Joab Hoisington was a militia officer on the Patriot side in the American Revolution.
10 Facts About Joab Hoisington
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Joab Hoisington was a founder of Windsor, Vermont and Woodstock, Vermont.
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Joab Hoisington took part in the 1756 expedition against the fort, this time as a corporal and sergeant in the 6th Company of the 2nd Regiment.
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Joab Hoisington performed 18 days of militia service in 1757 as a member of Captain Eldad Lewis' Company.
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When Vermont began to attract white settlers in the 1760s, Joab Hoisington was an original settler of Windsor.
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Joab Hoisington became a major landholder in Windsor and operated a successful farm.
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Joab Hoisington was elected to other local offices at Woodstock's first town meeting, including treasurer, assessor, one of the overseers of the poor, and one of the overseers of highways.
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In Woodstock, Joab Hoisington farmed, speculated in land, operated a saw mill and grist mill, and owned a tavern and inn.
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In 1774, Joab Hoisington attended a committee of correspondence convention in Westminster, Vermont, and afterwards he was identified with the Patriot cause.
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Joab Hoisington was an experienced militia officer, and served as a captain and commander of a company in the Upper Regiment of Vermont Militia, and he later commanded the regiment as a colonel.