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Timothy COWLES

Male 1666 - 1736  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Timothy COWLES was born on 4 Nov 1666 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 30 Aug 1736 in East Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Timothy m. January 1, 1689/90, Hannah, born 1666 or 1667' d. 1737; daughter of Hon. William and Hannah (Goodwin) Pitkin of East Hartford, Conn. Hannah Goodwin was daughter of Ozias Goodwin, one of the first settlers in East Hartford. Hon. William Pitkin was one of the original settlers and large landholders in East Hartford; principal attorney of the colony; treasurer 1676; assistant 1690, until his death Dec. 16, 1694. His grandson, William Pitkin, son of William and Elizabeth (Stanley) Pitkin, was a great grandson of John Cowles. he was judge of the Superior Court; Deputy or Lieutenant Governor, 1754-1766, and governor of the Colony of Connecticut, 1766-1769, the date of his death. After his marriage Timothy Cowles removed to East Hartford, where he first appears in the records in 1695. He owned a three mile lot east and west from the conn. River easterly, part of which was taken in the highway laid out from Richard Gilman's north of Gilman's Brook easterly in 1734. He lived jut south of Gilman's Brook on the East side of Main street before 1700, on the site occupied in 1879 by Mr. I. Carney.

    On Dec. 27, 1687 the town of Farmington granted to Timothy Cowles a four-acre lot, lying on the south side of Samuel Cowles senior's four acre lot "provided that he do come and inhabit in the town," from which it appears that he was not then a resident of Farmington.

    He was a collector of the 3rd Ecclesiastical Society of Hartford in 1701, and deacon in 1718. Chosen at a Town Meeting, Hartford, Dec. 25, 1701, surveyor for the East Side; Dec. 17, 1706, constable for the year ensuing; constable, Dec. 18, 1711; grand jury man, Dec. 15, 1713; selectman, Dec. 18, 1716, for the year ensuing. In his will on file in the State Library at Hartford, dated march 31, 1728, his wife is not mentioned, indicating that she was not then living. They were admitted to full communion in the First Church at Hartford, Aug. 11, 1695.

    Timothy married Hannah PITKIN on 1 Jan 1689/90. Hannah (daughter of William PITKIN and Hannah GOODWIN) was born in 1666; died in 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Sep 1690 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1771 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
    2. 3. Hannah COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1693 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Feb 1777 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; was buried in The Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Joseph COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1695 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 13 Jan 1694/5 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 20 Feb 175 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
    4. 5. Elizabeth COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1697 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 May 1782 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    5. 6. Abigail COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Mar 1700 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 3 Mar 1700 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died after 31 Mar 1728.
    6. 7. Martha COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 May 1704 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 19 May 1704 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died after 31 Mar 1728.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Timothy1) was born on 01 Sep 1690 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1771 in East Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Mr. Cowles lived in East Hartford, became a deacon of the First Congregational Church in 1752 and member of the church council in 1763 (1st Cong. Ch., E.H., 1702-1902). In May 1739, the General Assembly, in consideration of the memorial of William Cowles, freed and released him for the future, from paying any rates or taxes on his head:
    Hi will dated Oct. 12, 1770, was probated at Hartford, June 4, 1771 and is on file in State Library.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth HUBBARD. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel HUBBARD and Esther RICE) was born on 05 Apr 1695 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Mar 1779. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Esther COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1729 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 03 Jan 1803.
    2. 9. Ruth COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1732 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Apr 1792.

  2. 3.  Hannah COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Timothy1) was born in 1693 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Feb 1777 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; was buried in The Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Daughter of Timothy Cowles and Hannah Pitkin of East Hartford

    Hannah married Deacon John HUBBARD in 1718 in E. Hartford, Connecticut. John (son of Isaac HUBBARD and Anne WARNER) was born on 20 Apr 1693 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died on 25 Aug 1778 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in The Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Mary HUBBARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1719 in Hatfield, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1779 in Cummington, Massachusetts.
    2. 11. Elisha HUBBARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Sep 1721; died on 11 Apr 1768; was buried in The Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    3. 12. Hannah HUBBARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1724 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 Mar 1727 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in The Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    4. 13. Rev. John HUBBARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1726; died on 28 Nov 1794.

  3. 4.  Joseph COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Timothy1) was born on 13 Jan 1695 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 13 Jan 1694/5 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 20 Feb 175 in East Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Joseph Cowles resided in East Hartford. He was collector for the Ecclesiastical Society in 1728 and deputy sheriff of Hartford County in 1725. His will, dated Aug. 14, 1770, was probated at Hartford, Conn., March 18, 1775; left lands in East Hartford and new Hartford.

    Family/Spouse: Mary GOODWIN. Mary (daughter of Deacon John GOODWIN and Sarah ?) was christened on 18 Jan 1701/2; died after 14 Aug 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Eleazer COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1728 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Mar 1801.
    2. 15. Elisha COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1745 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Sep 1786 in East Hartland, Connecticut.

  4. 5.  Elizabeth COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Timothy1) was born in 1697 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 May 1782 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.

    Elizabeth married Thaddeus WELLES in Jan 1725 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Thaddeus (son of Samuel WELLES and Ruth RICE) was born on 27 Mar 1695 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 22 Dec 1781 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Abigail COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Timothy1) was born on 03 Mar 1700 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 3 Mar 1700 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died after 31 Mar 1728.

  6. 7.  Martha COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Timothy1) was born on 19 May 1704 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 19 May 1704 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died after 31 Mar 1728.


  

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