Jedediah Owen Darby

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Jedediah Owen Darby

Also Known As: "Col."
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Preston, West Virginia, United States
Death: November 17, 1849 (72)
Danforth, Iroquois County, IL, United States (Consumption - TB)
Place of Burial: Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel D. Darby, II and Hannah Darby
Husband of Rebecca Darby
Father of Daniel William Darby; Rev Moses Moses Darby; Aaron Darby; Nancy Ann Jefferson; Elijah Darby and 1 other
Brother of Sarah Darby; John Owen Darby; Owen Darby; Samuel Darby, III and Polly Darby

Occupation: Millwright, Farmer
Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
Last Updated:

About Jedediah Owen Darby

According to Murray Darby, Jedediah, at the age of 12 was bound out to learn the trade of mill-wright. He his wife Rebecca settled in 1819-20 moved to Ohio where they settled on Letart Twnshp in the rich bottom land along the Ohio River. This land was likely given to them by Rebecca's father, David Sayre.

Deanna Darby, great, great great grand daughter of Moses reports: He settled with his parents in Iroquois County, settling in Spring Creek Fall, Iroquois Co about 1832. Elijah left Illinois in 1846. His brothers Daniel, Moses and Aaron left I 1838. There are no records that he served in the military when in Missouri.

According to land records Jedidiah and Rebecca  bought 180 acres on the township line between Danforth and Iroquois Townships.  It was purchased on Aug. 20, 1835 and April 15, 1843.

According to court testimony, Jedidiah died in Oct. 1849 (his will was destroyed by fire in 1866) and he left surviving him: Daniel, Owen, Moses, Aaron, Elisha, Elijah, Eliza Darby Flesher, Hannah Darby Bonham, and Nancy Darby Eoff, Jefferson....his only children and heirs-at-law."

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* Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 13 2021, 14:05:33 UTC

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Jedediah Owen Darby's Timeline

1777
August 7, 1777
Preston, West Virginia, United States
1799
October 31, 1799
Jackson County, WV, United States
1811
February 1, 1811
Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, Virginia, United States
1817
August 28, 1817
Meigs County, OH, United States
1819
December 2, 1819
Meigs County, Ohio, United States
1822
March 17, 1822
1824
March 13, 1824
Letart Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States
1830
1830
Age 52
Letart, Meigs, Ohio, USA
1849
November 17, 1849
Age 72
Danforth, Iroquois County, IL, United States