Owens, Sheriff Nathaniel

Notes:

William, Allan B,A history of Kentucky : embracing gleanings, reminiscences, antiquities, natural curiosities, statistics, and biographical sketches of pioneers, soldiers, jurists, lawyers, statesmen, divines, mechanics, farmers, merchants, and other leading men, of all occupations and pursuits (Louisville, Ky. : Bradley & Gilbert, 1872)

HISTORY OF KENTUCKY. pages 383-384

The first high sheriff of Green County was Nathaniel Owens. He was a farmer of good education for the times, and of a high order of native intellect He was a man of untiring perseverance and industry, and acquired considerable wealth. He bestowed great attention to the education of his children, sent them from home to the best schools, and occasionally employed in his family a private teacher for their instruction. He was among the earliest pioneers to Green County, and participated largely in the hardships which the first settlers had necessarily to encounter. He was thought by many to be selfish in his disposition, and like the old
woman, who, after keeping house many years, bought her a tea-kettle, and determined from that period that she would
neither borrow or lend. He was a close, economical, money making man, but punctiliously honest in all his dealings. He
dispensed but little, if any, of his property to his children in his life-time, but they and their descendants received it all
after his death. Mr. Owens acted for a time as justice of the peace, and also as a judge of the Green County Quarter Session Court previous to 1801, when the Circuit Court system was established. Mr. Owens lived to be eighty odd years of
age, and died about the year 1846, at his residence, on Little Brush Creek, where he lies buried.

Nathaniel married Grayham, Nancy on 8 Dec 1795 in Green Co., Kentucky, USA. Nancy (daughter of Grayham, William) was born about 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Yates, Mary Ann. Mary was born about 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fauquier Co, Va. Records
Will Book 4, Page 405. April -0, 1807. Probated September 10, 1807.

"I Nathaniel Owens of the County of Fauquier and Commonwealth of Virginia being convinced of the uncertainty of human life and approaching mortality do make and ordain this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made.
First I give and bequeath my stepdaughter Elizabeth Marder Twenty pounds to be paid by my estate hereafter to be named to her heirs. Secondly it is my will and desire that whatever property both real and personal I am possessed of at my death shall be fairly sold by my executors to the highest bidders excepting my slaves which are to have the privilege of choosing their masters and to be sold by my executors fairly at private sale to such person or persons as said slaves may choose to serve at a fair price and after paying all just and legal claims against my estate and the legacy first mentioned that the residue be equally divided between the whole of my children and their heirs except my son Samuel's part which it is my will and desire shall be equally divided between my two grandsons Reuben and William Owens sons of my said so by the first marriage and their heirs.
And lastly I do nominate and appoint my friend Joseph Blackwell, my two sons-in-law Allen Stewart and Thomas Pettit sole executors of this my will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have heretofore set my hand and affixed my seal this 9th(?) day of April 1807
His
Nathaniel X Owens
Mark
Seal

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Walter Alsop
Robert Kemper, I.P. Kemper"

Note: There exists some uncertainty regarding the spelling in the Will of "Marder" as the document is smudged. However, an 1809 estate accout document indicates "1809 March 30 To Cash paid Eliza Marders Legacy 66.70"
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Administration Acc't Book 5; p. 57(on the 7). Oct. 6, 1814
Nathaniel Owens Estate with Thomas Pettit and Allen Stewart Executors.
Eliza (Marders?) Legacy $ 66.70
To cash paid Sept. 30, 1812 Hugh Gordon in part of his share $336.66
Paid to Thornton Bucker for Nathaniel Owens $100.00
Paid to Wm. Owens $371.29
Paid to John Kemper in full for Reuben & Wm. Owens' share $371.29
Paid to in full Nath. Pettit and wife $371.29
Paid to in full Allen Stewart and wife share $371.29
Paid to in full Thomas Pettit's share $371.29
Balance $2490.11
(left over) $480.21
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Transcribed by cousin Jerard "Jerry" Paden, descendant of Elbert ArdenGorden on up to Nathan iel Owens, Sr.
Final Accounting by the Executors of the estate of Nathaniel Owens.
The following accounting is from Fauquier Co., VA Will Book 6, pp 59-60.Spelling follows tha t of the orginal document. The dollar amounts areprovided with "zeroes" to replace the quota tion marks (example $1 ")used in the original for $1.00. The abbreviation "Do." is used frequently in the document for "ditto".

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Owen Estate of Nathaniel Owens deceased in (unknown abbreviation) withThos. Nathl Pettit an d Allen Stewart Executors
admn acct
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1807 April 15th To Cash paid James Burdett $ 1.00
1809 April 13th To Do. paid Clerk of the County .70
To Do. Do. .70
To Do. Paid Do. 6.00
To Do. Paid Jno. Scott as attorney 24.00
April 26 To Paid Portage of letters 1.50
To Do. Do. of Papers .75
To Amount of fees Paid Abner Pollard
Sheriff which fees are credited in
the judgements on opposite side 52.98
To Attendance in getting Chichester's Bond 9.00
To Do. 5 suits in the County Court 10.00
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$106.63

1809 March 30 To Cash paid Eliza Marders Legacy 66.70
Apl 10 To Commission on $3309.10 at 5% 165.45
Balance 2,970.32
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3,309.10

1812 Sept 29th To Cash paid Hugh Gordon
In part of his share $333.66
Nov 25th To Ditto Paid Rd of Buckner a sAttorney for Nathaniel Owens 200 .00
1813 April 13th To Do. Paid Thornton Buckner for
Nathl. Owens 100.00
To Do. Paid Wm. Owens $38.30
96 per receipt to stand for 371.29
To John Kemper in full of Rubin &
William Owens share 371.29
To Ditto in full of Nathl Pettit
Wife Ditto 371.29
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2,490.11

Balances in our hands in & jdgt share 480.21
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2,970.32 Cr.

1808 October By Cash recd of Richard Baker $250.00
By Do. of Tho. Legg per Bond $40.00
Interest on Ditto 3.33
43.33
By Do. Wm. Bailey Bond $75.66
Interest on Ditto 23.36
99.02
By Do. Jno Edmonds Bond $7.00
Interest on Do. .147.14
By Do. Elias Edmonds Do. $18.33
Interest on Do..3318.66
By Do. Wm. Stewart $10.70
Interest on Do.2.0012.70
By Richard M. Chichester Ditto $30.00
Interest on Ditto 3.23
30.23

Continued over

1808 October By judgement vs Richard M. Chichester
including interest to 15 Feby 1813 1,815.08
By judgt vs Jno Kemper $469.33
costs 14.28
Interest on ditto till he becomes
interested in Estate21.10501.71
By Jno Kempers Bond $43.33
Int on Ditto 1 yr 11 m. 15 D5.0848.41
By Allen Stewarts Bond $375.2 2Interest on so much of ditto .22
as may be above his share22.00397.22
By Thomas Pettit 41.22
By Do for Nathaniel Campbell's bond $21.36
21.36
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3,309.10

By balance Due $2,970.32$2,970.32
$371.29

Fauquier County
Agreeable to the annexed of the Court of Fauquier We theundersigned Commission ers have Settled the administration account ofThomas Pettit and Allen Stewart of the Estat e of Nathaniel Owensdeceased as within Stated. Given under our hands this 30th September 1814.
Wm. Horner
Chas. Hunton
Bernard Thon

Fauquier October 6th 1814. I Allen Steart one of the excutors of thewithin mentione d Estate do hereby acknowledge that I have received ofThomas Pettit the other acting Executo r of the said estate the withinmentioned four hundred of Eighty dollars and twenty one Cent s in Cashand a judgement on Richard M. Chichester for which I passed a Duplicatereceipts an d do exonerate the said Pettit from any claim from theLegatees. Allen Stewart

Witness
William Horner
Thos. Foster
Robt. H. MIller

At a Court held for Fauquier County the 24th day of October 1814 Thisadms. account o f Nathaniel Owens Deceased was returned to be recorded.Teste. Danl. Withers CTC.

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Transcribed by cousin Jerard "Jerry" Paden, descendant of Elbert ArdenGorden on up to Nathan iel Owens, Sr.
Estate Auction/Nathaniel OWENS/Fauquier

Auction sale of Property and Land of the Nathaniel Owens (circa1730-1807) in October 1807
The following is a transcription of the record of the auction of theproperty of Nathaniel Ow ens from Fauquier Co.VA Will Book 5, 74-75. Thedate of the auction is given only as Octobe r 1807. The "misspellings"are from the original.

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Sales of Nathaniel Owenses property in October 1807

Allen Stewart To 1 Table & Cloth $6.33 1/3
1 large Chest of 1.00
1 Glass & towell p Ben Pearse .92
1 Box & trunk of 2 Trays & Sifter 4/ .83 2/3
Tobacco 2/3 Old Iron flaxceed Old Riddle Cive .87
Old Iron & Mill Bag 1.25

Ambrose Barnetts perches of Sundries Charged to AS 7.00
1 pair Iron Spancels and Wooden Ware .75
2 axes hoes ploughs gear TC 5.58
Saw Augers drawing knife bell wedges chissels 4.00
One Negro Woman $300.00
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$328.34

Nathaniel Campbell To 1 Bed & furniture 21.50
One trunk 21 cents 1 pot tea kettle & hooks 10/ 1.87 2/3
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23.37. 2/3

Thomas Petit To 1 Bed Furniture &C 27.27
To 8 Chairs 12/ To Pewter 17/6 Crockery Ware 12/ 8.58
To Leather 11/3 1 pair flat irons 4/3 2.59
To 1 frying pan 3/3 pot & hooks 10/9 2.42
Tobacco 2/3 Baskets & Sugar Box 3/ .90
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41.66

Capt E. Edmonds To 1 Bed & furniture L5.10 18.33 1/3
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Wm Broadbett to knives & forks 5/6 .92
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Benjamin Lakins to 2 Old pots .25

John Kemper 2 hoes 7/6 Cythe & Cradle 12/ 3.25
Two Oats Stacks 18/ to the Crop of Corn L 13 o 53.25
To the fodder 3.76 11.25
To 60 Bushels of Wheat 50.00
To 1 Negro Man 350.00
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468.75

Wm. Bailey to 1 Cow L6 20.00
To 1 Horse 9.12.6 32.08
To 1 Heifer 4.10.6 15.08
To 1 Heifer 50.0 8.50
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75.66

Richard Chichester 2 young Cows @ $25 50.00

To 113 acres of land be the same more or
less @ Twelve Dollars p/Acre 1,356.00
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1,406.00

John Legg to 1 Mare & Colt $40 40.00
Wm Stewart to a Quantity of Wheat as per his note 10.70
John Edmonds old Barrels & Hogsheads 7.00
Richard Baker to 1 Negro Woman & child 250.00

At a Court held for Fauquier County the 25th day of September 1809 thisaccount of Sales on t he estate of Nathaniel Owens deceased was Returnedand Ordered to be Recorded.
Teste
H. R. Campbell Cl.
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Also in Fauquier Co. Records are
Jeremiah Owens & wife Jane. His will probated Aug 23, 1773.
Joshue Owens wife & Amelia (Kenton) Owens, sister of Simon Kenton.
Thomas Pettit married Behethelon Owens.
Hugh Gordon married Sarah Owens.
Nathaniel married Rebecca Owens Oct 13, 1731.

This Nathaniel Owens Jr. brother of Rebecca (Owens) Pettit - Greenbury,Green Co, Ky. In m. B . Allens_History of Kentucy, Published Louisville,Ky. 1873 (last figure so dim I am uncertai n of the date.

E.J.A.C.

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1787 Fauquier Co, VA Tax Lists
Nathaniel Owens: owner 1 slave, 4 horses, 9 cattle

Were these land grants for Nathaniel Sr's son, Nathaniel Jr?
THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER II VIRGINIA GRANTS (1782-1792)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 102
Grantee: Owens, Nathaniel
Acres: 235
Book: 11
Page: 342
Date Survey: 12-21-1786
County: Nelson
Watercourse: Beech Fk

THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER II VIRGINIA GRANTS (1782-1792)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 102
Grantee: Owens, Nathaniel
Acres: 120
Book: 14
Page: 397
Date Survey: 6-22-1791
County: Nelson
Watercourse: Beech Fk

THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER III OLD KENTUCKY GRANTS (1793-1856)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 218
Grantee: Owens, Nathaniel
Acres: 732
Book: 3
Page: 225
Date Survey: 10-15-1792
County: Nelson
Watercourse: Green R

THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER III OLD KENTUCKY GRANTS (1793-1856)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 218
Grantee: Owens, Nathaniel
Acres: 100
Book: 3
Page: 226
Date Survey: 10-12-1792
County: Nelson
Watercourse: Beech Fk

THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER III OLD KENTUCKY GRANTS (1793-1856)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 218
Grantee: Owens, Natheniel
Acres: 1,000
Book: 4
Page: 116
Date Survey: 5-21-1792
County: Military
Watercourse: Greasey Cr[7-22-2001merge.FTW]1787 Fauquier County,Virginia tax lists has a Na thniel Owens who owned 1 slave, 4 horses andnine cattle.

Nathaniel married (Marder), Ann. Ann was born in 1735 in Virginia, USA; died in 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Bryant, Elinor in 1725. Elinor (daughter of Bryant, Sylvent (Also Silent or Silas) and Doniphan, Lucy) was born in 1680 in King George County, Virginia, USA; died after 1735 in Brunswick Parish, King George County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1 Feb 1720, Richmond County, Virginia, USA; administrator of her deceased husband Robert's estate

Notes:

Elinor’s Native American Heritage

“She was a native of the Patawomeck Tribe. The Patawomeck Tribe (aka Potomac Tribe) formed in the 1600's along the Potomac River in Stafford County. In the 1600's there was a population of about 800 natives. Today, there is an estimated 150 mixed bloods still residing in the region. Chief Japasaw was the leader of the tribe, and brother to Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. Pocahontas' mother was a member of the Patawomeck Tribe.”

