Timothy Truelove and Martha Jones - Not a Daughter of Owen Tutor

Owen Tutor (1772-1850) and Lucinda Senter had ten children, five boys and five girls. Their names were: Samuel, Henry, Frances, William, Mary, Lilly, Lucy, Owen, Harris and Louisa.

Martha Jones Truelove was not one of their children. Timothy Truelove (1825-1862/5) married Martha Jones (1828-1895) in 1845. He and his wife, Martha Jones, lived with Owen Tutor in 1850.
.                                                                    1850 Census
1850 census, Northern Div., Cumberland Co., North Carolina, p. 133, family #485, August 24, 1850
Owen Tutor                          78  W/M  NC  1772  NC farmer, unable to read or write
Timothy Truelove                 25 W/M   NC  1825 NC farmer, unable to read or write
Martha Truelove                   22  W/F   NC  1827  NC unable to read or write
Sarah J. Truelove                    4  W/F   NC  1844  NC
James M. Truelove            8/12  W/M  NC  1849  NC

.                                                                    1860 Census
1860, Summerville P. O., Harnett Co., North Carolina, p. 10, family #66, June 16, 1860
Timothy Trulove          W/M  35 NC farmer, cannot read or write
Martha Trulove             W/F  33 NC domestic
Sarah J. Trulove            W/F  14 NC idiot
James Trulove               W/M 11 NC 
D. H. Trulove                W/M   6 NC   (David Henry Truelove)
M. L. Trulove                W/F    3 NC 
M. E. Trulove                W/F    3 NC

The death certificate for D. H. (David Henry) Truelove states that D. H. Truelove was born October 11, 1846, and died October 7, 1930, at age 83. His father was Tim Truelove (born 1824/5) and his mother was Martha Jones. The informant for the death certificate was Susan Truelove, wife of D. H. Truelove.

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Owen Tutor 1772-1850 of Cumberland Co., N. C. Wasn't a Son of Owen Tudor 1742-1800 of Sussex Co., VA

Owen Tutor (1772-1850 – Cumberland Co., NC) is part of an old Tudor paternal line but is not a son of Owen Tudor (1742–1800), the son of Henry Tudor (1714-1771 – Sussex Co., VA), as some online trees claim. Y-DNA testing shows his line branched off earlier, making him a separate branch from Henry Tudor’s descendants. He is also distinct from the John Tudor (c.1690-1721 – Surry Co., VA) line, though all three share a common Tudor ancestor further back. His DNA points to Western Wales, specifically Penmynydd on Anglesey, where many Tudors lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. Descendants across different states, unaware of each other, still pronounce the surname “Tew-tor” (with “Tew” rhyming with “few”), reflecting a Welsh linguistic influence preserved across generations. Historian William Manning Moore (1909–1979), a descendant of Owen Tutor, reported that Owen arrived in the colonies on a privateering vessel around 1790 in the James River and always spoke with a Welsh accent. By 1792, he was in North Carolina. Today, almost anyone with the surname Tutor descends from Owen Tutor. Combined, the DNA, linguistic, and historical evidence confirm Owen Tutor’s Welsh origins and clarify his separate lineage from Henry Tudor’s descendants.

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