Lorenzo Dow Owensby

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107.
Marie Owensby, owen@montrose.net, 27 February 2000.

Lorenzo married Bathena Farrell Abt 1860, Dallas County, Missouri. Bathena died Dec 1861, Dallas County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

1. Jonathan Bonaparte Owensby was born 27 Dec 1861; died 31 Mar 1938, Shamrock, Creek County, Oklahoma.

Lorenzo married Susan Winfrey Abt 1862/1865, Dallas County, Missouri. Susan died 3 Jul 1865, Dallas County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

1. Willis Edward Owensby was born 7 Sep 1864; died 27 Sep 1933.

Lorenzo married Lydia Angeline Hefner Butcher 19 Oct 1865, LaClede County, Missouri. Lydia (daughter of Westley Butcher) was born 27 Feb 1850; died 9 Jun 1890, Leadmine, Dallas County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

1. Albert Ownby died See Notes.
2. Henry Lorenzo Ownby was born 22 Jan 1868; died 1 Jan 1928.
3. Mary Ester Ownby was born 28 Aug 1871; died 4 May 1956.
4. Wesley Amos Ownby was born 16 Aug 1873; died 24 Aug 1948.
5. James Walter Ownby was born 3 Apr 1875; died 25 Jan 1970.
6. Lenora Ownby was born 9 Apr 1877; died 5 Nov 1963.
7. Carrie Ann Ownby was born 6 Feb 1879; died 20 Mar 1947.
8. Stella Mae Ownby was born 8 Dec 1881; died 18 Jan 1970.
9. Oscar Monroe Ownby was born 8 Jan 1883; died 26 Dec 1956.
10. Arthur Dow Owensby was born 8 Jan 1885, Missouri; died 9 Mar 1944.
11. Jesse Allison Ownby was born 5 Dec 1886; died 17 Jul 1974.
12. Nola Joyce Owensby was born 12 Sep 1889; was buried Pinecrest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.

Other Events:

• AFN: 1TQQ-8F

Notes:

Amos Ownby seems to have been very restless ... he moved many times. In 1845
they left Sevier County, Tennessee for North Carolina, from North Carolina to
Walker County, Georgia, then to Fulton County, Arkansas. Here in Fulton
County, Arkansas, Amos Ownby served as a sheriff for a brief time. Later they
moved to Reynolds County, Missouri.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 107.
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
13.

Amos married Mary Aurris Tunas Abt 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Tunas and Lucy) was born 1809, , Georgia; was buried , Reynolds, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
13.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 105, 107.

Other Events:

• AFN: 1TQP-13

Notes:

John Ownby Jr. served in the War of 1812 with the North Carolina malitia. Records from the National Archives show John Ownby as a private in Captain Bradly's Company of North Carolina militia for six months but was not called out until February and continued in actual service for over fourteen days. He was discharged in Rutherford County, North Carolina on 6 March 1815. In 1858 John Ownby applied for a bounty land grant on the basis of his military service. He received a grant of 158 acres in Sevier County, Tennessee.

In 1816, just after the War of 1812 was over, John Ownby Jr. and his family moved from Rutherford County, North Carolina to Sevier County, Tennessee. This Ownby family was the only one listed in the 1830 Federal Census of East Tennessee.

On 4 February 1858, John Ownby Jr. made a will to dispose of his property. In his will, he said, "I give and bequeath to my son John H. Ownby all my property both real and personal consisting of one hundred and twenty five acres of Land, Cattle, Hogs, Horses, household furniture, etc. I have given and bequeath all my property to said son John in consequence of his kindness in taking care of myself and wife in our age and during our infirmity."
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 13.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64, 105.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

John married Elizabeth Hill 14 Mar 1803, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hill) was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: 1TQP-28

Notes:

Donald B. Reagan has birth date as 6 November 1786.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
13.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64, 105.
"Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 203.

Notes:

Bride: Elizabeth Hill
Groom: John Ownby
Bond Date: 11 Mar 1805
County: Rutherford
Record #: 01 245
Bondsman: Arthur Ownby
Witness: R Lewis, Clerk of Court
Bond #: 000135548

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107.

William — Lucy. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 107.

Notes:

Following the path of migration to the West in Virginia, John Ownby came with his parents, sometime before 1760, to Albermarle County, Virginia (later Amherst County).

There are records of several land transactions for John Ownby in Amherst County, Virginia:
(1) On 27 April 1764, John Ownby bought from Charles Parkes, 359 acres, lying on the north branches of the Buffalo River and the north side of Fluvanna. This land ran with the lines of Ambrose Porter.
(2) On 5 September 1768, John Ownby sold to Martin Trap, 111 acres, lying on north branches of Buffalo River.
(3) On 5 February 1769, John Ownby sold to David Blitz for nine pounds, twelve shillings, 70 acres, situated on the branches of Buffalo River, being a part of a large tract belonging to the said John Ownby. Also John Ownby's wife relinquished her dower rights at that time.
(4) On 25 February 1769, John Ownby sold to William Mays, 178 acres, situated on the branches of Buffalo River starting with James Williamson's corner and running with the lines of David Blitz, being a part of a large tract belonging to the said John Ownby.

In the early 1770's, John Ownby and his family migrated to Pittsylvania County, Virginia where Ambrose Porter died leaving a will in 1773. In Ambrose Porter's will, he mentioned his daughter Ann and her five youngest children, namely, John, Milly, Susanna, Ambrose, and Arthur. Each of Ann's five youngest children was willed "one cow of heifer each to be delivered to them as they come to the age of nine or then years old."

In the late 1770's, John Ownby and his family moved again to Tryon County, North Carolina (later Rutherford County). Here he began to buy lands and remained until his death. They lived in the area of Colonel Hampton's Mill near Cove Road in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

They were listed in the 1790 through 1820 Federal Census of Ruterford County, North Carolina.

John Ownby was buried in the "Old Field Cemetery" which is located five miles north of Bat Cave just off North Carolina Highway #9.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 78.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63-64.
IGI, Batch 8712005, Sheet 25, Source Call Number 1396341, Film.

John married Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter Abt 1760, Albermarle County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of Ambrose Porter and Jemima) was born 1743, Orange County, Virginia; died 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Old Broad River Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Mountain Creek Church Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63-64.

Other Events:

• AFN: BGW1-J0

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 105.