He was NOT the son of William Odeon d: 1662 whose sons moved to Beaufort, North Carolina where their surname was spelled as Odeon or Oden.
In 1665 Richard Odom emigrated to Virginia. [1]
Richard Odom married an Anne of uncertain married surname. [2]
The 1704 tax list in Nansemond County, Virginia included Richard Odom.
By 1713 he had moved his family from Nansemond County, Virginia to Chowan County, North Carolina where he appeared in court records on 07 Apr 1713 and 30 Jul 1725. [3] [4]
He acquired several tracts of land, including 200 acres on the River Pocosin.
In 1725 Richard Odom owned land next to those sold by William Hughes to Joseph Vann in Gates County. [5]
Richard Odom named his wife and known children in his last Will on 12 Aug 1727 and it was proved on 12 Jan 1727/28 in Chowan County, North Carolina [6] [7] Family mentioned included:
His son Abraham was devised land on Cutawitsky Creek, a tributary of the Meherrin River, [9] and Abraham sold this land to Walter Brown on 14 May 1735. [10] and relocated to land on Beech Creek and Swift Creek of the Tar River. The creeks are located northwest of present-day Tarboro, North Carolina and became part of Edgecombe County.
Various published resources for this area of North Carolina contain numerous records on the sons of this Richard.
He passed away in 1727.
Richard's will passed probate on 24 January 1728 in Chowan County, North Carolina.[11]
Excerpt of Will: Sons: Richard and John, Abraham, Jacob and Aron (to each is given a plantation). Daughters: Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane Odum. Wife: Anne. Executors: Richard and Abraham Odum (sons). Witnesses: Edward Warren, Edward Vann, James Brady and Richard Taylor. Proven before C. Gale, C. J.
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