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GENEALOGY

Stowell Family

WITH ALLIED FAMILIES

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester-
day WHEN IT IS PAST, AND AS A WATCH IN THE NIGHT."

Compiled and Edited by

Charles Henry Stowell, M.D.

Lowell, Mass.

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THE STOWELL HOUSE, QUANTOCK, BNGLAND

line of the oldest houses in England, situated in Quantock, Somerset County, on the southern coast of the Bristol
Channel. The Man.,, of Cothelstone came into the possession of the Stowell family in the year lof>6. At that time
tlie manor consisted of a beautiful and extensive mansion, illustrated above, with many building-, immediately surrounding
it, including the church, eleven farmhouses and fifty-four cottages, and over ;ooo acres of land. This manor was retained
in the Stowell family, in an unbroken line, oldest son to oldest son, from iq66 to iSoo, when it was sold out of the family
by Lord Stowell.

The STOWELL FAMILY IN ENGLAND

The name " Stowell " has had very different spellings; as, de Stowelle,
de Stavele, de Stowell, Stoell, Stawell, Stowell. Names were not only fre-
quently changed in early times, but they were often spelled differently, even
in the same document.

The origin of the Stowell family dates from the arrival of the great
feudal lords, knights, and barons at Cothelstone, Somerset County, who
accompaned William the Conqueror. Cothelstone, now Quantock, is on the
southern coast of the Bristol Channel.

Speaking of this village, Collins says in his "Antiquities of Somerset
County" : " It was, soon after the Conquest, of sufficient importance to give
name and title to a great family, the progenitors of the Barons Stawell." In
the History of a .Quantock Family, one reads, " The Manor of Cothelstone,
very soon after the Conquest, became the property of a Norman family of
knightly rank, the family of the Stawells." The author of the Peerage of
England says, " Several of this ancient family of Stawells have had the
honor of knighthood, served often for their country in Parliament, and borne
some of the most honorable offices in it."

"According to tradition, the Manor of Cothelstone claims origin long
prior to the Conquest, when a Saxon King and Queen are said to have been
its founders. They secluded themselves within its walls, in fulfilment of
a vow, taken at the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem." Early writers state that
the mansion " has much more of the aspect of a religious house than that of
such a stronghold as Adam de Stawell might have desired," hence there may
be some truth in the tradition. Thomas Gerard, in 1633, writes, " Cothelstone
is a very remarkable place, for that a long time it hath bin, and still is, the
chieffe seat of the right noble and ancient family of the Stawells." On the
summit of Cothelstone is a round tower, nothing whatever being known of
its date of erection. " From it a magnificent view is obtained, said to be
the most extensive in England."

At the time of the Civil War (1642-6), Cothelstone Manor was owned
by Sir John Stawell. He and his sous fought for the Royal cause, with the
result that they lost all their estates, suffered imprisonment in the Tower, and
all " for their unwavering loyalty to their unfortunate sovereign." By order
of Oliver Cromwell the Mansion and Church at Cothelstone were greatly
damaged. But Charles II. created Ralph, son of Sir John, a Peer, and " a
new era of increased dignity and importance came to the family." Nearly
all the buildings were more or less restored to their old-time beauty and
grandeur, and are today very handsome, and in a fine state of preservation.

The STOWELL FAMILY IN AMERICA

The name of Stowell is first mentioned by the Rev. Peter Hobart, of
Hingham, Mass., who notes in his diary that Samuel Stowell became a
member of his church in 1649. Samuel married in Hingham, Oct. 25, 1649,
Mary, daughter of John and Frances Farrow. They had eleven children,
all born in Hingham. Many of these married in their home town and there
raised large families.

Soon the young men began to move west, northwest, and north, and we
find them with their families in Newton, Dedham, Watertown, and Worces-
ter, Mass.; in Winchester, N. H.; and in Paris, Maine. Still later, we find
the Winchester branch (the editor's branch) in central New York, then
in western New York: and, a little later still, in the central part of lower
Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

There were many Stowells in the Revolutionary War, and that this
family contributed its full proportion is well illustrated by the following
records found in the History of Hingham: In Capt. Charles Cushing's
Company that marched to the relief of Gen. Montgomery at the time of his
attack on Quebec, in the spring of 1776, there were thirty-eight private
soldiers from Hingham, and five of these were Stowells. In Capt. Wilder's
Company, August, 1777, there were eighteen private soldiers from Hingham,
and four of these bore the name of Stowell.

The ninth child of the original Samuel and Mary was Israel, b. Aug. 10,

1670, d. Aug. 7, 1725. He married Abigail . About 1700, they moved

from Hingham to Newton, Mass., taking with them their two young chil-
dren. Six more children were born after their settling in Newton. The
foundations of the buildings of this old homestead are clearly seen today,
and can be quite easily found by consulting the early map of Newton in
Jackson's history of that town.

The fourth child of Israel and Abigail was Israel, b. in Newton in 1703,
d. Mar. 2, 1776. Israel married, Oct. S, 1729, Sarah Cheney, of Newton. The
father of Sarah was Joseph Cheney, who possessed extensive lands; while
her mother, a daughter of Capt. Noah Wiswall, also belonged to a family
of much wealth for those times.

Israel and Sarah had seven children, the third being Joseph, b. in Newton.
Feb. 1, 1735, d. Feb. 29, 1S12. Joseph married, July 2, 1760, Martha, daughter
of David and Priscilla ( Boynton ) Page, of Lunenburg, Mass. Martha's father
was one of the great men of these early New England times. His bold leader-
ship, his adventurous spirit, and his inflexible determination brought to him,
his family, and his country the most valuable and abiding results. David

Page Stowell, the father of the editor of these records, was named after this
David Page.

Joseph and Martha had ten children, the youngest being Paul, b. in Win-
chester, N. H., Oct. 30, 1785, d. in Porapey, N.Y., Mar. 28, 1820. Paul married
Nancy Richards, Oct. 20, 180,8. He was a Methodist circuit-rider, his labors
extending Over Onondaga, Madison, and Chenango Counties, N.Y. Nancy
was born in Pepperell, Mass., Mar. 30, 1790, and died in Perry, N.Y., Mar. 20,
1880. She belonged to the family of Richards that came from England to
New England at an early date, and there is some evidence to show that this
was prior to 1635.

Paul and Nancy had five children: Louisa, b. Oct. S, iSio,d. Sept.. 1S39, m.
Rev. John Cosart, of Michigan, a Methodist circuit-rider ; Esther M., b. Sept.
1, 1812, d. in Newark, N. Y., May 15, 1893, m. Rev. David Nutteu, a Methodist
minister of central New York: David, b. 1S14, d. 1818; Paul, b. Sept. 3, 1816, d.
in Perry, N. Y. , Feb. 22, 1S94, m. Ann Bacon, of Perry, N. Y. ; David Page, b.
in Lebanon, N. Y., June 16, 1818, d. in Perry, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1901, m. Sept. 29,
1839, in Perry, N. Y.,Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Ouarton)
Blanchard. Mary Ann was born in Barrick, \V. Riding of Yorkshire, Eng.,
Nov. 19, 1820, and died in Perry, N. Y., June 4, 1907. Both her parents were
born in Yorkshire, Eng. They came to America in April, 1832, with their two
daughters, Mary Ann and Jane.

David and Mary Ann had five children, all born in Perry, N. Y. : a son b.
in 1840, d. soon; Celia Adelaide, b. April 10, 1842, m. Rev. ManleyS. Hard,
Methodist minister, July 5, 1866; Thomas Blanchard, b. Mar. 29, 1S46, m.
Mary Blakeslee, Aug. 3, 1869; Charles Henry, b. Oct. 27, 1S50, m. Louise M.
Reed, July 10, 1S7S ; Dayton Page. b. May 22, 1856, m. Kittie Saxton, Aug.
20, 1S79. The above brief outline is here given as a guide for any member
of this branch of the Stowell family who may desire to take up this most
interesting study.

The editor has in his possession many hundreds of names of the Stowell
family which were collected for his own reference. These have been handed
over to the Hon. \V. H. H. Stowell, of Amherst, Mass., as he has been collect-
ing similar material for many years and soon expects to publish the same.
From an examination of some of the pages of this forthcoming volume,
it is certain that his work will prove to be a most valuable and complete
contribution to genealogical literature, and one that every Stowell family
should possess.

On the following page, space is given for the continuation of the family
history of the children of David and Mary Ann in such manner as may be
desired.

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THE STOWELL HOUSE, HINGHAM, MASS.

. in America, situated on Fort Hill Street, at the foot of the h
t Hill Street," says the historian of 1675, "and the half do;
d without sidewalks. The houses were of logs or of hewn-
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on which Mood the old fort

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1, .«ell family. The last Stowell

SAMUEL STOWELL, OF HINGHAM,

MASSACHUSETTS

Who was Samuel Stowell, of Hingham, Mass., mentioned in Hobart's Diary as being in
Hingham in 1649? This Samuel Stowell mu«t have come from the Cothelstone family, for it
is the one and the original family of Stowells. The question is simply this: Who were his
immediate ancestors?

