John Oxendine

Born: ~1694
Died: after 1759

John Oxendine in Northumberland, Virginia is the furthest back I can go in our Oxendine research. I have no idea who his parents were or where they came from.

John, also known as "Figro", was born around 1694-6. He was bound as a servant until age 31 but sued William and Elizabeth Wildey for his freedom in Northumberland Cty, Virginia. His suit was in Jan 1724. He lived in Northumberland County in the 1730s, then Bladen County NC in the 1750s. He was still alive in 1758 as he wanted to be excused from paying taxes. Notes are in the African American book, page 684-685.

The notes in the African-American book say John was probably mixed race, because he was bound until age 31, and was not tax exempt in North Carolina until Nov 1758.

In the African American book page 541 is a note that on August 27, 1753, John Johnson Jr entered 100 acres in Bladen County NC on the north side of Pugh's marsh whereon John Oxendine was then living. John Oxendine is only mentioned in passing. (Bladen County Land Entries #805).

In 1759 he probably lives with much of his family in the Drowning Creek area of Bladen County, North Carolina. This is the name given to the upper part of the Lumbee River. It's in 1759 that his son, John, buys 100 acres including improvements made by John Oxendine Sr (i.e. the father).

John's wife is thought to be Sarah Oxendine who was still around in 1770. The US Census only began in 1790, so that is no help.

John Oxendine's Children:
Benjamin Oxendine (Apr 12 1733, Northumberland Co VA); was in NC in 1758
Jenne Oxendine (Feb 14 1735, Northumberland Co VA)
Clark Oxendine (Nov 28 1737, Northumberland Co VA) Female
John Oxendine (Jun 10 1739, Northumberland Co VA)
Charles Oxendine ~1741
Cudworth / Cood Oxendine ~1750 (this is our line)

Childrens' records are in the Virginia County Court Abstracts v3, Northumberland County Record of births, page 112.

It appears that the father, John Oxendine, moves to Bladen County NC along with sons John and Benjamin. It then appears that the family moved along to South Carolina. I'm researching.

Note - it's not like there were trillions of people in Virginia in 1694 when John Oxendine was born. Research I've done says:

Virginia population in 1650: 15,000
Virginia population in 1685: 60,000

So the entire state only had 60,000 people. One of them was John Oxendine's father, probably named Oxendine ...

On your John Oxendine do you know anything about him sueing for his wifes feerdom or if you read anything about him being the first native american to be granted land from the king? I read this on another site, but you don't have anything about it on yours?? justplainoldlisa*AT*yahoo.com

Son: Cudworth / Cood Oxendine ~1750 (this is our line)

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