Cowdrey/Cowdry/Cowdery Genealogy
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Cowdrey/Cowdery/Cowdry
Soundex # C360
London, ENG> N'Hampton,
Accomack Co, VA > Sussex,
Kent Co., DE > Abbeyville, Edgefield Dist., SC > Marion and Boone
Cos., AR
GA > OK > TX > CA > NV
The first four
generations of this tree have been revised. They're not
complete
nor totally accurate; however,
it is
closer
to the truth than the genealogy published in the Mehling work of
1911, "tenth family not connected to William the Emmigrant
Ancestor".
This family does not stem from Wm. and Mrs. Mary [nee: Robbins]
{Savage} Cowdrey as stated by Mary
Bryant Alverson Mehling.
The Mehling work does
not mention Benjamin, the emmigrant ancestor of this Cowdrey
line, and his children
nor their connection with Sussex Co., Delaware and the property owned
by Benjamin and willed to his daughter Fances
and her children, Henry and Samuell. Also the property in
N'Hampton Co., VA willed by Benjamin to his two sons Thomas and
Benjamin.
The first four generations of this tree are a working
template.
Much work is needed.
The difficulty,
at
this time, is the 2nd 3rd, and 4th
generations.
Not sure
which
Thomas the line continues through.
Is the
father of John Cowdrey in the fifth generation in fact Savage Cowdrey?
According to Wm. Drayton Cowdrey, in the 5th gen., in a letter he
referred to his grandfather having a brother named Savage.
We
are asking for input and help from anyone who is
interested
in this Southern COWDREY line.
NOTE: All
underlined words and names are
links to
pictures and/or further information and/or lateral trees.
NOTE: The volumes of Northampton County
records covered by the
"Index
to Deeds, 1632 - 1732", and the "General Index to Wills, 1632 -
1733",
are
referred to in the indices by Roman numerals, only, without any
other
identification.
First
Generation
Benjamin
(1) COWDREY, b. ca. 1619 ENGLAND or HOLLAND;
d. 1684 Northampton Co., VA
NOTE:
According to an
article
by Ralph T. Whitelaw in " The BULLETIN ", Benjamin's will was
probated
on 1 Dec 1684. Benjamin left 250 acres
to his sons Thomas and
Benjamin:
150 acres to the former and 100 acres to the latter. Benjamin
later
sold his share to Thomas. He lived near the
town of
Machipongo
in middle Northampton Co. Virginia. N'hampton and Accomack
Counties
are known as the "Eastern Shore".
Listed in 1676 -
Individual
Patents and Owners of N'hampton County.
NOTE:
Will
of Benjamin Cowdrey
NOTE:
Deeds
+Frances (1) UNKNOWN, b. 1615
NOTE: Frances' birthdate
was
verified in 1669 [ "Colonial Residents of Virginia Whose Ages Were
Proved
Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties" ]
Children of
Benjamin
and Frances:
1.
William Cowdrey, b. Abt.
1634
(1) +Unnamed SAVAGE, b. Abt. 1640; d. Abt.
1660;
d/o Capt. John and Ann [ELKINGTON] SAVAGE
(2) +Mrs. Mary [nee: ROBBINS] SAVAGE,
widow of
Capt. John SAVAGE of N'hampton Co., VA;
d/o Obedience & Grace [O'NEILL]
ROBBINS, who was the widow of Edward Waters (d.
1628)
Child of William and Mary:
1. Grace Cowdrey
NOTE:
In the will of
Capt.
John Savage, John refers to William Cowdrey as his
son-in-law.
William's wife was the dau/of Capt. Jn. Savage with his
first
wife Ann [Elkington].
This daughter died before the will
was made and was not mentioned in the will by name. She goes
unnamed.
"To my granddaughter
Susannah Kendall, the daughter of John
and
Susannah, the 100 a. plantation whereon William Cowdrey, my
son-in-law
now dwells, which I have
given him for life. "
William, now
being
a widower, marries his widowed mother-in-law, Mary [nee: Robbins]
Savage.
