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The only way to balance with nature is to return to the Mother Goddess. Before Constantine adopted Christianity into the Roman
Empire in the forth century, it was bassed on the Mother Goddess (Mary).
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It is not surprising that land record settlers for an example of this the following is the description of the land deeded
to James and Francis Sowerby: "Upon the head of the two northernmost branches of Greayes Creek northeast and Southeast, upon
John Watkins & Southeast, upon James Mason, granted to Mr. John Jennings, 11 April 1649, assigned to William Rose, who assigned
to Matthew Battell and Richard Tyas: Battell assigned his moiety, being 1051/2 acres to said Sowerby; the other half thereof
sold to said tyas to Daniel Massengale, who sold to James Sowerby who assigned to Mr. William Thompson and Thompson assigned
to Francis Sowerby, all of which assignments are Surry County.As we have previously mentioned, James Sowerby had one daughter,
Margaret. It is interesting to know that at this point, the Matthew Battell mentioned in this deed (see part 1) has a son
named John Battell, who Margaret married when they were both on up in years. It is because of these missing records that we
do not know exactly when Francis Sowerby, the last brother of the three, came to Surrey County from England. He was the youngest
of the brothers, but he died before either James or Thomas. Francis? wife?s name was Katherine and they had seven children
who married into the neighboring families such as the Jordan?s, the Masons, the Swans, the Floods, the Jennings, the Norwoods,
the Symonds and the Kings. Francis? family is particularly important because it is likely that the tie with our eldest documented
relative, Job Sosebee lies through this family. Francis? children were probably the first Sosebees born in America. They
were: Jane, born in 1664, and later married Charles Ricks in 1678; Sara, born in 1666; Frances II, born in 1668, about whom
we will hear more about later on; John, born in 1670, who married Lydia Norwood, who provides us with our claim to royalty
in that she was descended on both sides of her family from the kings and queens of England; Elizabeth, born in 1672, who married
Richard Rose, of Surrey County;
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<DIV align="left">William, born in 1676, we do not know who he married; and Thomas, who�s birthdate we do not have, but we
do know that he married a woman named Sarah. Francis seems to have been a generous man because he and his brother, James,
donated land for the Southwark Church and for a parish glebe or rectory. The church was destroyed long ago but the old glebe
still stands in Surrey County upon land that was donated to the greater honor and glory of God by the Sowerby family. Francis
died in 1678 and his generosity continued even then. His will reads: "..to my wife, Katherine, my plantation and all divisions
of land when my on, Francis, is 21 years of age, to each or any of my sons then of age, land. To daughters, Elizabeth, tow
cows; to Sarah, three cows, in the like manner each a sow at 21 years. To my brother, Thomas, a gold ring or a silver spoon,
10 shillings cost. To my brother, James, a cow; at his death, the increase to my children. To daughter, Jane, a gold ring.
To daughter, Sara, a gold ring and to daughter, Jane Ricks, a mare"
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His will was probated on March 4 1678, and was witnessed by Samuel Maget and Thomas Sowerby. Francis II,
son of Francis and Katherine received his legacy from his father. He first married a woman named Sara and they had one child,
Francis III. Sarah died and Francis II married into the Jordan Family who were extremely wealthy and influentially that area.
Mary Jordan bore him one son, William Sowerby. Actually, we know very little about the sons of Francis II. They both were
born at such a time they could well be the father or our Job Sosebee. Although it seems at times that you know everything
about the ancestors with whom you were working, material lines and hand that you simply have overlooked. This is the case
with Francis III and William. This information has been available to us for some time, but the notion had gotten into our
heads that the Sowerby line had no persons in it of the proper age to be Job?s father. Through simple persistence and through
re-examination of records, my mother discovered them to be in proper age group.
This is hardly conclusive, although the dates and places are such that it is likely in extreme that one
of these persons will be Job?s father. However, there are other Sosebees who are unidentified and of the same general period.
Some of these may be other children of Francis and William, but they may be independent lines of which nothing is known.
Some of these people are: John Solesbury of Accomack, Virginia, Robert Sowerby of New Kent County, Virginia and Phillip Sowerby
of Cabin Point, Virginia. The Phillip who was last mentioned is an excellent example of what I was just talking about. Cabin
Point is a village located in Surrey County, Virginia and Phillip is most certainly related to the other Sowerby?s in that
county. Nevertheless, we have not been able to connect Phillip with any of the established lines and so research must continue.
Sussex County, Virginia, is a neighboring county to Surrey.
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