that is a different Eli - that is Elijah Bowen and he died 1805. Eleanor Jones was sister of Handy Jones see below. POLLY Jones was probably the widow of Jesse Jones d. 1800. F:416 Handy Jones 16 April 1816 To brother William Jones - for his lifetime, half of tract that formerly belonged to James Parker To Handy Jones son of brother William Jones - other half of above tract when he is twenty-one To the other children of brother William except James - the above if Handy Jones dies without issue That James son of my brother William "to pay unto Handy J. Bowen son of Elenor Bowin $200" and pay unto Jesse Hammond son of Boidwin Hammond the sum of $100 and to Jesse Jones son of my brother Jesse Jones $100. That Handy son of my brother William to pay unto Charly H. Hammond son of Boidwin Hammond the sum of $200 To brother William Jones - Negro man Lot who is to be free after my brother's death To sister Amely Hammond and Charlotty McColley and Rachel Selby and Elenor Bowin - residue of estate Executor: brother William Jones Witness: John Teague, William Teague 11 January 1820 Then came Leah Jones 28 January 1820 To Jesse Hammond, Bowden Hammond, Amilley Hammond, the children of my brother Bowden Hammond - monies from the hire of Negro Mark To Jesse Jones, son of Jesse - my watch Executor: Jesse Jones Witness: John Teague, Mary Hudson 15 February 1820 Then came Esme Bowen Esme Bowen orphan of Elijah Bowen, age 16 on 7 May last past, to Daniel Patrick, boot and shoe maker. Eleanor Bowen his mother. October Court 1806 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elijah Bowen Will Date: Probate Date: Elijah Bowen 29 March 1805w. 30 April 1805p. To wife Eleanor Bowen , the EX., land. To son Littleton Bowen. To daughters Eliza Bowen and all my children. Wit; Rila Bowen, Isaac Bowen and Jeptha Bowen. JBR 223. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eleanor was the widow of John H??ther and her dower was sold to Nathaniel Bowen for 5 shillings - Fellowship. Which Nathaniel and why 5 shillings/ This was in 1802 ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:07:02 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LDR] land tract Huntington DELIAH Bowen I HATE this computer! Skinner and Wright show Eli as having married Eleanor (Nellie) Jones. Elizabeth In a message dated 7/16/2010 9:07:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Becky and others. I think we can safely say that Whittington Bowen with wife Delilah is the brother of Eli Bowen as named in his 1810 will. However, this is the strangest land transfer I have ever seen. 1. Eleanor Selby buys Huntington (wife of Jesse) 2. 5/17/1806 Huntington: Zadock Purnell, wife Catey Purnell, sold to Eli Bowen rights to Catey from mother Eleanor Bowen deceased (where Eli Bowin now lives) (Eleanor Bowen does not leave a will that I can find) 3. Feb 7 1810 Whittington Bowen and Delilah his wife sell Huntington late in the possession of Eli Bowen deceased to Stuart Williamson 1811 Land Commission estate of Elinor Bowen Nowhere in Eli's will (pasted below) is Huntington or any land mentioned. (It should be noted that Polly wife of Eli's deceased husband Jesse owned 7 plus acres of Huntington but not nearly as much as Eli bought from Zadock and Catey Purnell.) How does land go out of the children's line and over to the brother? If this is intestate land (unmentioned in the will), then it should go to the children of Eli. Of course there is a land commission "incident" on this: Huntington "estate of Nelly Bowin" 1811. Anyone have any thoughts? Eli Bowen's will for a reminder: (checked Dryden and Keddie - both similar) Eli Bowen 12 January 1810 To wife Polly Bowen - livestock, wheat, flax spinning wheel, cradle To daughter Polly Bowen - two beds, livestock, Negro girl, looking glass, note on Schoolfield Bradford To son Selby - bed, desk, two chests, Negro boy Isaac, all the chairs, plow To brothers George and Whittington Bowen - heifer, ox cart, cross cut saw, hand saw, ax, wedge Executor: William Jones "to keep the property belonging to my son Selby in his hands until he arrives to age and that he bind him out to a trade when he is nine years old and to be bound untill he is eighteen years old, a shoe maker trade." Witness: Stuart Williamson, Josiah Collins, Bowdoin Hammond 19 January 1810 Then came *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? 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