Obediah Vowell son of William Vowell
Now have proof that Obediah Vowell (b 1768) was son of William Vowell who died before 1779 in Granville Co NC.William Vowell was in Hanover Co VA in 1738, Amelia Co VA 1751-1765, and on Granville Co NC tax list in 1766.Obediah was indentured in May 1776 to Ellis Drewry in Granville Co NC.On 3 Aug 1779 Obediah, "an orphan of William Vowell, decd" was made a ward of John Russell.Security for that guardianship was posted by James Langston, brother of Mrs Ellis Drewry (Amy Langston Rose Drewry Bruce, the person tho whom Obediah had been indentured before Drewry's death.Drewry bequeated 100 pounds to young Obediah Vowell, payable when Obediah reached 21 years of age.This informative document is at NC Archives in Granville Co NC Loose Estate Papers, Box 181.
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