Thomas Cowles (aft. 1685 - bef. 1770)

Descendants

Died before 1770 before age 85 in Charles City, Virginia

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Biography

Fiche #6051284 - VA Taxpayers 1782-1787 (poll tax on slaves)

"Marriages of Some Virginia Residents" lists him being of Charles City County, Virginia. DAR #31 159 & #57 614 and another #8W(1)275 ???

In 1783, he owned 20 slaves. http://www.virginians.com/t.htm?g.2.1.1 excerpt from their notes "Thomas Cowles of Charles City County held 1,100 acres on Winticomack Creek in Amelia County. He bought 700 acres and a mill from James Tucker S r. and James Tucker Jr. in 1750, 200 acres from Robert Coleman in 1750, a nd 200 acres from William Bevill in 1768. Abraham Green, Sarah Green, a nd Thomas Green Jr. witnessed the Coleman deed. Cowles later lea sed 100 acres back to Bevill. Amelia County charged Cowles on 984 acre s in 1763. Thomas Cowles left a will in Charles City County, which named three son s and three daughters, without identifying his wife (will dated 25 Nov. 1 769, recorded 6 June 1770). On 2 March 1774 Charles City County recorde d the division of his estate ? nearly sixty slaves in Charles City and A melia counties ? among three sons.

Marriage GREEN b: in ,, Virginia

Children

1. John COWLES b: abt 1730 in ,, Virginia
2. Martha "Patsy" COWLES b: 2 NOV 1749-1804 m., William Stith
3. William Marston COWLES b: in ,, Virginia 1759-1828
4. daughter COWLES m., John Coleman
5. Mary COWLES b: in ,, Virginia m., William Broadnax
6. Thomas COWLES b: in ,, Virginia abt 1760

Will of Thomas Cowles of Charles City Co.. p213 Information from John W. Ioviza

To my son John, my 1184 acres in Amelia Co. that I purchased of Robert C oleman, James Tucker, James Tucker Jr., and William Bevel. If John di es without male heirs, land goes to my son William Marston Cowles, and i f he dies without male heirs, then to my son Thomas.

To son Thomas, the land & plantation I live on and the plantation oppos ite it in James City Co. If he dies without male heirs, then to son William M. and if he does, then to son John. If all my sons die without m ale heirs, then all land to be sold and money to my grandchildren then l iving.

To my son William Marston Cowles, land called "the Ridge"

To my daughter Martha Stith, wife of William Stith, 5 Negoes: Doll & her son Absalom, Nanny, Black Ned and Kate, also 117 pounds.

To son in law John Coleman, 3 slaves: Hannah, Harry and Abba.

To son in law William Broadnax, all my estate now in his possession which is all I intended to my daughter Mary Bradnax. Slaves to be equally divided among my three sons when son Thomas is of age.

Appoint my friend William Clayton of New Kent Co., guardian to my son T homas.

Executors: friends William Clayton and Bartholomew Dandridge

Dated 25 Nov 1769 Wit: Henry Southal, Charles Collier, Fur'a Southall Signed: Thos. Cowles Codicil: Jack & Grace & her children & Yellow Ned to my son William Marston; and Great Daniel, darkes, Tom, Will and Beck, Charles and Teanor and Fill to son Thomas. 24 Apr 1770 Wit: H. Southall, Furnea southall Signed: Thos Cowles Recorded 6 Jun 1770 with Julius King Burbidge, John Hopkins, William Gr egory and William Hamlin, Security Virginia Gazette notices and articles citing Cowles family members

March 3, 1768 Edmund Cowle, at Mr. Robinson's plantation near Willams burg has mail.

February 8, 1770 Thomas Cowles is an executor of Nathaniel Crawley.

February 22, 1770 Thomas Cowle offers reward for a runaway negro.

March 6, 1773 John Cowles accused of selling a mulatto boy belonging to Wm. Edloe of Charles City.

April 7, 1773 a reference to land owned by John Cowles in Amelia County.

June 24, 1774 Edmund Cowles found a horse.

September 8, 1774 Thomas Cowles marries Elizabeth Crawley.

July 13, 1775 John Cowles in James City, near Vauxhall lost a horse.

August 3, 1776 Thomas Cowles, Charles City seeks those owing estate s ettlements.

November 8, 1776 (notice effective October 31st) Thomas Cowles of Charles City offers for sale: ferry, ordinary, 800 acres including orchard, immediately.

March 7, 1777 Edmund Cowles, resides at Ralph Wormsley's in Middlesex , lost a horse.

March 28, 1777 Joseph Vaiden is executor of William Marston of New Kent County. (potential explanation for the naming of William Marston Cowles.)

Event: Will Written 25 NOV 1769 , Charles City, Virginia

Event: Will Recorded 6 JUN 1770 , Charles City, Virginia

Death: BEF 2 MAR 1774

SDATE: 1 MAR 1774 in , Charles City, Virginia

Source

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alaskalady&id=I35703

ID: I35703 Name: Thomas COWLES Given Name: Thomas Surname: Cowles Suffix: III Sex: M UID: 7A4F3CF8D9E6224795262434B0A1524F2A26 Change Date: 10 JAN 2008 Note:

• "Mead Relations" - Mead-Brown-Powell-Keyser-Kelly-Trumbo-Austin-Toler -Prichard Virginia - Kentucky compiled by A.M.Prichard, Staunton, VA - 1 988

Information furnished by Jackie Duncan Youngblood (death & marriage dates and places from Thomas Cowles will) shows surname as Cowles

• Information furnished by Philomena Mead; Fairfax, CT menamead@oponlin e.net

shows name as William

• http://www.virginians.com/t.htm?g.2.1.1