Stanley, Hart, Porter Families





These families are all intertwined and are ancestors of Asenath Cowles Cooper. See the Cowles family tree here https://myfamgen.com/cowles-family/ for her Cowles ancestors and her descendants.

Descendants of ? Stanley


First Generation  


1. ? STANLEY .

? married ?.

Children from this marriage were:

   2 M    i. John STANLEY .

   3 M    ii. Thomas STANLEY .

+ 4 M    iii. Timothy STANLEY was born in Jan 1603 in England and died in Apr 1648 at age 45.



  Second Generation  


4. Timothy STANLEY was born in Jan 1603 in England and died in Apr 1648 at age 45.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he w as born January or March 1602-1603, probably descended from John Stanley of Wilmington, County Kent, a younger son of the family in the County of Lancaster, a kinsman of Thomas Stanley, first Earl of Derby, an d his descendents to the present day.

He had two brothers John and Thomas. Timothy and Thomas arrived in New town, Massachusetts in May 1634. They moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1636. John died on the voyage.

According to the book The Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America he came from England to Cambridge in 1634, and to Hartford in 16 35. On another page it says with his wife he came to New England in 1 634 and removed to Hartford the next year.

Timothy married Elizabeth MORRICE, daughter of ? MORRICE and ?. Elizabeth was born in 1602 and died on Feb 23, 1678 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 76.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 5 F    i. Abigail STANLEY was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died in 1734 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   6 M    ii. Timothy STANLEY was born in Jan 1634 in England.

   7 F    iii. Elizabeth STANLEY was born in 1635 and died in Jan 1693 at age 58.

Elizabeth married Mark SENSION. Mark was born in 1634 and died on Aug 12, 1693 at age 59.

+ 8 M    iv. Caleb STANLEY was born in Mar 1642.

+ 9 F    v. Lois STANLEY was born on Aug 23, 1645.

   10 M    vi. Isaac STANLEY was born on Mar 10, 1648 and died on Sep 22, 1671 in Hadley at age 23.

Isaac married Mary ?.


  Third Generation  


5. Abigail STANLEY was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died in 1734 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book she was at a great age when she died, but her birth date is not known.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn she was married on February 14th, not June 14th.

Abigail married Samuel COWLES, son of John COWLES and Hannah ?, on Jun 14, 1660 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Samuel was born in 1639 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died on Apr 17, 1691 in Farmington, Connecticut at age 52.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 11 M    i. Samuel COWLES was born on Mar 17, 1661 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Oct 14, 1748 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 87.

+ 12 F    ii. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 6, 1663 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   13 F    iii. Hannah COWLES was born on Dec 10, 1664 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Jun 9, 1746 at age 81.

Hannah married Hezekiah PORTER, son of Samuel PORTER and Hannah STANLEY, on May 20, 1686. Hezekiah was born on Jan 7, 1665 and died on Jan 3, 1752 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 86.

+ 14 M    iv. Timothy COWLES was born on Nov 4, 1666 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Aug 30, 1736 at age 69.

+ 15 F    v. Sarah COWLES was born on Dec 25, 1668 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   16 M    vi. John COWLES was born on Jan 28, 1670 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Oct 10, 1748 at age 78.

John married Experience CHAPPELL.

+ 17 M    vii. Nathaniel COWLES was born on Feb 11, 1673 in Farmington, Connecticut and died in Dec 1729 in Southington, Connecticut at age 56.

+ 18 M    viii. Isaac COWLES was born on Mar 28, 1675 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Feb 7, 1756 at age 80.

+ 19 M    ix. Joseph COWLES was born on Jun 18, 1677 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 30, 1760 in Meridan, Connecticut at age 83.

+ 20 F    x. Elizabeth COWLES was born on Mar 17, 1680 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 8, 1727 at age 47.

+ 21 M    xi. Caleb COWLES was born on Jun 20, 1682 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 15, 1725 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 43.

8. Caleb STANLEY was born in Mar 1642.

General Notes: According to the book The Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America he was admitted as freeman in 1665, was sergeant in 1669, and captain later.

Caleb married Hannah COWLES, daughter of John COWLES and Hannah ?, in 1665. Hannah was born in Feb 1644 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Feb 7, 1690 at age 46.

Children from this marriage were:

   22 F    i. Hannah STANLEY was born on Oct 13, 1666.

   23 F    ii. Elizabeth STANLEY was born on Oct 24, 1669.

Elizabeth married William PITKIN.

   24 M    iii. Caleb STANLEY was born on Sep 6, 1674.

9. Lois STANLEY was born on Aug 23, 1645.

Lois married Thomas PORTER, son of Thomas PORTER and Sarah HART. Thomas was born in 1648 and died in 1711 at age 63.

Children from this marriage were:

   25 F    i. Lois PORTER was born in 1670.

   26 M    ii. Timothy PORTER was born in Nov 1672.



  Fourth Generation  


11. Samuel COWLES was born on Mar 17, 1661 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Oct 14, 1748 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 87.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he inherited part of his father’s home lot known as Pitkin place, and late r on the Dr. Carrington place, which he gave to his son Thomas when he moved to Kensington in the town of Farmington, CT before 1716. It may have been much earlier as he and his brothers Isaac and Caleb signed a petition on Oct 11, 1705 for authority for the settlement of an Ecclesiastical Society at a place called the “Great Swamp”. (See Cowles Book for more info)

He was appointed townsman of Farmington in May 1702 by the General Assembly of Connecticut for one year. “He was a man of small size, rather spare, eyes brown, hair of light cast, legs small and trim; with a t urn peculiar to the Cowles family, reserved in conversation, steady in mind, and of a mild disposition, and not easily provoked to a passion.”

According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k he and his wife joined the Farmington Church on May 25, 1690.

He and his mother were named as executors of his father’s will dated Farmington, CT, April 15, 1691, which provided that in addition to land already given to him, he should have a double portion of all of hi s father’s real estate.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he lived in Farmington, Connecticut, inherited the Pitkin place south of the present meeting house, later known as the Dr Carrington place. He gave it to his son Thomas and removed to Kensington before 1716.

According to the book The Stanley Families in America, he was born in 1662 and died April 17, 1718. This death date is much earlier than other books.

Samuel married Rachel PORTER, daughter of Thomas PORTER and Sarah HART, on May 12, 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut. Rachel was born in Dec 1658 and died on Oct 4, 1743 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 84.

Children from this marriage were:

   27 M    i. Thomas COWLES was born on Feb 5, 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Mar 11, 1751 in Farmington, Connecticut at age 66.

Thomas married Martha JUDD, daughter of Thomas JUDD and Sarah FREEMAN, on Jan 6, 1714. Martha was born about 1691 and died on Oct 15, 1768 about age 77.

   28 F    ii. Ruth COWLES was born on Nov 11, 1688 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Ruth married Joseph ROOT after 1728.

+ 29 F    iii. Rachel COWLES was born in 1690 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   30 M    iv. Samuel COWLES was born on May 16, 1692 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Samuel married Sarah WADSWORTH on Nov 28, 1716.

+ 31 M    v. John COWLES was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   32 F    vi. Esther COWLES was born on May 18, 1697 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Esther married Thomas STANLEY on Oct 30, 1720.

12. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 6, 1663 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Abigail married Thomas PORTER, son of Robert PORTER and Mary SCOTT, in May 1678. Thomas was born on Oct 29, 1650 and died on Dec 19, 1718 at age 68.

Children from this marriage were:

   33 F    i. Abigail PORTER was born on Jun 24, 1680.

   34 M    ii. William PORTER was born on Oct 29, 1682.

   35 M    iii. John PORTER was born on Jul 18, 1686.

   36 F    iv. Mary PORTER was born on Jun 2, 1689.

   37 M    v. Nathaniel PORTER was born on Mar 27, 1692.

   38 F    vi. Abigail PORTER was born on Jul 8, 1694.

   39 M    vii. Robert PORTER was born on May 16, 1697.

   40 M    viii. Benjamin PORTER was born on Feb 14, 1701 and died on Jul 4, 1750 at age 49.

Benjamin married Esther THOMPSON, daughter of Thomas THOMPSON and Elizabeth COWLES, on Nov 25, 1726. Esther was born on Jul 13, 1710 and died on Aug 25, 1756 at age 46.

   41 F    ix. Elizabeth PORTER was born on Jun 1, 1703.

14. Timothy COWLES was born on Nov 4, 1666 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Aug 30, 1736 at age 69.

General Notes: According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he and his wife lived in East Hartford after they were married.

