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Research Abstracts "Most Wanted" List 2. Currituck Co NC and area pre 1800 all documents 3. Dowdys found in the Caribbean The following added June 20, 2009 Monroe County West Virginia DOWDY Edward Dowdy, son of a large
tobacco grower living near Bedford, Va., located near Salt Sulphur
Springs about 1825. He married Elizabeth Clark, granddaughter
of Ralph Clark, a very early settler on Indian Creek. John H.,
son of Edward, is the present owner of the old stone house on
Indian built by Isaac Estill. His wife is a great granddaughter
of Joshua Mitchell. Her parents are J. R. and Nancy (Smith) Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Dowdy have four sons, George, Glen, Lee, and Hedley.
- A history of Monroe county, West Virginia Goochland Co VA November Court 1741 - Wood vs Dowdy. In the action of debt between Leighton Wood plt and James Dowdy deft. Oyer is granted the deft. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 May Court 1742 - Wood vs Dowdy. In the action of debt between Leighton Wood plt and James Dowdy deft. The deft appears but failing to plead on the motion of the plt Judgment by nihil dicit is granted him for what damages shall be recovered in this suit to be discharged nevertheless if the deft shall plead at the next court. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 June Court 1742 - Wood vs Dowdy. In the action of debt between Leighton Wood plaintiff and James Dowdy deft. for nineteen pounds sixteen shillings and six pence current money due by bill date the ninth day of January 1739 the deft failing to appear and plead on the motion of the plt. the judgment by nihil dicit granted him against the deft is confirmed and it is thereupon considered that he do recover against the deft the sum of nineteen pounds sixteen shilings and six pence current money to be discharged on the payment [of said sum] with interest thereon after the reate of five pr ecntum pr annum from the 10th day of Jan 1739 til the same shall be paid together with the costs of this suit and lawyers fee. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 June Court 1742 - Harris vs Dowdy. On the petition brought by Benjamin harris agt James Dowdy the deft failing to appear the petitioner proves his account and it is considered that he do recover agt the deft. Thirty four shillings and ten pence half penny current money with costs and half a lawyers fee. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 October Court 1742 - Gaines vs Dowdy. In the action of trespass on the case between bernard Gaines plt and james Dowdy deft for ten pounds current money due by account the sherif having returned on the capias non est inventus and the deft now failing to appear on the motion of the plt it is ordered that an attachment do issue against the deft's estate returnable to the next court. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 November Court 1743 - Gaines vs Dowdy. In the action of trespass on the case between Bernard Gaines plt and James Dowdy deft the deft failing to appear on the motion of the plt it is ordered that an alias attachmet do issue agt the deft's estate returnable to the next court. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 December Court 1742 - Underwood vs Dowdy. the action of trespass on the case between Thomas Underwood plaintiff and James O Dowdy deft is dismissed. No prosecution - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 March Court 1742/43 - Gaines vs Dowdy. The action of trespass on the case between Bernard Gaines plt and James Dowdy deft is dismist no prosecution. May Court 1743 - Crosby vs Dowdy. In the action of debt between James Crosby plt and James Dowdy deft for [ ] current money due by bond the sherif having returned ont he capias copy left and the deft failing to appear on the motion of the plt it is ordered that an attachment do issue agt the deft's estate returnable to the next court. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 June Court 1743 - Crosby vs Dowdy. In the action of debt betw James Crosby plt and James Dowdy deft for six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence half penny current money 91 lbs of neet tobacco adn fifteen shillings current money or one hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco due by bill dated the fifteenth day of September 1742. On attachment granted at May court the sherif hath made the following return "June the 11th 1743. I have attach't of the estate of James Dowdy one puter plate. John Woodson S. Sher." the deft now failing to appear on the motion of the plt it is considered that he do recover agt the deft the said sum's of money and tobaco together with the cots of the suit and a lawyers fee. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 September Court 1743 - Eagle vs Dowdy. The petition of Francis Eagle against James Dowdy is continued. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 November Court 1743 - Eagle vs Dowdy. On the petition brought by Francis Eagle agt James Dowdy for thirty six shillings and six pence current money due by account prov'd the summons and copy of the petition being returned executed and the deft failing to appear it is considered that the petitioner do recover agt him the said sum of thirty six shillings and six pence with costs and half a lawyers fee. March Court 1743/44 - Coles vs Dowdy. On the scire facias brought by John Coles agt George Dowdy to renew a judgement of this court dated in March 1738 for seven pounds current money also seventy seven pounds and three quarters of neet tobacco and fifteen shillings or one hundred adn fifty pounds of tobacco for costs the sherif having return'd the scire facias executed and the deft failing to appear it is considered that the said judgment be renewed for the said sums of seven pounds current money seventy seven pounds and thee quartes of neet tobacco and fifteen shillings or one hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco together with the costs of this suit and a lawyers fee. and that execution do issue thereon. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 May Court 1744 - Wood vs Dowdy. On the scire facias brought by Leighton Wood agt James Dowdy to renew a judgment of this court dated in June 1742 for nine pounds eighteen shillings and three pence current money and interest thereon after the rate of five pr centum pr annum from the tenth day of January 1739 till paid and one hundred and two pounds of neet tobacco and fifteen shillngs current money or one hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco for costs. the sherif having return the scire facias executed and the deft failing to appear on the motion of the plt the said judgment is renewd for the said sums of money tobacco adn interest together with the costs of the scire facias and the lawyers fee and it is considered that execution do issue thereon. [in the margin: Costs to clk and sheriff 101 lb tobo. and 15/. or 150 lb tobo.] - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745 August Court 1744 - Jordan vs Dowdy. In the action of trespass on the case between Samuel Jordan plt and James Dowdy deft the deft failing to appear on the motion of the plt it is ordered that an alias capias do issue agt. him returnable to the next court. - Goochland County OB 5 1741-1745
The following added May 2, 2009 Teresa Dowdy Powell sent the following addition to Dowdy Branch #10. Thanks!!! 5. SHIRLEY PRESTON2 DOWDY (THOMAS HENRY1) was born Nov 17, 1877 in Cumberland Co, VA. Occupation: Virginia State Highway Department. Died July 3, 195? He married ANNE WOOTEN. (ANNIE SUE WOOTEN
b.Nov 14, 1879, Buckingham Co.)
The following added March 5, 2009 Dowdys of Chatham NC DNA result found on Sorenson Database website. A descendant of Baalam Dowdy (via son Benjamin Jeeter Dowdy) has submitted a male lineage Y-chromazone DNA. The following are the markers: This Dowd family DNA website offers the following matches to the Dowdys of Chatham NC. Without knowing the descent of any of the English Dowdy families found in the international section on this website, this evidence is strong that the Chatham NC Dowdys are indeed Irish
The following added August 25, 2008 Chatham Co NC
The following added August 18, 2008 Perry Co. TN Dowdy Cemetery "The Dowdy cemetery is on highway 412 in Perry County
TN about one thousand 1. Anna E. Dowdy 20 Aug 1889 16 Oct 1908 The following added August 15, 2008 Chatham Co NC Adjacent land plats of the Dowdys of Deep River, Chatham Co. (thanks to Nancy Reeves for researching and constructing these plats!!)  IMPORTANT - The following new information is potentially very important for two groups of Dowdy researchers. First the info for William Dowdy Sr could link many new stray Tennessee and Kentucky Dowdys back to Chatham Co NC. Second, there is new and valuable info for African American Dowdys who might connect their lineage to slaves enumerated in estate records for Thomas Dowdy (d 1859).
