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William Stowers 1750–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Father: Mark Stowers

Mother: Hannah Briant\Bryant

Spouse(s): Mary Sims

Children(s): Elizabeth Stowers, William Stowers

William Stowers was born in 1750 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of Mark Stowers And Hannah Briant Bryant. William Stowers married Mary Jane Polly Sims, and had children including Elizabeth Stowers, William Larkin Stowers. William Stowers passed away in 1815 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Stowers was born in 1750 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of Mark Stowers And Hannah Briant Bryant.
  • William Stowers married Mary Jane Polly Sims, and had children including Elizabeth Stowers, William Larkin Stowers.
  • William Stowers passed away in 1815 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Stowers
1711–1787
Birth Location: Farham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Briant\Bryant
1720–1785
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sims
1756–1851
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Stowers
1774–1839
Birth Location: Giles Co, VA
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William Stowers
1786–1858
Birth Location: Wolf Creek, Tazewell, VA, USA
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William Stowers's Ancestors

Self
William Stowers
1750–1815
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
Mark Stowers
1711–1787
Farham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Hannah Briant\Bryant
1720–1785
Richmond, Wise, Virginia
Grandparents
John Stowers
1672–1749
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Frances (Sarah) CHAMBERLAIN
1688–1730
City, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
John Briant\Bryant
1689–1729
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Katherine Noaks
1690–1720
Knox, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Chamberlain
1652–1721
Hannah Burdett
1656–1727
*William Bryant
1645–1697
*Hannah (Dissiter)
1654–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Chamberlain
1617–1696
Rebecca Shelley
1625–1692
Robert Burden\Burditt
1630–1667
Edmund Immigrant
1620–1662
John Gillett
1612–1656

William Stowers's Descendants

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William Stowers (1750–1815) m. Mary (Jane Polly) Sims (1756–1851)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stowers 1774–1839 m. Issac French 1770–1848
    1. 1. Barbara (Victoria "Dicey") French 1799–1855 m. William (S) Tracy 1790–1845
      1. 1. Rowland (J) Tracy 1820–1870 m. Frances (S) Bailey 1822–1917
        1. 1. Edward (H) Tracy 1857–1860 m. Gracie (Vivian) Stafford 1861–1889
        2. 2. Cynthia (M) Tracy 1854–1854
        3. 3. James (R) Tracy 1859–1860
        4. 4. Laura (Victoria) Tracy 1861–1940
        5. 5. George (Tom) Tracy 1857–1930
        6. 6. William Tracey 1853–
      2. 2. Barbary Tracey 1825–1875
      3. 3. Harvey (Stewart) Tracy 1839–1925
      4. 4. James (Milton) Tracey 1843–1855
      5. 5. Sarah (Adeline) Tracey 1835–1860
      6. 6. Elizabeth Tracey 1819–1858
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) French 1792–1874
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") French 1797–1895
    4. 4. Issac (Edward) French 1803–1876
  2. 2. William (Larkin) Stowers 1786–1858

William Stowers's Timeline

6 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Stowers in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1774
March 1774
Age 24
William Stowers was married in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States
1775
15 Mar 1775
Age 25
William Stowers was married in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1792
5 Jan 1792
Age 42
William Stowers was married in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1796
8 Nov 1796
Age 46
William Stowers was married in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1815
1815
Age 65
Death of William Stowers in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M87-1117

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: March 1774
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1775
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1796
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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