NOTE:
In many sources I have seen, it is said that
William Cowdrey was not mentioned in Benjamin's will. After
seeing the will I have to say he is very
clearly mentioned. His name
was
written as "Wm Cowdrey". It's quite plain. "I Both
will
and Bequeath to my son Wm Cowdrey one muskquett
and one Barrell
of
Corne which said Corne would have him purchase A(sic) give half for the
good
of his children."
2. Frances (2)
Cowdrey, b. Abt. 1636
+Captain
William Spencer
Children of William and Frances:
1. Henry Spencer
2. Samuel Spencer
3. Elizabeth Spencer
3. Ann Cowdrey, b. Abt. 1638
4.
Thomas
(1)
Cowdrey, b. Abt. 1641 (see next
generation)
5. Josias (1)
Cowdrey, b. abt. 1649, Eastville, Accomack Co., VA;
d. bet 1677-1679, Milford, Sussex, DE
+Ann WHITE
Children of Josias and Ann:
1. Margaret Cowdrey
+ (1)Robert HART, III
+ (2) Henry MOLLESTON, m. 13 Mar 1686, Sussex, DE
2. Josias
(2) Cowdrey
NOTE: Josias Cowdrey (1) died
before his father Benjamin's will was made. He was therefore not
mentioned
in
his father's will.
6. Benjamin (2) Cowdrey, b. Abt. 1656
NOTE:
30 Aug 1686, Benjamin, Jr. sold a 100 acres to his brother Thomas.
Second
Generation
Thomas
(1) Cowdrey,
b.
abt 1641; N'hampton Co., 28 Jul 1698, the will of Thomas was
filed
for probate.
+Anne NOTTINGHAM, b. Bet. 1649-1654;
d/o Richard
and Elizabeth [__?__] NOTTINGHAM
Children of
Thomas
and Ann:
1. Josias Cowdrey, b. Abt. 1680, N'hampton Co., VA
2. William Cowdrey, b. Abt. 1684, N'hamton Co., VA
3. Elizabeth Cowdrey
4. Frances Cowdrey
5. Thomas (2) Cowdrey, b. 1694, N'hampton Co., VA
(see next generation)
NOTE:
"Colonial Residents of
Virginia's
Eastern Shore" subtitle: "Whose Ages Were Proven Before Court Officials
of
Accomack and N'hampton Counties"
places
the birth of Josias COWDREY
at abt. 1680 and his brother, William COWDREY, abt. 1684.
Third
Generation
Thomas (2) Cowdrey,
b. 1694 N'hampton Co., VA ; d. Abt. 1742. N'hampton Co., VA;
m. Abt. 1732
+Esther SAVAGE, b. ca. 1712 N'hampton, VA d/o
Elkington
& Winnefred [__?__] SAVAGE; Elkington was s/o Capt.
Jn.
SAVAGE.
Children of
Thomas
and Esther:
1. Savage (1) Cowdrey, Senr., (see next
generation)
2. Thomas Cowdrey, b. ?, d. 1778; m. 1769; He made a will
in N'hampton
Co., VA, March 3, 1778; probated June 9, 1778.
+Sarah Jacob d/o Esau and Elizabeth [HAGGOMAN]
JACOB
Children of Thomas and Sarah:
1. William Cowdrey, b. abt.1770
2. Betsey Cowdrey, b. abt. 1772
3. Esther Cowdrey, b. abt. 1774
4. Thomas Cowdrey, III b. abt. 1776
Fourth
Generation
Savage
(1) Cowdrey,
b.
Abt.
1735, N'hampton Co., VA; d. 1783, Accomack Co., VA; m.
June
15, 1758, N'hampton Co., VA
NOTE: Two
sources and two locations for the marriage of Savage and Mary
Cowdrey.
NOTE:
Savage's
will only names the one son, Henry (Barlow Cowdrey).
