Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 5851, John Bowen, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bowen, John Elizabeth
NUMBER
W 5851
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S. 738
Virginia Richmond Elizabeth Bowen died widow of John Bowen who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Henry 1 May 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Aug t 1847
and sent to S. Godwin Esq Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 134, Vol. 3.

Virginia:
At a Court held for Albemarle County the 2 d day of March 1810
Elizabeth Bowen widow and relict of John Bowen deceased resident of this County, this day filed her declaration in writing in order to obtain the provisions made to widows by an act of Congress, accompanied by the affidavits of Macajah Bowen and Howell Lewis and John Harris residents of this County - all of which is ordered to be certified to the war department. - And the Court doth Certify that the said Macajah Bowen sen t . Howell Lewis and John Harris are men of strict integrity and entitled to credit on oath. -
The declaration and affidavits follow in these words viz:
I Elizabeth Bowen the relict or widow of John Bowen dec d of the County of Albemarle (North Garden) and State of Virginia - Herby Certify in addition to what she has already testified to, and heretofore sent on to the war department Washington City. - That she was married to her late husband John Bowen by a Rev d Andrew Tribble a Baptist minister, the publication of her intended marriage being made at what was then called Lewis' meetinghouse about two miles from Charlottesville Albemarle County aforesaid but which she believes is now gone to ruins, and in accordance with the custom of the times; and that she was afterwards married by the said Richard Tribble at his residence not far from the said meetinghouse and church, and whether any record was kept by the said Tribble or deposited any where, she cannot tell as the said Tribble removed not long after their marriage to the west, leaving no descendants behind him in this part of the world, nor does she know whether he or any of them are alive; - She also Certifies that she does not believe that her father ever kept any record in a Bible or any where else but the births of his children, and that no such record can now be found in possession of any of his descendants, except the births aforesaid, and that by an application to the Clerk of the aforesaid County through a friend, no such record can be found in the Clerk's office of said County, she is therefore entirely at loss nor do not know.

how any such record can be found which the department of war seem to require'; And she further Certifies that her husband John Bowen kept no such record of marriages and deaths, but kept a record only of his childrens births.
As given under my hand and Seal this 23 d day of January 1840.
Witness Geo L Thomas
Elizabeth her Bowen mark
Albemarle County State of Virginia to wit:
This day Elizabeth Bowen personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the aforesaid County, State, and made oath to the above Certificate and from her age and great bodily infirmities, it would be with great pain and inconvenience for her to attend Court. As given under my hand and Seal this 23 d day of January 1840.
Geo L Thomas J.P. (Seal)
I Elizabeth Bowen of the County of Albemarle and state of Virginia do hereby Certify in addition to the within Certificate, that she has in her possession, and now before her, a Copy taken as she thinks, and given to her by a certain John Harris her brother in law, who married her sister Nancy, from a Bible of her husband John Bowen dec d in which was set down the ages of all the children, the offspring of her and the said John Bowen, also my age, she sees no notice of his Geo Bowens age - there is no notice also in said Copy of any marriages or deaths of said children, or of his John Bowens marriage to her the said Elizabeth; this Copy aforesaid was handed to her as she thinks by the said John Harris many years ago, and she does not know certainly what has become of said Bible or whether it is in existence or destroyed, but she recollects well that her marriage to the said John Bowen was never entered or recorded in said Bible; And it appears that her first child according to the Copy made by said Harris, and which is now before her, whose name was Nancy was born the 13 th day of Feb y 1787

instead of 1783 as stated in said Harris' Certificate accompanying this Certificate; And it appears also from said copy that she, the said Elizabeth was born the 75 th day of February 1767. She further certifies that she is well convinced that the age of her husband John Bowen was never set down in said Bible which does not appear in the copy now before her as already stated, and the reason why the said Bowen her husband never set his own age down was, as she always heard him say, that his father never keeping any register of his children's ages, was uncertain as to him. As given under my hand and seal this the 27 th day of January 1840.
Jul J. Thomas
Elizabeth her Bowen mark
State of Virginia
Albemarle County, ss.
This day Elizabeth Bowen appeared before me a justice of the peace of the aforesaid County State and made oath to the above Certificate. As given under my hand and seal this the 27 th day of January 1840.
J. Thomas J.P. G.J.
I Mucajah Bowen sent of the North Garden, Albemarle County, and State of Virginia now in his 85 th year as he believes, having no register, and he himself being a Pensioner - doth hereby certify that during the revolutionary war with Great Britain that his brother John Bowen who has been dead upwards of twenty years (leaving a widow Elizabeth now living in a few miles of him) marched to Williamsburg as a soldier under the command of the Capt. Saunders alias Saunders Jones, he understanding that his brother had

