Samuel Stowell1 
b. 18 May 1655, d. 21 September 1695
Samuel Stowell|b. 18 May 1655\nd. 21 Sep 1695|p7128.htm|Samuel Stowell|d. 9 Nov 1683|p7104.htm|Mary Farrow|b. 22 Sep 1633|p7103.htm|||||||John Farrow|d. 7 Jul 1687|p7101.htm|Frances (—?—) (Farrow)|d. 28 Jan 1688/89|p7102.htm|
5th great-granduncle of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
7th great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
Samuel Stowell was born on 18 May 1655 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.3 He was the son of Samuel Stowell and Mary Farrow.2,1 He was baptized on 8 July 1655 in Hingham.1,4 He married Rachel Gill, daughter of Thomas Gill and Hannah Otis, on 12 January 1684/85 in Hingham.1,5 He died on 21 September 1695 in Hingham at age 40.1,6
Samuel and Rachel Stowell lived on Fort Hill St.1
Samuel and Rachel Stowell lived on Fort Hill St.1
Additional Data
Samuel Stowell was named in his father Samuel Stowell's will dated 27 October 1683: "my eldest son Samuel to have a double share." He was appointed Administrator of his father's will, his mother Mary and brother David also being appointed.7,8
Letters of administration were granted to his widow on 16 July 1696.1,3 The inventory of the estate of Samuel Stowell was appraised at Inventory was taken and appraised at £196 12s. by Joshua Beal and Thomas Gill.1 Articles of Agreement were made on 31 January 1715/16 between the children of Samuel Stowell late of Hingham, deceased, and Rachel his wife, relative to the distribution of property, viz; Samuel, William, Rachel and Hannah.9
Letters of administration were granted to his widow on 16 July 1696.1,3 The inventory of the estate of Samuel Stowell was appraised at Inventory was taken and appraised at £196 12s. by Joshua Beal and Thomas Gill.1 Articles of Agreement were made on 31 January 1715/16 between the children of Samuel Stowell late of Hingham, deceased, and Rachel his wife, relative to the distribution of property, viz; Samuel, William, Rachel and Hannah.9
Children of Samuel Stowell and Rachel Gill
- Samuel Stowell1,10 b. 10 Nov 1685
- Samuel Stowell11,12 b. 5 Jun 1687, d. 8 Dec 1756
- Rachel Stowell1 b. 10 Sep 1689, d. 16 Jan 1748/49
- Hannah Stowell1 b. 9 Jul 1692
- William Stowell1 b. 12 Oct 1694, d. 20 Apr 1771
Citations
- [S712] George Lincoln, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 3 volumes (1893; reprint Somersworth, New Hampshire: n.pub., 1982), 3:217.
- [S712] George Lincoln, Hingham History, 3:216.
- [S716] William Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Genealogy; A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham, Mass (Rutland: The Tuttle Company, 1922), 21.
- [S761] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994) 121:105, "Sam Stowell bapt."
- [S761] NEHGR, 121:215.
- [S761] NEHGR, 121:283.
- [S712] George Lincoln, Hingham History, 3:216, date only.
- [S716] William Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Genealogy, 17, citing Suffolk Probate Records, Vol. 6, p. 447.
- [S716] William Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Genealogy, 21, citing Suffolk Probate.
- [S761] NEHGR, 121:216, "[ ] Stowel son of Sam Stowel borne 10."
- [S761] NEHGR, 121:271, "Samuel Stowell bapt."
- [S712] George Lincoln, Hingham History, 3:217, day not given.