1. This Stowell spelled his name with an "o," while nearly all others spelled the
name with an "a."

2. His first name was "Samuel." In the History of the Stawell Family, by Col. George
D. Stawell, of London, 1911 , the name "Samuel" is not given in a single instance, excepting
as the author finds it recorded in the Registers of Bath Abbey and Chudleigh Parish. Here
forty Stowells are mentioned. In thirty-five of these the name is spelled with an "o," while
the name "Samuel" is also given.

3. In Bath Abbey Register is the following :

"Samuel, s. of James Stowell, bapt. 5th Jan. 1581."
In Chudleigh Parish is recorded :

"Samuel Stowell, buried yth Dec. 162S."
As Bath Abbey and Chudleigh Parish were both in Devon County, it is "reasonably
certain " that these two Samuels were one and the same; especially, when we consider the
infrequency of this name, Samuel.

4. On page 50 of the above authority, it says that David Stowell ( son of Robert, b. 1423,
d. 1499, son of Walter, 1. 1403) was " in all probability the ancestor of the Devon family."
This being the case, said David must have been the ancestor of Samuel Stowell, b. 15S1, d.
1628, for he lived in Devon County ; and as David was a direct desceudeut from the original
Cothelstone family, it places Samuel in direct line as well.

5. The third generation from David brings us to John, b. 1523, who had, quoting above
authority, "at least" two sous, Jasper and Edmund. The " at least" certainly implies the
probability of more. Here we have Samuel and his father, James, living in Devon County,
and David as the ancestors of the Devon Stowells. Then who was the direct ancestor of
James? And the answer is — John, who had "at least" two sons, Jasper and Edmund. So
the father of Samuel Stowell, of Hingham, was Samuel Stowell, of Devon County, whose
father was James, and whose brothers were Jasper and Edmund.

Based on the above argument, the answer to the question at the beginning of this article
is as follows :

Beginning with David Stowell, born 1441, who was direct descendeut from Adam
Stowell, of 1066, the line would run as follows :

David, b. 1441 ; Thomas, b. 1466; Edmund, b. 1492; John, b. 1523; James (See above,
Bath Abbey Reg.) ; Samuel, b. 15S1 ; Samuel, of Hingham, Mass., b. 1620, d. 1683.

DAVID PAGE, OF CAPTAIN LUTHER
RICHARDSON'S COMPANY

In the State Papers of New Hampshire, Vol. XV, Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. II, p. 589,
it says that Captain Luther Richardson's Company was " raised for the defence of the
Frontiers on and adjacent to the Connecticut River." Among the signers was one David Page.

Who was this David Page ?

The following proofs are ottered to show that he was the David Page4, who was the son
of Samuel3, John, Jr.-, John1:

1. In Somer's History of Lancaster, N. H., p. 4, we learn that David Page, of Petersham,
Mass., being greatly displeased over an allotment of land to him in Haverhill, N. H., set
about, in 1762, to form a settlement in the Upper Coos.

2. In the History of Coos County (pub. by Fergusson & Co.), p. 263, we find that said
David Page was the principal agent in securing the charter for Lancaster, N. H., his name
heading the list.

3. In this list are the names of David Page, David Page, Jr., Joseph Page, William
Page, Nathaniel Page, and Joseph Stowell. In the same History of Cobs County, p. 268, it
says that in April, 1764, David Page "with his family" and others became settlers. Now
David Page, Jr., was a son of the above David Page ; Joseph, William, and Nathaniel were
brothers of said David Page ; while Joseph Stowell married Martha, the daughter of David
Page, Jr., July 2, 1760. This certainly explains "his family."

4. In the same History of Cobs County, p. 26S, we learn that David Page and others
from Lancaster, Lunenburg, and Petersham, Mass., became settlers of that county. On
the following page it distinctly states that this David Page "was a resident of Upper Cobs,"
and that he resided there for some years."

5. In Somer's History of Lancaster, N. H., p. S5, is an account of scouting, which the
inhabitants of Lancaster had done, at their own expense, "for the security and safety of the
Frontier Town on and near the Connecticut River in Upper Cobs." Among the signers of
this roll is David Page.

6. On page 375, in Bacon's Connecticut River, it says that about 1763 "David Page
from Petersham, earlier of Lancaster, in Massachusetts," came to the "Upper Cobs
Meadows." Others were David Page's son and his daughter, Ruth, and also Emmons
Stockwell, who married Ruth within a year.

