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| Lt. James Fowle's tombstone at the Old Burial Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts |
George Fowle was an early immigrant to New England. He was
made a freeman in Concord, Massachusetts on 14 March 1639 and living in
Charlestown by 1648. He was a
tanner. His double gravestone, with his
wife Mary, at the Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown states that he
died at age 72. Together, they had
eleven children and left a will probated on 3 October 1682.
Lieutenant James Fowle, the second son, was born at Concord
and died at Woburn, Massachusetts. He was a cordwainer (shoemaker). His gravestone states he was forty-nine years
old. He married Abigail Carter, the
daughter of Captain John Carter. She
married second Ensign Samuel Walker, and married third to Deacon Samuel
Stone. He was the lieutenant of the
local militia, originally appointed as ensign by Governor Andros, which met
with some opposition since Andros was an unpopular leader.
Lt. James Fowle enlisted in the1690 unsuccessful Phipps Expedition to Quebec, Canada. He died shortly after returning home,
probably due to complications of exposure to the cold weather. His will , written before the expedition,
reads “being a call of God bound for Canada in the Expedition against the
French Enemy, and not knowing whether I shall ever return home alive…”
The best source for information on the Massachusetts Fowle
family is the book Descendants of George Fowle (1610/11? – 1682) of Charlestown,
Massachusetts by Eugene Chalmers Fowle,
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1990.
My lineage from George Fowle:
Generation 1: George Fowle, born 27 January 1610 at
Sandhurst, Kent, England, son of George Fowle and Ann Draper, died on 19
September 1682 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; married about 1634 to Mary Tufts,
daughter of Peter Tufts and Frances Unknown, born about 1613 in England and
died 15 February 1676 in Charlestown.
Eleven children.
Generation 2: Lieutenant James Fowle, born about 12 March
1643 in Concord, Massachusetts, died on 17 December 1690 in Woburn; married in
1666 to Abigail Carter, daughter of John Carter and Elizabeth Kendall, born 21
April 1648 in Woburn, died 11 May 1718 in Woburn. Eight children.
Generation 3: Captain
James Fowle, born 4 March 1667 in Woburn, died 19 March 1714 in Woburn; married
on 2 October 1688 in Woburn to Mary Richardson, daughter of Joseph Richardson
and Hannah Greene, born 22 March 1669 in Woburn and died 23 October 1748 in
Woburn. Twelve children.
Generation 4: Mary Fowle, born 18 June 1689 in Woburn, died
9 March 1762 in Woburn; married on 17 June 1714 in Woburn to James Simonds,
Jr., son of James Simonds and Susanna Blodgett, who was born 1 November 1686 in
Woburn and died 30 June 1775 in Woburn. Nine children.
Generation 5: Caleb Simonds m. Susanna Converse
Generation 6: Ruth
Simonds m. Andrew Munroe
Generation 7: Luther
Simonds Munroe m. Olive Flint
Generation 8: Phebe Cross Munroe m. Robert Wilson Wilkinson
Generation 9: Albert Munroe Wilkinson m. Isabella Lyons Bill
Generation 10: Donald Munroe Wilkinson m. Bertha Louise
Roberts (my grandparents)
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Copyright 2012, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
I am the son of Martha Franklin Fowle, our branch of the Fowle family located in Virginia in the late 1700s, though they kept close contact with their New England family. The Fowle family were major leaders in Alexandria throughout the 19th century, bringing water and gas to Alexandria, while disagreeing with secession, taking a major role in the Army of Northern Virginia. One direct descendant fought one of the last duels in Virginia.
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