Descendants of Arthur Owenby Generation No. 1 1. ARTHUR1 OWENBY was born 1690 in Lancaster, England, and died 1737 in Essex County, VA. Child of ARTHUR OWENBY is: 2. i. JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., b. Lancaster, England. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 OWENBY, SR. (ARTHUR1) was born in Lancaster, England. Child of JOHN OWENBY, SR. is: 3. i. JOHNY3 OWNBY, JR., b. 1735; d. 1824, NC. Generation No. 3 3. JOHNY3 OWNBY, JR. (JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 1735, and died 1824 in NC. He married NANCY ANN "NANNIE" PORTER Abt. 1760 in Albermarle County, VA, daughter of AMBROSE PORTER and JEMIMA ?. She was born 1743 in Orange County, VA, and died 1818. Children of JOHNY OWNBY and NANCY PORTER are: 4. i. JAMES4 OWNBY, b. 1-06-1761, Amherst County, VA; d. 9-26-1850. ii. ELIZABETH OWNBY, b. 1763, Amherst County, VA; m. POWELL STAMPER OWNBEY, 1-27-1795; d. 1815. iii. NANCY ANN OWNBY, b. Abt. 1765, Amherst County, VA; d. 8-20-1852; m. EPHRAIM HILL, 10-02- 1803; d. 6-09-1863. iv. ARTHUR OWNBY, b. Abt. 1770, Amherst County, VA; d. 1860; m. BARBARA HILL, 1-27-1795; b. 1776; d. 1854. v. AMBROSE OWNBY, b. 1770, Amherst County, VA; m. ELIZABETH HENSON, 1-01-1793; b. 1775. vi. PORTER OWNBY, b. 1774, Amherst County, VA; d. 1853; m. MARTHA MORGAN, 2-23-1797; b. 2- 02-1778; d. 1863. vii. THOMAS OWNBY, b. 1776, Amherst County, VA; d. 1790; m. (1) MOURNING HILL, 4-10-1798; m. (2) WINNIE SHELTON, 12-10-1799. viii. JOHN OWNBY III, b. 7-11-1781, Amherst County, VA; d. 9-26-1850; m. (1) LUCINDA MARY MARTIN; m. (2) ELIZABETH HILL, 3-14-1805, Rutherford Co., NC; b. 11-06-1786, Rutherford Co., NC; d. 8-24-1830, Sevier Co., TN. Generation No. 4 4. JAMES4 OWNBY (JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 1-06-1761 in Amherst County, VA, and died 9-26-1850. He married JOANNA SIMS 3-04-1785 in Rutherford County, NC, daughter of WILLIAM SIMS and ANNESTER STEPP. She was born 3-24-1761 in Aspen Grove Plantation, Albemarle Co., VA, and died 4-01-1852. Children of JAMES OWNBY and JOANNA SIMS are: i. ANESTER "ANNA"5 OWENBY, b. 11-14-1785, Rutherford County, NC; m. GEORGE KOONE, 11-07- 1804. 5. ii. WILLIAM OWNBY, b. 10-16-1787, Rutherford County, NC; d. 1864. iii. JOHN OWNBY, b. 4-04-1791, Rutherford County, NC; m. MARY KOONE, 2-17-1812. iv. SUSANNA OWNBY, b. 12-12-1793, Rutherford County, NC; m. PETER KOONE, 10-19-1811. 6. v. SIMS OWNBY, b. 3-19-1796, Rutherford, NC; d. 7-1874, Buncombe County, NC. 7. vi. AMBROSE OWNBY, b. 10-28-1798, Rutherford County, NC; d. 1862, bur. Henderson County, NC. vii. MADISON OWNBY, b. 10-25-1801, Rutherford County, NC; m. ELIZABETH (PLEMMONS??) CLEMENTS. Generation No. 5 5. WILLIAM5 OWNBY (JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 10-16-1787 in Rutherford County, NC, and died 1864. He married (1) SARAH "SALLY" BROWN. She died 1823. He married (2) MARTHA LEWIS 11-28-1826. She died 1826 in Rutherford County, NC. Child of WILLIAM OWNBY and SARAH BROWN is: i. URIAH6 OWNBY. 6. SIMS5 OWNBY (JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 3-19-1796 in Rutherford, NC, and died 7-1874 in Buncombe County, NC. He married (1) PEGGY M. HODGE. She was born 1802. He married (2) RACHAEL JARRETT 10-24-1815. She was born 1796. Children of SIMS OWNBY and RACHAEL JARRETT are: 8. i. AMELIA S.6 OWENBY, b. Abt. 1820, NC; d. Aft. 1880. 9. ii. MARGARET EMMALINE OWENBY, b. Abt. 1828, Buncombe Co., NC; d. Abt. 1921, Buncombe Co., NC. iii. LIDDA "LYDIA" OWENBY. 10. iv. ROBERT LEE OWENBY, b. 10-01-1818, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 8-07-1909, Buncombe Co., NC. v. GEORGE OWENBY, b. 7-23-1823; d. 1-01-1865. 11. vi. LUCINDA OWENBY, b. 12-29-1835, Buncombe County, NC; d. 8-30-1901, NC. vii. JAMES OWENBY, m. SAREPTHA HARPER. 