7. In Davis' Early Records of Lunenburg, Mass., p. 255, is given the marriage of this
David Page to Priscilla Boynton, January 22, 1734. Letters of Priscilla are in existence
referring to her departure from Lancaster, while in the will of David it says he was
of Lancaster, N. H.

8. The Early Records of Lunenburg. Mass., p. 317, give the birth of Martha Page,
daughter of David and Priscilla (Boynton) Page, April 26, 1741.

9. The Vital Records of Petersham, Mass., p. 12S, record the marriage of Martha Page
and Joseph Stowell.

The above study proves that the David Page of Captain Richardson's Company was
the one we now know as — John' — John, Jr.- — Samuel3 — David* — Martha5 m. Joseph Stowell*.

FIRST CHURCH, HINGHAM, MASS.

The First Church of Hingham, Mass., was formed in September, 1635. The first meeting-hous
was built shortly after this time, was surmounted by a belfry with a bell, and for forty-live years wa
the only house for public worship in the town.' It then became evident that the building ws
altogether too small for the rapidl) increasing population, so a new one was built, and was opened f<
worship early in 16S1. " It cost the town £430 and the old house." '• It is the oldest meeting hems.
in America which has continuously been used for public worship."

Samuel Stovvell worshipped in the first building, and .11 the new one as well. Indeed, ih
Stowells have been members of this church from if.p,. the v ar of the coming of Samuel, even to th

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SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

In State Papers, N. H., Vol. XXX of Rev. Documents, p. 2, is the
following :

"Resolved, that We, the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and
promise that we will, to the utmost of our Power, at the Risque 01 our Lives and
Fortunes, with arms, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets and
Armies against the United American Colonies."

Among the signatures. June 3, 1776, are the names of Israel Stowell and
Joseph Stowell, of Winchester, N. H. This Israel was the older brother of
Joseph.
Samuel1 Stowell, came to Hingham, Mass., 1649; d. Nov. 9, 1683; m. Mary

Farrow, Oct. 29, 1649. (Hist, of Hingham, Vol. Ill, p. 217.)
Israel- Stowell, b. Hingham, Mass., Aug. 10, 1670; d. Aug. 7, 1725; m.

Abigail . (Ibid., p. 217.)

Israel3 Stowell, b. Newton, Mass., 1703; d. Mar. 2, 1776; m. Sarah Cheney,

of Newton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1729. {Ibid., p. 218; also Vital Records,

Newton, p. 385.)
Joseph1 Stowell, b. Newton, Mass., Feb. 1, 1735; d. Feb. 29, 1812; m.

Martha Page, July 2, 1760. (Jackson's Hist, of Newton, p. 4°8-)

Martha was daughter of David Page, who lived in Lancaster, N. H., in

Revolutionary times, and was a member of Luther Richardson's Company.

That Joseph1, the ancestor of Charles Henry', was living in Winchester, N. H .,

at the time of signing the above document is further proven from the

Vital Records of said place, which give the birth of his children.
Paul5 Stowell, b. Winchester, N. H., Oct. 30, 17S5; d. Mar. 28, 1S20;

m. Nancy Richards, Oct. 20, 1S0S. (N. E. Hist. & Gen. Jour.,

Vol. 38, p. 405.)
David Page6 Stowell, b. Lebanon, N. Y., June 16, 181S; d. Perry, N. Y.,

Dec. 28, 1901 ; m. Mary Ann Blanchard, Sept. 29, 1839. (Family Records.)
Charles Henry7 Stowell, b. Perry, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1S50; m. Louise M.

Reed, July 10, 187S. Now resides at Lowell, Mass.

Descendants of David Page Stowell "eligible to membership " through
Joseph Stowell1 and through David Page"1.

The FARROW FAMILY

FARROW, JOHN. — Born in Hingham, England, 1590. Died in Hingham,
Mass., July 7, 1687. Wife died Jan. 28, 16S8. Children:

1. Mary, b. England; d. Jan. 27, 1 7 1 5.

2. John, b. June 6, 1639.

3. Remember, bt. Aug., 1642.

4. Hannah, bt. April 9, 1648.

5. Nathan, b. Sept. 17, 1654.

John Farrow came from Hingham, England, to Hingham, Mass., in 1633,
accompanied by his wife and daughter Mary. On Oct. 25, 1649, Mary was
married to Samuel Stowell, also of Hingham, Mass., but recently from England.
This establishes the relationship between the Farrow family and the Stowell
family.

The name, Farrow, is also spelled Farrar, and thus much confusion has
resulted. The first mention of any member of this family is in 1066, and
concerns a Walkeline de Farrariis, a Norman of great distinction, attached to
William, Duke of Normandy. Walkeline had a son, Henry, 'who is on the
Roll of Battle Abbey, one of the principal companions in arms of William the
Conqueror. He was the first of the family to permanently settle in England,
which he did soon after the conquest.

