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James Jacob Owen 1750–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Wayne Co. N.C.?

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: James I

Mother: Rebecca Lloyd

Spouse(s): Nancy Smith, Edey Owen, Nancy Smith, Miles Kelly

Children(s): Thaddens OWENS, William Owen, Nancy Baird, John Owen, Oliver Owen, Elijah OWEN, Nancy Owen, William Owen, James Owen, Polly Owen, Presley Owen, William Owen, Oliver Owen, Daughter Owen

In 1750, James Jacob Owen entered the world in Wayne Co. N.C.?, born to James Jacob Owen I And Rebecca Catherine Lloyd. In 1782, James Jacob Owen resided in Halifax, Virginia. James Jacob Owen married Edey Pegg Pigg Owen, Miles Milly Kelly, Nancy Smith, and had children including Daughter Owen, Elijah Owen, James F Owen, John Holland Owen, Nancy Ann Owen, Nancy Ann Owen Baird, Oliver Owen, Polly Owen, Presley Owen, Thaddens Owens, William Owen. James Jacob Owen passed away in 1835 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1750, James Jacob Owen entered the world in Wayne Co. N.C.?, born to James Jacob Owen I And Rebecca Catherine Lloyd.
  • In 1782, James Jacob Owen resided in Halifax, Virginia.
  • James Jacob Owen married Edey Pegg Pigg Owen, Miles Milly Kelly, Nancy Smith, and had children including Daughter Owen, Elijah Owen, James F Owen, John Holland Owen, Nancy Ann Owen, Nancy Ann Owen Baird, Oliver Owen, Polly Owen, Presley Owen, Thaddens Owens, William Owen.
  • James Jacob Owen passed away in 1835 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James I
1730–1798
Birth Location: Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rebecca Lloyd
1730–1803
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
RL

Spouses(s)

Nancy Smith
1755–1835
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Edey Owen
1752–1779
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EO
Nancy Smith
1755–1835
Birth Location: , Wayne, North Carolina, USA
NS
Miles Kelly
1760–
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
MK

Children(s)

Thaddens OWENS
1793–1867
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
TO
William Owen
1770–1839
Birth Location: –
WO
Nancy Baird
1778–1856
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
NB
John Owen
1771–1847
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Oliver Owen
1770–1840
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
OO
Elijah OWEN
1799–1875
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
EO
Nancy Owen
1786–1837
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NO
William Owen
1787–
Birth Location: location, South Carolina, United States
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James Owen
1797–1860
Birth Location: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Polly Owen
1794–
Birth Location: location, South Carolina, United States
PO
Presley Owen
1787–
Birth Location: Rowan Co. N. C.
PO
William Owen
1784–
Birth Location: Rowan Co. N. C.
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Oliver Owen
1770–1840
Birth Location: Granville Co. N. C.
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Daughter Owen
1780–
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
DO

James Owen's Ancestors

Self
James Owen
1750–1835
Birth Place: Wayne Co. N.C.?
Parents
James Jacob Owen I
1730–1798
Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Rebecca (Catherine) Lloyd
1730–1803
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (Owen) I
1710–1761
Hebron, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca (Tilden) Owen
1716–1767
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Samuel Bartlett
1710–1779
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Lothrop) Witherel
1710–
Great-Grandparents
Josiah II
1675–1763
Mary Hosford
1674–1753
Isaac Tilden
1678–1771
Rebecca Mann
1686–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah I
1651–1722
Mary Osborn
1655–1689
Stephen Tilden
–1711
Hannah Little
1637–1710
Richard Jr
1652–1728

