Joseph Soule (1738 - 1822)

Born 1 Sep 1738 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Charity (Tripp) Sowle — married Dec 1763 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1822 at age 84 in Broadalbin, Montgomery, New York, United States

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According to Rev. G.T. Ridlon's Soule-Sowle Family Vol II pub. 1926 under heading "Sowles Of Broadalbin, N.Y. Tiverton Branch-Plymouth County Stock" (see page 870). Next on page 871a Lawyer named Horatio Best was collecting data to settle the estate of Peleg Sowle (born 1815 died aft. 1900), a grandson of Joseph & Charity Tripp Sowle of Bloomington, Illinois who had no heirs. Mr. Best made a very thorough and intensive investigation of the history and genealogy of this branch of the Sowle Family. Next on page 872 Mr. Ridlon recorded the following "A grandson of Joseph Sowle who had listened to the conversation of the family around the fireside in the home in New York, had made a visit to the East to see his great-grandfather, then a very aged man. This visit to Tiverton was supposed to have been about 1819-20. This member of the Broadalbin family was positive that the venerable man was named William Sowle. This statement was supplied by Adam W. A. Sowle, a son of Joseph and Rachel (Allen) Sowle of Broadalbin, N.Y. A brother named Jacob Sowle, the Whaler of Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York and Recompense Sowle made visits to see their brother Joseph Sowle at Broadalbin. The conversation around the fireside was concerning events at Tiverton, Rhode Island. In 1969 Col. John E. Soule of Washington, D.C. late President of the Soule Kindred of America sent me a family group sheet showing my direct lineage back to George Soule of the Mayflower. Many applications have already been approved for membership in the Mayflower Society confirming their right to belong based on the Joseph Sowle & Charity Tripp blood line. It should be noted that the first born son of Joseph & Charity (Tripp) Sowle was named for his paternal grandfather, Robert Gifford and his name was carried forward by his many descendants. This controversy makes no difference to me as I won't join the Mayflower Society anyway. I am satisfied with my lineage as it stands. Someone has made a mess of this lineage.

Biography

Joseph was born in 1738. He passed away in 1822.

George Soule, The Mayflower Passenger by his Will left his Dartmouth, Massachusetts lands to his son Nathaniel Soule. Sylvanus Soule, son of Nathaniel left his lands to his son, William Soule. Joseph, son of William changed the spelling of his surname to Sowle and for 200 years his descendants have kept that spelling. About the year 1800 or so Joseph sold his land in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts and purchased 99 acres of land in what was once called Mills Corners, Town of Broadalbin, Montgomery (now Fulton) County, New York. Joseph's descendants continued using the Sowle spelling when they moved west into Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. I suspect that some of the men who recorded various Vital Records, Wills and Deeds spelled the surname according to their own interpretation which would account for the confusion. I tend to go by the way my family spelled it on their tombstones also on census records etc. etc.

Joseph & Charity (Tripp) Sowle were my 5th Great Grandparents on the paternal side of my family. Seven generations all the way from George Soule, Mayflower Passenger carried the name Soule/Sowle until my 3rd Great Grandmother, Anna Sowle married Chauncey Fox of Broadalbin, New York. We have been Foxes for 5 more generations with 3 new generations added to our family to date. I was born in Fulton County and have studied the Soule/Sowle side of my family for over 55 years.

1. Sylvia b. Tiverton Rhode Island about 1764
2. Sarah b. Tiverton about 1765 From Records of Constant Hart of Tiverton, RI" New England Historical and Genealogical Register 105:214. Text:"The following is a short Memorial of the Death of my Relation and neighbours and acquaintance so far as came to my knowleg."
3. Robert b. Tiverton 3 Nov 1767
4. Mary b. Tiverton c 1770
5. Peleg b. Tiverton 4 Nov 1773
6. Isaac b. Tiverton 1774
7. William b. Tiverton about 1775
8. Job b. Tiverton Sep 1781
9. Charity b. Tiverton about 1783
10. Joseph b. Tiverton 30 Apr 1785
11. James b. Tiverton 4 Feb 1789.

Sources

1. * Notes for Joseph Soule, Mayflower Society #71,003 2. A contribution to the history, biography and genealogy of the families named Sole, Solly, Soule, Sowle, Soulis, with other forms of spelling: from the eighth century to present, with notes on collateral families, both foreign and American. Sowles of Broadalbin, NY, page 907.

• Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Vital Records - Marriages (Intentions) Joseph Sowle of Tiverton and Charity Tripp of Dartmouth November 8, 1763. Tiverton Rhode Island Vital Records- Marriages & Intentions= Joseph Sowle of Tiverton and Charity Tripp of Dartmouth married by Restcome Sanford on December (day missing) 1763. The date of their marriage has to be December 1763 and the date of the intention Nov. 8, 1763 should NOT. Another source for this Sowle Family was published by The Soule Kindred Of America in their newsletters by their Historian, Col. John Edward Soule. I wrote the Soule Kindred of America back in 1969 and received a family group sheet prepared by Col. John E. Soule which verified my lineage back to the Mayflower passenger, George Soule. I joined the Soule Kindred of America just after receiving my verification and I purchased their newsletters from their founding January 1967 Vol. 1, No. 1 through Vol. IX, No. 4 which I now have in my possession.
• "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QDJH-LN8 : accessed 1 October 2020), entry for Joseph Soule, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.
• Ridlon, G. T.. A contribution to the history, biography and genealogy of the families named Sole, Solly, Soule, Sowle, Soulis, with other forms of spelling : from the eighth century to the present, with notes on collateral families, both foreign and American. unknown: G.T. Ridlon, 1926., Sowles of Broadalbin, N.Y., Page 875
• Mayflower Families In Progress - George Soule of the Mayflower and his descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations (Part 3 - Families 465-551) author: John E. Soule, Col. USA, Ret., M.C.E.; Milton E. Terry, Ph.D.; Louise Walsh Throop, M.B.A. publisher: [Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2003, page 7