To make things confusing, there were two Abel (aka Abell) Gowers living in Virginia at this time. One, Abel Gower, Sr., lived for a time in Brunswick Co., VA and moved southward to North Carolina with his family. A descendant of this Brunswick Co., VA Abel Gower, Sr., Gen James Robertson, was ultimately instrumentally involved in the founding of Nashville, TN (see Find A Grave Memorial # 8010613). Abel Gower, Sr. is frequently confused genealogically with the Abel (aka Abell) Gower of Henrico, Co., VA who married Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh. NOTE: Abel Gower, Sr. and his son, Abel Gower, Jr., were killed by Indians on the Cumberland River near Clover Bottom while in the fields harvesting crops. They had arrived in the area with the Donelson flotilla on 24 Apr 1780 and were listed in the North Carolina Preemption Act of 1784; whose heirs or divisees were entitled to 640 acres without any price to be paid to the public. [Ref: "1770-1790 censuses of Davidson County, North Carolina." The inhabitants of record between the years 1770-1790 in the Cumberland Settlements were first in Washington County, North Carolina, known after April 14, 1783 as Davidson County, North Carolina (now the Cumberland Basin of Tennessee).]
Abell (Abel) Gower of Henrico Co., VA arrived in Virginia from London in 1672 and married Jane Hatcher, widow of both William Branch and William Baugh, Jr., in 1677. He remained in Virginia until his death. Abel Gower's English ancestry is from a family of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, several of whom were educated at Oxford.
Shortly after his marriage to Jane, Abel Gower witnessed the 20 Jun 1678 will of Christopher Branch, Sr., Jane's father-in-law when she was married to her first husband, William Branch.
William Baugh, Jr.'s, (second husband of Jane Hatcher) death date prior to August 1678 is confirmed by an Henrico Co., Virginia Orphan's Court record of August 1678, in which Abel Gower (third husband of Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh Gower) gave an account of cattle belonging to his step children. They were William (Jr.) and John Branch, orphans of William Branch, deceased 1st husband of Jane Hatcher and Mary and Priscilla Baugh, orphans of William Baugh, Jr., deceased 2nd husband of Jane Hatcher. [Ref: (1) Henrico Co., Orphans Court Bk. 1677-1739, p2; (2) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, p367, Footnote #15.
Abell Gower was a Justice of the Peace from 1677 until his death in 1689 in Henrico Co., VA. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico Co. in 1679 and was also Sheriff of Henrico, Co., VA in 1681.
The only child of Abel (aka Abell) and Jane (Hatcher) Gower was:
Tabitha Gower, b. Abt. 1678 Henrico Co., VA, d. Abt. 1701 Henrico Co., VA, m. Robert Grigg about 1700 (Marriage license granted to Robert Grigg on 20 Oct 1700 to marry Tabitha, orphan of Abel Gower) (Tabitha died without issue and she was not mentioned in her mother's will as she predeceased her).
Abell Gower's Henrico Co., VA will, dated 25 Aug 1688 Henrico County, probated 01 Jun 1689, mentions his "loving wife Jane", and his daughter, Tabitha Gower. In particular, he gave his plantation he lived on to his wife, Jane, for her life, with reversion to his daughter, Tabitha, and if she should die without issue, to Priscilla and Obedience Branch. The inventory shows a comfortable estate and included one silver tankard, two silver porringers, six small silver salt cellars, twelve silver spoons, a gold ring, a Bible in quorto and two or three old books. See attached abstract of Abell Gower's will. (Ref: Henrico Co., Bk. "5", pp61-62)
The esteem in which he was held by his step-daughter's, Priscilla Baugh Farrar, family is shown by perpetuation of his name through many generations of George Farrar's family.
Abel Gower died before his wife, Jane Gower, and was buried in the Gower Family Cemetery on Jane's plantation she mentioned as "The Big Stone" in her 07 Dec 1709 Henrico County will. A transcription of this will is attached to Jane Gower's FAG memorial.
Sources:
1)"Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, pp367, 930
2) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, p139.
3) "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography" by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, pp245-246
4) "Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976. p24.
