John COWLES

                   SOURCES:  1. this Family Group Sheet compiled by Marion Grace Jewell
            Nicholls, of Gilbert, Arizona.
       2.  IGI - Batch #8011604 (page 16,17),#7417203 (page 62,63), #7431504
            (page 23), #7210126 (page 17), #A170516 (page 2485).
       3.  Book #973/D852 - "Five Hundred First Families of America" By Alexander
            DuBin (pages 244,245) 3rd Edition - Los Angeles, California FHL.
       4.  Daughter's of American Revolution Lineage Book - Vol.#XV (pages 38,75)
       5.  Book #RD974.6C - Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford,
            Connecticut (pages 152,153,586,1274,1400)
       6.  Book " Cowles-Cole,Coles,Coales and Cowles" an ancient family; name
            appears in Doomesday Day Book of 1066. (Richard Cole, b.1148, of Hampshire
            England.
        7. Book #929.2/Bull - Bull Genealogy - Will date 27 October 1680 - Orlando,
            Florida.
NOTES:  1. Surname (Old English0 Cola (Coal-black-swarthy)
        2.  John Cowles came from Wales to Massachusetts 1635, Settled at Hartfrod,
             Connecticut - in 1636 moved on to Farmington, Connecticut, 1640 Constable,
             1647 Surveyor, 1659 found in Hadley, Massachusetts - "The Farmer".
        3.  John Cole - changed his name to John Cowles, because there was another
             John Cole in America
        4.  John and wife Hannah - Supposed to be Progenitor of all bearing that name in
             America, [except] the descendants of [not numerous] brothers? Thomas,John
             and Henry Cowles - who came from England to James City County, Virginia
             about 1740.
        5.  John and Hannah had two sons Samuel and John and five daughters.

NOTES:
      "The Farmer"

OCCUPATION: 1. John Cowles was a farmer.