Vic. History, Lancaster, Vol. 7, P 68
Sowerby is a manor in the Hundred of Amournderness in Lancaster, England.
The Sowerbys were holding part of this manor 1284 but seem to have been later dispossed by the Butlers.
The arms of the Sowerbys wee “Barry of six, sa, and gu on a chevron between 3 lions rampant”.
There was once a family of Sowerbys long seated at Dalston Hall in Cumberland.
Three Sowerby brothers lived in Surry County during the middle 17th Century.
“Surry County Virginia Records 1652-1684”
P 16----5 7brs 1652
James Sowerby deposeth.
Note: This is the first mention of James Sowerby in the Surry County records.
A record in Surry County Bk 2, P 127 gives his birth as 1611.
He died in 1678 or 1679 leaving a wife Ann and daughter Margaret.
“Surry County Virginia Records 1652-1684”
P 102----March 20, 1655
Matthew Rattell makes friends James and Thomas Sowerbye his attorneys.
P 105----July 1657
Thomas Sowerbye aged 23 years or thereabouts makes a deposition about buying a Rundlett of powder when aboard of one Rawlings with Col. John Jennings from the gunner of the ship.
P 145
Mathew Battell sells to Francis Sowerby 105 1/2 acres of land, houses, etc.
conveyed to him in a joint deed between me, Matthew Battell and James Sowerby and formerly in possession of John Jennings and then in William Rose’s and now set over unto Francis Sowerby his heirs, etc. /s/ Mathew Battell /s/ Ann Battell
P 225----Feb. 21, 1663
James Sowerby makes his brother Thomas Sowerby his Attorney of his plantation and all there.
Wit: George Jordan, John Dawkes
May 7, 1672
John Talbot aged 22 says returning home from Lt. Co. Jordan’s land day before New Year last 12 months, did call in at Francis Sorsby’s house ask for cider-----his fellow servant Cotton Robinson.
Francis Sorsby followed deponent over bridge and told deponent that his brother Thomas did tell him that Richard Tyas informed him at John Rawlings’ his mill, that his Master was going to arrest him.
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