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Descendants of John Owsley

Generation No. 2

2. TABITHA⁹ OWSLEY (JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, THOMAS⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born March 15, 1780 in Virginia, and died July 1849 in Claiborne County Tennessee. She married WILLIAM DRUMMONDS 1800 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was born Abt. 1779 in North Carolina, and died 1832.

Children of TABITHA OWSLEY and WILLIAM DRUMMONDS are:

WILLIAM¹⁰ DRUMMONDS, b. 1801, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown; m. ANN SWEET; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM DRUMMONDS:
On 15 Dec 1833, William and Daniel Drumnonds worked as hands for road
overseer Harmon Davis (Minute Book, 1833-1835, p. 77) and both served
as jurors on 17 June 1835 (ibid.. p. 285). On the 1839 Claiborne
County tax list, William Drummonds is shown as a resident of District
9, owning 60 acres of land valued at $200.
He appears on the 1840 Claiborne County census (p. 215); William:
males 1(30-39) and females 3(0-4). 1(20-29).
In 1848 he purchased items at the estate sale of Charity Owsley. By
1850, Willian Drummonds had left Tennessee and is believed to have
moved to Illinois

8.	ii.	ANN DRUMMONDS, b. 1805, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. 1869, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
	iii.	FRANKY DRUMMONDS, b. 1806, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. 1866; m. STEPHEN CRAFT, May 31, 1853, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
	iv.	JOHN DRUMMONDS, b. Abt. 1808; d. Unknown.
9.	v.	PHOEBE DRUMMONDS, b. August 1811, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. January 09, 1870, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
	vi.	SARAH DRUMMONDS, b. 1812, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. 1841, Claiborne County, Tennessee; m. JOHN CAPPS; d. Unknown.
10.	vii.	DANIEL DRUMMONDS, b. June 1814, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
11.	viii.	CHARITY DRUMMONDS, b. July 01, 1817, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. September 17, 1899, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
12.	ix.	STEPHEN DRUMMONDS, b. Abt. 1817, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. July 13, 1899, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
13.	x.	ANDREW ANDERSON DRUMMONDS, b. 1821, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. 1874, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

3. JOHN LYNCH⁹ OWSLEY (JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, THOMAS⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born March 17, 1783 in Virginia, and died November 07, 1811 in Indiana Territory. He married RACHEL JOHNSON Abt. 1805. She died Unknown.

Children of JOHN OWSLEY and RACHEL JOHNSON are:

14.	i.	NETHANIE¹⁰ OWSLEY, b. 1802, Kentucky; d. Unknown.
15.	ii.	THOMAS OWSLEY, b. March 01, 1806, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. September 06, 1882, Pike County, Illinois.
16.	iii.	NOBLE OWSLEY, b. 1807, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
17.	iv.	BENNETT HOUSTON OWSLEY, b. 1810, Indiana; d. Bef. 1850.
18.	v.	JOHN RANSOM OWSLEY, b. 1811, Indiana; d. December 15, 1853, Pike County, Illinois.

4. ISAAC⁹ OWSLEY (JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, THOMAS⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born April 27, 1785 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1840 in McMinn or Monroe County, Tennessee (?). He married (1) SARAH STEPHENS in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She died Unknown. He married (2) JUDITH BROCK 1812 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She died Unknown.

Children of ISAAC OWSLEY and SARAH STEPHENS are:

19.	i.	ANNA GREEN¹⁰ OWSLEY, b. September 03, 1816, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. April 24, 1899, Meigs County, Tennessee.
20.	ii.	MARY OWSLEY, b. April 18, 1820, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. 1885, McMinn County Tennessee.
21.	iii.	SAMUEL D. OWSLEY, b. April 15, 1823, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. August 10, 1887, Rhea County, Tennessee.
22.	iv.	TABITHA OWSLEY, b. October 16, 1825, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Bet. 1880 - 1900, McMinn County Tennessee.
	v.	JUSTIN OWSLEY, b. December 02, 1828, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
	vi.	CHARLOTTE OWSLEY, b. May 04, 1830, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.

5. STEPHEN⁹ OWSLEY (JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, THOMAS⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born June 24, 1787 in Virginia, and died 1881 in Claiborne County Tennessee (?). He married RHODA JOHNSON Abt. 1810 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1789 in Tennessee, and died Bef. 1870.

Children of STEPHEN OWSLEY and RHODA JOHNSON are:

23.	i.	ELIZABETH¹⁰ OWSLEY, b. 1811, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Bef. 1895, Kentucky.
24.	ii.	JOHN OWSLEY, b. July 22, 1812, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. March 17, 1900, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
25.	iii.	CHARITY OWSLEY, b. 1815, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. December 19, 1899.
26.	iv.	RACHEL OWSLEY, b. April 05, 1816, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. July 09, 1870, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
27.	v.	WILLIAM OWSLEY, b. April 10, 1818, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. May 10, 1902, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
	vi.	DAVID OWSLEY, b. 1820; d. Unknown; m. KATIE THOMASON; d. Unknown.

Notes for DAVID OWSLEY:
"David's wife was Katie Thomason from Virginia, a nice lady. They
only raised one daughter to be grown and she died." (Hansard, Old Time
Tazewell, p. 218.)
No name was given for the daughter or any history on her at all.

28.	vii.	NANCY OWSLEY, b. January 1832, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
29.	viii.	SPENCER B. OWSLEY, b. April 13, 1823, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
30.	ix.	MARY A. OWSLEY, b. 1826, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. March 09, 1863, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
31.	x.	SARAH OWSLEY, b. March 02, 1828, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. April 05, 1911, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
	xi.	TILMAN A.H. OWSLEY, b. 1833, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown; m. WATSILL TOMLINSON, May 09, 1852, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.

