Person:Samuel Cowles (7)
Samuel Cowles
b.Est 1639
d.17 Apr 1691 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Jul 1638
  1. Samuel CowlesEst 1639 - 1691
  2. John Cowles1641 - 1711
  3. Sarah CowlesEst 1646 - 1676
  4. Esther CowlesEst 1649 - 1691
  5. Elizabeth Cowles1651 -
  6. Mary Cowles1654 - Aft 1699
Spouse and Children
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m. 14 Jun 1660
  1. Samuel Cowles1661/62 - 1748
  2. Abigail Cowles1663/64 - Aft 1718/19
  3. Hannah Cowles1664 - 1701
  4. Deacon Timothy Cowles1666 - 1736
  5. John Cowles1670/71 - 1748
  6. Nathaniel Cowles1672/73 - Bet 1727/28 & 1729
  7. Captain Isaac Cowles1675 - 1756
  8. Joseph Cole1677/78 - 1760
  9. Deacon Caleb Cowles1682 - 1725
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Samuel Cowles
Alt Name Samuel Cole
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1639
Marriage 14 Jun 1660 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Abigail Stanley
Will[2] 15 Apr 1691 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death[1] 17 Apr 1691 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Estate Inventory[2] Aft 17 Apr 1691 Undated. £503-14-08. Taken by Thomas Porter & John Heart.
Probate[2] 3 Sep 1691 Will proved.
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Estate of Samuel Cowles of Farmington

"Vol. V, 1687-1695, Page 113-14.
Cowles, Samuel, Farmington. Died 17 April, 1691. Invt. £503-14-08. Taken by Thomas Porter & John Heart. Will dated 15 April, 1691. I Samuel Cowles doe make this my last Will & Testament: The Land I have already given to my eldest son Samuel I doe hereby ratify & confirm unto him, and with other Lands I doe give to my son Samuel a double portion of all my Lands, either divided or undivided, in Farmington, with the rest of my sons at my Decease. I give to my wife Abigail Cowles the benefit of the Middle part of my homelott, with all my houseing & Barnes, & a third part of all my other Lands in Farmington, during her natural life; & the Use of all my household Goods, she paying my daughter Elizabeth £20 at 18 years of age. I give all my houseing & Land, layd out or not layd out, unto my other six sons, Timothy, John, Nathaniel, Isaac, Joseph & Caleb, to be equally divided amongst them at 21 years of age, onely reserveing my wive's thirds & part of the Homelott, to be divided after my decease amongst all my sons. My Will is that the younger sons' Land shall be in my wive's improvement until they be of age to receive their portions in Land; or, in Case of her decease, in my son Samuel's Improvement, with whom I leave the special Care of my young Children. Having given to my daughters that are married £20 to each, and ordered £20 to be paid to my daughter Elizabeth, I give unto my four daughters, after the decease of their Mother, all my Household Goods, to be equally divided amongst them. I appoint my wife Abigail Cowles and my son Samuel Cowles to be Executors, & Brother Thomas Bull and Brother Thomas Porter to be Overseers.
Samuel Cowles, sen. Ls.
Witness: Caleb Stanly, Sarah Stanly.
Court Record, Page 31 - 3rd September, 1691: Will proven."[2]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flagg, Ernest. Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England: My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking. (Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1926).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Samuel Cowles, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    1:432.
  3.   Samuel Cowles, in Find A Grave.
  4.   Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:340.
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