Individual Details
Elizabeth BOWMAN
(5 Jan 1735 - Bet 5 Apr 1813 and Mar 1815)
Transcription of will posted at Bourbon Co., KY, USGENWEB. Copied 20 Jan 2006.
Elizabeth Ruddell
Bourbon Will Book E:266
Will
To her 3 children, Stephen, Abraham and Elizabeth Mulherrin: 1 bed each with all appurtenances equally divided
Also equal division of all household furniture.
To son George: a horse, her bay horse, my ?all cow or price of saidcow
To Black George & Esther: 1 pair shoes each, 1 sow shoat and corn for their bread for 1 year, 1 soot (?) Each a piece of the linsey in my possession
Dau. Elizabeth is to see to weaving of the flax and tow (some already spun) and give George and Esther ?all to what will pay her for her trouble?
Easter Culp witnessed will; postscript gave Easter 1 pair of half soles [soals]
Recorded March 1815
Will Book E:277
Appraisement
1 horse, 2 pairs gear 55.00
3 cows 32.50
2 ewes, 2 lambs 4.00
Bureau & bookcase 14.00
4 books 4.00
1 old desk 3.00
Dishes and plates 5.00
Tin ware @ 3 3/4; ditto? Ware @ 5/3 4.62 ½
scales weights 4.00
Chains 1.00
Wheels and churn 2.50
Pot rack, shvels, tongs 6.50
Hackle 1.00
Castings 17.75
Cupboard/kegs 4.25
Table 2.00
Plough, axe, etc. 7.75
Hide and flax 4.25
Reel 87 1/4
Total 174.45
Will Book E:287-288
Sales
Free George plough, double trees 8.25
Alexander McClinton big kettle 5.12 ½
John Mulherrin small pot 1.50
Joshua Barton big pot 4.12 ½
William Griffith griddle 37 ½
James Harkins pot rack 1.90
Stephen Ruddle pot rack 2.55
John Mulherrin 2 hoes 1.25
Free George axe 1.87 ½
J. M. 2 barrels.50
S.R. Pewter dish and plates 2.00
S.R. Big dish 3.12 ½
J.M. Tin ware.26
J.M. Sugar box.25
J.M. Tea kettle 1.50
John Current lantern.61
J.M. Cullender .50
Watering pot .52
Scales, pan, etc 2.50
Dirt ware .54
Jacob Mock flax wheel 1.62 ½
J.M. Keel (should be reel?) 1.25
Warren Bates big wheel.50
J.M. Bureau and book case 18.00
S.R. Dish (should be desk?) 5.25
J.M. Cupboard 3.50
Table 2.52
Churn .25
James Hawkins 4 chains 1.80
J.M. Shovel, tongs etc.3.75
Hackle 2.27
Cow and calf 18.50
Charles Jones pide cow 12.11
James Coons brindle cow 18.00
S.R. Bay horse 42.20
Zacharia Jacobs 2 prs gears 8.75
William Kidwell 2 ewes, 2 lambs 6.00
Samuel Stephens flax 3.81
J.M. Hide 2.20
J.M. Small pot 2.00
p. 470 appears to be duplicate record with additions; included
James Hawkins oven 1.00
Walter Hays bought the pide cow instead of Charles Jones
NOTE: The initials for purchasers were those of the transcriber. It appears the S.R. is for Stephen Ruddell and the J.M. for John Mulherrin.
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Elizabeth (Bowman) Ruddell Affidavit
Affidavits Regarding Ruddell's Station
Affidavit of Mrs. Ruddell
Before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the County of Bourbon & Commonwealth of Kentucky, personally appeared Elizabeth Ruddle aged seventy six years & being duly sworn agreeably to law, says at the time of the birth of John Ruddell & James Ruddell, sons of Archibald Ruddell, in Virginia, she resided in the neighborhood, & both said John & James Ruddell were nephews or brothers children of her late husband, Isaac Ruddell, deceased. She further well knows that John Ruddell was the eldest son of said Archibald Ruddell and James Ruddell is the next oldest brother, both born after the marriage of said Archibald. That her husband with his family & the deponent removed as an early adventurer to Kentucky & settled what was called Ruddell's Station on the South Forks of Licking in the Spring 1779, at which period the said John & James Ruddell came to the country, both young and unmarried & stayed with the deponent & family in Ruddell's Station from the Spring 1779 & was as the deponent then understood engaged in taking up lands on the South Fork in the neighborhood of the Station, & in June 1780 said Station was taken by the British & Indians. This deponent & family and the said John & James Ruddell were all with divers others made prisoners & carried to Detroit. That said John Ruddell, a few days after the taking of said Station, was killed as this deponent is informed and believes by the Indians, though she was not present when he was killed, but he never arrived at Detroit and has never been heard of since. And it was admitted by all as an indisputable fact that he was killed by the savages, and she never knew or heard of any other John or James Ruddell being in this county before the taking of said station. That said James Ruddell returned from his captivity to this country & upwards of twenty years ago settled on the South Fork of Licking on the lands formerly claimed by his brother, John, in the same neighborhood where this deponent has since resided and has lived there till this time. That she is well acquainted with the family of said John & James and is confident that James is the next oldest brother to John & that said John died, never having been married & never having any lawful issue and never made a will to the knowledge or hearing of this deponent.
