Nancy (Judd) Owen (abt. 1783 - 1870)

Born about Dec 1783 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Archibald E Owen — married 22 Dec 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1870 at about age 86 in Kendall County, Illinois, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Nancy Judd was born in 1782-1783-1784-1785 according to all the various records and assumptions being used (with 1782, Dec 1783, and 04 Apr 1784 commonly seen without convincing substantiations) (see research notes), in North Carolina (most likely Reddies River, Wilkes County) (see research notes), as one of ten children born to Nathaniel Judd and Elizabeth Owens.

She married Archibald E Owen (abt.1785-1869) (aka Archibee Owen) on 22 Dec 1810 in Wilkes County, North Carolina showing bondsman Johnson Owen and witness Jno. McCord.^[1][2]

Four children were born to this union: Susannah (Owen) Darnell (abt.1811-1885) (1811-1885), Rebecca A (Owen) Moore (1814-1880)(1813-1897), Charlotte (Owen) Darnell (1817-1891) (1817-1891), and Reuben Owen (1820-1899) (1820-1899). (See individual profiles)

In 1850, Nancy (66) and Archibald (65) were living in their home in Little Rock, Kendall, IL along with their son, Reuben Owen (1820-1899) (30) and his wife, Lucinda (Ryon) Owen (1823-1898) and two grandchildren - George (5) and William (2).^[3]

In 1860 "Ash" (73) and Nancy (75) were living alone in their home in Little Rock (postal service came through Bristol, IL).^[4]

She lost her husband on 1 Nov 1869. They were living in Little Rock at the time (His exact location of death is not yet known.) He was buried at Griswold Cemetery in Plano, Kendall, IL.^[5]

Nancy died six months later, at age 86, on 11 May 1870 in Kendall County, Illinois, and was buried at the Griswold Cemetery in Plano, Kendall, IL.^[6]l

Research Notes

BIRTH

Date of birth vacillates ... 1782, Dec 1783, and 04 Apr 1784 have all been seen without resolution. Location of birth seems to stay constant as being in Reddies River, Wilkes, NC.. Need better substantiation for both date and place.

MOTHER's MAIDEN NAME

There is as much evidence that her married surname was OWEN as there is for the name OWENS. Need better substantiation for resolution.

Spelling of Husband's Surname: OWEN

HUSBAND's DATE of DEATH

There is a probate record that addresses an Archibald Owen/Owens (both spellings run through all 50 pages) as if he was deceased prior to 1869 - I've lost the source, just mentioning it here because I referenced his death prior to hers. Would love to have someone else confirm that his death date is correct.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007; Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY in Salt Lake City, Utah, in published books cataloged by the Library of Congress, or county records in possession of the individual county clerks or courthouses; North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina County Marriage Indexes. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Marriage Index, 1962-2004. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Raleigh, North Carolina; Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0546475-0546481
2. ↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9T-8PP : 22 December 2016), Arch Owen and Nancy Judd, 22 Dec 1810; citing Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 546,479.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RM-CWX : 9 November 2014), Archibald Owens, Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, United States; citing family 49, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Year: 1860; Census Place: Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: M653_194; Page: 304; Family History Library Film: 803194
5. ↑ Findagrave.com Memorial - Publisher Date 1 Nov 1869; Publisher Location; Plano, Kendall County, Illinois, USA Repository: www.findagrave.com [www.findagrave.com/memorial/45528979/archibee-owen]
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012; Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 25 January 2013.[1]