FOWLER FAMILY February 14, 2018 1.HENRY FOWLER (1380-1450) ELISABETH (ISABEL) DeBARTON (1382-1405) HENRY FOWLER was born before 1380 at the Manor of Foxley, Buckinghamshire, England.1 He was the son of John le Fowler III (1351-1413) and Margaret Loveday (1353-1386). Henry married Isabel Barton, daughter of John Barton, before 1400 at Buckinghamshire, England.2 He and Isabel were blessed with 4 children. He fought for Henry V at Agincourt, 25 October 1415. He took over the arms of Isabel's father, John Barton, when she became the heiress of her father's estate. Henry's heirs maintained these arms until 1520. Children of Henry le Fowler I and Isabel Barton (Henry married Isabel Barton, daughter of John Barton, before 1400 at Buckinghamshire, England.2) Henry Fowler died about 1450, Boston Borough, Lincolnshire, England, age 70. ◦Sir William Fowler+ b. c 1400, d. 6 Jul 1452 ◦John Fowler b. c 1405, d. 2 Jan 1494 ◦Walter Fowler b. c 1408 ◦Isabel Fowler b. c 1415 Henry Fowler • Birth: 1380 Shrivenham Vale of White Horse District Oxfordshire, England Death: 1450 Holland Fen Boston Borough Lincolnshire, England Henry married Isabel Barton in 1400 at Shrivenham, England. She was the daughter of John Barton of Castle House, County Bucks. Henry adopted and issued the Barton Arms as those of Fowler as did his heirs until 1520 (Lipscombe's Bucks, Vol. II, Page 569) Henry was the son of John Fowler IV and Margaret Loveday Fowler. Family links: Spouse: Isabel Barton Fowler (1382 - 1405)* Children: William Fowler (1400 - 1452)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: Buried in abandoned churchyard Created by: Cari Record added: Jan 22, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 103973906 ELIZABETH (ISABEL) DeBARTON was born about 1382 of Buckinghamshire England to John de Barton (1350-1381) and Emmote Unknown (1345-1384). She married Henry Fowler about 1400 in Shrivenham, Berkshire, England. Isabel died about 1405 of Holland Fen, Lincolnshire, England, age 23. Isabel Barton Fowler • Birth: 1382 Barton Harthshorn Aylesbury Vale District Buckinghamshire, England Death: 1405 Holland Fen Boston Borough Lincolnshire, England Isabel was the daughter of John Barton of Castle House, County Bucks. Family links: Spouse: Henry Fowler (1380 - 1450) Children: William Fowler (1400 - 1452)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: Buried next to her husband in abandoned churchyard Created by: Cari Record added: Jan 22, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 103974274 In loving memory of my 20th great grandmother. May you rest in peace. You are no forgotten. - Carolyn Caldwell Added: Aug. 22, 2017 In memo Children of Henry Fowler and Isabel Barton: 1..Walter Fowler (1400-1478) 2.*SIR WILLIAM FOWLER I OF FOXLEY (1401-1452) 3.John Fowler (1405-1494) 4.Sybil Fowler (1409-) 5.Isabel Fowler (1411-) + 2.SIR WILLIAM FOWLER I OF FOXLEY (1401-1452) CECELIA ENGLEFIELD OF RYCOTE (1403-1447) SIR WILLIAM FOWLER was born about 1401 of Foxley and Castle House, Herefordshire, England, to Henry Fowler (1370-1412) and Isabel Barton (1381-1412). He married Cecelia Englefield about 1419 of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England. William married Cecily Englefield in the reigns of Henry V and Henry VI. Cicilia, was the only daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Inglefield, Knight. Of the Fowler family it appears, by various visitations, Sir John Fowler married the heiress of Loveday; Sir Henry Fowler, his son, married Isabella, the sister and at length the heiress of John Barton; and Sir William Fowler, son of Sir Henry, inherited this estate, under the will of John Barton, his uncle, dated June 5, 1431. (Betham, William. The Baronetage of England, Vol. 5, London: Warde and Betham, 1805, 529.) William Fowler died 2 July 1452, at Holland, Lancastershire, Angleterre, age 51. Buried at St. Dunstan Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, according to his son’s will. William Fowler (MP for Wycombe) Sir William Fowler (ca. 1400- before 1467?) was an English justice of the peace and Member of Parliament for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, in 1431. For the services of his father Thomas to King Edward IV, Fowler was given Preston manor in Buckinghamshire in 1465 (the prior holder was Thomas de Ros, a zealous Lancastrian, who was attainted in 1461).[1] William's wife was Cecily Englefield, a co-heiress of Nicholas Englefield, Comptroller of the Household for Richard II. In the will of his son, Sir Richard Fowler (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chancellor of the Exchequerfor Edward IV, it is stated that William had been interred in St. Dunstan's Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Richard acquired this manor in 1467,[2] so we may presume that William (and possibly Cecily) had died in or before that year.[3] ReferencesEdit 1.^ Calendar of the Patent Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office 1461–7, p. 440. Cited in Parishes : Preston Bissett', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 215-220. Date accessed: 17 January 2013 2.