THIRD GENERATION

31. Mary Thorne was born about 1669 in Flushing, Long Island, NY. She died about 1714.

She was married to William Fowler (son of Henry Fowler and Rebecca Newell) on 24 Jan 1680 in Flushing, NY. William Fowler was born about 1660 in Providence, RI. He died in May 1714 in Flushing, Long Island, NY. The 1698 Census of Flushing, NY. includes Wm Fowler & Wife Mary plus Children William John, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary, Rebecca, & negro Jack. He was a carpenter & blacksmith in Flushing.

The Will of William Fowler:

WILLIAM FOWLER. In the name of God, Amen, this 24 January, 1711. I, William Fowler of Flushing, in Queens County, yeoman, being in perfect health. I leave to my son, John Fowler, 240 acres of land, which is one half of the land which is not yet disposed of in the lot commonly called No. 2, lying in the bounds of Rye, in Harrison's Patent, in Westchester County; and is bounded north by Lot No. 3, east by Blind Brook, west by the division line, and south by the division which shall be made by my executors. I leave to my son, Joseph Fowler, 240 acres, which is the other part of the said tract, bounded east by Blind Brook, and Thomas Meritt, south by the land of Jonathan Haight, west by land I have given to my son William, and north by the division line to be made by my executors. With all the houses and appurtenances. My son Joseph is to pay to my daughter Sarah, €30, when she is 18, and to my daughter Hannah, the same. And whereas I have another tract in said Patent called No.
7, and an addition which I bought of Samuel Haight, in all 900 acres. It shall be divided among my three sons, Jeremiah, Thomas, and Henry, when of age, and they shall also have €15 each. I leave to my son Benjamin, my shop and tools of the smith's trade. I leave to my daughter, Mary Dusenbury, a negro girl, and to my daughter Rebecca another, and €30 to each. To my daughters Sarah and Hannah, €20. My wife is to have possession of all lands on Long Island during widowhood, or until my son Benjamin is of age. I leave to my son, Benjamin Fowler, all my lands and meadows in Flushing, and he shall pay to his mother €100, and €25 to each of my daughters Rebecca, Sarah, and Hannah. I make my wife, Mary Fowler, and Jeremiah Fowler, of Eastchester, and William Thorne of Flushing, executors.
Mary Thorne and William Fowler had the following children:

+165 i. William Fowler.
166 ii. Mary Fowler was born in 1683. They lived in Rye, NY
+167 iii. John Fowler.
+168 iv. Joseph Fowler.
+169 v. Benjamin Fowler.
+170 vi. Rebecca Fowler.
+171 vii. Sarah Fowler.
172 viii. Jeremiah Fowler was born about 1702. He died in 1766.
+173 ix. Thomas Fowler.
+174 x. Henry Fowler.
175 xi. Hannah Fowler was born about 1708.