Descendants
of John Sowell
Generation
No. 1
1. John1
Sowell was born 1754 in Highlands of Scotland, and died in TN.
He married Mary Newton in Rutherford Co.,
TN, daughter of Nicholas Newton and Melony Melton.
She was born in Hart Co., KY.
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About John Sowell:
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FACT #1 -: In 1790 he lived in Moore Co., NC.
Later in Duplin Co., NC
Children
of John Sowell and Mary Newton are:
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i. John
Newton2 Sowell, Sr., born 1780 in Rutherford Co., NC; died May
10, 1838 in Gonzales Co., TX.
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ii. Sarah
Sowell, born 1782. She
married Jonathan Couand July 21, 1800.
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iii. Mary
Sowell, born 1787. She
married David Outlaw July 10, 1805.
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iv. Lewis
Sowell, born 1790; died January 05, 1838 in Brazoria Co., TX.
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About Lewis Sowell:
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FACT #1 -: Died in the War of 1812.
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v. William
Sowell, born 1792; died January 16, 1836.
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About William Sowell:
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FACT #1 -: Died in the War of 1812.
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vi. Shadrach
Sowell, born April 14, 1801; died November 16, 1878 in CA.
He married Margaret Champ'e November 28,
1824 in Nashville, TN.
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vii. Newton
Sowell, born 1790.
Generation
No. 2
2. John
Newton2 Sowell, Sr. (John1) was born 1780 in
Rutherford Co., NC, and died May 10, 1838 in Gonzales Co., TX.
He married Rachel Sarah Carpenter Abt. 1808
in Davidson Co., TN, daughter of John Carpenter.
She was born 1785 in Hart Co., KY, and died Abt. 1860 in Seguin,
Guadalupe Co., TX.
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About John Newton Sowell, Sr.:
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FACT #1 - 1: Moved to Gonzales, TX in 1829 as part of the DeWitt Colony.
Made the Bowie Knife for Jim Bowie.
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FACT #1 - 2: John Sowell was a gunsmith and blacksmith in Gonzales, TX when a
skirmish broke out between the settlers with a small cannon the Mexicans had
given the town and came to retrieve. The
villagers wouldn't give it up. Thus
the first flag, "Come and Take It".
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About Rachel Sarah Carpenter:
Burial:
San Gerinimo Cem., Seguin, TX
Fact
#1: Divorced from George Washington Nichols in 1848.
Fact
#2: Was the widow of John Newton Sowell, Sr. and the 5th white woman to cross
the San Marcos River.
Children
of John Sowell and Rachel Carpenter are:
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i. Rachel
Rebecca3 Sowell, born 1809 in Davidson Co., TN; died in
Madison co., TX. She married (1)
Newton Sowell, Jr. 1827. She
married (2) Humphrey Branch Aft. 1828.
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About Rachel Rebecca Sowell:
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FACT #1 -: An article published said this:
ANOTHER OLD TIMER GONE -Mr. W.R. Sowell, who died at Lynchburg, TX July
20, 1899 and was laid to rest in the San Jacinto Cemetery, was a native of TN
but came to TX with his step-father, Humphrey Branch in 1829 and with him and
his grandfather, Mr. John Sowell, settled on the Guadalupe River where Seguin is
now located in 1831.
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About Newton Sowell,Jr.:
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2: Newton Sowell, Jr.
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ii. Sarah
Carpenter Sowell, born Abt. 1810 in Davidson Co., TN; died 1838 in
Gonzales Co., TX. She married Winslow
Turner, Jr. June 16, 1831 in Gonzales, TX; born 1811 in Mo; died May 06,
1880 in Bastrop Co., TX.
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About Sarah Carpenter Sowell:
Burial:
Cemetery Square, Gonzales, TX
Fact
#1: No children born to this marriage.
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About Winslow Turner, Jr.:
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FACT #1 -: No children born to this family.
Burial:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
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iii. William
A. Sowell, born 1811; died 1835. He
married Sarah (Sallie) Grogan June 01, 1834 in
Gonzales, TX; died Abt. 1860 in Guadalupe Co., TX.
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iv. Lewis
Dean Sowell, born 1813 in Davidson Co., TN; died January 05, 1838 in
Brazoria Co., TX.
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About Lewis Dean Sowell:
Fact
#1: Never married.
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v. Andrew
Jackson Sowell, born 1815 in Davidson Co., TN; died January 04, 1883 in
Seguin, Guadalupe Co., TX. He
married Lucinda Smith Turner June 27, 1842 in
Seguin, Guadalupe Co., TX; born March 07, 1827 in TN; died January 09, 1883 in
Guadalupe Co., TX.
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About Andrew Jackson Sowell:
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FACT #1 -: Andrew Jackson Sowell was one of the Defenders at the Alamo. He and
another man were sent to Gonzalez, TX on Mar. 4th to bring cattle to the Alamo
to feed the Texians. By the time
they were ready to return, the battle was over.
He was also a Texas Ranger
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FACT #2 -: 1850 census Hays Co., TX; 1860 census Guadalupe Co., TX.
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FACT #3 -: 1870 Guadalupe Co TX census: SOWELL, Andrew, 55, farmer, 500/500, TN;
Lousinda, 41, k/house, MS; Asa, 27, TX; Mary, 22; Martha, 18; Lewis 12; Charles
6; Albert 4, TX.
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FACT #4 -: Appointed administrator of John Sowell July 16, 1838
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vi. John
Newton Sowell, Jr., born 1819 in Davidson
Co., TN; died September 30, 1856 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., TX.
He married Elizabeth
Nichols April 15, 1840 in Seguin, Gonzales
Co., TX; born Abt. 1824 in Madison Co., TN; died Aft. 1850 in probably Guadalupe
Co., TX.
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About John Newton Sowell, Jr.:
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FACT #1 -: John N. Sowell served as a Ranger in 1839 under Cpt. Matthew Caldwell
in then what was known as the Gonzales Rangers, also served in the Mounted
Volunteers un Cpt. Henry E. McCulloch.
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FACT #1b -: In 1957 the State of Texas paid tribute to Andrew Jackson Sowell and
John N. Sowell by erecting State Markers at each front corner of the Sowell
burial plot in San Geronimo Cemetery.
Burial:
San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, TX; where the State of Texas erected a marker in
1857 to pay tribute to John and his brother, Andrew J..
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About Elizabeth Nichols:
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FACT #1 -: 1850 Guadulupe Co., TX census shows:
John N. Sowell; age 30; m; fmr; 100; b.TN:
Elizabeth; age 26; f; b.TN: James; age 9; b.TX: William; age 9; b.TX.
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FACT #2 -: In the 1850 census of Guadalupe Co., TX it listed James as being nine
years old and William as two years old. Daughter
Jennie born after 1850.
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FACT #2b -: John N. Sowell was not listed in 1860 Guadalupe Co TX census since
he had died, but William N age 11 was listed living with Andrew Jackson Sowell.
James A age 18 was listed living with Asa J.L. and working as farm
laborer.
Burial:
San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, TX
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vii. Asa
Jarmon Lee Sowell, born April 30, 1822 in Davidson Co., TN; died December
21, 1877 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., TX. He
married Mary Mildred Turner August 22, 1844 in
Guadalupe Co., TX; born October 15, 1829 in Nashville, TN; died April 28, 1873
in Guadalupe Co., TX.
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About Asa Jarmon Lee Sowell:
Name
2: Asa Sowell
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FACT #1 -: He had not reached his
eighth birthday when he arrived in Texas with his parents.
At age seventeen, with his big brothers Andrew and John, he joined
Matthew Caldwell' "Gonzales Rangers."
Fact
#2 -: In March, 1845 it is said that Asa and Calvin S. Turner were hired by
Prince Solms to guide the German settlers to their land on the Comal River,
where later was founded the town of New Braunfels.
Fact
#3 -: Asa served as district clerk in 1846 and as chief justice from 1870 to
1874 in Guadalupe County. He also
was Justice of the Peace in Seguin, TX.
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About Mary Mildred Turner:
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FACT #1 -: Her G-Grandfather was governor of North Carolina, James Turner.
8. Newton2
Sowell (John1) was born 1790.
Child
of Newton Sowell is:
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i. Newton3
Sowell, Jr.. He married Rachel
Rebecca Sowell 1827; born 1809 in Davidson Co., TN; died in Madison co.,
TX.
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About Newton Sowell,Jr.:
Name
2: Newton Sowell, Jr.
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About Rachel Rebecca Sowell:
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FACT #1 -: An article published said this:
ANOTHER OLD TIMER GONE -Mr. W.R. Sowell, who died at Lynchburg, TX July
20, 1899 and was laid to rest in the San Jacinto Cemetery, was a native of TN
but came to TX with his step-father, Humphrey Branch in 1829 and with him and
his grandfather, Mr. John Sowell, settled on the Guadalupe River where Seguin is
now located in 1831.