Timothy married Hannah PITKIN, daughter of William PITKIN, on Jan 1, 1690. Hannah was born in 1667 and died in 1737 at age 70.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 42 F    i. Elizabeth COWLES was born in 1697 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died on May 20, 1782 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 85.

15. Sarah COWLES was born on Dec 25, 1668 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Sarah married Stephen HART, son of Stephen HART, on Dec 18, 1689. Stephen was born on Feb 28, 1662 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Aug 18, 1733 at age 71.

Children from this marriage were:

   43 F    i. Sarah HART was born on Oct 16, 1692.

Sarah married Ephraim SMITH on Jan 19, 1721.

   44 F    ii. Anna HART was born on Aug 18, 1695 and died on Sep 13, 1758 at age 63.

Anna married Samuel PORTER on Dec 23, 1714.

   45 M    iii. Stephen HART was born on Mar 7, 1698 and died on May 9, 1725 at age 27.

+ 46 F    iv. Abigail HART was born on Feb 28, 1702 and died on Oct 20, 1736 at age 34.

   47 M    v. Timothy HART was born on Aug 31, 1705.

Timothy married Elizabeth COWLES, daughter of Isaac COWLES and Mary ANDREWS, on Oct 25, 1728. Elizabeth was born on May 26, 1705.

   48 M    vi. Daniel HART was born on Mar 21, 1708.

Daniel married Abigail THOMPSON on Jul 18, 1734.

17. Nathaniel COWLES was born on Feb 11, 1673 in Farmington, Connecticut and died in Dec 1729 in Southington, Connecticut at age 56.

General Notes: According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America he w as born on Feb 11, 1672 or 1673.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he was born Feb 15, 1673.

Nathaniel married Phebe WOODRUFF on Feb 11, 1697 in Farmington, Connecticut. Phebe was born in 1676 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Feb 4, 1712 at age 36.

Children from this marriage were:

   55 M    i. Nathaniel COWLES was born on Apr 28, 1698 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   56 F    ii. Thankful COWLES was born on Jul 21, 1700.

Thankful married Isaac JOHNSON on Oct 26, 1726 in Middletown, Connecticut.

   57 M    iii. Timothy COWLES was born on Aug 20, 1704.

Nathaniel next married Mary ANDREWS, daughter of Benjamin ANDREWS and Mary SMITH, on Feb 26, 1713. Mary was born on Aug 24, 1688.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 49 M    i. Benjamin COWLES was born on Dec 18, 1713 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 5, 1802 in Stephentown, New York at age 88.

   50 M    ii. Joseph COWLES was born on Sep 17, 1715 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   51 F    iii. Phebe COWLES was born on Aug 12, 1718 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   52 M    iv. Samuel COWLES was born on Oct 9, 1720 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   53 M    v. Daniel COWLES was born on Nov 4, 1722 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   54 M    vi. Nathaniel COWLES was born on May 5, 1730 in Southington, Connecticut.

18. Isaac COWLES was born on Mar 28, 1675 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Feb 7, 1756 at age 80.

General Notes: According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k he and his wife joined the church in Farmington August 11, 1696.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America he w as born on March 28, 1675.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he was born March 23, 1674-5.

Isaac married Mary ANDREWS, daughter of Daniel ANDREWS, on Jan 2, 1694. Mary was born on Dec 9, 1674 and died on Jul 19, 1708 at age 33.

Children from this marriage were:

   58 F    i. Mary COWLES was born on Apr 26, 1697.

   59 F    ii. Abigail COWLES was born on Nov 1, 1699.

   60 M    iii. Isaac COWLES was born on Apr 21, 1702.

   61 F    iv. Elizabeth COWLES was born on May 26, 1705.

Elizabeth married Timothy HART, son of Stephen HART and Sarah COWLES, on Oct 25, 1728. Timothy was born on Aug 31, 1705.

   62 F    v. Jemima COWLES was born on Sep 26, 1707.

Isaac next married Sarah ANDREWS, daughter of Nathan ANDREWS, on Nov 1, 1709. Sarah was born on Oct 27, 1676 and died on Jun 14, 1715 at age 38.

The child from this marriage was:

   63 M    i. Jedediah COWLES was born on Aug 23, 1713 and died on Nov 5, 1713.

Isaac next married Elizabeth SMITH on Dec 27, 1716. Elizabeth was born on Feb 16, 1690 and died on Aug 16, 1767 at age 77.

Children from this marriage were:

   64 M    i. Judah COWLES was born on Nov 27, 1718.

   65 M    ii. Solomon COWLES was born on Sep 2, 1719.

   66 M    iii. Ezekiel COWLES was born on Nov 4, 1721.

   67 M    iv. James COWLES was born on Dec 20, 1723.

   68 M    v. Elijah COWLES was born on Jan 12, 1727.

   69 M    vi. Amos COWLES was born on Jul 29, 1730.

19. Joseph COWLES was born on Jun 18, 1677 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 30, 1760 in Meridan, Connecticut at age 83.

General Notes: According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn his wife was from Meriden and they lived there after they were married.

Joseph married Abigail ROYCE, daughter of Samuel ROYCE and Hannah CHURCHILL, on Jul 13, 1699 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Abigail was born on Nov 29, 1677 and died on May 24, 1714 at age 36.

Children from this marriage were:

   70 F    i. Lois COWLES was born on Apr 25, 1700 and died on Mar 28, 1728 at age 27.

   71 M    ii. Samuel COWLES was born on Dec 10, 1701 and died on Feb 18, 1702.

   72 F    iii. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 18, 1703 and died on Feb 11, 1794 at age 91.

   73 M    iv. Samuel COWLES was born on Feb 2, 1705 and died on Feb 15, 1705.

   74 F    v. Hannah COWLES was born on Apr 11, 1706.

   75 F    vi. Eunice COWLES was born on Apr 28, 1708.

   76 M    vii. Joseph COWLES was born on Mar 4, 1710.

   77 M    viii. Samuel COWLES was born on Mar 14, 1712.

Joseph next married Anna PECK, daughter of John PECK, on Apr 1, 1715 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Anna was born in Mar 1686 and died on Feb 26, 1716 at age 29.

The child from this marriage was:

   78 M    i. Benjamin COWLES was born on Feb 23, 1716 and died on Mar 15, 1716.

Joseph next married Mindwell ? on May 29, 1717 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Mindwell was born in 1681 and died on Apr 17, 1770 at age 89.

The child from this marriage was:

   79 M    i. Ebenezer COWLES was born on Feb 26, 1718.

20. Elizabeth COWLES was born on Mar 17, 1680 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 8, 1727 at age 47.

Elizabeth married Thomas THOMPSON. Thomas was born on Jun 30, 1674 and died on Jul 17, 1748 at age 74.

Children from this marriage were:

   80 F    i. Mary THOMPSON was born on Dec 26, 1707 and died on Mar 3, 1713 at age 5.

   81 F    ii. Esther THOMPSON was born on Jul 13, 1710 and died on Aug 25, 1756 at age 46.

Esther married Benjamin PORTER, son of Thomas PORTER and Abigail COWLES, on Nov 25, 1726. Benjamin was born on Feb 14, 1701 and died on Jul 4, 1750 at age 49.

Esther next married John REW on Aug 6, 1752. John died in 1783.

21. Caleb COWLES was born on Jun 20, 1682 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 15, 1725 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 43.

General Notes: According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he and his wife lived in Kensington, Connecticut after they were married.

According to the book The Stanley Families in America he was an origin al member of the church in Kennsington.

Caleb married Abigail WOODFORD, daughter of Joseph WOODFORD and Rebecca NEWELL, on Aug 7, 1710. Abigail was born in 1685 in Avon, Connecticut and died in 1736 at age 51.

Children from this marriage were:

   82 M    i. Hezekiah COWLES was born on Sep 15, 1711 and died in 1736 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 25.

   83 F    ii. Abigail COWLES was born on Sep 11, 1713 and died in 1736 at age 23.

   84 F    iii. Esther COWLES was born on Jan 9, 1716.

Esther married Isaac HURLBUT, son of Jonathan HURLBUT and Sarah WEBB. Isaac was born in 1715 and died on Dec 16, 1794 at age 79.

   85 M    iv. Daniel COWLES was born on Dec 14, 1717.

   86 M    v. Caleb COWLES was born on Nov 18, 1719 and died in 1753 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 34.

