Person:John Sowers (3)

Name	Capt. John Colson Sowers
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1779	Frederick County, Virginia
Marriage	23 Dec 1802	to Mary Lauck Heiskell
Death^[1]	1843	Augusta County, Virginia

John C. Sowers was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

1 Land Records
2 Records in Augusta County, VA

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Land Records

Deed, 6 December 1811, for land purchased by Peter Heiskell (b. ca. 1758-1841) and John C. Sowers (1779-1843) from Jacob Peck (1745-1827), all of Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. Recorded in Augusta County Deed Book 37, page 265. [1].

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

Vol. 2 - REVOLUTIONARY DECLARATIONS--AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. - Smith Thompson's Declaration: Mentions Lieut. Robert Kirk, Capt. Granville Smith, Col. William Grayson, John C. Sowers.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ancestry World Tree: (Note: not considered a reliable source).

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2733615/person/6838216940
John C. Sowers was born in 1779, the son of Jacob and Isabella Hampton Sowers. He, like Peter Heiskell, was also a prominent and wealthy Staunton citizen and a member of the Presbyterian Church. He served in the War of 1812 as 1st Lieutenant of the Staunton Artillery. By war's end Sowers had risen to the rank of captain. Sowers married Mary Lauck Heiskell (1784-1862) and reared at least five children. According to the Staunton Spectator and General Advertiser, he died 22 September 1843 after a prolonged illness. His will is recorded in Augusta County Will Book 25, page 304.

http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00326.xml