^ Calendar of the Patent Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office 1467–77, p. 18, Cited in Parishes : Preston Bissett', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 215-220. Date accessed: 17 January 2013 3.^ Westminster Abbey History - William Fowler 2.William Fowler 3.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 4.Sir William Fowler (ca. 1400- before 1467?) was an English Justice of the Peace and Member of Parliament for Wycombe in Buckinghamshire in 1431. For the services of his father Thomas to King Edward IV, Fowler was given Preston Manor in Buckinghamshire in 1465 (the prior holder was Thomas de Ros, a zealous Lancastrian, who was attainted in 1461). William's wife was Cecily Englefield, a co-heiress of Nicholas Englefield, Comptroller of the Household for Richard II. 5.In the will of his son, Sir Richard Fowler (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chancellor of the Exchequer for Edward IV, it is stated that William had been interred in St. Dunstan's Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Richard acquired this manor in 1467, so we may presume that William (and possibly Cecily) had died in or before that year. Water Stratford Manor House, From the Bartons the manor passed by enfeoffment before 1452 to William Fowler of Lambard's Manor, Buckingham with which it passed to his grandson Richard From:'Parishes : Water Stratford', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 260-263. Castle House, Buckinghamshire Castle House was built in the 12th century from stones taken from an ancient castle that had been destroyed by the Danes. It was originally owned by the Barton Family but in the mid-15th century it was taken over by the Fowler Family and Edward Fowler owned the house when it was used to imprison Katherine of Aragon whilst Henry VIII was arguing with Cardinal Wolsey and the Pope about a divorce from her so that he could marry Anne Boleyn. In 1965 Buckingham Town Council moved into the house, unaware that it had been haunted by a ghost for nearly 400 years. The ghost is that of a Jesuit priest who was the confessor to the Queen and had risked his life many times to celebrate Mass with her. The ghost has been seen gliding along the corridor leading to the priest’s hole, his eventual grave. Westminster Abby • Sir William Fowler of Foxley Birth: 1400 Foxley Herefordshire Unitary Authority Herefordshire, England Death: Jul. 6, 1452 London City of London Greater London, England Sir William Fowler is buried in St. Dunstan's Chapel of Westminster Abbey. Letter dated 3 March 2003 from Christine Reynolds, Assistant Keeper of the Monuments, The Muniment Room and Library, Westminster Abbey, London states "There were no Abbey burial registers when William Fowler died. The only reference we know of to his burial in St. Dunstan's Chapel here was from the will of his son, Sir Richard Fowler who left money for a monk sing a daily service in St. Dunstan's chapel 'where my Fader lyeth buried.'" From Burke's "Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies"..."Sir William's father was said to be Henry, but in the Duchy of Lancaster records it says his father was Thomas 'who had given good service to King Edward IV' for which William was given Preston Manor in Buckinghamshire. William was a Justice of the Peace 1441 to his death in 1466 and perhaps a Member of Parliament for Wycombe. His wife, Cecilia/Cecily was daughter and co-heiress of Sir Nicholas Inglefield a controller in the housefhold of King Richard II." From Burke's "Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies" William's father was Sir Richard Fowler..."This family was of great I antiquity before the reign of Richard I. Sir Richard Fowler, of Foxley, in the county of Buck's, serving as a commanding officer against the Infidel, anno 1190, maintained at his own expense a certain number of British bowmen, all his own tenants, to serve in the wars; and by his extraordinary vigilence having saved the Christian camp from a nocturnal surprise, received the honor of knighthood, which caused the crest which he then bore: a head and lure--to be changed for the vigilant owl. From Sir Richard descended: John Fowler, esq. of Foxley, who married the heiress of Loveday. Henry Fowler, esq. of Foxley, who married the sister and heir of John Barton. Sir William Fowler, Knt. of Rycote, in the County of Oxford. This gentleman married Cecelia Inglefield, only daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Inglefield." He was the father of the second Sir Richard Fowler who was knighted by King Edward IV and created Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. (bio by: Cari) Family links: Parents: Henry Fowler (1380 - 1450) Isabel Barton Fowler (1382 - 1405) Spouse: Cecily Englefield Fowler (1403 - 1447) Children: Richard Fowler (1420 - 1477)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Westminster Abbey Westminster City of Westminster Greater London, England Plot: St. Dunstan's Chapel Created by: Miriam Record added: Jul 29, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 15079253 . Cemetery Photo Added by: Creative Commons Photos may be scaled. Click on image for full size. In loving