5) "The Farrar's Island Family and Its English Ancestry" by Alvahn Holmes, 1972, p146.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.∼=======
Will of Abell Gower of the County of Henrico, Gentleman, 25 Jan 1688; probated 1 Jun 1689. To my loving wife, Jane Gower, the plantation and land where I now live on for her natural life, and after her death to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, and if my daughter should die without heirs before she reach the age of 21 years, then the aforesaid land shall go to Obedience Branch and Priscilla Branch, but in default of heirs to the latter should they die before they are 21 years, then the aforesaid land to go to the next heir at law of the said Abe! Gower. I also give to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, two-thirds of my goods and chattels, to be paid to her at i£ years or when she marries. My wife, Jane Gower, to be executrix. Witnesses: William Glover, Christopher Branch, Ben. Branch. Inventory of the estate of Abell Gower, deed., taken 29 March, 1689 (Virginia County Records, p. 21).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
Abell (Abel) Gower of Henrico Co., VA arrived in Virginia from London in 1672 and married Jane Hatcher, widow of both William Branch and William Baugh, Jr., in 1677. He remained in Virginia until his death. Abel Gower's English ancestry is from a family of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, several of whom were educated at Oxford.
Shortly after his marriage to Jane, Abel Gower witnessed the 20 Jun 1678 will of Christopher Branch, Sr., Jane's father-in-law when she was married to her first husband, William Branch.
William Baugh, Jr.'s, (second husband of Jane Hatcher) death date prior to August 1678 is confirmed by an Henrico Co., Virginia Orphan's Court record of August 1678, in which Abel Gower (third husband of Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh Gower) gave an account of cattle belonging to his step children. They were William (Jr.) and John Branch, orphans of William Branch, deceased 1st husband of Jane Hatcher and Mary and Priscilla Baugh, orphans of William Baugh, Jr., deceased 2nd husband of Jane Hatcher. [Ref: (1) Henrico Co., Orphans Court Bk. 1677-1739, p2; (2) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, p367, Footnote #15.
Abell Gower was a Justice of the Peace from 1677 until his death in 1689 in Henrico Co., VA. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico Co. in 1679 and was also Sheriff of Henrico, Co., VA in 1681.
The only child of Abel (aka Abell) and Jane (Hatcher) Gower was:
Tabitha Gower, b. Abt. 1678 Henrico Co., VA, d. Abt. 1701 Henrico Co., VA, m. Robert Grigg about 1700 (Marriage license granted to Robert Grigg on 20 Oct 1700 to marry Tabitha, orphan of Abel Gower) (Tabitha died without issue and she was not mentioned in her mother's will as she predeceased her).
Abell Gower's Henrico Co., VA will, dated 25 Aug 1688 Henrico County, probated 01 Jun 1689, mentions his "loving wife Jane", and his daughter, Tabitha Gower. In particular, he gave his plantation he lived on to his wife, Jane, for her life, with reversion to his daughter, Tabitha, and if she should die without issue, to Priscilla and Obedience Branch. The inventory shows a comfortable estate and included one silver tankard, two silver porringers, six small silver salt cellars, twelve silver spoons, a gold ring, a Bible in quorto and two or three old books. See attached abstract of Abell Gower's will. (Ref: Henrico Co., Bk. "5", pp61-62)
The esteem in which he was held by his step-daughter's, Priscilla Baugh Farrar, family is shown by perpetuation of his name through many generations of George Farrar's family.
Abel Gower died before his wife, Jane Gower, and was buried in the Gower Family Cemetery on Jane's plantation she mentioned as "The Big Stone" in her 07 Dec 1709 Henrico County will. A transcription of this will is attached to Jane Gower's FAG memorial.
Sources:
1)"Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, pp367, 930
2) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, p139.
3) "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography" by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, pp245-246
4) "Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976. p24.
