Daniel W. Fowler, Sr.

Born in Nansemond, North Carolina, USA on 1716 to William Fowler and Mary. Daniel married Mary Jane Rollins and had 9 children. He passed away on 1790 in Virginia, USA.

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Documentation: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel FOWLER had a land sale recorded in 1768 to Robert ROLLINS. This was possibly a brother-in-law. Daniel had extensive property holdings in Duplin Co. in the part just west of the line that later became Sampson Co., NC. Up until 1774 he bought and sold at least six plats in the Cane Creek-Six Runs area. He also owned land on an absentee basis north of Whiteville in Brunswick Co. (later Columbus Co.) which he (or his son David) disposed of as late as 1784. The above from "History of the Fowlers of Southeastern North Carolina" by Richard Gildart FOWLER. (WSH) Daniel FOWLER enlisted in 1776 as a private in the 1st North Carolina regiment, commanded by Col. Thomas CLARK. He was 62 years old at the time of enlistment. D.A.R. Honor Roll - Vol.56, page 277; Vol.125, page 276.

GEDCOM Note

Category: Sampson County, North Carolina, Early Settlers

Biography

Daniel Fowler, Sr. was born in either the Colony of Virginia or Chowan County, Province of North Carolina in 1714. He migrated to North Carolina from Virginia. He died in Duplin County (became Sampson County in 1786), North Carolina on Jul 28, 1783.<ref>#Fowler</ref>

Military Service

rank=Private : Military Service: :: Date: 6 JAN 1776 :: Place: Armstrong Co., 1st Reg. N.C. Militia : Military Service: :: Date: 28 JUN 1779 :: Place: Discharged Service Record: 1st North Carolina Regiment; 6/1/1776, a Private under Lt./Capt. William Armstrong for 2-1/2 years. 9/8/1778, a known Private under Capt. John Sumner (1st NC Regiment). Discharged on 6/28/1779.<ref>#Lewis</ref> Daniel Fowler. <ref>Source: #S8 Imogene Allen Pinckard</ref><ref>Source: #S38 </ref><ref>Source: #S772 </ref><ref>Source: #S678 </ref><ref>Source: #S779 </ref>

Born 1714Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. <ref>Source: #S20 Database online.</ref><ref>Source: #S38 </ref><ref>Source: #S29 </ref>

Died AFT 1793. <ref>Source: #S38 </ref>

Event: NC 1685 Note: In 1756 he sold land in Duplin (Sampson) Co NC which he had received on 1 Sep 1753.Daniel had extensive property holdings in Duplin Co in the part just west of the line that later became Sampson Co. Up until 1774, he bought and sold at least six plats in the Crane Creek-Six Runs area.He also owned land on an absentee basis north of Whiteville in Brunswick Co (later Columbus Co) which he (or his son Daniel) disposed of as late as 1784.1776 Jun 1: Enlisted in the Armstrong Co, First Regiment, under Col Thomas Clark. Fowler was 62 years of age at the time and served as a private for 3 years and was discharged on Jun 28, 1779. Daniel Fowler and William Fowler were in the 1783 Duplin Co NC census. 2 RESEARCH NOTES: 2 Information obtained from: The State Records of NC, edited by Walter Clark, Vol XVI 1782-1783, p1055, Goldsboro, NC 1899 House of Fowler by Grover Parsons Fowler, p697, Hickory, NC 1940 Records of Blance Sessoms Cooper, Nat'l # 187609DAR, Washington,DC dated 4 Dec 1923. Records of Nita Highsmith, Natil# 494431, DAR, Was DC 1 Feb 1963. Sampson Co, Registry of NC, DeedBook 6 page 449. A History of the Fowler Family of Southeastern NC byRichard Gildart Fowler, pp 15, 106Roster of Soldiers from NC in theAmerican Revolution, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, Baltimore 1977,p35.

Residence 1783 Duplin Co, North Carolina. 1784 Sampson Co, North Carolina. APR 1784.

Marriage Husband Daniel Fowler. Wife Mary Jane Rollins. Child: John Fowler. Marriage 1740Bladen Co, North Carolina. <ref>Source: #S20 Database online.</ref><ref>Source: #S20 Database online.</ref>

Sources

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• <span id='Fowler'>"A History of The Fowler Family of Southeastern North Carolina" Richard Gildart Fowler 1985 revised 1989 pg 15</span>* <span id='Lewis'>J.D. Lewis database of Revolutionary War Soldiers, Daniel Fowler</span>

Acknowledgements:* This person was created through the import of Wilson and Steele.ged.GED on 20 April 2011.

• LtCol Moore Rev War data added* Source: <span id='S20'>S20</span> U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004; Repository: #R25
• Repository: <span id='R25'>R25</span> ancestry.com* Source: <span id='S29'>S29</span> Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Provo, UT Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Treefiles. This source citation points you to a current version of thosefiles. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed orchanged information since this source citation was created. Repository: #R25 * Source: <span id='S38'>S38</span> Rackley A Southern Colonial Family, Subject: Rackley, File Reference: [063] (90) Potter, Eloise Fretz; Rackley, Timothy Publication: Potter Publication Services, 1996 Repository: #R3
• Repository: <span id='R3'>R3</span> personal copy
• Source: <span id='S678'>S678</span> ancestryDNA-sjcaseyjr
• Source: <span id='S772'>S772</span> ancestryDNA-shagphil
• Source: <span id='S779'>S779</span> ancestryDNA-E.L.F.
• Source: <span id='S8'>S8</span> Personal Research/Notes .