Dempsey Nowell (1802 - 1852)

Born 1802 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Rawls) Nowell — married 1820 in North Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth Caroline (McNeill) Nowell — married about 1845 in Haywood, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1852 at about age 50 in near Wellwood, Haywood, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

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Born 1802 Hertford Co., NC. ^[1]

Died 27 NOV 1852. near Wellwood, Haywood Co., TN. ^[2]

Note: BIOGRAPHY: This Dempsey Nowell is listed in the estate settlement of Jeremiah Rawls, dated Aug. Court of 1830 in Hertford Co. The amount paid w/wife Elizabeth was $1.38. There was also cash paid ($2.50) to Dempsey in the esate settlement of Wm. Nowell in the Feb. Court of 1833 in Hertford Co.

Dempsey Nowell sold two tracts of land in April or May of 1832. (Source: Hertford Co., NC Court Minutes) Deeds & Conveyances at the May term 1832: One tract was deeded to Seth Nowell and one tract to Isaac Nowell. This suggests that he sold his land in anticipation of moving to TN. His sixth child, Sarah Mariah, was born 7 Mar 1833 in Haywood Co., TN (Yvonne's family Bible records).

From Dempsey's Bible, it appears that he married three times. In the bible pages, the parents of the children are given each time. Only the names of wives are given in the bible; no dates.

Dempsey was ordained a deacon in Zion Baptist Church March 1839.

Dempsey's will is found in Haywood County, TN Will Book E:7-8. J.O. White and Lemuel F. Nowell as administrators. Witnesses: Mathias Baker, William J. Baker. Bondsmen: Joseph W. Rawls, Mathias Baker, George E. Thomas, George T. Nowell. Will proved in court 6 Dec 1852, Court Minute Bk E: 245. Dempsey owned 666 acres of land and slaves at the time of his death.

From the activities that Dempsey participated in, it is evident that he was well educated. He could read and write (signed will). There were several "lots of books" in the inventory of his estate.

This family and its descendents have been researched and contributed by Yvonne Nowell Mesler.

Marriage Status: MARRIED. Husband: Dempsey Nowell. Wife: Elizabeth Rawls. Child: Emily Nowell. Child: Martha Ann Elizabeth Nowell. Child: Catherine Arthur Nowell. Child: George Thomas Nowell. Child: Lemuel Foster Nowell. Child: Sarah Maria Augustus Nowell. Child: Edgar John Nowell. Child: Carolina Rebecca Nowell. Child: Jacob Washington Nowell. Child: Elizabeth Nowell

Status: MARRIED. Husband Dempsey Nowell. Wife Elizabeth Caroline McNeill. Child: William Arthur Nowell. Marriage Early 1845. Haywood County, TN.

Record #14 Note: The children or "heirs at law" of Archibald McNeill named in the 1846 court record were: Neil A McNeill, (_____) "Urquehart" and wife Margaret, John D. McNeill, William P. McNeill, Robert A. McNeill, James E. Stanfield and wife Mary A., Edward J. Harper and wife Louisa, Dempsy Nowell and his wife Elizabeth C., Sophia T. McNeill, David L. McNeill, and George McNeill. 11 NOV 1846.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1 Note: from Dist. 5 Elizabeth is not there.
2. ↑ Source: #S2

• Source: S1 Census 1850 Census of Haywood Co., TN
• Source: S2 Church Minute Zion Baptist Church Minutes of Haywood Co., TN. Note: from Microfilm #6693 Southern Baptist Historical commission, Nashville, TN.
• This whole line was researched by Yvonne Nowell Mesler.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY6-MF7 : 18 August 2017), Demsey Nowell, Haywood, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 391, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 522; FHL microfilm 24,544.

Another Dempsey Nowell

There is another Dempsey Nowell located on the Findagrave.com site, and this was copy and pasted from the memorial site specifically below

Dempsey Nowell Birth: 1805 Bertie County, North Carolina, USA Death: Mar 1846 (aged 40–41) Madison County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Wards Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Spring Creek, Madison County, Tennessee, USA Find A Grave: Memorial #53870053