   87 F    vi. Susannah COWLES was born on Oct 22, 1721.

Susannah married Nathaniel WINCHELL on Jun 8, 1746. Nathaniel was born on Dec 23, 1694 in Windor, Connecticut and died on Feb 21, 1768 in Farmington, Connecticut at age 73.

   88 F    vii. Mercy COWLES was born on Feb 6, 1725.



  Fifth Generation  


29. Rachel COWLES was born in 1690 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k she was baptized June 1, 1690 along with her brother Thomas.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America she was married December 14, 1713.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn she was married December 24, 1713.

Rachel married Joseph LANGDON, son of Joseph LANGDON and Susannah ROOT, on Dec 14, 1713. Joseph was born in Mar 1688 and died on Apr 8, 1749 in Southington, Connecticut at age 61.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 89 M    i. Thomas LANGDON was born on Jan 6, 1714 in Farmington, Connecticut.

31. John COWLES was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he lived in Kensington, CT and was a member of the Congregational Church . His will was dated June 9, 1764, proved June 2, 1766, inventory take n on May 26, 1766, on file in the State Library in Hartford, CT.

According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k he was baptized August 26, 1694.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America he w as married in 1721.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he was married in 1720.

John married Mary PORTER, daughter of John PORTER and Rebecca WOODFORD, on Jul 12, 1721. Mary was born on Apr 4, 1698 and died between 1753 and 1764.

Children from this marriage were:

   90 F    i. Mary COWLES was born on May 18, 1722 and died on Sep 16, 1722.

   91 F    ii. Rachel COWLES was born on Dec 11, 1723.

   92 F    iii. Mary COWLES was born on Nov 10, 1725 and died on Nov 28, 1725.

   93 M    iv. ? COWLES was born on Jun 11, 1727 and died on Jun 11, 1727.

   94 M    v. ? COWLES was born on Jun 11, 1727 and died on Jun 11, 1727.

   95 F    vi. Anna COWLES was born on Aug 10, 1728 and died on Apr 7, 1802 at age 73.

+ 96 M    vii. John COWLES was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

   97 M    viii. Noah COWLES was born on Dec 9, 1733.

   98 M    ix. David COWLES was born after 1734.

42. Elizabeth COWLES was born in 1697 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died on May 20, 1782 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 85.

Elizabeth married Thaddeus WELLES. Thaddeus was born on Mar 27, 1695 and died on Dec 22, 1780 at age 85.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 99 M    i. Deacon Samuel WELLES was born in 1728 and died on Dec 29, 1800 at age 72.

46. Abigail HART was born on Feb 28, 1702 and died on Oct 20, 1736 at age 34.

Abigail married Stephen COLE, son of John COLE, on Jun 11, 1729.

Children from this marriage were:

   100 F    i. Mary COLE .

Mary married Selah HART.

+ 101 F    ii. Sarah COLE .

+ 102 F    iii. Abigail COLE was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

49. Benjamin COWLES was born on Dec 18, 1713 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Nov 5, 1802 in Stephentown, New York at age 88.

Benjamin married Hannah ? on Feb 26, 1736.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 103 M    i. John COWLES was born on May 9, 1745 in Canaan, Connecticut.



  Sixth Generation  


89. Thomas LANGDON was born on Jan 6, 1714 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Thomas married Abigail RICHARDS, daughter of Thomas RICHARDS and Abigail TURNER, on Oct 9, 1742. Abigail was born on Feb 2, 1721 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 104 M    i. Joseph LANKTON .

96. John COWLES was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he and his wife were church members in 1756 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut. They moved to Durham, New York about 1789. He was listed as being from Berlin on a deed in Jan 12, 1789 and was in Durham, New York o n the US Census of 1790. It is possible that he was the same person as Lieut. John Cole of Capt. Selah Hart’s company, Col. Walcott’s Conn. Regiment at Boston 1776. He was also called Captain Cole. He and Capt. Hart were brothers-in-law, but Lieut. Cole may have been a brother or relation of one of Capt. Hart’s wives, both of whose maiden names were Cole.

John married Abigail COLE, daughter of Stephen COLE and Abigail HART, before 1757. Abigail was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 105 M    i. David COWLES was born on Oct 31, 1760 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jan 25, 1828 in Durham, New York at age 67.

   106 F    ii. Mary COWLES was born between 1761 and 1764 in Kensington, Connecticut and died between 1779 and 1782.

   107 F    iii. Sarah COWLES was born in 1765 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jun 6, 1787 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 22.

+ 108 M    iv. John COWLES was born between 1766 and 1768 in Kensington, Connecticut.

+ 109 F    v. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 10, 1769 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1845 at age 76.

+ 110 F    vi. Asenath COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jul 4, 1854 at age 83.

   111 F    vii. Rhoda COWLES was born after 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut.

99. Deacon Samuel WELLES was born in 1728 and died on Dec 29, 1800 at age 72.

Deacon married Lucy KILBORN. Lucy was born in 1731 and died in 1812 at age 81.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 112 M    i. Samuel WELLES was born on Oct 6, 1754 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died on Nov 12, 1834 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 80.

101. Sarah COLE .

Sarah married Elisha HART.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 113 M    i. Martin HART .

102. Abigail COLE was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

Abigail married John COWLES, son of John COWLES and Mary PORTER, before 1757. John was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

(Duplicate Line. See Person 96)

103. John COWLES was born on May 9, 1745 in Canaan, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he served in the Revolutionary War.

John married AMY.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 114 M    i. Leander COWLES was born on Sep 24, 1780 in Sheffield, Massachusetts.



  Seventh Generation


104. Joseph LANKTON .

Joseph married Ruth CLARK.

The child from this marriage was:

   115 M    i. Elisha LANKTON .

Elisha married Deborah BELLOWS.

105. David COWLES was born on Oct 31, 1760 in Kensington. Connecticut and died on Jan 25, 1828 in Durham, New York at age 67.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he lived in Kennsington, Connecticut until he moved to Durham, New York o n May 1, 1784 to build a home for his family in the wilderness. He served in the Revolutionary War. He was the first English settler in the wilderness and one of the founders of the church there.

David married Eunice Frost PAINE, daughter of Abner PAYNE and Jane DOANE, on Apr 21, 1785 in Kensington, Connecticut. Eunice was born on Oct 28, 1766 and died on Feb 23, 1826 in Durham, New York at age 59.

Children from this marriage were:

   116 U    i. Child COWLES was born in 1785 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Nov 23, 1785.

   117 F    ii. Charlotte COWLES was born on Nov 6, 1786 in Kensington, Connecticut.

   118 M    iii. Oren COWLES was born on Aug 26, 1788 in Durham, New York.

   119 M    iv. David COWLES was born on Sep 26, 1790 in Durham, New York.

   120 M    v. Abner COWLES was born on Jun 23, 1792 in Durham, New York.

   121 M    vi. Alanson COWLES was born on Jan 11, 1795 in Durham, New York.

   122 M    vii. Norman COWLES was born on Feb 21, 1798 in Durham, New York.

   123 M    viii. Johnathan Bird COWLES was born on May 29, 1799 in Durham, New York and died on Apr 15, 1889 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA at age 89.

Johnathan married Harriet BEERS, daughter of Truman BEERS.

   124 F    ix. Eunice COWLES was born on Nov 30, 1801 in Durham, New York.

   125 M    x. Jesse Freeman COWLES was born on Jul 5, 1804 in Durham, New York.

   126 M    xi. Stephan Hart COWLES was born on Jan 11, 1807 in Durham, New York.

108. John COWLES was born between 1766 and 1768 in Kensington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he moved from Durham, NY to Adams, NY along with is sister Asenath’s family around1803. At the first town meeting on March 1, 1803 he was elected overseer of highways. He was coroner in 1818, assemblyman in the N Y Legislature in 1819 representing Jefferson County. He was also a magistrate and was known as Judge Cowles.

He had 7 children by his first marriage born after 1790 and before 180 8. He and both wives probably died in Adams, NY

John married UNKNOWN.

Children from this marriage were:

   127 M    i. Absalom COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   128 U    ii. Marius COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   129 F    iii. Lucy COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   130 M    iv. John COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   131 F    v. Sally COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   132 M    vi. Seth COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   133 F    vii. Wealthy COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

John next married Annis BISHOP. Annis was born in Danbury, Connecticut.

Children from this marriage were:

   134 M    i. Samuel COWLES was born on Jun 28, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   135 F    ii. Rhoda COWLES was born on Sep 11, 1810 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died before 1814.

