Hi.. My family originally settled in Bucks County, then moved west to I believe it was "Westmoreland". I don't know what county or township that is. They eventually moved to Allegheny County in a town named Foxburg. I have genealogy records back to mid 1700's. The first "Pennsylvania" Fowler arrived from Germany. Jim Fowler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Fowler" <pfrank@ptd.net> To: <FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:29 PM Subject: [FOWLER] Fowlers > Are their any Fowlers from Schuylkill County, PA out there? > > > Jack Fowler > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Jim, Our Fowler line arrived ~1630 in Massachusetts. They were in Essex County during the witch trials - I haven't found any connection with them and the trials, thank goodness. Some later did a scandalous thing - became Quakers. New Hampshire province or territory or whatever it was called within Massachusetts became New Hampshire. Later generations were settled in Cherry Valley, New Hampshire. I am descended from Cherry Valley Fowler. The family homesteaded in Ohio and later in Iowa, settling in Appanoose County and nearby counties. The earliest in this line is Philip Fowler b. 1591 - 1598 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, died in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Arrived on the ship "Mary and John" 1633. Another source says that he had a brother William and that their father's name was Philip. But, at this point, there is lots of conflicting information on Ancestry and Rootsweb. I took my information from a book "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury" by David Hoyt, and also his book "Descendants of Philip Fowler". I have read that the Pennsylvania Fowlers and the Massachusetts Fowlers were from the same family but do not have a source to quote you. Additionally, I have learned about a book by Christine C. Fowler, published May 8, 1950. Her study of the Fowlers started with Henry during the years 876-936. I don't know if this book is in print, but may be available in libraries. I have yet to look for it. I have a letter from about 1960 from a Fowler relative that references Christine's book, and apparently she wrote that all of the Fowlers that came to the US early were related. It is interesting that your records say that Fowler arrived from Germany, as this is generally considered to be an English name, meaning person who keeps or trains birds. Pennsylvania was predominantly settled by Germans, but many of the ships left from Amsterdam, Netherlands and not all passengers were German. Keep in touch - I hope my ramblings here may prove useful to you in some way. What is the name of the Fowler from Bucks County? Sincerely, Kathryn Sue Warren Jim Fowler wrote: > Hi.. > > My family originally settled in Bucks County, then moved west to > I believe it was "Westmoreland". I don't know what county or > township that is. They eventually moved to Allegheny County > in a town named Foxburg. > > I have genealogy records back to mid 1700's. The first "Pennsylvania" > Fowler arrived from Germany. > > Jim Fowler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Fowler" <pfrank@ptd.net> > To: <FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:29 PM > Subject: [FOWLER] Fowlers > > > Are their any Fowlers from Schuylkill County, PA out there? > > > > > > Jack Fowler > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237