In a message dated 5/17/02 6:31:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nlinder@ellijay.com writes: > Subj:Re: [NCBERTIE] WM CAKE FILGO TO OBEDIAH SOWELL WIT: JOSHUA WILSON & > COLLEN COWAND > Date:5/17/02 6:31:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:nlinder@ellijay.com">nlinder@ellijay.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com">NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > I agree that the surname "Cake" is a Dobbs Co. surname. A "Mabe Cake" > married a Coward. There was a Collen Coward. > I have a copy of the original will of John Cake of Bertie County. His daughter was Maybee and she was married to William COWAND, of whom I am a direct descendant. This has been mis-reported often, even in some well meaning books. Collen (also Cullen and Colin) was one of several sons of William and Maybee. The Obediah Sowell mentioned in the original inquiry was the father of Sarah, who married Collen's brother, Jonathan COWAND. I have much more on this if you would like to contact me. John Cowand