Henry Fowler

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Descendants of Henry Fowler partially extracted from "Descendants of Henry Fowler of Roxbury, Mass., Providence, R. I., Eastchester and Mamaroneck, New York", Contributed by Theresa Hall Broistol (Mrs. Robert Dewey Bristol), Member of the Publication Committee of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, assisted by Abraham Hatfield, Trustee and Librarian, published in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record beginning with Volume 58, p. 257.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married (2) Sarah???

Will of Henry Fowler, Sr., dated March 3, 1730, proved December 5, 1732, Eastchester, in the County of Westchester. "Being in health of body, I leave my wife SARAH, the use of my dwelling house and garden during the time she remains my widow and 1/3 of my movables. I leave to my "eldest son" not named. I leave to my son Henry, 5 shillings, he having received the rest of his portions already. To my daughter, Abigail Morgan, 5 shillings, she having received her portion already. To my son Moses, 5 shillings, he having received his portion already. To my son-in-law John Ward, 5 shillings. I leave to my son William Fowler 2 2/2 acres of land in Eastchester on the northernmost side of the Boston road as the said land was laid out by Palmer Doughty, Abraham Hyatt and others. I also leave him 20 pounds. To my daughter Susanah Ferris, 5 shillings, she having received her portion. The test of my movable estate is to go to my said daughters and to my grand-daughter, Freelove Ward. I leave my son John Fowler, all and singular my houses, tenements, messuages and buildings, to him and his heirs forever. I make my sons Moses and William executors." Witnessed by Elijah Taylor, John Miner, John Cuer. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. III, p 132-3, published by The New York Historical Society.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of Grace (Fowler) Hunt dated May 26, 1722, proved December 8, 1724 "Of Borrough Town of Westchester, widow of John Hunt, late of Westchester. Grace named sons, viz, Joshua, to whom she gave a silver tumbler and Bible, Jeremiah to whom she gave 30 shillings, James, 1 shilling, John and Obadiah to whom she gave a black chest and all sheep and lambs. To her daughter Hannah Underhill, a bed and furniture, 2 pillows and cover lids and red and white worsted stocking, and a red cupboard. All else in the house she gave to her son John Hunt. To daughter-in-law Sara Conklin, bed and bolster, and Deborah Baxter. Son John to have all other household items. "Abstracts of Wills, Vol. II, published by The New York Historical Society.