The father of John was Nicholas Farror, or Farrow; was born in England
in 1546, and died in that country in 1620.

The father of Nicholas was Dr. Robert Farrar, who died March 30, 1555.
It is recorded of him that "He sealed with his blood the truth of the Protestant
Religion."

John1 — Mary8 m. Svmuel Stowell1.

The CHENEY FAMILY

CHENEY, JOHN.— Born in England. Came to New England, with wife,
Martha, and four children, Mary, Martha, John, and Daniel, in 1635. First
settled in Roxbury, then removed to Newbury, 1636. Children:

1. Mary, b. 1627.

2. Martha, b. 1629.

3. John, b. 163 1.

4. Daniel, b. 1633.

5. Sarah, b. 1635.

6. Peter, b. 163S.

7. Lydia, b. 1640.

8. Hannah, b. 1642.

9. Nathaniel, b. 1644.
10. Elizabeth, b. 1647.

Daniel Cheney, fourth child of John, married Sarah Bailey, Oct. 8, 1665.
Sarah was the daughter of John Bailey, Jr., and Eleanor (Emory) Bailey.
Daniel and Sarah had a son, Joseph, b. April 9, 1682, who married, in 1702,
Sarah Wiswall, the daughter of Capt. Noah Wiswall. Joseph and Sarah
(Wiswall) Cheney had a daughter, Sarah, b. Sept. 30, 1704, who married Israel
Stowell, Oct. 8, 1729, and thus is the relation of the Cheney family to the
Stowell family established.

John1 — Daniel'- — Joseph'— Sarah4 m. Israel Stowell3.

The WISWALL FAMILY

WISWALL, ELDER THOMAS. — Born in England. Died in Newton,

Mass., Dec. 6, 1683. Married Elizabeth . Children:

1. Enoch, b. 1633.

2. Esther, b. 1635.

3. Ichabod, b. 1637.

4. Noah, b. 163S.

5. Mary.

6. Sarah, b. 1643.

7. Ebenezer, b. 1646.

8. Eliza, b. 1649.

Elder Thomas and his brother, Elder John, came to New England in
1635, leaving three brothers, Adam, Abiel, and Jonathan, in the old country.

Capt. Noah Wiswall, b. Dec. 30, 163S, d. July 6, 1690, fourth child of
Elder Thomas, married Theodocia Jackson, Dec. 10, 1664. They had nine
children, and their eighth child, Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1681, married Joseph
Cheney, 1702. Joseph and Sarah had a daughter, Sarah, b. Sept. 30, 1704,
who married Israel Stowell, Oct. S, 1729, thereby establishing the relationship
between the Wiswall and the Stowell families.

In the spring of 1690, Captain Noah, with a company of Infantry, marched
to Casco (now Portland, Maine), to aid in its defense against the Indians and
French. On July 6, 1690, he had a severe engagement with the Indians, who
greatly outnumbered his little company. The Captain, two officers, and fifteen
private soldiers were slain. In 1733, the House of Representatives of Massa-
chusetts voted a large tract of land to the heirs of Captain Noah for his dis-
tinguished bravery at this time.

Thomas1 — Noah- — Sarah1 m. Joseph Cheney — Sarah4 m. Israel
Stowell3.

The IACKSON FAMILY

JACKSON, DEACON JOHN.— Born in London, England, June 6, 1602.

Died Jan. 30, 1674. m.1 ; m.2 Margaret , died in

Newton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1684. Children:

m.1 1. John, b. 1639.

m.2 2. Caleb, b. 1645.

3. Hannah, b. 1646.

4. Abigail, b. 1647.

5. Margaret, b. 1649.

6. Edward, b. 165 1.

7. Ann.

8. Abraham, b. 1655.

9. Deliverance, b. 1657.

10. Joshua, b. 1659.

1 1. Isabel, d. 1661.

12. Mary.

13. Grace.

14. Theodocia.

15. Sarah.

John brought "a good estate" with him from England. He was the son
of Christopher Jackson, of London, who died in December, 1633. John was
married twice, having at least one child, John, by his first wife, and four sons
and ten daughters by his second wife. At the time of his decease he had
about fifty grandchildren. John was considered "the first settler of Newton."

