Abel Gower, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A212239

GEDCOM Note

Abel Gower came from Virginia to Davidson County, TN about 1778 with the family of General James Robertson, the Founder of Nashville, TN. During a gathering of crops of corn and cotton on the Stones River near Clover Bottom, Abel Gower and his son, Abel Gower, Jr. were murdered by the Indians in the area. Abel Gower married Mary Robertson about 1746 in Brunswick County, Va. They had some 12 children by this union

Abel Gower, Jr. Was the son of Abel Gower, Sr., and Mary Robertson. He was killed by the Indians on the same day as his father while they were gathering crops of corn and cotton on the Stones River near Clover Bottom. Abel, Jr. was married to Obedience Blakely about 1766.