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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1761 - 1817 (56 years)
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| Name |
Lea, Owen [1, 2] |
| Birth |
11 Jan 1761 |
Caswell County, North Carolina  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
8647 |
| Death |
21 Jun 1817 |
Cleveland County, North Carolina [2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I8501 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Father |
Lea, John (Richland's Creek), b. Abt 1716, Virginia d. 1781, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age ~ 65 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Carter, Ann, b. 8 Aug 1720 d. 1781 (Age 60 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Bef 4 Feb 1745 |
St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia [2] |
| Reference Number |
60256 |
| Family ID |
F4537 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Wright, Elizabeth, b. 31 Mar 1765 d. 3 Aug 1854 (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
1782 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [3] |
| Reference Number |
402816 |
| Children |
| | 1. Lea, John, b. 8 Mar 1784 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Lea, Richard, b. 14 May 1787 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Lea, Phebe, b. 31 Jan 1790 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Lea, Ivy, b. Aft 1790 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Lea, Richard, b. 24 Apr 1795 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. Lea, William, b. 20 Oct 1796 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 7. Lee, George, b. 20 Feb 1799, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. 17 Jul 1875, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Lea, Nancy, b. 30 Sep 1801 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 9. Lea, Carter, b. 23 Mar 1804, Rutherford County, North Carolina [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 10. Lea, Vincent Wright, b. 15 Oct 1807 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 11. Lea, Betsy, b. Aft 1807 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F4543 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Owen Lee (1761-1817)
Revolutionary War veteran who, according to the pension application of Elizabeth Wright Lea, fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
O wen Lea (1761-1817) Revolutionary War Pension Application.
Owen Lea Revolutionary War Pension Application Appeal.
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One researcher has written the following. Note, however, that other Lea family researchers dispute this, and conclude that Zachary Lea was not a son of Owen Lea and Elizabeth Wright Lea. Thus, the following is placed here for research purposes only, and researchers are warned to proceed with caution. Note that Zachariah Lea is not shown in this database as a son of Owen Lea and Elizabeth Wright Lea.
"Zachary Lee, was most likely the son of Owen Lee and Elizabeth Wright, (or a yet unknown first wife). He was probably born in Caswell Co., N.C. between 1775 and 1780. The census reports listing Zachary and Rebecca indicate he was born about 1775-80 and she 1780-90. The first recorded census listing for this family was 1810 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Land records show that one Zachree Lee bought land on Horse Creek in the lower part of Rutherford County from a Thomas Neighbors in July 1808. The deed is dated July 2 1808 and can be found at the courthouse in Rutherford County, NC. (Deeds 1807-1816 Vol. 24-26 pg. 275.) The farm was next to one owned by Owen Lee. Based on birth dates of their children, Zachary and Rebecca were probably married the same year. Although no record has been found, it is likely that they were married in Union County, S. C. where Rebecca Brocks’ family lived."
Source: My Lee Ancestors, William C. Cudlipp (28 July 2001).
That the Owen Lee mentioned above has not been confirmed as the Owen Lea of this entry, son of John (South Hico) Lea. And, the Lee spelling causes additional doubts.
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One researcher lists the children of Elizabeth Wright and Owen Lee as follows. Note, however, the dispute with respect to Zachariah Lea (who is not shown in this database as a child of Owen Lea and Elizabeth Wright Lea)
Zachariah Lee, born Bet. 1780 - 1783 in Caswell Co., NC; died 1843 in Gwinnett Co., GA.
Phoebe Lee, born 31 Jan 1787; died 14 Feb 1848.
Richard Lee, born 14 May 1787; died 06 May 1794.
John Lee, born Abt. 1792; died 03 Mar 1856 in Cleveland Co., NC.
Ivy Lee, born 13 Nov 1792.
Richard Lee, born 12 May 1794; died 12 May 1845. He married Sarah .
George B. Lee, born 20 Feb 1799; died in Cleveland Co., NC.
William E. Lee, born 20 Oct 1798.
Nancy Lee, born 20 Sep 1801. She married Hardy.
Carter Lee, born 23 Mar 1804; died 1871. He married Lucy Francis.
Vincent Lee, born 15 Oct 1807. He married Elizabeth Grigg.
Elizabeth Lee, born 27 Dec 1810; died 03 Aug 1854. She married William L. Hardin.
Source: Mostly Southern Website.
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Note the following list of the children of Owen and Elizabeth Lea from the Revolutionary War pension application filed by Elizabeth Lea 9 February 1846:
John born March 8, 1784
Richard born May 14, 1787
Phebe born January 31, 1790
Ivy born November 13, 179- [torn]
Richard born April 24, 179- [torn]
William born October 20, 1796
George born February 20, 1799
Nancy born September 30, 1801
Carter born March 23, 1804
Vincent Wright born October 15, 1807
Betsy or Elizabeth born December 27, 18--[torn]
Zachariah/Zachary Lea is not in this list.
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The wife of Owen Lea, son of John Lea of Richland Creek, in her claim for a pension for Owen's service during the Revolutionary War (Ref: National Archives & Record Services, Washington, DC, file designation R-6221) states that "the captain under whom . . . Owen served was George Lea his own cousin until George was appointed colonel." Col. George Lea was the son of William Lea (CC). If Col. George Lea and Owen Lea were cousins, apparently their fathers were brothers.
Source: Lea Families in Caswell & Person Counties North Carolina and in Virginia Before 1800, Ben L. Rose (1995) at 21.
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"Owen Lea b c 1760 South Hyco Creek, Orange Co N C. is under age 1778, had 183 acres & 1 black in 1786 tax list Caswell Co tax list; in 1790 in Chester Co, S. C. has 3 boys under 16 & 6 females, 0 slaves."
Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 558.
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Owen Lea, youngest son of John Lea and Ann Carter Lea, was born in Caswell County, North Carolina. He died in Rutherford County, North Carolina June 21, 1817. He married Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Richard and Judith Wright. His father, John Lea, willed him 243 ares of land on both sides of South Hyco Creek, including the field now tended by the Bradsher family. Owen's son, Charles Lee III is now an attorney in Asheville, North Carolina. He and his wife Ann have four daughters, two of whom have graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Another daughter married in 1980 and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fourth daughter lives at home.
Source: The Heritage of Person County, Volume I, Madeline Hall Eaker, Editor (1981) at 293-294 (Article #601 "William Elliott Lea Family" by Mrs. Aleene Robinson Gould).
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| Sources |
- Details: Report of Research on the Lea Family in Virginia & North Carolina Before 1800, Ben L. Rose (1984) at 144.
- Details: The Heritage of Person County, Volume I, Madeline Hall Eaker, Editor (1981) at 291-292 (Article #597A, "John Lea" by Miss Bessie M. Bradsher).
- Details: Owen Lea Revolutionary War Pension Application Appeal.
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