memory of my 19th great grandfather. May you rest in peace. You are not forgotten. - Carolyn Caldwell Added: Aug. 22, 2017 - Added: Jul. 30, 2017 How strong the blood in my veins that comes down from you Sir. Thankful of my heritage as I know where my strength comes from. Rest in Blessed peace dearest 16th Great Grandfather. With love... - Zeruiah Added: Jul. 8, 2017 There are 34 more notes not showing... Click here to view all notes... CECELIA ENGLEFIELD OF RYCOTE was born about 1403 of Rycote, Oxfordshire, Agleterre, England to Richard de Englefield (1378-1415) and Johanna Clark (1380-1411.) She married William Fowler about 1419 of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England. Cecily was the only daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Inglefield, Knight. Cecelia died about 1447 of Waterstock, South Oxfordshire, England, age 44. Cecily Englefield Fowler Birth: 1403 Oxfordshire, England Death: 1447 Waterstock South Oxfordshire District Oxfordshire, England Cecily was the daughter of Nicholas Englefield Born 1378 and died April 1, 1415 in Haseley, Oxfordshire, England and Joane Rycote Born 1380 in Rycote, Oxfordshire, England and died in 1411 in Oxfordshire, England. Family links: Spouse: William Fowler (1400 - 1452)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: Buried in abandoned churchyard, Oxfordshire, England Created by: Cari Record added: Jan 22, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 103973514 Added by: Caroline Fowler [Barbee/Lee family ties] Photos may be scaled. Click on image for full size. Children of Sir William Fowler of Foxley and Cecelia Englefield of Rycote: 1.Richard Fowler, chancellor of the dutchy of Lancaster; md. Joane Danvers (1420-1477) 2.Thomas Fowler, Esquire of the body to King Edward VI (1422-1505) 2.Cecily Fowler, md. Thomas Rocks (1425-) 4.Bishop Walter Fowler (1426-1476) 5.Sybil Fowler, md. Sir. Thomas Danvers (1428-1512) 6.Henry Fowler (1431-1476) 7.Alice Fowler (1432-) 8.Alice Fowler (1433-) 9.*SIR WILLIAM FOWLER JR. (1445-1501) 8.Jane Fowler (1448-) + 3.SIR WILLIAM FOWLER JR. (1445-1501) LADY MARGARET COLWICK (1459-1502) SIR WILLIAM FOWLER JR. was born about 1445, of Foxley, Northamptonshire, England, to Sir William Fowler I (1401-1452) and Cecily Englefield of Rycote (1403-1447.) He married Margaret Colwick, of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England. William Fowler died in about 1501, England., age 51. LADY MARGARET COLWICK was born about 1459 of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England, to unknown parents. She married William Fowler of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England. Margaret died about 1502, of Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England, age 43. Children of William Fowler and Margaret Colwick: 1.*SIR ROGER FOWLER (1470-1540) 2. Emma Fowler (1487- ) 3.Richard Fowler (1490- ) 4.William Fowler (- 1501) 5.Katherine Fowler + 4.SIR ROGER FOWLER (1470-1540) JOHANNA HARMAN (1474-1540) SIR ROGER FOWLER was born about 1470, of Foxley, Bisley, Wiltshire England, to William Fowler (1445-1501) and Margaret Colwick (1459-1500.) He married Johanna Harman about 1519 of Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. He was a Gentry landowner not a laborer. Will of Roger Fowler, of Bisley, in Com. -Glouc., 1540 [Somerset House]. desires to be buried in " the chappel of the limitaeyon of Strode". Bequeaths £20 each to his sons, Thomas, William, and Gyles. To his son Henry £80, if he will marry Mary Coxall, my daughter-in-law; but he is to have the legacy even if he refuses to marry her. Mentions his children, Francis, Roger, Katharine, Alice, Elizabeth, Agues. Mentions Edmund Harman, John, Johan, and Mary Coxall. Johan Fowler, my wife. Makes a bequest to the high alter of the church of Bisley for tithes forgotten. Bequeaths his parsonage of Sullyngton and Brockinton to Roger Fowler. Supervisors, Mr. John George and Richard Fowler,-my brother. Executrix, Johan Fowler, my wyfe. Roger Fowler died about 1540, of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, at about age 70. JOANNA or JOHANNA HARMON was born about 1474 of Bisley, Gloucestershire, England to Hugh Harmon (1477-1500) and Joanna Ayres. She married Roger Fowler about 1519 of Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. Joanna Harmon passed away after 1540 (named in her husband’s will) of Gloucestershire, England, about age 66. Children of Roger Fowler and Joanna Harmon: 1.*THOMAS FOWLER (1500-1551)) 2.William Fowler (1522-1660) 3.Giles Fowler (1523-) 4.Henry Fowler (1524-1565) 5.Roger Fowler (1525-1550) 6.Alice Fowler (1528-) 7.Elizabeth Fowler (1529-1588) 8.Agnes Fowler (1529-) + 5.THOMAS FOWLER (1500-1551) ALICE (STEVENS) STEPHENS (1523-1595) THOMAS FOWLER was born about 1500 of Foxley, Buckinghamshire, England, to Roger Fowler (1470-1540) and Joanna Harmon (1474-1540.) He married (1) Mary Hulcote Haughton; (2) *Alice Stephens before 1536, of Bisley, England. Thomas Fowler died about 1550, in Bisley, England, at about age 51. ALICE (STEVENS) STEPHENS was born about 1523 of Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, to Henry Stephens (1497-1552) and Alice Alexandria Lugg (1494-1552.) She married Thomas Fowler, before 1536, of Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. Alice Stephens passed away 2 February 1595, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, age 72. Children of Thomas Fowler and Alice Stephens: 1.Thomas Flower (1542-) 2.Robert Fowler (1544-1608) 3.Hamilton Fowler (1546-1589) 4.Roger Fowler (1547-1611) 5.Abraham Fowler (1550-1584) 6.