Capt. William Oden

Richard Odom, of Chowan County Was not his son. Nancy Odom Is unproven as wife.

William Oden/Odeon died in Norfolk VA in 1662. This is based on pretty solid evidence: his will gives equal shares to his children (William, Ellen, and Richard) and all three are mentioned in land grants for their passage from England.

Sons moved to Beaufort, North Carolina where their surname was spelled as Odeon or Oden.

Y-DNA has shown that Richard Odom of Chowan, NC (haplogroup I-Z139) is unrelated to Francis, Lewis and Thomas Oden (haplogroup R-M269).

Reference: Passengers to America by Michael Tepper , page 55, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1978

1665A grant of 300 acres was made to Richard Jones in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia for the transportation to this country of sson, the younger" and "Elr 2ard Jones for the transportation of Ellen Odion, Elizabeth Manning, Sarah Weaver, and George Fardinando. Note that Ellen Odion appears on two separate lists. The Elizabeth Manning mentioned on the transportation list was also mentioned in the will of William Odon Oldham (II) as " my Servant, Elizabeth Manning" and was "given her tyme in servitude ". Also mentioned in the will was "Elizabeth Manning's child". Son Richard Odeon and Mary Williams were listed on Thomas Wilson's transportation list of the same date.

Reference: Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, by Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia Land Office, Richmond 445.

The Oldham's land seems to have been on the boundary line of Virginia and North Carolina, as a landmark mentioned was the "Old Odom Plantation." Nansemond County, Virginia was from the territory which was ranized first as Elizabeth City County, one of the eight original "shires" or counties created in 1634. The same land in Nansemond County may have been listed at various times in Nansemond, New Norfolk, Upper or Lower Norfolk, Isle of Wight, or Suffolk County. In the Church of England record, residents of Nansemond County, Virginia may have been listed in East or West Parish, or Chuckatuck Parish.

William Odeon 1662 Will of William Odeon, Norfolk County, Virginia, d. 1668
(from Abstracts of Norfolk County Wills, page 368)
Will of Willi am ODEON, dated 25 January 1662, proven 16 February 1662:

?.Sonne William ODEON
?.Daughter Ellen ODEON
?.Sonne Richard ODEON under seventeen yeres
?.Elizabeth MANNING's child
?.My Servant, Elizabeth MANNING, given her tyme in servitude
?.My Lovinge friend ffrancis SAYER to by my overseer

Image of Will: https://ibb.co/YBRZSRs

William Odom

MyHeritage Family Trees Larry Hogue in Larry Hogue Web Site, managed by Larry Hogue Birth: 1610 - Ireland Death: Feb 16 1662 - Norfolk, Virginia

Parents: William Odean Odom, Anne Odom (born Williams)

Siblings: Richard Odom, Ellen Hull (born Odom), John Odom, Elizabeth Webster (born Odom)

Wife: Nancy Odom (born Low)

Children: William Odom, Richard Odom*
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• William Odeon was born 1610 in Dublin, Ireland and died on 16 Feb 1662 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Children

1. Ellen
2. William Odeon

Notes

• 1635: Possible immigration on Ship Unity in 1635 from England under name William Oden
• Richard Odom, of Chowan County was NOT the son of William Odeon d: 1662 (Capt. William Oden) whose sons moved to Beaufort, North Carolina where their surname was spelled as Odeon or Oden.

Links

• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13030956/person/-136836508
• Is Richard Odom the son of William Odeon? (posted Mar 15, 2020) at Wikitree “Genealogist to genealogist” Y-DNA has shown that Richard Odom of Chowan, NC (haplogroup I-Z139) is unrelated to Francis, Lewis and Thomas Oden (haplogroup R-M269).
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Odeon-1