   136 M    iii. Edwin COWLES was born on Nov 1, 1811 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   137 M    iv. David B COWLES was born on Dec 10, 1812 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   138 F    v. Rhoda COWLES was born on Mar 19, 1814 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Feb 8, 1891 at age 76.

   139 M    vi. Noah COWLES was born on Sep 8, 1815 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   140 F    vii. Esther COWLES was born in Sep 1816 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   141 F    viii. Mary Ann COWLES was born on Sep 13, 1817 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Nov 9, 1858 in Washington, DC at age 41.

Mary married Charles Merriam BULL on Jun 19, 1834. Charles was born on Aug 6, 1809 in Lebanon Springs, New York and died on Jul 28, 1849 in Detroit, Michigan at age 39.

Mary next married E Smith LEE.

   142 F    ix. Elizabeth Cornelia COWLES was born on Mar 10, 1819 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on May 11, 1840 at age 21.

Elizabeth married Hampton Champlain BULL on Jan 24, 1838. Hampton was born on Sep 16, 1814 in Lebanon Springs, New York.

109. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 10, 1769 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1845 at age 76.

Abigail married Asahel HART, son of Samuel HART and Rebecca NORTON, on Sep 23, 1790 in Kensington, Connecticut. Asahel was born on May 6, 1764 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1821 at age 57.

Children from this marriage were:

   143 F    i. Laura HART was born on May 25, 1793.

Laura married Horace STEELE.

   144 M    ii. Freedom HART was born on Aug 28, 1796.

Freedom married Eunice BECKLEY in 1816. Eunice was born on Mar 18, 1795.

   145 F    iii. Sally Cowles HART was born on Jun 22, 1798 and died on Jul 12, 1815 at age 17.

   146 M    iv. James HART was born on Jul 1, 1801 and died on Nov 21, 1825 in Mobile, Alabama, USA at age 24.

110. Asenath COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jul 4, 1854 at age 83.

General Notes: The Genealogical and Family History of Jefferson County, New York boo k says she was born in Haddam, CT

1850 US Census
Living in Adams, Jefferson County, New York with son George’s family
Age 79
Born in Connecticut

Asenath married Miles COOPER, son of George COOPER and ?, on Jan 2, 1793 in Durham, New York. Miles was born on May 22, 1769 in Haddam, Connecticut, USA and died on Jan 12, 1854 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York at age 84.

Children from this marriage were:

   147 F    i. Lodema COOPER was born on Nov 6, 1793 in Durham, New York.

Lodema married Chauncey REDWAY, son of Preserved REDWAY. Chauncey was born on Nov 5, 1789 in Summer, Connecticut.

   148 M    ii. Ira COOPER was born on Nov 30, 1795 in Durham, New York and died in 1860 at age 65.

Ira married Diantha DOANE. Diantha was born in 1802 and died in 1880 at age 78.

   149 F    iii. Polly C COOPER was born on Mar 22, 1798 in Durham, New York and died on Aug 22, 1834 in Sacket Harbor, New York at age 36.

Polly married Appleton H. McKEE.

   150 M    iv. John Cowles COOPER was born on Apr 12, 1800 in Durham, New York and died on Jan 26, 1877 at age 76.

John married Elvira FOX, daughter of Daniel FOX and Hannah HEWITT, on Sep 15, 1824. Elvira was born on Oct 28, 1804 in New York and died on Feb 17, 1892 in Jefferson County, New York at age 87.

   151 F    v. Sarah COOPER was born on May 2, 1804 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

Sarah married George H HOLLISTER.

   152 F    vi. Nancy COOPER was born on Aug 10, 1806 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Mar 11, 1811 at age 4.

   153 F    vii. Eliza COOPER was born on Dec 25, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Dec 25, 1810 at age 2.

   154 M    viii. George COOPER was born on Apr 3, 1811 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jan 24, 1901 at age 89.

George married Roxina DOXTATER, daughter of George DOXTATER and Polly BRODOCK, on Jan 12, 1835 in Adams, NY. Roxina was born on Jun 10, 1815 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Nov 23, 1898 at age 83.

   155 F    ix. Nancy COOPER was born on Jun 19, 1813 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jul 4, 1896 at age 83.

Nancy married Eber COWLES, son of Leander COWLES and Dorcas TIFFT. Eber was born on Mar 20, 1812 in Lorraine, New York and died on Oct 18, 1867 at age 55.

112. Samuel WELLES was born on Oct 6, 1754 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died on Nov 12, 1834 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 80.

General Notes: Samuel Welles, was the son of Capt. Samuel and Lucy (Kilbourn) Welles . Married first, at Glastonbury on 2 May 1782 to Anne Hale. Five know n children. Married second, on 8 Nov. 1816 to her sister, Hannah Hale.

“Hale, House, and Related Families”, Donald Jacobus

Samuel married Anne HALE. Anne was born in 1763 and died in 1816 at age 53.

The child from this marriage was:

   156 M    i. Gideon WELLES was born on Jul 2, 1802 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA and died on Feb 11, 1878 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA at age 75.

Gideon married Mary Jane HALE. Mary was born on Jun 12, 1817 and died on Feb 28, 1886 at age 68.

113. Martin HART .

Martin married Levina BIDWELL.

The child from this marriage was:

   157 F    i. Laura HART .

Laura married Benajah TURNER.

114. Leander COWLES was born on Sep 24, 1780 in Sheffield, Massachusetts.

Leander married Dorcas TIFFT on Nov 17, 1805.

Children from this marriage were:

   158 M    i. Eber COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1812 in Lorraine, New York and died on Oct 18, 1867 at age 55.

Eber married Nancy COOPER, daughter of Miles COOPER and Asenath COWLES. Nancy was born on Jun 19, 1813 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jul 4, 1896 at age 83.

   159 M    ii. John A COWLES was born on Jan 28, 1814 in Lorraine, New York.

   160 M    iii. Caleb G COWLES was born on Apr 1, 1820 in Ellisburg, New York.

Caleb married Harriet REDWAY, daughter of Chauncey REDWAY and Lodema COOPER. Harriet was born on Oct 18, 1821 and died on Jun 3, 1911 in Washington, DC at age 89.

Descendants of Stephen Hart


First Generation  


1. Stephen HART was born in 1605 in Braintree, Essex, England.

General Notes: According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America he lived in Farmington,CT and was a Deacon.

According to the book Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County Connecticut – Part 4 he came to Massachusetts Bay in 1632 and located for a time at Cambridge, Massachusetts being one of the 54 settlers at that point. He became a proprietor at Hartford, Connecticut in 1639 and was one of the eighty-four proprietors of Farmington, Connecticut in 1672.

He is the person often referenced as Deacon Stephen Hart.

Stephen married someone.

His children were:

+ 2 M    i. Stephen HART was born in Braintree, Essex, England.

+ 3 F    ii. Sarah HART .



  Second Generation  


2. Stephen HART was born in Braintree, Essex, England.

General Notes: According to the book Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County Connecticut – Part 4 he settled in Farmington, Connecticut. He was made a freeman in May 1654.

Stephen married someone.

His child was:

+ 4 M    i. Stephen HART was born on Feb 28, 1662 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Aug 18, 1733 at age 71.

3. Sarah HART .

Sarah married Thomas PORTER, son of ? PORTER. Thomas died in 1697.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 5 F    i. Ruth PORTER .

+ 6 M    ii. Samuel PORTER .

   7 F    iii. Sarah PORTER was born in 1646.

Sarah married Nathaniel WINCHELL in Mar 1664.

+ 8 M    iv. Thomas PORTER was born in 1648 and died in 1711 at age 63.

   9 F    v. Joanna PORTER was born in 1652.

Joanna married Stephen TAYLOR in 1676.

   10 F    vi. Dorothy PORTER was born in Nov 1654.

+ 11 F    vii. Rachel PORTER was born in Dec 1658 and died on Oct 4, 1743 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 84.



  Third Generation  


4. Stephen HART was born on Feb 28, 1662 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Aug 18, 1733 at age 71.

Stephen married Sarah COWLES, daughter of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY, on Dec 18, 1689. Sarah was born on Dec 25, 1668 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Children from this marriage were:

   12 F    i. Sarah HART was born on Oct 16, 1692.

Sarah married Ephraim SMITH on Jan 19, 1721.

   13 F    ii. Anna HART was born on Aug 18, 1695 and died on Sep 13, 1758 at age 63.

Anna married Samuel PORTER on Dec 23, 1714.

