Some Family Papers,
Letters, and Records
A tribute to the memory of Isabelle Carew Woodward
Bowen
written by her husband Arthur Finn Bowen following her death
A writing by Arthur Finn Bowen explaining the
origin of his name
Notes made by Arthur Finn Bowen after visiting the birthplace of his father
Thomas Adam Bowen and the homeplace of his grandfather Edwin H. Bowen near
Oral Oaks in Lunenburg Co, VA
Some records for the family of George Edwin W. Goulder
of Nottoway Co., VA
Records from the Thomas Adam Bowen Bible
The Andrew Jackson Woodward family records as
copied by daughter Emma White Woodward for her brother William Joseph Woodward
Hey! Listen up!
The following letters are the only existing proof of the
families of Pleasants Woodward and Nathaniel Jones of Middle Creek, Wake
Co., NC.
Since these letters do not entirely agree, it is necessary to use both
and compare them to other available records. The original letters are currently
in my possession. There are no wills, deeds, court records,
estate papers, newspaper obits, etc., etc. that can provide this information!
Letter written by Emma White Woodward for her father
Andrew Jackson Woodward to her brother William Joseph Woodward in response
to his request for information concerning his ancestry.
Letters written by Samantha Ann Smith (Currie)
to William Joseph Woodward in response to his request for information concerning
his ancestry.
Scan of the original 1784 will in NC Archives of Christopher
Woodward of Wake Co, NC
Note: This will was on long paper and had to be scanned in two sections.
I hope to replace this with a single scan soon.
Scan of the original 1780 will in NC Archives of William
Utley, Sr of Wake Co, NC
Scan of the original 1796 will in NC Archives of Jacob
Utley of Wake Co, NC, son of above William Utley, Sr.
Scan of the original 1804 will in NC Archives of Phoebe
Utley of Wake Co, NC, wife of Jacob Utley, believed to have been a
daughter of James Sanders Sr.
Scan of the original 1801 will in NC Archives of Lewis
Jones, Sr. of (Middle Creek Twp.) Wake Co, NC
Scans of Revolutionary and War of 1812 vouchers
for Christopher Woodward, Joseph Woodward, William Utley, Sr., Jacob Utley,
and Lewis Jones, Sr.
Scan of the original 1750 will in NC Archives of Dugald
McKeichan of Bladen Co, NC
Scan of the 1779 grant to Gilbert
McKeithan for 100 acres in Bladen Co.
Note: This is a copy of a copy that was given to me by Betty Cappo who
had traced over the writing on her copy to make it more readable. I have
no doubt that the tracing she did is accurate. This is NOT a copy of the
original which would be much fainter.
This land bears the exact same description as the land in the above grant;
however, the deed states the land was granted to Alexander McKeithan. Obviously
the land had been transferred from Gilbert McKeithan to Alexander McKeithan
in some undetermined way. Gilbert was still living at the time of this
1789 deed, so the land could not have been inherited.
Scan of the Brunswick Co. deed which proves the children
of Alexander McKeithan of Brunswick Co., NC
Scan of Colonial
Court Record 120 which proves that Donald McKeithan was among the Scot
immigrants transported to Cape Fear by Dugald McNeil in 1739