Given under my hand & seal this 5th day of April 1813.
(signed) Elisabeth Ruddell
Bourbon County Viz: This is to certify that the foregoing deposition of Elisabeth Ruddell was taken, subscribed to, and acknowledged before me a Justice of the Peace for & in said county, as witness my hand this 5th day of April 1813.
(signed) Joseph L. Stephens, J.P.
Original filed with Virginia Patent #9148 No. 1, Secretary of State's Land Office, Frankfort, KY
Affidavit of Captain John Bird
The affidavit of Captain John Bird, who being duly sworn agreeably to law, says that he is in his fifty fourth year of age & that ever since his recollection, he was acquainted with John Ruddell. That he, the deponent, and John & James Ruddell were together in this country in the Fall 1779 & staid at Ruddell's Station & that they three, and one other person, kept a kind of batchelor's hall in said station together, while the station stood. That in the month of June 1780 this deponent left said station on a Wednesday and on the Saturday following the station was attacked & taken by the British & Indians, & this deponent in all probability escaped being killed or taken prisoner by his being absent from the fort. John & James were taken prisoners and this deponent was well informed by the prisoners and all others who could be supposed to have any knowledge on the subject that John Ruddell was killed by the savages the same year before they got him to Detroit. At all events this deponent has never seen him or heard of his existence since. That John Ruddell was the reputed legitimate son of Archibald Ruddell & was the eldest son and James Ruddell was the next oldest brother & that said John died childless, unmarried, and without will, as far as ever the deponent knew or believed. About two years afterwards or upwards, said James Ruddell returned from his captivity. This deponent had knowledge of John Ruddell's acquiring land on the South Forks of Licking, a small distance above Ruddell's Station previous to his captivity and this deponent also knows that James Ruddell has lived on the same land upwards of twenty years last past.
Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace of Bourbon County & Commonwealth of Kentucky, this 27th day of April 1813.
(Signed) Thomas Hughes
Original filed with Virginia Patent #9148 No. 1, Secretary of State's Land Office, Frankfort, KY
Affidavit of Thomas Mahan
Before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the county of Harrison & Commonwealth of Kentucky, personally appeared Thomas Mahan aged about fifty seven years & being sworn agreeably to law says that in the year 1779 he became acquainted with John Ruddell & James Ruddell then at Ruddell's Station, and continued that acquaintance till said Station was taken by the British & Indians in 1780 in the month of June when said John & James and this deponent were made prisoners. That a few days after their captivity said John was killed by the Indians, this deponent believes & is well satisfied, never arrived at Detroit & has never been heard of since. That at the time said John & James were young men and always reputed to be brothers, John the eldest & James the younger. That John died childless & unmarried and never made any will to the knowledge or hearing of this deponent. That said James returned from captivity & now resides in Bourbon County on the South Fork of Licking & this deponent never knew or heard of any other John & James Ruddell in this country previous to the taking of Ruddell's Station. This deponent was informed, while in the station, of the claims of John Ruddell to lands on the South Fork above the station during the existence of the station, but was never showed the place where the claims lay.
Given under my hand & seal this twenty third day of June,
1813.
(Signed) James Kelley
Original filed with Virginia Patent #9148 No. 1, Secretary of State's Land Office, Frankfort, KY
Elizabeth Ruddell
Bourbon Will Book E:266
Will
To her 3 children, Stephen, Abraham and Elizabeth Mulherrin: 1 bed each with all appurtenances equally divided
Also equal division of all household furniture.
To son George: a horse, her bay horse, my ?all cow or price of saidcow
To Black George & Esther: 1 pair shoes each, 1 sow shoat and corn for their bread for 1 year, 1 soot (?) Each a piece of the linsey in my possession
Dau. Elizabeth is to see to weaving of the flax and tow (some already spun) and give George and Esther ?all to what will pay her for her trouble?
