Father: Francis Gower (ca 1657-1691)
Mother: Anne Clarke (ca 1657-)

Spouse: Sarah Jackson
Birth: abt 1680
Death: 21 Oct 1730            Richmond Co. Va

Children:
Ann (ca 1700-1734)
Frances (1700-1750)
John
Catherine
Stanley

The Stanley Gower family is described:

Stanley Gower who married Sarah Jackson lived in Richmond County, Virginai. He had: John, Catherine, Frances (who married William Sisson); and Stanley who married Martha  -; and Anne who married Joshua Singleton. 1

A land transation in 1701 involving Stanley Gower and his wife Sarah, his grand uncle Henry Clarke, his father Francis Gower, and his brother John Gower.

 18 Oct 1701. Deed. Stanley Gower and Sarah my wife of N Farnham Parish Richmond Co for a valuable consideration hold ourselves fully satisfied , and contented by the penal sum of 12,000 pounds of tobb sold unto Peter Kippax Clarke of same place ... a 350 a. tr of land in the forrest betweene Totuskey and Rappa Cr upon the maine road pt/o the land and plantation formerly in the tenure of Henry Clarke decd which land was divided per consent and good liking of ANGELL JACOBUS & my father Francis Gower decd. Wit: John Gower, Wm Lingon, Samll Bayly.Ackn 3 Dec 1701. Attest: James Sherlock clerk. (Bk 3pg: 75) 2

From a diary we find:

April 6. Old Stanley Gower died Saturday last of pleurisy. I never soo much heard that he was ill, tho’ I lived so near him. 3

Stanley Gower's Will:

Stanely Gower, NFP, will; 17 Oct 1732, 5 Apr 1736 son John 100 ac. at the head of the tract of land whereon I now dwell, including the 40 ac. I purchased of Capt. Robert Tomolin; dau. Catharine Gower tract of land near Totuskey Ferry which I had in exchange with Mr. Joshua Singleton for that whe he now lives; dau. Frances Sisson tract of land formerly taken up by my father in Essex Co. on Hoskins Creek; son Stanley the plant. whereon I now dwell; dau. Anne Singleton; ex: fr. Robert Tomlin and s-i-l Joshua Singleton; wits: Samuel Barber, John Dozier, Nathaniel Thrift. 4

1. The Dodson (Dotson) family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia

2. Abstracts of Land Records of Richmond County, Virginia 1692-1704, by Mary Marshall Brewer.

3. "Diary of Col. Landen Carter", William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Hagazine, Volume 13, College of William and Mary

4. Wills of Richmond County, Virtinia, 1699-1800 by Robert Kirk Headley

This page was prepared by Charles Hartley.