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CHILDREN-LAND-BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p 65; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; REF: Buckey's "Hist. of Calverts," p 91.
They settled about 1752 in Chatham Co., N.C. near the Randolph Co. line.
BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p 49; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11; NOTES: will probated 21 Nov 1744 in Springfield Twp, Burlington Co, NJ.
CHILDREN-RESIDENCES-BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p 76; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11; lived near Ashboro, Randolph Co. N.C. Had 9 children (list in source.)
WILL-BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p 76; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11; NOTE: he disappeared in 1780 during Revolutionary war and joined the British Army. Will written 30 May 1796 and proved 27 Mar 1797 is on record in Probate Judge's office in Abbeville, SC (Box 10 Pack 200). Had at least 9 children named in will.
CHILDREN-BIOGRAPHY: Ralph & Mildred Branson Wandling, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS & REBECCA BORDEN BRANSON; 1380-1950; 53 pages quoting research by John A Kelly of Haverford College, Penn, pub 190-, filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976; p 64; LDS Family History Library Film 0928077, item 11; NOTES: source lists children and grand-children.
Educated & grew to manhood in Ireland. Located in Borden's Grant in 1737. Assisted by one Wood, he made the first survey of the Grant for "Fairfax Ben" was given one thousand acres for the effort. On Christmas day in 1742, with eight of his men, he fell into an ambush and was killed by indians.
BIOGRAPHY: Information sent to T.Mason on 30 May 2004 by Norma Coon.
"Capt. John McDowell was born in 1714 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was killed by Indians on December 25, 1742 at the Battle of Balcony Falls, near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was buried at Maryland Tavern, near Fairfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia. His headstone is 15 paces, inclining to the left from the entrance gate and reads: " Heer lyes the body of Capt. John Mack Dowell - December 1742." Capt. John was the surveyor and land agent for the Borden Estates.
He came to America in 1729 with his father and other family members aboard the ship "George and Anne". He was a widower at the time of his arrival and married Magdalena Woods after his arrival. She had lived in the Pating District of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Lady Margaret Campbell Woods was the daughter of Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll.
When he moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia in 1737, he had one child, a son two years old. He purchased several tracts of land and built a log cabin. He was just beginning to get comfortably situated when the Indians became troublesome, often making incursions into the neighborhood driving people from their homes and killing and burning all that came in their way.
John owned over 1000 acres in Rockbridge Co., VA. He was commissioned on 30 Jul 1742 as Captain of Militia by Governor Gooch to protect the settlement against Indians. He, with seven of his men, was killed in a fight with a band of marauding Delaware Indians. Capt. John was killed in the first Settler-Indian confrontation on 14 December 1742 during the "Massacre of Balcony Downs" near Balcony Falls, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. In early December, 1742, the Delaware tribe of the Iroquois Nation, specifically the Onandaga and Oneida bands were en route to meet the Catawba Indians when Capt. John McDowell and his company of militia (33 men, including his brother, James, his father, Ephraim, 70 years old at this time) were sent out to escort the Delaware Indians away from the white settlements. After entertaining the Delaware with whiskey, Capt. John and his men were escorting from the settlements near the Salling Plantation (present day Glasgow) where the Indians had lingered for the past week. During the escort one of the lame Indians in the rear of the group lagged behind and walked off into the woods. An escorting militiaman fired a shot at the Indian. A war cry went up and a 45 minute battle ensued between the Indians and the militia near the south branch (now Battle Run creek) of the North River (now known as Maury River). Seventeen odd Indians and eight of the militia company were killed. Capt. John and the other dead militiamen were later brought back draped across horses and buried near Capt John's home, "Red House" of Timber Ridge near the present day Timber Ridge Church in the family graveyard, near Fairfield, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.
Red House at McDowell's Tavern (also known as Maryland Tavern) on Timber Ridge was so named because Capt. John had taken the then uncommon time and trouble to remove all the bark from the logs of his cabin and stained the bare wood with red berries. Cherry Grove eventually became the name of the McDowell homestead at Timber Ridge and was the birthplace of Gov. James McDowell of Virginia.
John's wife, Magdalena Woods was the wealthiest woman on the frontier. She was a woman known for her decided force of character. She was described as tall and straight, handsome with dazzling white skin, big blue eyes, long yellow hair, a witty tongue, and great charm. An old letter tells of her riding a famous black stallion in a hunter's green riding coat with gold buttons and a bonnet of many plumes. She was married three times: 1) to Captain John McDowell, 2) to Benjamin Borden, Jr. and 3) to Captain John Bowyer. She was 20 years older than Capt. John Bowyer when she married him, and drew up a marriage contract to protect her children's inheritance. John Bowyer grasped the document out of her hand and threw it into the fireplace. Land issues between the descendants of Capt. John Mc Dowell continued for several years afterward. Magdalena lived to the old age of 98 years.
