William Fowler (abt. 1660 - abt. 1714)

Born about 1660 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Thorne) Fowler — married 24 Jan 1680 in Flushing, Queens, New York

Descendants

Died about 17 Apr 1714 at about age 54 in Flushing, Queens, New York, British Colonial America [uncertain]

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Biography

William was from Providence, Rhode Island. Born in 1660 to Henry Fowler III . ^[1]

Marriage

He married Mary Ann Thorne on January 24th, 1680 in Flushing, Queens, New York. They had 11 children.

Children

William Fowler Jr. Born: 1681 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: October 15, 1737 in Scarsdale, Westchester, New York.

Mary Fowler Born: Abt. 1683 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Married Henry Dusenbury November 29, 1711 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York.^[2]

Joseph Fowler Born: 1685 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: June 16, 1725 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

John Fowler Born: 1686 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: August 18, 1768 in , Ulster, New York.

Benjamin Fowler Born: 1687 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: February 24, 1772 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York.

Rebecca Fowler Born: 1690 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York.

Jeremiah Fowler Born: Abt. 1694 in Flushing, Queens Co., New York. Died: 1766 in Hempstead Harbor, Nassau Co., New York. Married Sarah Dusenbury, 1717, in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Born: Abt. 1700 in Hempstead Queens Co., New York. Died: in Nova Scotia.

Sarah (Fowler) Woolsey Born: 1698 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: 1770 in Bedford, Westchester, New York. Married Woolsey.

Thomas Fowler Born: Bet. 1699 - 1701 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: Abt. 1737 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

Henry Fowler Born: 1702 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York. Died: Abt. 1742.

Hannah Fowler Born: Abt. 1705 in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York.

Will

William Fowler will dated Jan. 24, 1711; proved May 25, 1714); m. Jan. 24, 1680, at (Flushing, probably), to Mary Thorne (dau. of John and Mary (Parcel) Thorne, of Flushing, N. Y., who were m. March 9, 1664), b (bap. with her dau. Mary, Feb. 29, 171 1-12, by Rev. Thomas Poyer), at ; d , at Flushing, N. Y. Res. Flushing, Long Island, N. Y.; he also owned 1620 acres of land in the " Harrison Patent, Parish of Rye." This land was on Brown's Point and just over the Mamaroneck River from White Plains, Westchester Co.,N, Y.; he willed this land in Rye to his children.

Children, 11 (Fowler). 7 sons and 4 daus., all mentioned in his will, viz: William; Mary (who m. Henry Dusenbery); John; Joseph; Rebecca (who m. Henry Symonds); Benjamin; Jeremiah; Thomas; Henry; Sarah; Hannah.

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Death

William passed 17 Apr 1714 in Queens, New York Colony. He was buried in Flushing, Queens, New York Colony, on 11 May 1714.^[3]

Research Notes

1) In the Grace Church records, "9ber" is "November" in abbreviated form. In Latin "Novem" is "9".

Source

1. ↑ In the 1710 census of military age men in Eastchester, William reported his age as 50. Listed in the Documentary History of New York, by E. B. O'Callaghan, Albany, NY (1850), Vol. III, pg 572 (image 606 of 812), https://ia800706.us.archive.org/31/items/documentaryhist03ocal/documentaryhist03ocal.pdf (accessed 27 Dec 2022).
2. ↑ Ladd, "History and Origin of Grace Church, Jamaica, N.Y.", New York, NY: Shakespeare Press (1914), pg 278, https://archive.org/details/originhistoryofg00ladd_0/page/278/mode/1up (accessed 27 Dec 2022).
3. ↑ Ladd, "History and Origin of Grace Church, Jamaica, N.Y.", New York, NY: Shakespeare Press (1914), pg 287, https://archive.org/details/originhistoryofg00ladd_0/page/287/mode/1up (accessed 27 Dec 2022).

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Acknowledgements

Created through the import of Crater Family Tree.ged on 04 January 2011.

WikiTree profile Fowler-1548 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton.