Ondly Owens (1745 - 1810)

Born 13 Aug 1745 in Maryland

Husband of Sarah Layfield — married [date unknown] in Somerset, Maryland

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1810 at age 64 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Private Only Owens served with Wicomico Battalion, Worcester County Militia, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

Only Owens is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A200789.

Only Owens is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 336414
Rank: Private

Ondly Owens^[1] was born in 1745. He served in the Worcester County Militia in the Revolutionary War under the Command of Captain Charles Bennett^[2]His will was proven Feb 1810 in Orange County, North Carolina.^[3] His will names the following heirs:

1. Sarah Owens (wife)
2. Nancy Jenkins (daughter)
3. Elizabeth Lingo (daughter)
4. Belitha Owens (son)
5. Lear Pettigrew (daughter)
6. Lavina Pettigrew (daughter)
7. Samuel Owens (son)
8. John Owens (son)
9. Thomas Owens (son)

Research Notes

• 2995. ODB 6/189 Sack Mize to Only Owens, 20 Apr 1797, 100 acres on Camp Creek of Knap of Reeds Creek, adj Samuel Cary, Wilborn. {Proved at OCPQS 5/295}

• ODB 11/138 Belitha Owens to Only Owens, 9 Sep 1803, 150 acres on waters of Cub Creek & Obeds Creek. {Proved at OCPQS 6/483}

• ODB 11/138 John Owens to Matthew McCauley, 16 Feb 1804, 49 acres on Camp Creek of Knap of Reeds Creek, adj Jenkins, Lick Branch. {Proved at OCPQS 6/483}

• ODB 11/335 Robert Dickens estate by executor to Only Owens, 5 Dec 1817, 91.8 acres adj tract Owens now lives on, Granville County, John Wilborn. {Proved at OCPQS 7/41}

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYL8-PCW2, accessed: 15 Apr 2024), entry for Ondly, Peter, & Elizabeth Owens, Somerset, MD, 13 Aug 1745, Digital File # 7575976, p 59, image # 213.
2. ↑ , Clements, S. Eugene & Wright, F. Edward, "The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War", Book, Front Line Publications, Silver Spring, MD, 1987, pp 254-255.
3. ↑ "NC Probate Records, 1735-1970", image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-33LL-H9?i=460, accessed: 15 Apr 2024), entry for Only Owens, Orange, NC, 04 Nov 1809, Digital File # 4778836, p 257-258, image # 461, Will Book D, 1800-1822.

• 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 34; Page: 590; Image: 237; Family History Library Film: 337910
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #359649 (accessed 18 October 2023)
  Only Owens in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina.
• Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
  Cross Index to Wills, 1756-1962; Wills, 1752-1952; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Orange County); Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #1987738 (accessed 18 October 2023)
  Only Owins probate on 21 Nov 1809 in Orange, North Carolina, USA. Residence Orange County, North Carolina.
• *https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/howry-family-tree/I3561.php
• https://www.geni.com/people/Henry-Owens/6000000008353177680