   14 M    iii. Stephen HART was born on Mar 7, 1698 and died on May 9, 1725 at age 27.

+ 15 F    iv. Abigail HART was born on Feb 28, 1702 and died on Oct 20, 1736 at age 34.

   16 M    v. Timothy HART was born on Aug 31, 1705.

Timothy married Elizabeth COWLES, daughter of Isaac COWLES and Mary ANDREWS, on Oct 25, 1728. Elizabeth was born on May 26, 1705.

   17 M    vi. Daniel HART was born on Mar 21, 1708.

Daniel married Abigail THOMPSON on Jul 18, 1734.

5. Ruth PORTER .

Ruth married Samuel SMITH, son of William SMITH, on Mar 24, 1687. Samuel died in 1725.

Children from this marriage were:

   18 M    i. William SMITH was born on Jan 8, 1688.

   19 F    ii. Sarah SMITH was born on Aug 2, 1690.

   20 F    iii. Ruth SMITH was born on Feb 24, 1693 and died before Jan 1710.

   21 M    iv. Samuel SMITH was born on Feb 26, 1694.

   22 F    v. Martha SMITH was born on Jan 20, 1697.

   23 M    vi. Thomas SMITH was born on Oct 12, 1699.

   24 M    vii. John SMITH was born on Feb 4, 1702.

   25 M    viii. James SMITH was born on Oct 10, 1704.

   26 M    ix. Stephen SMITH was born on Apr 3, 1707.

   27 F    x. Ruth SMITH was born on Jan 12, 1710.

   28 F    xi. Elizabeth SMITH was born on Jul 15, 1713.

Ruth next married Joseph ROOT on May 3, 1727.

6. Samuel PORTER .

Samuel married someone in 1686.

His children were:

   29 F    i. Martha PORTER .

   30 M    ii. Stephen PORTER was born on Apr 10, 1687.

   31 F    iii. Hannah PORTER was born on Jun 17, 1688.

   32 M    iv. Samuel PORTER was born on Sep 20, 1691.

   33 F    v. Sarah PORTER was born on Nov 19, 1693.

8. Thomas PORTER was born in 1648 and died in 1711 at age 63.

Thomas married Lois STANLEY, daughter of Timothy STANLEY and Elizabeth MORRICE. Lois was born on Aug 23, 1645.

Children from this marriage were:

   34 F    i. Lois PORTER was born in 1670.

   35 M    ii. Timothy PORTER was born in Nov 1672.

11. Rachel PORTER was born in Dec 1658 and died on Oct 4, 1743 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 84.

Rachel married Samuel COWLES, son of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY, on May 12, 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut. Samuel was born on Mar 17, 1661 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Oct 14, 1748 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 87.

Children from this marriage were:

   36 M    i. Thomas COWLES was born on Feb 5, 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Mar 11, 1751 in Farmington, Connecticut at age 66.

Thomas married Martha JUDD, daughter of Thomas JUDD and Sarah FREEMAN, on Jan 6, 1714. Martha was born about 1691 and died on Oct 15, 1768 about age 77.

   37 F    ii. Ruth COWLES was born on Nov 11, 1688 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Ruth married Joseph ROOT after 1728.

+ 38 F    iii. Rachel COWLES was born in 1690 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   39 M    iv. Samuel COWLES was born on May 16, 1692 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Samuel married Sarah WADSWORTH on Nov 28, 1716.

+ 40 M    v. John COWLES was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   41 F    vi. Esther COWLES was born on May 18, 1697 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Esther married Thomas STANLEY on Oct 30, 1720.


  Fourth Generation  


15. Abigail HART was born on Feb 28, 1702 and died on Oct 20, 1736 at age 34.

Abigail married Stephen COLE, son of John COLE, on Jun 11, 1729.

Children from this marriage were:

   42 F    i. Mary COLE .

Mary married Selah HART.

+ 43 F    ii. Sarah COLE .

+ 44 F    iii. Abigail COLE was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

38. Rachel COWLES was born in 1690 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k she was baptized June 1, 1690 along with her brother Thomas.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America she was married December 14, 1713.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn she was married December 24, 1713.

Rachel married Joseph LANGDON, son of Joseph LANGDON and Susannah ROOT, on Dec 14, 1713. Joseph was born in Mar 1688 and died on Apr 8, 1749 in Southington, Connecticut at age 61.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 45 M    i. Thomas LANGDON was born on Jan 6, 1714 in Farmington, Connecticut.

40. John COWLES was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he lived in Kensington, CT and was a member of the Congregational Church . His will was dated June 9, 1764, proved June 2, 1766, inventory take n on May 26, 1766, on file in the State Library in Hartford, CT.

According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k he was baptized August 26, 1694.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America he w as married in 1721.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he was married in 1720.

John married Mary PORTER, daughter of John PORTER and Rebecca WOODFORD, on Jul 12, 1721. Mary was born on Apr 4, 1698 and died between 1753 and 1764.

Children from this marriage were:

   46 F    i. Mary COWLES was born on May 18, 1722 and died on Sep 16, 1722.

   47 F    ii. Rachel COWLES was born on Dec 11, 1723.

   48 F    iii. Mary COWLES was born on Nov 10, 1725 and died on Nov 28, 1725.

   49 M    iv. ? COWLES was born on Jun 11, 1727 and died on Jun 11, 1727.

   50 M    v. ? COWLES was born on Jun 11, 1727 and died on Jun 11, 1727.

   51 F    vi. Anna COWLES was born on Aug 10, 1728 and died on Apr 7, 1802 at age 73.

+ 52 M    vii. John COWLES was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

   53 M    viii. Noah COWLES was born on Dec 9, 1733.

   54 M    ix. David COWLES was born after 1734.



  Fifth Generation  


43. Sarah COLE .

Sarah married Elisha HART.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 55 M    i. Martin HART .

44. Abigail COLE was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

Abigail married John COWLES, son of John COWLES and Mary PORTER, before 1757. John was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 56 M    i. David COWLES was born on Oct 31, 1760 in Kensington. Connecticut and died on Jan 25, 1828 in Durham, New York at age 67.

   57 F    ii. Mary COWLES was born between 1761 and 1764 in Kensington, Connecticut and died between 1779 and 1782.

   58 F    iii. Sarah COWLES was born in 1765 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jun 6, 1787 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 22.

+ 59 M    iv. John COWLES was born between 1766 and 1768 in Kensington, Connecticut.

+ 60 F    v. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 10, 1769 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1845 at age 76.

+ 61 F    vi. Asenath COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jul 4, 1854 at age 83.

   62 F    vii. Rhoda COWLES was born after 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut.

45. Thomas LANGDON was born on Jan 6, 1714 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Thomas married Abigail RICHARDS, daughter of Thomas RICHARDS and Abigail TURNER, on Oct 9, 1742. Abigail was born on Feb 2, 1721 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 63 M    i. Joseph LANKTON .

52. John COWLES was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he and his wife were church members in 1756 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut. They moved to Durham, New York about 1789. He was listed as being from Berlin on a deed in Jan 12, 1789 and was in Durham, New York o n the US Census of 1790. It is possible that he was the same person as Lieut. John Cole of Capt. Selah Hart’s company, Col. Walcott’s Conn . Regiment at Boston 1776. He was also called Captain Cole. He and Cap t. Hart were brothers-in-law, but Lieut. Cole may have been a brother or relation of one of Capt. Hart’s wives, both of whose maiden name s were Cole.

John married Abigail COLE, daughter of Stephen COLE and Abigail HART, before 1757. Abigail was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

(Duplicate Line. See Person 44)


  Sixth Generation


55. Martin HART .

Martin married Levina BIDWELL.

The child from this marriage was:

   64 F    i. Laura HART .

Laura married Benajah TURNER.

56. David COWLES was born on Oct 31, 1760 in Kensington. Connecticut and died on Jan 25, 1828 in Durham, New York at age 67.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he lived in Kennsington, Connecticut until he moved to Durham, New York o n May 1, 1784 to build a home for his family in the wilderness. He served in the Revolutionary War. He was the first English settler in the wilderness and one of the founders of the church there.

David married Eunice Frost PAINE, daughter of Abner PAYNE and Jane DOANE, on Apr 21, 1785 in Kensington, Connecticut. Eunice was born on Oct 28, 1766 and died on Feb 23, 1826 in Durham, New York at age 59.

