Individual Details

Some say Frances was the son of a Nicholas Gower.
Cavaliers & Pioneers, Book I,
p. 65
Percivall Campion (Champion) 500 acres, upper County of New Norfolk
18 Aug 1637. 50 acres for his own person; 50 acres for his wife Mary; 400 acres for transport of John Pemy, Robert Caully, Nich. Gower, John Saye, John Laurwell, Jon. Price, Archelass Stephens, James Midleton. Patent Book 1, p.456
p. 82
Stephen Charlton, 1000 acres, Accomack Co, 10 May 1638. Transport of 20 persons - uses several of the same as above including Nich. Gower. PB 1, p.528
p.248
John Edwards, 700 acres Lancaster Co, 26 Feb 1653. Transport of 14 persons to include John Gower. PB 3, p.45
p.331
Edwd Gower one of six persons transported for patent to Mr. John Mottrom, 300 acres Northumberland, 4 Jan 1655. PB 4, p.31 (49).
p.397
Wm Gower one of of 20 person transported for patent of Capt Humphrey Booth, 1000 acres, Rappahannock Co. 20 Sep 1661. South side of River. 200 acres begin corner of Wm. White running to land of Augustine Blidenburd. PB 4, p.302 (413)

p.251 First record of Francis Gower:
Fran. Gower, 280 acres, Lancaster Co, 15 Nov 1653. South side Rappahannock River, eastward side of Hodskins Creek. Transport of 6 persons: William James, Ann Bartlett, Alice Peeter, Ann Taylor. PB 3, p.56
p.310
Frauncis Gower, 530 acres Lancaster Co, South side Rappahannock, Eastward Hodskings Creek. 14 Jun 1655. 280 acres granted him 15 Nov 1653 and 250 granted Mr. Ja. Williamson, 15 Nov 1653 and assigned to the sd Gower for the use of his son James Gower, which parcels are joined together at the request of said Fra. Gower. PB 3, p.351
p.387
Thomas Robbison, Francis Gower, Robert Sisson & John de Yonge, 174 acres in Rappahannock County, North side of sd river. 11 Mar 1658. Facing the river and extending along line of trees near the mough of Willings alias Totoskin Creek. Transport of 4 persons: John Fisher, Thos. Gray, John Ackuson, Mary Johnson. PB 4, p.260.
p.568
Thomas Freshwater & Thomas Ceely, 126 acres, north side Rappahannock County at mouth of Totaskey Creek. 22 Oct 1666. Bounding on land of Thomas Robbinson & Francis Gower. Transport of three persons: Henry Walton, Mary Thomas, Peter Evans.

Cavaliers & Pioners, Vol. II, p.229
Patent Book 7, p.125
MR. FRANCIS GOWER, 420 acs., Rappa. Co., S. side Rappa. River; on SE side of Hoskins Cr., 20 Apr. 1682, p. 125. Beg. below Richard Gregorie's (Gregory) landing; adj. Mr. Thomas Games (or Gaines) below his house, by the Creek Marsh, &c. 140 acs. granted Mr. James Williamson 14 Nov. 1653; 280 acs. newly taken & due him for trans. of 6 pers: Alice Woolfe, William Reyton, Mary Hudson, An Barklett, William James, John Codon.

Child	FRANCIS Gower (1657 - 1690)
Child	Stanley Gower (1659 - 1691)
Child	James Gower ( - 1666)