*WILLIAM FOWLER (1550-1526) + 6.WILLIAM FOWLER (1550-1626) ANNE HEAWOOD (1550-1617) WILLIAM FOWLER was born about 1550, of Dalbury, Derbyshire, England, to Thomas Fowler (1520-1550) and Alice Stephens (1515-1550.) He married Ann Heawood, 7 February 1570, in Dalbury, Lees, Derby, England. William Fowler died 7 April 1626, Dalbury, Derbyshire, England, age 76. Will proved 17 July 1626. Information from: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wayland/fowler/pafg03.htm William FOWLER was born about 1550 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England. He died in 1626. Removed to an estate at Dalbury Lees in Derbyshire; evidently the lands referred to in his grandfather Roger's will. Wife unknown. Daughter Edith is sole executrix of will. Another handwritten note of Eunice Fowler (203) says that William is listed as a prisoner at Bridewell in 1592...probably for religious reasons. It was thought that this was his grandson, but it may be this man. William Fowler had the following children: John FOWLER was born about 1575 in Dalbury Lees, England. He died in 1645 in London, England. John married Frances WEBB. Henry FOWLER was born about 1576 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England. William FOWLER was born about 1577 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England. He died before 1639. Brother John's will dated 20 June 1639, proved in London 1645, mentions "niece Rebecca, orphan daughter of brother William", so William and his wife apparently died early. Thomas FOWLER was born about 1578 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England. Richard FOWLER was born about 1579 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England. Francis FOWLER was born about 1580 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England. Edith FOWLER was born about 1581 in Bisley, Gloucester Co., England William Fowler died 2 July 1626, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, at age 77. ANNE HEAWOOD was born about 1500, of Dalbury, Lees, Derby, Derbyshire, England, to unknown parents. She married William Fowler, 7 February 1570, in Dalbury, Lees, Derby, England. Ann Heawood passed away 2 December 1617, in Dalbury, Lees, Derby, Derbyshire, England, at age 65. Derby, Derbyshire, England Child of William Fowler and Ann Heawood: 1.Anthony Fowler (1570-1645) 2.John Fowler (1571-1574) md. Francis Webb 3.WILLIAM FOWLER (1571-1660) 3.Anthony Fowler (1572-1574) 4.Edith Fowler (1577-1651) 5.Ezabel Fowler (1577-) 6.Francis Fowler (1580-1643) 7.Henry Fowler (1580-1642) 8.Thomas Fowler (1582-1599) 9.William Fowler (1584-1633) 10.Richard Fowler (1588-1649) + 7.WILLIAM FOWLER (1571-1660) SARAH NEELD (1599-1638) WILLIAM FOWLER was born about 1571, of Dalbury-With-Lees, Derbyshire, England, to William Fowler (1550-1626) and Ann Heawood (1551-1617.) William Fowler married Sarah Neeld, in England, before 1620. William Fowler died 25 January 1660, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, age 64. FOWLER: This is one of the oldest New England names, and has had many worthy representatives in America, who were active in the struggle for American independence, and in various ways have contributed to the welfare, prosperity and happy condition of the country now the abode of their posterity. William Fowler is mentioned as a prisoner in Bridewell with other Puritans in the year 1592. (It may have been his father.) The list of prisoners is immediately preceded by a petition addressed to the Lord Treasurer by many of the “poor Christians imprisoned by the Bishops in sundry prisons in and about London.” About this time a congregation of Puritans were discovered at Islington, and 56 were sent to prison. William Fowler came to New England in the company of Rev. John Davenport, Gov. Eaton and others, and arrived at Boston the 26th of June, 1637. William Fowler came over in a ship that sailed from London. There were those of the name in Islington, which was then and now is a part of London in fact. He was an old man when he settled in Milford, having died 68 years after, and if he was, say, twenty at imprisonment, this would make him 88. Therefore there is nothing improbable in the supposition that the prisoner was the William Fowler who came to New Haven. If so, he was probably from Islington or New London. William Fowler was at the famous meeting in Mr. Newman’s Barn, 4 June 1639, when the peculiar constitution and policy of Mr. Davenport, which afterward characterized the New Haven Colony, was agreed upon. Mr. Fowler subscribed to that agreement. In the spring of 1639 the settlement of Milford had been arranged and Mr. Fowler is the first named of the trustees, and the only one bearing the honorable prefix “Mr.” of the