enlisted under said Jones in the State Service for three years, with the understanding by his brother that he was not to be ordered out of the State and that his brother was in service at Williamsburg about six months, afterwards the said Jones as he believes and understood at the time marched with his men some where Northward and out of the State, and his brother not willing to go, returned with a furlough to stand in readiness until he was called for, And that after remaining at his father's a little while, who lived about 13 miles from the Albemarle Barracks, he was ordered to the said Barracks, under the Command of a Capt. Servis, and that his brother performed, he thinks, about twelve months service at said Barracks, under the Command of said Capt. Servis, he the said Meejah Bowen being often at the Barracks and saw his brother with arms performing guard duty - He also testifies that being illiterate, not being able either to read or write, that while he cannot remember dates, which reading from time to time of events that have passed so long and which is so necessary in refreshing the memory - Yet Circumstances and facts are strong and fresh on his mind - He further testifies that in and about twelve months after his brother left the Barracks, he was married to his wife and widow above alluded to, and whose maiden name was Elizabeth Mayo, daughter of James Mayo deceased who always resided and died in the County of Albemarle; and that he the said Meejah went with his brother John to see a certain Andrew Trible a Baptist Minister residing in

Albemarle County, and not far from a Meeting house called Lewis' Meeting house (but now gone to ruins) to have the necessary steps taken to have the contemplated marriage published at said Meeting house, which was done according to the custom of the time, and that he with the sister of said Elizabeth (Caly (Mayo)) saw and witnessed the marriage of said John Bowen and Elizabeth Mayo at the residence of said Rev d Andrew Tribble; He further Certifies that he thinks that his father never kept any Bible in which he registered the births, marriages, and deaths of his children, if he did, he does not remember it, nor what has become of it. — He further Certifies that not long after the aforesaid marriage that the said Andrew Tribble removed to the Western Country leaving no descendants behind, and he does not know where they are or whether any are alive. — The said Bowen further Certifies that in consequence of his owning no house and his old age, tho' in good health, but much bodily debility that it would produce great personal fatigue and inconvenience to attend Court.
As given under my hand and seal this the 22 d day of January 1840.
Witness J. L. Thomas
Mucayiah his Bowen mark S t C o
Albemarle County State of Virginia to wit
This day Mucayiah Bowen S t personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace of the the aforesaid County and State and made oath to the within Certificate, — and I do

hereby Certify and State that from the said Bowers advanced age, having no sure (tho' in good health) yet much bodily debility, that it would produce much fatigue and personal inconvenience to attend Court. As given under my hand Seal this 22 nd day of January 1840 J Thomas JP
I Howell Lewis of the North Garden Albemarle County and State of Virginia now in the 74 th year of his age - Do hereby Certify that he came with his family to settle in the aforesaid North Garden and said County in the year 1791 and that he soon after became acquainted with a certain John Bowen and his wife Elizabeth, who is now a widow and resides in sight of him, the said John Bowen having departed this life many years, say upwards of twenty years; and the said Bowen and his wife Elizabeth resided in three miles of him until his death. - He further Certifies that the said Elizabeth's maiden name was Elizabeth Mayo the daughter of James Mayo long since dead, who was formerly an overseer of him the said Howell Lewis' father. He further Certifies that he was acquainted with one Andrew Tribble who was a Baptist minister and resided near what was then called Lewis' meeting house, now in ruins, in the aforesaid County of Albemarle, and that said Tribble removed long since to some of the Western States, he thinks Kentucky, leaving no descendants in this County or State that he knows of, nor does he know whether any of them are living or not. - The said Lewis knows nothing of his performing a tour at the Albemarle Barracks