James Owen's Descendants

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James (Jacob) Owen (1750–1835) m. Nancy Smith (1755–1835) m. Edey (Pegg Pigg) Owen (1752–1779) m. Nancy Smith (Bef. 1755–1835) m. Miles (Milly) Kelly (1760–)
  1. 1. Thaddens OWENS 1793–1867 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Thompson 1795–1890 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Thompson 1795–1890 m. Elizabeth Owen 1795–1885 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Thompson 1795–1890
    1. 1. Jas (E) Owen 1825–1905 m. Amanda (Caroline "Mandy" Liner (Owen,) Hardin) 1830–1930 m. Caroline Owen 1830–
      1. 1. James (R) Owen 1860–1920 m. Sallie Owens 1860–1939
        1. 1. Horsey Owens 1900– m. Ruby Owens 1905–
        2. 2. Lennie Owens 1890–
        3. 3. Thadeous Owens 1896–
        4. 4. Walter (Arthur) Owen 1892–1944
        5. 5. George (Austin) Philbrick 1842–1930
        6. 6. Climena Philbrick 1840–1923
        7. 7. George Owens 1902–
        8. 8. Harvey Owens 1900–
        9. 9. Thadeous Owens 1896–
        10. 10. Walter Owens 1892–
        11. 11. Lennie Owens 1890–
        12. 12. Sarah (Owen) Mills 1893–
        13. 13. Climena Philbrick 1840–1923
        14. 14. George (Austin) Philbrick 1842–1930 m. Arabella (S) Philbrick 1853–
        15. 15. George Owens 1885–
        16. 16. Arthur Ewen 1893–
        17. 17. Maryland Ewen 1907–
        18. 18. Hardy Ewen 1898–
        19. 19. Lummie Owen 1890–
        20. 20. Lee Owens 1887–
        21. 21. Hardy Owen 1898–
        22. 22. Harvey Owens 1900–
        23. 23. Walter (Arthur) Owen 1893–1982
        24. 24. Harvey Owen 1900–1977 m. Ruby Owens 1905–
        25. 25. Sarah (Owen) Mills 1893–
        26. 26. Thaddeus (Aaron "Hardy") Owen 1897–1967
        27. 27. George (Washington) Owen 1901–1984
        28. 28. Maryland Owen 1907–1976
        29. 29. Lummie (Mills) OWEN 1896–
        30. 30. Walter Owens 1892–
        31. 31. Thadeous Owens 1896–
        32. 32. Horsey Owens 1900–
        33. 33. Lennie Owens 1890–
        34. 34. George Owens 1902–
        35. 35. Allen Owen –1945 m. Hester Owen 1896–1968
        36. 36. Lennie Owens 1890–
        37. 37. Thadeous Owens 1896–
        38. 38. Walter Owens 1892–
        39. 39. Horsey Owens 1900–
        40. 40. Maryland Ewen 1907–
        41. 41. Arthur Ewen 1893–
        42. 42. Harvy Ewen 1900–
        43. 43. Hardy Ewen 1898–
        44. 44. George Ewen 1902–
        45. 45. Lee Owens 1887–1944
        46. 46. Lummie Owen 1890–
        47. 47. George Owens 1885–1984
        48. 48. Walter (Arthur) Owen 1893–1944
        49. 49. Thadeous Owens 1896–1967
        50. 50. Lennie Owens 1890–1952
        51. 51. Harvey Owen 1900–1977
        52. 52. William (Allen) OWEN 1886–1945
        53. 53. Maryland Owen 1907–1976
        54. 54. Sarah (Owen) Mills 1893–
        55. 55. George (Washington) Owen 1901–1984
        56. 56. Lummie (Mills) OWEN 1896–
        57. 57. Robert Owens 1885–
      2. 2. Emma Owen 1867–
      3. 3. Joseph (O.) Owen 1872–
      4. 4. John (S.) Owen 1869–1929
      5. 5. Gaberilla Owen 1876–1947 m. Thomas (F) Robertson 1873–
        1. 1. Jesse (N) Robertson 1898–
        2. 2. Woodrow (W) Robertson 1917–
        3. 3. Thomas (J) Robertson 1911–
        4. 4. Gay Robertson 1915–
        5. 5. Henry (L) Robertson 1905–
        6. 6. Robert (F) Robertson 1903–
        7. 7. Esther Robertson 1913–
        8. 8. Bessie (M) Robertson 1907–
        9. 9. William (J) Robertson 1909–
      6. 6. Martha Owen 1861–
      7. 7. Chas Owen 1859–
      8. 8. Martha Owen 1861–
      9. 9. Chas Owen 1859–
      10. 10. John Owen 1872–
      11. 11. W (C) Owens 1856–
      12. 12. John (O) Owens 1870–
      13. 13. Emma Mills 1866–1867
      14. 14. Julian Owen 1855–
      15. 15. Saloma (L.) Owen 1854–1855
      16. 16. Gabrielle Owen 1876–1947
      17. 17. Juliann (E) Owen 1855–
      18. 18. Mary (Liner) Owens 1854–1849
      19. 19. William (Bartlett) Owens 1852–1853
      20. 20. Nancy (Jane Ann) Owen 1849–1910
      21. 21. Safrona (Josephine) Owen 1854–
      22. 22. Emily Owens 1866–1867
      23. 23. Joseph (O.) Owen 1869–1929
      24. 24. Lillian (E) Owens 1855–
      25. 25. Julian (E) Owen 1855–1929
      26. 26. Joseph (O.) Owen 1872–1922
    2. 2. William (Kimsey) Owen 1835–1929 m. Georgia (Ann) Owen 1848–1917
      1. 1. Arena (Jane) McCulley 1866–1963
      2. 2. Enoch (D) Owens 1884–1976
      3. 3. Etta Owens 1882–
      4. 4. Jim (P) Owens 1869–
      5. 5. Nancy (L.) Owen 1874–
      6. 6. William (H.) Owen 1872–
      7. 7. Richard (G.) Owen 1877–
      8. 8. Evaline Owen 1867–
    3. 3. John (Thaddeus) Owen 1825–1905 m. Amanda (Caroline "Mandy" Liner (Owen,) Hardin) 1830–1930 m. Caroline Owen 1830–
      1. 1. James (Robert) Owen 1860–1929 m. Sallie Owens 1860–1939
        1. 1. Lie Owen 1886–1944 m. Emma Owens 1888–1970 m. Esther (Lee) Baxter 1883–1971
        2. 2. William (Allen) Owen 1886–1945
        3. 3. Lennie Owen 1890–
        4. 4. Walter (Arthur) Owen 1892–1944
        5. 5. Sarah (Owen) Mills 1893–
        6. 6. Thaddeus (Aaron "Hardy") Owen 1897–1967
        7. 7. Harvey Owen 1900–1977
        8. 8. George (Wilson) Owens 1901–1984
        9. 9. Maryland Owen 1907–1976
        10. 10. Lummie (Mills) Owen 1896–
        11. 11. George (Washington) Owen 1901–1984
      2. 2. Chas Owen 1859–
      3. 3. Martha Owen 1861–
      4. 4. John Owen 1872–
      5. 5. James Owen 1860–1920
      6. 6. Emily Owen 1866–1867
      7. 7. John Owen 1870–1929
      8. 8. Gaberilla (B. "Gay" Owen) (Robertson) 1877–1947 m. Thomas (Franklin) Robertson 1873–1956
        1. 1. Jessie (Newman) Robertson 1897–1970
        2. 2. Robert (Frank) Robertson 1903–2001
        3. 3. Henry (Lovell) Robertson 1904–1982
        4. 4. Bessie Robertson 1907–1994
        5. 5. Infant ROBERTSON 1909–
        6. 6. William (Joseph) Robertson 1909–
        7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson "Tom") Robertson 1910–1962
        8. 8. Esther (C "Essie Louisa" "Turk" Robertson) (Hewitt) 1913–1961
        9. 9. Gay (Pamelia) Robertson 1914–1995
        10. 10. Woodrow (W) Robertson 1917–1960
      9. 9. Joseph (O.) Owen 1872–1922
      10. 10. Mary (Liner) Owens 1848–1911
      11. 11. Nancy (Jane Ann) Owen 1849–1910
      12. 12. William (Bartlett) Owen 1852–1853
      13. 13. Sophronia (L.) Owen 1854–1855
      14. 14. Juliann (E) Owen 1855–1929
      15. 15. M (J) Owens 1848–
      16. 16. Safrona (Josephine Owen) (Dial) 1854–1884
      17. 17. Saloma (L.) Owen 1854–1855
    4. 4. William (Kimsey) Owen 1835–1929 m. George (A) Owens 1848–
      1. 1. Enoch (D) Owen 1884–1976 m. Minnie (J) Owen 1889–1964
        1. 1. Virgil (Lee) Owen 1923–
        2. 2. Frank (B) Owen 1917–
        3. 3. Robert (H) Owen 1915–
        4. 4. Enoch (T) Owen 1921–
        5. 5. Duke Owen 1913–
        6. 6. Baber (L) Owen 1918–
        7. 7. Dawson Owen 1912–
        8. 8. Annie (M) Owen 1910–
        9. 9. Orbie (H) Owen 1908–
      2. 2. William (H.) Owen 1872–
      3. 3. Nancy (L.) Owen 1874–
      4. 4. Jane Owen 1867–
      5. 5. Richard (G.) Owen 1877–
      6. 6. James (T.) Owen 1869–
    5. 5. William (Kenzy) Owen 1835–1928
    6. 6. Sophronia Owen 1830–1920
