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Descendants of Thomas Dowdy

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ DOWDY was born Abt. 1733, and died Bef. Feb 1815. He married (1) ELIZABETH PARSONS¹ Bet. 1750 - 1752, daughter of ROBERT PARSONS and ELENOR PARSONS. She died Bef. 1774¹. He married (2) REBECCA UNKNOWN Abt. 1773 in North Carolina. She died Bef. 1818.

Notes for ELIZABETH PARSONS:
Chatham County Court Records (taken from Dowdy Branches, Ken Scislaw, administrator):

"13 May 1798 Thomas Dowdy, Senior, gave Power of Attorney to his son William Dowdy, “to sue for, recover & receive all sums of money and dower rights of and from the Estate of Robert Parsons, deceased, whose daughter, Elizabeth, I married.” . Witnesses: M. McKenzie & J. McBride. Proven at Chatham NC May term of court 1798".

Notes for REBECCA UNKNOWN:
Notes From the Author:

There has been thought to the possibility of Rebecca's family name being Armstead, though this is only a possibility at this point. There is absolutely no proof that this may be the case.

Children of THOMAS DOWDY and ELIZABETH PARSONS are:

LUCY² DOWDY^2,^3,⁴, b. 07 Jan 1753, Ablemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1835, Hamilton County, Ohio⁴; m. // HUBBARD⁴, Aft. 1805.

Notes for LUCY DOWDY:
Notes From Dowdy Branches Web Site
Ken Scislaw, Administrator

1753 January 7. Lucy Dowdy daughter of Thomas Dowdy and wife Elizabeth born. Robert Parsons, Elinore Parsons, and Elizabeth Askins godparents. Albemarle Parish Register

More About LUCY DOWDY:
Baptism: 07 Mar 1753, Albermarle Parish; by the Rev. William Willie. Godparents, Robert Parsons, Eleanor Parsons, Eliza Adkins ⁵

ii.

NELLY DOWDY⁶, b. Abt. 1760, Chatham County, North Carolina⁶; m. AMBROSE GOODMAN, Bet. 1790 - 1800; d. WFT Est. 1814-1847.

Notes for NELLY DOWDY:
Notes from Film Reed #43:

In Chatham Co., N C Will (Film reel #43) In the will of Thomas Dowdy II, dated 27 Jan 1805,
names children, Nelly Goodman.

More About AMBROSE GOODMAN:
Census (1): 1800, Chatham County, NC; Ambrose Goodman age 26-45, one male child under 5 yrs; wife age 26-45. three female children: two five years and under; one 10-15 yrs of age.⁷
Census (2): 1810, Chatham County, NC; Ambros Goodman age 26-45, along with one young son under five years of age; wife over the age of 45, along with two daughters ⁸

	iii.	SARAH DOWDY.
2.	iv.	JOHN DOWDY, b. Bet. 1760 - 1770, Chatham County, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1840, Chatham County, North Carolina.
	v.	WILLIAM DOWDY, b. Abt. 1766.

Children of THOMAS DOWDY and REBECCA UNKNOWN are:

3.	vi.	THOMAS² DOWDY, b. Abt. 1774, Dowdy Mountain, Chatham County, North Carolina; d. Apr 1859, Chatham County, North Carolina.
4.	vii.	BALAAM DOWDY, b. 31 Mar 1777, Chatham County, North Carolina; d. 02 Mar 1878, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia.
5.	viii.	BENJAMIN DOWDY, b. Abt. 1780, Chatham County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1850, Henderson County, Tennessee.
	ix.	JAMES DOWDY, b. Bet. 1770 - 1780, Chatham County, North Carolina; m. SARAH POE.
6.	x.	ARMSTEAD S. DOWDY, b. Abt. 1785, Chatham County, North Carolina; d. 13 Mar 1857, Georgia.
	xi.	JOAB DOWDY⁹, b. Bet. 1780 - 1784, Chatham County, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1851.

Notes for JOAB DOWDY:
From Research by Claude H. Dowdy Before 1993:

Listed in the 1805 will (One mare, bed and furniture). He is listed in the 1815 Chatham Co., NC Tax List in Captain Alstons's District, (Joab Dowdy for Thomas Dowdy's heirs 134 a. on Deep River - $168). Listed in the 1810 Chatham Co., NC Census Records.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Joab Dowdy's name appears to be validated via the 1805 will of his father, Thomas Dowdy. There appears to be other evidence of a Jacob Dowdy, also born abt. 1806, and who appears in the 1810 Chatham County Census. Jacob Dowdy, 1 male 26-45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 16-26.

xii.

REBECCA DOWDY, b. Abt. 1783, Chatham County, North Carolina; m. JOHN CLARKE, Aft. 1805.

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