Alice (Whipple) Mowry (1675 - 1746)

Born 3 Jun 1675 in Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Mowry — married 3 Jun 1695 in Providence Co., Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 19 May 1746 at age 70 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Alice Whipple was born in Rhode Island on June 3, 1675, daughter of Eleazer Whipple and Alice Angel, formerly of Dorchester, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Alice married Joseph Mowry at Providence, Rhode Island on June 3, 1695. ^[2] Her husband Joseph, called Captain Joseph, son of Nathaniel Mowry and Joanna Inman, was born about 1675. The family settled at Smithfield, Rhode Island where Joseph built there home in 1708. ^[3]

Her husband Joseph's will was written at Smithfield on May 19, 1746, appointing son Joseph sole executor. Joseph was to care for his mother Alce during her natural life. He left bequest to:

• sons Daniel, Oliver and Joseph
• daughters Alce Mowry and Wait Arnold ^{[3] [4]}

His estate inventory was taken on November 8 and 10, 1746. ^[3]

Children

1. Daniel Mowry born September 6, 1697 ^[2] ; died in May, 1787; married Mary Steere. ^[3]
2. Joseph Mowry, born February 26, 1698/9 ^[2] ; married his second cousin Margery Mowery. ^[3]
3. Oliver Mowry, born September 26, 1699/1700 ^[2]; died on December 18, 1727; married Dorcas Whipple. ^[3]
4. Alice Mowry, born January 6, 1712. ^[3]
5. Waite Mowry, born June 6, 1716; married Israel Arnold. ^[3]

Research notes

Providence Marriages

1-426: Mowry, Joseph and Alice Whipple, June 3, 1695. (p. 134)

Providence Births

1-426: Mowry, Daniel of Joseph and Alice Sept. 6, 1697 (p. 234)

1-426: Mowry, Joseph Feb. 26, 1698/99 (p. 234)

1-426: Mowry, Oliver Sept. 26, 1699/00. (p. 234) ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Austin, John Osborne, The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 (with many families carried to the fourth generation), J. Munsell's sons, Albany, New York,1887 :Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., 2008.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Vol. 2: Providence, Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1892
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Mowry, William A., The Descendants of Nathaniel Mowry of Rhode Island. Sidney and Rider Publishing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1878, p.38-52; 57-65
4. ↑ Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, Volume 1, J.H. Beers & Co.

Chris Hoyt, Dec 29, 2011