Person:Jacob Owens (1)

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Jacob Owens
b.Abt 1786 Virginia. Birth year deduced from his land grant application. He said he was 69 years old at the time and the date of application was June 1855. That would make his birth year 1786. According to 1850 census his birth year would have been 1784.
d.Bet 1870 and 1880 Claiborne Co., TN
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Matthew Owens
  2. Jacob OwensAbt 1786 - Bet 1870 & 1880
Spouse and Children
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m. 1805
  1. William Owens1808 -
  2. Daniel Sharp Owens1810 - 1886
  3. Christian Owens1813 - Aft 1878
  4. Pleasant Owens1814 -
  5. Mary Owens1819 -
  6. Jacob OwensAbt 1820 -
  7. Mathew OwensAbt 1823 -
  8. John Owens1823 - 1864
  9. Isaac Owens1829 -
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Facts and Events
Name Jacob Owens
Alt Name Also seen as Owings in some early records
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1786 Virginia. Birth year deduced from his land grant application. He said he was 69 years old at the time and the date of application was June 1855. That would make his birth year 1786. According to 1850 census his birth year would have been 1784.
Marriage 1805 Claiborne County, TN.to Mary "Polly" Sharp
Occupation? Farmer according to censuses.
Death? Bet 1870 and 1880 Claiborne Co., TN
Other? According to Ellis Owens, who has a copy of Jacob's Land Entry File from the National Archives, Jacob sold his 80 acre land grant to Eli Smith, who in turn redeemed it for 80 acres of land in Perry Co., Ohio.Land grant

Jacob served under Capt. Davis in Colonel Bunch's Regiment of East TN Volunteer Militia. The Creek Indians, who were allied with the British during the war, were being fought by Jacob's unit in GA. His military records show that when he aplied for an 80 acre land grant in Arkansas (for his war time service) that he was 69 years old at the time, and the date of application was June 1855.

Fought the Creek Indians at the battle of Horseshoe Bend along with Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson.

Jacob's War of 1812 service: 1/10/1814 drafted or volunteered Davis County or Tazewell. As a private he made $8/month. 1/3/1814 Shown as Corporal or 3rd Corporal. Made $10/month. 3/6/1814 Shown as Sergeant or 3rd Sergeant in place of Elijah Bishop. Made $11/month. 4/27/1814 Shown transferred to Capt. Houks Co. 5/2/1814 discharged in Washington DC, 345 miles from home

  • This information from Ellis Owens from copies of Jacob's military records - 7/20/04.

Pension paperwork: received 80 acres grant #175533 under legislation passed 9/28/1850, land warrant #33510. Jacob sold his 80 acre land bounty to Eli Smith of Perry, Ohio for 80 acres in Plattsburg, MO (land described as being in the east half of the northeast quarter of section 12 in township 66 of range 33, 80 acres, dated March 1857.

Ellis Owens has copy of a Power of Attorney that Jacob "signed" giving James Campbell, an attorney in Knox County, permission to act on his behalf in claiming any compensation due him, or that may be approved in the future, from the government for his service during the war.

  • There was no mention in any of these records of who Jacob's family was or where in Virginia he was born.

Census Records: 1821 Lonoke County, Arkansas - one Jacob Owens had a land warrant #23,891-patent date 1821.

1830 federal census Claiborne Co., TN, page 144, Jacob Owens - 2 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 50-60

1840 federal census, Claiborne Co., TN, page 230, Jacob Owens, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-60

1850 federal census Claiborne Co., TN, dwelling 1118, Jacob 66, Mary 64, two sons living at home, John 27and Isaac 21, VA, VA.

1860 federal census Claiborne Co., TN, Jacob, living with son John, 37, his wife Sarah, 31, daughters Mary 3 and Melvina 6/12, along with Susan Carter 20, Sarah Day 12.

1870 federal census Claiborne Co., TN, Jacob, 85, is living with daughter-in-law Sarah and her new husband William F. Hooper. John died in 1864. Also living there are daughters Mary J. 13, Melvina 10, Elizabeth 8. Also, a Mary Sabre, age 40.

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