ERWIN, Joseph, planter. Born near Guilford Courthouse, N. C. Fought in the Carolina militia during the American Revolution and rose to rank of captain. Married Lavinia Thompson (1762-1836), a neighbor. Removed to Nashville, Tenn., following its founding as Nashborough in 1780. Farmed, raised horses, and traded land. Acquired a large tract three miles west of the settlement and built a large brick home called Peach Blossom. Children: John (b. 1783); Jane (b. 1787); Leodicia (b. 1789); Thompson (b. 1791); Eliza (b. 1793); Anne (Nancy) (b. 1796); Joseph (b. 1798). In 1806 Joseph Erwin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson (husband of Jane), was killed in a duel with Andrew Jackson when Dickinson maligned Rachel Jackson. Grieved and disgusted, Erwin travelled to Natchez, then to Iberville Parish on the Mississippi River, where he bought land, explored in flood-times and secured grants that gave him a small empire. He raised indigo, cotton, and sugarcane and built "Home Place," known as "Erwin's Castle" just below Bayou Plaquemine. Died, April 14, 1829; interred on his plantation. R.C.P. Sources: Alice Pemble White, "The Plantation Experience of Joseph and Lavinia Erwin, 1807-1836," Louisiana Historical Quarterly, XXVII (1944).
An interesting historical tie is that of Joseph Erwin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson who was killed by Andrew Jackson in a duel over horse-racing and insults. Both men were shot, Dickinson fatally and Jackson carried the bullet that entered his chest the rest of his life.
An interesting historical tie is that of Joseph Erwin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson who was killed by Andrew Jackson in a duel over horse-racing and insults. Both men were shot, Dickinson fatally and Jackson carried the bullet that entered his chest the rest of his life.
ERWIN, Joseph, planter. Born near Guilford Courthouse, N. C. Fought in the Carolina militia during the American Revolution and rose to rank of captain. Married Lavinia Thompson (1762-1836), a neighbor. Removed to Nashville, Tenn., following its founding as Nashborough in 1780. Farmed, raised horses, and traded land. Acquired a large tract three miles west of the settlement and built a large brick home called Peach Blossom. Children: John (b. 1783); Jane (b. 1787); Leodicia (b. 1789); Thompson (b. 1791); Eliza (b. 1793); Anne (Nancy) (b. 1796); Joseph (b. 1798). In 1806 Joseph Erwin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson (husband of Jane), was killed in a duel with Andrew Jackson when Dickinson maligned Rachel Jackson. Grieved and disgusted, Erwin travelled to Natchez, then to Iberville Parish on the Mississippi River, where he bought land, explored in flood-times and secured grants that gave him a small empire. He raised indigo, cotton, and sugarcane and built "Home Place," known as "Erwin's Castle" just below Bayou Plaquemine. Died, April 14, 1829; interred on his plantation. R.C.P. Sources: Alice Pemble White, "The Plantation Experience of Joseph and Lavinia Erwin, 1807-1836," Louisiana Historical Quarterly, XXVII (1944).
An interesting historical tie is that of Joseph Erwin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson who was killed by Andrew Jackson in a duel over horse-racing and insults. Both men were shot, Dickinson fatally and Jackson carried the bullet that entered his chest the rest of his life.
An interesting historical tie is that of Joseph Erwin's son-in-law, Charles Dickinson who was killed by Andrew Jackson in a duel over horse-racing and insults. Both men were shot, Dickinson fatally and Jackson carried the bullet that entered his chest the rest of his life.
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