Jul-28-2018
Husband: Robert Lowther
Born: ca 1714 in Westmeath, Ireland 1,2 (see note 1) Died: ca 1780 in Monongalia Co, VA (now Harrison Co, WV) 1 Resided: (settled, ca 1785) in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2 Resided: ca 1738 - ca 1785 in Albemarle Co, VA 2 Immigrated: 1729 3 Father: Mother:
Wife: Aquilla Reese 2 Married: Feb-20-1736 in Philadelphia, PA 4,1 (see note 2)
Born: 1715 in Bucks Co, PA 2 (see note 3) Died: in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2 (see note 4) Father: Joseph Reese Mother: Rebecca ___ Notes
M Child 1: Thomas Lowther 5 Born: 1736 2
F Child 2: Hannah Lowther Born: ca 1738 in Pennsylvania 1 Husband: John Rhodes
F Child 3: Mary Lowther Born: ca 1740 in Albemarle Co, VA 2,1 Husband: Alexander Morrison b. ca 1737 d. ca 1820 Married: 1759 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2
F Child 4: Sarah Lowther Born: ca 1741 in Virginia 1 Resided: near Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co, WV 1,4 Husband: William Darke
M Child 5: William Lowther 2 Also known as: Col. William Lowther Born: Dec-22-1742 in Albemarle Co, VA 2,5,6,7 Died: Oct-28-1814 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 8,7,2 Buried: in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV 9,8 Resided: from Jun 1773 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5 Resided: 1763 to Jun 1773 near Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA 5 Wife: Sudna Hughes b. ca 1748 d. 1829 Married: ca 1763 in Hardy Co, (W)VA 5 (see note 5)
F Child 6: Martha Lowther Born: ca 1743 in Bucks Co, PA 2 Died: 1838 Husband: William Childers b. 1748 d. ca 1804 Married: ca 1762
F Child 7: Nancy Rebecca Lowther Also known as: Rebecca Lowther 4,10 Born: 1744 in Albemarle Co, VA 2 Husband: Charles Washburn b. 1744 d. Jun- -1782 Husband: William Henry M. Carder b. May-19-1762 d. Nov-13-1839 Married: 1784 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2
M Child 8: Henry Lowther 1 Born: ca 1745 2 Notes 5
M Child 9: Jonathan Lowther Born: ca 1748 2 Died: Apr- 4-1778 2,1,5 Cause of death: killed by Indians 5,4,1
M Child 10: Joseph Lowther Born: ca 1755 in Albemarle Co, VA 2 Died: ca 1800 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2 Wife: Catherine Coburn b. ca 1785 d. Aug-20-1853 Married: Jan- 1-1796 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,1 (see note 6)
M Child 11: Joel Lowther Born: Aug- 4-1756 in Loudoun Co, VA 2 Died: Nov- -1853 in Ohio 12,2 Resided: (settled) in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5 Military: Revolutionary War 13 Wife: Elizabeth West b. ca 1770 d. bef 1812 Wife: Nancy Douglas Married: ca 1812 2 (see note 7)
Sources: (1) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 398. (2) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (3) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 14. (4) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 18. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 7. (6) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 21. (7) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 400. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 8. (9) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (10) Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker, Squires Genealogy, Hackers Creek Pioneers Descendants, Jane Lew, WV (www.hackerscreek.com) (11) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (12) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, Joel Lowther's death date given as Nov 7 1853 on p. 398, but as Nov 14 1853 on p. 424. He moved to the state of Ohio and died there (p. 425). (13) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 425. Event Notes Note (1) Reports of Robert Lowther's birthplace being in England are considered incorrect. Note (2) First Presbyterian Church Note (3) Plumstead Township Note (4) Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther," reports death date for Aquilla Reese as 1747, but then lists three children born after that date. Note (5) DAR Lineage Book, Vol 160, p. 265, states marriage date as 1765. Note (6) Believed to be Joseph's second marriage. Note (7) Nancy Douglas was a widow, but unclear if Douglas is her maiden name or previous married name.Name Index