1805 Will of Thomas Dowdy Sr of Deep River (click to enlarge)  The following added July 26, 2008 Descendants of Thomas Henry Dowdy of Cumberland Co VA Email Received July 2008
The following added July 10, 2008 History of Kentucky, By Charles Kerr, William Elsey Connelley, Ellis Merton Coulter CHARLES L. DOWDY. During a comparatively brief career
of a little more than twenty years Charles L. Dowdy has connected
himself with some of the most substantial interests of Graves
County, is a large farm and property owner, and has a thriving
real estate and coal business at Mayfield. His ancestry were
Irish, Colonial settlers of Virginia, in which state his grandfather,
Joseph Dowdy, was born in 1806. As a young man he came West and
acquired a pioneer farm in Graves County, Kentucky, where he
spent his active life as a farmer. He died in 1895. He married
in Graves County Miss Leechman. John Dowdy, father of Charles
L. Dowdy, was born in Graves County in 1838 and died at Mayfield
in 1915. He spent practically all his life in Graves County,
for many years carried on extensive interests as a farmer and
stock raiser, but after 1905 lived retired at Mayfield. He was
a democrat and a working member of the Baptist Church. His wife
was Donie Payne, who was born in Graves County in 1847 and died
at Mayfield in 1913. Their children have all found roles of usefulness
: Kurb, a tobacco dealer at Mayfield ; Mittie, wife of Simpson
Erwin, who is employed in the tobacco business at Mayfield ;
Thomas, foreman in a tobacco warehouse at Mayfield ; Roll, a
tobacco merchant at Paducah ; Hanie, Wife of Charles Griffin,
a Graves County farmer ; Zettie, unmarried and living at Mayfield
; Clifton, foreman in a tobacco plant at Mayfield ; Charles L.
; and Dell, in the confectionery business at Dawson Springs,
Kentucky. Charles L. Dowdy was born in Graves County June 20,
1885, acquired a rural school education, and at the age of fifteen
moved to Mayfield and for eight years was employed as clerk in
a local grocery house. With that training and with a limited
capital he entered the coal and real estate business, and along
those lines most of his energies have been directed ever since.
He has developed, a large coal business, with yards on West Broadway,
and probably handles as much coal in a year as any other individual
in Western Kentucky outside of Paducah. Both with his own property
and as a broker he does an extensive real estate business, with
offices in the T. P. Smith Building, opposite the courthouse.
The owner of much valuable real estate in Mayfield, he has an
attractive and tasteful home on West Broadway. He gives much
of his time to the direct supervision of his farms, which include
one of 165 acres two and a half miles south of Mayfield, another
of 120 acres six miles north, and one of sixty acres ten miles
north. Mr. Dowdy is a public-spirited citizen and for six years
was a member of the City Council and in the fall of 1919 was
candidate for mayor, being defeated by fifty-four votes. His
name and good work were associated with all efforts of the county
organization to raise funds and promote the efficiency of the
Government during the World war. He is a democrat, a member of
the Christian Church, and is affiliated with Mavfield Lodge No.
151, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mayfield Lodge No. 565
of the Elks, Mayfield Camp No. 11651, Modern Woodmen of America,
and also with the Woodmen of the World. He is a director in the
Young Men's Building and Loan Association, which has a capital
of $1,750,000. Jennie Hamilton, daughter of Ferd and Rosa (Woolen)
Hamilton, the former now deceased. Her mother is living at St.