New Haven Company, was the founder of Milford, Connecticut, and ancestor of all the Fowlers of Milford, New Haven, Guilford, and Windsor. He settled in Milford; was chosen Judge/Magistrate in 1639. He had had a classical education and was a man of prominence and influence in his native land, and was therefore well qualified for the honor and responsibility conferred upon him as judge in the new world. He was a planter, and builder of a mill, first magistrate of New Haven, Judge, and freeplanter. He was a Lieutenant and Assistant of the Colony. He was the founder of the Church of Christ of Milford in 1639. His name is on a memorial stone on the Bridge over the Wepawaug River. Here is the memorial given for William Fowler at the 250th anniversary celebration of Milford: “Mr. Fowler held the three important positions of Trustee, Pillar of the Church, and Judge, at the combination of Milford and Guilford with New Haven, in 1643, and the establishment of the jurisdiction of “the New Haven Colony,” Mr. Fowler was selected as the Chief Magistrate of Milford, which he held for several years, and was succeeded at his death by Mr. Benjamin Fenn. He was evidently a man of much practical knowledge, energetic and persevering. He early discovered the advantages and facilities furnished by the river or stream running through the town, and at once determined to secure them to the community. Since that period nine generations of the Fowlers have successfully conducted its operations, and recently the eighth William Fowler has complete the fifth mill in succession on the precise spot, confirming the wisdom of his honored ancestor whose keen eye discerned the advantages and facilities presented, when single handed in a country scarcely a year old. He accepted the situation and at once proceeded to control the water power in its natural condition, to block out a location, to build the dam, quarry out the millstones and obtain the iron and other necessary materials with the limited means of transportation the wilderness afforded, and all this was to be done in the midst of arduous duties thrust upon him, filling various offices, and a leading citizen in the numerous projected improvements in progress.” The stone presented to the committee by the present energetic proprietor and bearing the inscription, tradition says, has lain dormant about the premises for centuries, and which on examination by geologists and antiquarians, has been pronounced as doubtless the original millstone quarried and hewn out by Mr. Fowler and used temporarily, until a better substitute could be obtained. It is now acknowledge to be the oldest business establishment of its kind in the country; and the present proprietor’s grandson is the 10th William Fowler in a direct line. On the buttress is cut “Law, Order, Morality, Liberty, Charity,” to typify the principles that buttress our institutions. The gift, a special contribution of Charles H. Trowbridge, Esq. Among the monumental remains of Islington, England, are found those of his family, bearing this inscription after some names and dates: “Divers of this family lie here interred; the ancestors of Sir Thomas Fowler, Knight and Baronet, living 1630.” William Fowler died 25 January 1660, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, age 88. His will was executed in 1661. He left two sons, William and John. He was buried about 27 January 1660 at Peter Prudden’s Garden, Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut. •William Fowler emigrated from Hertfordshire, England to Boston in June 26 1637 with Reverend John Davenport. He moved to New Haven, Connecticut, then called Quinnipac, in 30 March, 1638 and later moved to Milford in 1639. From the New England Historical & Genealogical Register Vol. 11 page 248 William Fowler came over in the company of Rev. John Davenport, Governor. Eaton and others, and arrived at Boston 26 June 1637. William Fowler is mentioned as a prisoner in Bridewell with other Puritans in the year 1592. The list of poisoners is immediately preceded by a petition addressed to the Lord Treasurer by many of the "poor Cristiains impresoned by the Bishops in sundry prisons in and about London." About this time a congregation of Puritans were discovered at Islington, which was then and now is a part of London in fact. He was an old man when he settled in Milford, having died sixty-eight years after, and if he was, say, twenty at imprisonment, this would make him 88. There is therefore nothing improbable in the supposition that the prisoner was the William Fowler that came to New Haven. If so, he was probably from Islington, or near London. In this connection we introduce the following from " Weever's Funeral Monuments," of " Monumental remains at Islington near London." -- "Here ---- John Fowler -- 1538," and "Alis Fowler, wife of Robert Fowler, Esquire, who d. ---- , 1540;" "Divers of the family lie here interred; the ancestors of Sir Thomas Fowler, Knight and Baronet, living 1630." Mr. Davenport was born in Warwickshire, and removed to London, where he was vicar of St. Stephen's Church, Mr. Eaton, another of the New Haven company, was a member of this