Magdalena was one of the three women who placed their names on the call for the pastoral services of the Rev. John Brown to the Timber Ridge and New Providence Churches. The other two women were the widow McClung and Agnes Martin. When the Rev. John Blair, "set in church order" the people of the Timber Grove Meeting House in 1746, Magdalena Borden placed her name on the roster; Benjamin Borden, Jr., being a Quaker as was his father before him, never became a member. Her signature to the call for the Rev. Mr. Brown indicates that she was recognized as one of the mainstays of the congregation.
1. Greenlee, Ralph Stebbins and Greenlee, Robert Lemuel, Genealogy of the Greenlee Families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England, Privately printed 1908, pp. 619-620.
2. Crook, John A., Mc Dowell and Related Families - A genealogy, McKee Printing Co., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1975., pp. 7-10."The Scotch-Irish or The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America, Volume 2 Chapter III The Seaboard Colonies Virginia
In the early part of the year 1736 , Benjamin Borden (sometimes spelled Burden ), an agent of Lord Fairfax , visited John Lewis and made locations of land in the Upper Valley . Soon afterwards he received from Governor Gooch the promise of a grant of some five hundred thousand acres, principally along the headwaters of the Shenandoah and James Rivers . This large grant extended from the southern line of Beverley Manor, and embraced the whole upper (southern) part of Augusta , and much of Rockbridge county . One of the conditions under which Borden received the grant was that he should have one hundred families or settlers located on the land before he received title. He succeeded in procuring the erection of ninety-two cabins within two years, and received a patent from the governor bearing date November 8, 1739 . Among the first settlers on Borden 's grant were the family of Ephraim McDowell , whom the proprietor had met at the time of his visit to John Lewis . Ephraim McDowell 's son, John McDowell , was a surveyor, and assisted Borden in making his locations.
Educated & grew to manhood in Ireland. Located in Borden's Grant in 1737. Assisted by one Wood, he made the first survey of the Grant for "Fairfax Ben" was given one thousand acres for the effort. On Christmas day in 1742, with eight of his men, he fell into an ambush and was killed by indians.
BIOGRAPHY: Information sent to T.Mason on 30 May 2004 by Norma Coon.
"Capt. John McDowell was born in 1714 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was killed by Indians on December 25, 1742 at the Battle of Balcony Falls, near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was buried at Maryland Tavern, near Fairfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia. His headstone is 15 paces, inclining to the left from the entrance gate and reads: " Heer lyes the body of Capt. John Mack Dowell - December 1742." Capt. John was the surveyor and land agent for the Borden Estates.
He came to America in 1729 with his father and other family members aboard the ship "George and Anne". He was a widower at the time of his arrival and married Magdalena Woods after his arrival. She had lived in the Pating District of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Lady Margaret Campbell Woods was the daughter of Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll.
When he moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia in 1737, he had one child, a son two years old. He purchased several tracts of land and built a log cabin. He was just beginning to get comfortably situated when the Indians became troublesome, often making incursions into the neighborhood driving people from their homes and killing and burning all that came in their way.
John owned over 1000 acres in Rockbridge Co., VA. He was commissioned on 30 Jul 1742 as Captain of Militia by Governor Gooch to protect the settlement against Indians. He, with seven of his men, was killed in a fight with a band of marauding Delaware Indians. Capt. John was killed in the first Settler-Indian confrontation on 14 December 1742 during the "Massacre of Balcony Downs" near Balcony Falls, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. In early December, 1742, the Delaware tribe of the Iroquois Nation, specifically the Onandaga and Oneida bands were en route to meet the Catawba Indians when Capt. John McDowell and his company of militia (33 men, including his brother, James, his father, Ephraim, 70 years old at this time) were sent out to escort the Delaware Indians away from the white settlements. After entertaining the Delaware with whiskey, Capt. John and his men were escorting from the settlements near the Salling Plantation (present day Glasgow) where the Indians had lingered for the past week. During the escort one of the lame Indians in the rear of the group lagged behind and walked off into the woods. An escorting militiaman fired a shot at the Indian. A war cry went up and a 45 minute battle ensued between the Indians and the militia near the south branch (now Battle Run creek) of the North River (now known as Maury River). Seventeen odd Indians and eight of the militia company were killed. Capt. John and the other dead militiamen were later brought back draped across horses and buried near Capt John's home, "Red House" of Timber Ridge near the present day Timber Ridge Church in the family graveyard, near Fairfield, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.
Red House at McDowell's Tavern (also known as Maryland Tavern) on Timber Ridge was so named because Capt. John had taken the then uncommon time and trouble to remove all the bark from the logs of his cabin and stained the bare wood with red berries. Cherry Grove eventually became the name of the McDowell homestead at Timber Ridge and was the birthplace of Gov. James McDowell of Virginia.
