Pointz Owsley

On 16 Nov. 1756, "Pine Owsley" was made a ward of John Owsley, his uncle. The wardship continued until Pointz came of age. On 20 Sept. 1758, John Owsley was ordered to appear at the next court and render an account of the orphan's estate.

Pointz was the only member of the family to remain in Loudoun County when all the others of his family moved to Lincoln County in the late 1780's. the earliest Loudoun County Land Tax Book for 1800 records Pointz Owsley as owner of 89 acres in the 3rd District. He retained ownership of this land until his death in 1813, in which year his widow was recorded as paying the necessary tax on the 89 acres. He appears on the 1810 census for Loudoun county (p.278) as Pines Housely, his household consisting of himself and his wife, and two children who with certainty may be identified as his only son Moses (aged 16-25) and his unmarried daughter, Ann (aged 27-45). His widow is not reflected on the 1820 Virginia census, but is named (Anne Owsley) as a resident of Shelbourne Parish, Loudoun County in 1830. The census shows a household that included two males aged 15-19, one female aged 5-9 and one aged 59-80.

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF POINTZ OWSLEY (1811) VIRGINIA to wit

In the name of God Amen, I Pointz Housley of Loudoun County and State of Virginia Being of sound and disposing Kind and Memory considering the Certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, Being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be Better prepared to Leave this world when it should please God to call me hence do therefore Make and Publish this, my Last will and Testament in manner and form following, First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God trusting and hoping for salvation only and my Body to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and after my Just Debts are paid I Devise and bequeath as follows:

Imprimis - I will and Devise all my real Estate to my well Beloved wife Ann Housley During her Natural Life or widow and I also Desire that she may keep all the personal Estate for and During her Life and at her death my will and desire is that the above said personal Estate shall be Devised Manner and form following that is to say Equally between Moses and Ann. Secondly I give to my son Moses Housley and I will and bequeath all my Land I shall They persist with, Except what shall hereafter Be Disposed of. I also Give unto my said son one soviel mare three years old next spring. Thirdly my will and Desire is that my Daughter Ann Housley shall have Laid off the Land above Bequeathed my son Moses Housley also I give and Bequeath unto my said Daugher Ann Housley one Black mare forever. Fourthly My will and Desire is that my three daughters that is Married that is Elizabeth rees, Lenny rees, and Feabey Gallahar have five Dollars paid to each of them by my executors as there part of my Estate in full.

And Lastly I Do hereby Constitute and appoint my well Beloved Wife Ann Housley and my son Moses Housley Joint Executors and Executor to this my Last will and Testament revoking and Disannulling all other testaments hereof. I do hereby Acknowledge this to be my Last will and testament my hand and Seal this 29th day of December 1811.

his Signed sealed and Pointz Howsley (seal) acknowledged in presence mark of us August Love Ezekiel Mount Fielding Lynn

At a Court held for Loudoun county February 8th 1813. This Last will and testament of Pointz Owsley, deceased, was proved by the oaths of Augustine Love, Elizabeth Mount and Fielding Lynn the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Ann Owsley and Moses Owsley the Executors and Executor therein named who made oath thereto and together with Silas Reese and John Wilson, Their securities entered into ahd acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of twelve hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Teste J. Binns Clk LOUDON COUNTY WILL BOOK K,P. 205.

The will of Pointz Owsley, dated 29 December 1811, was proven in Loudoun County, Virginia on 8 February 1813 (Loudoun Wills W-205). An inventory of his estate determined its value at $696. The estate of Anna Owsley was administered by her son-in-law Samuel Gallaher. Accounts were dated as early as 8 September 1834 and the final settlement was filed 14 September 1835. Her estate was valued at $911.86 1/2. (Loudoun County Will Book W-228)