Church, and also from Warwickshire -- the ancestors of both being originally from the County of Chester. Mr. Fowler sailed with this company from Boston, and arrived at New Haven in April, 1638, and was at the famous meeting in Mr. Newman's barn, 4 June, 1639, when the peculiar constitution and policy of Mr. Davenport, which afterwards characterized the New Haven Colony, was agreed upon. Mr. Fowler subscribed to that agreement. In the spring of 1639, the settlement of Milford had been arranged, and Mr. Fowler is the first named of the trustees, and the only one bearing the honorable prefix of Mr." At the first meeting of the Milford Company he was chosen one of the "Judges." The church was organized 1639, and he was elected one of the "seven pillars," -- Mr. Peter Prudden, Pastor. Mr. Fowler was elected magistrate, and reappointed yearly to 1654. In 1640, by agreement with the town, he built a mill, the first erected in New Haven Colony, and which is now in possession of his descendants. It is probable that Mr. Fowler was one among those of the first settlers who had received a classical education in his native country. His name is in the roll of planters at New Haven, 1642, as having an &800 estate, and a family of three persons. He d. 25 Jan 1660-1, and his will was presented by his son William to the General Court of the Colony 1661, but was not recorded, and being unfortunately lost, we are without guide as to his family. His children were born before his removal to America, he at the time of his settlement being an old man, and "his family of three" were doubtless himself, wife and one child. The child may have been Mary who married John Caffing. There is nothing inconsistent in this supposition and tradition that Ambrose of Wia(n?)dsor, and John, who settled in Guilford, were brothers of William Fowler, Jr., (who settled at Milford,) and sons of Mr. William Fowler the magistrate. • •William Fowler came to New England in the company of the Rev. John Davenport, Gov. Eaton and others, and arrived at Boston on 26 June 1637. William Fowler is mentioned as a prisoner in Bridewell with other Puritans in the year 1592. The list of prisoners is immediately proceeded by a petition addressed to the Lord Treasurer by many of the "poor Christians imprisoned by the Bishops in sundry prisons in and about London." About this time a congregation of Puritans were discovered at Islington, which was then and now a part of London. He was an old man when he settled in Milford, and is supposed to have died sixty-eight years after his imprisonment. If he was, say, twenty when imprisoned, that would have made him eighty-eight when he died. There is therefore nothing improbable in the supposition that the prisoner was the William Fowler that came to New Haven. William sailed with the Davenport company from Boston, and arrived at New Haven in April 1638. He subscribed to the agreement that established the New Haven Colony on 4 June 1639. In the spring of 1639, the settlement of Milford had been arranged, and William Fowler is the first named of the trustees, and the only one bearing the honorable prefix of "Mr." At the first meeting of the Milford Company he was chosen one of the "Judges." The church was organized in 1639, and he was elected one of the "seven pillars of the church," Mr. Peter Prudden, Pastor. William was elected magistrate, and reappointed yearly to 1654. In 1640, by agreement with the town, he built a mill, the first erected in the New Haven Colony. It is probable that William had received a classical education in his native country. His name is in the roll of planters at New Haven, 1642, as having an £800 estate, and a family of three persons. His will was presented by his son William to the General Court of the Colony, 1661, but was not recorded, and being unfortunately lost, we are without it as a guide to his family. His children were born before his removal to America, he at the time of his settlement being an old man, and "his family of three" were doubtless himself, wife and one child. There is nothing inconsistent in the supposition and tradition that Ambrose of Windsor, and John, who settled in Guilford, were brothers of William Fowler, Jr., who settled at Milford, and sons of Mr. William Fowler the magistrate. •From website Founders Cemetery Memorial Site Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA LINKED TO WILLIAM FOWLER MARY TAPP JUDGE WILLIAM FOWLER SARAH NEELD SARAH NEELD was born about 1699, in Dalbury-With-Lees, Derbyshire, England. She married William Fowler in England, before 1620. Sarah immigrated with her husband, William Fowler, to New Haven with the Davenport Company in 1637 and left the following year to settle Milford. They were Puritans. Their children were all born in England. Sarah Neeld died after 1638, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, at about age 39. Typical Home - 1638 Sarah Neeld Fowler Birth: 1599 Derbyshire, England Death: 1638 Guilford New Haven County Connecticut, USA Sarah, her husband William, and three sons, came to New Haven with the Davenport Company in 1638. She died shortly after their arrival. Her husband and sons, left