Samuel Stower was born July 17 1692 in Charlestown to Samuel Stower and Hannah Sprague.[1] He was a carpenter and farmer. He remained at Charlestown until about 1717, possibly doing work as a carpenter in and around Middlesex (his marriage to Abigail has not been found), at which point he moved to Malden, Middlesex. About 1743 he removed to Leicester, Worcester, where he died, probably in 1763.
Samuel Stower of Leicester signed his will April 14, 1760.[4] In it he mentions sons James and Abijah Stowers, and daughters Abigail Cutting, Mary Willson, and Sarah Upton, deceased, and two Upton grandchildren. His estate entered probate court December 5, 1763.[10]
Massachusetts, Worcester County, probate files; imaged, FamilySearch; DGS 101355465 (Probate estate files - Series A, case no. 57126-57193, Stowell, Asahel - Stratton, Albert, ca. 1731-1881)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34SM-RTD : accessed 2017-06-11), entry for Samuel /Stowers/.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F423-Y7N : 6 November 2017), James Stowers, 15 Dec 1716; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
Stowers-586 and Stowers-157 appear to represent the same person because: James Stower (attached as son of Stowers-586) is the son of Stowers-157 as per attached sources (son of Samuel and Abigail Stowers). Stowers-586 was previously conflated with Stower-17, the father of Stowers-157.