Stephen Nowlin^{[1, 2]}

1708 - 1791  (83 years)

• Name	Stephen Nowlin
  Born	1708	Colonial Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1791	Goochland County, Virginia
  Buried	Beaverdam Episcopal Church Cem., Maidens, Goochland Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I14816	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	James The Founder Nowlin,   b. 1655, County Carlow, Ireland ,   d. 1750, Goochland County, Virginia  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Sarah 'Catherine' Ward,   b. Est 1686, England ,   d. Aft 1744, Goochland County, Virginia  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	1710
  	!MARRIAGE:Our Families, Our Families, Anna Hudelson, Researched and written 1929-1977, page 1
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	County Carlow, Ireland and of Virginia Descendants of James Nowlin Nowlin-Ward 1 James Nowlan of Carlow County, Ireland, became known as James Nowlin of Virginia, the "lan" being the Irish termination. Only one family is mentioned in Ireland with the termination "lin", and they were of Wexford. James Nowlin was sold to a man by the name of Ward, who was a man of great natural ability and fatherly kindness. James Nowlin, through his nobility of character, afterwards became a favorite of Ward and married his daughter.
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Sign for Church of Burial for Nowlins Church14816Burial Nowlins.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Will of James Nowlin, the Immigrant w134JamesNowlin.jpg
  		Will of James Nowlin, Page Two w-2I134 JamesNowlin.jpg
  		Estate Inventory of James Nowlin EstInv134James Nowlin.jpg
  		The Nowlin Stone Genealogy The_Nowlin_Stone_Genealogy.pdf

  
  

  Headstones

  Church Cemetery Nowlins are Buried Church14816Burial Nowlins.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Will of James Nowlin; Son, Stephen Nowlin one hundred and fifty acres of Land, be the same more or less and bounded as followeth, beginning on the North side of Busselon Cranch at a Corner white oak thence up the said branch to William Gay's line, thence Northwardly and along the said Ray's line to Col. Bollings line to a White Oake to corner, thence Southwardly to a corner Red Oak to corner thence southwestwardly to same Corner Tree began at, to him forever.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135361973. Stephen Nowlin Birth: 1708, Virginia Death: Nov., 1791, Goochland Co., Virginia Spouse: Mary Perkins Nowlin (1712 - ____) Children: David Nowlin (1730 - 1777) Burial: Beaverdam Episcopal Church Cemetery Maidens, Goochland Co., Virginia [S40] Will, James Nowlin. [Loosly abstracted mfe] Will of James Nowlin Stephen [land]; Mary [land] adjacent to Col. Bolling; John [Mansion and Plantation I now live on, 200 acres bounded Thomas Pleasants and Col. John Bolling] If John should die without issue, then to son, David; Son Sam Nowlin shall have same Land above mentioned to John Nowlin forever; Daughter Martha Henson? the young heifer; James Nowlin one son of Calse [must be slave]; Son David Nowlin one one shilling paid in Sterling; Daughter Judith [T][F]allwell one son of Calse [must be a slave], Son Daniel one [con-son] and Calse forever; to Sarah Nowlin, wife; Negroes, Peter and Jack but in case Mary's then I give and bequeath my two Negros, Peter and Jack during her widowhood. But if in case Mary's, then I give and bequeath my two negros, Peter and Jack as follows, to my Son Stephen Nowlin, Peter. unto my son John Nowlin, Jack, forever. But in case my son John Nowlin should die without Issue then my desire is that my Negro Jack shall be Samuel Nowlins ye son of my Son David Nowlin forever. Wife Sarah one feather bed and furnature as also befitted. Son John one feather bed and furniture Daughter Mary Nowlin one Feather Bed and furniture, after Mother's descease, All the rest of my goods and Chattels I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife paying my debts and after that during her Widowhood and after I desire that my son Stephen and John may have it equally divided between them forever. Appoint wife and her son Stephen Nowlin and John Nowlin to be Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament 5 October 1749. Signed with a Mark Proved 20 Mar 1749[50] James of Pittsylvania County must have been a younger son as he only received what was presumably a slave. Nov 20 1754, Inventory of Estate