John Ownby

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Personal and Family Information

John was born in 1735, the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.

He died in 1824. The place is not known.

His wife was Nancy Ann “Nannie” Porter. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth1735
Death1824

Notes

Note 1

!Source: https://huskey-ogle-family.tripod.com/ancestorarchives/id53.html

Ancestor of the Month

December 2009

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Ambrose Porter

b. 1731 d. 1773

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Ambrose Porter is one of our ancestors who illustrates the difficulty in finding information about our forebears. He also illustrates how names can help or hinder in research.

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Marriage and Family

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In 1743 or 1744, Ambrose married Jemima Smith in Essex Co., VA. According to Ambrose’s will, the couple had six children:

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1. Nancy Ann , m. in 1760 to >>> John Ownby <<<. Nannie is our ancestor. She and John had 14 children.