Easter Culp witnessed will; postscript gave Easter 1 pair of half soles [soals]
Recorded March 1815
Will Book E:277
Appraisement
1 horse, 2 pairs gear 55.00
3 cows 32.50
2 ewes, 2 lambs 4.00
Bureau & bookcase 14.00
4 books 4.00
1 old desk 3.00
Dishes and plates 5.00
Tin ware @ 3 3/4; ditto? Ware @ 5/3 4.62 ½
scales weights 4.00
Chains 1.00
Wheels and churn 2.50
Pot rack, shvels, tongs 6.50
Hackle 1.00
Castings 17.75
Cupboard/kegs 4.25
Table 2.00
Plough, axe, etc. 7.75
Hide and flax 4.25
Reel 87 1/4
Total 174.45
Will Book E:287-288
Sales
Free George plough, double trees 8.25
Alexander McClinton big kettle 5.12 ½
John Mulherrin small pot 1.50
Joshua Barton big pot 4.12 ½
William Griffith griddle 37 ½
James Harkins pot rack 1.90
Stephen Ruddle pot rack 2.55
John Mulherrin 2 hoes 1.25
Free George axe 1.87 ½
J. M. 2 barrels.50
S.R. Pewter dish and plates 2.00
S.R. Big dish 3.12 ½
J.M. Tin ware.26
J.M. Sugar box.25
J.M. Tea kettle 1.50
John Current lantern.61
J.M. Cullender .50
Watering pot .52
Scales, pan, etc 2.50
Dirt ware .54
Jacob Mock flax wheel 1.62 ½
J.M. Keel (should be reel?) 1.25
Warren Bates big wheel.50
J.M. Bureau and book case 18.00
S.R. Dish (should be desk?) 5.25
J.M. Cupboard 3.50
Table 2.52
Churn .25
James Hawkins 4 chains 1.80
J.M. Shovel, tongs etc.3.75
Hackle 2.27
Cow and calf 18.50
Charles Jones pide cow 12.11
James Coons brindle cow 18.00
S.R. Bay horse 42.20
Zacharia Jacobs 2 prs gears 8.75
William Kidwell 2 ewes, 2 lambs 6.00
Samuel Stephens flax 3.81
J.M. Hide 2.20
J.M. Small pot 2.00
p. 470 appears to be duplicate record with additions; included
James Hawkins oven 1.00
Walter Hays bought the pide cow instead of Charles Jones
NOTE: The initials for purchasers were those of the transcriber. It appears the S.R. is for Stephen Ruddell and the J.M. for John Mulherrin.
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Elizabeth (Bowman) Ruddell Affidavit
Affidavits Regarding Ruddell's Station
Affidavit of Mrs. Ruddell
Before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the County of Bourbon & Commonwealth of Kentucky, personally appeared Elizabeth Ruddle aged seventy six years & being duly sworn agreeably to law, says at the time of the birth of John Ruddell & James Ruddell, sons of Archibald Ruddell, in Virginia, she resided in the neighborhood, & both said John & James Ruddell were nephews or brothers children of her late husband, Isaac Ruddell, deceased. She further well knows that John Ruddell was the eldest son of said Archibald Ruddell and James Ruddell is the next oldest brother, both born after the marriage of said Archibald. That her husband with his family & the deponent removed as an early adventurer to Kentucky & settled what was called Ruddell's Station on the South Forks of Licking in the Spring 1779, at which period the said John & James Ruddell came to the country, both young and unmarried & stayed with the deponent & family in Ruddell's Station from the Spring 1779 & was as the deponent then understood engaged in taking up lands on the South Fork in the neighborhood of the Station, & in June 1780 said Station was taken by the British & Indians. This deponent & family and the said John & James Ruddell were all with divers others made prisoners & carried to Detroit. That said John Ruddell, a few days after the taking of said Station, was killed as this deponent is informed and believes by the Indians, though she was not present when he was killed, but he never arrived at Detroit and has never been heard of since. And it was admitted by all as an indisputable fact that he was killed by the savages, and she never knew or heard of any other John or James Ruddell being in this county before the taking of said station. That said James Ruddell returned from his captivity to this country & upwards of twenty years ago settled on the South Fork of Licking on the lands formerly claimed by his brother, John, in the same neighborhood where this deponent has since resided and has lived there till this time. That she is well acquainted with the family of said John & James and is confident that James is the next oldest brother to John & that said John died, never having been married & never having any lawful issue and never made a will to the knowledge or hearing of this deponent.
Given under my hand & seal this 5th day of April 1813.
(signed) Elisabeth Ruddell
Bourbon County Viz: This is to certify that the foregoing deposition of Elisabeth Ruddell was taken, subscribed to, and acknowledged before me a Justice of the Peace for & in said county, as witness my hand this 5th day of April 1813.
