Modified Register for Jacob DOWERS Jr.
First Generation
1. Jacob DOWERS Jr. 1,2 was born3,4 on 6 Feb 1760 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 9 Jan 1847 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. He was buried in Jan 1847 in Pleasant Hill Cem, Ripley, Indiana, United States.
SOURCES:
BURIAL:
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
BIOGRAPHY:
1. Jacob Dowers was born 1760 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died 9 Jan 1847, Ripley County, Indiana. Children: Azariah; Henry;
Isaac; Sally; Jolly; Purlina Sams; Nancy Johnson.
Source Page 128, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.
Military Service: AUG 1780 Pennsylvania Fifth Regiment of the Second Brigade, Discharged FEB 1781
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Name: Jacob Dowers
Pension Year: 1833
Application State: Indiana
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 844
Total Pages in Packet: 24
Source Information: Ancestry.com.
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls).
Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana
- Page 127128: Conrad DOWERS: Born 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Page 128: Jacob DOWERS: Born 1760, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Service: While a resident of Lancaster Co. Penn., enlisted in Aug 1780, served in Capt. Bartley's Co., Col. Johnston's 5th Penn. Regt., and was discahrged by Col. Mentges aft 6 months service.
Proof: Pension Claim S-16371.
Died: Jan 9 1847, Ripley Co., Ind. Name on bronze tablet in Versailles Court House.
Children: Azariah, Henry, Isaac, Sally, Jolly, Purlina Sams, Nancy Johnson.
Collected by: Mrs. A.B. Wycoff, Batesville, Indiana.
1820 US Census
Jacob Dowers: 2 males age 16-26; 1 over 45. 1 female 0-10; 1 10-16; 1 over 45.
1840 US Census
Jacob Dawers,Age 79,
State: IN
County: Ripley County
Township: Jackson
Year: 1840
Page: 184
Database: IN 1840 Pensioners List.
Source Information: Jackson, Ronald V.,
Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.
Indiana Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.
Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census,
territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
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George Dowers was the son of Jacob Dowers s. 6 Feb 1760.
_When dealing with this Dowers line it is important to pay attention to the
dates and one should always mention the date in a query. Here is why:
Jacob Dowers b. 1760 had four sons each of which named a son Jacob.
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FATHER ----- SON
George b. 1790/91 --------- Jacob b. 17 Oct 1817
Azariah b. 17 Apr 1793----Jacob b. 25 June 1823
Henry b. 1798----- Jacob b. 1831
Isaac b. 1799------ Jacob b. 1827
These young Jacobs were all born in Ripley Co. IN.
Jacob b. 17 Oct 1817, md. Keziah Sams b. 9 Dec 1819,dau. of Stephen Sams and his wife Keziah Ellis.
- Perlina Dowers b. abt.1811 was not George's dau. She was his sister.
- George Dowers md. abt. 1814 Polly Jolly, dau. of Alexander Jolly and
his wife Sarah Kay/Key.
A research contact: Kathleen Duke Tracy
Jacob married (1) Keziah SAMS 5 on 14 Sep 1837 in Ripley, Indiana, United States. Keziah was born in 1781 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She died before 1790 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
Jacob married (2) Elizabeth 6 before 1790. Elizabeth was born in 1770 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States . She died about 1844 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
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Jacob and Elizabeth had the following children: 2 M
i. George DOWERS Sr. was born in 1790/1791 in , , Virginia, United States. He died in Sep 1846 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
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George married Polly JOLLY daughter of Alexander JOLLY and Sarah Key KAY in 1814 in Adams, Ohio, United States. Polly was born in 1789 in Adams, Ohio, United States. She died in 1860 in Ripley, Indiana, United States.
SOURCES:
Ancestry.com file: McKinley Family Tree;bjwombat
Could be a sibling & brother in law:
Indiana, Ripley County_Jolly, Sally married Whitaker, John on 05 Dec 1838 in Ripley County, Indiana
Craig, Prudence Jolly, William 30 Sep 1830 Indiana, Ripley County
3 M ii. Azariah Jacob DOWERS 7,8,9,10 was born11,12,13 on 17 Apr 1793 in ,,Virginia, United States. He died14 on 6 Feb 1855 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
SOURCES:
Related?: Indiana, Ripley County: Dowers, Nancy married Eller, John on 30 Jul 1848 in Ripley County, Indiana
1. Contact: Bret Alan Kallstrom: brentandjoe@yahoo.com
2. Submitted by: Thomas Wayne Henrich
3. Thomas Wayne Henrich_230 Lilac Lane, Brea, CA 92823,
4. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyfrankl/WBassettgenealogy.htm
William Bassett, Sr. Family, provided by Ronald L. BASSETT
5. Compiled by Barbara Ziegenmeyer <, mailto:e-mail address
6. RootsWeb file: Clarence A Dowers, Jr. Genealogy Pages, Contact: Clarence A Dowers, Jr.
BIOGRAPHY:
1850 US Census
Azariah Dowers, 56, M, Farmer, value $800, born VA.Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Brown, Ripley, Indiana
Family Number: 119
- Polly, 48, abt 1802, F, KY
- Jacob, 25, abt 1825, M, Farmer, IN
- Margaret, 23, abt 1827, F IN
- LaFayette, 14,abt 1836, M, IN
- Washington, 11,abt 1839, M, IN
- Mary J., 7, abt 1843, F, IN
- America, 2,abt 1848,F, IN
Brown Twp, Ripley Co, Indiana. Roll 169 Book 1, Page 292a, Taken 15 August 1850.
[Lives next to Henry Dowers]
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: M432_169; Page: 292A; Image: 213.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry. com Operations, Inc.,
Azariah married17,18 Polly Mary BASSETT 15,16 daughter of William BASSETT Sr. and Margaret MCQUIDDY on 19 Dec 1819 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. Polly was born19,20,21 on 14 Aug 1801 in Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States. She died22 on 29 Jan 1853 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. She was buried about 1 Feb 1853 in Cross Plains Baptist Cem, Ripley. Indiana, United States.
SOURCES:
BIOGRAPHY:
Ancestry.com Sources:
Title: Nancy Lacock 2025003.FTW
Title: Pullen010502.FTW
BIRTH: 1829 Family Bible held by Ronald Bassett: " Polly Bassett was born august 14th 1801 and died January the
29 1853"
MARRIAGE: Bassett, Polly married Dowers, Azariah on 16 Dec 1819 in Ripley County, Indiana
BURIAL: BAPTIST Cemetery in Brown Twp.
BASSETT?, Polly ~ ~ Marker in Bassett row with only "Polly" on it
4 F iii. Sarah DOWERS 23 was born about 1797 in ,,Kentucky, United States. She died in 1882 in Ripley, Indiana, United States.
Source;
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Sarah married Unknown .
5 M iv. Henry DOWERS 24,25 was born 26 in 1798 in
SOURCES:
BIOGRAPHY: 1850 US Census 1856 Iowa State Census, 1860 US Census 1870 US Census BIOGRAPHY: Henry married29,30,31 Melinda BASSETT 27,28 daughter of William BASSETT Sr. and Margaret MCQUIDDY on 29 Mar 1827 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. Melinda was born32,33 on 8 Feb 1805 in Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States. She died in 1870. SOURCES:
6 M v. Isaac DOWERS 34 was born in 1799 in , , Ohio, United States. He died in Jan 1860 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. SOURCES:
BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: BLM Land Records show Doc# 6323 was issued Isaac Dowers on 25 Sept 1835 for 40 acres of land in Ripley Co., IN. 7 F vi. Jolly DOWERS 36 was born in <1801> in <,, Il>. 8 F vii. Purlina DOWERS 38 was born in 1811 in , Switzerland, Indiana, United States. She died in 1865 in Ulysses, Nebraska, United States. SOURCE: Information from: Bret Alan Kallstrom file on Ancestry.com
Purlina married 40 John L. SAMS 39 son of Stephen SAMS and Keziah ELLIS on 11 Jan 1827 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. John was born in 1802 in , Brown, Ohio, United States. He died in 1884 in Postville,,Iowa, United States. 9 F viii. Elizabeth DOWERS was born after 1812 in , , Ripley, Indiana, United States. She died before 1846. MARRIAGE:
Elizabeth married William WARD
RootsWeb Contact: Thomas W. Henrich
1833:
BLM Land Records show Henry Dowers issued Doc #2857 for 80 acres of land in
Ripley Co., IN, on 8 June 1833.
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Henry Dowers, 57, M, Farmer, value $800, born KY
Melinda,[Bassett], 45, F, Ky
Peter, 22, M, IN
Cynthia, 20, F, IN
Jacob, 19, M, Farmer, IN
James, 16, M, Farmer, IN
Elizabeth, 11, F, IN
William, 10, M, IN
Matilda,9, F, IN
[Lives next to Azariah Dowers and Samuel Jolly]
Image Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: M432_169;
Page: 292a; Image: 209.15
August 1850.
382 17 19 21 Henry Dowers 58 M . X . 1 Ky Laborer
382 18 19 21 Malinda Dowers 57 F . X . 1 Ky
382 19 19 21 Elizabeth Dowers 17 F . . . 1 Ind
382 20 19 21 Matilda Dowers 15 F . . . 1 Ind
Madison Twp, Madison Co, Iowa.
Heny Dowers, 62, Birthplace: Kentucky. Male
Malinda Dowers, 53, Birthplace: Kentucky
James Dowers, 25, Birthplace: Indiana
William Dowers, 23, Birthplace: Indiana
Mary Dowers, 22, Birthplace: Indiana
Image Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Center, Madison, Iowa; Roll: M653_333;
Page: 39; Image: 192.Post
Office: Winterset
Ashland, Cass, Nebraska
Ancestry.com file: Kallstrom/Sams/Deyo/Person Family Tree ; Bret Alan
Kallstrom: bretandjoe@yahoo.com
BIRTH: 1829 Family Bible held by Ronald Bassett: " Melinda Bassett was born February the 8th 1805"
Title: MORE ROOM_Author: Verne W. Dowers_Publication: by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co,
Galesburg, Illinois, 1994_Repository: _Media: Book_Page: pg. 117
1850 US Census
Isaac Dowers,57, M, Farmer, value $400, born OH
Elizabeth, 48, F, KY
Jacob, 23, M, Farmer, IN
Nancy, 19, F, IN
Sarah, 14, F, IN
Deborah, 11, IN
Azariah, 9, M, IN
Indiana, RIPLEY, Roll 169 Book 1, Page 298b, taken 21 Aug 1850.
I'm a descendant of Jacob Ezra Dowers and Mary Jane Brown through their son Jacob Dowers, Jr., who married
Keziah Sams. They had a son Isaac Dowers in 1799 who married Elizabeth Cone(s) in 1825 in Ripley County,
Indiana. They had a daughter Nancy Dowers in 1830 who married Thomas Corbin Webster (B: 1822 Ripley County,
Indiana; D: 1904 Gibbon, Nebraska). Thomas Corbin Webster is my third great grandfather
Author: Kathleen Duke Tracy
Isaac married35 Elizabeth Betsey CONE on 26 Jan 1825 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. Elizabeth was born in 1802 in , , Kentucky, United States.
Jolly married Ellis SAMS 37. Ellis was born in <1801>.
Possible marriage: Indiana, Ripley County Marriage Index_Dowers, Elizabeth married Ward, John on 07 Mar 1839 in Ripley County, Indiana