Notes:

Joseph Anthony Sr. served in the Revolutionary War by giving supplies to the cause (DAR National #67511). A list of the supplies may be found in the records of the Clerk's office by C. B. Bryant, Martinsville,Virginia, and from Henry County and Its Formation, 1777. It is said that the Tories cut off his silver knee buckles for his activities.
Joseph Anthony, Sr., owned considerable land, having patented over 4,000 acres in Hanover County (formerly New Kent), Virginia, in his own name by 1739. His will is of record at Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, and indicates a very comfortable fortune for those days. He was a planter and merchant.
His marriage to Elizabeth Clark produced 15 children. Joseph's religion is not known, but his wife was a devout Quaker (her mother's family, the Johnsons, were very active in Quakerism) and preached.
WILL OF JOSEPH ANTHONY, September 24, 1785
To my loving wife Elizabeth Anthony during her widowhood none negroes with the plantation I now live on, also my stock, household goods and furniture. If my wife should marry again, my executors shall take possession for the use of my wife and children during her natural life.
To my children Sarah Cooper, Christopher Anthony, Elizabeth Candler, Penelope Johnson, Joseph Anthony, James Anthony, Mary Carter and Agnes Blakey only one shilling each. I have given them as much of my estate at the time of their marrying as I thought proper.
To my son Micajah Anthony that part of the land purchased of James Young that lies on the south side of the Lawyer's Road to the line between him and my son Joseph Anthony and two negroes.
To my daughter Rachel Anthony 2 negroes.
To my daughter Winifred Anthony 2 negroes.
To my son Mark Anthony half of the land whereon I now (live) after his mother's decease; and two negroes.
To my son Bolling Anthony one half of the land whereon I now live after his mother's decease; also two negroes, James and the eldest child of Milley which I formerly lent to Johnson, which I now give to my son Micajah Anthony.
To my daughter Judith Anthony three negroes.
Unto those my last mentioned children each of them one horse and saddle, two cows and calves, one feather bed and furniture, or as much money as will purchase them as they marry or come of age.
At the decease of my wife, my estate to be equally divided amongst all my children or their heirs except my daughter Elizabeth Candler. I only give her at the decease of my life 5 pounds sterling.
The negro which I lent to Penelope Johnson if she refuses to keep as a slave to be returned to my estate.
My wife Elizabeth Anthony and my three sons Joseph Anthony, James Anthony, and Micajah Anthony and Thomas Cooper executors.
Joseph Anthony
Wit: John Stokes, Ambrose Jones, William Jones, John Jones.
22 Dec. 1785 proved by Witnesses.
(Henry County Will, pages 120-122)
Virginia Tax Payer, 1872-87:
Anthony, Jos. Sr., 18 slaves, Henry County.
Joseph Anthony, INVENTORY 25 Jan. 1786 (pages 122-24)
Appraised by John Stokes, Jacob Farriso (Ferris?), Ambrose Jones.
Total evaluation includes 11 slaves value 470 pounds.
Returned 26 Jan. 1785 (1786)
The above Will and other legal documents from Anthony Roots and Branches by Nancy Vashti Anthony Jacobs.

Joseph married Elizabeth CLARK on 22 Apr 1741 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Christopher CLARK and Penelope JOHNSON) was born on 15 Feb 1721/22 in Hanover County, Virginia; died in 1825 in Henry County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah ANTHONY was born on 15 Aug 1742 in Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1796.
2. Christopher ANTHONY was born on 24 Mar 1743/44 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died on 28 Oct 1815 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
3. Elizabeth ANTHONY was born on 10 Mar 1747/48; died in 1789 in Georgia.
4. Penelope ANTHONY was born on 26 Mar 1748 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died on 28 Jan 1822 in Leesburg, Ohio.
5. Joseph ANTHONY was born on 28 Mar 1750 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died on 3 Sep 1810 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
6. James ANTHONY was born on 18 Dec 1752 in Hanover County, Virginia; died in 1815 in Jasper County, Georgia.
7. Mary ANTHONY was born on 17 Nov 1754; died on 22 Jul 1820 in Warren County, Georgia.
8. Charles ANTHONY was born on 26 Mar 1757; died in 1757.
9. Micajah ANTHONY was born on 23 Feb 1759 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died in 1793.
10. Agnes ANTHONY was born on 7 Mar 1761 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Oct 1829 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States.
11. Rachel ANTHONY was born on 8 Mar 1763; died about 1800.
12. Winifred ANTHONY was born on 8 Apr 1765; died on 10 May 1855.
13. Mark ANTHONY was born on 8 Oct 1767 in Virginia; died on 10 Apr 1841 in Lincoln County, Georgia.
14. Bolling ANTHONY was born on 23 Aug 1769; died on 9 Oct 1827 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States.
15. Judith ANTHONY was born on 23 Oct 1771; died in UNKNOWN.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1699, New Kent County, Virginia