By the marriage of his daughter Theodocia to Capt. Noah Wiswall,
Dec. 10, 1664, a child was born, May n, 16S0, named Sarah, who married
Joseph Cheney, 1702. Joseph and Sarah had a daughter, Sarah, b. Sept. 30,
1704, who married Israel Stowell, Oct. S, 1729. Thus is established the
relation of the Jacksons to the Stowells.

John1 — Theodocia2 m. Noah Wiswall — Sarah3 m. Joseph Cheney —
Sarah4 m. Israel Stowell3.

The PAGE FAMILY

PAGE, JOHN. — Born in Dedham, England, 1586. Died in New England,
Dec. 18, 1676. Wife, Phebe, born in England, 1590. Died in New
England, Sept. 25, 1677. John and Phebe married in 1620. Children :

William, b. in England; d. Dec. 9, 1664.
Phebe, b. in England ; m. James Cutler,
Daniel, b. in England; d. August, 1634.
John, Jk., b. 1630.

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Samuel, b. Aug. 20, 1633.

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Edward.

Robert.

The fourth child noted above, John, Jr., married Faith Dunster, May 12,
1664. They had son, Samuel, b. June 4, 1672, who married Sarah Lawrence.
Samuel and Sarah had son, David, who married Priscilla Boynton, Jan. 22,
1734. David and Priscilla had daughter, Martha, b. April 26, 1741, who
married' Joseph Stowell, July 2, 1760. Thus is established the relationship
between the Page family and the Stowell family.

John Page and Phebe his wife, with William, Phebe, Daniel, and probably
John, Jr., sailed from Yarmouth, England, on April 8, 1630, on ship Jewel,
one of John (later Governor) Winthrop's fleet. They landed in Salem, Mass.
In a few days they set sail for Charlestown. By paying six shillings each, or
about $ 1 50, the members of Winthrop's fleet "bought the whole peninsula,"
or what is now the city of Boston.

David Page was in the Revolutionary War, as a member of Capt. Luther
Richardson's Company.

John1 — John, Jr.- — Samuel' — Dav

Martha5 m. Joseph Stowell1

The DUNSTER FAMILY

The name, " Dunster," is a very ancient one in England, especially in
Lancashire. As early as 1 543 there are records of the burial of Dunsters ; but
anything like a satisfactory account of the genealogy of this family, prior to the
time of President Dunster of Harvard College, does not exist.

Henrye Dunster, probably of Bury, Lancashire, had four sons, Henry,
Richard, Thomas, and Robert, and two or three daughters.

The oldest son, Henry, was born probably about 16 10- 12, in Lancashire,
England. He came to New England in 1640, "and, so far as is known, with
no settled purpose." His reputation as a scholar must have preceded him, for
immediately upon his arrival he was asked to assume the first Presidency of
Harvard College, a position he occupied from 1640 to 1654. President Dunster
died Feb. 27, 1659-60.

John Page, Jr., son of the John Page who came to New England in 1630,
was graduated from Harvard College in 1650, and, on May 12, 1664, married the
President's niece, Faith Dunster. Faith died April 3, 1699. John and Faith
had five children : John, Samuel, Mary, Jonathan, and Joseph. Samuel was
born June 4, 1672, and died Sept. 7, 1747. His first wife was Sarah Lawrence.
Samuel and Sarah had eight children, the sixth being David, who married
Priscilla Boynton, Jan. 22, 1734. David and Priscilla had ten children, one of
whom, Martha, married Joseph Stowell, July 2, 1760. Thus is established the
relation of the Dunster family to the Stowell family.

Henry1 — Faith- m. John Page, Jr. — Samuel' — David4 — Martha5 m.
Joseph Stowell4.

1856bb6

The LAWRENCE FAMILY

LAWRENCE, ROBERT. — Burn about 1150, in Lancashire, England. He
was knighted by King Richard Cceur de Leon for marked bravery at the
Siege of Acre. He closely attended his King all through the War of the
Crusades in the Holy Land. His oldest son was Robert, who had a son
James.

James married, in 1252, Matilda de Washington, the only daughter of
John Washington, of Washington. The great-great-grandfather of Matilda was
the original Bondo de Washington, from whom came the large Washington
families of England and America.

John Lawrence, of the 17th generation, was born in Wisset, England, in
1609, and died in New England July II, 1667. He came to New England in
1635, in the ship Planter. He had fifteen children, the second child being
Nathaniel.

Nathaniel Lawrence, b. Oct. 15, 1639, married Sarah Morse. They had
twelve children, the sixth child being Sarah, b. May 6, 1672, who married
Samuel Page. Samuel and Sarah had fourteen children, the seventh being
David, who married Priscilla Boynton, Jan. 22, 1734. David and Friscilla had
ten children, the fifth being Martha, b. April 26, 1 741. Martha married
Joseph Stowell, July 2, 1 760, thereby establishing the relationship between
the Lawrence family and the Stowell family.