7. AMBROSE5 OWNBY (JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 10-28-1798 in Rutherford County, NC, and died 1862 in bur. Henderson County, NC. He married MARGARET "PEGGY" HODGES, daughter of ? HODGE and SUSANNA KOON. Child of AMBROSE OWNBY and MARGARET HODGES is: i. MARTHA6 OWNBY, b. Abt. 1822. Generation No. 6 8. AMELIA S.6 OWENBY (SIMS5 OWNBY, JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born Abt. 1820 in NC, and died Aft. 1880. She married WILLIAM SMITH PENLAND. He was born Abt. 1810 in NC, and died Bef. 1860. Children of AMELIA OWENBY and WILLIAM PENLAND are: i. HARRIET ELMIRA7 PENLAND, b. Abt. 1838, NC; m. JOEL HARDY COLE, 5-24-1854, NC; b. 5-30- 1831, NC; d. Bet. 1865 - 1870. ii. RACHEL L. PENLAND, b. Abt. 1840. iii. MARGARET J. PENLAND, b. Abt. 1842. iv. JAMES M. PENLAND, b. Abt. 1848. v. GEORGE SIMS PENLAND, b. Abt. 1851. 9. MARGARET EMMALINE6 OWENBY (SIMS5 OWNBY, JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born Abt. 1828 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died Abt. 1921 in Buncombe Co., NC. She married ELIAS M. JONES. He was born Abt. 1819 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died Abt. 1906. Child of MARGARET OWENBY and ELIAS JONES is: i. ROBERT B.7 JONES, b. Abt. 1858; m. HELEN SAVANAH WILLIAMS; b. Abt. 1862. 10. ROBERT LEE6 OWENBY (SIMS5 OWNBY, JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 10-01- 1818 in Buncombe Co., NC, and died 8-07-1909 in Buncombe Co., NC. He married MIRIAM HARPER 2- 14-1840, daughter of LOT HARPER and MARIAM WHITAKER. She was born 9-07-1823, and died 1-05-1917 in NC. Children of ROBERT OWENBY and MIRIAM HARPER are: i. SIMS "SIM"7 OWENBY II, d. 7-07-1922; m. GRACE CAROLINE "CAROLINE" STARNES, 1868; b. 12- 19-1844, Buncombe County, NC; d. 7-19-1914. ii. LOT OWENBY. iii. ELIZA L. OWNBEY, m. JAMES WRIGHT, WFT Est. 1871-1906. iv. WILLIAM NEWTON OWNBEY, m. ALTHEA JANE CREASMAN, WFT Est. 1873-1909. v. LYNDIA JERUSHA OWNBEY, m. JAMES MCINTYRE, WFT Est. 1871-1906. vi. RACHEL M. OWNBEY, m. JAMES H. MILLER, WFT Est. 1871-1906. vii. MARCUS LEE OWNBEY, m. MARY SAMANTHA HAMPTON, WFT Est. 1873-1909. 11. LUCINDA6 OWENBY (SIMS5 OWNBY, JAMES4, JOHNY3, JOHN2 OWENBY, SR., ARTHUR1) was born 12-29- 1835 in Buncombe County, NC, and died 8-30-1901 in NC. She married JAMES MONTEVAL JARRETT 9- 17-1850, son of NOAH JARRETT and ELIZABETH ISRAEL. He was born 11-21-1823 in Buncombe County, NC, and died 5-23-1909 in NC. Children of LUCINDA OWENBY and JAMES JARRETT are: i. LOUISA ELISABETH7 JARRETT, b. 12-29-1851, Buncombe County, NC; d. 1-20-1942; m. WILLIAM BOYD. ii. MARY EMALINE JARRETT, b. 8-08-1853; d. 11-20-1927; m. WILLIAM MILLER. iii. THOMAS CLINGMAN JARRETT, b. 6-30-1855, Asheville, NC; d. 4-15-1895, bur. in Jarrett Cem., W.Asheville, NC; m. CATHERINE B. AIKEN; b. 3-16-1859, SC; d. 1-11-1946, Asheville, NC. iv. RACHEL BERNICIA JARRETT, b. 10-30-1857; d. 2-13-1944; m. ERNEST WILLIAMS. v. MARGARET ELVIRA JARRETT, b. 3-06-1860; d. 11-11-1939, Charlotte, NC; m. ED CULPEPPER, WFT Est. 1888-1921. vi. SIMS STEWART JARRETT, b. 11-06-1862; d. 7-27-1873, Buncombe County, NC. vii. ALTHA AMELIA JARRETT, b. 9-17-1864, Buncombe County, NC; d. 12-01-1959, Mills River, Henderson County, NC; m. WILLIAM HARRISON "PA" WRIGHT, 9-25-1884; b. 11-05-1858, Buncombe County, NC; d. 6-07-1932, Buncombe County, NC. viii. LILLIE VIRGINIA JARRETT, b. 2-27-1867; d. 4-19-1952; m. WILLIAM REYNOLDS, WFT Est. 1895- 1929. ix. WILLIAM MILTON JARRETT, b. 3-21-1869; d. 7-21-1949. x. JOHN WESLEY JARRETT, b. 8-19-1871; d. 9-09-1938. xi. DORCAS REYNOLDS JARRETT, b. 5-27-1874; d. 8-29-1966, Asheville, NC; m. CHARLES ALBERT EVANS, JR., 5-02-1895; b. 8-25-1872, Wakefield, Mass. ?; d. 6-13-1912, Asheville, NC. xii. JAMES NELSON JARRETT, b. 6-28-1877; d. 5-21-1941; m. SADIE JENNINGS GOODE, 6-10-1903; b. 2- 17-1877, Hot Springs (Madison County), NC.