Dickson Flowers: Appalachian Aristocracy

1787 - 1850 (63 years)

Generation: 1

1. Dickson Flowers was born 1787, North Carolina (son of Simon Burwell Flowers and Edith Powell); died 1850, Marion Co. SC.

Generation: 2

Simon Burwell Flowers was born 05 May 1721, Jerusalem, Isle of Wight Co. VA (son of John Flowers and Nancy Burwell); died 06 Nov 1795, Wayne Co. NC.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Name: Simon Flowers
State: NC
County: Wayne County
Year: 1786
Database: NC Early Census Index

1790 United States Federal Census
Name: Simon Flowers
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Wayne, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
Free White Persons - Females: 1
Number of Household Members: 4

Simon moved from Virginia to Edgecombe County, NC in 1745 with other family members and then to Craven County where he patented 100 acres of land on the waters of Nahunta Swamp, a tributary of Neuse River. This area became Johnston, then Dobbs and in 1779, Wayne County. He purchased in 1769 150 acres on Bear Creek and in 1770 he received another 100 acres on Bear Creek. In 1771 Simon was granted land on Thunder Swamp in lower Wayne Co, (then Dobbs) and he moved there. He kept his land in the northern parts of Dobbs County. He eventually owned over 500 acres of land on Thunder Swamp and 350 acres in the upper part of the county. He deeded much of it to his sons, to give them a start in life. With almost a 1,000 acres in his estate, Simon Flowers was one of the largest early planters in what became Wayne County.

He married Sarah, his first wife. After Sarah's death he married Edith Powell of Duplin, NC and they had one son, Dickson Flowers, who later settled in Marion, SC

Birth:
Family Data Collection
Name: Simon Flowers
Father: John Flowers
Mother: Mary Burwell
Birth Date: 5 May 1721
State: NC

Died:
Family Data Collection
Name: Simon Flowers
Spouse: Flowers
Parents: Mary John
Birth Place: Now Southampton, Wright Co VA, CO
Birth Date: 5 May 1721
Death Date: 6 Nov 1795

Simon married Edith Powell 21 May 1785, Duplin Co. NC. Edith was born 1735, Duplin Co. NC; died May 1785, Wayne Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Edith Powell was born 1735, Duplin Co. NC; died May 1785, Wayne Co. NC.

Notes:

Married:
North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Name: Simon Flowers
Gender: Male
Spouse: Edee Dowell [Edith Powell]
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 21 May 1785
Bond #: 000041564
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 002217
County: Duplin
Record #: 01 029
Bondsman: William X Walke
Witness: W. Dickson, (C.

Children:

1. Dickson Flowers was born 1787, North Carolina; died 1850, Marion Co. SC.

Generation: 3

4.	John Flowers was born 1703, Isle of Wight Co. VA (son of Henry Flowers and Jane Underwood); died 1770, Edgecombe Co. NC. John married Nancy Burwell 1720, Isle of Wight Co. VA. Nancy was born 1705, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died , Edgecombe Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Burwell was born 1705, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died , Edgecombe Co. NC.

Children:

2. Simon Burwell Flowers was born 05 May 1721, Jerusalem, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died 06 Nov 1795, Wayne Co. NC.
Henry Flowers was born 1722, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died 1794, Marion Co. SC.

Generation: 4

8.	Henry Flowers was born 1670, Surrey Co. VA (son of Jacob Flowers and Hardy); died 1745, Edgecombe Co. NC. Henry married Jane Underwood 1703, Isle of Wight Co. VA. Jane (daughter of Thomas Underwood, Jr. and Dianah) was born 1675, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died 1710, Isle of Wight Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Jane Underwood was born 1675, Isle of Wight Co. VA (daughter of Thomas Underwood, Jr. and Dianah); died 1710, Isle of Wight Co. VA.

Children:

4. John Flowers was born 1703, Isle of Wight Co. VA; died 1770, Edgecombe Co. NC.