Susannah Baucom

THE ANCESTORS OF SUSAN FOWLER, wife of CADER BAUCOM

The Abstracts of Early Deeds of Wake Co., NC states that on 15 July 1800 Cader Baucom sold 120 acres of land to his brother, Lewis Baucom and that Claiborne Fowler was a witness to the transaction.

Cader had married Susannah Fowler on 31 July 1797.

From that information I assumed that they were father and daughter or brother and sister, or at least related. From census records it was determined that Claiborne was actually 6 years older than Susannah. At that time she was 23 and he was 29.

THE HOUSE OF FOWLER, A HISTORY OF THE FOWLER FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH by Grover Parsons Fowler is a book available on line at Heritage Quest through almost all libraries. Claiborne Anderson Fowler is found in Chapter 19 as being the son of Capt. William Anderson Fowler. Capt. Fowler made a will, the date not stated, before he died in 1799.

The book does present an word for word version of the will, just some information. He names as heirs his wife Mary, his sons Claiborne Anderson, and William, plus three married daughters. But there were 7 females in Fowlers household in the 1790 census. This leave 3 females who were not named in the will and were probably single and living at home when the will was made. From this I assume that Susannah was Capt. William Anderson Fowler daughter. One other clue is that Willis Baucom, a son of Cader Baucom and Susannah Fowler, named his a son William Anderson Baucom.

This Fowler line starts with John Fowler, who acquired land in Henrico Co., VA in 1662.

His will names his children including Godfrey, born about 1670 and whose wife was Susannah.

Before Godfrey died in 1747 he made his will in 1743.

He named all of his children giving most of them each a plantation, except for his son Joseph who received one Shilling Sterling.

The author assumed that Joseph had already received his portion and had gone Johnston Co., NC which later became Wake Co., NC.

Joseph and his wife were the parents of 12 children some who stayed in VA but the sons went to NC with him.

Joseph’s will named all of his children including Capt. William Anderson Fowler, but no wife.

Married Cader Baucom 31 Jul 1797 in Wake County, North Carolina.

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