Anderson County

Wills
1798 Will of Henry Terrill. Wife: Sarah Terrill (2nd). Sons: by first wife: Joel Terrill, Samuel Terrill, Washington Terrill, William Terrill, John Terrill, Garlant Terrill. By second wife: Henry Terrill and Patsy Terrill. Land Location: 320 acres on Wolenoy ... Little Eastitoe and Crow Creek. Exors: my trusty friends and relations no living in Georgia, Thomas Terrill, Peter Terrill, David Terrill, Joel Richardson. Witnesses: Robert Dowdy, Jack Lamb. Date April 1797. Probate: 26 Jan. 1798. Source: Bk. C p. 124, Rec. 26 Jan. 1798. Anderson Co, SC. (Not in Probate Court Files).

Anson County NC

(boundary disputes in this timeframe between NC and SC links this abstract to the Dowdy family in Cheraw SC. It is widely documented that migrant families poured over the NC border from Anson into the Cheraw District SC as it opened for settlement)

1789 Chatham Co NC - Deed Bk. E, pg. 106-107 "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."

Cheraw District/Chesterfield County SC
(Chesterfield Co is a "burned" county)

Cheraw District
1790 Census
George Dowdy 1-1-1-0-0
Thomas Dowdy 1-0-3-0-0

1798 Chesterfield County formed from Cheraw District

1798 December 10 - Land Plat for State Land Grant - JOHN LOWRY, PLAT FOR 1,000 ACRES ON HILLS CREEK, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, CHERAW DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN LOWRY. Names Indexed: JOHN LOWRY, JAMES CAMMIL, FRANCIS BAKER, JOSIAH HANCOCK, THOMAS DOWDY, GEORGE DOWDY, F. DUITT, WILLIAM POWE, KORDER GUIN - Locations: HILLS BRANCH/LYNCHES RIVER/CHESTERFIELD COUNTY/CHERAWS DISTRICT/NORTH CAROLINA

1799 January 29 - Land Plat for State Land Grant- GEORGE DOWDY, PLAT FOR 185 ACRES ON BRANCH OF HILLS CREEK, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, CHERAW DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN LOWRY. Names Indexed: GEORGE DOWDY, JOHN LOWRY, FREDERICK DUET - Locations: LYNCHES RIVER/CHESTERFIELD COUNTY/CHERAWS DISTRICT/HILLS CREEK

Note: Hills Creek is on the boundary of Lancaster and Chesterfield counties. It is also just south of the Anson NC (later Mecklinburg then Union Co) boundary. Lynches River forms the boundary between the two SC counties.

1813 August 24 - Land Plat for State Land Grant - SALVA D. POER, PLAT FOR 1,000 ACRES ON HILLS AND LANES CREEKS, CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JOHN LOWRY. - Names Indexed:SALVA D POER, JOHN LOWRY, JAMES BLAKENEY, CAD LUCY, HILTON, HUFF, JACOB FUNDERBURK, THOMAS BLAKENEY, GEORGE DOWDY, LOVICK YOUNG - Locations: HILLS BRANCH/LANES BRANCH/CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT/NORTH CAROLINA

Chesterfield
1800 Census
George Dowdy pg 101, 2-2-0-1-0, 3-1-0-1-0
Thomas Dowdy pg 101, 4-1-0-1-0, 1-1-0-1-0

1810 Census
George Dowdy pg 290, 0-0-0-0-1, 2-2-1-0-1
Thomas Dowdy pg 290, 1-1-3-0-1, 2-1-1-1-0

1812 Chatham Co NC Deeds - Book T, pg. 64 ...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.Chatham County, Proven August Session 1813 by the oaths of William Dowdy and John Terry

War of 1812 Service

DOWDY JAMES 3 REG'T (RUTLEDGE'S) SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS. PRIVATE PRIVATE 60 602

DOWDY JEREMIAH 3 REG'T (ALSTON'S) SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA. PRIVATE PRIVATE 60 602

DOWDY THOMAS 3 REG'T (ALSTON'S) SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA. PRIVATE PRIVATE 60 602

James Dowdy b ca 1790 SC; d 12 Aug 1872 Lauderdale Co AL m Feb 1813 Chatham Co NC to Catherine Terry. He volunteered in Chesterfield Dist SC and served as a private in Capt John McNeill's Co of infantry, Col Rutledge's 3rd Regt, S. Carolina Militia, from 29 Jun 1812  to 30 Oct 1812. He applied for bounty land from Lauderdale Co feb 1856 from Lauderdale Co Al, he received BL Wt 133307-80-55. On 1 Aug 1871 he applied for a pension from Lauderdale  and received cert. no. SC 14468. His widow applied fro apension on 1 Jul 1876 and received cert. no. WC 6812. In order to prove her marriage to James Dowdy, her brother, John Terry of Chatham NC testified that James Dowdy asked his (and Catherines') father for his siter, then pulled her up behind him on a sorrel horse and rode off in the direction of the justice of the peace. They afterwardlived in peace and hamony as married persons should do.