the following year and settled in Milford. William was a founder of the Church of Christ of Milford in 1639. He died at age 88, leaving his two sons, William & John. Family links: Spouse: William Fowler (1571 - 1660) Children: John Fowler (1622 - 1676)* William Fowler (1625 - 1683)* *Calculated relationship Note: Time and weather had erased the location of this grave when the cemetery was moved Burial: Unknown Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Mookie Record added: Jun 08, 2016 Find A Grave Memorial# 164133868 My 10th great-grandmother. - To Whom Do We Belong Added: Oct. 18, 2016 In memory of one of the first settlers in Connecticut. - Mookie Added: Jul. 5, 2016 Children of William Fowler and Sarah Neeld: 1.AMBROSE FOWLER (1618-1704) 2.William Fowler, b. 2 June 1622, in Dalbury-With-Lees, Derbyshire, England; d. 1683, buried in Milford Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut. 3.Joseph Fowler, b. 1622, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, d. 19 May 1667. 4.Deacon John Fowler, b. 1623, in Dalbury-With-Lees, Derbyshire, England; d. 13 Sep 1676. 5.Mary or Sarah Fowler, b. 1624; d. 1657. (Source: Fowler, Christine Cecilia, “The History of the Fowlers,” Miller-Mac Printing Company, Inc., Batavia, New York, 1950.) + 8.AMBROSE FOWLER (1618-1704) JANE (J0ANNA) ALVORD (1622-1684) AMBROSE FOWLER was born about 1618, of Dalbury, Lees, Derbyshire, England, to William Fowler (1572-1660) and Sarah Neeld (1599-1638.) He married Jane Alvord, 26 May 1646, in Windsor, Massachusetts. Ambrose Fowler died 18 October 1704, Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, age 86. Buried at the Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Ambrose came with his family (William Fowler) to New England in the company of Rev. John Davenport, Gov. Eaton and others, and arrived at Boston the 26th of June 1637. They came over in a ship that sailed from London. They were in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1637 and Windsor in 1638. Ambrose was one of a committee in 1641, Hartford Colony, to settle the bounds of Uncoway and Poquonnuck. He checked the fences: “At a Meeting of ye Select Men Dec. 26, 1666, Cooper Robert Ashley, John Dumbleton, Benj. Parsons, Eli Holyoke, John Sackett, and Ambrose ffowler viewers of the fences of the field at Worronoco have this Summer past presented diverse defects in the fences of ye field thee.” His name is often met with in the records of that town. He was a freeman in 1657 and in Westfield 1668. He sold land at Windsor in 1671, soon after which he removed and settled with his children at Westfield, Massachusetts. In 1675 there is a notice of the burning of “Mr. Ambrose Fowler’s house and barn” at Windsor. Rev. E. Taylor wrote in the church record, “Also in winter some skulking rascals upon a Lords day in ye time of our afternoon worship fired Ambrose Fowler’s house and…” This was a dangerous time and no man worked without his loaded musket nearby. Sentries were posted in the town watchtowers at night. The King William’s war (aka the King Philip War) was brief with Indian attacks on New England border towns. On 19 Nov 1677 a committee met in Northampton to “Order Compact Dwelling together for better defense and safety.” Some were not required to live in close proximity to each other and some exceptions were made: “…and Ambrose Fowler having now built his to fortify himself well and is to have 5 or 6 men with him of his family, we permit his abiding a while till we see what the next summer may come to.” (Source: “Westfield and Its Historic Influences…” by Rev. John d. Lockwood.) His will was made in 1692, and proved in 1706, in which he names seven children, all recorded at Windsor. Ambrose Fowler died 18 October 1704, in Westfield, Massachusetts, at about age 86. His will was made in 1692 and proved in 1706. All his children were residents of Windsor, Connecticut: Abigail, John, Mary, Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth and Ambrose. JANE (JOANNA) ALVORD was born 8 December 1622, in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, to Thomas Alford (1575-1618) and Joan Hawkins (1594-1636.) Jane Alvord sailed to New England in about 1637. Jane Alvord married Ambrose Fowler, 26 May 1646, in Windsor, Massachusetts. Jane Alvord was a great granddaughter of John White, who came over in the Mayflower. Jane Alvord passed away 22 May 1684, at Westfield, Massachusetts, age 62. Children of Ambrose Fowler and Jane Alvord: 1.Abigail Fowler, b. 1 Mar 1646, Windsor; md. Increase Sikes, 22 Mar 1670, Springfield; d. 1733. 2.Elizabeth Fowler, b. 1646; d. 1705. 3.John Fowler, b. 6 Nov 1648, Windsor; md. Mercy or Mary Miller, 1687; d. 1738. 4.Josiah Fowler, b. 1649, Windsor; d. 1722. 5.Mary Fowler, b. 15 May 1650, Windsor; md. Fearnot King, 14 May 1677; d. 1702. 6.Samuel Fowler, b. 18 Nov 1652, Windsor; md. Abigail Brown, 6 Nov 1683, Windsor; d. 1744. 7.HANNAH FOWLER (1654-1701) Jeremiah Fowler, b. 1654; d 1709. 