Virginia
Orange County
 

Formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania County VA
1734-1741 Court Orders Book Index "Dowdey listings". George Dowdey: Book A pg 50, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 76, 77, 78, 83, 96(2), 97
1734-1741 Court Orders Book Index "Dowdey listings". John Dowdey: Book A pg 75, 246, 261, 264, 265, 269(2), 370, 406
1735 John Bruce vs George Dowdey (in jail)
1735 George Dowdey juror
1735 John Dowdey listed in St Marks Parish Vestry Book: "to John Dowdey assignee of Wm Paxton for being Saxstone" [note: I think this is a person who looks after a particular church building]
1736 John Dowdey juror
1736 George Dowdey of St Marks Orange County planter to Alex Hill 200 acres in St George Parish an in St Marks Parish Orange County wit: John Walker, Phillip Bush, Wm Stevens
1737 Isaac Hadok tythables list: ...Jno Dowdey 1
1738 John Dowdey of St. Marks Orange County to John Morphis 200 acres in great fork of Rappahannok River in John Dowdys upper line granted to Peter Russell 1728 and conveyed to John Dowdey in Spotsylvania 1732 wit: Jno Allen, John Cancler. [note: this land was later in Culpeper County]
1738/9 William Hocking estate inventory. Administration by William Russell. Appraised by Thomas Pollard, Samuel Wright, John [X] Dowdee
1740 Alex Hill of Amelia to Wm Griffith of Orange 200 acres in St George Parish and part in St Marks which Hill purchased of George Dowdey in 1736
1741 John Morphis of Orange to Alex Cummins 200 acres in St Marks Parish...adj John Dowdey's upper line... [note this land was later in Culpeper County]
1744 Guardian Account of William Stanton. "payments to: [long list of names]...John Dowdy..."
1744 John Dowdey listed in St Marks Parish Vestry Book:
1747 William Russell gent plaintiff against Thomas Dowde Deft in debt case as well by George Wythe his attorney as deft by Zachary Lewis his attorney defends the force and injury and says that he does not owe the debt in the declaration mentioned and in manner and form. Trial referred till next court.
1747 John Dowdey listed in St Marks Parish Vestry Book:  [note he was sick]
1747 Levies  John Dowdy   "no effects" 1 poll, 7 tax
1748/9 Culpeper County formed from Orange County
1751 William Sherdy grnated 250 acres Orange County adj James Cox, George Dowdy [land crosses Spots/Orange], Anthony Street, Thoms Gohagan, William Cox and Singleton
1752 John Dowdey listed in St Marks Parish Vestry Book: [need abstract]
1774 Thomas Dowdey listed in St Marks Parish Vestry Book: "To Jacob Waller for keeping Thomas Dowdey in sickness and burial"