Children from this marriage were:

   65 U    i. Child COWLES was born in 1785 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Nov 23, 1785.

   66 F    ii. Charlotte COWLES was born on Nov 6, 1786 in Kensington, Connecticut.

   67 M    iii. Oren COWLES was born on Aug 26, 1788 in Durham, New York.

   68 M    iv. David COWLES was born on Sep 26, 1790 in Durham, New York.

   69 M    v. Abner COWLES was born on Jun 23, 1792 in Durham, New York.

   70 M    vi. Alanson COWLES was born on Jan 11, 1795 in Durham, New York.

   71 M    vii. Norman COWLES was born on Feb 21, 1798 in Durham, New York.

   72 M    viii. Johnathan Bird COWLES was born on May 29, 1799 in Durham, New York and died on Apr 15, 1889 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA at age 89.

Johnathan married Harriet BEERS, daughter of Truman BEERS.

   73 F    ix. Eunice COWLES was born on Nov 30, 1801 in Durham, New York.

   74 M    x. Jesse Freeman COWLES was born on Jul 5, 1804 in Durham, New York.

   75 M    xi. Stephan Hart COWLES was born on Jan 11, 1807 in Durham, New York.

59. John COWLES was born between 1766 and 1768 in Kensington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he moved from Durham, NY to Adams, NY along with is sister Asenath’s family around1803. At the first town meeting on March 1, 1803 he was elected overseer of highways. He was coroner in 1818, assemblyman in the N Y Legislature in 1819 representing Jefferson County. He was also a magistrate and was known as Judge Cowles.

He had 7 children by his first marriage born after 1790 and before 180 8. He and both wives probably died in Adams, NY

John married UNKNOWN.

Children from this marriage were:

   76 M    i. Absalom COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   77 U    ii. Marius COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   78 F    iii. Lucy COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   79 M    iv. John COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   80 F    v. Sally COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   81 M    vi. Seth COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   82 F    vii. Wealthy COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

John next married Annis BISHOP. Annis was born in Danbury, Connecticut.

Children from this marriage were:

   83 M    i. Samuel COWLES was born on Jun 28, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   84 F    ii. Rhoda COWLES was born on Sep 11, 1810 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died before 1814.

   85 M    iii. Edwin COWLES was born on Nov 1, 1811 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   86 M    iv. David B COWLES was born on Dec 10, 1812 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   87 F    v. Rhoda COWLES was born on Mar 19, 1814 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Feb 8, 1891 at age 76.

   88 M    vi. Noah COWLES was born on Sep 8, 1815 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   89 F    vii. Esther COWLES was born in Sep 1816 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   90 F    viii. Mary Ann COWLES was born on Sep 13, 1817 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Nov 9, 1858 in Washington, DC at age 41.

Mary married Charles Merriam BULL on Jun 19, 1834. Charles was born on Aug 6, 1809 in Lebanon Springs, New York and died on Jul 28, 1849 in Detroit, Michigan at age 39.

Mary next married E Smith LEE.

   91 F    ix. Elizabeth Cornelia COWLES was born on Mar 10, 1819 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on May 11, 1840 at age 21.

Elizabeth married Hampton Champlain BULL on Jan 24, 1838. Hampton was born on Sep 16, 1814 in Lebanon Springs, New York.

60. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 10, 1769 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1845 at age 76.

Abigail married Asahel HART, son of Samuel HART and Rebecca NORTON, on Sep 23, 1790 in Kensington, Connecticut. Asahel was born on May 6, 1764 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1821 at age 57.

Children from this marriage were:

   92 F    i. Laura HART was born on May 25, 1793.

Laura married Horace STEELE.

   93 M    ii. Freedom HART was born on Aug 28, 1796.

Freedom married Eunice BECKLEY in 1816. Eunice was born on Mar 18, 1795.

   94 F    iii. Sally Cowles HART was born on Jun 22, 1798 and died on Jul 12, 1815 at age 17.

   95 M    iv. James HART was born on Jul 1, 1801 and died on Nov 21, 1825 in Mobile, Alabama, USA at age 24.

61. Asenath COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jul 4, 1854 at age 83.

General Notes: The Genealogical and Family History of Jefferson County, New York boo k says she was born in Haddam, CT

1850 US Census
Living in Adams, Jefferson County, New York with son George’s family
Age 79
Born in Connecticut

Asenath married Miles COOPER, son of George COOPER and ?, on Jan 2, 1793 in Durham, New York. Miles was born on May 22, 1769 in Haddam, Connecticut, USA and died on Jan 12, 1854 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York at age 84.

Children from this marriage were:

   96 F    i. Lodema COOPER was born on Nov 6, 1793 in Durham, New York.

Lodema married Chauncey REDWAY, son of Preserved REDWAY. Chauncey was born on Nov 5, 1789 in Summer, Connecticut.

   97 M    ii. Ira COOPER was born on Nov 30, 1795 in Durham, New York and died in 1860 at age 65.

Ira married Diantha DOANE. Diantha was born in 1802 and died in 1880 at age 78.

   98 F    iii. Polly C COOPER was born on Mar 22, 1798 in Durham, New York and died on Aug 22, 1834 in Sacket Harbor, New York at age 36.

Polly married Appleton H. McKEE.

   99 M    iv. John Cowles COOPER was born on Apr 12, 1800 in Durham, New York and died on Jan 26, 1877 at age 76.

John married Elvira FOX, daughter of Daniel FOX and Hannah HEWITT, on Sep 15, 1824. Elvira was born on Oct 28, 1804 in New York and died on Feb 17, 1892 in Jefferson County, New York at age 87.

   100 F    v. Sarah COOPER was born on May 2, 1804 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

Sarah married George H HOLLISTER.

   101 F    vi. Nancy COOPER was born on Aug 10, 1806 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Mar 11, 1811 at age 4.

   102 F    vii. Eliza COOPER was born on Dec 25, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Dec 25, 1810 at age 2.

   103 M    viii. George COOPER was born on Apr 3, 1811 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jan 24, 1901 at age 89.

George married Roxina DOXTATER, daughter of George DOXTATER and Polly BRODOCK, on Jan 12, 1835 in Adams, NY. Roxina was born on Jun 10, 1815 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Nov 23, 1898 at age 83.

   104 F    ix. Nancy COOPER was born on Jun 19, 1813 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jul 4, 1896 at age 83.

Nancy married Eber COWLES, son of Leander COWLES and Dorcas TIFFT. Eber was born on Mar 20, 1812 in Lorraine, New York and died on Oct 18, 1867 at age 55.

63. Joseph LANKTON .

Joseph married Ruth CLARK.

The child from this marriage was:

   105 M    i. Elisha LANKTON .

Elisha married Deborah BELLOWS.

Descendants of ? Porter


First Generation  


1. ? PORTER .

? married someone.

His children were:

+ 2 M    i. Thomas PORTER died in 1697.

+ 3 M    ii. Daniel PORTER died about 1690.

+ 4 M    iii. Robert PORTER .



  Second Generation  


2. Thomas PORTER died in 1697.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he h ad 7 daughters.

According to the book A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Porte r he was one of the eighty-four proprietors of Farmington. Connecticut in 1640.

Thomas married Sarah HART, daughter of Stephen HART.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 5 F    i. Ruth PORTER .

+ 6 M    ii. Samuel PORTER .

   7 F    iii. Sarah PORTER was born in 1646.

Sarah married Nathaniel WINCHELL in Mar 1664.

+ 8 M    iv. Thomas PORTER was born in 1648 and died in 1711 at age 63.

   9 F    v. Joanna PORTER was born in 1652.

Joanna married Stephen TAYLOR in 1676.

   10 F    vi. Dorothy PORTER was born in Nov 1654.

+ 11 F    vii. Rachel PORTER was born in Dec 1658 and died on Oct 4, 1743 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 84.

3. Daniel PORTER died about 1690.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he was a doctor in Farmington, CT. He was one of the first physicians and surgeons in the Colony, surgeon in the Pequot War, and was particularly distinguished as a bone-setter.

According to the book A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Porte r he was a surgeon in Farmington, Connecticut before 1653.

Daniel married Mary ?.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 12 M    i. John PORTER died in 1740.

4. Robert PORTER .

General Notes: According to the book The Stanley Families in America he was an ancestor of President Noah Porter of Yale College.

According to the book A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Porte r he was one of the eighty-four proprietors of Farmington, Connecticut in 1640.

Robert married Mary SCOTT, daughter of Thomas SCOTT, in 1644.

Children from this marriage were:

   13 F    i. Mary PORTER was born on Feb 24, 1646.

   14 M    ii. John PORTER was born on Nov 12, 1648.

+ 15 M    iii. Thomas PORTER was born on Oct 29, 1650 and died on Dec 19, 1718 at age 68.

   16 M    iv. Robert PORTER was born on Nov 12, 1652.

   17 F    v. Elizabeth PORTER was born on Jan 11, 1654.

Elizabeth married Thomas ANDREWS.

   18 F    vi. Joanna PORTER was born on Jan 6, 1656.

   19 F    vii. Sarah PORTER was born on Dec 12, 1657.

Sarah married Abraham ANDREWS.

   20 M    viii. Benjamin PORTER was born on Mar 18, 1660.

   21 F    ix. Ann PORTER was born in Apr 1664.

   22 M    x. Hepzibah PORTER was born on Mar 4, 1666.

Robert next married Hannah FREEMAN.


  Third Generation  


5. Ruth PORTER .

Ruth married Samuel SMITH, son of William SMITH, on Mar 24, 1687. Samuel died in 1725.

Children from this marriage were:

   23 M    i. William SMITH was born on Jan 8, 1688.

   24 F    ii. Sarah SMITH was born on Aug 2, 1690.

   25 F    iii. Ruth SMITH was born on Feb 24, 1693 and died before Jan 1710.

   26 M    iv. Samuel SMITH was born on Feb 26, 1694.

   27 F    v. Martha SMITH was born on Jan 20, 1697.

   28 M    vi. Thomas SMITH was born on Oct 12, 1699.

   29 M    vii. John SMITH was born on Feb 4, 1702.

   30 M    viii. James SMITH was born on Oct 10, 1704.

   31 M    ix. Stephen SMITH was born on Apr 3, 1707.

   32 F    x. Ruth SMITH was born on Jan 12, 1710.

   33 F    xi. Elizabeth SMITH was born on Jul 15, 1713.

Ruth next married Joseph ROOT on May 3, 1727.

6. Samuel PORTER .

Samuel married someone in 1686.

His children were:

   34 F    i. Martha PORTER .

   35 M    ii. Stephen PORTER was born on Apr 10, 1687.

   36 F    iii. Hannah PORTER was born on Jun 17, 1688.

   37 M    iv. Samuel PORTER was born on Sep 20, 1691.

   38 F    v. Sarah PORTER was born on Nov 19, 1693.

8. Thomas PORTER was born in 1648 and died in 1711 at age 63.

Thomas married Lois STANLEY, daughter of Timothy STANLEY and Elizabeth MORRICE. Lois was born on Aug 23, 1645.

Children from this marriage were:

   39 F    i. Lois PORTER was born in 1670.

   40 M    ii. Timothy PORTER was born in Nov 1672.

11. Rachel PORTER was born in Dec 1658 and died on Oct 4, 1743 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 84.

Rachel married Samuel COWLES, son of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY, on May 12, 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut. Samuel was born on Mar 17, 1661 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Oct 14, 1748 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 87.

Children from this marriage were:

   41 M    i. Thomas COWLES was born on Feb 5, 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on Mar 11, 1751 in Farmington, Connecticut at age 66.

Thomas married Martha JUDD, daughter of Thomas JUDD and Sarah FREEMAN, on Jan 6, 1714. Martha was born about 1691 and died on Oct 15, 1768 about age 77.

   42 F    ii. Ruth COWLES was born on Nov 11, 1688 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Ruth married Joseph ROOT after 1728.

+ 43 F    iii. Rachel COWLES was born in 1690 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   44 M    iv. Samuel COWLES was born on May 16, 1692 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Samuel married Sarah WADSWORTH on Nov 28, 1716.

+ 45 M    v. John COWLES was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

   46 F    vi. Esther COWLES was born on May 18, 1697 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Esther married Thomas STANLEY on Oct 30, 1720.

12. John PORTER died in 1740.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he and his wife lived in Kensington, CT

John married Rebecca WOODFORD, daughter of Joseph WOODFORD and Rebecca NEWELL.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 47 F    i. Mary PORTER was born on Apr 4, 1698 and died between 1753 and 1764.

John next married Martha NORTH.

15. Thomas PORTER was born on Oct 29, 1650 and died on Dec 19, 1718 at age 68.

General Notes: According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he was from Farmington, Connecticut.

Thomas married Abigail COWLES, daughter of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY, in May 1678. Abigail was born on Jan 6, 1663 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Children from this marriage were:

   48 F    i. Abigail PORTER was born on Jun 24, 1680.

   49 M    ii. William PORTER was born on Oct 29, 1682.

   50 M    iii. John PORTER was born on Jul 18, 1686.

   51 F    iv. Mary PORTER was born on Jun 2, 1689.

   52 M    v. Nathaniel PORTER was born on Mar 27, 1692.

   53 F    vi. Abigail PORTER was born on Jul 8, 1694.

   54 M    vii. Robert PORTER was born on May 16, 1697.

   55 M    viii. Benjamin PORTER was born on Feb 14, 1701 and died on Jul 4, 1750 at age 49.

Benjamin married Esther THOMPSON, daughter of Thomas THOMPSON and Elizabeth COWLES, on Nov 25, 1726. Esther was born on Jul 13, 1710 and died on Aug 25, 1756 at age 46.

   56 F    ix. Elizabeth PORTER was born on Jun 1, 1703.



  Fourth Generation  


43. Rachel COWLES was born in 1690 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k she was baptized June 1, 1690 along with her brother Thomas.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America she was married December 14, 1713.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn she was married December 24, 1713.

Rachel married Joseph LANGDON, son of Joseph LANGDON and Susannah ROOT, on Dec 14, 1713. Joseph was born in Mar 1688 and died on Apr 8, 1749 in Southington, Connecticut at age 61.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 57 M    i. Thomas LANGDON was born on Jan 6, 1714 in Farmington, Connecticut.

45. John COWLES was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he lived in Kensington, CT and was a member of the Congregational Church . His will was dated June 9, 1764, proved June 2, 1766, inventory take n on May 26, 1766, on file in the State Library in Hartford, CT.

According to the Early Genealogies of the Cole Families in America boo k he was baptized August 26, 1694.

According to the book Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America he w as married in 1721.

According to the book Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington , Conn he was married in 1720.

John married Mary PORTER, daughter of John PORTER and Rebecca WOODFORD, on Jul 12, 1721. Mary was born on Apr 4, 1698 and died between 1753 and 1764.

Children from this marriage were:

   58 F    i. Mary COWLES was born on May 18, 1722 and died on Sep 16, 1722.

   59 F    ii. Rachel COWLES was born on Dec 11, 1723.

   60 F    iii. Mary COWLES was born on Nov 10, 1725 and died on Nov 28, 1725.

   61 M    iv. ? COWLES was born on Jun 11, 1727 and died on Jun 11, 1727.

   62 M    v. ? COWLES was born on Jun 11, 1727 and died on Jun 11, 1727.

   63 F    vi. Anna COWLES was born on Aug 10, 1728 and died on Apr 7, 1802 at age 73.

+ 64 M    vii. John COWLES was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

   65 M    viii. Noah COWLES was born on Dec 9, 1733.

   66 M    ix. David COWLES was born after 1734.

47. Mary PORTER was born on Apr 4, 1698 and died between 1753 and 1764.

Mary married John COWLES, son of Samuel COWLES and Rachel PORTER, on Jul 12, 1721. John was born on Aug 24, 1694 in Farmington, Connecticut.

(Duplicate Line. See Person 45)


  Fifth Generation  


57. Thomas LANGDON was born on Jan 6, 1714 in Farmington, Connecticut.

Thomas married Abigail RICHARDS, daughter of Thomas RICHARDS and Abigail TURNER, on Oct 9, 1742. Abigail was born on Feb 2, 1721 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 67 M    i. Joseph LANKTON .

64. John COWLES was born on Mar 11, 1730 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut and died in 1802 in Durham, New York at age 72.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he and his wife were church members in 1756 in Kensington, Berlin, Connecticut. They moved to Durham, New York about 1789. He was listed as being from Berlin on a deed in Jan 12, 1789 and was in Durham, New York o n the US Census of 1790. It is possible that he was the same person as Lieut. John Cole of Capt. Selah Hart’s company, Col. Walcott’s Conn . Regiment at Boston 1776. He was also called Captain Cole. He and Cap t. Hart were brothers-in-law, but Lieut. Cole may have been a brother or relation of one of Capt. Hart’s wives, both of whose maiden name s were Cole.