Source: http://www.kathleennestorowens.com/owens.html
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Elinor Gallop Owens property

1735-1743 King George County Deed Book 2 (Antient Press) pp. 6-7 Indenture made 11th May 1735 between JOHN OWENS of King George County & ELLINOR his wife late Widdow & relict of ROBERT GOLLOP late of King George County deced of one part and GEORGE JAMES of County Stafford of other part .. Whereas Robert Gollop in his life time during the coverture between him & Elinor .. seized of tract in King George granted unto BRYAN FOLEY & him by deed from Proprietor's 24th February MDCCXIV/XV wherein the said Elinor is by Law intituled to her Dower .. upon death of Robert Gollop .. land to be vested in his four Daughters vizt. Mary, Anne, Elinor & Phillis .. three of whom with JAMES BRISSEE, RICHARD ELKINS & ROBERT DUNCOM their several husbands sold to said George James .. This Indenture Witnesseth .. for sum Five pounds currt: Money .. do discharge all manner of dower rights ..
Presence James Lovell, John x Owens
M. Battaley, Antho: Haynie Elinor x Owens
At a court held 6th February 1735 .. acknowledged receipt consideration money and Elinor being solely examined .. her free consent ..
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1735-1743 King George County Deed Book 2 (Antient Press) pp. 6-7 Indenture made 11th May 1735 between JOHN OWENS of King George
County & ELLINOR his wife late Widdow & relict of ROBERT GOLLOP late of King George County deced of one part and GEORGE JAMES of County Stafford of other part .. Whereas Robert Gollop in his life time during the
coverture between him & Elinor .. seized of tract in King George granted unto BRYAN FOLEY & him by deed from Proprietor's 24th February MDCCXIV/XV wherein the said Elinor is by Law intituled to her Dower .. upon death of Robert Gollop .. land to be vested in his four Daughters vizt. Mary, Anne, Elinor & Phillis .. three of whom with JAMES BRISSEE, RICHARD ELKINS & ROBERT DUNCOM their several husbands sold to said George James .. This Indenture Witnesseth .. for sum Five pounds currt: Money .. do discharge all manner of dower rights ..
Presence James Lovell, John x Owens
M. Battaley, Antho: Haynie Elinor x Owens
At a court held 6th February 1735 .. acknowledged receipt consideration money and Elinor being solely examined .. her free consent ..
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http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=66&last=&g_p=G5&collection=NN Grant
Title Foley, Bryan.
Publication 27 February 1714/1715.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Richmond County.
Grantee(s): Foley, Bryan and Gollop, Robert.
Description: 250 acres.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 5, 1713-1719, p. 66 (Reel 289).
Recorded survey available. Northern Neck Grants No.5 1713-1719. (reverse).


Birth:
need proof of birth

Notes:

"One-hundred years with Cincinnati Chapter, 1893-1993: including biographical sketches of members' ancestors", Cincinnati Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1993, page 210:

"Joshua Owens was born in 1724/26 in King George County, Virginia to Richard Owens V and Mary Berry. Richard was the son of John Owens and Rebecca Haile. John was the son of Richard IV, who has a land grant in Northumberland County, Virginia in 1649."

John married Haile, Rebecca about 1679 in Virginia, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Haile, Francis and Rozier, Jane) was born in 1665 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died in 1712 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Between 1692 and 1704, Richmond, North Carolina, USA

Notes:

Shawnee Heritage III, Don Greene, page 111

Bryant. Silent aka Robert Bryant - 3/8th Shuwano-Chalaka-Youghtanund-Mattaponi-Chickahominey-Patawomock -Metis born 1657 VA-died after 1677 - son of Keziah Arroyah Patawomeck/1636 & Richard Bryant/ 1615 Gloucester ENG-after 1657 Isle of Wight VA.
husband 1677 of Lucy Doniphan/ 1760, father with Lucy Doniphan of Elinor Bryant/1677 after 1720-(1st 1690 of John Owens/?, 2nd before 1696 Robert Gallop/? - 1720)- 3/16th Shawano-Chalaka-Youghtanund-Mattuponi-Chickahomincy-Patawomock-Metis

Sylvent married Doniphan, Lucy in 1670 in Virginia. Lucy (daughter of Doniphan, Alexander and (unknown), Amy) was born in 1640 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA; died in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]