Joab Hoisington (September 19, 1736 – February 28, 1777) was a militia officer on the Patriot side in the American Revolution.
As a private in the 5th Company of the 1st Regiment, he served on active duty in Upstate New York for most of 1755, including the British expedition against the French at Fort Saint-Frédéric.
[3] Hoisington performed 18 days of militia service in 1757 as a member of Captain Eldad Lewis' Company.
[1] After organizing his new command, Hoisington employed them on the Northeastern Vermont frontier so they could observe and report on the movement of British soldiers and their Native American allies who were based in Canada.
[4] They were the parents of Isaac, Bliss, Ozias, Verlina, Cynthia, Lavinia, Mary, Barzava, and Joab.