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George Dowell

George was born in 1730 in Prince Williams, Virginia. George's father was Thomas C. Dowell and his mother was Elizabeth Ann Coomes. His paternal grandparents were William Dowell and Elizabeth. He had seven brothers named Nehemiah, John, Thomas, William, James, Francis and Jeremiah. He died about March 1772.

General Notes
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomfrog/
  http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:838387&id=I127&ti=5540
  http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/5540/surnames.dowell/264.284.294.302.349.371
  http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=5540&p=surnames.dowell&m=264.284.294.302.349.371.375
  
  george dowell b abt 1730,prince william
  co. virgina,george fought in the
  revolutionary war from 1777 to 1778 inthe
  infantry of cumberland co. virginia.
  abt 1760 married margaret ferguson,daughter
  micajah cain &elizabeth wilkerson
  1.celia dowell
  2.micajah dowell sr. b21 sept 1764 my line
  3.nehemiah dowell b1776 m mary [polly] board
  daughter james board&mary ferguson oct 1789
  4francis dowell b1767 m catherine thomason
  daughter john thomason 20 dec 1808
  5.alice dowell 1768 m thomas meador son of
  ambrose meador & francis hix hicks 9 jan 1783
  6.elijah dowell
  7.john dowell died 1846 m mary cain28sep1808
  daughter of micajah cain & elizabeth
  wilkerson in virginia.
  http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=redbirdacres&id=I08182

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Henry Dowell
  - b.1660 in Miserdine, England d. in England
  
  William Dowell
  - b.1683 in Painswick, Gloucester, England d.1756 in Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co., Virginia (Pennsylvania)
  
  Mary Hillman
  - b.1664 in Painswick, Gloucester, England d. in Painswick, Gloucester, England
  
  Thomas C. Dowell
  - b.1705 in Surry Co., Virginia d.06 Sep 1769 in Bedford Co., Virginia
  
  Elizabeth
  
  George Dowell
  - b.1730 in Prince Williams, Virginia d.~Mar 1772
  
  Elizabeth Ann Coomes
  - b.~ 1706 in Bedford Co., Virginia d. in Virginia

Personal Timeline

George's family with Margaret Ferguson

George and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on February 5th, 1787. They had five sons and two daughters, named Micajah, Nehemiah, Elijah, Francis, John, Alice and Ceclia.

Family Notes
- Bedford Co., Virginia

Children
- Alice Dowell
  Alice was born in 1760 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.¹
  
  Ceclia Dowell
  Ceclia was born on April 7th, 1763 in Bedford Co., Virginia. She died at the age of 66 on December 29th, 1829 in Breckenridge Co., Kentucky.²
  Micajah Dowell
  Micajah was born on September 21st, 1764 in Prince William, Virginia, USA.¹ He died at the age of 83 on July 8th, 1848.³
  - Death Notes
  Nehemiah Dowell
  Nehemiah was born in 1766 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.¹
  Elijah Dowell
  Elijah was born in 1767 in Bedford Co., Virginia.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Sources:
    
    1. Title: OneWorldTree
    Repository:
    
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marciamary&id=I24803
  He died at the age of 54 on August 23rd, 1821 in Breckenridge Co., Kentucky.⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op=GET&db=marciamary&id=I24803
  Francis Dowell
  Francis was born in 1767 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.¹
  
  John Dowell
  John was born in 1770 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.¹

¹ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3344069&id=I02586
² http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~remaco/bag1.html
³ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marciamary&id=I24786
⁴ http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3207925&id=I602434416