John's wife, Magdalena Woods was the wealthiest woman on the frontier. She was a woman known for her decided force of character. She was described as tall and straight, handsome with dazzling white skin, big blue eyes, long yellow hair, a witty tongue, and great charm. An old letter tells of her riding a famous black stallion in a hunter's green riding coat with gold buttons and a bonnet of many plumes. She was married three times: 1) to Captain John McDowell, 2) to Benjamin Borden, Jr. and 3) to Captain John Bowyer. She was 20 years older than Capt. John Bowyer when she married him, and drew up a marriage contract to protect her children's inheritance. John Bowyer grasped the document out of her hand and threw it into the fireplace. Land issues between the descendants of Capt. John Mc Dowell continued for several years afterward. Magdalena lived to the old age of 98 years.
Magdalena was one of the three women who placed their names on the call for the pastoral services of the Rev. John Brown to the Timber Ridge and New Providence Churches. The other two women were the widow McClung and Agnes Martin. When the Rev. John Blair, "set in church order" the people of the Timber Grove Meeting House in 1746, Magdalena Borden placed her name on the roster; Benjamin Borden, Jr., being a Quaker as was his father before him, never became a member. Her signature to the call for the Rev. Mr. Brown indicates that she was recognized as one of the mainstays of the congregation.
1. Greenlee, Ralph Stebbins and Greenlee, Robert Lemuel, Genealogy of the Greenlee Families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England, Privately printed 1908, pp. 619-620.
2. Crook, John A., Mc Dowell and Related Families - A genealogy, McKee Printing Co., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1975., pp. 7-10."The Scotch-Irish or The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America, Volume 2 Chapter III The Seaboard Colonies Virginia
In the early part of the year 1736 , Benjamin Borden (sometimes spelled Burden ), an agent of Lord Fairfax , visited John Lewis and made locations of land in the Upper Valley . Soon afterwards he received from Governor Gooch the promise of a grant of some five hundred thousand acres, principally along the headwaters of the Shenandoah and James Rivers . This large grant extended from the southern line of Beverley Manor, and embraced the whole upper (southern) part of Augusta , and much of Rockbridge county . One of the conditions under which Borden received the grant was that he should have one hundred families or settlers located on the land before he received title. He succeeded in procuring the erection of ninety-two cabins within two years, and received a patent from the governor bearing date November 8, 1739 . Among the first settlers on Borden 's grant were the family of Ephraim McDowell , whom the proprietor had met at the time of his visit to John Lewis . Ephraim McDowell 's son, John McDowell , was a surveyor, and assisted Borden in making his locations.
DESCENDANT: Information about hundred of descendants of Magealen and her first husband were sent to T.Mason on 30 May 2004 by Norma Coon.
This was the widow of John McDowell who was killed in battle in 1742 with the Indians. Benjamin therefore became a step-father to the father of Dr. Ephriam McDowell (a prominent figure in history). Magdalen was the age 42. She had 3 children by McDowell: Samuel (14), James and Sarah (8). There is a controversy. She and Benjamin said had two daughters, Martha and Hannah (who is said to have died in childhood).
REF: Rev. Neander Woods History
HISTORY: Col Thomas Marshall Green, HISTORICAL FAMILIES OF KENTUCKY; ; 1889, Cincinnati, ISBN 0-8063-7958-8; pg 14-15,78; Family History Library Book 976.9 D2g 1982; NOTE: Magdalena McDowell and Benjamin Burden Jr. had one daughter, Martha, who married Benjamin Hawkins, a noted name in Va, NC, Ky. Thomas Mitchell, the old cashier at Danville, not only descended on his father's side from James Mitchell and Margaretta McDowell - daughter of old Ephraim, but on his mother's side was descended from Benjamin Hawkins and Martha Burden (Ben's & Madeline's daughter). After the death of her second husband, Magdalena Wood-McDowell-Borden, married a third time, Colonel Bowyer, a gentleman twenty years younger than herself. The 104 years to which she lived, gave her ample time for a full repentance of this marital settlement. He outlived her; and thousands of acres of the sightly lands which McDowell owned thus passed into the hands of Bowyers.
In 1753, the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church made a call for a pastor, and she signed the roll Magdalen Borden (widow). She was a communicant of Timber Ridge Church from its organization in 1746 to her death in 1810.
BIOGRAPHY: Family History Records; ; compiled by Michael S. Cole, [HYPERLINK http://www.thecolefamily.com/hobby/ahnentafel.htm#ahnentafel ] ; ; copy dated 26 Jan 1994 sent to T Mason; REF: Johnston's "Richd Borden & Desc.," p 55.