+Mary BARLOW, dau/of Rev. Henry
and
Susannah [__?__] BARLOW
Children of Savage and Mary:
1. Thomas Cowdrey, IV, b. abt. 1759; d. ?;
unmarried; in the West Indies
2. Henry
Barlow Cowdrey, b. abt. 1762; d. 1800
+Margaret
JOYNES, d/o Abel and Ann [nee: ROGERS]{ WAINHOUSE }
JOYNES. Ann's first husband: Francis WAINHOUSE, III
Child of Henry and Margaret:
1. Mahala
Cowdrey,
b. after his death. m. Unknown FISHER
3.
Savage B. Cowdrey,
b. abt. 1764;
d. 1809, unmarried.
NOTE: He was among
those who threw tea overboard at
the "Boston
Tea Party". He was lost from his
own ship, which plied between Norfolk, Va.,
and the West
Indies.
5.
Susan Cowdrey, b. abt. 1765
6. Margaret Cowdrey, b. abt. 1767
7. Esther Cowdrey, b. abt. 1769; was
living in 1827; m. Unknown WALKER
Children
of Unknown and Esther:
1. Thomas Walker
2. Henry Walker
3. James Walker
4. Caroline Walker
NOTE:
Esther
gave
William Drayton Cowdrey the above list of
children. She married an unknown cousin
______WALKER
8. John Cowdrey, b. abt. 1772 (see next
generation)
+Ann " ¹Nancy" MOORE , b.
abt. 1780, loc. unknown
Fifth
Generation
John
COWDREY, b. abt.
1772, VA; d. Dec 25, 1804, Abbeville,
SC;
m. Jan 4, 1794, Edgefield Dist., SC
+Ann "¹Nancy" MOORE
, b. 1780 loc. unk; d/o James & Rebecca Ann [Davis] MOORE
of Edgefield
Dist., SC
NOTE: There
is a difficulty with
the
surname of Ann "Nancy" Moore. Some insist she was a Bostick.
At this time, I do not agree with this
assumption.
See
the MOORE
TREE w/research notes, submitted by Judy Bennett.
It's
a goldmine!
Children of John and Ann:
1. James Moore
Cowdrey
(see next generation)
+Agnes McCUBBIN
2. Henry Cowdrey, b. Feb 4, 1797; d. Jul 15, 1799 loc. unkn.
3. Savage (2) Cowdrey, II, b. Jul 30, 1798; d. Feb 7, 1799
4. Harriet Cowdrey, b. Sep 15, 1800, SC; d. Jan 20,
1867 Early
Co.,
GA; m. Dec 15, 1814, Early Co., GA
+ James SHACKLEFORD,
b. 14 Nov 1786 Georgetown, SC; d. Dec 26, 1866, Early Co., GA
5.
William Drayton Cowdrey, b. Apr 1, 1803; d. Mar 15, 1865, Early Co., GA;
m. Nov 17, 1831, Crawfordsville, GA
+Selah Gresham JANES, b. Nov 19, 1812 Greene Co, GA;
d.
Aug 9, 1885, Blakely, Early Co., GA
d/o: William and Selah [GRESHAM]
JANES
NOTE: From a note given
me by Rev. Anson Titus of Tufts College, Mass. and written by
William Drayton
Cowdrey. He says "I found out in Norfolk, VA.,
on my way home from
College, in Feb., 1827, that my great grandfather on my father's side
was
Savage Cowdrey from Eastern Shore Maryland."
It would seem that
from the unusual name that this Savage was a son of William and
Mary
(Savage) Cowdrey. Unfortunately, William D. Cowdrey
failed to
give
the name of his grandfather, and I have been unable to find any one who
knew
anything about him or any record of his birth, marriage or
death,
but William
D. Cowdrey states in his letter that his grandfather had a brother,
Savage.
From these few notes I am only
able to give the
record as follows:" Mary B. Alverson Mehling
This is
a mistake on William D. Cowdrey's
part. His family was in the Eastern Shore but the Eastern Shore
of Virginia, (N'hampton and Accomack
Counties) not
Maryland. It's quite possible that he was mistaken in other
things, too, in regards to the sketchy knowledge about his family.