That being before he became acquainted with said Bowen, nor of any service he performed at Williamsburg or of his marching there. — The said Lewis has no knowledge of the marriage of said John Bowen and his wife Elizabeth. The said Lewis from bodily infirmity, says he would find it painful to attend Court. As given under my hand and seal this the 27 th day of January 1840.
Witness
H s Lewis E. G.
J. Thomas
Albemarle County, State of W o Virg ia
This day Capt d Howell Lewis personally appeared before me a justice of the peace of the County aforesaid and made oath to the above Certificate. And I hereby Certify that in consequence of said Lewis' bodily infirmities, particularly the want of sight when moving in a crowd, would make it painful and inconvenient to attend Court. As given under my hand and seal this 27 th day of January 1840.
J. Thomas J.P.
I John Harris of the County of Albemarle and State Virginia now in his 70 th year do hereby Certify that he married Nancy Mayo sister of Elizabeth Bowen the widow of John Bowen dec d who was Elizabeth Mayo, and have lived in the same County ever since in which the said Elizabeth now resides, and a great deal after the time near neighbours, the said Elizabeth now living in about four miles of him, and while she was too young at the time to remember any thing particularly of their marriage; Yet after marrying in the family he became acquainted with the said John Bowen dec d and his wife Elizabeth whom he understood had been married many years before him, he having married Nancy Mayo sister of said Elizabeth in the year 1792. He does not recollect that he ever saw any bible in which was

Kept the births, marriages or deaths of the children of James Mayo dec. d the father of said Elizabeth and Nancy his wife, who has been dead for many years, the wife of him said Harris has been also dead many years. — Also the said John Bowen husband of the said Elizabeth upwards of twenty years. — He also hereby states that he always understood by the family of Mayo that the said John Bowen and Elizabeth was married by a Rev. d Andrew Tribble a Baptist preacher, and he does not know what has become of him if living. — He also states that while he never saw the said John Bowen at the Barracks and have no personal knowledge of his services there, in a military capacity, yet he always understood it being a common or current report that he the said John Bowen served out his time at the Barracks in Abenearce County aforesaid. — He does not remember any thing said about his marching to Williamsburg.
As given under his hand and seal this 9 th day of January 1840.
Test J Thomas
John Harris Esq
In addition to the above Certificate the said Harris says he copied some years ago from an old Bible which he saw at the residence of the late John Bowen the ages of his Bowen children and the oldest child by the name of Nancy and thinks she was born in 1783 he gave the copy to Elizabeth Bowen and does not know what became of the Bible. Given under my hand and seal day and year above.
John Harris Esq

instead of 1783 as stated in said Harris' Certificate accompanying this Certificate; And it appears also from said Copy that she, the said Elizabeth was born the 75 th day of February 1767. She further Certifies that she is well convinced that the age of her husband John Boven was never set down in said Bible which does not appear in the Copy now before her as already stated, and the reason why the said Boven her husband never set his own age down was, as she always heard him say, that his father never keeping any register of his children's ages, was uncertain as to him. As given under my hand and seal this the 27 th day of January 1840.
Jul J. Thomas
Elizabeth her Boven mark
State of Virginia
Albemarle County, ss.
This day Elizabeth Boven appeared before me a justice of the peace of the aforesaid County State and made oath to the above Certificate. As given under my hand and seal this the 27 th day of January 1840.
J. Thomas J.P. G.G.
I Mucajah Boven sent of the North Garden, Albemarle County, and State of Virginia now in his 85 th year as he believes, having no register, and he himself being a Pensioner - doth hereby Certify that during the revolutionary war with Great Britain that his brother John Boven who has been dead upwards of twenty years (leaving a widow Elizabeth now living in a few miles of him) marched to Williamsburg as a soldier under the command of the Capt. Saunders alias Colonel Jones, he understanding that his brother had

State of Virginia
At a Court held for Albemarle County the 7 th day of July 1851.
On the motion of William T. Early who made oath and together with Alexander H. Michie entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $1000 conditioned as the law directs - Certificate is granted the said William T. Early for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of Elizabeth Bowen dec d in due form.
I Ira Garrett Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the above is truly copied from the records of said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 12 th day of July 1851 in the 76 th year of the Commonwealth.
Ira Garrett cc

