Colonel William LOWTHER
1742 - 1814 (71 years)
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Name William LOWTHER [1] Title Colonel Born 22 Dec 1742 Albemarle Co, VA 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Residence 1763 to Jun 1773 Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA [2] Residence From Jun 1773 Harrison Co, (W)VA [2] Died 28 Oct 1814 West Milford, Harrison Co, WV [1, 4, 5] Buried Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV [5, 6] Notes - After settling in Harrison County in 1773, Col. William Lowther figured in the building of Simpson's fort, about eight miles below Clarksburg, and West's fort, near Jane Lew. He played an important part, too, in the construction of the "Old Nutter" fort, near Clarksburg, ruins of which still mark the site. He soon became distinguished for his fearlessness as a frontiersman, and for his unselfish devotion to the welfare of the colonists. He was one of the most capable defenders of the settlement in the war of 1774, and later, and he led many successful expeditions against the enemy. He was the first Justice of the Peace in the district of West Augusta; the first Sheriff of Harrison and Wood Counties; and was at one time a member of the General Assembly at Richmond, Virginia. Having served in all the subordinate ranks of military life, he rose to that of Colonel. His military record was such as to admit his descendants to membership in the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.
http://www.us-data.org/wv/harrison/bios/lowther_william.txt [7, 8]
Person ID I29156 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 1 Jan 2009
Father Robert LOWTHER, b. CA 1714, Westmeath, Ireland , d. CA 1780, Monongalia Co, VA (now Harrison Co, WV) (Age ~ 66 years) Mother Aquilla REESE, b. 1715, Bucks Co, PA , d. Harrison Co, (W)VA Family ID F12592 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sudna HUGHES, b. CA 1748, d. 1829, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV (Age ~ 81 years) Married CA 1763 Hardy Co, (W)VA [2] - DAR Lineage Book, Vol 160, p. 265, states marriage date as 1765.
Children 1. Robert LOWTHER, b. 1 Oct 1765, Hardy Co, (W)VA , d. 16 Nov 1832, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV (Age 67 years)2. Thomas LOWTHER, b. 7 Mar 1767, Hardy Co, (W)VA , d. Jun 1816, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 49 years)3. Eliza LOWTHER, b. 27 Jan 1768 4. William LOWTHER, b. 27 Jan 1769, Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA , d. 26 Nov 1857, Ritchie Co, (W)VA (Age 88 years)5. Jesse LOWTHER, b. 21 Jul 1773, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 29 Oct 1854, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 81 years)6. Sudne LOWTHER, b. CA 1774 7. Elias LOWTHER, b. 16 Sep 1776, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 15 Dec 1845, Staunton, VA (Age 69 years)Family ID F11100 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- After settling in Harrison County in 1773, Col. William Lowther figured in the building of Simpson's fort, about eight miles below Clarksburg, and West's fort, near Jane Lew. He played an important part, too, in the construction of the "Old Nutter" fort, near Clarksburg, ruins of which still mark the site. He soon became distinguished for his fearlessness as a frontiersman, and for his unselfish devotion to the welfare of the colonists. He was one of the most capable defenders of the settlement in the war of 1774, and later, and he led many successful expeditions against the enemy. He was the first Justice of the Peace in the district of West Augusta; the first Sheriff of Harrison and Wood Counties; and was at one time a member of the General Assembly at Richmond, Virginia. Having served in all the subordinate ranks of military life, he rose to that of Colonel. His military record was such as to admit his descendants to membership in the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Event Map 
Residence - 1763 to Jun 1773 - Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA 
Died - 28 Oct 1814 - West Milford, Harrison Co, WV = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
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Documents 
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Sources - [S1823] The Descendants of Robert Lowther, Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm).
- [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 7.
- [S145] The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Jane Lowther Bolster, (Daamen, Inc. (1982)), p. 21.
- [S340] The Gibson and Related Families, Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991), p. 400.
- [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 8.
- [S2247] Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990)).
- [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 8, 10.
- [S2158] DAR Patriot Index, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD (2003)), Vol. II, p. 1697.
- [S1823] The Descendants of Robert Lowther, Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm).