Dowdys mentioned in "Beaufort County Will Abstracts 1720 - 1868"

Name, page number
Dowdy, Henery T., 286
Dowdy,Hillory, 103
Dowdy,James, 62,103,212
Dowdy,Manuiel. 103
Dowdy,Salle, 103
Dowdy,Samuel, 92
Dowdy,Sarah Jane, 286
Dowdy,William W., 286
Dowdy,Winney, 160

c1765- [in pencil] "prior to 1765?"... Superannuated: Ths. Dowdy [abstractor's comments: "appears to be a list of men too old or infirm to serve in militia . from military collection Mil TR.2-23 State Archives"]

1770 NC Land Grants - to John Dowdee 150 acres

Bk. 4, pg. 347-348 - dated Jul. 7, 1770 - recorded July Court 1770 James Dowday bought from John Avery, 250 acres for 5#'s lawful money of NC, the whole messuage or tenement of land beginning at Wm. Carruthers corner near the head of Bear Creek, at upper end of Caton's old field, running along Carruthers line to a stake near the road opposite John Clashe's Plantation, sthen into the Dismal, along Jones line to the beginning. James Dowday to pay annhually the Quit rents due to the King. Witnesses: Joseph Cary, John Tellman, and Littleton Bell

Bk. 4, pg. 452-453 - dated Sep. 3, 1774 - recorded March term 1775 James O. Dowday bought from Shadrac Emery & Sarah Emry, 50 acres for 10#'s Proclamation money, all that messuage or tenement of land on north side of Bay River & east side of Great Bear Creek, beginning at a corner of Wm. Carruthers 300 acre patent, along lines of Patent to Stanger's line, to the Creek, with the creek to the beginning. Witnesses: David Jones, Thomas Goodman, and Richard St..?..ing.

1775 - Land Grant to James Dowdy - Acres: 300 Grant Number: 42 Issued: Feb. 28, 1775 Book, Page: 26:176
Location: On the north side of Bay River on chad Mask's Creek [another source: "living there"]

1779 Beaufort Taxables - Charles Leath, Sampson Leath & Benjn Ballancy's Assessments
for their District [note: the Dowty family are taxed in another district]

Billy Dowdy 421 ac tax/11
Thomas Dowdy 434 ac tax/6
James Dowdy Sr 100ac tax/pole

1781 Beaufort Militia A List of the Several Divisions of Affective Men in the Beaufort Ragiment of Militia Made the 20th of April 1781

William Dowdy

1784 Land Grant to Thomas Dowdy - Acres: 250 Grant Number: 163 Issued: Oct. 27, 1784 Book, Page: 55:271 Location: On the North side of Bay River and South side of bay Creek

1790 Beaufort Census

Elijah Dowdy 1 0 2 0 0
James Dowdy Jr 2 3 5 0 0
James Dowdy Sr 1 0 1 0 0
John Dowdy 2 2 5 0 0
Samuel Dowdy 1 0 0 0 0
Samuel Dowdy 1 0 0 0 0
Thomas Dowdy 1 0 2 0 0
William Dowdy 1 0 3 0 0

3 Aug 1791. Will of JohnnCurtis. Wit: Samuel Dowdy

3 Nov 1795. Will of William Harris. Wit: Whinney Dowdy

1810 Beaufort Co. Census

Jas. Dowdy 02010 - 12100

12 Oct 1815 Will of Joseph Campen Sr. "...cows at James Dowdy pen..."

5 June 1818. Will of Manuiel Dowdy page 138. Probated Sept 1818. Oath of Benj. Campen. Sister:
Salle Dowdy of Craven County, hogs. Cousin James Dowdy, my land in Craven County N. Side of Bare Creek Run. Exec: cousin Jas Dowdy. Wit: Benj Campen, Hillory Dowdy. Also recorded Orphan Book A. pg 290.

1820 Beaufort Census

James Dowdy 000101 - 11210

1825 Estate Box: James Dowdy

28 Apr 1836 Will of Daniel Lewis. "...including the woodling land and plantation where James Dowdy lived and died..."

20 Sept 1853. Will of Wm Sears. Wife Sally Sears. Sarah Jane Dowdy, under age, all the rest of estate. William W. Dowdy under age, bed. "Desire as that Henery T. Dowdy's name shall not be taken as principal or security to any note."
List of Superannuated and Invalids of the Regimt. belonging to Beaufort County

1830 Beaufort Census

Zach Dowdy 0000100000000 - 0000100000000 (slaves 1, free 1) Town of Washington

Information Probably Relating to the Dowty Family

Note: Rev. Elisha Dowty of Beaufort is documented as the son of Peter Dowty of Accomack/Northampton County Virginia. That family is well documented as "Dowty" and not "Dowdy". However, a James Dowdey listed in Beaufort is likely part of the Currituck branch of "O'Dowdeys".

Bk. 4, pg. 13 - dated Mar. 23, 1763 - recorded June Session 1763 Elisha Dowty, late of Accomack Co VA, from William Peyton, 400 acres for 70#'s current money of VA, a piece of land on west side of Durhams creek at mouth of Browns run, up said run to Charles Prescots line, down Prescots line to mouth of Prescots Gut, then down Durham's creek to the beginning. Witnesses: Henry Lockey & Thomas Bonner Jr.

