|
YEAR |
DEEP RIVER AREA
(including Georges Creek) |
ROCKY RIVER AREA
(Including Nicks and Mudlick Creeks) |
|
1763 |
Orange Deed. Thomas Dowdy buys 50 acres
from Joseph Pinson. wit John Cantril
Orange County Court. William Thompson appointed overseer of
Thompson's road where it crossed Deep River with help of Thomas and William Dowdy. |
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|
1774 |
Chatham County Court.- a Jury, or any twelve of them, appointed
to review and turn the road called Husbands from where it joins
Quakers Road, to poplands ford on Bair Creek & from thence
to Iron Works (on Deep River) - list includes: Thomas Dowdy,
William Dowdy, and others. |
|
|
1777 |
William Dowdy appointed overseer
of road from Rigdons Ferry Road to Iron Works. |
|
|
1778 |
|
John Nall's district to be divided by a road leading from
Phillip Suttons mill to the Rocky River near the Baptist meeting
house thence to Capt Herndon's line to Orange County line and
including Thomas Dowdy's |
|
1780 |
NC grant to James Kendrick...land joins Thomas
Dowdy's line and Deep River
Tax sale of land of Herman Husband (heirs residing out of
this state) sold to John Montgomery 80 acres joining Jesse Hollingworth,
Wm Dowdy and Joseph Pinson Land on North
side of Deep River. |
|
|
1784 |
Jas Kindrick to Wm Kindrick ...joins Thomas Dowdy and
the bank of Deep River. |
Thomas Dowdy appointed overseer of
road from Rocky River to Chrisopher Hornidays to work of road
from Barracks Ch--Hornidays: Thomas Dowdy, ____
Dowdy, George Dowdy,... |
|
1785 |
|
William Dowdy received Grant for 212
acres, for 50 shillings per 100 acres, on Nicks Creek, John Hornaday’s
line, and Wards corner. 23 Sep 1785
Thomas Dowdy received grant for 300
acres, for 50 shillings per 100 acres, on Mudlick Creek and Rocky
River. |
|
1788 |
|
William Ward to Chriistopher Horniday land lying on Mudlick
Creek...wit: Thomas Dowdy Sr., Thomas Dowdy Jr.
Thomas Dowdy sold to Thomas Ray for
50 pounds, 90 acres on Mudlick Creek. Witnessess: David Teague
& Sarah Teague |
|
1789 |
|
This Indenture made this 4th day of December, 1789, between
Thomas Dowdy, Junior of the County of
Anson, NC,
planter, of the one part and Thomas Dowdy
Senior of Chatham Co NC, Yoeman, of the other part. Witnesseth
that the said Thomas Dowdy JR for an in consideration of the
sum of 30 pounds to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Dowdy
SR, doth hereby acknowledge. All that tract or parcel of land
(112 acres) lying & being in the said County of Chatham,
on Nicks Creek, it being part of a larger tract or parcel (212
acres) granted to William Dowdy, deceased,
by a grant bearing date 23 day of September 1785, and registered
in the Registers office in Book D, pg. 328-319, recourse being
thereunto will more fully appear. With the said William
Dowdy, dying without issue, his brother
Thomas Dowdy JR, by heirship became solely entitled to
the said land, etc, etc. Witnesses were Berkley
Dowdy and Josiah Rogers. Proved during November session
1790 by Josiah Rogers." |
|
1790 Census (based on analysis of land
abstracts and tracking neighbors) |
John Dowdy
William Dowdey
Rud Dowdey
Jesse Dowdey
Benjamin Dowdey
Joseph Dowdey
Daniel Dowdey
William Dowdey |
1-0-3
1-0-0
1-0-0
1-0-0
1-0-2
2-6-2
2-3-4
3-5-4 |
|
|
|
1791 |
William Duncan to Jethro Vincent and Jas Clark...wit: William
Dowdy, John Montgomery.
William Kendrick to Chiles McGee...lying on the North side
of Deep River...another tract on Thomas Dowdy corner on bank
of Deep River |
|
|
1793 |
William Gober to Thomas Galloway ...land on Cedar Creek...test:
Thomas Dowdy |
|
|
1794 |
|
NC land grant 1174 150 acres to Thomas
Dowdy on waters of Nicks Creek |
|
1796 |
|
Thomas Dowdy gave “for love
and affection” to daughter Anne Bray,
wife of Edward Bray Jr, 100 acres on Mudlick Creek, part of his
grant dated 23 Sep 1785. Deed dated 6 Oct 1796. Witnesses: Bartley Dowdy & Lucy Dowdy.
