Cowden

Division of Property of R.H. Cowden Deceased.

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Heirs mentioned are: C. H. Cowden, Mary (Cowden) Mann, Lula (Lucy Cowden) Allen, Robert McNew and Susie Stanley. Widow (Sarah) Catherine (Hill) Cowden. Robert Cowden was the father of Lucy Ann Cowden that married Elbert Franklin Allen. Click on image for full view.

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Accounts against the Estate of John Allen d. Jan 1841 Scott Co. VA

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Note: In these old records Dr. stands for Debtor, and To also means “For” as in what the amount being charged is for So if saying To does not sound right try saying For…. I can’t type it the way they wrote it. I have tried to keep the spelling the way it was on [...]

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Victoria Allen (Hicks?)

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Victoria was the daughter of Elbert Franklin Allen and Lucy Ann Cowden.  Elbert was the son of Samuel Nathaniel Allen and Elizabeth Greear/Greer.  According to a grandson of Elbert, Victoria was married to a Bryant Hicks. I don’t know why her brother filled out her death certificate as Allen and no mention of the husband…. [...]

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Last Will and Testament of John Allen b. abt 1770 d. Jan 1841

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Last Will and Testament of John Allen In the name of God amen, I John Allen of the County of Scott and State of Virginia, being of sound mind and disposing memory, but reflecting upon the uncertainty of human life do make this my last will and testament. I devise that after my death my [...]

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Sarah C. HILL COWDEN

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Sheila writes, The Obit tells a lot, but I would like to add that the Headline says Mrs. R.C. Cowden, and the Obit say’s R.H. Cowden. R.H. is correct. Her husband was Robert H. Cowden the son of Calvin and Polly Snavley Cowden. Robert and Sarah Day Cowden were the parents of Lucy A. Cowden [...]

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