I am researching the LOWERY family of Rutherford County, North Carolina.My great grandfather, William Pinkney Lowery (born 1873), was the illegitimate son of a woman named Clearissey Lowery (Lowry) (born ca. 1857), which was her maiden name.The story handed down through the family is that William Pinkney Lowery was the illegitimate son of one of three brothers that came over from England, Scotland or Ireland. All I have found on Clearissey Lowery is that she later married a man named Richard Kenedy on October 24, 1887, and her parents names were Daniel and Polley Lowery. I am primarily trying to find out William Pinkney Lowery's father's name and where he came from.
I am also researching the HENSON family of Rutherford County, North Carolina.My paternal grandmother's maiden name was Maggie Henson.The Hensons are an old family, and my grandmother's ancestors have been traced back to her great-great grandparents, Phillip Henson, born ca. 1786, who married Sarah Briscoe, born ca. 1786.Maggie Henson was married to Clyde Lowery, who was the son of William Pinkney Lowery.
Additionally, I am researching my husband's family name - BENHAM. The Benhams lived in several states, and my husband has some disorganized family research that connects him to Catherine Benham, who was either the grandmother or the great grandmother to the Wright Brothers.
I have more information, and would appreciate receiving any additional information from others.