John Joe

Title

John Joe

Description

"col'd"

Creator

Adelia Rattray

Date

1793

Male or Female

Male

Location or Address

East Hampton

Death Date

January 26, 1874

Biographical Notes

Church records have John Joe (not sure if he is the junior) dying on Jan. 26, 1874 of old age, and listed as "col'd." He was 81, which, if accurate meant he was born in about 1793. John Joe and John Joe Jr. have many entires in John Lyon Gardiner's Account Book no. 2.
John Joe referenced as an "indian" in "Early Memories of Gardiner's Island" by Sarah Diodati Gardiner (1947)

Source/s

Town Records v.5
643

Collection

Citation

Adelia Rattray, “John Joe,” Plain Sight Project, accessed June 9, 2023, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1780.