John Cowles (1700 - 1745)

Born 27 Dec 1700 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Jennings) Cowles — married 11 May 1725 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1745 at age 44 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Cowles was a Massachusettsan.

John was born Dec 27 1700 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. His parents were Jonathan Cowles and Prudence Frary. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Born Dec 27 1700 in Amherst, hampshire, Massachusetts ^[4] Only father Jonathan is listed.

Birth Dec 3 1700 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts ^[5] or Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts ^[6]

Christening Dec 3 1700 in Massachusetts. Parents are listed as Jonathan and Prudence Cowles ^[7]

Date from Cowles Genealogy and other states, ie Maine, Church Records is either incorrect or the Massachusetts records are a different person.

He married Mary Jennings of Brookfield, Massachusetts. he died 1795, age 89, in Belchertown, Mass. ^[2] Marriage may have been 11 May 1725 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, listed as John Cole and Mary Jennings ^[8]

Name: John Cole

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 11 May 1725

Marriage Place: Brookfield, Massachusetts

Spouse Name: Mary Jennings

John and Mary had the following children, born at Amherst, Massachusetts, except Israel, born at Hatfield, Massachusetts: ^[2]

1. Israel, b Sep 28 1726
2. Abiah, b Dc 22 1729, d Feb 1796, m Mar 3 1752 Gideon Hannum.
3. John, b Jul 28 1731
4. Martha, b Nov 14 1734, m Dec 12 1754 Stephen Crowfoot.
5. Mary, b Sep 23 1742

He passed away between Jun and Nov 1745 in Amherst, Massachusetts. After his death, his wife and descendants removed to Belchertown, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America: Vol. 1, Page 48-49 #21 Jonathan Cowles, #139 John with parents
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America: Vol. 1, Page 82 #139 John with wife and children
3. ↑ "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQD-2JS5 : 12 February 2020), John Cowles, .
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5S-GB6 : 14 January 2020), John Cowles, 1700.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L7KJ : 18 February 2020), John Cowles, 03 Dec 1700; citing Birth, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1V-VFP : 15 January 2020), John Cowles, 1700.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LHL2 : 18 February 2020), John Cowles, 03 Dec 1700; citing Christening, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917.
8. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

• Cowles, Calvin Duvall. Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1929)
• Source Citation for Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Detail Probate Records, 1660-1916; Index, 1660-1971; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Hampshire County); Probate Place: Hampshire, Massachusetts Source Information; Title: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Author; Ancestry.com Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date: 2015 Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA