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Although Thomas settled upon the property and held it in his possession, no deed had been made to him. He died in 1822 and the property passed into the possession of his children and heirs. Mary Bowen, Thomas’ daughter had married Edward Bolen in 1828, and not until January 1843 was a good legal deed written. Edward Bolen had settled with the other heirs of Thomas Bowen and at once had a deed made to him from Jonas Menefee.
Edward Bolen was father to 14 children by Mary, and had three more children by his second marriage to Lutetia Lillard in 1867. Edward died intestate in September 1876, and there arose the need to sell his real and personal property.
At an auction held on the 13th day of July 1885, court appointed commissioner F. Pendleton Carter (in the suit of Beahm and wife vs. Bolen) sold same to Charles E. Jenkins who bought the whole or 65 acres, of which the 15 acres were a part. In May 1895 Charles E. Jenkins having previously sold the same to Isaiah E. Dwyer, directing in writing the commissioner to make the deed in Isaiah Dwyer's name.
When Shenandoah National Park was being created, that is, the surveying being done and the "real" property owners were sought
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