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MARSHALL & BEHETHLAND'S 7 CHILDREN
There are seven children, according to my research at this time:
1) ELIZABETH S. BOWMAN: b. 1790-1795; d. Abt.
1845,
in Cabell or Mason Co., WV; m. in 1812, in Kanawha Co., to
William Manning (Mannon), b. Abt. 1790, in Henry Co., VA;
d. 1882, in Mason Co., WV; m2 Mahala Forrest.
- Daughter Behetheline Manning, b. 1813-1815;
m. by John Lee,
in Kanawha Co., on Feb. 12, 1829, to John Duncan, son of
William and Priscilla Duncan.
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2) JOHN BOWMAN: b. Abt. 1798-1799, in VA; d.
July 4,
1858, in Kanawha Co.; m. Abt. 1824, to Sarah (--) (b. 1807,
in VA; d. Aft. 1850).
- 9 children of John and Sarah (---) Bowman,
All born in VA, by 1850 Kanawha Co., (W) VA census:
Deliah (23); Louisa (22); James (20); Mary (18); Nancy (16);
Byno (14); Martha (11); Sarah (7); and Charles (1).
- Kanawha Co. Deed Bk. I-J, p. 512: John paid
$200 for 40
acres of land on Coal River from Marshall and Behethland
Bowman to "their son John Bowman.";
- John's Will in Kanawha Co. Wills, Vol. 1,
p. 702 (Dec. 18,
1858- Appraisal and Sale Bill).
SOME KANAWHA CO., WV DEEDS OF JOHN BOWMAN:
1. Bk. I-J, p. 512: John paid $200 for 40 acres
of land on Coal
River from Marshall and Behethland Bowman to "their son
John Bowman" (Feb 24, 1836);
2. Bk. I-J, p. 513: On same day, Feb 24, 1836,
deed made
where John Bowman and wife Sarah sold 50 acres on Coal
River to Zechariah Bowman.
3. Bk. N, p. 403: Dec. 24, 1841, deed made
for John to buy
land from James King and wife (recorded Dec. 2, 1843);
4. Bk. S, p. 136: June 4, 1853 deed for John
to buy 3 acres
on Coal River from W. E. Wiley King and wife Dicy.
5. Bk. X, p. 574: Deed made on May 9, 1862,
between
grantors Daniel Priestley and wife Martha E., heirs of John
Bowman, to sell land of John Bowman on Coal River, to
Beverly B. Bowman. Recorded Feb 15, 1865.
LIBRARY OF VA: VA LAND GRANTS AND PATENTS:
FOR JOHN BOWMAN- KANAWHA CO., VA-
5 Grants (cards #62-66):
1. Nov. 20, 1833- 63 acres On S. of Coal River,
the mouth of
Island Ck.- Grants 82, p. 386;
2. Nov. 28, 1833- 100 acres on waters of Coul
River,
adjoining Michl. (*Marshal) Bowman- Grants 82, p. 385
(100 acres Survey made March 26, 1832, by virtue of Land
Office Exchange Treasury Warrant #2384, issued Aug. 31,
1821; on Coal River, adjoining lands of Marshial Bowman;
3. Nov. 30, 1838- 180 acres on Coal Riv. - Grants 89, p. 362;
4. Nov. 30, 1838- 485 " " " - Grants ---; and
5. Nov. 30, 1838- 363 " " "
- Grants ---.
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3) MARY "POLLY" BOWMAN: b. Aug. 7,
1802, in Rome,
Kanawha, later Lincoln Co., WV; d. on March 7, 1870, in
Lincoln Co., WV; m. on Aug. 21, 1831, in Kanawha Co., to
SAMUEL PRIESTLEY (b. April 20, 1789, in Rockbridge Co.,
VA, the son of William Jr. and Sarah (Beach) Priestley; d. March
1, 1870, in Lincoln Co., WV- 5 children with Mary "Polly"
(see list below); Samuel m1 in 1810, in Kanawha Co., to
ISABELLA HAZLETT -10 children (see below).
SAMUEL moved to Kanawha County, (W) Virgina,
sometime
before April 4, 1809, when he was about 20 years old. He was
married first to ISABELLA HAZLETT, in 1810, in Kanawha
County, (West) Virginia.
In 1810, the state of Virginia granted Samuel
Priestley 100
acres on Fuqua's Creek in Kanawha County. On April 14,
1812, he and Isabella deeded 50 acres of that land to Andrew
Polley. On Oct. 8, 1813, they deeded another 50 acres to Richard
Parsons. Thirty pounds was the price in both cases.