5) "The Farrar's Island Family and Its English Ancestry" by Alvahn Holmes, 1972, p146.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.∼=======
Will of Abell Gower of the County of Henrico, Gentleman, 25 Jan 1688; probated 1 Jun 1689. To my loving wife, Jane Gower, the plantation and land where I now live on for her natural life, and after her death to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, and if my daughter should die without heirs before she reach the age of 21 years, then the aforesaid land shall go to Obedience Branch and Priscilla Branch, but in default of heirs to the latter should they die before they are 21 years, then the aforesaid land to go to the next heir at law of the said Abe! Gower. I also give to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, two-thirds of my goods and chattels, to be paid to her at i£ years or when she marries. My wife, Jane Gower, to be executrix. Witnesses: William Glover, Christopher Branch, Ben. Branch. Inventory of the estate of Abell Gower, deed., taken 29 March, 1689 (Virginia County Records, p. 21).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
To make things confusing, there were two Abel (aka Abell) Gowers living in Virginia at this time. One, Abel Gower, Sr., lived for a time in Brunswick Co., VA and moved southward to North Carolina with his family. A descendant of this Brunswick Co., VA Abel Gower, Sr., Gen James Robertson, was ultimately instrumentally involved in the founding of Nashville, TN (see Find A Grave Memorial # 8010613). Abel Gower, Sr. is frequently confused genealogically with the Abel (aka Abell) Gower of Henrico, Co., VA who married Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh. NOTE: Abel Gower, Sr. and his son, Abel Gower, Jr., were killed by Indians on the Cumberland River near Clover Bottom while in the fields harvesting crops. They had arrived in the area with the Donelson flotilla on 24 Apr 1780 and were listed in the North Carolina Preemption Act of 1784; whose heirs or divisees were entitled to 640 acres without any price to be paid to the public. [Ref: "1770-1790 censuses of Davidson County, North Carolina." The inhabitants of record between the years 1770-1790 in the Cumberland Settlements were first in Washington County, North Carolina, known after April 14, 1783 as Davidson County, North Carolina (now the Cumberland Basin of Tennessee).]
Abell (Abel) Gower of Henrico Co., VA arrived in Virginia from London in 1672 and married Jane Hatcher, widow of both William Branch and William Baugh, Jr., in 1677. He remained in Virginia until his death. Abel Gower's English ancestry is from a family of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, several of whom were educated at Oxford.
Shortly after his marriage to Jane, Abel Gower witnessed the 20 Jun 1678 will of Christopher Branch, Sr., Jane's father-in-law when she was married to her first husband, William Branch.
William Baugh, Jr.'s, (second husband of Jane Hatcher) death date prior to August 1678 is confirmed by an Henrico Co., Virginia Orphan's Court record of August 1678, in which Abel Gower (third husband of Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh Gower) gave an account of cattle belonging to his step children. They were William (Jr.) and John Branch, orphans of William Branch, deceased 1st husband of Jane Hatcher and Mary and Priscilla Baugh, orphans of William Baugh, Jr., deceased 2nd husband of Jane Hatcher. [Ref: (1) Henrico Co., Orphans Court Bk. 1677-1739, p2; (2) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, p367, Footnote #15.
Abell Gower was a Justice of the Peace from 1677 until his death in 1689 in Henrico Co., VA. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico Co. in 1679 and was also Sheriff of Henrico, Co., VA in 1681.
The only child of Abel (aka Abell) and Jane (Hatcher) Gower was:
Tabitha Gower, b. Abt. 1678 Henrico Co., VA, d. Abt. 1701 Henrico Co., VA, m. Robert Grigg about 1700 (Marriage license granted to Robert Grigg on 20 Oct 1700 to marry Tabitha, orphan of Abel Gower) (Tabitha died without issue and she was not mentioned in her mother's will as she predeceased her).
Abell Gower's Henrico Co., VA will, dated 25 Aug 1688 Henrico County, probated 01 Jun 1689, mentions his "loving wife Jane", and his daughter, Tabitha Gower. In particular, he gave his plantation he lived on to his wife, Jane, for her life, with reversion to his daughter, Tabitha, and if she should die without issue, to Priscilla and Obedience Branch. The inventory shows a comfortable estate and included one silver tankard, two silver porringers, six small silver salt cellars, twelve silver spoons, a gold ring, a Bible in quorto and two or three old books. See attached abstract of Abell Gower's will. (Ref: Henrico Co., Bk. "5", pp61-62)
The esteem in which he was held by his step-daughter's, Priscilla Baugh Farrar, family is shown by perpetuation of his name through many generations of George Farrar's family.
Abel Gower died before his wife, Jane Gower, and was buried in the Gower Family Cemetery on Jane's plantation she mentioned as "The Big Stone" in her 07 Dec 1709 Henrico County will. A transcription of this will is attached to Jane Gower's FAG memorial.
Sources:
1)"Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, pp367, 930
2) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, p139.
3) "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography" by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, pp245-246
4) "Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976. p24.
