James Ownby

1761 - 1850  (89 years)

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• Name	James Ownby
  Born	6 Jan 1761	Amherst County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Sep 1850	Union Mills, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Buried	Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I9058	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	John "Johny" Ownbey,   b. 1735, Lancastershire, England ,   d. 1824, Bat Cave, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter,   b. 1743, Orange County, Virginia ,   d. 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1760	Albermarle County, Virginia
  Family ID	F3347	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Joanna Sims,   b. 24 Mar 1761, Albermarle County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Apr 1852  (Age 91 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1785	Tryon County, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Anester Ownbey,   b. 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 76 years) + 2. William Owensby,   b. 16 Oct 1787, Tryon County, North Carolina ,   d. Sep 1864, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years) + 3. John Ownby,   b. 4 Apr 1791, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Sep 1857, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years) + 4. Susanna Ownbey,   b. 12 Dec 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 1877, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 83 years) + 5. Sims Ownbey,   b. 19 Mar 1796, Rutheford County, North Carolina ,   d. Jul 1874, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 78 years) + 6. Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey,   b. 28 Dec 1798, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Mar 1864, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 65 years) + 7. Madison Ownbey,   b. 25 Oct 1801, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Nov 1868, Henderson County, North Carolina  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F3342	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jan 1761 - Amherst County, Virginia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  James was seventeen years old when he entered the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle at King's Mountain on 1 November 1778 as a Private in Captain George Taylor's company. He carried water in his hat. He served until 1783. James lived in Tryon County, North Carolina until he removed to Buncombe county in 1824. He resided in McDowell county in 1845, but lived most of his life in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He owned the farm on Bald Mountain. The original cabin has about fallen down, but a part is still standing, according to Mrs. Carrie Lee Nanney. She claims that James is buried there in the "Old Field's Cemetery". D.A.R states he is buried in Koone family cemetery Route 1, Union Mills, North Carolina. Moved with parents to Tryon County (now Rutherford), North Carolina while still a boy and lived on Green River. Moved with wife about 1824 to Buncombe County and was in McDowell County in 1845. Moved back to Rutherford County with wife in 1846. Entered the service of his county at age 17. Fought at age 19 as a substitute in Battle of Kings Mountains in Colonel John Sevier's Regiment of "Overmountain Men". 1. Entered service first part of November 1778 as a substitute for Henry Kelly, in Captain George Taylor's Company in Colonel Hugh Brevard's North Carolina Regiment in Brigade of General Griffith Rutherford. Discharged 10 April 1779. 2. Entered as draftee October 1779 in Captain Robert Gilkeys' command in Colonel Andrew Hampton's North Carolina Regiment. Discharged 24 March 1780. 3. Entered service July 1780 as a volunteer in Captain Robert Gilkey's command. In Colonel Charles McDowell's regiment with General Lillington in General command. Discharged three months later. 4. Entered service last part of September or first part of October 1780 as a substitute for Micajah Mayfield in Captain Samuel Williams' command Colonel John Sevier's Regiment of "Overmountain Men". Fought at Kings Mountain 10 October 1780. Discharged one month after entry. 5. Entered early part of June 1781 or 1782, as a volunteer in Captain John McClain's Company in Colonel Andrew Hampton's and Porter's North Carolina Regiment. This term of duty was for the purpose of "ranging the line between the whites and the Cherokee Indians". Discharged fourteen months later. 6. Entered service in spring 1782 or 1783 as a substitute for Thomas Haslip in Captain Hugh Beaty's Company, in Colonel Robert Porter's North Carolina Regiment. This tour of duty was guard and patrol at "Russells Station" at mouth of Cove Creek in Rutherford County. Discharged three months later and returned to his home on Green River. Married by Jonathan Hampton and is buried beside his wife. ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 4, 5. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64, 65.

  
  

• Sources

  [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 12131510).