Family/Spouse: John Hunt. John (son of Thomas Hunt, II and Elizabeth Jessup) was born about 1676 in Eastchester, Westchester County, New York; died in 1711 in Grove Farm, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of Jeremiah Fowler, dated September 26, 1723, proved December 23, 1723. "I, Jeremiah Fowler, of East Chester, being very sick. I leave to my wife, Elizabeth the use of my now dwelling house, lands and meadows within the Patent of East Chester, during her widowhood, and also one half of my movables. I leave to my well-beloved daughter, Abigail Taylor, 23 pounds. I leave to my daughter Mary, one half of my movables, to be kept in the hands of my wife until she comes of age. If my wife marries, the other half of the movables are to be sold and the money put at interest for the benefit of my daughter Mary, till she is of age. I leave to my son Joseph, all the lands and meadows I bought of Roger Barton, except a slip of land which lies at the north end of said lands, which I give to my son Jonothan, together with 10 acres of land joining thereto, called and known by the name of "Virginia." The slip of land is bounded as follows: Beginning at the black stump near the land which is ye bounds of the land I bought of Jacob Lawrence, and running westerly from thense to a great Buttonwood tree, (which?) said strip of land and the ten acres I give to my son Jonothan. I also give him the half of the piece of land which I bought of Walter Thong of New York lying in the bounds of Westchester. Also a said lot of salt meadow lying at a place called by the name of the Hammocks, which I bought of John Pinckney; also a 45 pound privilege in the Patent of East Chester. I leave to my son Joseph, the other half of said land I bought of Walter Thong. I leave to my son Jeremiah one acre of salt meadow which I bought of Jacob Lawrence lying at a place called the Pieres' I leave to my son Samuel my now dwelling house and home lot with all lands adjoining to it, with the buildings and orchards; Also a three-acre lot of salt meadow lying at Hutchinsons; Also a 45 pound privilege within the Patent of East Chester, and he is to have these at the time of the death or marriage of his mother. I leave to my son Abraham all my lands and privileges and divisions of land as shall hereafter be laid out in the Patent of Colonel Peartree and others called by the name of the Long Reach; Also a lot of salt meadow which I bought of Richard Osborne, lying at a place called the Hammocks. I make my wife Elizabeth and my son Joseph, executors. Witnessed by Nathaniel Frost, Tobias Remo, John Cuer. "Abstracts of Wills" Vol. II, published by the New York Historical Society.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Barlow. Elizabeth died before 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of William Fowler dated January 24, 1711, proved May 25, 1714 "In the name of God, Amen. I, William Fowler of Flushing in Queens County, yeoman, being in perfect health. I leave to my son John Fowler, 240 acres of land which is one half of the land which is not yet disposed of in the lot commonly called No. 2, lying in the bounds of Rye, in Harrison's Patent, in Westchester County; and is bounded north by Lot No. 3, east by Blind Brook, west by the division line, and south by the division which shall be made by my executors. I leave to my son Joseph Fowler, 240 acres, which is the other part of the said tract, bounded east by Blind Brook and Thomas Meritt, south by the land of Jonothan Haight, west by land I have given to my son William, and north by the division line to be made by my executors. With all the houses and appurtenances. My son Joseph is to pay to my daughter Sarah, 30 pounds, when she is 18, and to my daughter Hannah, the same. And whereas I have another tract in said Patent called No. 7, and an addition which I bought of Samuel Haight, in all 900 acres. It shall be divided among my three sons, Jeremiah, Thomas and Henry, when of age, and they shall also have 15 pounds each. I leave to my son Benjamin, my shop and tools of the smith's trade. I leave to my daughters, Mary Dusenbury, a Negro girl, and to my daughter Rebecca another, and 30 pounds each. To my daughters Sarah and Hannah, 20 pounds. My wife is to have possession of all lands on Long Island during widowhood, or until my son Benjamin is of age. I leave to my son Benjamin Fowler, all my lands and meadows in Flushing, and he shall pay to his mother 100 pounds and 25 pounds to each of my daughters, Rebecca, Sarah and Hannah. I make my wife, Mary Fowler, and Jeremiah Fowler of Eastchester, and William Thorne of Flushing executors." Witnessed by Joseph Hunt, Thomas Cook, Daniel Clarke. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. II, published by The New York Historical Society.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of Henry Fowler, dated July 2, 1734, proved July 12, 1734, Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. To eldest son (not named) "10 shillings and 1/3 of all my wearing clothes and 1/3 of all my armour, in full for his claim as my eldest son and heir at law. To my second son Henry, the dwelling house and lot, and all land thence upward until it shall include my fields called Winfield, and all of which lyeth, (description) and to ye Manor of Scarsdale, also 1/2 of all my salt meadow, also 1/2 my wearing clothes and 1/2 my armour. To my third son Gilbert, Headly field so called with the Hammocks, (description), on the east side of the road to Manor of Scarsdale, also 1/2 of my salt meadow and 20 acres of land. My son Henry to pay Joseph Fowler, the eldest child of my son Joseph Fowler, 20 pounds on December 25, 1740. Also Henry is to pay my granddaughters, Sarah, wife of Underhill Budd and Jane, wife of William Barker, each 10 pounds on December 25, 1742. All of the rest of my lands and tenements to my sons Henry and Gilbert. My youngest daughter Anne Fowler, all the wearing apparel and clothes that did belong to her mother, my late wife, also 80 pounds when she is 18. " Executors appointed were, "my brother Moses Fowler of Eastchester"and Mr. Daniel Purdy of Rye. Witnessed by Joseph Sutton, John Horton and John Horton, Sr. "Abstracts of Wills," Voll III, p 151, published by The New York Historical Society.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abigail's father, Henry Fowler of Eastchester, in his will dated March 3, 1730, proved December 5, 1738, Eastchester, Westchester County, New York, stated; "To my daughter Abigail Morgan, 5 shillings she having received her portion already."

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rachel Hunt. Rachel (daughter of Josiah Hunt, Jr. and Abigail Heustis) was born on 6 Mar 1702/03 in Westchester County, New York; died on 3 Jan 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jeremiah is assumed to have married his first wife, unknown about 1719 before he was of age and to have settled on the 112 acre tract of land in Faulkner's Patent (Fox Meadow in Scarsdale), which his father had purchased from Caleb Heathcote in 1717. The land was deeded to Jeremiah in January 1721/22 by his father, Jeremiah (son of Henry 1.)

In 1723 Jeremiah Fowler, Jr., recorded his earmark of his cattle and was appointed assessor for Scarsdale. In the same year his father died and devised him only an acre of salt meadow "at a place called "Ye Pines", in Eastchester which he had purchased from Jacob Laswrence.

By December 7, 1728, Jeremiah Fowler had moved to Eastchester when with his oldest brother, Lieut. Joseph Fowler, one of the executors of their deceased father's estate, he sold the farm in Fox Meadow to his cousin William Fowler (son of William Fowler 2, son of Henry l.) taking a note of hand, and ten days later purchased from Samuel Thorn and Esther his wife, a homestead in Westchester.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeremiah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of Joseph Fowler, dated June 16, 1725, proved June 16, 1725, Rye, Westchester County, New York. I, Joseph Fowler of Rye, in the County of Westchester, being sick and weak. My tract of land in the Town of Rye, commonly called Brown's Point, and which I purchased of John Haywood, and 50 acres of land out of my farm or land in Harrisons' Purchase, adjoining to Bloomnunel and Thomas Merritt's land, are to be sold by my executors for the payment of debts. The rest of my estate is to be divided between my two sons, Benjamin and James Fowler. My wife Phebe Fowler, is to have the use of the farms till sold, or till my sons are of age. I leave to my son Josiah 80 pounds, and to my son Charles, when of age, 80 pounds, and to my daughter Martha, 20 pounds. I make my wife Phebe and my brother Benjamin Fowler of Flushing, and my father-in-law Thomas Hunt my executors. Witnessed by John Fowler, William Punderson, John Carhart. "Abstracts of Wills," Vp;l. II, p 293-4, published by The New York Historical Society.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It has not been determined if the following will belongs to this William Fowler.

