Bowlby Family

Generation One

1. Richard¹ Bowlby married Alison.
He left a will on 12 Dec 1552 at York, Yorkshire, England; proved 31 May 1553

Known children of Richard¹ Bowlby include:

2 i. John² Bowlby, married Elizabeth.

ii. Richard Bowlby.

iii. Bridget Bowlby.

iv. Jane Bowlby.

v. Ralph Bowlby.

vi. Matthew Bowlby.

Generation Two

2. John² Bowlby (Richard¹) married Elizabeth.
He resided at Griffe, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England. He left a will on 22 Mar 1568 at York, Yorkshire, England; proved 25 Jun 1568
Elizabeth was buried on 2 Mar 1598/99 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England.
Known children of John² Bowlby and Elizabeth were as follows:

i. Thomas³ Bowlby.

ii. James Bowlby.

iii. Ralph Bowlby.

iv. Isabel Bowlby.

v. Dorothy Bowlby.

3 vi. John Bowlby, born before 1567; married Jane Forrey.

Generation Three

3. John³ Bowlby (John², Richard¹) was born before 1567; he married Jane Forrey 13 Oct 1583 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; he died after 1598.
Jane Forrey resided at Farnedale, England.
Known children of John³ Bowlby and Jane Forrey were as follows:

i. John⁴ Bowlby.

ii. Helen Bowlby.

4 iii. Richard Bowlby, baptized 16 Mar 1588/89 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; married Elizabeth Spence.

Generation Four

4. Richard⁴ Bowlby (John³, John², Richard¹) was baptized 16 Mar 1588/89 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; he married Elizabeth Spence 31 Jul 1625 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; he was buried 9 May 1652 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England.
He resided at Griffe, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England.
Elizabeth Spence died before 11 Apr 1664.
Known children of Richard⁴ Bowlby and Elizabeth Spence were as follows:

i. George⁵ Bowlby.

ii. Helen Bowlby.

iii. Robert Bowlby.

iv. Thomas Bowlby.

v. Jordan Bowlby.

vi. Richard Bowlby.

5 vii. Bryan Bowlby, baptized 17 Nov 1633 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; married Elizabeth Manners.

Generation Five

5. Bryan⁵ Bowlby (Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) was baptized 17 Nov 1633 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; he married Elizabeth Manners 6 Oct 1659 at Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; he was buried 21 Nov 1696 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England.
He and Elizabeth Manners resided at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England.
Elizabeth Manners died on 26 Nov 1669 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England. She was buried on 26 Nov 1669 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England.
Known children of Bryan⁵ Bowlby and Elizabeth Manners were as follows:

i. Richard⁶ Bowlby.

ii. Bryan Bowlby.

iii. Elizabeth Bowlby was baptized 10 Aug 1660 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England.

6 iv. Thomas Bowlby, baptized 16 Sep 1665 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; married Martha Barker.

v. Helen Bowlby was baptized 27 Aug 1669 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England; she was buried 17 Feb 1673 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England.

vi. Mary Bowlby was baptized 18 Oct 1670 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England.

Generation Six

6. Thomas⁶ Bowlby (Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) was baptized 16 Sep 1665 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he married Martha Barker, daughter of Samuel Barker, 9 Apr 1693 at Old Brampton, Derby, England; he died 1731 at Burlington, NJ.
He resided at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England. He was a saddler. He was also known as Thomas Boulsby. He immigrated circa 1727 to Burlington Co., NJ. He left a will on 23 Feb 1730/31; proved 18 Mar 1730/31
Martha Barker was born in 1671 at co. Derby, England.
Known children of Thomas⁶ Bowlby and Martha Barker were as follows:

i. Jordan⁷ Bowlby was born 3 Jun 1696 at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England; he was christened 7 Jul 1696 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he died between 13 Apr 1726 and 23 Feb 1730.
He was also known as Jordan Bowlesby.

ii. Samuel Bowlby was christened 27 Dec 1698 at Barlborough, Derby, England; he died between 9 Jan 1724 and 8 Sep 1725.

iii. John Bowlby was christened 19 Dec 1703 at Barlborough, Derby, England; he married Mary; he died at Sussex Co., NJ.
He immigrated circa 1727 to New Jersey. He left a will on 7 Dec 1779; proved 31 Dec 1782.

iv. Elizabeth Bowlby was born 26 Jun 1706 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; she was christened 27 Jul 1706 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; she married James Baird; she died between 13 Sep 1782 and 14 Feb 1785 at New Jersey.
She resided at Mansfield Woodhouse, co. Nottingham, England. She resided at Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co., NJ. She immigrated after 29 Nov 1743. She left a will on 13 Sep 1782; proved 14 Feb 1785.

7 v. Thomas Bowlby, born 29 Sep 1708 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; married Catherine Fitz Randolph; married Mary Scott.

vi. George Bowlby was born 6 Feb 1711 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he was christened 5 Apr 1711 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he married Elizabeth Tonkin, daughter of John Tonkin, 17 Aug 1737; NJ lic; he died 1773 at Hanover Twp., Morris Co., NJ.
He and Elizabeth Tonkin resided at Burlington Co., NJ. He and Elizabeth Tonkin resided at Hanover Twp., Morris Co., NJ. He immigrated circa 1727 to New Jersey. He left a will on 27 Apr 1773; proved 30 Oct 1773.

vii. Martha Bowlby was born 26 May 1713 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; she was christened 20 Jun 1713 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England.

viii. Jane Bowlby was born 6 Oct 1714 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; she was christened 14 Nov 1714 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; she married William Dalton 11 Oct 1742 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England.

ix. Richard Bowlby was christened 12 Jan 1719/20 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he died 1818 at Nova Scotia, Canada.
He immigrated circa 1727 to New Jersey. He resided at Mansfield-Woodhouse Twp., Sussex Co., NJ. He joined the British Army at Pennington, NJ, in Dec 1776. He resided in 1784 at Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.

Generation Seven

7. Thomas⁷ Bowlby (Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) was born 29 Sep 1708 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he was baptized 29 Sep 1708 at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England; he married Catherine Fitz Randolph, daughter of Moses Fitz Randolph and Rachel Hull, 10 Jun 1745 at Morris Co., NJ; 1st wife; he married Mary Scott, daughter of Henry Scott and Ann Wright, 12 Jun 1749; date of license, 2nd wife, 2nd husband; he was buried 20 Sep 1789 at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
He resided at 'Point-no-Point Farm', Philadelphia Co., PA. He was a farmer. Thomas Bowlby of Mansfield Woodhouse was granted power of attorney by Martha (Barker) Bowlby, Edward Boulby(son of Jordan, his nephew), Elizabeth and Martha Boulby(his sisters), and William & Jane (Bowlby) Dalton(his sister) to manage the plantations and land in America) on 29 Jun 1743. He immigrated after 29 Jun 1743 to New Jersey. He resided on 10 Jun 1745 at Morris Co., NJ. He was a loyalist during the Revolutionary War. He left a will on 14 Mar 1787 at Philadelphia Co., PA; proved 23 Sep 1789.
Catherine Fitz Randolph was born on 5 Nov 1727 at Piscataway, NJ. She died in 1752. She resided at Middlesex Co., NJ.
Known children of Thomas⁷ Bowlby and Catherine Fitz Randolph were:

8 i. Rachel⁸ Bowlby, born 4 Sep 1747; married Samuel Wigfall.

Mary Scott was born at England. She married Thomas Tuley on 13 Sep 1729 at Burlington, NJ; date of license, 1st husband. She was buried on 24 Jul 1793 at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. She resided at Burlington Co., NJ.
Known children of Thomas⁷ Bowlby and Mary Scott were as follows:

9 i. Martha⁸ Bowlby, born 17 Mar 1750; married Capt. William Harrison Jr.

10 ii. Mary Bowlby, married Rev. John Hamilton Rowland.

Generation Eight

8. Rachel⁸ Bowlby (Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) was born 4 Sep 1747; she married Samuel Wigfall 9 May 1772 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA; she died 4 Oct 1822 at age 75; she was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
She was also known as Rachel Bolsbe.
Samuel Wigfall was buried on 15 Sep 1793 at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. He emigrated from England. He was a cutler.
Known children of Rachel⁸ Bowlby and Samuel Wigfall were as follows:

11 i. Catharine⁹ Wigfall, born 23 Feb 1773; married Edward G. A. Bowlby.

ii. Joesph Wigfall.

iii. Samuel Wigfall.

9. Martha⁸ Bowlby (Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) was born 17 Mar 1750; she married Capt. William Harrison Jr., son of William Harrison and Ann Hugg, 1 Apr 1769 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA; 2nd wife; she died 8 Nov 1842 at Philadelphia, PA, at age 92.
She was also known as Martha Bowlsby. She resided in 1795 at Woodbury, Gloucester Co., NJ. She resided in 1840 at Philadelphia Co., PA.
Capt. William Harrison Jr was born circa 1720 at Gloucester Co., NJ. He married Abigail Thorne, daughter of Thomas Thorne and Mary Harrison, on 6 Mar 1759 at New Jersey; date of license, 1st wife. He died in Apr 1787 at Philadelphia, PA. He was Captain of militia, company raised at own expense, in Col. Joseph Ellis' regiment during the revolution. He resided at Greenwich Twp., Gloucester Co., NJ.

10. Mary⁸ Bowlby (Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Rev. John Hamilton Rowland 21 Feb 1770 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA; she died after 14 Mar 1787.
Rev. John Hamilton Rowland was born at England. He immigrated in 1768 to America; then returned to England. He resided at Philadelphia, PA. He resided at Virginia. He had 6 children. He resided at Staten Island, NY. He was Rector of St. Bride's, Norfolk Co in 1774. He immigrated in 1774 to St. Bride' Parish, Norfolk Co., VA. He was a loyalist during the Revolutionary War and spent much of that time in Virginia. He was Chaplain of Col. Morris' Second Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers in Jan 1778. He resided after 1786 at Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Known children of Mary⁸ Bowlby and Rev. John Hamilton Rowland were as follows:

i. Thomas⁹ Rowland was born before 14 Mar 1787.

ii. Priscilla Rowland was born before 14 Mar 1787.

Generation Nine

11. Catharine⁹ Wigfall (Rachel⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) was born Feb 1773; she married Edward G. A. Bowlby 29 Mar 1794 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA; she died 22 Aug 1850 at age 77; she was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
She and Edward G. A. Bowlby may have had a 4th son named Samuel L. Bowlby as there is a stone next to their daughter Catharine's that reads SAMUEL L. BOWLBY/DIED/MARCH 26, 1876. Another possibility is that Samuel was the son of daughter Catharine. Finally, Samuel may not have been a member of the immediate family.
Edward G. A. Bowlby was born circa 1766. He died on 8 Oct 1842. He was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. He resided at Philadelphia, PA. He was an ironmonger and hardware merchant. He may have been the son of Edward Bowlby who was the son of Jordan Bowlby. Jordan was the son of Thomas Bowlby and Martha Barker. Edward, son of Jordan, was in England in 1743 when he signed a power of attorney to Thomas Bowlby, his uncle. Edward is believed to have come to Morris Co., NJ, with his uncle before 1744 when he advertised for lost cattle. Edward may have had a son of the right age to marry Catharine Wigfall. Edward G.A. Bowlby was probably the Edward Bowlby who was listed as a passenger and immigrant from Great Britain in 1808, and who received naturalization papers in Philadelphia 3 Oct 1808. He left a will in 1839; proved 25 Oct 1842

Known children of Catharine⁹ Wigfall and Edward G. A. Bowlby were as follows:

i. Richard¹⁰ Bowlby was born circa 1795; he died 6 Dec 1833 at Philadelphia, PA.
He may have married Margaret, because Margaret Bowlby, widow of Richard, was listed as living in Philadelphia in 1880.

ii. Charlotte Bowlby was born 21 Jul 1803; she died 5 Jan 1807 at age 3; she was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

iii. Eleanor Bowlby died 19 Jan 1860; unmarried; she was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

iv. Maria Bowlby was living on 18 Dec 1839.

13 v. Edward Bowlby, married C. Jane.

vi. Thomas Bowlby was living on 18 Dec 1839.

vii. Catharine Bowlby died 29 Sep 1884.

12. Joseph⁹ Harrison (Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Mary Crawford.

Generation Ten

13. Edward¹⁰ Bowlby (Catharine⁹ Wigfall, Rachel⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married C. Jane.
Known children of Edward¹⁰ Bowlby and C. Jane were as follows:

i. Louis Rowland¹¹ Bowlby was born 10 Feb 1840; he died 27 Nov 1847 at age 7; he was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

ii. Edward Alexander Bowlby was born 26 Nov 1844; he died 28 Sep 1849 at age 4; he was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

iii. George W. Bowlby was born 31 Mar 1848; he died 25 Sep 1850 at age 2; he was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

16. Joseph¹⁰ Harrison Jr. (Joseph⁹, Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Sarah Poulterer.

Additional Generations

25. Theodore Leland¹¹ Harrison (Joseph¹⁰, Joseph⁹, Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Sarah Brooks Stovell.
42. Joseph¹² Harrison (Theodore¹¹, Joseph¹⁰, Joseph⁹, Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Margaretta Sergeant Large.
68. Joseph¹³ Harrison Jr. (Joseph¹², Theodore¹¹, Joseph¹⁰, Joseph⁹, Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Lucretia Stevens Heckscher.
110. Henrietta Armitt¹⁴ Harrison (Joseph¹³, Joseph¹², Theodore¹¹, Joseph¹⁰, Joseph⁹, Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Julian McIlvaine Marshall.
163. John Randolph¹⁵ Marshall (Henrietta¹⁴ Harrison, Joseph¹³, Joseph¹², Theodore¹¹, Joseph¹⁰, Joseph⁹, Martha⁸ Bowlby, Thomas⁷, Thomas⁶, Bryan⁵, Richard⁴, John³, John², Richard¹) married Deborah Lynn Reilly.

Pedigrees:
Pedigree Base - Marshall
42 - Joseph Harrison
9 - Martha Bowlby
4 - Richard Bowlby

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