Lydia Lowry

From:  www.mindspring.com/~ncgen/vaneaton001.txt

Husband: John VAN EATON ————————————————– Birth: About 1793 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC Death: Before 1870 Occupation: farmer Father: Samuel VAN EATON (-1846) ————————————————– Marriage: 12 Dec 1820 Place: Rowan Co. NC [bond date] ————————————————– Wife: Lydia LOWRY ————————————————– Birth: 9 Oct 1802 Place: Rowan Co. NC Death: 17 Mar 1855 Burial: Place: Olive Branch ————————————————– Children… ————————————————– 1. F Child: Rebecca VAN EATON Birth: About 1821 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 2. M Child: Franklin VAN EATON Birth: About 1824 Place: Rowan Co. NC Spouse: Mariah PHILLIPS Marriage: 26 Oct 1871 Place: Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 3. M Child: John D. VAN EATON Birth: About 1826 Place: Rowan Co. NC ————————————————– 4. F Child: Margaret J. VAN EATON Birth: About 1829 Place: Rowan Co. NC Spouse: Thomas MASON Marriage: 20 Oct 1858 Place: Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 5. M Child: Samuel VAN EATON Birth: About 1833 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 6. M Child: James VAN EATON Birth: About 1835 Place: Rowan/Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 7. M Child: Nathan VAN EATON Birth: About 1838 Place: Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 8. M Child: Thomas M. VAN EATON Birth: 4 Sep 1839 Place: Davie Co. NC Death: 6 Sep 1857 Burial: Place: Olive Branch ————————————————– 9. F Child: Nancy VAN EATON Birth: About 1842 Place: Davie Co. NC ————————————————– 10. M Child: Barton VAN EATON Birth: About 1843 Place: Davie Co. NC ————————————————– Notes: I am assuming that he is the son John named in the will of Samuel Van Eaton, 1844. 1850 Davie Co. census, household 1 John Van Eaton 57, farmer Lydia 47 Franklin 26 John D. 24 Margaret J. 21 Rebecca 19 Samuel 17 James 15 Nathan 12 Thomas M. 10 Barton 7 Nancy 8 They have the following slaves in 1850: female age 11 mulatto male age 10 black male age 8 black male age 6 mulatto Are they also the parents of Paulina Van Eaton who married James Deadmon? 1860 Davie County census, transcript page 62, household 491; Farmington district John Van Eaton 68 James A. 25 Barton R. 18 Rebecca D. 29 Sam’l. V. 27 I don’t see him in the 1870 Davie census. Last Modified: 8 Mar 2000

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From Jim Tillotson’s Notes :

29-Lydia LOWRY from Rowan Co, NC [OTLo]

     Dau. of 58-William and Elizabeth (GILLESPIE) LOWRY

1. 9 September [OTLo, JVEF, BRVE, VEBR, STBV, KBVR] 1802 [MH]
2. 1820 in Salibury NC [OtLo] 28-John Van Eaton-see VAN EATON son of 56-Samuel and Ruth (NEELY) VAN ETTEN
3. 11 [BRVE, VEBR, STBV]/17 [MH, STBV, KBVR] March 1855, age 52 years, 6 mo 8 days [STBV] (Will names: son, John Dick Van Eaton; daughter, Rebecca D. Van Eaton; nephews, John H. Van Eaton, Eugene R. Mason, Lawrence R. Mason; neices, Annie V. Finley, Sally S. Call)
4.   See 28-John Van Etten