Simon Burwell Flowers

1721 - 1795  (74 years)

• Name	Simon Burwell Flowers
  Born	05 May 1721	Jerusalem, Isle of Wight Co. VA
  	Family Data Collection Name: Simon Flowers Father: John Flowers Mother: Mary Burwell Birth Date: 5 May 1721 State: NC
  Gender	Male
  Died	06 Nov 1795	Wayne Co. NC
  	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
  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
  Person ID	I11985	Master File
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	John Flowers,   b. 1703, Isle of Wight Co. VA ,   d. 1770, Edgecombe Co. NC  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Nancy Burwell,   b. 1705, Isle of Wight Co. VA ,   d. Edgecombe Co. NC
  Married	1720	Isle of Wight Co. VA
  Family ID	F7098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah,   b. 1735, North Carolina ,   d. 1785, Wayne Co. NC  (Age 50 years)
  Married	1753	Davie Co. NC
  Children	1. John Flowers,   b. 1755, North Carolina ,   d. 05 Aug 1812, Poplar Hill, Wayne Co. NC  (Age 57 years)   2. William Flowers,   b. 1757, Johnston Co. NC ,   d. 1834, Wayne Co. NC  (Age 77 years)   3. Jacob Flowers,   b. 1763, North Carolina ,   d. 1855, Rutherford Co. TN  (Age 92 years)   4. Henry Flowers,   b. 1776, Wayne Co. NC ,   d. 1854, Gibson Co. TN  (Age 78 years)   5. Jesse Flowers
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F7097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Edith Powell,   b. 1735, Duplin Co. NC ,   d. May 1785, Wayne Co. NC  (Age 50 years)
  Married	21 May 1785	Duplin Co. NC
  	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,   b. 1787, North Carolina ,   d. 1850, Marion Co. SC  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F7161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart