Hello Paul, Re:your post concerning John Cowles, my wife is a 13th gen. descendant of John Cowles. Going backwards,Linda's line is as follows: Linda Curtis=Robert Jarvis(13) Robert Curtis=Mary Molla(12) Robert Curtis=Gertrude Agnes Smith(11) James L. Curtis=Ida Peck(10) Dyer H.Peck=Sarah Leishman(9) John Peck=Charlotte Cowles(8) Phineas Cowles=Katherine Stone(7) Nathaniel Cowles=Phebe Cole(6) Nathaniel Cowles=Sarah Gridley(5) Nathaniel Cowles=Phoebe Woodruff(4) Samuel Cowles=Abigail stanley(3) Henry Cole=Sarah Ruscoe(2) John Cole=Sarah Deborne(1) If you are interested in additional information about my wife's Cowles ancestry, please let me know. Regards, Bob Jarvis