John Lowden (abt. 1720 - aft. 1784)

Born about 1720 in Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jean (Campbell) Lowden — married Jun 1741 in Voluntown, CT

Descendants

Died after 8 Jun 1784 after about age 64 in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

The following is extracted from Eaton's History of Kings County, Nova Scotia:^[1]

The Lowden family of King's County was founded by John Lowden who received his grant of one and a half shares of land Dec. 31, 1764. He was undoubtedly a descendant of Richard Lowden, who settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1638, and became the ancestor of the New England family of this name, but his parentage we do not know.

Children:

1. Jerusha, m. Jan. 18. 1781, to Abraham Knowlton.
2. Thomas, b. probably in 1754, m. Rebecca Osborn.

(How many more he may have had we do not know.)

Birth

1720^[2]

Notes

From "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Francis Easton, Samuel Fuller and William White":

On 25 May 1753 John and Cheney Louden of Norwich sold 4 acres in Hebron, Connecticut which was set off from the estate of her father Ebenezer White to John Root.

On 11 August 1759, John Lowden of Norwich sold land in Norwich to Joseph Tracy Jr.

On 21 January 1762, John Lowden and Benjamin Warren entered a 199-year lease for land in Conwall, Nova Scotia.

John Louden received a grant of 1000 acres in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia before 1764.

On 18 March 1772, John Lowden of Cornwallis, cooper, sold 5 acres to Thomas Lowden of Cornwallis, mariner.

On 15 November 1775, John Lowden of Cornwallis, cooper, sold land to David Bentley.

On 5 August 1777, John Lowden of Cornwallis, yeoman, sold 44 acres in Cornwallis to Amos Sheffield.

On 18 June 1784, Nehemiah Waterman Jr had a judgement against John Lowden "late of Norwich and now of Nova Scotia".

No Kings County Nova Scotia Probate Records found for John Lowden.

Marriage

FAM

@I7069@

@I7071@

JUN 1741

Voluntown, CT^[3]

of Children: 2 children, John and Mary^[4]

FAM

@I7069@

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@I7072@

@I7073@

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bef MAY 1752^[5]

FAM

@I7074@

@I7075@

@I7069@

^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land. 1910. The Lowden Family, pp. 736-7
2. ↑ Source: #S452
3. ↑ Source: #S452
4. ↑ Source: #S452
5. ↑ Source: #S452
6. ↑ Source: #S452

• Mayflower Families Vol. 13 p. 147-148
• Source: S452 Author: Robinson, Ronald Title: Ronald's Ancestors Abbreviation: Ronald's Ancestors Publication: RootsWeb/13 Jan 2007 Repository: #R144 Media: Electronic Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R144 Name: Internet E-Mail Address: steinman230052 cs.com Web Address: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=s

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Lowden-36 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.