Capt Isaac COWLES: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1675 - 1756 (80 years)

Generation: 1

Capt Isaac COWLES was born on 28 Mar 1675 in Farmington, Connecticut (son of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY); died on 7 Feb 1756 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Notes:

Name:
Capt. Isaac Cowles lived in Farmington, on the north part of William Porter's house lot, being the southwest corner of William Whitman's lot, about 1850. He was appointed ensign, May 1717, lieutenant, May 1723, and Captain, May 1731, of the Second Company, or Trainband, in Farmington; he was clerk of the Company in 1714; collector of the minister's rate, 1698-1700; constable several years; representative in 1726, and often held important town offices. He was a man of great energy and enterprise and became an extensive landman of great energy and enterprise and became an extensive landholder. He was a tailor by trade. Will dated Oct. 20, 1740. Proved at Hartford, Ct., march 2, 1756. In 1763 the last five sons divided the estate amount themselves as sole heirs, amounting to about 2,500 pounds.

Isaac married Mary ANDREWS on 2 Jan 1694. Mary (daughter of Daniel ANDREWS and Mary PECK) was born on 9 Dec 1674; died on 19 Jul 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Sarah ANDREWS on 1 Nov 1709. Sarah was born on 27 Oct 1676; died on 14 Jun 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Elizabeth SMITH on 27 Dec 1715/6. Elizabeth was christened on 16 Feb 1689/90 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 16 Aug 1767. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Samuel COWLES was born in 1639 in prob. Hartford, Connecticut (son of John COWLES and Hannah ?); died on 17 Apr 1691 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Other Events and Attributes:

Fact: Son of John and Hannah Cowles of Hartford, Conn.

Notes:

Name:
He was one of the eighty-four proprietors of Farmington in 1672; inherited his father's estate there and became one of the leading citizens. He was a man of energy, enterprise and possessed what passed for wealth at that time. Joined the church with his wife in 1690; was the progenitor of the Connecticut branch of the Cowles family as his brother John was of the Massachusetts branch.

Samuel married Abigail STANLEY on 14 Jan 1660/1. Abigail (daughter of Timothy STANLEY and Elizabeth ?) was born in Hartford, Connecticut; died in 1736 in Farmington, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail STANLEY was born in Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Timothy STANLEY and Elizabeth ?); died in 1736 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Other Events and Attributes:

Fact: Dau. of Timothy and Elizabeth Stanley of Hartford, Conn.

Children:

Deacon Samuel COWLES was born on 17 Mar 1661 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 14 Oct 1748 in Kensington, Connecticut.
Abigail COWLES was born on 1 Jan 1663 in Farmington, Connecticut; died after 1718.
Hannah COWLES was born on 10 Dec 1664 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 05 Sep 1701.
Timothy COWLES was born on 4 Nov 1666 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 30 Aug 1736 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Sarah COWLES was born on 25 Dec 1668 in Farmington, Connecticut; died after Aug 1733.
John COWLES was born on 28 Jan 1670/1 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 10 Oct 1748 in Farmington, Connecticut.
Nathaniel COWLES was born on 15 Feb 1672/3 in Farmington, Connecticut; died in 1729 in Southington, Connecticut.
1. Capt Isaac COWLES was born on 28 Mar 1675 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 7 Feb 1756 in Farmington, Connecticut.
Joseph COWLES was born on 18 Jan 1677/8 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 30 Nov 1760 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; was buried in Old Graveyard, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Elizabeth COWLES was born on 17 Mar 1679/80 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 8 Nov 1727.
Caleb COWLES was born on 20 Jun 1682 in Farmington, Connecticut; was christened on 25 Jun 1682 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 15 Nov 1725 in Kensington, Connecticut.