6. Caroline Cowdrey, b. Feb
4, 1805 Norfolk, VA; d.
Oct
13, 1811 loc. unknown
Sixth
Generation
James Moore COWDREY,
b. Aug. 12, 1795 Cambridge, Abbeville, SC d. Jun 5, 1866,
² MCAR
m. Sep 26, 1832, Izard Co, AR, officiated
by: Rev. Thomas LAW.
NOTE: Dr. Cowdrey was a surgeon
for Col. William
MITCHELL's Fourteenth AR Infantry. He left So.
Carolina
and emigrated from Charleston, ca. 1825.
He became a skillful
physician
and apparently was quite charming and cultured. He was ruined
financially
during the War Between the States, with
his home and
personal property
destroyed.
+Agnes McCUBBIN b. 26
Apr.
1814, Christian Co., KY, d. Dec 8, 1857, Yellville, MCAR,
³IGI #GQX9VL
d/o: Wm. Pleasant and ¹Nancy [ADAMS] McCUBBIN,
Children of
James
and Agnes:
1. (Ann) ² "Nancy" Cowdrey, b. June 25, 1833, July
18, 1833,
Fayetteville, AR d. Jul 18, 1833, Fayetteville,
AR
2. Harriet Henrietta Cowdrey, b. Oct 4, 1835, Fayetteville,
Benton
Co., AR, d. TX, m. Dec 28, 1854
Officiated by: John NOE, Esq.
+ Josiah C. BAWCOM Jr., b. 1835, TN, d. 1905,
BurnettCo., TX, [served in
Co. B, 21st Texas Cavalry]
s/o: Josiah C. & Priscilla B. [TUTTLE]
BAWCOM, Sr.
3. James William
Cowdrey b. Nov 5,
1837,
Fayetteville, Benton Co., AR, d. Oct 7, 1893. (see J. W. Cowdrey's
family tree)
m/1 Aug 14, 1859, Yelleville, MCAR, m/2 Sep
2, 1869, Yelleville, MCAR
+Kate V. HASTINGS, b. Abt. 1839, Yelleville, MCAR, d.
1865, Yelleville, MCAR
+Margaret Clarenda BATTENFIELD, b. Apr 2, 1850, Yelleville, MCAR,
d. Jun 4, 1923, Boone Co., AR
4.
Elizabeth Arkansas
"Lizzie"Cowdrey, b. Apr 3, 1839, Izard Co.; AR, d.
Abt.1893, OK; m. Jul
3, 1858, MCAR
NOTE:
"Lizzie", raised
Cornelia
"Nellie" after her mother (Agnes) died, due to childbirth complications.
+ Capt. James R. DOWD, b. Jan 1831, GA,
Company E, Fifth Regiment, AR
State
Troops, Jul 11, 1861,
school teacher, moved to Broken Arrow, OK
Children of James and Elizabeth:
1. Jack Dowd, b. Nov 27, 1863, m. 1887
+Ida Bell "Lula" PIERSON b. Feb
1871, MCAR
d/o Levi
and Elizabeth Agnes [MITCHELL] PIERSON
Children of Jack and Ida Bell:
1. Roy Dowd
2. Robert Dowd
3. Della Dowd
4. Infant Dowd
5. Arthur Dowd
5. Ora Dowd
2. James R. Dowd, Jr. b. Mar 14 1864: never married
3. Mary E. Dowd, b. Dec 23, 1870
+Adolphus DeLorraine ORCUTT
5. Henry Washington
Cowdrey,
(see next generation)
NOTE: Henry enlisted at Yellville, MCAR, 27
Arkansas Infantry, Company "A", CSA.
He mustered in and out as a private.
(source: FHC, Film #M376, roll 6, Civil War
Soldiers and Sailors) CWSS} http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
}
+Martha KING
6. Mary
Agnes
Cowdrey, b. Nov 26, 1843, Yelleville, MC, AR, d. Bef. 1894,
loc unkn.,
m. June 12, 1866
loc unknown.
