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Owen Gwathmey
b.25 Nov 1752 "Canterbury, " King and Queen Co., Virginia
d.1 Dec 1830 Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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[Anc Hannah Temple Gwathmey adgedge.ged] ! (1) "A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia," by John W. Wayland (Shenandoah Pub. House , Strasburg, VA, 1976) p.592. (2) "Kentucky Genealogies from Filson Clib History Quarterly," p.290, "The Grave of Genera l George Rogers Clark," by R.C. Ballard Thruston. (3) Carolyn Tayloe Davidson Carey, Greenwood Village, CO. Cites: (a) Family notes by W.W. G wathmey II, D.L. Gwathmey, E.C. Gwathmey. (b) Carolyn G. Jones, "Canterbury," Walkerton, VA. (4) "Burke's American Families with British Ancestry" (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 19 77) p.2539, Anderson genealogy. (5) Richard B. Walker, Dayton, OH. Cites: (a) "The Gwathmey Record," a manuscript in posses sion of Mrs. John Hastings Gwathmey (1959). (6) "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in King Wi lliam Co., St. John's Parish" by Malcolm Hart Harris (1977) p.461,961,965. FHL #975.5H2har. C ites: (a) Bible Records of the family of Temple Gwathmey, probably copied by Maj. J. Temple D oswell, s/o Pault T. Doswell/Fannie Gwathmey. (b) Land tax returns, King William Co., VA, 178 2. (c) King William Records, Bk 3, p.238. (7) "Gwathmey Family Record," by Mildred Bates Gwathmey (Mrs. Edward Moseley Gwathmey), Spa rtanburg, SC, 1955. Cites: (a) Bible of Dr. William Gwathmey of "Burlington," Aylett, King Wi lliam Co., VA. (8) Verna Jennings Sullivan, San Diego, CA. (9) "American Monthly Magazine," Vol. 36, No. 6 (DAR, 1910) p.763. FHL #973.B2dar. Cites: ( a) "Courier-Journal," Louisville, KY. (b) Mrs. Wm. A. Robinson of Louisville, KY. (c) Bible r ecord in possession of Mr. Joseph Gwathmey of Burlington, Beuhlahville, King William Co., VA . Transcript furnished by Mrs. W.W. Whitefield,, Paducah, KY. ! Birth: (3,9) 25 Nov 1752. (3,5,6,7,8,9c) s/o Owen GWATHMEY/Hannah TEMPLE. (5,8) 25 Nov 175 3. (5) King and Queen Co., VA. (8) King William Co., VA. Marriage to Ann CLARK: (1,5,7,9c) (2,8,9) 20 Oct 1773. (3) 20 Oct 1782. (8) Caroline Co. , VA. Death: (2) Near Louisville, KY. (3,5,8,9) 1 Dec 1830. (5,8) Louisville, KY. Burial: (2) Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY. (9) Buried beside his wife. (6) Attended Donald Robertson's School. (6) Inherited the land on the Mattapony River called "The Meadow." He erected the first hou se that stood there. (6b) 1782: Owen Gwathmey taxed for 672 acres, King William Co., VA. (4) Of Culpeper Co., VA. (2) 1797: Living in VA. (6c) 1797: He conveyed "The Meadow" to his son Temple Gwathmey. (5) Migrated to KY from VA through the Cumberland Gap. (1,5,9) Of Louisville, KY. (2) Settled near Louisville. (9) Cashier of the Bank of Kentucky for many years. |