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Facts and Events
Marriage to Patience and step-family
George married Patience Miller (maiden name unknown) before her husband's will completed probate in 1786. He likely knew her because he lived near her brother-in-law John Miller (possibly William Miller as well). Patience had ten surviving children from her first marriage, although her eldest daughter had married about 1770, well before her husband died, and the next three eldest married early in 1778. Therefore George was likely step father to: Mary Miller, Nathan Miller (for an undetermined period of time), Samuel Miller, Ann Miller, Hampton Miller (also left for Canada, he returned to the US about 1802 and was remembered in George's will), and likely Jeremiah (unknown, details on Jeremiah missing).
Additionally, William Garrison and Mary emigrated to Canada about 1794 but William died in 1796, leaving "numerous small children." Mary may have also died or she may have returned to her mother's house in Monroe with some or all of her children and subsequently married a Carpenter (if so, she then moved to Virginia). Given his prominence in George's will and the absence of Canadian records, it seems likely that Garret went back to Monoroe and lived with or spent extensive time with his maternal grandparents.
Will
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28504-28908-46?cc=1920234&wc=9VSY-GP6:213303201,215218001
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The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God Free and Independent to all whom these presents ...
I George Fowler of the Town of Munroe County of Orange & State of New York now being in Good health of body and sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner folowing to wit firstly my will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid by my Executors hereinafter named out of my Estate as soon after my decease as may be convenient for them to do it secondly my will and desire is and I hereby order & direct my Executors to sell and dispose of all my Estate both real and personal wheresoever the same may be found for the best price or prices that they can obtain for the same Excepting about seventy five acres of Land now occupied by my brother John Fowler Granting to them full power and authority to Execute good and Lawful deeds of conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers of the same as soon after my decease as they or the [?] of them can conveniently & Reasonably do it Recommending it to my said Executors to divide the Lands into Lotts in such manner as may be likely to be most advantageous to the sale thereof and out of the monies or obligations that may be immediately obtained for the same I order and direct my Executors to pay over or deliver such monies or obligations r both as the case may be to the persons herein named in manner following (to wit) To my two sisters Margaret and Jane now living in old England called North brittain three hundred & seventy five Dollars each and to Josepg Fowler son of my brother Joseph also living in North brittain fifteen hundred dollars and to my brother John fowlers daughter Margaret now the wife of Michael [/Richard] Brooks of the County of Orange afore[said] the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars and to Hampton Miller son of my wife Patience deceased (Deceased [] one hundred and twenty five Dollars and to Garret Garrison Grandson of my said wife one hundred and twenty five dollars and all the rest residue and remainder of my estate Except as before excepted) I give devise and bequeath to my four Nephews William Fowler son of my brother Joseph afore[said] and the three sons of my brother John (to wit) John, Robert and George Fowler (now resident in the County afore[said] to be divided between them share and share alike also the seventy five acres of Lande before excepted I would have sold by my ExecutorsImmediately after the dicease of my brother afore[said] or in his life time if he the said John show[ed] consent to the same for an adequate compensation to be allowed him by the four last mentioned Legatees and the neat [net?] proceeds thereof to be divided share and share alike between between and among the said William John Robert and George in manner afore[said] and lastly I hereby constitute and appoint Samuel McEvan Nath H White and Robert Fowler afore[said] my Executors Granting to them full power and authority to Execute & perform the trusts reposed in them in this my will contained In testimony whereof I ave hereunto sett my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred & nine ~~ Signed sealed published & declared the day and year above ritten for the last will & testament of the s[ai]d Geo Fowler in the presence of us who in he presence of the testater & of each other subscribed our names as Witnesses to the same Abraham Letts [possibly the Abraham Letts who married Abigail Garrison 25 Jan 1781 at First Presbyterian Goshen] John McGarrah Jun Francis Letts
George Fowler LS
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