Louis, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Dowdy have three children: Charles
Weldon, born in 1909, Herbert Dean, born in 1914, and Rose Nell,
born in 1917. The following added June 30, 2008 Note: this emailer has confirmed that the wife of Joseph Dowdy (Branch 27) is "Miss Tucker"
The following added June 26 2008 1919 WWI Veteran's questionaire (1st page) for Shirley Cornelius Dowdy of Prince Edward Co VA, son of Archie James Dowdy. He was born in Cumberland Co VA in 1895. Posted to the Pr Edw Co VA webpage. The following added April 12, 2008 INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOWDYS OF ROCKY RIVER, CHATHAM CO NC Many decades ago, various Voss and Harrell descendants of Lucy Dowdy (married Augustin Ticer), the daughter of Thomas Dowdy of Rocky River, Chatham Co NC, applied and were accepted to the DAR and SAR based on their Dowdy ancestry. This website editor has long believed much of the submitted lineage was flawed. 1. The application claimed that the father of Lucy Dowdy Ticer was William Dowdy who was killed by Tories during the Revolutionary War in Chatham Co NC. This website has shown conclusively that William had no children - as his land was inherited by his elder brother (as was the law). Moreover, Lucy Dowdy Ticer has been shown in Chatham Co documents to be the daughter of Thomas Dowdy of Rocky River, Chatham NC 2. The DAR application claimed that the mother of Lucy Dowdy Ticer was Elizabeth Seabrook Bartlett. However, the wife of Thomas Dowdy was Lucy ____ according to Albemarle Parish records in Sussex VA, who apparently died sometime around 1790 in Sussex VA No documents have ever surfaced to substantiate or clarify any of the above DAR/SAR lineage claims. However, Glynnda Wallingford recently emailed several Ticer family documents, through Ruth McArthur, a very good supporter of this website, that has now provided new light on the subject. This website editor believes the following documents have very high credibility. The first document, a letter written in 1910 by Laura C. Ticer, granddaughter of Lucy Dowdy Ticer identifies the month and year of the birth of Lucy (the date fits nicely into this website's lineage for her) and also the birth year of Lucy's illigitimate child Rachel Dowdy (who later assumed the surname Ticer). Interestingly, the letter describes family folklore about the first Dowdy immigrant to America in 1657. More important than the part about George Washington's father (which is factually wrong in part and likely wrong in association), is the claim the first Dowdy immigrant came from ENGLAND, not Ireland as many have presumed. This website has documented the tremendous number of Dowdys who have lived in England over the centuries and suggested the American Dowdys were English, not Irish. The letter also suggests that Thomas Dowdy, father of Lucy Dowdy Ticer was a shoemaker who made shoes for Gen. Green's troops during the revolution. Laura C. Ticer is describing an old family quilt that was made by her grandmother Lucy Dowdy Ticer in Cinncinnati Ohio in 1832.
According to relative Glynnda Wallingford, Laura C. Ticer's inventory of personal effects are largely extant and appear to be substantial. The question is whether these documents are the source of the flawed Voss and Harrell DAR/SAR applications of the early 20th century. At first glance, these documents appear to be independent of those distant cousins' "connect the dots" research. However below, you will see they may have been seen by Harrell descendants (hopefully at a more recent date). CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE A VERY LARGE AND MUCH CLEARER FILE
Interesting observed tidbits about the above document 1. It was written on the Andes Insurance Co ledger paper. The company went bankrupt in 1872 according to several New York Times articles of the period. The handwriting script appears to be early, maybe late 1800s (?) 2. The Dowdy siblings are all correct. But the list includes a James Dowdy, the eldest - if the list is in chronological order as it appears to me. This James Dowdy person is completely unknown. In other words, his naming is not the product of a "connect the dots" researcher of olden days who viewed known documents at the Chatham and Orange Co NC courthouse 3. This document confirms or is consistent with the list of Augustin and Lucy Dowdy Ticer's children as posted by Mary Harrell (note her surname) on Genforum HERE sourced from "handwritten notes" 4. Interestingly, the document lists Augustin Ticer's siblings. Once again on a different Genforum posting, Mary Harrell refers to these same siblings as being identified on a "handwritten note" HERE . It certainly seems that Ms Harrell is sourcing the above document as the "handwritten note". 5. The document names Lucy Dowdy Ticer's mother or "Mother of Dowdys"as Elizabeth Seaburn. Please note how very close that name is to the Voss-Harrell DAR/SAR application naming the mother as Elizabeth Seabrook Bartlett. When I first came across the Seabrook Bartlett surname at the DAR library in Washington DC, I immediately wondered if the name was not correctly SEABURN Bartlett instead - for the Seaburn family were very prominent in Albemarle Parish records in Sussex Virginia as were the Dowdys. The above document is now very intriguing and has much higher credibility due to the change to Seaburn. Although confusingly, the Albemarle Parish birth records clearly name the mother of many of the above listed Dowdy children as Lucy [unknown]. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR THOUGHTS TO ME HERE
The following added April 6, 2008 Added the following email to the lineage for Branch #1 Amos Dowdy of Lumpkin Co GA. THANK YOU, Linda!!
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