The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
OWEN.

Editor Genealogical Column. Times.
Dispatch, Richmond, Va:
Sir,-ln reply to Mrs Il. NJ. OF South
Pasadena, Cal, state that Walter
owen settled on Dry Creek, in Lunen-
burg county. Va. June /. 1850 His
Will was made 25th January. 1865, and
was probated on July IL following, in
which he mentions his wife, Joyce
owen, and names his four sons in the
following order: l. Bennett: ., Will Z
liam; 3. David. and 4, Joseph Barnett
was appointed by the will sole execu-
tor of his fathers estate. Barnetts
namo appears on the Land Books up ,
to 1898, and We learn from a deed,
made september IL of that year. con-
veying tracu OF land from Barnett
Owen and wife to Robert Mitchell,
that his wifes name was Frances
After that date their names disappear
from the county records. but a Bar
nett owens name appears for the first
time OH the Land Books of Bedford
county the next year uT21. which
county had been formed from Lunen-
burg In 1853. But we arc not certain
he was the same person.
Walter owen conveyed by deed,
dated November 4. 1850, tract of
land in Lunenburg to his second son,
William, and the presumption is that
| William was thon married man.
In October. 1867, and March. liss.
william Owen sold two tracts OF land
to Peter Crews, and his name does
not appear again on the Land Books
of IIunenburg after iT6S.
| David Owen. third son of Walter
resided in LunenburG until 1856. and
then moved to Halifax county. where
his name appears on the Land Books
of that year
| David owen enlisted February 1e,
! 1T7S, for one year, in Colonel William
Rupells regiment, the Fifth Virginia
Infantry. and on the muster roll for
! February, 1879. he is reported dts
! charged" We conjecture he was called
! for another term Of service, rs in
! March. 1879. his son William substi-
tuted for his father, and served eigh-
teen months. William enlisted from
Lunenburg county and served under
| Captain Joseph VIM. Captain Walker
and Captain Joseph Knight. His
colonel was David Stokes. William
| was engaged in the battles of Stone,
! Camden, Guilford and the siege OF
Yorktown. On December 10. 1881. no
married Tabitha Crews, the daughter
of Richard and Sarah Crews, nes
| Owen. Their children were: /. Fanny,
born February IL. 1884: 2, Richard,
born August Is, 1855; 3. Sarah. born
March L. 1887; 4. John; &. Nancy: @.
Polly; Z. David; s. Elizabeth; o. Mar
| tina; 10, James. and IL, Tabitha. Will
/ liam owen and family moved to Bar
! rem county. Ky. In 1907. where he died
March 81 1896 An application for
| pension by Mrs. Tabitha owen, nee
Crews, OH March 16, 1889. at which
time her age was given as seventy
/ four years She was therefore born
I In 1865, and was married at sixteen.
In her application Mrs. Owen gave tho
IA .ttt
! births, Fanny. Richard and Sarah, tho
names OF tho others are now lllegiblc
! We learn from the will of Thomp-
| son STABLES. OF LuncnburG. June, 17T7.
! that his daughter. Phebe owen. was
the ioss ~, w nSon Of saa Ioseph Oven n,
} in April. 1850. and moved to Halifax
| county, where he died In 1891. His
l Will mentions his wife. Phebc Owen,
/ nee Staples. and speaks OF their ten
| children, but he gives the name of
| only one. Bracket, who administered
on his fathers estate. His win also
mentions his brother. David Some
| of the descendants of Joseph Owen
now reside in Scott and RupelI coun-
| ties, and others arc scattered over tho
| Western and Southern States
Most respectfully,
ATEXSoN.
'The records in Lunenburg arc re-
ported to place the marriage OF VIII
| liam owen and Tabitha Crews Deem
| Der 10, 1881. Mrs. owen, In her appli-
cation for United States pension, gives
| the date OF marriage December l..
|l7S2, and l think she is more apt to
! be correct.
The Letters of Mrs. Campbell, formerly
| the Wife of General Alexander
| spotswood. Continued, Together With
| Few Other Old Letters, Which May
Interest Our Readers.
! These letters show that Mary wash
ington nor Martha, her daughter-in-
| law. were not the only genGewomen
of their day and generation who could
neither spell nor punctuate.
! The nrst two letters are from Mrs.
Campbell to her son. John Spotswood.
Newpost Novemr 20 1894
billy waits on my dearest child for
my negroes shoes, they all being quite
barefoot and have very bad colds
| ALREADY and as we may now expect
! the weather 10 be sevear I expect that
none OF them viii turne out to do any
thing for me without Shoes I also
inciosc you late letter from your
brother to me and two others the date
some years past. they are the last con-
tract made between him and myself
In Respect to these Two plantations
allsoe my one headed advertisement
that you may set me Right and advise
me where | am wrong this advertize-
ment don't mean to appear in print
unless your brother obliges me to Ii
by advertising my lands unknown to
me. beg you will my dear. assist your
poore defenceless mother by writing
off fair the inclosed advertisement and
spelling 1t well least IL should be
Obliged 10 appear in print. give you
my word | will copy 1t before send
it should be obliged Alexander is
now upon Scheem in selling my
dover negroes and has sent to mo for
Il list from my hands, / gave him for
answer he never should get scriE
from under my hand he kncwed all the
negroes | held rs well as myself and
sf he did not Janney Scott did or that
If no chose to come over and take