I don't know much anything about this line of mine on my mother's side. Her mother was a Slawson, and in tracing the Slawsons back I found a direct line ancestor called BOWERS SLAWSON. BOWERS SLAWSON was born 6/21/1742 at Stamford CT. He married a Prudence Brown. They had many children. Apparently Bowers Slawson was s/o Lieut. James Slawson Jr. 1706-1758 and Elizabeth Howe 1708-1758. Elizabeth Howe was d/o Isaac Howe 1669-1733 and Elizabeth Waterbury Howe Weed. These folks lived in New Haven, CT, but Elizabeth came from Stamford. Isaac Howe's father was Nathaniel Howe 1650-1692, who married a "Miss Bowers" of New Haven CT. He may have had another spouse before or after Miss Bowers. I have the marriage date as 1670 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co. CT. Surely would like to know more about "Miss Bowers" and her family. I'm presuming these folks were English (as opposed to my German BOWER ancestors). Nathaniel Howe was born at Lynn MA, Essex Co., but died in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT. Does anybody recognize these folks? Jan T