Joshua BOWLES
HAIRSTON.org ID#8871, d. before 6 July 1780
| Will* | Joshua BOWLES left a will on 12 August 1766 in Chesterfield, Virginia. He leaves his estate to his wife Sarah who may be "with child" and her son Fitzhugh. He appoints Capt. John markham and John Rowland as executors. - Chesterfield County Will Book 1, Part 2, page 536. FSL #7644373 image 570.  |
| Will | His will mentions "my brother Michael Rowland's eldest son William Roland", "my brother George Rowland", "my wife Mary", "to George Rowland Jr. and William Rowland, sons of Gilbert Roland", "two sons of Joshua Bowls dec'd....their mother Sarah Bowls", Garland Akin, "Mary Isham, wife of James Isham" and Philip and Obedience Ryan. Executors were William Tunstall, Haynes Morgan, Peter Saunders and Josiah Carter. Patrick Henry, John Fountain, John Salmon guardians of Garland Akin. Witnessed by Baldwin Rowland, Henry Barksdale and John Salmon - Henry County Will Book 1, p. 37-39. FSL 7898570-29 NOTE: this is not the first time I have seen a father name a son after his brother and the family starts calling him a junior, as in this case George Jr..1,2 |
| Death* | He died before 6 July 1780. |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S3068] Will of John Rowland - 1780 - Henry County, Virginia Will Book 1, page 37-39. Family Search Library Film #7645134, images 29-30.,Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- [S3781] Henry County Virginia Will Book 1-3 1777-1831 - Family Search Library Film 7645134., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.