+Col. James Arthur WILSON, b. 1840, loc. unkn. d. bef 1894,
Harrison, Boone Co., AR
7. John
Shackleford Cowdrey,b.
Jul
15,
1846, Yelleville, MCAR d. Jul 5, 1928, Yelleville, MCAR
m. Dec 25, 1872, Yelleville, MCAR Served inthe First
Arkansas Cavalry, CSA
+Martha Helen BERRY, b. Mar 7,
1857, Yelleville,
MCAR, m. Dec 1872, d. 1935, Yelleville, MCAR
dau. of James H. and Mary Eliza [WILSON] BERRY
8.
Caroline
Phoebe Cowdrey, b. Jun 23, 1848, Yelleville, MCAR, m.
Abt. 1870
+Richmond Pearson WILSON, b. Oct, 1846, s/o James A. and
Temperance [__?__] WILSON.
9.
Laura
Emily Cowdrey, b. Oct 24, 1850, Yelleville, MCAR
+Archibald M. SLOAN, of Boone, Co., AR
10. Cornelia Eugenia "Nellie"
Cowdrey, b.
Dec
26, 1853, MCAR m. May 20, 1875, d. April 11, 1935
+ Ambrose Wilson WICKERSHAM, b. Dec 5, 1851, Yellville, MCAR
d. Aug 9, 1933
s/o John L. and Elizabeth Albertine [McPHERSON]
WICKERSHAM
11. Infant
Cowdrey, b. Oct 1, 1857, Yellville, MCAR, d. Oct 1, 1857,
Yellville,
MCAR
Seventh
Generation
Henry Washington COWDREY,
b. Jul 26, 1841, Yelleville, MCAR, m Oct 7,1861 d. Jan 4,
1915, Lawton,Tillman
Co, OK
bu. Yellville, MCAR, m. Oct 7, 1861, Served in Co "A" 27th AR infantry, CSA,
³IGI Records - FHL, Salt Lake
City. Batch 7516103, Sheet 02, Source Call No. 884521, type: Film
+Martha KING, b. Jul 24, 1844,
Elizabeth
Co, KY, d. Mar 28, 1920, Webb City, Jaspar, MO, ³IGI
#GQX9R3,
d/o: Henry H. and Mary [BROCK]
KING
Children of Henry and Martha:
1. James Henry
Cowdrey,
b. Aug 7, 1862 Yelleville, MCAR, d. 1901 Little Rock AR,
m.
1881, Yelleville, MCAR, ³IGI #GQX9HP
+Lula
POPE , b. NC
Children of James and Lula:
1. Vincell Cowdrey
2. Pearl Cowdrey
3. Howard Cowdrey
4. Vera Cowdrey
5. Eunice Cowdrey
6. Clyde Cowdrey {Fem.}
2. John Allen Cowdrey (see next
generation)
+Belva Ora ESTES
3. William Henry
Cowdrey, b. Sep 2,
1867,
Greene County, MO, d. Sep 28, 1929, Yelleville, MCAR
m/1 Oct 27, 1892, Yelleville, MCAR, m/2
May 30, 1896, ³IGI
#GQX9K2
+ Drusilla E. PERRY, b. Nov 26, 1871, VA, d. Oct 18,
1895, Yelleville,
MCAR, m. Oct 27, 1892, d/o: W. H. PERRY
Child of William and Drucilla:
1. Roy Cowdrey, Sr. b. 11 Nov. 1893, Yellville, MCAR
+ Mary GAINES b. Oct 3, 1874, d. Mar 17, 1930, m. May 30,
1896,
officiated by: Monk BASCOM
Children of William and Mary:
