John Fowler (abt. 1626 - 1676)

Born about 16 Sep 1626 in Derby, Derbyshire, England

Husband of Mary (Hubbard) Fowler — married 1645 in New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1676 at about age 49 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

John Fowler immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John was born about 1622 in Derbyshire, England to parents William Fowler and Sarah Neeld. He immigrated to America in 1646 and settled in Connecticut. He married Mary Hubbard about 1646 in Guilford, Connecticut. Children: Abigail, Abraham, John, Mehitable, Elizabeth. He died on 14 Sep 1676 in Guilford, Connecticut.

"John Fowler is supposed to have been the son of the magistrate, Mr. William Fowler of New Haven and Milford. If that supposition is correct, he was a brother of Sarah Fowler, who married Mr. John Caffinch, of Caffinge, of New Haven and Guilford. Another child of William Fowler and his wife Sarah, William [Fowler] jr., married, 1645, Mary, daughter of Edmund and Ann Tapp, of Milford... John Fowler married Mary, daughter of Goerge Hubbard, probably as early as 1646, and while they both were resident in Milford. He probably came to Guilford about the same time as his father-in-law... [more bio]... He died on Sept. 14, 1676, and his wife survived him until April 13, 1713. Their children were:"^[1]

1. Abigail, b Dec 1648; d 7 May 1691
2. Mary, b Dec. 20, 1640; d. Oct. 14, 1670
3. Abraham, b Aug 29, 1652; d Sept. 30, 1719
4. John, b 1654; d. Dec 1735
5. Mehitable, b 1656; d Mar 18, 1751
6. Elizabeth, b Apr 30, 1658; d Sep 21, 1676"

"John Fowler m. Mary, dau. of John Hubbard, probably as early as 1646, and while they both were resident in Milford. He probably came to Guilford about the same time as his father-in-law, and bought the place which had belonged to Francis Bushnell the elder, and which descended to his dau. Rebecca. The purchase was probably made early in 1674. On June 15, 1679, John Fowler was chosen one of the three overseers of highways and Townsmen. From 1661 to 1665 he was a deputy in the Plantation Court.

He was made a freeman on May 30, 1650, and was chosen Marshal of the Plantation on June 10, 1652. On May 26, 1658, at New Haven, he was appointed collector of the customs and excise. He was chosen deputy of the General Court at New Haven in 1661, 1663, and 1664, and was 27 times delegate to the General Court of Hartford after the union of the colonies. He was one of the firs deacons of the Church in Guilford, being chosen between 1662 and 1665. For his services to the Colony he was given by the Colony 100 acres in Cochin-Ghang, now Durham. In 1672 his list was 160.7.0 Pounds, the largest in the town of Guilford. He d. on Sept. 14, 1676, wife d. April 13, 1713." (from The History of the Fowlers)

His will is dated 19 April 1670 with a codicil dated September 1676 and was proved in New Haven court on 13 June 1677.^[2] His inventory is dated 10 May 1677.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ R.D. Smith, "John Fowler of Guilford, Conn.,, and his Descendants," in NEHGR, Boston, MA: NEHGS, 53(1899):310
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NJ-P : 10 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 178-180. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 2, page 66-68.

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• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83608189