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Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell 1773–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1806

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Alexander Porter

Mother: Margaret Leeper

Spouse(s): Upton Byrum

Children(s): John Byrum, Sarah Byrum, Caroline Robinson, Jane Byram, Margaret Byram\Byrum, Cynthia Kerr, William Byrum, Upton Jr., James Byram\Byrum, Dorothy Byrum, Martha Byram\Byrum, Hargaret Byrum, Mary Byrum

Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell was born in 1773 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of Alexander James Porter And Margaret E Leeper. Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell married Upton Byrum, and had children including Caroline Elizabeth Byram Robinson, Cynthia Byrum Kerr, Dorothy Byrum, Hargaret Byrum, James Byram Byrum, Jane Byram, John Porter Byrum, Margaret Byram Byrum, Martha L Byram Byrum, Mary Byrum, Sarah Byrum, Upton Byram Byrum Jr, William Byrum. Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell passed away in 1806 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell was born in 1773 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of Alexander James Porter And Margaret E Leeper.
  • Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell married Upton Byrum, and had children including Caroline Elizabeth Byram Robinson, Cynthia Byrum Kerr, Dorothy Byrum, Hargaret Byrum, James Byram Byrum, Jane Byram, John Porter Byrum, Margaret Byram Byrum, Martha L Byram Byrum, Mary Byrum, Sarah Byrum, Upton Byram Byrum Jr, William Byrum.
  • Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell passed away in 1806 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy McDowell's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy McDowell
1773–1806
Birth Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander James Porter
1742–1833
England
Margaret (E) Leeper
1755–1827
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (William Alexander) Porter
1709–1787
Mickleton, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Porter
1718–1778
Mickleton, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
James Leeper
1731–1765
Ireland
Jean Armstrong
1738–1765
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Porter
1656–1756
Elizabeth Mitchell
1660–1746
William Black
1679–1739
Sarah Black
1683–1728
Matthew Armstrong
1720–1779
Mary Beatty
1725–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mitchell
1645–1690
MARY Mitchell
1624–1700

Dorothy McDowell's Descendants

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Dorothy ("Dotty") McDowell (1773–1806) m. Upton Byrum (1770–30 Dec 1840)
  1. 1. John (Porter) Byrum 1813–1877 m. Catherine (Margaret L) KERR 1816–1888
    1. 1. Virginia (Jane Agnus “Jenny”) Byrum 1858–1899
    2. 2. Annie (Elizabeth) Byrum 1841–1924
    3. 3. Mary (Lucinda) Byrum 1843–1887
    4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Byrum 1845–1908
    5. 5. John (Marion) Byrum 1848–1916
    6. 6. Catharine Byrum 1849–1863
    7. 7. Robert (Franklin) Byrum 1853–1925
    8. 8. William (Kerr) Byrum 1855–1926
    9. 9. Margaret (Jane) Byrum 1839–1920 m. David (Daniel) Mincey 1818–1897 m. John (Porter) Byrum 1813–1877
      1. 1. Leila Mincy 1867–1947 m. William ("Doc") Thomas 1866–1942
        1. 1. Lizzie Mincey 1885–1973 m. Jim Braswell 1873–1947
        2. 2. Estella Thomas 1905–1980
        3. 3. Milton ((Melton) K) Thomas 1904–
        4. 4. William (J) Thomas 1889–
        5. 5. Fletcher Thomas 1895–
        6. 6. Alice Mincey 1895–1977 m. Sam Braswell 1892–1965
        7. 7. Willie (D) Thomas 1899–1981
        8. 8. Annie (Lee) Thomas 1904–1979
        9. 9. Eli Thomas 1883–
      2. 2. Thomas (J.) Mincy 1866–1936
      3. 3. Samuel Mincy 1872–
      4. 4. Louisa Mincy 1870–
      5. 5. Laura Mincey-Scribner 1874–1907
      6. 6. Sauran Mincy 1877–
      7. 7. Sarah (L.) Mincy 1880–
      8. 8. Tennie Mincey 1876–
      9. 9. Mary (Virginia) Wilson 1864–1949
      10. 10. Cecila (Caroline) Mincey-Helton 1867–1905
      11. 11. Susie (Ann) Mincey-Jacobs 1875–1960
      12. 12. Eliza Jenkins 1874–1929
      13. 13. Leila Mincy 1867–1947 m. William ("Doc") Thomas 1866–1942
        1. 1. Lizzie (M) Braswell 1885–1973 m. Jim Braswell 1873–1947
        2. 2. Willie (Lou) Mincy 1899–1981
        3. 3. Alice Mincy 1895–1977
        4. 4. William (J) Thomas 1889–
        5. 5. Fletcher Thomas 1895–
        6. 6. Annie (Lee) Thomas 1903–1979
        7. 7. Melton Thomas 1904–
        8. 8. Estelle (Mincy) Thomas 1905–1980
        9. 9. Fletcher Thomas 1895–
        10. 10. Eli Thomas 1883–
      14. 14. Hannah (Josephine) Mincy 1857–1929
      15. 15. Louisa Mincy 1876–
      16. 16. Samuel Mincy 1873–
      17. 17. Laura Mincy 1874–1907
      18. 18. Sauran Mincy 1877–
      19. 19. Sarah (L.) Mincy 1879–
      20. 20. Thomas (J.) Mincy 1866–1936
      21. 21. Mary (Virginia) Wilson 1864–1949
      22. 22. Cecila (Caroline) Mincey 1867–1905
      23. 23. Susie (Ann) Mincey-Jacobs 1875–1960
      24. 24. Susan (A) Mincey 1875–1960
  2. 2. Sarah Byrum 1799–1870 m. William (McDowell) Herron 1804–1840 m. Alexander (Sim) McLeod 1800–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Mcdowell) Herron 1819–1885
      1. 1. Catherine Tevepaugh 1840–1923
        1. 1. Wainwright (Hall) Wingate 1874–1940 m. Emma (Bernice) Porter 1874–1930
    2. 2. James (Madison) Herron 1826–1865
    3. 3. John (Williamson) Herron 1828–1882
    4. 4. William (M) Herron 1823–1902
    5. 5. James (Madison) Herron 1830–1882
    6. 6. George (T) Herron –1921
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Herron 1825–1858
    8. 8. Cynthia McLeod 1836–
    9. 9. Olivia McLeod 1832–
    10. 10. Andrew McLeod 1841–
    11. 11. Rufus McLeod 1839–
  3. 3. Caroline (Elizabeth Byram) Robinson 1824–1889
  4. 4. Jane Byram 1805–1880
  5. 5. Margaret Byram\Byrum 1801–1840
  6. 6. Cynthia (Byrum) Kerr 1804–1870
  7. 7. William Byrum 1807–
  8. 8. Upton (Byram\Byrum) Jr. 1801–1880
  9. 9. James Byram\Byrum 1815–1862
  10. 10. Dorothy Byrum 1819–1881
  11. 11. Martha (L) Byram\Byrum 1822–1860
  12. 12. Hargaret Byrum 1799–1865
  13. 13. Mary Byrum 1820–

Dorothy McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1806
1806
Age 33
Death of Dorothy "Dotty" McDowell in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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