On Feb. 25, 1816, Richard Parsons deeded back
to SAMUEL
the 50 acres at the Forks of Fuqua's Creek for $150.00. He and
ISABELLA lived on this farm from that time until he sold it to
Solomon Pauley on Oct. 18, 1836.
TWO VA LAND GRANTS FOR SAMUEL PRIESTLEY:
1) 1810 VA LAND GRANT for 100 acres on Fuquays Creek;
and
2) on June 3, 1829, for 100 acres on waters of Fuquay's Creek,
in Kanawha Co., WV.
SAMUEL served in the War of 1812 as a private
in Capt. John
Wilson's Company, 2nd Reg. (Liet. Colonel Ambler, Liet.
Colonel Brown), Virginia Militia. His service was from Sept.
13, 1814, to Dec. 16, 1814, and his place of residence was
Kanawha County (Pay Rolls, VA Militia, War of 1812).
10 CHILDREN OF SAMUEL & ISABELLA HAZLETT:
1. SAMUEL PRIESTLEY, JR. (b. 1811, in Charleston,
(W)
VA; m. 17 Dec 1840, in Benton, MO (Scott Co.), to Mary
MCHERNEY; he was a carpenter in Kansas City and St. Joe);
2. SALLY PRIESTLEY (m. 20 Oct 1833, in Kanawha
County,
(W) VA to Ralph Tolier BOWMAN- he was born 12 Mar 1812,
at Alum Creek, (W) VA);
3. WILLIAM PRIESTLEY (b. 1814, at Rome, (W)
VA; m. 25
Oct 1836, in Kanawha County, to Elizabeth GRIFFITH);
4. JAMES QUINN PRIESTLEY (b. 11 May 1816, at
Charleston,
(W) VA; d. 17 July 1904, at Windsor, MO (Henry Co.); m. 19
May 1840, at Benton, MO, to Mary Frances CLEVELAND);
5. BETSEY ELIZABETH, "LUCY," PRIESTLEY
(b. 1817, at
Kanawha County, (W) VA; m. 2 Apr 1835 in Kanawha County,
to Solomon Mohaney PAULEY);
6. JOHN PRIESTLEY (b. 27 Sept 1819; m. Lizzie
(--); resided
in western Kansas);
7. MARTHA ELLEN PRIESTLEY (b.20 July 1821,
in Kanawha
County, (W) VA);
8. JANE PRIESTLEY (b. 29 Aug 1824; d. 20 Feb
1905, in
Hillsdale, Kansas; m. Jacob CATHEY);
9. ISABELLA PRIESTLEY (b. 11 June 1828, in
Kanawha
County, (W) VA; d. 8 Aug 1898 in Henry, MO; m1 26 Oct 1844,
in Benton, MO, to Glover ASHBURY, m2 26 Oct 1848, in Benton,
MO, to James CARLETON); and
10. HANNA PRIESTLEY.
ISABELLA died on February 13, 1831, and on
Aug 21, 1831,
Samuel remarried to MARY "POLLY" BOWMAN.
SAMUEL and MARY "POLLY" PRIESTLEY
were blessed
with five children, the first three born in Lincoln County, (W)
Virginia, and the fourth and fifth children were born in Benton
County, Missouri:
1. ROXANNA PRIESTLEY (b.1832, in Lincoln Co.,
(W) VA;
d. Boone Co., WV; m. 14 Feb 1847, in Kanawha Co., to Rev.
Aaron Jack GRIFFITH);
2. MARSHALL B. PRIESTLEY, SR. (b. 24 Dec1833,
at
Priestley, (W) VA; d. 18 May 1915, at Alum Creek, WV;
m1 Bef. 1858 to Louvenia Griffith- 6 children;
m2 Abt. 1877, to Susanna E. Gillenwater- 5 children;
m3 Aft. 1886, to Abigail Jones;
m4 to Mary Elizabeth Robinson.
3. DANIEL M. PRIESTLEY (b. 1835, in Lincoln
Co., (W)
VA; d. 1917, in Lincoln Co., WV; m. 4 Jan 1858, to Ellen
BOWMAN);
4. GEORGE BAXTER PRIESTLEY (b. 28 Nov 1839,
in
Benton Co., MO; d. 20 Mar 1883, in Priestley, WV; m1 12 Dec
1861, in Charleston, WV, to Amanda STEPHENS, m2 ca. 1875-
1878 to Amanda HILL), and
5. ZACHARIAH B. PRIESTLEY (b. 28 Nov 1843,
in Benton Co.,
MO; d. 11 Nov 1933, in Hillsdale, Kansas; m. 3 Jan 1866, in
Charleston, WV, to Margaret Mariah KING).
