COWHERD, Francis, entered service 1779, Virginia, Pensioned 1828, Orange County, Virginia, where he died 25 March 1833; married August 1787, Lucy Scott (Marriage Bond 13 August 1787, signed by John Scott), Orange County, Virginia; widow born March 1763, and Pensioned 1838, Orange County, Virginia; eldest child Garritt H. born 15 April 1786; widow died 31 July 1847 leaving children: Francis K, Mary S, Lucy & John S (Post Office Gordonsville, Virginia, 1843); Query Letter in Pension or Bounty Land Warrant record 1910 from great grandaughter Effie White Cox, Temple, Texas. R668.