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Descendants of John Owsley

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS⁵ OWSLEY I (JOHN⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹ OWSLIEOF MISTERTON, SOMERSET) was born June 11, 1658 in Stoke Coursey, Somersetshire, England, and died October 10, 1700 in Stafford Co, Virginia. He married ANN HERRIS 1685 in Stafford Co, Virginia, daughter of LT WILLIAM HERRIS. She was born in Virginia, and died October 27, 1727 in Stafford Co, Virginia.

Notes for THOMAS OWSLEY I:
      Thomas was the father of the American Owsleys. He went from England to Jamaica, and then to Stafford Co, VA.

      In Stafford County (what is now Fairfax Co. and Arlington Co.), he owned most of what is now Fort Belvoir, as well as about 640 acres of what is now Rosslyn, Virginia, right across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.

      He built a home on the 640 acres which still stands in an Arlington County park. It is called "Rio Vista." It dates from about 1696.

      He served as sheriff of Stafford County, a Captain of the Rangers, and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1694 to 1698.

      In 1996-98, Fairfax County conducted an archealogical dig at the site of Owsley's home on what is now a wildlife preserve at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The archelogist believes he found the site of the house, but not Owsley's grave.

More About THOMAS OWSLEY I:
Burial: June 1658, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Elected: Bet. 1694 - 1698, Virginia House of Burgesses
Occupation: Sheriff, Stafford Co, Virginia

Children of THOMAS OWSLEY and ANN HERRIS are:

	i.	JANE⁶ OWSLEY, b. Abt. 1690, Stafford Co, Virginia; m. JAMES GREGG; d. Virginia.
	ii.	ANN OWSLEY, b. Abt. 1690, Stafford Co, Virginia; m. ISAAC KENT.
3.	iii.	THOMAS OWSLEY II, b. 1697, Stafford Co, Virginia; d. 1751, Fairfax Co, Virginia.
	iv.	MARY OWSLEY, b. Bef. March 24, 1696/97, Stafford Co, Virginia.
	v.	SARAH OWSLEY, b. Abt. 1700, Stafford Co, Virginia.

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