Joseph Messick
I'm searching for more information about the parents of my (5) grandfather, Joseph Messick, b. ??, d. ??. To be sure we're on the right Joseph Messick, he married Grace Lawson. He is shown in the 1790 and 1800 Federal census in Beaufort, NC. One of Joseph and Grace Lawson Messick's children was Dorothy Messick, b. 1735, d. 1809 in Colleton County, SC. Dorothy Messick married Michael Loper III in 1794 Charleston, SC. I know a lot about Michael Loper III and Dorothy Messick Loper from their marriage on to today. However, my real quest is about the parents and grandparents of Joseph Messick, who could be Julian Messick (b. 1645, d. 1718) and Priscilla Nicholson Messick, but I'm not at all sure about this. I known nothing about Joseph Messick's grandparents either. Anything known about Joseph Messick's parents and grandparents would be much appreciated.