8.Jeremiah Fowler (1654-1709) 9.Ambrose Fowler, b. 8 May 1658, Windsor; md. ?, 11 Sep 1693; d. 1 Jul 1712, Westfield. + JAMES SEXTON (1665-1741) 9.HANNAH FOWLER (1654-1701) JAMES SEXTON was born about 1665, in Windsor, Connecticut, to George Sexton (1632-1690) and Katherine Cowing (1620- .) Early in life he removed with his parents to Westfield, and spent the remainder of his life there. James’ first wife, (1) *Hannah Fowler, married 29 April 1680, Windsor, Connecticut. She was born 20 Dec 1654, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Her parents were Ambrose Fowler and Joan Alvord. Hannah died 10 March 1701, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. James’ second wife, (2) Ann Bancroft was born 5 May 1663, in Enfield, Connecticut, to Thomas Bancroft and Margaret Wright. She was the widow of Thomas Gilbert, with whom she had had several children. Ann died 16 March 1733, in Westfield, Massachusetts. They had two children: James Sexton Jr., b. 1702; and Catherine Saxton, md. 1735. James’ third wife, (3) Mary Burbank, was baptized 24 June 1666, at Rowley, Massachusetts. Her parents were John Burbank and Susanna Merrill (our Burbank grandparents.) She first married Lazarus Miller and next William McCrannay. The banns were published on 19 January 1734 for her third marriage to James Sexton. Mary died 16 December 1740, at Westfield, Connecticut. James Sexton and his father, George, took the oath of allegiance to the English King, 2 October 1678. James and his brother Joseph were fined £5 for taking hay belonging to Thomas Dewey Senior and Nathaniel Bancroft in 1683. In 1686, the grand jury of Westfield indicted James for “breach of peace of the Sovereign Lord the King by force” … “striking…3 blows and threatening.” He was fined £20. The town paid James a bounty of 15 shillings for lolling a wolf in West field in 1714. Wolves were considered a threat to settlers and their livestock. Bounties were paid also to whoever killed a woodchuck, a skunk, or a crow. Sometime before October 1724, one of the Sexton (Saxton) family who was a surveyor undertook to survey the line between the towns of Rockingham and Westminister along the Connecticut River in Windham County, in what is now southeastern Vermont. While astride a floating log in the process of crossing a small river there, he fell into the river, but survived. To this day, the small river’s name is “Saxtons River,” and a small village along its banks is named “Saxtons River.” Which Saxton (Sexton) was the surveyor is now known, but he could well have been James Sexton or one of his brothers or one of his sons or nephews. James bought or inherited, and sold, various parcels of land in Westfield and vicinity. In 1698 he sold land to Joseph Maudeley. In 1703 he sold land to John Bancroft (likely an uncle or brother of his wife, Anna.) In 1711 he sold land to Joseph Phelps. On June 17, 1728, at about age 68, he sold “all my lands and tenements…horses, cattle, household goods, tools, and utensils” at Westfield to his two sons, John and James Sexton for £500, a substantial sum at that time. James remained a resident of Westfield for the balance of his long life, dying there on 12 December 1741 (age 81,) earning his livelihood as a “yeoman,” or a farmer who cultivates his own land. He served for a while as a “surveyor offences” in Westfield—a position created by colonial communities to maintain proper boundaries between individual properties, which were normally fenced to indicate where one property began and another ended. We do not know where he was buried. HANNAH FOWLER was born 20 December 1654, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, to Ambrose Fowler (1618-1704) and Joan Alvord (1622-1704.) She married James Sexton, 29 April 1680, in Windsor, Connecticut. Hannah Fowler Sexton joined the Westfield, Massachusetts, Church, 4 November 1689. Hannah Fowler died 10 March 1701, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, age 47. Children of James Sexton and Hannah Fowler: 1.John Sexton, b. 28 Jan 1680, Westfield. 2.Hannah Sexton, b. 29 Oct 1683, Westfield; md. John Harmon, 22 June 1710; d. 25 Dec 1757. 3.James Sexton (1685-1756) 4.*PHEBE SEXTON (1686-1722) 5.Elizabeth Sexton, b. 5 Feb 1688, Westfield; d. 7 May 1689. Child. 6.Mary (or Mercy) Sexton, b. 26 Dec 1695, Westfield; Intentions of her marriage to James Bur were published on 6 Nov 1725; d. 1746.   FOWLER FAMILY GENERATIONS More before 1400. BIRTHDEATHNEW ENGLAND 1.Henry Fowler Isabel DeBarton1380 13821450 1405 2.Sir William Fowler of Foxley Cecelia Englefield of Rycote1401 14031452 1447 3.William Fowler Jr. Margaret Colwick1445 14591501 1502 4.Roger Fowler Johanna Harman1470 14741540 1540 5.Thomas Fowler Alice Stephens1500 15231551 1595 6.William Fowler Ann Heawood1550 15501626 1617 7.Judge William Fowler Sarah Neeld1571 15991660 16381637 1637 8.Ambrose Fowler Jane (Joanna) Alvord1618 16221704 16841637 1637 9.James Sexton Hannah Fowler1665 16541741 1701 10.Col. John Pynchon Phoebe Sexton1674 16861742 1722 11.Cap. George Pynchon Hannah Bartlett1717 17201797 1751 12.George Pynchon Lois Hickox1739 17451775 1811 13.Daniel Burbank Margaret Pynchon1770 17751832 1826 14.Daniel Mark Burbank Sarah Zurviah Southworth1814 18351894 1927 15.Brigham South. Burbank Mary Elizabeth Pett1855 18561943 1951 16.Silas Andrew Marble Mary Evaline Burbank1883 18811961 1970