Philip FOWLER

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PIONEERS OF MASS.He came to America on the Mary and John, March 24, 1633 and settled in IpswichMASS. Removed to Haverhill; propr. 1634; clothworker. Frm. 3 Sep 1634. He deposed 28 Feb 1671 at age above 80 years. He married (1) Mary who died 30 Aug 1659; he married (2) Mary, widow of George Norton; contract 27 Feb 1659. Children: Margaret (m. Christopher Osgood), Mary (m. William Chandler), Samuel, Hester (m. 1. Jathnell Bird; 2. Ezra Rolfe; 3. Robert Collins); Joseph, Thomas. He adopted his son Joseph's son Phillip and deeded house and land to him 23 Dec 1668. He d. 24 June 1679. admkn. gr. to gr. son Phillip F., Sept. 1679Phillip's second wife, Mary, was the Widow of George Norton. Their marriagecontract was made 27 Feb 1659.The Fowler Family by M. A. Stickney. Obtained from Ogden Family HistoryLibrary.Settled in Ipswich in 1634, coming from Marlborough, Wiltshire, Eng. He was aclothworker. The name Fowler came from bird hunter, a sportsman whopursues wild fowl. English ancestor was Sir Richard Rowler. AMERICANCOLONISTS IN ENGLISH RECORDS by George Sherwood, London, 1932, page Ixxxvi