    7. 7. Oliver Owen 1827–1909
    8. 8. Irvin Owen 1825–1914
    9. 9. James Owen 1820–1880
    10. 10. Nancy Owen 1817–1908
    11. 11. William (Bartlett) Owen 1814–1897
    12. 12. William (Bartlett) Owen 1814–1897
    13. 13. Nancy Owen 1817–1908
    14. 14. James Owen 1820–1880
    15. 15. Irvin Owen 1825–1914 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Stovall-CHANDLER 1831–1918
      1. 1. Allen (Thaddeus) Owen 1851–1917
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Owen-Massey! 1855–1938
      3. 3. Rhoda (Jane B) Owen 1856–1888
      4. 4. Charity (Beadie Agnes Owen) (Lawler) 1860–1944
      5. 5. Fannie (Sue) OWEN 1866–1867
      6. 6. John (F) Owen 1867–
      7. 7. James (Bartlett) Owen 1868–1955
      8. 8. John (William) Owen 1871–1873
      9. 9. John (William) Owen 1871–1873
      10. 10. Ella"Ellie"Nora Owens 1873–1890
      11. 11. Ella"Ellie" (Neal) Owen 1873–1890
      12. 12. Johnnie Owen –1900
      13. 13. Mary (Stovall) Cooper 1853–1908
      14. 14. Nancy (Chandler) Dobbs 1858–1886
    16. 16. Oliver Owen 1827–1909
    17. 17. Sophronia Owen 1830–1920
    18. 18. William (Kenzy) Owen 1835–1928
    19. 19. Oliver Owen 1827–1909
    20. 20. William (Bartlett) Owen 1814–1897
    21. 21. James (Asberry) Owen 1820–1880
    22. 22. Sophronia Owen 1830–1920
    23. 23. William (Irvin) Owen 1825–1914
    24. 24. Nancy Owen 1817–1908
    25. 25. Sarah (Ann) Owen 1851–
    26. 26. Mary (Ann) Owen 1861–1926
    27. 27. John (Thaddeus) Owen 1822–1905
    28. 28. Irvin (Moore) Owen 1864–
    29. 29. Missouri (Alabama) Owen 1854–1924
    30. 30. John (W) Owen 1844–
    31. 31. Calvin (Thaddeus) Owen 1860–1943
    32. 32. Oliver Owen 1827–1909
    33. 33. Charlotte (Jane) Owen 1830–1920
  2. 2. William Owen 1770–1839
  3. 3. Nancy (Ann Owen) Baird 1778–1856
  4. 4. John (Holland) Owen 1771–1847
  5. 5. Oliver Owen 1770–1840
  6. 6. Elijah OWEN 1799–1875
  7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Owen 1786–1837
  8. 8. William Owen 1787–
  9. 9. James (F) Owen 1797–1860
  10. 10. Polly Owen 1794–
  11. 11. Presley Owen 1787–
  12. 12. William Owen 1784–
  13. 13. Oliver Owen 1770–1840
  14. 14. Daughter Owen 1780–

James Owen's Timeline

7 Records

1750
1750
Birth of James Jacob Owen in Wayne Co. N.C.?
Wayne Co. N.C.?
1782
1782
Age 32
James Jacob Owen resided here in Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia
1786
1786
Age 36
James Jacob Owen resided here in Plains District, Granville, North Carolina
Plains District, Granville, North Carolina
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 40
James Jacob Owen resided here in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1794
1794
Age 44
James Jacob Owen resided here in USA
USA
1800
1800
Age 50
James Jacob Owen resided here in Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Spartanburg District, South Carolina
1835
1835
Age 85
Death of James Jacob Owen in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Wayne Co. N.C.?
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 128
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1774; Page Number: 186

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1774; Page Number: 186

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Plains District, Granville, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Spartanburg District, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Spartanburg District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 208; Image: 412; Family History Library Film: 181425

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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