Josias & his wife were Huguenots from Normandy , France. They came to America in 1666. He filed for a land claim in 1694. He was granted land in the Orange Quarter on Jan 20, 1702- "bounding North on the eastern branch of the Copper River". In 1703 he was granted an additional 730 a., & in 1711 he and nis wife conveyed to Reverend Thomas Hassel 140 a on the east bank of the river & to Thomas Hartley 80 a., Isaac Varry, servant to Josias, was granted 50 a, 1694. etc.

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From singletonfamily.org:

He and his wife were Huguenots, were from Normandy, France, and came to this country in 1686. In Charleston, South Carolina, he filed for a land claim in 1694.He was granted land in the Orange Quarter on 20 Jan 1702 - "Bounding North west on the eastern branch of the Cooper River". In 1703 he was granted an additional 730 a., and in 1711 he and his wife conveyed to Reverend Thomas Hassel 140 a. on the east bank of the river, and to Thomas Hartley 80 a., Isaac Varry, servant to Josias, was granted 50 a., 1694