State of Virginia:
Albemarle County to wit
I Ira Garrett Clerk of the County court of said County do hereby Certify That at a Court held for the County aforesaid the 7 th day of July 1851. it was satisfactorily proved to the Court by the oaths of William Bowen and John Mayo, two credible and disinterested witnesses, that John Bowen late of the said County of Albemarle in the state of Virginia was a Revolutionary Soldier, that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six he married Elizabeth Mayo of the same County. That the said John Bowen died in the year eighteen hundred and seventeen leaving his said wife surviving him; That the said Elizabeth Bowen wife of said John Bowen died in the said County of Albemarle subsequent to the year eighteen hundred and forty eight, and that no family record exists, so far as the above named witnesses are aware, of the marriage of the said John or Elizabeth Bowen. and the s d witnesses believe that no such records exists. It was further proved to the said Court by the said witnesses that the said Elizabeth Bowen never married after the death of her said husband John Bowen; and that she died leaving the following children of herself and the said John Bowen viz: Nancy, Frances James, Ephraim, John, Avis, Mary, Elizabeth, Susan, Catharine, Sydia and Martha.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court this 11 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty one in the 76 th year of the Commonwealth
Ira Garrett CC

9.052 Virginia Richmond Elizabeth Bowen widow of John who was a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Aug t 1851 and sent to
S. Godwin Esq Resus
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 134

New WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5851
Eliz th Bowen Widow John Bowen Part. Rev. War
Act: Febry 28/48
Index:—Vol. a , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Officers and Privates at Powhatan Co. House.
   Town When Engaged Former Service When   How where when How Long W Corps How Long Size     Virg Enlisted Berkeley War  
The foregoing is truly extracted from a paper to be found in the first Vol. of papers concerning the Army of the Revolution, purporting to be a Register of the Noncommissioned Officers and Privates stationed at Powhatan Court House.
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office Richmond this 18th day of April 1840. Jas E Heath and

Register of Description of the Noncons.
   Names Age Size Hair Eyes Com Particular Marks of Features Occupation Place of Residence   Feet Inches State County     John Bowen 16 5 6 L. bro fresh Well made cleanser Virg Berkeley  

Brief in the case of Elizabeth Bowen, dec d . widow of John. Albemarle County and State of Virginia act of 7 July 1838.
Claim, ("original," or for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.) Living witnesses: pensioners.
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
offspring. Births of children, living witnesses. etc etc.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
J. Godwin, N. e.
F. F. Kirby Examining Clerk.

This is to Certify , That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 5 th day of August 1783 , in the name of John Bowen as a Soldier of Infantry for £ 23. 4. 0 , which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Sam d Deedman and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
pp. 100. { No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 18 th day of April 18 81 .
J. E. Heath AUDITOR.

I think this is the soldier referred to in the descriptive list as having enlisted in Berkeley Co V a for the war.
I allow for the 12 Mo at the Barracks, and reject the six Mo term to Williamsburg as I am not entirely satisfied with the proof. K.

Elizabeth Bowen decd. wife of John. Va.
Acts 7 July '38 Ho. Ho.
Adm o . 12 mo per m. $40 per m. from 4 March '36 to 1 May 1848 when she died, except 2 yrs.
Payable to Wm. T. Early, Adm r . for the benefit of Nancy Bowen, Frances Bowen, James Bowen, Ephraim Bowen, John Bowen, Avis Bowen, Mary Bowen, Elizabeth Bowen, Susan Bowen, Catherine Bowen, Lydia Bowen & Martha Bowen only surviving children.
Best to S. Godwin Present.
23 4 20 6464 77. Kirby

S. Godwin Esq. Washington City D.C.

Charlotteville, March 28 th 1867.
Sir:
Mr Wm Bowen of this County has recd, a letter from you dated 21 st Jany last in reference to a claim of the heirs of Elizabeth Bowen for the Revolutionary services of her husband John Bowen. Being an unlettered man he requests me to answer your letter and to say that he is willing to give you one fourth of the recovery, and nothing if no recovery.
He believes the claim to be a good one. Mr Bowen, says he has a power of Attorney, from all the heirs of Eliz: Bowen.
Mrs Eliz: Bowen died in 1847.
Direct your reply to "Wm Bowen" Charlotteville N.C., to my care Edw. Esq. 3 Respectfully Wm. J. Early
Mr Bowen wishes an early answer.