1. Guy Cowdrey, b. 1896, d.1896 two weeks after birth.
2. Guyla Cowdrey, b. 1900, m. Bascum TATUM
4. Adolphus
C. "Doc" Cowdrey, b. Dec 19, 1869, Greene Co., MO, d. 1936
Owasso,
Tulsa Co., OK,
bu. Fairview Cemetery, Owasso, OK Dec 29, 1889,
Yelleville, MCAR, ³IGI
#GQX9D6
+ Rebecca BRIGGS b. Sep, 1872, MCAR d. 1936, d/o John
Wright and Mary M."Polly" [HURST ] BRIGGS
Children of Adolphus and Rebecca:
1. Robert Cowdrey
2. Flossie Cowdrey
3. Lemmon Cowdrey
4. Wright Cowdrey
5. Harriet Caroline "Hattie"Cowdrey
b Jan 20, 1872, Green Co., MO d. Sep
21,
1944,
Kansas Cty, Jackson Co., MO; ³IGI #GQXL7
NOTE: In a
letter to Helen [Jefferson] STOREY from Esther [Cowdrey]
CARTMILL, Esther
spells
Harriett's middle name "Corlin".
Other sources give middle name
as
Caroline. Since the name "Caroline" runs through the family
"Corlin" is
most
likely a typo.
+T.L. MEDLEY
+George W. HOWARD
Child of Hattie and George:
1. Edith Howard, b. Jul 18, 1894, MC,AR; d. Jun
6, 1970, Enid, OK
6.
Alfred Mathew "Bud"
Cowdrey, b.
Feb 23, 1874 Brookline, Greene Co., MO, d. Jun 02, 1947
Lubbuck,
Lubbuck Co., TX, m. June 16,
1895, Yelleville, MCAR
+Cora Belle ANDERSON, b. Mar 26,
1878, d. Nov 12, 1904
+Mae BENNETT
Children of Bud and Cora:
Child of Bud and Mae:
7.
Rufus Preston Cowdrey, b. Apr 11,
1876,
Boone Co., AR d. Apr 9, 1949, Lubbock, TX,
m. Dec 25, 1898 Yelleville, MCAR,
³IGI #GQX9MD
+Pricilla Jane BAWCOM , b. Feb
18,
1871, MCAR, d. Aug 17, 1940, Post, TX,
d/o David and Mary Jane [TABOR] BAWCOM
Children of "Ruff" and Pricella:
1. Viva Martha Cowdrey
2. Lola Mary Cowdrey
3. David Elmer Cowdrey [twin]
4. Henry Delmer Cowdrey [twin]
5. Infant Cowdrey, b. 1906, d. 1906
8. Mary Agnes
"Mamie" Cowdrey, b. Apr 12, 1878, Prairie Twp., MCAR,
d. 14
Dec,
1917, m. Mar 15, 1895, ³IGI
#GQX9NK
+ Arthur HURST, b. 4 Feb. 1875, d. 22 Jul 1946, s/o:
Alexander and Margaret Agnes [ADAMS] HURST
Children of "Mamie" and Arthur:
1. Cam Hurst
2. Ralph Hurst
3. Thelma Hurst
4. Alice Hurst
9. Fanny Gertrude
Cowdrey;
b.
Aug 19, 1880, Prairie Twp. MCAR; m. Jul 6, 1907; ³IGI
#GQX9BT
[m. same day as brother Joseph]
+Ewell Russell CARTMILL
Sr.; b. Jun 14, 1870, WV;
d. Aug 3, 1917, Webb City, MO; s/o Jas. Henry and Marcena O. [FINDLAY]
CARTMILL
Children of Fanny and Ewell:
1. Ewell Russell Cartmill Jr.; b. 3 May 1908
2. Velma Gertrude Cartmill;
b. abt 1910
3. Elvin H. Cartmill; abt 1911
4. James W. Cartmill; abt
1914
5. Martha Katherine Cartmill; abt 1915
10. Joseph Bryan
Cowdrey, b. May 25,
1883,
Prairie Twp., MCAR, d. 1952 m. May 30, 1903, loc. unkn. ³IGI
#GQK9PQ
[m. same day as sister Fanny]
+Sally YOUNG, b. Dec 20, 1881, Everton, Boone Co., AR;
d. Aug
13, 1917, Everton, Boone Co., AR;
daughter of Elijah "Eli" and Josephine F. [BROWN] YOUNG
Children of Joe and Sally:
1. Joseph Dale Cowdrey
2. Henry Noble Cowdrey; m. Marie NICHOLSON
Children of Henry and Marie:
1. Wanda Mozelle; d. at 9 months
2. Billy W. Cowdrey
3. Ernestine Cowdrey
11.