(signed) Joseph L. Stephens, J.P.
Original filed with Virginia Patent #9148 No. 1, Secretary of State's Land Office, Frankfort, KY
Affidavit of Captain John Bird
The affidavit of Captain John Bird, who being duly sworn agreeably to law, says that he is in his fifty fourth year of age & that ever since his recollection, he was acquainted with John Ruddell. That he, the deponent, and John & James Ruddell were together in this country in the Fall 1779 & staid at Ruddell's Station & that they three, and one other person, kept a kind of batchelor's hall in said station together, while the station stood. That in the month of June 1780 this deponent left said station on a Wednesday and on the Saturday following the station was attacked & taken by the British & Indians, & this deponent in all probability escaped being killed or taken prisoner by his being absent from the fort. John & James were taken prisoners and this deponent was well informed by the prisoners and all others who could be supposed to have any knowledge on the subject that John Ruddell was killed by the savages the same year before they got him to Detroit. At all events this deponent has never seen him or heard of his existence since. That John Ruddell was the reputed legitimate son of Archibald Ruddell & was the eldest son and James Ruddell was the next oldest brother & that said John died childless, unmarried, and without will, as far as ever the deponent knew or believed. About two years afterwards or upwards, said James Ruddell returned from his captivity. This deponent had knowledge of John Ruddell's acquiring land on the South Forks of Licking, a small distance above Ruddell's Station previous to his captivity and this deponent also knows that James Ruddell has lived on the same land upwards of twenty years last past.
Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace of Bourbon County & Commonwealth of Kentucky, this 27th day of April 1813.
(Signed) Thomas Hughes
Original filed with Virginia Patent #9148 No. 1, Secretary of State's Land Office, Frankfort, KY
Affidavit of Thomas Mahan
Before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the county of Harrison & Commonwealth of Kentucky, personally appeared Thomas Mahan aged about fifty seven years & being sworn agreeably to law says that in the year 1779 he became acquainted with John Ruddell & James Ruddell then at Ruddell's Station, and continued that acquaintance till said Station was taken by the British & Indians in 1780 in the month of June when said John & James and this deponent were made prisoners. That a few days after their captivity said John was killed by the Indians, this deponent believes & is well satisfied, never arrived at Detroit & has never been heard of since. That at the time said John & James were young men and always reputed to be brothers, John the eldest & James the younger. That John died childless & unmarried and never made any will to the knowledge or hearing of this deponent. That said James returned from captivity & now resides in Bourbon County on the South Fork of Licking & this deponent never knew or heard of any other John & James Ruddell in this country previous to the taking of Ruddell's Station. This deponent was informed, while in the station, of the claims of John Ruddell to lands on the South Fork above the station during the existence of the station, but was never showed the place where the claims lay.
Given under my hand & seal this twenty third day of June,
1813.
(Signed) James Kelley
Original filed with Virginia Patent #9148 No. 1, Secretary of State's Land Office, Frankfort, KY
Events
| Birth | 5 Jan 1735 | Frederick Co., Virgiia | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1752 | , , VA? - Isaac RUDDELL | |||
| Death | Bet 5 Apr 1813 and Mar 1815 | Bourbon Co., Kentucky | |||
| Will | Mar 1815 | Will for Elizabeth Ruddell recorded for probate. Transcription in notes from USGENWEB. | |||
| Reference No | 971 |
Families
| Spouse | Isaac RUDDELL (1730 - 1812) |
| Child | John RUDDELL (1752 - 1800) |
| Child | Isaac RUDDELL (1754 - 1794) |
| Child | George RUDDELL (1757 - 1846) |
| Child | Cornelius RUDDELL (1759 - 1786) |
| Child | Margry RUDDELL (1763 - 1815) |
| Child | Stephen A RUDDELL (1768 - 1845) |
| Child | Abraham RUDDELL (1772 - 1841) |
| Child | Elizabeth RUDDELL (1776 - 1853) |
| Father | George BOWMAN ( - 1769) |
| Mother | Maria Elisabetha HITE ( - 1768) |
| Sibling | John George BOWMAN (1732 - 1747) |
| Sibling | John Jacob BOWMAN (1733 - 1780) |
| Sibling | Emma Maria (Mary) BOWMAN (1735 - ) |
| Sibling | Johannes BOWMAN (1737 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Sarah BOWMAN (1741 - 1828) |
| Sibling | Regina Ann BOWMAN (1743 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca BOWMAN (1745 - ) |
| Sibling | George BOWMAN (1747 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham BOWMAN (1749 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph BOWMAN (1751 - 1779) |
| Sibling | Catherine BOWMAN (1754 - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac BOWMAN (1757 - 1826) |