David Stowell

     David Stowell was born say 1693.² He was the son of David Stowell and Mary Stedman.¹ He was baptized on 20 November 1709 in Second Church of Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹ He married first Patience Herrington, daughter of John Herrington and Hannah Winter, on 2 May 1716 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.³ He married second Mary Dillaway on 1 December 1725 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.³ Marriage intention of David Stowell and Mary Foster was published 1 January 1732/33 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.³ He died in Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut.³ His will was probated on 5 September 1763, wife Mary Stowell and Moses Holmes, executors.³
     
     David is described as David Stowell of Newton, Massachusetts in seven Middlesex deeds 1717 to 1724, as David Stowell of Pomfret, Connecticut in nine Pomfret Deeds 1732 to 1745, as David Stoel of Pomfret in two Ashford deeds 1740 to 1749, as David Stoel of Windham, Connecticut in three Windham deeds 1745 to 1751, as David Stoel of Windham in two Pomfret deeds in 1751, as David Stoel of Willington, Connecticut in fourteen Willington deeds 1752 to 1763. The name is spelled Stowell in three Newton and Andover marriage records.⁴ He sold his dwelling in Newton, Massachusetts,, 26 October 1724.⁵ He lived in Watertown and Newton, Massachusetts, and Pomfret, Windham and Willington, Connecticut.³ He was a weaver in Massachusetts.³ He was a farmer in Connecticut.³

     David and Mary Stowell joined Hampton Church, Windham Village, Windham County, Connecticut, 5 September 1742.⁴ Will of David Stoel is dated 14 May 1763. Bequeaths to wife Mary Stoel all household furniture, also a horse, cow and six sheep and one-half of dwelling house, barn and farm and fire wood, suitably cut to fit the fire place, as long as she remains my widow. To son David Stoel, one-half of dwelling house, barn and farm, all farming tools and all stock except that given widow. To sons Isaac Stowell and Samuel Stoel the whole of 200 acres lying in Walpole, N. H., to be divided equally. To grandchildren Jonathan, Josiah, Eunice and Patience Stoel, children of my late son Ebenezer Stoel, deceased, twenty shillings which upon consideration of a valuable portion I have heretofore given their father is their full portion out of my estate. To my daughters and their heirs, viz: Elizabeth Pulsifer, Jerusha Abbott, Anna Stoddard, Mary Royce, Susannah Lyon, Sarah Royce and Hittie Wright, thirty-five shillings. To my daughter Patience Stoel and her heirs, ten pounds. To my three sons, David, Isaac and Samuel Stoel, all my wearing apparel to be divided equally.⁶