Son of Ephram McDowell and Margaret Wylie Irvine
John married Magdalena Woods, daughter of Michael Woods and Margaret Campbell. He was a surveyor. John and seven militiamen under his command were killed on December 18,1742 (OS) by Iroquois Indians on a raiding skirmish.
Reference: Action on the Galudoghson December 14, 1742, Colonel James Patton, Captain John McDowell and the first battle with the Indians in the valley of Virginia, by Lyman Copeland Draper, Edited with an introduction by Jarod C. Lobdell.
John married Magdalena Woods, daughter of Michael Woods and Margaret Campbell. He was a surveyor. John and seven militiamen under his command were killed on December 18,1742 (OS) by Iroquois Indians on a raiding skirmish.
Reference: Action on the Galudoghson December 14, 1742, Colonel James Patton, Captain John McDowell and the first battle with the Indians in the valley of Virginia, by Lyman Copeland Draper, Edited with an introduction by Jarod C. Lobdell.
Son of Ephram McDowell and Margaret Wylie Irvine
John married Magdalena Woods, daughter of Michael Woods and Margaret Campbell. He was a surveyor. John and seven militiamen under his command were killed on December 18,1742 (OS) by Iroquois Indians on a raiding skirmish.
Reference: Action on the Galudoghson December 14, 1742, Colonel James Patton, Captain John McDowell and the first battle with the Indians in the valley of Virginia, by Lyman Copeland Draper, Edited with an introduction by Jarod C. Lobdell.
John married Magdalena Woods, daughter of Michael Woods and Margaret Campbell. He was a surveyor. John and seven militiamen under his command were killed on December 18,1742 (OS) by Iroquois Indians on a raiding skirmish.
Reference: Action on the Galudoghson December 14, 1742, Colonel James Patton, Captain John McDowell and the first battle with the Indians in the valley of Virginia, by Lyman Copeland Draper, Edited with an introduction by Jarod C. Lobdell.
Inscription
South face: Faithfully recreates the the inscription of the original, hand-hewn headstone:
HEER LYES
THE BODY Of
JOHN MACK
DOWELL
DECEMBER 18,
1743
North face:
AUGUST 2019
PLACED BY DESCENDANTS OF:
CAPT. JOHN McDOWELL
BIRTH c1714
CO. ANTRIM, ULSTER, IRELAND
DEATH 12/18/1742
AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA COLONY
SURVEYOR OF THE BORDEN TRACT
SUBSCRIBER OF TIMBER GROVE CONGREGATION
CAPTAIN OF THE AUGUSTA COUNTY MILITIA
FIRST FAMILIES OF ROCKBRIDGE CO.
Gravesite Details
A new blue-gray granite monument was dedicated Aug. 10, 2019 by descendants of John McDowell.
The original headstone, erected in 1743 stands next to the perimeter wall of the cemetery, still legible. but slowly fading away.
