Richard Odom Sr. (abt. 1646 - 1727)

Born about 1646 in England

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1727 at about age 81 in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina

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Biography

Richard Odom Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

He was NOT the son of William Odeon d: 1662 whose sons moved to Beaufort, North Carolina where their surname was spelled as Odeon or Oden.

In 1665 Richard Odom emigrated to Virginia. ^[1]

The 1704 tax list in Nansemond County, Virginia included Richard Odom.

By 1713 he had moved his family from Nansemond County, Virginia to Chowan County, North Carolina where he appeared in court records on 07 Apr 1713 and 30 Jul 1725. ^{[2] [3]}

He acquired several tracts of land, including 200 acres on the River Pocosin.

In 1725 Richard Odom owned land next to those sold by William Hughes to Joseph Vann in Gates County. ^[4]

Wife and Children

From his will, he know that, at the time of his death, his wife's name was Anne. Her surname is unknown, and it also isn't known if she was his only wife or perhaps his second wife.

Children:

• Richard
• John
• Abraham
• Jacob
• Aaron
• Ann
• Sarah
• Elizabeth
• Jane

In his will, Richard mentions that Jacob and Aaron are his two youngest sons. See Research Notes below with regard to a record that may belong to Richard that would indicate that Aaron was a minor at the time of his father's death.

Will

Richard Odom named his wife and known children in his last will on 12 Aug 1727; it was proved on 12 Jan 1727/28 in Chowan County, North Carolina ^{[5] [6]} Family mentioned included:

wife: Anne

sons: Richard, John, Abraham, Jacob and Aron (to each is given a plantation)

daughters: Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane

granddaughter Ann Vann (note: one of his daughters evidently married Edward Vann)

executors: sons Richard and Abraham Odum

witnesses: Edward Warren, Edward Vann, James Brady and Richard Taylor. ^[7]

Richard's will passed probate on 24 January 1728 in Chowan County, North Carolina.^[8]

Excerpt of Will: Sons: Richard and John, Abraham, Jacob and Aron (to each is given a plantation). Daughters: Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane Odum. Wife: Anne. Executors: Richard and Abraham Odum (sons). Witnesses: Edward Warren, Edward Vann, James Brady and Richard Taylor. Proven before C. Gale, C. J.

Research Notes

Various published resources for this area of North Carolina contain numerous records on the sons of this Richard.

His son Abraham was devised land on Cutawitsky Creek, a tributary of the Meherrin River, ^[9] and Abraham sold this land to Walter Brown on 14 May 1735. ^[10] and relocated to land on Beech Creek and Swift Creek of the Tar River. The creeks are located northwest of present-day Tarboro, North Carolina and became part of Edgecombe County.

On 21 Mar 1729/30, Abraham Odom and John Odom, executors of the will of Richard Odom, filed a complaint on behalf of Aaron Odom, a minor, against John Hilton and Joseph Vann in Chowan, North Carolina.^[11][12] Are these sons of this Richard, or of his son Richard? If of this one, note that Aaron was a minor in 1730 and, as such, was likely the son of a second wife.

Sources

1. ↑ Immigrations: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s edited by P. William Filby & compiled by Gale Research of of Farmington Hills, MI, USA; on ancestry.com 2010; arrival: 1665 Virginia.
2. ↑ Family History: North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register
3. ↑ Deeds: Chowan Deed Book B, page 282 for 1715.
4. ↑ Colonial Records: Virginia Colonial Abstracts book#2 p291.
5. ↑ Will: North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 on ancestry.com citing Abstracts of North Carolina Wills by John Bryan Grimes
6. ↑ Will: Chowan County, North Carolina book#1 p360 for last Will of Richard Odom, dated: 12 Aug 1727; proved: 12 Jan 1727/28; probate: 24 Jan 1728
7. ↑ Abstract of North Carolina Wills compiled from original and recorded wills in the Office of the Secretary of State by J. Bryan Grimes in 1910
8. ↑ Will: "North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790"
   Original data: Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Caroline Department of State, 1910. Will of Richard Odom, granted probate on 24 Jan 1728.
9. ↑ Place History: North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register by Hathaway v1 p113.
10. ↑ Chowan Deed Book-D p196
11. ↑ https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/odum-richard/363750?item=363757
12. ↑ https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/odum-richard/363750?item=363751

See also:

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) compiled by Godfrey Memorial Library of Middletown, CT, USA; on ancestry.com 1999