William Fowke

Bef 1760 - 1814  (> 54 years)

• Name	William Fowke  [1]
  Birth	Bef 1760	St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	1814	Stafford County, Virginia - will date
  Person ID	I29612	Tree1
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Gerard Fowke,   b. 1718, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. May 1770, Stafford County, Virginia - probate (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Dinwiddie,   b. 1717, King George County, Virginia d. 22 Oct 1781, Fauquier County, Virginia - probate (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Nov 1745	Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
  Notes	Overwharton Parish Register Stafford County Va Fowke, Gerrard Married Elizabeth Dinwiddie, November 26, 1745
  Family ID	F19582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Mason Bronaugh,   b. 8 May 1761, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
  Marriage	2 Oct 1792	Loudoun County, Virginia
  Family ID	F19578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  === 1759-1783 Fauquier County, Virginia Will Book 1; [John K. Gott]; GERARD FOWKE, GENT. (Division) Date: 26 July 1781 Div. by: Cuth't. Bullitt, Thomas Roy, Dan'l. Bradford Details: ... divided the Estate .. agreeable to his last Will with the consent of his Widow Mrs. Elizabeth Fowke and assigned and allotted to each of the Children their parts of the Slaves and Cattle except to Mr. Robert Dinwiddie Fowke who had before received his full part .. and to Mrs. Sarah Roy who had received her part of the Slaves, the Cattle being equally allotted and divided we proceeded to allott and divide the Slaves as follows: Miss Mary Fowke (3, slaves) Mr. William Fowke (4 slaves) Mrs. Elizta. Phillips (3 slaves) Mr. Gerard Fowke (3 slaves) Mr. Chandler Fowke (4 slaves) Mr. George Fowke (4 slaves) Miss Enfield Fowke (3 slaves) The remainder of the Slaves and five head of Cattell being retained by the Widow Mrs. Elizabeth Fowke for her support and to be divided at her death among all the children except Robert & Sarah the following Cattell Mr. Robert Fowke having already received his full proportion ... Retn: 28 May 1781 === Fauquier Co Va Minute Book 1779-1782, page 11 Fauquier County Court 28th of May 1781 - MARY FOWKE, WILLIAM FOWKE, WILLIAM PHILLIPS and ELIZABETH his Wife, GERARD FOWKE and CHANDLER FOWKE, Plts. agt. ELIZABETH FOWKE, Widow of GERARD FOWKE, Gent., ENFIELD FOWKE, GEORGE FOWKE and ROBERT DINWIDDIE FOWKE, Defts. In Chancery ELIZABETH FOWKE was appointed Guardian to GEORGE FOWKE and ENFIELD FOWKE who are Infants under the age of twenty one years, to defend them in this suit, And by consent of the parties, it is decreed and ordered that the Division of the slaves and cattle so far as has been made by CUTHBERT BULLITT, DANIEL BRADFORD and THOMAS ROY stand valid and confirmed and that upon the death of the said ELIZABETH FOWKE, the slaves, cattle and other personal Estate not divided be equally divided among MARY FOWKE, WILLIAM FOWKE, ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, GERARD FOWKE, CHANDLER FOWKE, ENFIELD FOWKE and GEORGE FOWKE

  
  

• Sources

  [S230] John Frederick Dorman, The Virginia Genealogist Volume 3, 1959.