"I was mustered into service in Jun 1812 at Long Bluff SC was marched to Headrells Point near Charleston SC and was there dischargedf for this service. I rec'd two land warrants of 80 acres each. My PO is Florence Ala." signed James x Dowdy,  1 Aug 1871. Attest: John Cooper and Chapman Sego. [ed note: Chapman Sego's mother was Margaret Dowdy, daughter of George Dowdy of SC- see Chatham NC abstract pages at this website]

Thomas Dowdy b ?; d 28 Jul 1841, Lauderdale co Al; m 24 March 1823, Lauderdale Co AL to Margaret Brown. He served as a private in Capt Willima Welch's Co, Maj Field's 39th Regt, So Carolina Militia from 24 Sep 1814 to 12 Mar 1815. The widow applied for bounty land on 21 Jan 1851 in Lauderdale AL and received BL wt 21916-80-50. She applied for additional bounty land on 19 Jul 1855 and received BL Wt 42233-80-55. On 6 Nov 1878 she applied for a pension in Lauderdale AL and received WC 24238.

1820 Census
George Dowdy pg122, 0-0-0-0-0-1, 0-0-3-0-1
William Dowdy pg 122, 1-0-0-0-1-0, 3-0-0-1-0
Ann Dawdy pg 122, 0-0-0-0-1-0, 0-1-1-0-1 (appears to be widow of Thomas)

Lancaster County SC

Deeds
1795 Dec 5 DB B pp 313-314. Thomas Warr and wife Agness of Lancaster for L50 to Thomas Lant Hall and William Dowdy of same land on waters of 12 Mile Creek 132 ac wit: Wike Ivey, Robert Ivey, Richard Woodroof. Proven 4 June 1796

1797 Nov 6 DB B p334. (some of the names stricken thorough) Alex Carnes of Montgomery Co TN to Benjamin Harper, Thomas Lant Hall, William Dowdy and Rebecca Dowdy of Lancaster Co to Alex Carnes of the State of NC land on the Mill Stone Branch waters of 12 Mile Creek 132 ac <s> Thomas Lant Hall, William Dowdy, Rebecca Dowdy. wit: Wike Ivey, Jas Sprayberry, John Carnes. Proven 21 Apr 1798.

Dec 10 1799. Thoms LT. Hall of Warren GA to daughter Rebecca Dowdy of Lancaster SC a negro wench Phillis, a boy named Cezr, girl and others. Wit: T. Persons, Abr. Flewellin.

Early Wills
HALL, Thomas Lent s/ Nov 13, 1799 p/ Nov 23, 1799 Wife: Lydia all HH furniture that I may not have already given to my daughter Rebecca Dowdy. Wit: T. Persons, Abr. Flewellin. Exr: Richard Brooks Fletcher Wit: Daniel Sanders, Mary Wilkins.

1800 Lancaster Census
William Dowdy

Cheraw District
1790 Census
George Dowdy 1-1-1-0-0
Thomas Dowdy 1-0-3-0-0

Chesterfield
1800 Census
George Dowdy pg 101, 2-2-0-1-0, 3-1-0-1-0
Thomas Dowdy pg 101, 4-1-0-1-0, 1-1-0-1-0

1810 Census
George Dowdy pg 290, 0-0-0-0-1, 2-2-1-0-1
Thomas Dowdy pg 290, 1-1-3-0-1, 2-1-1-1-0

1820 Census
George Dowdy pg122, 0-0-0-0-1-0, 0-2-0-1-1
William Dowdy pg 122, 1-0-0-0-1-0, 3-0-0-1-0
Ann Dawdy pg 122, 0-0-0-0-1-0, 0-1-1-0-1

Dowdys in Other States Born in SC

1850 STEWART CO TN CENSUS

William Dowdy, age 47 b: SC

Marinda 26 TN
Lochey (f) 25 TN
Louisa 20 TN
Cullen 7 TN
Wm. PARCHMENT age 2. TN

James Dowdy age 54 b: SC.

