90:120)
Joshua married Sarah Bowland on 03 Nov 1771 in Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., MD.1 (Sarah Bowland was born about 1751 and died about 1797.)
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