Nancy (Joyner) Bowers (bef. 1787 - abt. 1845)

Born before 1787 in Martin County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Lewelling Bowers — married 3 Mar 1803 in Hamilton, Martin, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died about 1845 after about age 58 in Martin County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Nancy Joyner was born on or near Rainbow Farm, just downstream of modern day Hamilton, North Carolina to Thomas Joyner and Mary Whitney.^{[1] [2][3][4][5]} She must have been born before 1790 when her father died.

In 1803, she married Lewelling Bowers.^[1] By 1810, they are living in Martin County with three small children and holding six people enslaved.^[6] Twenty years later, they are household of seven with thirteen people enslaved.^[7]

They had following children:

• Mary J., b. 14 Oct 1809
• William W., b. 25 Nov 1811
• James, b. 1 Apr 1814
• Nancy, b. 24 Apr 1816
• Louisa, b. 24 Jul 1818

Her husband, Llewellyn, died around 1838, and in 1840. Nancy is living in that year alone and has three people enslaved.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pitt County Genealogical Association (Pitt, North Carolina). Pitt County genealogical quarterly (North Carolina). (Simpson, North Carolina: Pitt County Genealogical Association, 1994). August 1996, Page 6: The Lewellyn Bowers Bible, transcribed from original in North Carolina State Archives. archive.org
2. ↑ "North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-195-2543007-1-28?cc=1867501&wc=MDRN-K36:169765601,170359801 : accessed 8 March 2015), Martin > Wills, 1774-1810, Vol. 01 > image 81 of 184; county courthouses, North Carolina. Will of Thomas Joyner, probated 1789. He names his wife Mary Joyner.
3. ↑ "North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1940-1135445-1-57?cc=1867501&wc=MDRN-K36:169765601,170359801 : accessed 8 March 2015), Martin > Wills, 1774-1810, Vol. 01 > image 102 of 184; county courthouses, North Carolina. Will of Samuel Whitney. He names his sister Mary (Whitney) Joyner.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19459-58154-37?cc=1867501&wc=MDRN-GZ4:169765601,170370601 : accessed 8 March 2015), Martin > Wills, 1810-1867, Vol. 02 > image 177 of 296; county courthouses, North Carolina. Will of Whitney Joyner, probated 1845. He names his sister Nancy (Joyner) Bowers and nephews .
5. ↑ "North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20061-28155-35?cc=1867501&wc=MDRN-FP6:169765601,170339801 : accessed 8 March 2015), Martin > Wills Cross Index, 1774-1930, Vol. 01 > image 30 of 73; county courthouses, North Carolina. Index to above wills for reference.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2J-J42 : accessed 27 February 2015), Lewilling Bowers, Not Stated, Martin, North Carolina; citing p. 434, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 337,914.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHGR-WHV : accessed 8 March 2015), Lwelling Bowers, Hamilton, Martin, North Carolina; citing p. 402, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 18,088.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYZ-B1Y : accessed 8 March 2015), Nancey Bowers, District 8, Martin, North Carolina; citing p. 373, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 365; FHL microfilm 18,095.