Robert M. Cowdrey, b. Jun 7,
1885,
Prairie Twp., MCAR; m. 29 Jan 1908 MCAR;
d. 11 Oct, 1955 loc. unkn.
+Roberta M. "Reba" LACK, b. abt. 1889, Buffalo, MCAR;
d. Unknown [no issue]
12. Esther Cowdrey, b. Dec 12, 1889, Prairie Twp., MCAR; d. Jan
7, 1976,
Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA
m. Oct 9, 1908 Galena, IL
+Thomas William CARTMILL , b. Sept
28,
1881, WV, d. Feb 10, 1979, Westminster, Orange Co., CA
;
s/o James Henry and Marcena O. [Findlay] CARTMILL
Child of Esther and Tom:
1. Cleve Cartmill
Eighth
Generation
John Allen COWDREY, b. Green Co., MO, May 1, 1865 d. Jul 1, 1927, MCAR,
m. Jul 24, 1887, bu. Layton Cemetery
+ Belva Ora
ESTES, b.
Oct
12, 1868 Eros, MCAR, d. May 26, 1933, Home in Yellville,
MCAR,
d/o: Benjamin M. ESTES
&
Martha "Mattie" JACKSON
Children of John Allen
&
Belva Ora:
1.
Kirby Thurman Cowdrey, b. Sep 1, 1888, MCAR d. Oct 3, 1925,
Yelleville,
MCAR, bu: Layton Cemetery,
MCAR;
m. Apr 27, 1912,Yelleville, MCAR
+ Alsey BERRY , b. Apr 8, 1894, MCAR, d. Oct 25, 1962 at
sister's home in Kansas City,
MO; resided in Dallas, TX at time
of death; m.(2)Thomas LOTT
d/o: James Cambell "Cam" and Edna Earle [LAYTON]
BERRY
2.
Troy Edgar Cowdrey, b. Mar14, 1891, MCAR d. Apr 17, 1964;
bu:
Layton Cemetery, MCAR;
+Abbie Jane McCARTY, b. Jul 25, 1892
Yelleville, MCAR d. Jan 17, 1982, Harrison, Boone Co., AR;
bu: Layton
Cemetery, MCAR;
d/o: James Levi and Mary Tennessee [THOMPSON]
McCARTY
3.
Myrtle
May
Cowdrey, (see next generation)
+ John Albert JEFFERSON
4.
Cam Lavette Cowdrey, b. Jan 2, 1896, Eros, MCAR d. Jul 5, 1970;
bu: Layton Cemetery, MCAR;
m. Apr 12,
1917, MCAR
+ Ethel Rosalie CAVANESS, b. Jan 11, 1895, Akers, MO, d.
May
17, 1961 Rochester, MN; bu: Layton Cemetery, MCAR;
d/o: Thomas Matthew and Ida Diana [BROWN] CAVANESS
5. Allen Leon
Cowdrey, b. Dec 25,
1900,
MC, AR, d. Jan 1, 1960
6. Eva Gertrude
Cowdrey, b. Apr 11, 1909,
Eros.
MCAR, d. Nov. 23, 1997, Harrison, Boone Co., AR; ;
bu:
Layton Cemetery, MCAR
m. Jul 29, 1930, Springfield,
MO [no issue]
+Elza Navarre"Ed" KIRBY , b. Jun 1,
1903, Clinton, IL, d. Jan 1, 1991, Boone Co., AR;
bu: Layton Cemetery, MCAR
s/o: Irwin Navarre and Sammy Pearl [BYERLY]
KIRBY
Ninth
Generation
Myrtle May
Cowdrey, b. May 18, 1894, Eros, AR;
d. Sep 12,
1973, Pasadena, CA; m. Apr 12, 1917,
Yellville, MCAR (M-A-Y
is
the correct spelling for Myrtle's middle name - named for
the month of May in which she was born.)