Notes for TILMAN A.H. OWSLEY:
Tilman enlisted October 4 1862 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, as a
private in Company B, 2nd (ashby's) Tennessee Calvary Regiment (CSA) to
serve as a blacksmith. At the time of his enlistment he was described
as standing 6' with red hair, a fair complexion and blue eyes.
In January and February 1863 he was sick at home and on March 11 1864 was
noted as sick in the hospital at Tunnell Hill, Georgia. Regimental
records did not indicate when he completed his military service.

6. MATTHEW⁹ OUSLEY (JOHN⁸ OWSLEY, JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, THOMAS⁵, JOHN⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born September 23, 1789 in Virginia, and died April 21, 1862 in Union/Campbell County Tennessee. He married (1) SARAH KECK 1811 in Union County, Tennessee, daughter of CONRAD KECK. She was born December 25, 1790, and died Bet. 1850 - 1857. He married (2) SUSANNAH COLLINS August 19, 1857 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She died Unknown.

Notes for MATTHEW OUSLEY:
Matthew is first mentioned in records of Claiborne County on 25 May 1813
as a juror (Minute Book 1812-1814, p. 108).
He served as a road overseer 13 May 1822-12 May 1823 when replaced by
Robert Ousley (Minute Book 1821-1824, p. 84, 227) and was again appointed
road overseer 15 June 1835 (Minute book 1833-1836, p. 273) & third time
on 2 March 1840 (Minute Book 1839-1843, p. 25).
On 7 Feb 1836, in a deed naming the heirs of Conrad Keck, "Mathew Ousley
and his wife Sally Ousley, formerly Sally Keck" are so noted (Claiborne
Deed Book U, p. 285-286), At the estate sale of Charity Ows1ey in 1848,
Matthew purchased the family bible for $2.01 (Will Book C, pg 139-142),
This is probably the same bible from which Charity removed the family
record page to submit with her claim for a widow's pension.

Matthew first purchased land in Claiborne County in 1824 when he acquired
800 acres from John Hodges (Deed Book 11-452).
The 1839 Claiborne County tax list shows Matthew as a resident in
District 12 owning 350 acres valued at $875,
He maintained his residence in Claiborne County until formation of Union
County from parts of Claiborne County 21 Nov 1853.

1830 census of Claiborne County; (p. 132)
Matthew Owuley: sales 1(0-4), 1(5-9), 1(10-14), 1(15-19), 1(40-49);
females 1(5-9), l(1O-14) 1(15-19), 1(40-49),
1840 census of Claiborne County; (p. 205)
Mathew Ousley: males 1(10-14), 1(15-19), 1(50-59), females 1(15-19);
1(20-29), 1(50-59),
1850 census of Claiborne County: (Family 958/958)
Mathew Ousley 62 VA farmer, Sally 61 TN, Elizabeth 27 TN, William 20 TN
laborer, Catharine
Reynolds 10 TN.
1850 census of Union County: (District 10, Family 918/918)
Matthew Oweley 72 VA farmer, Sarah 48 VA housewife, Drucilla 6 TN, Sarah
2 TN,
William Collins 11 TX,

All of the eldest children of Matthew are nained in a series of gift
deeds filed in Claihorne County in which he deeded all his personal
possessions consisting of two tracts of land in District 12 containing
370 acres as well as personal and perishable property consisting of
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, a wagon, farming utensils, and household
furaiture.

In the first of these deeds, dated 4 and 5 Jan 1844 and filed 29 Jan 1844
(Deed Book 8-30, 35) he named his children as "Penelope Haynes the wife
of Abraham Haynes, Eli Ousley, Christian Ousley, Mary Flemmings the wife
of Marcus Flemmings and John Ousley."

In a second set of deeds dated 10 May 1847 and filed the following day
(Deed Book T-186* 188) he named the same children, but also added
Elizabeth Ousley and William Ousley. These latter two deeds were
witnessed by Marcurious Cook, Martin C. Willie and Martin Cook,
See pg 381, Vol II "Our Union Co. Heritage" for add'l. family info.

More About MATTHEW OUSLEY:
Burial: April 23, 1862, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee

Children of MATTHEW OUSLEY and SARAH KECK are:

32.	i.	JOHN¹⁰ OUSLEY, b. February 18, 1821, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. March 27, 1850, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
33.	ii.	ELI OUSLEY, b. January 30, 1814, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. June 05, 1874, Union County Tennessee.
34.	iii.	CHRISTIAN OUSLEY, b. October 05, 1816, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. October 20, 1867, Union County Tennessee.
35.	iv.	PENELOPE OUSLEY, b. March 03, 1812, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. July 20, 1851, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
36.	v.	MARY OUSLEY, b. December 27, 1818, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. November 01, 1904.
	vi.	ELIZABETH B. OUSLEY, b. 1823, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown; m. JOHN MALONE, February 18, 1852, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
37.	vii.	WILLIAM RAFE OUSLEY, b. August 09, 1829, Claiborne County, Tennessee; d. June 05, 1878, Union County Tennessee.

Children of MATTHEW OUSLEY and SUSANNAH COLLINS are:

	viii.		DRUSCILLA¹⁰ OUSLEY, b. 1854, Tennessee; d. Unknown; m. H.J. SAVAGE, September 11, 1870, Union County, Tennessee; d. Unknown.
38.	ix.		SARAH OUSLEY, b. January 13, 1859, Union County Tennessee; d. November 11, 1939, Union County Tennessee.

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