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An American Family History

Eli Oxley
Fleming County was established in 1798 from part of Mason County in the northeastern portion of the state. Some of Fleming County was taken to form Floyd County in 1800 and Rowan County in 1856.
Children of Margaret and Eli Oxley
  • William Oxley
  • Elizabeth Oxley Ricketts
  • Celia Oxley McDowell
  • Polly Oxley Busby
  • Prior Oxley
  • Samuel Oxley
  • Rachel Oxley
  • Eli Oxley, Jr.
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    Eli Oxley was born about 1766 in Loudoun County, Virginia. His parents may have been Henry and Joanna Oxley.

    Eli married Margaret about 1793. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Eli and Margaret Oxley.

    Eli died before 1820 when his family was named in an an 1820 Fleming County, Kentucky deed.
    Loudoun County is part of Northern Neck of Virginia. Settling of the Loudoun area began between 1725 and 1730 while it was owned by Lord Fairfax. Settlers came from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. For more than two centuries, agriculture, especially growing tobacco, was the dominant way of life in Loudoun County.
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