John1 — Nathaniel- — Sarah1 m. Samuel Page — David4 — Martha5 m.
Joseph Stowell4.

The WASHINGTON FAMILY

Because of the greatness of "The Father of his Country," an immense
amount of research work has been done relating to this family. The history
begins with Odin, who was the founder of Scandinavia, and who died in the
year 60 B. C. His son, Skiold, died 40 B. C. He formed the Kingdom of
Denmark. His son, Fridleif, was called "The first King of Denmark." He
died about 23 B. C. His son, Frode Fredigod, was King of Denmark in the
time of Christ. He died A. D. 35. He conquered Sweden, Germany,
Hungary, and Ireland.

Passing now to the 35th generation, we come to Bondo de Washington,
b. 1 122. Here is the first appearance of the name, "Washington." Bondo de
Washington was so named because he lived in Wassinton, or Wassington, or
Washington, Eng. He had two sons, William and Walter, also other children.

William, b. 11 50, was the first " Lord Washington." His great-grand-
child, Matilda, b. 1230, married James Lawrence, the grandson of the original
Robert Lawrence, b. 11 50. The 19th generation of the Lawrences gives us
Sarah, who married Samuel Page; and a grandchild of Samuel and Sarah,
Martha Page, married Joseph Stowell, July 2, 1760. Thus the relationship is
established between the Washington and the Stowell families.

As stated above, Bondo de Washington had two sons, William and Walter.
Walter was born in 1160. Passing over seventeen generations, we come to
Augustine Washington, who died in 1743, and who was a grandchild of John
Washington, who came to Virginia in 1657. Augustine, by his second wife
(Mary Ball), left five children, the oldest being George Washington, who became
the first President of the United States.

Matilda Washington m. James Lawrence in 1252 — Sarah Lawrence,
descendant of James and Matilda, m. Samuel Page3 — David1 —
Marthas m. Joseph Stowell4.

The BOYNTON FAMILY

BOYNTON, JOHN.— Born 1614, at Knapton, Yorkshire, England. In
autumn of 1638, he and his older brother William, b. 1605, set sail
from Hull, England, for Boston, where they safely arrived in due time.

John Boynton had a son, Joseph, b. 1644, who married Sarah Swan, May
13, 1669. They had a son, Hilkiah, b. Nov. 19, 16S1, who married Priscilla
Jewett, Feb. 2, 1708. Hilkiah and Priscilla had a daughter, Priscilla, b. April
II, 1714, who married David Page, Jan. 22, 1734, and their daughter, Martha,
b. April 26, 1 74 1, married Joseph Stowell, July 2, 1760. Thus we establish
the relationship of the Boynton and the Stowell families.

The first record of the Boynton family is the birth, at Yorkshire, England,
of Bartholomew de Boynton, in 1067. The records are very complete from
this date, even to the marriage of Priscilla and David Page. It is especially
noted in the history of this family that many of its members were very
wealthy, and occupied high positions of great trust. When William and John
came to New England, " they purchased large tracts of land, and named some
of it Rowley, after their minister." John " gave a large farm to each of his
children, during his lifetime," and he had seven to whom to give farms. It was
with these two Boynton brothers, William and John, that Oliver Cromwell had
expected to sail for this country, firmly intending to make it his home.

John1 — Joseph2 — Hilkiah3 — Priscilla4 m. David Page — Martha5 m.
Joseph Stowell'1.

.LOGY

STOWI

James

Samuel

Samuel Israel

Israel

loseph

Paul

David

Celia A.

FARRC

1

-t Nicholas

John

Married
i let. 29, 1049

1

Mary

Joseph

Married
Oct 8, 1729

|

Sarah

Married
July 2, 1700

Martha

b. 17t>o

Married

Nancy

Richards

Oct. 20, 1808

b. 1818
Married
Mary Ann
Blancbard

Sept.29,1839

b. April in. 1-IJ.

m. Manley S. Har

July 5, 180>;.

Thomas B.

b. March 29, 1840

in. Mary Wak.'sli

Aug. 3, 1*09.

— - — -
CHEN!

John

Daniel

Charles H.

b. Oct. 27, 1850.
m. Loui>e M. Ri-
July 10, 1878.

Dayton P.
b. May 22,1856.
m. Kit'tii Saxtoii.

WISW,

Thomas

1.. U.33 ; b. 1682
Married

Noah Sarah

David

JACKS

j '
Christopher

John

:

Married
Dec. 10, 1G64

Theodocia

Samuel

PAGE

d. 1633

Richard

John

John, Jr.