Thomas Dowdy gave, “for Love and
Affection” to his son Barkley Dowdy,
two tracts of land on Nicks Creek, one containing 44 acres being
a part of Thomas’s Grant dated 23 Sep 1785, the second containing
56 acres being part of his Grant dated 7 Jul 1794. Witnesses:
John Johnson & Anthony Chamness. Deed dated 8 Nov 1796. |
|
1797 |
Road to Anderson's Ferrry on Deep River iron works, Chiles McGee
overseer: John Dowdy, Archibald McIntire,
James Dowdy, Armstead Dowdy, Balaam Dowdy, George
Dowdy, Thomas Dowdy, William Dowdy and Benjamin Dowdy |
|
|
1799 |
James Bullard to Thomas Dowdy Jr.
tract on west side of George's Creek east to late Gilbert Paterson's
...229 acres |
|
|
1800 Census |
John Dowdy
William Dowdy
William Dowdy
Benjamin Dowdy
George Dowdy
Thomas Dowdy Sr |
20100-11010
03001-00101
02010-00020
30011-11110
00100-00200
00221-00101 |
|
Thomas Dowdy
Bartley Dowdy |
00001-10111
31110-10010 |
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|
1801 |
Thomas Dowdy, Grant for 25 acres, at 50
shillings per 100 acres, on Georges Creek, Billington Taylor’s
corner, Harris’s line, and Dowdy’s present line. |
|
1802
Thomas Dowdy died intestate |
|
Thomas Dowdy, gave “for natural
love & affection of my beloved Granddaughter, Rachel
Dowdy, daughter of Lucy Dowdy”100
acres on Nicks Creek, lines of John Johnson,and Barkley
Dowdy, and one feather bed & furniture. Deed dated
14 Sep 1802. Witnessed by Joseph Bridges and Thomas Hardy.
Thomas Dowdy gave “for natural
love and affection” to daughter Sarah Norman,
wife of Wm. Norman, 100 acres on Mudlick Creek. 27 August 1802,
witnessed by Edward M. Dorsey Jr & Robert Harman. |
|
1804 |
Robert Spiers to William Dowdy, tract
on north fork of Georges Creek, the water of Deep River, with
Ballard's line down the creek to Roger's line. |
Barkley Dowdy sold to Joseph Bridges for
$125, the two tracts of land on Nicks Creek that was given to
him in 1802, by his father, Thomas Dowdy.
Witnesses: Thomas Caskett & George Gee |
|
1806 |
Archibald McIntire overseer of road from Brantley's Ferry on
Deep River on Bear Creek in room of Jesse Poe with William
Dowdy, Balaam Dowdy...et al. |
|
|
1809 |
Thomas Dowdy granted 84 acres at 50 shillings
per 100 acres, on Deep River, and Taylors corner. |
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|
1810 Census |
coming |
coming |
|
1810 |
Thomas Dowdy Jr. overseer of Gulf Road
from the ford leading to Brantley's Ferry to Field's xroads with
Baalam Dowdy, Wm Dowdy, Jr....et al. |
|
|
1812 |
|
$300 for 202 acres, from William Norman and Sarah Norman,
his wife, to William Dowdy, land on waters
of Rocky River, Thomas Hadleys corner, with Hadleys & Joseph
Bridges line, on John Johnson’s line, at Rachel
Dowdy’s corner, Rachel’s other corner, John
Ravensbys corner, with said Ravensby’s line
Rebecca Dowdy, wife of William Dowdy,
of Chatham co NC, from her Grandfather, Wm. McPherson, “for
love and affection” 93 acres in Orange co NC on Cane Creek,
McPherson’s corner, and County Line.
...between William Norman of Orange County and State of North
Carolina, Sarah and William Dowdy of Chesterfield District and State of South Carolina, of the one part, and John Ravensby
of the County of Chatham... do grant, bargain and sell and confirm
unto the said John Ravensby, a certain tract or parcel of land
on the waters of Mudlick Creek... John Ravensby's own corner,
Joseph Bridges corner, west on William Dowdy's
line, on Thomas Hadlys line. 78 Acres. Wit: William Dowdy,Bartly Dowdy, John Terry |
1815 Tax List
Thomas Dowdy Will Proven |
Captain Alson's District
Joab Dowdy for
Thomas Dowdy's heirs.....134a.....Deep
River
William Dowdy Sr. .....................................199a.....Deep
River
William Dowdy (hatter)...........1wp...........250a.....George's
Creek
William Dowdy (son of
Sarah)..1wp.........
Joab Dowdy..............................1wp........
Benjamin Dowdy......................1wp........
Thomas Dowdy........................1wp...........253a.....George's
Creek |
Captain McMaster's District
William Dowdy .....1wp...............................202a.....Mudlick
Creek
James Dowdy........1wp.....
Crutchfield's Dist.
Rachel Dowdy ..........tax paid by her guardian,
John Teague.... 100a.... Nick's Creek |
Chatham County