Information from the Revolutionary War pension file of William Yowell ( W5551 ) was sent to me by Gene Dear. Gene presumes that William Yowell was the grandson of the 1717 immigrant, Christopher Uhl.
William Yowell, b. May 1763, and Nelly Crane, b. 15 Apr 1763, were born and raised in an area of Culpeper County, Virginia, which became Madison Co. in 1792/3. They were married in July of 1782, in the neighborhood where they lived. The marriage took place at the home of the parson who attended and preached at the brick church near a place called Slate Mills, now in Madison Co. Mrs. Yowell thought the parson's name was Mildrum but is not certain. William and Nelly had four children:
- Judith, b. 15 May 1783, d. before July 1847,
- Daniel,
- Charity,
- James, b. 14 Sep 1789.
In July 1832, William Yowell and Dennis Crow signed affidavits that they served together in the Revolutionary War, and that they lived in the same neighborhood since that war. William was granted his pension. He died 6 May 1845 in Madison Co., VA.
25 May 1847. The Clerk of the Culpeper Court signed a certificate stating that no record could be found for the marriage of William Yowell and Ellen or Nelly Crane.
19 Jun 1847. In Madison Co., VA, Humphrey Leathers (William Yowell's nephew, who was born December 1767) said he was raised in the same neighborhood as Nelly Crane and William Yowell and that they were married.
22 Jul 1847. William Finks, b. 5 Sep 1780, said he was raised in the same neighborhood as Mr. and Mrs. Yowell, and that the believed they were married.
24 Aug 1848. In Madison Co., John Jones (b. 5 Aug 1764, m. 2 Nov 1791, but the wife was not named) said he worked for Joshua Leathers, who was a neighbor of the Mr. Yowell. John knew Mr. and Mrs. Yowell and their children.
16 Mar 1855. In Madison Co., Nelly Yowell signed an affidavit claiming bounty land for the Revolutionary War service of her late husband, which was witnessed by John Yowell and F.H. Hill.
Bounty land warrant #26208, Act of 1855, was issued to Mrs. Yowell for 160 acres. The location and disposition of the land was not given.
(16 Mar 01)
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