«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» THIS MESSAGE IS FORWARDED TO YOU FROM THE BOWER-L. PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO RESPOND TO IT. Instead, please address your reply to Donna Hinson <[email protected]> «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWER] Bowers in VA Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:01:30 -0700 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:04:17 -0400 From: Donna Hinson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Anyone related to these Bowers? Transcribed from: Norfolk Co. VA Will Book 11 – 1772-1788 compiled and published by Pamela W. McVey Pg. 85: Oct. 26, 1773 – Sept. Ct. 1778 - Will of William Tart, Western Branch of Elizabeth River, Portsmouth Parish, Executor: Friend, John Bowers Pg. 121: May 5, 1780 – Feb. Ct. 1782 - Will of John Viatt, Portsmouth Parish, Executors: Son and John Bowers Pg. 129: April 3, 1780- April Ct. 1782 - Will of Robert Bowers, Portsmouth Parish, Executor: “My Kinsman, John Bowers of Portsmouth Parish. Names son, Robert Bowers, leaving him plantation where he dwells left him by his father, Robert Bowers, deceased and purchased from Solomon Manning, a piece of swamp land called White Oak Ridge, 2 Negroes, Ceasar and Sarah, 1 horse. Also names Godson: Robert Bowers, son of John Bowers, deceased. Leaves him 5 acres of his father’s land at the head of the cove that makes out of the Western Branch, near north through the old field to land of a small branch near father’s old house, down the branch to a large branch, down this to the Main Creek... Also names godson, James Bowers. (Note: Mentions “Folio 158 and 159.” May be reference page of will book) Oct. 2, 1775 – Aug. Ct. 1783 - Will of Robert King, Norfolk Co., VA (Folio 186) – Witness: Thomas Bowers Feb. 22,1785 – May 19, 1785 - Will of William Hobgood, Portsmouth Parish – Executors: Neighbors Robert Bowers and Jno. Bowers – his plantation of land his father William Hobgood purchased of Thomas Hail. ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those settings through their servers and will only return them to you.