5) "The Farrar's Island Family and Its English Ancestry" by Alvahn Holmes, 1972, p146.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.∼=======
Will of Abell Gower of the County of Henrico, Gentleman, 25 Jan 1688; probated 1 Jun 1689. To my loving wife, Jane Gower, the plantation and land where I now live on for her natural life, and after her death to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, and if my daughter should die without heirs before she reach the age of 21 years, then the aforesaid land shall go to Obedience Branch and Priscilla Branch, but in default of heirs to the latter should they die before they are 21 years, then the aforesaid land to go to the next heir at law of the said Abe! Gower. I also give to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, two-thirds of my goods and chattels, to be paid to her at i£ years or when she marries. My wife, Jane Gower, to be executrix. Witnesses: William Glover, Christopher Branch, Ben. Branch. Inventory of the estate of Abell Gower, deed., taken 29 March, 1689 (Virginia County Records, p. 21).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
Abell (Abel) Gower of Henrico Co., VA arrived in Virginia from London in 1672 and married Jane Hatcher, widow of both William Branch and William Baugh, Jr., in 1677. He remained in Virginia until his death. Abel Gower's English ancestry is from a family of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, several of whom were educated at Oxford.
Shortly after his marriage to Jane, Abel Gower witnessed the 20 Jun 1678 will of Christopher Branch, Sr., Jane's father-in-law when she was married to her first husband, William Branch.
William Baugh, Jr.'s, (second husband of Jane Hatcher) death date prior to August 1678 is confirmed by an Henrico Co., Virginia Orphan's Court record of August 1678, in which Abel Gower (third husband of Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh Gower) gave an account of cattle belonging to his step children. They were William (Jr.) and John Branch, orphans of William Branch, deceased 1st husband of Jane Hatcher and Mary and Priscilla Baugh, orphans of William Baugh, Jr., deceased 2nd husband of Jane Hatcher. [Ref: (1) Henrico Co., Orphans Court Bk. 1677-1739, p2; (2) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, p367, Footnote #15.
Abell Gower was a Justice of the Peace from 1677 until his death in 1689 in Henrico Co., VA. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses from Henrico Co. in 1679 and was also Sheriff of Henrico, Co., VA in 1681.
The only child of Abel (aka Abell) and Jane (Hatcher) Gower was:
Tabitha Gower, b. Abt. 1678 Henrico Co., VA, d. Abt. 1701 Henrico Co., VA, m. Robert Grigg about 1700 (Marriage license granted to Robert Grigg on 20 Oct 1700 to marry Tabitha, orphan of Abel Gower) (Tabitha died without issue and she was not mentioned in her mother's will as she predeceased her).
Abell Gower's Henrico Co., VA will, dated 25 Aug 1688 Henrico County, probated 01 Jun 1689, mentions his "loving wife Jane", and his daughter, Tabitha Gower. In particular, he gave his plantation he lived on to his wife, Jane, for her life, with reversion to his daughter, Tabitha, and if she should die without issue, to Priscilla and Obedience Branch. The inventory shows a comfortable estate and included one silver tankard, two silver porringers, six small silver salt cellars, twelve silver spoons, a gold ring, a Bible in quorto and two or three old books. See attached abstract of Abell Gower's will. (Ref: Henrico Co., Bk. "5", pp61-62)
The esteem in which he was held by his step-daughter's, Priscilla Baugh Farrar, family is shown by perpetuation of his name through many generations of George Farrar's family.
Abel Gower died before his wife, Jane Gower, and was buried in the Gower Family Cemetery on Jane's plantation she mentioned as "The Big Stone" in her 07 Dec 1709 Henrico County will. A transcription of this will is attached to Jane Gower's FAG memorial.
Sources:
1)"Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, pp367, 930
2) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, p139.
3) "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography" by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, pp245-246
4) "Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976. p24.
5) "The Farrar's Island Family and Its English Ancestry" by Alvahn Holmes, 1972, p146.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.∼=======
Will of Abell Gower of the County of Henrico, Gentleman, 25 Jan 1688; probated 1 Jun 1689. To my loving wife, Jane Gower, the plantation and land where I now live on for her natural life, and after her death to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, and if my daughter should die without heirs before she reach the age of 21 years, then the aforesaid land shall go to Obedience Branch and Priscilla Branch, but in default of heirs to the latter should they die before they are 21 years, then the aforesaid land to go to the next heir at law of the said Abe! Gower. I also give to my daughter, Tabitha Gower, two-thirds of my goods and chattels, to be paid to her at i£ years or when she marries. My wife, Jane Gower, to be executrix. Witnesses: William Glover, Christopher Branch, Ben. Branch. Inventory of the estate of Abell Gower, deed., taken 29 March, 1689 (Virginia County Records, p. 21).
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
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