Person:Henry Towles (7)

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, born 3/15/1756 in Culpeper County, Virginia, where entered service 1780 in Virginia company; received Pension abt. age 77 in Madison County (area earlier part of Culpeper County), Virginia, 1832; clergyman A.H. Lamons & William Finks made affidavit there 1833, per magistrate Charles R. Gibbs; Adam Rouse made affidavit there then abt. age 70 he served in Revolutionary War with soldier at Yorktown, from Culpeper County, Virginia; Revolutionary War pensioner John Garrett made affidavit there then abt. age 85 he served with soldier in 1780. F-S8495, R2403.

Notes

This Henry Towles was a soldier and pensioner of the American Revolutionary War . According to his pension declaration, he lived "on the plantation where I was born." His will, dated May 6,1835 and proved May 26, 1836, became the basis for the Clark v.Towles suit, referred to in his father Stokeley's notes. The gist of the will seems to be that he wanted all of his property sold and distributed to his full sister Mary's and her husbands John Clark's family. Apparently the descendants of Stokeley's other children didn't like this, and consequently sued and won some sort of readjustment. "

William B. Newman (Genealogy of Virginia Families Vol. III, "Towlesand Clark Families")

The suit brought by the descendants of the Towles and Clarks overturned the will in Chancery court, VA in 1845.

1. ↑ Wardell, Patrick G. Virginia/West Virginia genealogical data from Revolutionary War pension and bounty land warrant records. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, c1988-1998)
   Vol. 4, pg. 276.