Capt. John Colson Sowers, born: 1779; died: before 25 Oct 1843; Augusta Co. VA;

John, married: Mary L. Heiskell, born: 1784; died: 1862;

See John's Last Will & Testament.

Dee Ann has his birth year guessed at ca. 1765. His will which was dated 4 Apr 1843 was probated on 25 Oct 1843. Children are named according to the will and birthdates are from Jeryl Bennett's website. Wife's name and birth & death dates are also from Jeryl Bennett's website. In Dee Ann's book on the Sowers family she gives different birth years for unnamed children, plus an eighth unnamed child which came from Census records for August Co. Va. Hopefully with the recent finding of John C. Sowers' Will by Dee Ann Buck we will have a better picture of this particular branch of our Sowers family.

Issue: Sowers

• Julia A., married: (unknown) Barclay, Nothing further known.
• Mary Lauck, dec'd at the writing of her father's will;
• Alfred A., born: ca. 1804; died: Jan 1878; buried: 10 Jan 1878; Thornrose Cem., Staunton, Augusta Co. VA;
• Susan Emma, born: 1807; Staunton, Augusta Co. VA; died: 8 Dec 1891; Staunton, Augusta Co. VA; buried: Thornrose Cem., Augusta Co. VA;
• Margaret, born: ca. 1811; died: 13 May 1837; buried: Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Augusta Co. VA;
• Peter Jacob, born: 13 Nov 1816; Staunton, Augusta Co. VA; died: 29 Nov 1901; St. Louis, MO; buried: Palmyra, Marion Co. MO;
• Caroline Sydney, born: 1822; died: 1915;

Source info: A Tabulated Genealogy of the Family of Jacob and Mary Sowers of Virginia (by Dee Ann Buck), p. 11; Jeryl Bennett's website;