On 26 December 1815, a division of the slaves bequeathed by the will of Erasmus Jones to the children of Barbee Spindle was made by Thomas Pitts, George W. Lee and Parmenas Pilkenton, with Lot #1 to Frances J. Spindle, Lot #2 to Martha Spindle, and Lot #3 to Walter Bowie. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, page 242.]

On 19 August 1822, Walter Bowie, Thomas M Henley, Geo. Wright, Danl. Rennolds, Thos. Pilcher, Thomas H Pitts, John H Micou, Robert Weir, William B Matthews and Thos. Wright Jr. were bound in the penalty of $70,000 for Walter Bowie’s executorship of the estate of Sthreshly Rennolds, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 19, page 316.]

On 1 January 1839, Walter Bowie, Executor of Sthreshley Rennolds, deceased, and George Wright were bound unto James Semple late Sheriff of the County of Essex Committee administrator de bonis non of John Rennolds, deceased, in the sum of $12,000. Whereas by virtue of a Decree of the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery of the County of Caroline pronounced on the 6th day of Sept 1838 in a suit in Chancery pending in the said Court, wherein Laurence Battaile Sheriff of Caroline County committee administrator of Sally Hipkins deceased and Walter Bowie Executor of Sthreshley Rennolds deceased are plaintiffs and said James Semple and others are defendants it was decreed and ordered that Richard Rouzee, Laurence Roane, Leroy W. Dobyns, Edward Wright, Linneus C Gatewood, or any three of them be appointed Commissioners for the purposes should appraise the slaves of John Rennolds deceased in the possession of the said James Semple admor as aforesaid, and devide the said negroes into seven lots of equal value, and allot to each of the plaintiffs two sevenths thereof and said Semple was directed to deliver said Slaves to the plaintiffs upon their executing refuding bonds &c &c, and whereas [blank] of said Commissioners have appraised said negroes at the sum of [blank] dollars and allotted to the plaintiff Walter Bowie Executor of Sthreshley Rennolds decd. the following negroes to wit Campbell, valued at Eight hundred and fifty dollars, William at four hundred dollars, Henrietta at five hundred Dollars, Rowzee at four hundred dollars, William son of Betty at three hundred dollars, Elizabeth two hundred dollars, Andrew seven hundred and fifty dollars, Harry at seven hundred dollars Louisa Caty’s daughter four hundred and fifty dollars, Toby three hundred dollars, Jacob two hundred and fifty dolls & Louisa at two hundred Dollars. Now if the above bound Walter Bowie Exor as aforesaid shall well and truly refund two sevenths of any debts or demands which may hereafter appear against the Estate of the said John Rennolds deceased and the costs attending the recovery of such debs, then the above obligation to be foic, or else to continue in full force and virtue. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 369–370.]