[Youngest and 11th child of Richard and Elizabeth Owen]
11) Ambrose married after the move to Halifax County. No marriage records exist for any of Richard’s progeny.
Both of Richard’s younger sons were listed in the 1737 Cumberland County tythe lists under the name of their father, indicating that they were 16 years old or above, but as yet unlanded, living with (or on the property of) Richard Owen. Some researchers have assumed that Ambrose was dead by time of the 1747 listing because only James was listed as before. Not so; a careful search of the Lunenberg Courthouse records reveals only one record for this family (other than land records--which are now filed in Halifax County).
In 1743, Richard had gone to Lunenberg Court (or had appointed an attorney for the task) and had them exempt Ambrose from the levy. The exemption was granted, but no word was given as to why it was granted. (They did not waste ink nor paper in those days.) Ambrose’s name did not appear on tythe lists for many years after that. Shortly after that exemption, Halifax County was formed, and it took in the area south of the Staunton, seat of this Owen clan. Richard Owen and several of his sons took advantage of the ruling that allowed them to have their lands re-surveyed and deeds redrawn. These new deeds are to be found in the Halifax County land records. [page 16]