Mercyiah Athoolen
Certificate
4 Mar 1839. etc.

I Micajah Wheeler Swt., of the County of Nelson and State of Virginia being in his eighty first Year doth hereby Certify that he was well acquainted with a certain John Bowen during the American Revolution, who then resided and died in Albemarle County State of Virginia, was the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen his widow who is now living in the North Garden Alb- emarle County near the place where her husband the said John Bowen has has been died, never having remarried again and that he well remembers that the said John Bowen was married to his wife Elizabeth aforesaid (who was Elizabeth Mayo before she was married being the daughter of James Mayo died of the afore- said County of Albemarle State of Virginia) several years before he was say not less than four or five from the best of his recollection, he having been married himself in the year 1786. and that the S d John Bowen he thinks has been dead about twenty years, and thinks the said Elizabeth not less than twenty five, or twenty six years old and he doth hereby further Certify that the said John Bowen was at the Albem- arle Barracks performing regular Service at the time he the said Wheeler was serving, and at various other times when visiting the Barracks when he always saw, the said John Bowen in the performance, or ready in place to discharge any duty called on to perform at said Barracks and he is confident that the said John Bowen did not perform less than twelve months daily actual Service at the said Barracks & according to his best rec- ollection he the S d Bowen was under and subject to the Command of Capt — Pervis who he thinks was from the County of Culpepper State Va a and that in the said Wheeler had a brother by the name of John who served at the same time with the said John Bowen under the Command of the said Capt Pervis, and further Certifies that he is under an impression that the said Bowen was ordered at one time to Williamsburg but on what occasion, or under what officer he has no recollection, nor how long he staid, it being only an imperfect, or faint impression at best. He recollects of no other military Service the said Bowen performed during the Revolution — And he further Certifies that in consequence of his old age, and many infirmities that it would be inconvenient, painful, & very uncertain, to attend Court — As given under his hand & Seal this the Eighth day of Feb- ruary 1839
Micajah Wheeler.
Nelson County State of Virginia To wit
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of the aforesaid County and State, Micajah Wheeler Swt. and made oath that the above Certificate contains the truth as far as he knows and believes as given under my hand and seal this the 9 th day of February 1839
Re. J. F. Linseed

State of Virginia, Nelson County, to wit
I, Spotswood Garland, clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that Robert J. Kincaid whose name is affixed to the within certificate, is now, and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the said County Court of Nelson, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this 21st day of February 1839.
Sp. Garland, C.R.

Brown Mary } Certificate.

State of Virginia
At a Court held for Albemarle County, the 14 th day of August 1851
On the motion of William T Early administrator of Elizabeth Bowen deceased, the Court doth Certify that it was this day satisfactorily established by competent testimony before the Court that the said Elizabeth Bowen late of Albemarle County and widow of John Bowen dec d , who was a soldier in the revolutionary war, died at the County aforesaid in the — day of May 1848.
Virginia:
Albemarle County Court clerks office to wit
I Isaac Garrott clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby Certify that the above order is truly copied from the records of said Court as fully and wholly as the same now exists therein.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 8 th day of August 1851 in the 76 th year of the Commonwealth.
Isaac Garrott cc

Eliz F. Bowen
Map M o V 5
at July 7 1838.
Set. Hon. J. G. Garland
12 Oct 1839.
Set. Hon. J. G. Garland March
24. 1840 — same, June 19'40.
Set. S. Edwin May 23/51.

