It is good to see some activity... My BOWERS: John BOWERS Parents came from Essex County, England and settled in Massachusetts. Later moved to New York. b. 5 Dec 1765 d. 25 Jan 1836 married Clarinda Knickerbocker on 9 Dec 1784. Clarinda b. 22 Feb 1766 d. 4 Sep 1832 Their children: Milton b. 20 Sep 1788 d. 16 Mary 1814 Orasamus b. 5 Jan 1790 d. 25 feb 1842 Cynthia b 12 nov 1792 John b 14 Mar 1795 d. 4 Mar 1867 Isaac b. 21 Aug 1798 Jonathan b. 18 May 1800 Clarinda b. 25 Dec 1804 d. 16 Jan 1805 Cornelia b. 25 Dec 1804 d. 25 May 1842 Clarinda P b. 22 Dec 1809 d. Sept 1832 John Bowers married Clarissa Wallace on 8 Apr 1819. Clarissa b. 13 May 1797, d. 4 Sep 1832 John and Clarissa had: Alonza b. 4 Jun 1820 d. 12 May 1893 John Milton 26 Apr 1822 d. 11 Feb 1919 Truman Wallace b. 18 Jun 1824 d. 16 July 1825 Clarinda b. 23 Jul 1826 d. 24 Dec 1904 James Henry "Dr" b. 19 Mar 1829 Sabra Ann b. 6 Aug 1831 d. 24 Apr 1908 They possibly also had: Philander Charles b. 30 Aug 1834 Clarissa Cornelia b. 9 Jul 1837 d. 3 Apr 1908 Freeman Sanford b. 30 Jun 1840 d. 26 Dec 1844 Cynthia b. 30 Jun 1840 d. 7 Feb 1841 Possibly as death date in our family record is 25 Jan 1836 for John Bowers and 4 Sep 1832 for Clarissa Wallace Bowers. Four posthumous children ..... John Milton Bowers married Jane Elizabeth Loomis on 30 Sep 1846. They had: Andrew Adelbert b. 12 sept 1847 d. 23 Dec 1876 Oscar Alonzo b. 31 Aug 1849 d. 25 Jan 1850 William Wallace b. 30 Jun 1852 d. 6 Aug 1942 Emma M b. 27 Mar 1858 d. 23 Mar 1863 Both Andrew and William Bowers married Rena Evelyn Thayer, my gggrandmother. All of this information is from 1950's research my great aunt did. I do not have anything further on the early generations, do have lots of information beginning about 1850. Anybody know anybody here? Kate in Sugar Land, TX