Notes:

The Anthony story is as exciting and intriguing as any novel or movie script ever written. By the late 19th century, more than 100 of the descendants by surname were residents of Clayton County, Georgia. We begin, however, with Mark Anthony, the progenitor of this Anthony family in America. Our source of information is from the files in the Georgia Department of Archives and History, copies of which are located in Auburn University Library, Auburn, Alabama.
Prior to Mark Anthony's arrival in Virginia by October 3, 1690, the accounts are basically family legends. All variations of the legends are in general agreement as to basic facts. Because of the close parallel of statements that are strongly supported by geographical and historical fact, we should have some respect for strong circumstantial evidence.
Anthony Roots and Branches by Nancy Vashti Anthony Jacobs, published in 1971, contained several previously published accounts (handed down by various branches of the Anthony family) of Mark Anthony's ancestry and his voyage to Virginia. That publication and other references are in basic agreement. Probably the most scholarly effort concerning the ancestry of Mark Anthony was done by Dr. Bernard Schwoof in the monograph (Mark Anthony). This was written after years of research.
Mark was born Marco Antonio (Marcus Antonius) before 1675 in Genoa, the Republic of Italy. He was the son of Marco Antonio (Marcus Antonius). The elder Anthony was a wealthy merchant and banker; but at a time when trade in the Italian ports was declining, commerce in America and the New World was strengthening. It was for this reason Marco, the father, moved with his family to the thriving port of Amsterdam, United Netherlands.
There was a tolerant atmosphere in this port, and many Catholics were already there. It is reasonable to believe that Marco was a Catholic.
Mark Anthony, the son, was sent back to Genoa to complete his education when he was about 17 years old. The ship on which he was a passenger was captured by Algerian pirates; and Mark, a Christian infidel, was sold by the Algerians into slavery. Driven to desperation by cruelty and a merciless taskmaster, he and a fellow slave escaped by killing his guard with an axe, concealing themselves in a forest until night and made their way in the cover of darkness to the beach where they found a boat and rowed to a British vessel lying in anchor in the bay.
The captain concealed them in a large cask till out at sea. This vessel was sailing for Virginia. They landed in a port in Virginia and the captain sold him to a farmer (thought to be Charles Fleming) to pay for passage. After serving three years with the new master to pay for passage, Mark settled on the upper James River near the present city of Lynchburg and established a mill and trading post. It is believed that Mark adopted the religion of Charles Fleming (the man to whom he was bound for passage) after coming to America.
Mark's marriage to Isabella Hart produced 12 sons and 1 daughter (those known are listed on their family page). It is believed that Mark died in Hanover County, Virginia after 1731. The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish records him there as late as 1721.
John Anthony settled in what became Campbell County, Virginia.
SOURCE: History of Clayton County, Georgia, 1821-1983
Anthony Roots and Branches, Jacobs
Ancestors and Descendants of Cader Atkins Parker 1810-1886
by Judge Rogert S. Roddenbery, Jr.

Mark married Isabella HART about 1703. Isabella (daughter of John HART and Susanna RUSH) was born about 1683 in Surry County, Virginia; died before 1733 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Georgia Magazine, August-September 1960, pp. 30-31, implies that Isabella Hart is of Scottish ancestry.

Notes:

Some have surmised, without proof, that the Anthonys were descended from Mark Antony, the Roman general of Julius Caesar's time, or at any rate, the Antonius family of that period. However, all we know is that they are direct descendants of Marcus Antonius, or Marco Antonio, of Genoa, Italy, whose son, Mark Anthony, came to New Kent County, Virginia, in 1699.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Minister

Notes:

Member of the Pennsylvania Assembly for Philadelphia County in 1682.

John married Susanna RUSH in 1683 in Pennsylvania. Susanna (daughter of William RUSH and AURELIA) was born on 26 Dec 1656 in Hornton, Oxfordshire, England; died on 27 Feb 1724/25 in Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to America with William Penn.

Died:
Age: 36

William married AURELIA about 1653 in Virginia, United States. was born in 1656 in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1683 in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Age: 27