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From: "SUSAN GRAVES" <>
Subject: Re: [VACULPEP] Will of George W. Bowen, 1902
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 22:03:47 -0500
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Be sure and post it on the Culpeper website under wills and read the one I
posted on Thomas Graves . Mike Graves
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathleen Bowen <>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 9:38 PM
Subject: [VACULPEP] Will of George W. Bowen, 1902


> Hi List,
>
> I was in Culpeper June 28-30 and I was able to pull some wills at the
> courthouse. Here is one for my 2g-grandfather, George Walker Bowen. He
was
> born 16 November 1822 and died 16 March 1903. His spouse was Rebecca
> Everheart Crigler (she died in 1896 and isn't mentioned in the will).
>
> "To All it may concern, Greeting.
>
> Know All men by these presents that I, Geoge W. Bowen of the County of
> Culpeper, State of Virginia, being in a sound state of mind, but calling
to
> memory that sooner or later, all men must die; do hereby make my last will
> and testament as follows.
>
> 1st. I will that all my just debts be paid out of personal property.
>
> 2nd. I will and Bequeath to son James W. Bowen, a certain lot of land,
> Beginning at a pine stumpcorner to Edwin Gibson. Thence a westerly course
> w/o the road leading from Gibson's Mill to George Glascoc's line, thence
> with Glascoc's line a northern course to his corner a pine stump, thence
> with his line to where the fence from from the still intersects with the
> other fence, thence a northern course twenty four poles, thence East to
> Edwin Gibson's line. To have and to hold the same forever with power from
> me to bargain & convey the said to any person whatever & to make good deed
> ????
>
> 3rd. I will and bequeath to my Son John F. Bowen a certain lot of land
> Beginning a eleven poles N. 13 1/2 E of a chestnut oak comes to Martha
> Apperson?, running thence N. 13 1/2 E. seventy two poles, thence N. six
> links, Thence N. 6 E. 8 poles, thence N 19 1/4 E. four poles, thence with
> the fence running East from the grave yard (my Grave yard) 24 poles,
thence
> S. 13 1/2 W. to the road from Apperson's to Foltz Stone, thence along the
> road beginning, with power to sell & convey the same to any person
whatever.
> I reserve the Grave yard for family use, so I give that to none.
>
> 4th. I will and Bequeath to my son Eugene Bowen a lot of land, Beginning
at
> a stake near Mt. Run, thence N. 58 W. 28 poles to Agu??? thence S. 23 1/2
W.
> 16 poles, thence S. 13 W. 12 poles, thence S. 67 1/2 W. 4 poles, thence N.
> 53 1/2 W. 10 poles, N. 56 1/2 - 8 poles, thence N. 18 3/4 E. to a bunch of
> willows on the water's edge, to have & to hold forever, Also I will &
> Bequeath to him a lot of land the line to run as follows, Beginning where
my
> fences join near Glascoc, thence with his line a small Black Oak corner to
> Glascoc, thence weswood to John F. Bowen's line, thence N. 13 1/2 E. to
the
> south side of fence thence of & Easterly course to J. W. Bowen's line,
> thence with his line to the Beginning to have & to hold the same forever.
>
> 5th. I will to my daughter Fairie A. Beck, all the Land I own on the
south
> side of Gibson's Mill Road, Bounded as follows, Beginning at a chestnut
oak,
> thence running N. 13 1/2 E. Eleven poles, thence with Road to a corner
near
> the corner (White oak) of Edwin Gibson, thence with my lines S. 68 W. to
the
> Box oak corner, thence S. 47 3/4 W. about 27 poles to the Beginning.
>
> I Will & Bequeath the Balance of my land to other four daughters to
equally
> divided between them, to - wit: Vashti C. Johnson, Martha Johnson, Annie
A.
> Fincham and Lizzie Lohr. I will that my Daughters shall have the same
> forever to do with what I give them as they think proper.
>
> I have same Land on the N. side of Mt., if do not sell, I will to be sold
> and the money equally divided amongst my children.
>
> March the 1st one thousand nine hundred and two. I have hereunto sign my
> name and affix my seal in the presence of the undersigned witness. George
> W. Bowen (seal) Witness: R. M. Foltz; G. L. Spicer.
>
> Virginia, in Culpeper County Court, april 20th, 1903. This will of Geo.
W.
> Bowen was this day produced tot he Court and proven by R. M. Foltz and G.
L.
> Spicer, the subscribing witnessesthereto who being duly sworn made oath
that
> they were present with the testator when he executed the same, and that
they
> signed the same as witnesses thereto in the presence of the testator and
of
> each other at his request; whereupon the said will was admitted to rpobate
> and ordered to be recorded. Teste, W. E. Coons, Clerk."
>
>
> Kathleen in Ridge Manor, Florida - Genealogy: It's Relative!!
> or
> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen
> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katbowen
>
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