6440 Elizabeth Buxens/ and f M o . N o Ad July 7 1835
Hm. Jas. Garland N o

Ch:ville 9 th March 1840
Dear Sir,
Inclosed is a declaration of old Mrs. Bowen, which she begs your particular attention to. —
Respectfully
W. G. Russell

11.160
Virginia Richmond Elizabeth Bower deceased widow of John Bower who died on the of Albemarle in the State of Virginia who was a Pri in the Comp y commanded by Captain of the Reg t commanded by Col in the Revolution line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 40 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of August 1857 and sent to J. Godwin Esq
Arrears to the 4th of Present Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by J. B. Weightman Clerk, Book L, Vol. 1, Page 263

6440
Elizabeth Bowen widow of John Va
Act 7 July 1838

State of Virginia: Albemarle County ss.
On this 15 th day of February 1839 personally appeared before me John L Thomas a Justice of the County Court of said County of Albemarle. Elizabeth Bowen, a resident of the said County of Albemarle State of Virginia, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of John Bowen who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Service, she is unable to state the services rendered by her said husband but refers to the affidavit of Micajah Wheeler accompanying this declaration.
She further states that she was married to the said John Bowen in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one on the ninth day of May of said Year. That her husband the aforesaid John Bowen died on the day of January in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz - at the time above stated
Elizabeth her Bowen mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me a Justice of the County Court of Albemarle State of Virginia
I do hereby certify that from bodily infirmity and old age, the above named Elizabeth Bowen is not able to attend said Court. Given under my hand this 15 th day of Feb. 1839.
J. L. Thomas

State of Virginia:
At a court held for Albemarle County the 11 th day of March in the year 1839.
This day John L Thomas a Citizen of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia and one of the Justices of said County Court, personally appeared in open court and made oath that he wrote and obtained from Micajah Wheeler sen. of the County of Nelson and State of Virginia a Certificate in relation to the services of John Bowen dec d during the American Revolution (as regards the widow of the said John Bowen deceased) and that he lived a near neighbour to the said Wheeler for a great many years before the said Wheeler removed from the County of Albemarle to the adjacent County of Nelson, and during all that time he considered him an honest correct upright man, and in whom the most implicit confidence might be given to any thing he might state or say, and whose veracity has never been questioned. The said John L Thomas further made oath that he was well acquainted with, and lived a near neighbour to the said John Bowen and his wife Elizabeth for a great many years (who is now a widow never having married again, and now lives near him in the North Garden Albemarle County) and that he thinks the said John Bowen has been dead about twenty years, and that his widow has remained in the aforesaid County ever since, and that he always understood that the said Elizabeth his wife is the daughter of James Mayo dec d who he well knew and resided and died in Albemarle County State of Virginia. He the said Thomas further deposes that he was too young ever to know any thing of the Revolutionary services performed by the said John Bowen (except from hearsay) and that he was also too young to know any thing about the time

the said Elizabeth his wife married the said Bowen, and that he is of opinion from her appearance that she is not less than between 75 and 80 years old.
Thereupon the Court doth Certify that the said Micajah Wheeler saw is a man of about 81 years of age, and the said John A Thomas about 54 years of age, and that no man in this County maintain fairer character for truth and honesty.
State of Virginia:
Albemarle County Court,
I Ina Garrett Clerk of the County Court of said County (being a Court of record so constituted by state Authority) do hereby Certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the records of said Court, as fully and wholly as the same now exists therein. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 8 th day of March 1839 in the 63 rd year of the Commonwealth.
Ina Garrett C o

Charlottesville August 9 th 1851
Simuel Godwin Esq
Dr Sir
Enclosed I send you the proof required of the death of Mrs Bowens.
I cannot prove the exact day. Let it go as of the 12 th day of May 1848.
Let me hear whether the proof will answer, at your earliest convenience.
Most Respectfully, W. T. Early

Albemarle County State of Virginia Court
This day John Harris personally appeared before me a justice of the aforesaid County and made oath to the above Certificate - And I do hereby certify that the said Harris is so very deaf that he could not in a Court easily hear questions propounded from the bench as I have in taking the above Certificate been compelled to put my mouth to his ear and then hollow loudly before he could hear me, but being able to read, he examined the above Certificate himself and signed it. As given under my hand and seal this 21 st day of January 1840.
L Thomas J.P.C.
State of Virginia
Albemarle County Court
I Ira Garrett clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and affidavits are truly copied from the records of said Court, and that John L Thomas whose signature is subscribed to said affidavits is and was at the dates thereof an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified according to Law.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County Court this 7 th day of March 1840 in the 64 th year of the Commonwealth.
Ira Garrett C.D.