Martha 40 b: NC
Arthur age 6 mos b:TN

1850 LAUDERDALE AL CENSUS

James Dowdy 61 SC

Catherine 58 NC
Catherine 2nd 28 AL
Lavinia 16 AL
Jerrymiah 22 AL
John 19 AL
Martha 14 AL

1850 CHICKASAW MS CENSUS

JOHN DOWDY 49 SC Farmer

Francis 45 SC
Thomas J 22 AL
Francis P 17 NC
James C 20 AL
Sarah A 18 AL
Mary E. 16 AL
William B 12 AL
Elender (f) 10 AL
Martha 5 AL
Duvell (m) 7/12 MS

1850 AMELIA VA CENSUS

42A Dowdy John A. 48 SC pg0036a.txt

42A Dowdy Mary A. 39 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy Martha A. 20 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy Robt M. 18 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy John E. 15 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy Richd J. 13 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy H. H. 10 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy Mary V. 8 VA pg0036a.txt
42A Dowdy Lucy F. 5 VA pg0036a.txt

1860 CHATHAM NC CENSUS

William Dowdy 68 SC

Sarah 70 SC
Hannah 40 SC
Matilda 38 SC
Martha 36 SC
John 35 SC

Theoretical SC Dowdy Family Group Sheets

GEORGE DOWDY OF CHESTERFIELD SC
Supposedly this person is George Dowdy b. 1764 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex VA. According to one posted lineage, his wife's surname is Whithead. All Dowdys are gone in the SC 1830 census.

1790 Census	1800 Census	1810 Census	1820 Census	Comments
George Dowdy b. bef 1774	b. 1755 - 1774	b. bef 1765	b. bef 1775
Female (wife) no age	b. 1755 - 1774	b. bef 1765	b. bef 1775	_____Whitehead
Male b 1774-1790	b. 1784 - 1790	Gone	Gone	Age 26? in 1810
Male (not in 1790?)	b. 1784 - 1790	Gone	Gone	Age 25? in 1810
Female  (not in 1790)	b. 1784 - 1790	b. 1784 - 1794	Gone	Margaret Sego
Male  (not in 1790)	b. 1790 - 1800	Gone	Gone	Age 20? in 1810
Male (not in 1790)	b. 1790 - 1800	Gone	Gone	Age 19? in 1810
Female (not in 1790)	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1784 - 1794	Gone	unknown
Female  (not in 1790)	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1800 - 1810	b. 1794 - 1804	unknown b. 1800?
Female (not in 1790)	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1800 - 1810	b. 1794 - 1804	unknown b. 1800?
Female		b. 1800 - 1810	b. 1794 - 1804	unknown

1. A George Dowdy shows up in land records in early Lauderdale Co AL

2. Margaret Dowdy was born Dec 27, 1790 in Chesterfield SC. She married John Sego about 1810 (ch b. 1811). Family tradition states whe was the daughter of George Dowdy. She died Aug 1870 in Lauderdale AL. The Mormon IGI lists her as a relative of Amanda E. S. Smith.

3. Another daughter is likely Mahala Dowdy of Lauderdale AL (age ?). She married Kinchen Dorris in Lauderdale 1827. He appears to have abandoned her and left for TN. She lived near a George Dowdy in very early land records in Lauderdale.

THOMAS DOWDY OF CHERAW/CHESTERFIELD CO SC

The website editor believes this Thomas is the same person born 1759 in Albemarle Parish , Sussex VA (contrary to traditional thinking that Thomas (b 1759) was in Chatham NC)

1790 Census	1800 Census	1810 Census	1820 Census	Comments
Thomas Dowdy b. bef 1774	b. 1755 - 1774	b. bef 1765	Gone
Female no age (wife)	b. 1755 - 1774	b. 1765 - 1784	Ann Dawdy ? b. bef 1785
Female no age	gone	gone	gone	unknown
Female no age	gone	gone	gone	unknown
Female no age	b. 1784 -1790	b. 1784 - 1794	gone	unknown
Male (not in 1790?)	b. 1784 - 1790	b. 1784 - 1794	gone	?James b. 1790
Male	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1784 - 1794	gone	?William in 1820
Male	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1784 - 1794	b. 1775 - 1794	?Jerrimiah (war)
Female	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1794 - 1800	gone	unknown
Male	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1794 - 1800	gone	?David b. 1799
Male	b. 1790 - 1800	b. 1800 - 1810	gone	?Thomas b.~1800
Female		b. 1800 - 1810	b. 1794 - 1804	unknown
Female		b. 1800 -1810	b. 1804 - 1810	unknown

1. Thomas' family is gone in 1830 census from SC. The SC Dowdys simultaneously show up in Lauderdale AL.

2. These Lauderdale families have been assigned to Thomas rather than George because George's boys are all gone in 1810 and the Lauderdale folks don't seem to move to Alabama until about 1820. Therefore, they would still need to be in father's household. David and Thomas would be too young to be on their own in 1810.

3. A Jerrimiah has been assigned to this family because he shows up in 1812 muster rolls for SC. James had a son named Jerrimiah named after his ?brother. Both James and Thomas (Jr) were in the War of 1812 (family thing)

4. James Dowdy strongly appears to be the person living in the Rocky River area (connection to the Albemarle Parish clan) of Chatham NC in 1820 census where he married Catherine Terry. This is another link for his ?father Thomas being of Albemarle Parish b. 1759