2. Bartley
DOWDY born 8 Aug 1770
Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA. Bartley was christened 28 Oct
1770 at Albemarle Parish. His sponsors were Nathanial Newsom,
James Burns and Mason Bird. He was given land by his father Thomas
Dowdy in 1801. And with Thomas Hadley, he was named administrator
of his father Thomas Dowdy's estate.
Deed Book L,
pg. 300 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. Proven in court during
February Session 1801
Bartley died in an accident in
1818 reported in the Raleigh Register newspaper at the time.
1818 The Raleigh
Register of 20 February 1818: "the body of Barlett Dowdy,
of Chatham county, was found in the Snow on the 6th instant,
after lying six days. It is supposed he was in liquor, and [upon
his] lying down, the Snow fell and covered him, and he rose no
more!"
Bartley DOWDY's estate was probated
5 Jun 1818 in Chatham NC leaving his widow Frances DOWDY.
1819 Loose Papers
- NC - Chatham Co (FHC film #1065099) Account of the estate of
Barkley Dowdy submitted by Thomas Hadley, Administrator,
amount of sale Jun 5, 1818 - $108.43, Frances Dowdy, widow
$2.00, Jesse Stout $5.00, whole amount = $115.43. dated 6 Aug
1819
married Frances ______ born 1765 to 1770 (estimated by various
census including Frances being age 60-70 in 1830 Chatham NC census);
she does not appear in Chatham records after 1830.
3.i son DOWDY born 1784 to 1790; living
in HH in 1800; gone in
1810
3.ii son DOWDY
born 1790 to 1794; living in HH in 1800 and 1810; gone in 1820
3.iii daughter DOWDY born 1794 to 1800; living in HH in 1800 and 1810;
gone in 1820
3.iv son DOWDY
born 1794 to 1800; living in HH in 1800 and 1810; gone in 1820
3.v son DOWDY
born 1794 to 1800; living in HH in 1800, 1810, and 1820; gone
in 1830
3.vi son DOWDY
born 1802 to 1804; living in HH in 1810 and 1820; gone in 1830
Note: an additional male b. 1774-84
too old to be a son was enumerated in Bartley's 1800 census HH
Thomas Dowdy of Rocky River, Chatham Co
NC