+ John Albert JEFFERSON,
S/O Robert
Breckenridge
and Ida Jane [WOOD] JEFFERSON [See JEFFERSON
Tree]
¹ "Nancy" is often a
nickname for Ann like "Polly"
for Mary and Sally for Sarah
² MCAR =
Marion
County,
Arkansas
³
Family History Center, Salt Lake City, International
Genealogical Index, library file number.
d/o =
Daughter of:
s/o =
Son of:
bu. =
buried |
If
anyone can add, subtract or amend this genealogy, please
contact
me.
e-mail
| There are over 15 spellings of this
surname which is French in
origin. It signifies a hazel tree or hazel grove. Here are
several:
Coudry, Coudre, Coudray, Coudrey, Coudrille, Coudrette, Cordrey,
Cordery,
Cawdrey, Cawdry, Caudry, Caudrey, as well as Cowdry, Cowdrey, Cowdery
and,
Cowdray. |
References: This Cowdrey family is the "Third
Family not connected to
William
the Emigrant Ancestor" according to the "Cowdrey/Cowdery/Cowdray
Genealogy" by: Mary Bryant Alverson
Mehling, pp. 385 - 399
It is being proved to be
incorrect
in many instances regarding the earlier generations of this family
thanks to the work of Ruth Fay [COWDREY]
Hill, Judy BENNETT of the MOORE tree above, and
myself, Rhio GILLIS. |
~ Many thanks to the
following people and their
sources ~ •Family
records of Ruth Fay [COWDREY] HILL, desc. from
8th gen. Alfred M. COWDREY and
Norman
H. COWDREY.
•Family records of Helen [JEFFERSON]
STOREY, dau. of John Albert and Myrtle May [COWDREY] JEFFERSON.
•Letters to Helen [ JEFFERSON] STOREY
from Esther [COWDREY] CARTMILL.
• Papers and Bible
in
possession of Mary [COWDREY] POLK
of Harrison, Boone Co., AR
• Billy Wayne COWDREY, desc.
from
8th gen. Joseph B. COWDREY, son of
Henry
Washington COWDREY
• Donald COWDREY, son of
Walter
Jefferson COWDREY, desc.
from
James W. COWDREY 7th
generation
• Judy BENNETT:
submitted the MOORE tree of SC>GA. Nancy MOORE
was
wife of John COWDREY, 6th
generation.
• Jill W. BURTON
submitted the WICKERSHAM branch, 7th generation and some of
the COWDREY info
and
photos.
• Tanya JOHNSON
submitted info on "The Bulletin" in the first generation.
Desc/of
Margaret [ JOYNES] COWDREY
• Sutherland McCOLLEY
desc
of Josias COWDREY in the
first
generation
• Barbara HOLMES submitted
land deeds from Delaware
• Phil CARTMILLE
submitted information on the CARTMILL
brothers in the eighth generation.
• Family records of Carl McNUTT,
desc. from 7th gen. Jas. William COWDREY and
Claude
Eugene COWDREY
• Kenny C. FOSSITT, info on Josias and
William Cowdrey and ancestor William BANUM / BAYNHAM
who married d/o Josias COWDREY, II
•"Geneologies of
Marion
Co. Families 1811-1900", Published by the Hist'l and Gen. Soc. of
Marion
Co., AR
• Bill EVANS,
submitted info on Alsey BERRY, wife of Kirby Thurman COWDREY
in the eighth generation.
• "History of
Marion County" by
Earl BERRY, published 1977 on loan from Helen [ JEFFERSON] STOREY
• Silas
Clairborne TURNBO's
stories
of the Ozarks and it's people. The
Turnbo Manuscripts by S. C. TURNBO
1844-1925
• The "Miles Files"
created
by
two cousins from the Eastern Shore, Barry W. MILES and Moody K.
MILES of GHOTES (Genealogy
& Historie Of The
Eastern Shore)
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