Will of "William Fowler, Sr., dated December 8, 1711, proved March 25, 1712. I, William Fowler Sr., of Eastchester in the County of Westchester, being sick. I leave to my wife Judy, all movable estate. I leave to my son William Fowler, Jr., all my lands that I bought of Edward Avery, with the house and barn. Also 25 acres I bought of Joseph Morgan, and a 12 pound, 10 shilling right of Commonage in East Chester Old Patent. My wife is to have her livlihood out of the same during her life. All the rest of my estate, to wit, my now dwelling house and home lot which I formerly bought of Joseph Morgan, with two acres of salt meadow lying at a place called Davis Neck, and a 25 pound right of Commonage, in the Old and New Patents in the Town of Eastchester. I leave to my brother, George Fowler of the Town of Hempstead on Long Island, whom I make my executor. Witnessed by Roger Barton, Jeremiah Fowler, Edward Fitzgerald. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol II, published by The New York Historical Society.

Note that William names his brother George Fowler of the Town of Hempstead.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1744. Elijah Fowler's father devised to him the dwelling house where he was living, along with the barn and mill house. Land bounded by the fresh meadow was devised to his Elijah's brother Stephen Fowler, by John Fowler's land.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Reuben Fowler was probably born about 1722 at Fox Meadow in Scarsdale, the year his father received a deed to the land on which he was then living, from his father, Jeremiah Fowler of Eastchester. Reuben Fowler is wrongly given in "The Fowlers of America" as son of Jeremiah, son of William Fowler of Flushing, who settled in Harrisons Purchase in Rye, and died at Hempstead Harbor, although that Jeremiah Fowler made no mention of a son Reuben in his will of 1766.

Fox Meadow in Scarsdale where Reuben Fowler was born, was settled by Eastchester families, and extended along the Bronx River north from the Eastchester line to White Plains. Reuben Fowler's father owned the land there adjoining the land of Samuel Drake and his wife, Mary Fowler, daughter of Henry Fowler of Eastchester. Mary (Fowler) Drake was first cousin to Reuben Fowler's father.

Reuben, as the oldest son of Jeremiah Fowler who died intestate at Westchester, was probably heir to most of his father's property. In 1748 and in 1751 Reuben Fowler served as juror in the Westchester Court of Common Pleas, and in 1753 he witnessed the will of Jonothan Ferris of Throg's Neck in Westchester. In 1756 Reuben Fowler of Westchester, purchased land on Throg's Neck from John Mollineaux and Elizabeth his wife, of the same place. At that time Reuben was a cordwainer. It has not been determined when Reuben Fowler moved to Cortlandt Manor.

In 1765 Reuben Fowler of Cortlandt Manor, mortgaged to Stephen Johnson of Perth Amboy, NJ, farm number 14 in North Lot number one, on the north side of the road leading from Crompond Meeting house to Cornelius Mandeville's at Peekskill. It was the farm Reuben Fowler had purchased from James Lent, and was bounded by land of John Lee, Farm No. 13, land which Jeremiah Drake had purchased from James Lent, and land of Benjamin Barton.

Reuben Fowler died at Cortlandt Manor soon after making his will in 1777. He was then "very sick."
According to his will Reuben Fowler devised to his wife Jane, one thirteenth of his estate and the use of all until their youngest child came of age; one thirteenth each to sons, Stephen (less twenty pounds already received), Jeremiah, Reuben, James and John; the same to daughters, Abigail, Anne, Mary and Phoebe (each less twenty pounds already received), and Sarah, Jane and Dorothy. The executors were his wife and son, Reuben. Witnesses, Jeremiah Drake, John Ferris and Loue Creesy Hughson.

Because Reuben's wife had the use of the estate until their youngest child came of age, it appears it was not admitted to probate until that time. or after May 25, 1785. The two Reubens, father and son, have also been confused because the estate was not settled until 1785, and the older Reuben Fowler had been given the Revolutionary service of his son, Reuben. Reuben Fowler, the father, was too old to have done active service, the required ages being 16 - 50.

"Descendants of Henry Fowler of Roxbury, Mass., Providence, R. I., Eastchester and Mamaroneck, N. Y., " contributed by Theresa Hall Bristol (Mrs. Robert Dewey Bristol), F. G. B. S., and Abraham Hatfield, published New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1937.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]