Bk. 4, pg. 12 - dated Mar. 31, 1763 - recorded June Session 1763 Elisha Dowty, late of Northhampton Co, VA, from William Peyton, 500 acres for 30#'s proclamation money, a parcel of land in Beaufort Co on west side of Durham's Creek, beginning at mouth of Tar swamp, running up swamp to back line of Elisha Dowty's corner to Shop branch, then with Prescot's line to Durhams creek, with Durhams creek to the beginning. Witnesses: Reed Fletcher & Thomas Bonner (In the previous deed signed just a week earlier, he was "of Accomack Co VA"!)

Bk. 4, pg. 243-244 - dated Apr. 29, 1763 - recorded October term 1769 Elisha Dowty sold to John Prescot, 300 acres for 40#'s, a parcel of land on west side of Durhams creek, beginning at mouth of Sink Swamp on south side, down swamp to the back line and with the back line to Elisha Dowtey's corner, down Charles Prescots line to Durhams creek, to the beginning. Witnesses: John Whitingham, Stephen Burch, & William Daw

Bk. 4, pg. 512-513 - dated Dec. 31, 1777 - recorded March term 1778 Elisha Doubty bought from Thomas Rispess, 300 acres for 75#'s Proclamation money, all that Plantation or parcel of land beginning at Gum on the east side of the little Pocoson, S.10 degrees east 180 poles, south 80 west 160 poles, west 10 north 260 poles, north 80 east 185 poles to the beginning. Witnesses: Bensury Bernard and Winifred Cowper.

August Session 1830
Court so ordered as Levi Dowty had petitioned. Land was divided thus:Lott #1 to Stephen Dowty, begins on Durhams creek at mouth of a gut, marked trees in Cooper Kiln, small island called Turnip Patch in Durham's Creek - 197 acres Lott #2 to Levi Dowty, begins at corner of #1 in the Cooper Kiln, to Durhams creek, to a gut where Teagle Dowty lived, down creek to corner of #1, with line of #1 to beginning - 200 acres Lott #3 to Elizabeth Dowty on a corner of #2, to Brown's run, down run to Durham Creek, to corner of #2, to beginning - 207 acres Lott #4 to Thomas Dowty (description partly covered by Plat Map).....on deep branch running line of the Patten, north to land purchased from Fleetwood, with his line to corner on Cherry Pond, then to beginning - no acreage shown Lott #5 to Charles Dowty begins at corner of #4 & Cherry Pond, down line of #4 to Fleetwoods corner, down Fleetwood's line to line of Patten, with Patten line to Teagle Dowty's corner, then to beginning - no acreage shown'Lott #6 to Mary Eleanor, included all land on south side of Browns Run, containing the Plantation lands whereon said Dowty lived, that he purchased from Charles Crawford. Lott #6 is also subject to the Widow's Dower.
Sept 16 1830, jurors met to lay off and allot to Penelope Dowty, widow of Thomas Dowty, deceased, her dower as life estate of the real estate of her late husband, and allotted to the said widow, all the land on sousth side of Browns Run agreeable to a plat herein annexed, including the dwelling house and all the out houses of said land (Equal to Lott #6)

Petitions & Divisions - #109 - August Session 1830
Levi Dowty petitioned court to divide land of his father, Thomas Dowty who died intestate about July 1830. Other children, who were minors, were: Thomas Dowty, Charles Dowty, Stephen Dowty, Elizabeth Dowty and Mary Eleanor Dowty. Land was on west side of Durhams creek, at Lewis's Gut, line of Crawford heirs' land, lines of Robert Tripp, Nathan Archbell, John Dowty & others. Matthew Shaw, Atty for Levi.

Petitions & Divisions - #106 - Feb 4, 1830
Court ordered Thomas Ellison, Charles G.Crawford & Joseph Lewis, to divide three tracts of land belonging to the Estate of John Dowty, dec'd, among his heirs - to wit: Wilson Dowty, John Dowty, Levonia Dowty, Hillory Easters & wife Nelly Hannah (Dowty), and Abner Jones & wife Lucretia (Dowty). All got a 1/6 share, plus a 1/5 share of Sally Ann Dowty's 1/6. The land was divided into 6 Lotts thus:
Lott #1 includes house whereon John Dowty lived, begins on west corner on low Pitt Branch, Durham's Creek, mouth of Man Hut(?), containing 33 acres, given to Hannah. (Nelly Hannah?)
Lott #2 begins at same point as Lott #1 running down Low Pitt branch to Durhams Creek, down creek to line of Lott #1, up that line to beginning, given to Abner Jones (Lucretia's husband)
Lot #3 includes land John Dowty purchased from George Wilson & part of land purchased from Thomas Dowty, begins at White Pond, north to line of Lott 1, south to eastern corner of Lott #1, with Lott #1 to beginning, given to Wilson Dowty.
Lott #4 begins at south corner of land purchased of Thomas Dowty, to edge of pond, with line of that deed to beginning, given to Hillary Easters & wife
Lott #5 begins at old corner on Nevills Creek, down creek to line of Lott #3,south to Lott #4, with that line to Pond & corner of Lott #4, with that line to beginning, given to Lavenia Dowty
Lott #6 begin at dividing line of Lott #5 Nevills Creek, down creek to Archbell's corner, south- east to corner of Lott #3, south to line of Lott #5, then to beginning, given to John D. Dowty.((Apparently Sally Ann was another child of John Dowty, but is also now deceased, so her share was divided among her surviving siblings? But why did Nelly Hannah get Lott #1, AND her husband, Hillory Easters, get Lott #4???)