Frances Corbett (1656 - 1720)

Born 19 Dec 1656 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Bowater — married 12 Feb 1683 in Society of Friends, Chadwick, Worcestershire, England

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1720 at age 64 in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

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Biography

Frances Corbett

Origins

Frances was born December 19, 1656 at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.^[1] Her parents were William Corbett and Alice UNKNOWN.

Family

Frances married John Bowater on February 12, 1683 in Chaawick, Worchester, England.^[2][3]

Children:^[3][4]

1. Phebe Bowater
2. Alice Bowater
3. Mary Bowater
4. Ann Bowater
5. John Bowater
6. Thomas Bowater
7. Sarah Bowater
8. William Bowater
9. Ann Bowater

Death and Legacy

Frances died December 28, 1720 at Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony.^[5]

Abstract of Will of Frances Bowater (Book A, page 110, Chester County, Pa)

Frances Bowater of Concord, widow. January 29, 1720/1. 12/28/1720/1. To daughter Mary Ails £10. To daughter Eliza Pusey £5. To daughter Ann Chandler £16. To daughter Eales [Alice] Mendenhall remainder of household goods. To daughter Phebe Scarlet £25. To grandson Saml Pyle £4 at 21, to be paid his mother Ealse Mendenhall. Executors: sons in law, Wm. Pusey, Moses Mendenhall. Witnesses: Wm. Brinton, Nathan Newlin, Jean Brinton.^[6]

Last Will and Testament here

Estate File here Includes original Will.

Death:

Date: Jan 1719

Place: Concord MM, Chester Co, PA

Notes

On 4 March 1705 John Bowater is deceased and his widow Frances Bowater of Westtown granted his 400 acre plantation in Westtown for 350 pounds to George Smedley. Analysis of acreage and names of neighbors shows that the 400 acre plantation was probably composed of the 150 acre and 250 acre tracts above. Probably the names of the areas were changing, not the location. On 21 December 1708 widow Frances Bowater bought a 115 acre tract called "Podington" located on the west side of the Delaware River and bounded partially by Chichester Creek.^[7] She sold Podington 22 August 1713.^[8]

Frances wrote her will 29 January 1720 and names daughters but does not name Sarah - hence we know those family records showing Sarah as daughter of Frances and John are not correct!

Abstract of Will of Frances Bowater (Book A, page 110, Chester County, Pa): "Frances Bowater of Concord, widow. January 29, 1720/1. 12/28/1720/1. To daughter Mary Ails £10. To daughter Eliza Pusey £5. To daughter Ann Chandler £16. To daughter Eales [Alice] Mendenhall remainder of household goods. To daughter Phebe Scarlet £25. To grandson Saml Pyle £4 at 21, to be paid his mother Ealse Mendenhall. Executors: sons in law, Wm. Pusey, Moses Mendenhall. Witnesses: Wm. Brinton, Nathan Newlin, Jean Brinton."

The text of the Will provides;

I Francis Bowater of ye Township of Concord in the county of Chester & province of Pensilvania widow being weak of body but of sound mind & perfect memory praises be to almighty God for ye same & considering ye uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all to Dye doth constitute & appoint this to be my Last will and Testament. In manner & form following & I do hereby revoak & Dissanull all former will or wills by me heretofore made doth first & principally recommend my spirit to Almighty God, and by body to be buried in such Christian & Decent manner as my Executors herein after named shall see meet and convenient. Item I give & bequeatht to my Daughter Mary Ails ye sum of ten pound & my side saddle. Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Eliz: Pusy ye sum of five pound and one pair of sheets. Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Ann Chandler ye sum of sixteen pounds & one iron pot. Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Eales Mendenhall ye Remaining part of my household goods not otherwise disposed of by this my Last Will & Testament. Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Phebe Scarlet ye sum of twenty five pounds also one old feather Bed and bouleter & one small iron pot one Bibell and one pair of Brass Scales. Item I give & bequeath unto my Grandson Samuel Plye the sum of Four pounds to be paid by my Executors to his Mother Else Mendenhall, & she to pay it to him when he shall be at ye age of Twenty one years and in case of his death before then to be his said mothers. Lastly I doe hereby Constitute and appoint my sons in Law Wm. Pusy and Moses Mendenhall to be my sole and whole Executors to receive all Debts due to me, & to pay my funeral expenses & also all my just Debts & Legacies and also to Cancell their own two obligations & then Divide ye remaining part of my Estate Equally betwixt them. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of ye month called January. Anno Dom 1720 -21 Frances Bowater

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Corbett-142 created through the import of Terrass Family Tree.ged on Jul 7, 2011 by Richard Terrass.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[9] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ Holder, Nadine John and Sarah Bowater Beals Family accessed online 04/22/14
2. ↑ Bjorkman, Gwen B., ed., Quaker Marriage Certificates, New Garden Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1704-1799 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 94. cited at William Chandler by Les Lindley, accessed online 04/22/14.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} LDS Pedigree Resource File
4. ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Pennsylvania, Chester, Chester MM, Birth Records of Mary, Elizabeth, William, Ann, Alice and Phebe Bowater Ancestry Record 2189 #11630284
5. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
6. ↑ Book A, page 110, Chester County, Pennsylvania. cited by Holder, Nadine John and Sarah Bowater Beals Family accessed online 04/22/14
7. ↑ Chester County Deeds Book B, p. 205 Avialable here
8. ↑ Chester County Deeds Book C, p. 436 Available here
9. ↑ Corbett-843 was created by Tom Greene through the import of tgreeneftdna1.ged on Jun 29, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
• Dixon Family pg. 192
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