John married Abigail COLE, daughter of Stephen COLE and Abigail HART, before 1757. Abigail was born on Jan 25, 1735 and died in 1816 at age 81.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 68 M    i. David COWLES was born on Oct 31, 1760 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jan 25, 1828 in Durham, New York at age 67.

   69 F    ii. Mary COWLES was born between 1761 and 1764 in Kensington, Connecticut and died between 1779 and 1782.

   70 F    iii. Sarah COWLES was born in 1765 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jun 6, 1787 in Kensington, Connecticut at age 22.

+ 71 M    iv. John COWLES was born between 1766 and 1768 in Kensington, Connecticut.

+ 72 F    v. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 10, 1769 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1845 at age 76.

+ 73 F    vi. Asenath COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jul 4, 1854 at age 83.

   74 F    vii. Rhoda COWLES was born after 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut.



  Sixth Generation


67. Joseph LANKTON .

Joseph married Ruth CLARK.

The child from this marriage was:

   75 M    i. Elisha LANKTON .

Elisha married Deborah BELLOWS.

68. David COWLES was born on Oct 31, 1760 in Kensington. Connecticut and died on Jan 25, 1828 in Durham, New York at age 67.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he lived in Kennsington, Connecticut until he moved to Durham, New York o n May 1, 1784 to build a home for his family in the wilderness. He served in the Revolutionary War. He was the first English settler in the wilderness and one of the founders of the church there.

David married Eunice Frost PAINE, daughter of Abner PAYNE and Jane DOANE, on Apr 21, 1785 in Kensington, Connecticut. Eunice was born on Oct 28, 1766 and died on Feb 23, 1826 in Durham, New York at age 59.

Children from this marriage were:

   76 U    i. Child COWLES was born in 1785 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Nov 23, 1785.

   77 F    ii. Charlotte COWLES was born on Nov 6, 1786 in Kensington, Connecticut.

   78 M    iii. Oren COWLES was born on Aug 26, 1788 in Durham, New York.

   79 M    iv. David COWLES was born on Sep 26, 1790 in Durham, New York.

   80 M    v. Abner COWLES was born on Jun 23, 1792 in Durham, New York.

   81 M    vi. Alanson COWLES was born on Jan 11, 1795 in Durham, New York.

   82 M    vii. Norman COWLES was born on Feb 21, 1798 in Durham, New York.

   83 M    viii. Johnathan Bird COWLES was born on May 29, 1799 in Durham, New York and died on Apr 15, 1889 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA at age 89.

Johnathan married Harriet BEERS, daughter of Truman BEERS.

   84 F    ix. Eunice COWLES was born on Nov 30, 1801 in Durham, New York.

   85 M    x. Jesse Freeman COWLES was born on Jul 5, 1804 in Durham, New York.

   86 M    xi. Stephan Hart COWLES was born on Jan 11, 1807 in Durham, New York.

71. John COWLES was born between 1766 and 1768 in Kensington, Connecticut.

General Notes: According to the Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America book he moved from Durham, NY to Adams, NY along with is sister Asenath’s family around1803. At the first town meeting on March 1, 1803 he was elected overseer of highways. He was coroner in 1818, assemblyman in the N Y Legislature in 1819 representing Jefferson County. He was also a magistrate and was known as Judge Cowles.

He had 7 children by his first marriage born after 1790 and before 180 8. He and both wives probably died in Adams, NY

John married UNKNOWN.

Children from this marriage were:

   87 M    i. Absalom COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   88 U    ii. Marius COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   89 F    iii. Lucy COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   90 M    iv. John COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   91 F    v. Sally COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   92 M    vi. Seth COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

   93 F    vii. Wealthy COWLES was born between 1790 and 1808.

John next married Annis BISHOP. Annis was born in Danbury, Connecticut.

Children from this marriage were:

   94 M    i. Samuel COWLES was born on Jun 28, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   95 F    ii. Rhoda COWLES was born on Sep 11, 1810 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died before 1814.

   96 M    iii. Edwin COWLES was born on Nov 1, 1811 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   97 M    iv. David B COWLES was born on Dec 10, 1812 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   98 F    v. Rhoda COWLES was born on Mar 19, 1814 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Feb 8, 1891 at age 76.

   99 M    vi. Noah COWLES was born on Sep 8, 1815 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   100 F    vii. Esther COWLES was born in Sep 1816 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

   101 F    viii. Mary Ann COWLES was born on Sep 13, 1817 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Nov 9, 1858 in Washington, DC at age 41.

Mary married Charles Merriam BULL on Jun 19, 1834. Charles was born on Aug 6, 1809 in Lebanon Springs, New York and died on Jul 28, 1849 in Detroit, Michigan at age 39.

Mary next married E Smith LEE.

   102 F    ix. Elizabeth Cornelia COWLES was born on Mar 10, 1819 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on May 11, 1840 at age 21.

Elizabeth married Hampton Champlain BULL on Jan 24, 1838. Hampton was born on Sep 16, 1814 in Lebanon Springs, New York.

72. Abigail COWLES was born on Jan 10, 1769 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1845 at age 76.

Abigail married Asahel HART, son of Samuel HART and Rebecca NORTON, on Sep 23, 1790 in Kensington, Connecticut. Asahel was born on May 6, 1764 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Sep 9, 1821 at age 57.

Children from this marriage were:

   103 F    i. Laura HART was born on May 25, 1793.

Laura married Horace STEELE.

   104 M    ii. Freedom HART was born on Aug 28, 1796.

Freedom married Eunice BECKLEY in 1816. Eunice was born on Mar 18, 1795.

   105 F    iii. Sally Cowles HART was born on Jun 22, 1798 and died on Jul 12, 1815 at age 17.

   106 M    iv. James HART was born on Jul 1, 1801 and died on Nov 21, 1825 in Mobile, Alabama, USA at age 24.

73. Asenath COWLES was born on Mar 20, 1771 in Kensington, Connecticut and died on Jul 4, 1854 at age 83.

General Notes: The Genealogical and Family History of Jefferson County, New York boo k says she was born in Haddam, CT

1850 US Census
Living in Adams, Jefferson County, New York with son George’s family
Age 79
Born in Connecticut

Asenath married Miles COOPER, son of George COOPER and ?, on Jan 2, 1793 in Durham, New York. Miles was born on May 22, 1769 in Haddam, Connecticut, USA and died on Jan 12, 1854 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York at age 84.

Children from this marriage were:

   107 F    i. Lodema COOPER was born on Nov 6, 1793 in Durham, New York.

Lodema married Chauncey REDWAY, son of Preserved REDWAY. Chauncey was born on Nov 5, 1789 in Summer, Connecticut.

   108 M    ii. Ira COOPER was born on Nov 30, 1795 in Durham, New York and died in 1860 at age 65.

Ira married Diantha DOANE. Diantha was born in 1802 and died in 1880 at age 78.

   109 F    iii. Polly C COOPER was born on Mar 22, 1798 in Durham, New York and died on Aug 22, 1834 in Sacket Harbor, New York at age 36.

Polly married Appleton H. McKEE.

   110 M    iv. John Cowles COOPER was born on Apr 12, 1800 in Durham, New York and died on Jan 26, 1877 at age 76.

John married Elvira FOX, daughter of Daniel FOX and Hannah HEWITT, on Sep 15, 1824. Elvira was born on Oct 28, 1804 in New York and died on Feb 17, 1892 in Jefferson County, New York at age 87.

   111 F    v. Sarah COOPER was born on May 2, 1804 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York.

Sarah married George H HOLLISTER.

   112 F    vi. Nancy COOPER was born on Aug 10, 1806 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Mar 11, 1811 at age 4.

   113 F    vii. Eliza COOPER was born on Dec 25, 1808 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Dec 25, 1810 at age 2.

   114 M    viii. George COOPER was born on Apr 3, 1811 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jan 24, 1901 at age 89.

George married Roxina DOXTATER, daughter of George DOXTATER and Polly BRODOCK, on Jan 12, 1835 in Adams, NY. Roxina was born on Jun 10, 1815 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Nov 23, 1898 at age 83.

   115 F    ix. Nancy COOPER was born on Jun 19, 1813 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York and died on Jul 4, 1896 at age 83.

Nancy married Eber COWLES, son of Leander COWLES and Dorcas TIFFT. Eber was born on Mar 20, 1812 in Lorraine, New York and died on Oct 18, 1867 at age 55.


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