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Lorenzo Dow Owensby

Male 1837 - 1921  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lorenzo Dow Owensby was born 31 Mar 1837, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Amos Ownbey and Mary Aurris Tunas); died 19 Oct 1921.

    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]

    Children:
    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]

    Children:
    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]

    Children:
    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.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Amos Ownbey was born 22 Dec 1807, , Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of John Ownby, Jr. and Elizabeth Hill); died 8 Sep 1894, , Reynolds, Missouri.

    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]


  2. 3.  Mary Aurris Tunas was born 1809, , Georgia (daughter of William Tunas and Lucy); was buried , Reynolds, Missouri.

    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.

    Children:
    1. Martha Ownby was born 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1850; was buried , Walker, Georgia.
    2. Eli Ownby was born 1835, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1852; was buried , Walker, Georgia.
    3. 1. Lorenzo Dow Owensby was born 31 Mar 1837, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1921.
    4. James Willis Ownby was born 10 May 1839, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1907; was buried Lockney, Floyd, Texas.
    5. Hardy Edward Ownby was born 1841, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. West Walker Ownby was born 1843, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1861/1865.
    7. Mary Elizabeth Ownby was born 1844, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois.
    8. Clarissa Ownby was born 6 Nov 1846, , North Carolina; died 25 Apr 1889; was buried , Reynolds, Missouri.
    9. Nancy Isabell Ownby was born 1849.
    10. John Hills Ownby was born 29 Apr 1852; died 16 Oct 1865, , Reynolds, Missouri.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Ownby, Jr. was born 11 Jul 1781, Amherst County, North Carolina (son of John "Johny" Ownbey and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter); died 5 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    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]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Hill was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina (daughter of John Hill); died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    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

    Children:
    1. 2. Amos Ownbey was born 22 Dec 1807, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 8 Sep 1894, , Reynolds, Missouri.
    2. Margaret "Peggy" Ownbey was born 20 Mar 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Westly Ownbey was born 6 Apr 1812, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died Nov 1869, Wayne County, Missouri; was buried New Prospect Cemetery, Wayne County, Missouri.
    4. Harrison Ownbey was born 22 Jan 1814, , Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    5. Aaron Ownbey was born 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1898, Aaron Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mourning Ownbey was born 11 Aug 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 21 Apr 1870, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rhoda Ownbey was born 17 Aug 1819, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Mary Olief "Olive" Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1821, , Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1908, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. James Ownbey was born 17 Jun 1823, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Ann Ownbey was born 9 Dec 1825, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Aug 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. John H. "Humpy John" Ownbey was born 27 Oct 1827, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1875; was buried Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Martha Ownbey was born 1829, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Son Ownbey was born 1831, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.

  3. 6.  William Tunas

    Notes:

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

    William — Lucy. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lucy

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Aurris Tunas was born 1809, , Georgia; was buried , Reynolds, Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John "Johny" Ownbey was born 1735, Lancastershire, England (son of Arthur Ownbey and Barbara Hill); died 1824, Bat Cave, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Old Broad River Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

    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]


  2. 9.  Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter was born 1743, Orange County, Virginia (daughter of Ambrose Porter and Jemima); died 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Old Broad River Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. James Ownby was born 6 Jan 1761, Amherst County, Virginia; died 26 Sep 1850, Union Mills, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    2. Elizabeth Ownby was born 1763, Amherst County, Virginia.
    3. Milly Ownby was born 1766, Amherst County, Virginia.
    4. Susannah Ownby was born 1768, Amherst County, Virginia.
    5. Ambrose Ownby was born 1770, Amherst County, Virginia.
    6. Arthur "Little Arthur" Ownby was born 1772, Amherst County, Virginia; died 1861, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Old Broad River Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    7. Porter Ownby was born 1774, Amherst County, Virginia; died 1850, Blairsville, Union, Georgia; was buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Union County, Georgia.
    8. Thomas Ownby was born 1776, Amherst County, Virginia; died 1865.
    9. 4. John Ownby, Jr. was born 11 Jul 1781, Amherst County, North Carolina; died 5 Sep 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Plemons Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Nancy Ann Ownby was born 1784, , Rutherford, North Carolina.
    11. Ownby was born 1786, , Rutherford, North Carolina; died Bef 1800.
    12. Ownby was born 1786, , Rutherford, North Carolina; died Bef 1800.
    13. Joseph Porter Ownby was born 22 Feb 1788, , North Carolina; died 15 Sep 1875.
    14. Nicholas Ownby was born 1790, , Rutherford, North Carolina.

  3. 10.  John Hill was born Abt 1760.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: BGW1-J0

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Hill was born 6 Nov 1784, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee.