Person:Henry Towles (5)

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 4, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

• Towles, Henry - entered service 1776 in Virginia company; entered service 1781 in another Virginia company & served at Yorktown; died 1/10/1829; married 7/27/1776 Elizabeth Weatherall, widow received pension abt. age 78 Culpeper County, Virginia, 1837 per County Justice of the Peace William A. Roberts & County court clerk Francis T. Lightfoot; widow's sister Mrs. Ann Terrill made affidavit than Madison County, Virginia, she was present at soldier's wedding & soldier then captain per County Justice of the Peace Alexander H. Simms & County Clerk of court Belfield Cave; Littleton Taylor made affidavit there then abt. age 86 he entered service 1781 in Culpeper county, Virginia, & served in Revolutionary War with soldier; David Jamison made affidavit abt. age 84 Culpeper County, Virginia, he entered service there 1775 as ensign, & served with soldier who later a major, per County Justice of the Peace's Samuel Rixley & George W. Jamison; William Yowell made affidavit in 1837 Madison County, Virginia, abt. age 74 he entered service Culpeper County, Virginia, in company commanded by soldier; William Nalle made affidavit 1838 abt. age 74 he entered service there 1781 & knew soldier in Revolutionary War service per County Justice of the Peace William Roberts; Thomas C. Brown, administrator of widow's estate, gave power of attorney 1861 there to agent to apply for pension, per witness James M. Broadus, County Justice fo the Peace Thomas A. Foushee, & County court clark Fayette Mauzy. F-W6298, R2403.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Culpeper County Deed Book H, 15 May1775-21 September 1778; FHL #975.5392 R2s v.3-4, in Sparacio, Ruth Trickey, and Sam Sparacio. Deed abstracts of Culpeper County, Virginia. (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press).

   p. 135 (Orgi. Pp 687-689)
   Indenture 15 June 1778 Between Henry Towles and Elisabeth his Wife of Culpeper
   And James Murry of same place
   Who paid Two hundred pounds current money of Virginia
   For 200 acres of land in Bromfield Parish in the Great Fork of the Rappahanock River on the Branch of Devils Run and head branches of Crooked Run and bounded Beginning at three pines a Corner to Benjamin Roberts and runs thence with his line North to a large pine Corner to Wilhoit and Fishback thence with Fishbacks line to the first beginning . . .
   Henry Towles
   Elisabeth Towles
   Witnesses Henry Field Jr., George Wetherall, Benjamin Roberts
   Recorded 15 June 1778
   -----
   p. 135 (Original pp. 690-692)
   Indenture 20 April 1778
   Between Henry Towles son of Joseph Towles & Elisabeth his wife of Culpeper County
   And Henry Towles son of Stokely Towles of same place
   Who paid Seventy five pounds current Lawfull money of Virginia
   For 190 acres of land in Bromfield Parish Beginning at a white oak in a line of Colo Beaverleys by the German Road Corner to John Piner and John Wilhoit running with Pinors line west to the Beaver Dam Run thence down the several courses of the run to the Mouth of said run thence up Stoney Run to the bent of the said run by the Mountain thence up the hollow of the Mountain South to Clarks line thence with his Line East to a Chesnut Oak in Beaverleys line thence with his line North to the Beginning
   Henry Towles
   Elisabeth Towles
   Witnesses Henry Field, George Wetherall and Benja. Roberts gent
   Recorded 15 June 17780

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System
   Ancestor #: A115369.

   Towle, Henry
   Service: Virginia Rank: Captain
   Birth: 1755 Culpeper Co Virginia
   Death: 6-10-1829 Madison Co Virginia
   Pension Number: *W
   Service Description: 1) Also Pvt, Sgt, Col Alcock
   Wife: Elizabeth Weatherall
   Children:
   George, m. Elizabeth Bowers
   Joseph, m. Sarah Fields

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters. Henry Towles.

   Pension Application, Henry Towles W6298, transcribed by Will Graves
   18 July 1837, Culpeper County, VA
   Elizabeth Towles (age 78) stated:
   That she is the widow of Henry Towles, who served as a soldier of the Revolution, acting as Private, Sergent and Captain
   In 1775 he went into what was called the “minute service” and was gone for a long time, say six or seven months as a Sergeant
   Again in 1781, after their marriage, he served three months or more as a Captain
   Was at York at the time of the siege
   And was gone another time for two months
   That she was married to Henry Towles on 27 July 1776 by Parson Harrison
   That Henry Towles died on the 10th day of January 1829 and she has remained a widow
   
   29 July 1837, Madison County, Virginia
   Mrs. Ann Terrill, 77, testified that she was at the wedding of Henry Towles and her sister, formerly Elizabeth Weatherall, which took place in July 1776
   
   Others giving testimony included:
   James Shotwell, Madison County
   David Jameson, Culpeper County
   William Yowell, Madison County
   William Nalle, Culpeper County