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Agatha (Lewis) Towles (abt. 1774 - abt. 1843)

Agatha Towles formerly Lewis
Born about in Augusta County, Virginiamap
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Wife of — married 28 Dec 1793 in Botetourt County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 69 in Campbell County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Agatha Lewis was born about 1774 in Augusta County, Virginia. She was the daughter of William Lynn Lewis and Ann Montgomery.[1][2]

Agatha married Oliver Montgomery Towles Jr. on December 28, 1793 in Botetourt County, Virginia.[3][4] They had eight children - Anna Maria, Oliver Montgomery, Elizabeth Lewis, William Beverly, Margaret Caroline, Thomas Henry, John Alexander, and Alfred Lewis.[2]

In 1820, Oliver and Agatha headed a household in Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia, that included 1 male <10, 1 male 11-15, 1 male 16-25, another male >45, one female <10, 1 female 11-15; 2 females 16-25, and 4 slaves.[5]

Agatha's husband Oliver died in August 1823. In his last will and testament, prepared on November 28, 1819, with a Memorandum added on October 20,1820, he left everything to his wife Agatha, giving her leave to dispose of the estate to their children as she saw fit when she died. Oliver's will was proved in court in Campbell County, Virginia on the 14th of November, 1823.[6]

Agatha appears as head of household in the 1830 Federal census in Campbell County, Virginia. Agatha's household appears as follows: 1 male age10 thru 14; 2 males age 15 thru 19; 1 male age 20 thru 29; 1 female age 20 thru 29; 1 female age 50 thru 59; and 7 slaves.[7][8]

One historical account relates:

"[Oliver Towles] became the husband of Agatha Lewis, the name of a family which has adorned the annals of our political and military history, and which is also equally eminent for the more quiet virtues of domestic life. Tall and commanding in person, Mrs. Towles inherited from her illustrious ancestors all of that beauty and elegance of manner for which they were so remarkable. This lady was gifted with a fine mind and excellent heart, and long will her good influence be felt amongst her own descendants and those of the warm friends she so strongly attached to herself during her residence in Lynchburg. She was an ardent, sincere Christian, a devout member of the Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg, and she was most tenderly attached to the beloved pastor of that denomination."
"Surviving for many years her affectionate husband, she passed through many alternations of fortune, all of which she sustained with the dignity and cheerfulness of a Christian lady."
"Out of a family of eight children only four survive: Dr. William Towles, of Caira, Cumberland county; Mrs. Caroline Simms, a resident in the vicinity of Caira; Dr. Alfred Towles, of Missouri, and Mrs. John Blair Dabney, of Campbell county, Virginia. The daughters of Major Towles will ever be remembered with pride and pleasure by those who knew them in Lynchburg. They were queenly looking ladies, gifted with most cordial, affectionate dispositions, which served to endear them to friends, even more than their brilliant minds and great personal beauty." [9]

Agatha died about 1843, possibly in Campbell County, Virginia.[10][11][2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Peyton, J. Lewis. (1882). History of Augusta County, Virginia. Samuel M. Yost & Son, Staunton, Virginia. 1882 Page 297, 340-41. Link or Link
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frazier, Irvin; Cowell, Mark W. Jr.; and Fisher, Lewis F. (1985). The Family of John Lewis, Pioneer. Fisher Publications, Inc., San Antonio, TX (1985). Pages 67-68, 200-01.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-98V : 29 January 2020), Oliver Towles, 1793.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Ancestry Record 60214 #3058309
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census. Year: 1820; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia; Page: 118; NARA Roll: M33_129; Image: 129. Image
  6. ↑ Will of Oliver Towles Junr.; Campbell County, Virginia Will Book No. 4 (1817-1824), pages 518 & 519; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PC-94GJ
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-196 : 20 February 2021), Agatha Towles, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing 391, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census. Year: 1830; Census Place: Campbell, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 194; Page: 391; Family History Library Film: 0029673. Image
  9. ↑ Cabell, Margaret A. (1858). Sketches and Recollections of Lynchburg. Richmond: C.H. Wynne, Publisher. 1858. Pages 314-15.Link
  10. ↑ DAR Lineage - Margaret Gould. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911 Link
  11. ↑ DAR Lineage - Elizabeth Connell Goodson. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Carrie Towles. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 097 : 1912 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Margaret Gould. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Williamine Carrington Lancaster. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 003 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Elizabeth Connell Goodson. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Isabel Harris Morsell. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Link
  • DAR Lineage - Elizabeth Towles Thomson. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 097 : 1912 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Margaret Towles Blesch. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Susanne Towles Connell. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912 Link
  • SAR Application - William B. Towles. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Link
  • SAR Application - Thomas T. Towles. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Link
  • Profile created by Margaret Engelhardt through the import of Renick-Mason-2018.ged on Mar 1, 2018.




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