DUNS"

1, 1653

Henrve

Henry

1

Married

Faith

Married

Married
Jan. 22, 1734

b. 1741

LAWK

Henry

John

Henry

Nathaniel

Sarah

b. born
1. living
d. died
m. married

WASB

Lawrence

Augustine

George

b. IU7J

Hilkiah

T*OY\

William

"Father of
his Country"

Josenh

Compiled by

CHARLES H. STOWELL, M.D.,

Lowell, Mass.

1912

Condensed Chart of Stowell Genealogy
with Allied Families

STOWELL Adam

Geoffrey 1 Adam

Geoffrey Adam .

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Henrv Geoffrey Matth-w Gcoffr.-v ib-.ffrev Matthew Thomas

Walter Robert

David

Thomas

Kdmnnd

John

James

Samuel

Samuel

Israel

Israel

lo.senh

Paul

David

Celia A.

FARROW Walkeli

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li"be-t

Nicholas

John

|
Mary

Joseph

f
1

Martha

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Thomas B.

CHENEY

1 John

Chahles H.

WISWALL

Thomas

Noah

T

Sarah

David

JACKSON

Christopher! John

neeTm

Theodoei;

PAGE

llutro Richard John

Richard Huffo

Thomas

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Kl<'hapi

1.

John, Jr.

DUNSTER

Ilenrve

Henrv

^ 1
Faith

1

|

'n„ :1a

LAWBENCE

■ Robert

Robert

James John John Robert Robert Nicholas John

Thomas John

John

John

John

1

Nathaniel Sarah

1. living

Hondo \

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William Peter

John

Matilda

Thomas Lawrenc

Lawrence

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John

Augustine

1

WASHINGTON

Walter Rohert

Hubert

Robert

lohn John John Robert John Robert

i;„„rKe

Hilkiah

BOYNTON

I:artr,,,li,m™ Walter

Inerraham Thomas

Robert

' ' i i |
lnsrraham Walter Injrraham Walter Thomas Thomas 'Henrv

William Thomas

f'hristophe

Robert

la- • ■'

1; .-er

William

bis^Jih

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CHARLES H. STOWELL. M.D.,

Lowell, Mass."

1912

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D. 1711

CHARLES HENRY STOWELL, M.D.

Practitioner from iS 72-76. Teacher in University of Michigan, 1876-85.
Editor and Medical Writer, 1SS5-97, Washington, D. C. Medical Writer of
the J. C. Ayer Company, Lowell, Mass., 1897-1900. General Manager and
Treasurer of the J. C. Ayer Company, 1900-.

Editor- of : The Microscope; National Medical Review; Food; Practical
Medicine ; Trained Motherhood.

Author of : Manual of Histology; Microscopical Diagnosis ; Microscopic
Structure of Teeth ; Laboratory Manual for Teaching Physiology ; Essentials
of Health;' A Healthy Body ; Primer of Health.

SAMUEL1
ISRAEL-
ISRAELa
'JOSEPH4
PAUL6 -
DAVID PAGE'
CHARLES HENRY1

CONDENSED GENEALOGY

Came from England to Hiugham, Mass., 1649.

m. Mary Farrow, Oct. 29, 1649.
Born Hingham, Mass., Aug. 10, 1670.

rn. Abigail ■ .

Born Newton, Mass., 1702.

m. Sarah Cheney, Oct. 8, 1729.
Born Newton, Mass., Eeb. I, 1735.

m. ** Martha Page, July 2, 1760.
Born Winchester, N. H..Oct. 30, 17S5.

rn. Nancy Ann Richards, Oct. 20. 1
Born Lebanon, N. Y., June 16. 1S18.

m. Mary Ann Blauchard, Sept. 29,
Born Perry, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1850.

m. Louise M. Reed, July 10, 187S.

STOWELL

FARROW

CHENEY

WISWALL

JACKSON

PAGE

DUNSTER

LAWRENCE -

WASHINGTON

BOYNTON

1839.

NATIONALITY OF ANCESTRAL FAMILIES

Came from England to New England, 1649
Came from England to New England, 1635
Came from England to New Englaud, 1635
Came from England to New England, 1635
Came from England to New England, 1639,
Came from England to New England, 1630.
Came from England to New England, 1640.
Came from England to New England, 1635
Came from England to New England, 1657.
Came from Englaud to New England, 1638,

Arms : Gules, a cross lozengy, argent.

Crest: A dove, wings expanded, argent, holding in its beak an olive branch proper