Charles C. Conway: PID R9-WL9
Father of Jane Conway (wife of John Odle).
Please download my documents and document extract to familiarize yourself with what we know at this time. Charles C. Conway died in Moniteau, Missouri. His probate mentions Jane, the wife of John Odle so we have a pretty definite connection to Charles C. Conway as our direct ancestor, but we need more information to be able to resolve a major looping problem in nFs. The looping results because Charles C. Conway father's name was likely Charles C. Conway. People have him sealed to the wrong spouse. Elizabeth Roberson is shown as both his wife and his mother. There isn't much reason to try to resolve the looping until we have documentation to justify our request. Let me know what you find.
Charles C. Conway was born in Pennsylvania, moved to Tennessee after his father was killed in St. Clair's defeat, and eventually migrated to Winchester Indiana and then to Moniteau County Missouri. Charles's wife was Elizabeth Robertson, and was married in Knox county, TN. Elizabeth died before 1840 and Charles never remarried. My 3rd great grand father was Thomas Andrew, who married Charles Conway's daughter, Phoebe L. Conway. John Odle's family and Thomas Andrew's were associated with each other in some undetermined way. Thomas Andrew and the Odles followed each other from Ross County Ohio, to Winchester Indiana, and finally to Moniteau County Missouri. Both Charles Conway and Thomas Andrew died in Moniteau county, Missouri, in 1848. Charles and Elizabeth had the following children: Mary b. 1800, Phoebe b.1802, Charles b.1804, Jane b.1805, Gideon b.1812, and Nancy b.1816. All of the children were born in Knox Co. Tennessee. There was also an Elizabeth Conway in Charles's will but we don't know if she was a daughter or not. She was disabled and always lived with other families.
ReplyDeleteRodger conway; my grandfather was gideon, looking to bridge the link in winchester. we have in a way determined Charles's father was Authur an army officer that was killed. thanks for your information.
DeleteFurther information: Thomas Andrew and John Odle were both from Quaker families, and were both from what was then Orange County and Randolph County North Carolina. They were members of the Cain Creek Monthly Meeting, which is now in Alamance County, NC. I was there last summer and verified all of this using available Quaker records and the local Quaker historian, John Allen. The Odles and the Andrew family left NC around 1808, moved to Ross County Ohio, and then went to Randolph County, Indiana. Both families originated in Pennsylvania and moved with the Quaker movement to North Carolina.
ReplyDeleteCharles C. Conway and Elizabeth Robertson were my 3rd great grandparents. Both my son Nathan Andrew and I, Alvin Hiram Andrew have worked extensively to determine who the parents of Charles C. and Elizabeth really were. I do not believe that Charles Conway and Marie White were Charles C. Conway's parents. However, since I have not found proof that they were not his parents I chose to leave them connected until I can do so.
ReplyDeleteCharles C. Conway's record is becoming more and more clear as to where he was and when through land records and other helpful data. However, we have still not tied him to a set of parents. I have tried going from Charles C. Conway back and am in the process of taking several early Conway families and working forward, still to know avail. There were at least four Conway who came to America. They include Edwin Conway (1610- ) m: Martha Eltonhead, Thomas Conway (1704-1784) m: Elizabeth Mauzy, Lt. James Conway, and John Diedrick m: Elizabeth Bridgewater.
We have picked up some hints regarding Conway in St. Clair's army in 1791, including a Lt. William Conway (deranged) and a George Conway. William and George appear to be brothers. However, once again we have been unable to determine how they might be related to Charles C. Conway.
We have also Simeon Conway, son of Samuel Conway, son of John Diedrick Conway who is somehow connected to Charles C. Conway. Both are living by each other in Missouri, owning adjacent parcels of land and have several other interactions. Coincidence perhaps (or not).
The Robertson side is even more difficult. Elizabeth Robertson is in Knox County, Tennessee where she marries Charles C. Conway in 1796. A David Robertson is the cosigner of the marriage bond along with Charles C. The following spring we have a David Robertson marrying Nancy Guthrie in Knox County, Tennessee and a Moses Robertson is his cosigner on his bond. We also find a Moses Robertson getting married to (I forget) and a Stephen Robertson is his cosigner. You would think this would lead us in the right direction. However, there are multiple David Robertson, and Moses Robertson which again leaves us baffled as to who was Elizabeth's parents.
Both the Robertson and Conway families were very prominent in those time in Tennessee. Charles C. Conway was a Captain during the War of 1812, serving under Andrew Jackson. He was also a Justice of the Peace in Knox County, Tennessee for a time.
I am still unable to put all those pieces together and come up with a set of parents. If anyone reading this can offer some enlightenment, I would be pleased to hear from you.
Alvin H. Andrew
ahandrew@homail.com
PS: Elizabeth Conway associated with Charles C. Conway was his daughter and was mentally handicapped in some fashion. She was under the care of various family and friends her whole life.