Samuel and Mary "Polly" went to Missouri
two times,
and they returned to Lincoln Co., WV, in 1847 or 1848,
when Samuel built a log house on what was known as the
"Priestley Farm." That house burned down in 1878.
After the fire, George Baxter Priestley built
a small house for
the family to live in while the main house was being built.
The small one later served as the kitchen and dining room.
George reared his ten children from his marriages to Amanda
Stephens and Amanda Hill, in this house. The house was then
Acquired by his son,Wilburn Chapman Priestley, Sr., and his
wife Edith, Isabel (McClure) Priestley, who raised their
children there.
SAMUEL died on March 1,1870, in Rome, Lincoln
Co., WV,
at almost 81 years of age. He requested that he be buried on a
hilltop at Priestley Ridge, and, today, he is resting there, with
unmarked stones at head and foot.
MARY "POLLY" was living with her
son GEORGE BAXTER
and AMANDA PRIESTLEY's family when the 1870 census was
taken, and she was 67 years old, then. She passed away, at age
67,
on March 7, 1870, six days after Samuel. She might have been
buried in the Priestley Family Cemetery, on Priestley Ridge, where
Samuel was buried, but it is unknown at this time.
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4) LINDSEY BOWMAN: b. Sept. 4, 1808, in Richmond,
VA;
died May 15, 1880, in Springfield Twp., Henry, MO; m. in
Mason, VA, on June 10, 1836, to Margaret Overshiner (b.
1819, in VA; d. Aft. 1876, Benton, MO.
- Lindsey Bowman was the grantee of land in
Kanawha Co.,
WV, for a 1/2 acre lot in the "Village of Philippi."
- Lindsey Bowman was in 1850 Benton Co., MO census.
- 11 CHILDREN OF LINDSEY & MARGARET:
1. FRANCIS M. BOWMAN: b. May 23, 1837, Kanawha Co.,
WV; d. Nov. 5, 1888, in Newtonia, MO; m. Isabella S. A.
Priestley.
2. MARY BOWMAN: b. 1839, in VA;
3. ELIZA J. BOWMAN: b. 1841, in Benton, MO; m. Sam Davis;
4. VIRGINIA BOWMAN: b. 1845, in Benton, MO;
5. SARA BOWMAN: b. 1846, in Benton, MO;
6. CHARLES ABRAHAM BOWMAN: b. May 20, 1848,
in
Benton, MO; d. May 13, 1925, in St. Clair, MO; m. July 2,
1877, in Benton, MO, to Mary Elizabeth MARTIN;
7. WILLIAM M. BOWMAN: b. 1850, in Benton, MO;
m.
Victorene HUGHES;
8. CAROLINE B. BOWMAN: b. 1852, in Benton,
MO; m.
Charlie NOONAN;
9. SUSAN BOWMAN: b. 1855, in Benton, MO;
10. LEWIS N. BOWMAN: b. 1857, in Benton, MO; and
11. MARGURETT BOWMAN: b. 1860, in Benton, MO.
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5) LUSBY BOWMAN: b. Abt. 1810, in VA; Lusby
in the 1840
Benton Co., MO census;
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6) TOBINA/TOBIMAS BOWMAN: b. Abt. 1815, in
VA;
Tobina in 1840 Benton Co., MO census; and
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7) ZACHARIAH, "ZACK," BOWMAN: b.
Abt. 1795 (or
1815 by the 1850 Benton Co., MO census);
- Kanawha Co., (W) VA Deed Bk. I-J, p. 513,
on Feb. 24, 1836
for "Zechariah Bowman" to buy 50 acres of land on the
Coal
River for $60 from John Bowman and wife Sarah ("Ex'd and
Del'd to Owner 7th Sept. 1839").
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The last four children of Marshall and Behethland
went to
Missouri, and it does not appear that they returned to West
Virginia.
In a Kanawha Co. deed of Sept. 12, 1839, Marshall
and
Behethland sold land for $800 to James King. Behethland
died sometime after this; the date and place are unknown at
this time. Marshall moved to Benton Co., Missouri, and his
pension was transferred to their rolls on July 27, 1840. He
died there later that year.
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