Re: Owenby's of Western NC
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In reply to:
Owenby's of Western NC
1/27/00
Anderson Ownbey's full name was Robert Anderson Ownbey, sometimes seen as Robert A. Ownbey. His parents were Robert H. Ownbey and Matilda ______. Robert was b 1798 in Rutherford Co., NC, as was Matilda. He died 1880 and she died 1878, either in Blount Co., TN or in Union Co., GA. I do not know.
There is a Matheson in Clay Co., NC who has a couple of old letters written by Robert, and his granddaughter Talitha. Also some old photos of Ownbey kin. Email me if you want more info on that.
The Ownbeys came from Lancastershire, England, to VA, then to NC. Some came down to N. E. GA. To see more about the Ownbey ancestry, see my Rootsweb site and navigate to the "O's", and then to Robert H. Ownbey:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jbturnerhttp://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jbturner
Be careful on the web, not to confuse the several Ambrose Ownbeys, and several Powell and Porter Ownbeys, all of whom are kin.