In 1927 Theresa Hall Bristol began a long running series in the NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD on the Fowler family entitled THE DESCENDANTS OF HENRY FOWLER that continued right up until her death with the last installment being published in April 1941. This family had never been chronicled to amount to anything prior to that time. In 1950 Christine C. Fowler plopped the whole works into her fat book and included a number of later additions and other material of variable quality. This even included a fanciful lineage from some Henry Fowler all the way back to Sir Richard Fowler, he in turn allegedly a descendant of Heinrich I (Germany) or Henry "the Fowler". (Holy Roman Emporer) A fascinating legend without a nickle's worth of documentation and a laughable dissertation on the coat-of -arms I won't even go into here - but interesting none the less. The 4 generations I have that are in Mrs. Bristol's data all square with my research. The last generation would have been Moses #167 - this was picked up by C.C. Fowler and basically he and his descendants that are given square up all right. The Grenville Mackenzie papers also give these same Fowlers with less detail and are accessible through the NYGBR or WCHS. The WCHS web site gives an index and e-mail for their Office Manager, Sarah Suarez, and costs are reasonable with very rapid response and turnaround. By preference I use and cite Mrs. Bristol's earlier material from the NYGBR wherever possible and C.C. Fowler's data only where it does not overlap and the Mackenzie data as a secondary source. Craig M. Hamilton No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 18-Feb-07 4:35 PM

Thank you for the FOWLER information Craig. I have just started looking at this family line, and found a lot of records online, which are very helpful as a guideline, but finding credible sources that confirm these records is another matter. I have the NYG&B Record (CD Disc 5) 1940-1960 (originally purchased for the research on the FEAKE family) and have noted your reference below to the work of Theresa Hall Bristol. It looks like I need a couple of earlier CDs! Through the Genealogy and History of Westchester County CD (Early Wills), I have been able to establish my 7 x Great Grandparents were John HUNT married Grace FOWLER. Also, with the assistance of the wills, I was able to establish Grace's brother was Jeremiah FOWLER (who I assume, was from Eastchester, will details: 26 September 1723; Proved: 23 December 1723; Liber 9. P.486) Online sources have their parents as Henry FOWLER (died 1687 in Mamaroneck NY?) and Rebecca NEWELL. Unfortunately their wills are not as helpful as the HUNT family, so couldn't confirm this information. So that's my starting point!! Any suggestions and assistance with the FOWLER connections of Grace and brother Jeremiah would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Marg Smith Mardi, NSW Australia Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Fowler research > In 1927 Theresa Hall Bristol began a long running series in the NEW YORK > GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD on the Fowler family entitled THE > DESCENDANTS OF HENRY FOWLER that continued right up until her death with > the last installment being published in April 1941. > > This family had never been chronicled to amount to anything prior to that > time. In 1950 Christine C. Fowler plopped the whole works into her fat > book > and included a number of later additions and other material of variable > quality. This even included a fanciful lineage from some Henry Fowler all > the way back to Sir Richard Fowler, he in turn allegedly a descendant of > Heinrich I (Germany) or Henry "the Fowler". (Holy Roman Emporer) A > fascinating legend without a nickle's worth of documentation and a > laughable dissertation on the coat-of -arms I won't even go into here - > but > interesting none the less. > > The 4 generations I have that are in Mrs. Bristol's data all square with > my > research. The last generation would have been Moses #167 - this was picked > up by C.C. Fowler and basically he and his descendants that are given > square up all right. > > The Grenville Mackenzie papers also give these same Fowlers with less > detail and are accessible through the NYGBR or WCHS. The WCHS web site > gives an index and e-mail for their Office Manager, Sarah Suarez, and > costs > are reasonable with very rapid response and turnaround. > > By preference I use and cite Mrs. Bristol's earlier material from the > NYGBR > wherever possible and C.C. Fowler's data only where it does not overlap > and > the Mackenzie data as a secondary source. > > Craig M. Hamilton > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 18-Feb-07 > 4:35 PM > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >