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John Lowrance

Birth	:	1717
Death	:	23 Apr 1781 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Luana, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0628000, -91.4546000
Description	:	From "Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina: In 1756 each of them (John and Alexander) bought land in what was then the western frontier.Alexander bought 524 acres of land on Beaverdam Branch of Withrow's Creek and John purchased 632 acres on Sills Creek. All of their property was in Rowan County, but in that section that later became Iredell and Catawba counties. Most of the records on the early years of the Lowrances in North Carolina can be found in the courthouses and libraries of Rowan, Iredell, Lincoln, Burke and Catawba counties. Lain, Lowrance and Related Families: John was... Read More	From "Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina: In 1756 each of them (John and Alexander) bought land in what was then the western frontier.Alexander bought 524 acres of land on Beaverdam Branch of Withrow's Creek and John purchased 632 acres on Sills Creek. All of their property was in Rowan County, but in that section that later became Iredell and Catawba counties. Most of the records on the early years of the Lowrances in North Carolina can be found in the courthouses and libraries of Rowan, Iredell, Lincoln, Burke and Catawba counties. Lain, Lowrance and Related Families: John was probably the administrator of the estate of his brother, Daniel, 16 February 1763, Augusta Co VA. John moved to Rowan co NC in 1756. Purchased 632 acres on Hill's from Henry White. See "Early Germans of N. J., Their Heritage, Churches &Genealogies," by t. E. Chambers, Dover, N. J., Dover Printing Co., 1895,Pages 439-40. Will recorded in Rowan County, North Carolina , Superior Court Record Book, number is unknown, but pages are 128-133. THE WILL OF JOHN LOWRANCE: "IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN: "I John Lowrance of the County of Rowan and state of North Carolina farmer, being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and Memory, Thanks be to God for the same & calling to mind the mortality of My Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the manner and form following: That is to say IMPRIMIS. I recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it me, and my Body to the Earth from whence it came to be Buried in a decent and Christian manner at the direction of my Executors, In hopes of a joyful Resurrection through the mercies of my Saviour JESUS CHRIST,and as for that worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give and devise and dispose of in the manner following - That is to say first of all I do order all my just and lawful debts to be paid. ITEM: I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Anne Lorance one black bald faced horse and one Brown horse with a bald face but one eye My Old Sorrel Horse during her widowhood. Likewise Two hundred pounds in money to be raised out of my Estate if the money rates at the time when she shall demand it, as it does at this present time Dollar at a henpenny, but if it should come to its former value a dollar at eightshillings at the above said time of demand then she shall have but thirty pounds likewise the use of my house I now live in, and all my household furniture likewise my whole plantation on the west side of the Creek I now live on, during her widowhood, except Ten Acres of the lower end of my Meadow with a strate line from the Creek west to the Hill which I reserve for the use of my son Jacob. Likewise give unto my Beloved wife four Cows and Calves of her own choosing two three year Old stears, likewise ten sheep of her own choosing,,Iikewise all my Hogs and geese for the support maintenance of these my children, which I had by her during her widowhood and if it should please God to Remove her by death or if she should marry again before my two sons Johsua & Alx'r become of age then all the above moveables to be equally divided between all my children I had of her at the discretion of my Executors. I likewise order that my Wife shall have use of my 'itch plow'and Waggon with the gears belonging to them, likewise my Iron tooth Harrow, likewise . I also give unto my Son John my money scales. I also give unto my son Abraham my still and eight still Vessels, also one Cow-and Calf and three sheep. I also give unto my son Andrew two sheep.I also give unto my son Joshua both my old and young black Mares. I also give unto my daughter Jane my black Mare called fley-and her yearling Colt I give to my daughter Anna. I also give unto my son Jacob my Stone[?] Horse and my three year Old passing mare Colt and one Cow and Calf. I also give unto my step-daughter Agnes two sheep. I also give unto my daughter Catherine two sheep. I also give unto my beloved wife should think it best for my son Jacob to live in the House by himself, that then he shall build a House on the East side of the Creek for himself to live in and shall have the use of the land on that side of the Creek on the above said Plantation, and further if it should please my beloved wife to Marry again, or if it should please God to remove her by death, That then after either of these, I do give unto my son Jacob the whole Plantation I now live on, with a promise that he give or cause to be given unto my two younger sons, Joshua and Alexander each of them when they come of age fifty pounds proc Currency of North Carolina, and if my son Jacob should not be willing to pay the money that then the above said Plantation shall be equally divided between my two younger sons namely Joshua and Alexander at the discretion of my Executors not withstanding if my son Jacob should pay the above s. moneys to said Joshua and Alexander, that then the said Plantation shall be my son Jacobs not withstanding if it should please God to remove my son Jacobby death and he not having a Male Heir that then the said Plantation I now live on shall be equally divided between my two sons Joshua & Alexander. Nevertheless if my son Jacob should beget a living Male heir, that then the above Plantation shall be his property & only his the paying the above said moneys____ I also order that what moneys I have a present shall be equally divided between my two sons namely Joshua &Alexander. I likewise order that forty shillings be raised out of my Estate and given unto my daughter Margaret or her first born son. Ialso order that forty shillings be raised out of my Estate & given unto my daughter Mary or her first born son. Also I order that forty shillings be raised out of my Estate and be given unto my daughter Elizabeth or her first born son and further I order that the rest of my moveable effects such as my Executors shall not think proper to keep or divide amongst the Children, to be sold at public sale and the money arising therefrom to defray these Legacies I give to my daughters or their children. I also choose and appoint my well beloved Wife Ann Lorance, and my son John Lorance, and my son Abraham Lorance, and my friend John McCorkle to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Executors by me in anywise before this time named, willed and bequeathed and Ratifying and confirming this and only this to be my Last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day of April One Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty One. Signed, Sealed,Published, pronounced and declared by the said John Lowrance as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us" s/John Lorance Junr: s/William Irvin s/John Gray s/John Gracey

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Where is John Lowrance's memorial?
John Lowrance's memorial is located at: Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Luana, Clayton County, USA.
When did John Lowrance death?
John Lowrance death on 23 Apr 1781 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Lowrance's memorial?
Latitude: 43.0628000
Longitude: -91.4546000

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Joseph L. Lowrance

(1742 - 1778)

Andrew Lowrance

(1748 - 1812)

Joshua Lowrance

(1767 - 1852)

Alexander “Alex” Lowrance

(1778 - 1868)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Luana, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0628000, -91.4546000

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Coordinate: 43.0602989, -91.4682999

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Coordinate: 43.0152530, -91.5182350

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Coordinate: 43.1161003, -91.5488968

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Coordinate: 43.1305618, -91.3722229

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Coordinate: 43.1499799, -91.4168047

18. Marion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9708290, -91.5127792

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Coordinate: 43.0593987, -91.3142014

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Coordinate: 42.9519386, -91.4513931

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