The Descendants of Solomon Trower

Second Generation

Family of Solomon TROWER (1) & Sarah GIVENS

2. John Wesley TROWER. Born about 1772 in Abermarle County, Virginia? John Wesley died in Mercer County, Kentucky circa 1818; he was 46. Occupation: Probate Judge, Recorder 1843.

On August 1, 1791 when John Wesley was 19, he first married Mary BELLAMY, in Louisa County, Virginia.

On December 19, 1793 when John Wesley was 21, he second married Nancy Robinson "Polly" ROBERTSON, in Albermarle County, Virginia. Born circa 1776 in Louisa, Virginia.

They had the following children:

5	i.	Samuel Robertson (1794-1869)
6	ii.	Pleasant Henry (1796-1868)
	iii.	Sarah. Born about 1800 in Louisa, Kentucky. On January 13, 1817 when Sarah was 17, she married Robert GRIFFITH, in Mercer County, Kentucky. Born circa 1795 in Louisa, Kentucky.
	iv.	Fannie. Born about 1802. On September 20, 1819 when Fannie was 17, she married Allen DAVENPORT, in Mercer County, Kentucky. Born circa 1798 in Louisa, Kentucky.
7	v.	Thomas B. (1807-1878)
8	vi.	John Wesley (1810-1855)
9	vii.	William Addison (1811-1888)
	viii.	Catherine [1]. Born in 1813 in Mercer, Kentucky. Catherine married John WELCH (WALSH). Born circa 1809 in Mercer, Kentucky.
10	ix.	James Littleton (1816-1888)

3. Henry Thomas TROWER. [2] Born on February 11, 1777 in Louisa County, Virginia. Henry Thomas died in Mercer, Kentucky in 1826; he was 48.

On July 9, 1798 when Henry Thomas was 21, he married Martha ANDERSON, daughter of Bartelot ANDERSON Jr. (1747-1824) & Frances DICKENSON (1754-1789), in Louisa County, Virginia. Born on February 11, 1777 in Louisa County, Virginia. Martha died in Ashley, Pike County, Missouri on August 1, 1845; she was 68. Buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Pike County, Missouri.

They had the following children:

11	i.	Sarah Dickerson (1799-1887)
12	ii.	Wesley Bingham (1801-1858)
	iii.	Mary Ann. Born on October 10, 1802 in Mercer, Kentucky. Mary Ann died before 1844; she was 41. [3] Mary Ann married Robert COFFMAN. Born circa 1798 in Mercer, Kentucky.
13	iv.	Louisa Fitzallen (1804-1878)
	v.	Janetta (Jennetter?) Beveridge. Born on January 15, 1806 in Mercer, Kentucky. In 1829 when Janetta (Jennetter?) Beveridge was 22, she first married James DUNCAN, in Mercer County, Kentucky. [3] Born circa 1802 in Mercer, Kentucky. Janetta (Jennetter?) Beveridge second married OWENS.
	vi.	Permelia Caroline. Born on December 22, 1808 in Mercer, Kentucky. On March 24, 1830 when Permelia Caroline was 21, she married Samuel HOGUE, in Mercer County, Kentucky. [3] Born circa 1804 in Mercer, Kentucky.
14	vii.	Martha Abbott (1810-)
	viii.	Virginia Cosby. Born on August 13, 1812 in Mercer, Kentucky. Never married.
15	ix.	Henry Anderson (1814-1877)
	x.	Maria Pauline H.. Born on March 22, 1816 in Kentucky. Maria Pauline H. died in Mercer County, Kentucky. Buried in Carpenter Family Graveyard, Mercer, Kentucky. On February 24, 1836 when Maria Pauline H. was 19, she married Andrew J. BRADLEY, in Mercer County, Kentucky. Born on May 26, 1780 in Kentucky. Andrew J. died on December 8, 1856; he was 76. Buried in Carpenter Family Graveyard, Mercer, Kentucky. [3]
16	xi.	Lucy Marion (1819-1874)

4. Solomon TROWER Jr. Born in 1783 in Abermarle County, Virginia? [4] Solomon died in Mercer County, Kentucky circa 1827; he was 44.

On March 12, 1804 when Solomon was 21, he first married Mary ANDERSON, daughter of Bartelot ANDERSON Jr. (1747-1824) & Frances DICKENSON (1754-1789), in Mercer County, Kentucky. [3] Born circa 1788 in Louisa, Virginia.

They had one child:

Garland (~1805-~1845)

On September 25, 1805 when Solomon was 22, he second married Nancy SMITH, in Louisa County, Virginia. [3] Born in Abermarle, Virginia.

They had the following children:

18	i.	James A. (1815-)
19	ii.	Samuel G. (1819-)
20	iii.	Harriet N. (1822-1880)

On November 9, 1826 when Solomon was 43, he third married Mary "Polly" BURKS, daughter of Levi BURKS (circa 1784-) & Sarah PIGG, in Mercer County, Kentucky. [3] Born about 1806 in Mercer County, Kentucky.

They had the following children:

		i.	Christopher. Christopher died on February 14, 1863 in Mercer County, Kentucky. On December 19, 1848 Christopher married Elizabeth WHITENECK, in Mercer County, Kentucky.
		ii.	Erwin.

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