Ann Bayne Owsley West Wheeler

Maj. Thomas Owsley died in 1700, leaving his wife as "Mrs. Ann Ously, Administratrix of Maj. Thomas Ously." She marries again (to John West), survives her second husband, and appears as the "Widdow West, late the widow of the sd. Owsley." She marries a third time (to John Wheeler) and as "Mrs. Ann Wheeler," surrenders her dower rights (i.e. the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased husband, given by law to his widow in her life. (Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, p. 250) "to Thomas Owsley's land."

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The foregoing details were first presented in "The West Family of Stafford County, Virginia," the final chapter being "An Account of the Three Husbands of Anne Harris," by Thomas Spalding, It was included in the March 1996 Owsley Family Historical Society Newsletter. Contributing significantly, was Anne Schwermer, author of "Reports on the History of the Barnes-Owsley Site", completed in February 1995, for the Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Reference Links:

• http://www.ofhs.org/william-harris.html
• http://www.mikespieth.com/family/treeowsley.html
• http://webspace.webring.com/people/pm/manakin/gregg.html
• http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=154065438

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