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Subject: [ODEN] Norfut
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:08:04 -0500

Hi Jackie,

It is good to see you.

During my search in census returns, I just so happened
to come up with a surname "Dowden" in the early 1800s.
I do not know whether the surname is another variant of
spelling for Oden or not.

I used to correspond in 1980s with a descendant of
Hezekiah Oden of Montgomery Co., Maryland in the
late 1700s. He said he consulted a historian at
Montgomery Co. Historical Society in 1980s about
the origins of the surname "Norfut". The historian
theorized that a minister misspelled "Norfut" for either
"Norfleet" or "Offutt". I theorize that Anne's surname
may have been "Offutt" because there was a very large
Offutt family living nearby in Mont. Co. for several generations.
If not, then Anne may have been a descendant of a Norfleet
family in Virginia.

I have learned that Joanna (Stowell) Oden's half-sister
Elizabeth Richardson and her husband Alfred Nathaniel
Oden, Jr. used to live on the Catochin mountains in
Frederick County. The area of Catochin and Thurmont is
where a weekend home for a president is located called
Camp David. Both Alfred and Elizabeth died in Washington
County. Was that where Benjamin J. Oden/Owden/Owdin
owned, or used to own, acres of a farm, I still do not know.
Benjamin was brother of your descendant Alfred Oden, *Sr.*
and Zacharias Oden/Owden/Owdin, I still do not know.

Best regards,
Jean


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On 21 Feb 2004 12:46:13 -0700 writes:
> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
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> Surnames: Oden(Owdin), Butcher, Sedgwick, Norfutt
> Classification: Query
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> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Tg3.2ACEB/172.176.2.1.1.2.1
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> Message Board Post:
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> Marilyn and Scott, we may have visited before. But I will add my two
> cents in again at this point. Rather ask questions at this point. My
> line of Odens often spelled their name Owden or Owdin. Does my
> Maryland branch tie into yours at all ? David John Oden b abt 1726
> Maryland and d 19 May 1796 Montgomery County, Md-parents Francis and
> Rachel Oden(no further info on this couple) sons(could be more
> kids-probablya re but I don't know who they are) Gerrard and
> Nathan(Nathaniel)Oden b 1756 Maryland and wife Anne Norfutt(there is
> anotehr spelling don't have it front of me)son Alrded Oden b 1801
> died between 1870-1880-sp Rachel Elizabeth SEdgwick-this family
> lived basically in Poolesville, Montgomery Co, Maryland.
> Just thought I needed to add my line also.
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