NINTH GENERATION

203. John BOWLSBY\BOWLBY ^{(1314) (1315)(760)} was born about 1760 in Imlaydale, Sussex Co., NJ. He died in 1800 in Mansfield Twp., Sussex Co., NJ.⁽¹³¹⁶⁾

He was married to Mary HARRIMAN in 1781. Early family historians, and DAR lineages concur in that he was born in or near Imlaydale, Sussex County, New Jersey, around 1760. His father's prerogative count records establish that he was the eldest son, that he lived until his death upon a farm owned by his father. Depositions given in 1825 indicate that he may have died as early as 1800, but certainly before 10 December, 1819, when the farm upon which he lived was leased to his son, John S. BOWLBY. William J. HILL and other family historians accept that John was first married in 1781 to MARY HARRIMAN, daughter of John and Sarah (PRICE) HARRIMAN, born 29 December, 1765, Rockaway, now Denville, New Jersey. "Harriman Family History in New Jersey," and DAR lineages indicate that a child, Samuel Barker, was born of this marriage in 1782. The above historians say that Mary died and was buried at Rockaway, but give no date. Counter to this is the fact that "Mary BOWLSBY, wife of John BOWLSBY" appears in the settlement of John HARRIMAN's estate, administration granted 19 June, 1806, establishing that Mary (HARRIMAN) BOWLSBY was living at that time. Yet, John is said to have married secondly MARY LANNING, born in 1760 at Imlaydale, New Jersey, before their first son was born in 1786. John could not have had two wives living at the same time. Cordelia KELLY, family historian, and a descendant of this line, gives the names of eight children born to John and Mary LANNING excluding Samuel, who she indicates was the son of Mary HARRIMAN: Joseph Lanning, Henry, James, John S., Martha, Elizabeth, Jamina, and Mary. As heirs apparent through son John, deceased, five sons are named in Samuel BOWLBY's prerogative court records in the following order: Joseph L., John S., Henry, Samuel, and James. This may not indicate order of birth, because the first three were living in New Jersey, whereas Samuel and James were probably living in Pennsylvania at the time of their father's death. Though John's first marriage may be disputable, the fact that John had a son, Samuel, is not, because Samuel and his wife, Hulda, were living in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 15 March, 1825, when they disposed of his part of his grandfather's land. The names of John's nine children remain intact.


Mary HARRIMAN^{(1317) (760)} was born on 29 Dec 1765 in Rockaway, now Denville, Morris Co., NJ. She was buried in Rockaway, now Denville, Morris Co., NJ. John BOWLSBY\BOWLBY and Mary HARRIMAN had the following children:

+394 i. Samuel Barker BOWLBY.

He was married to Mary LANNING about 1786.⁽¹³¹⁸⁾ Mary LANNING^{(1319) (760)} was born in 1760 in Imlaydale, Sussex Co., NJ. John BOWLSBY\BOWLBY and Mary LANNING had the following children:

+395 i. Joseph Lanning BOWLBY.
396 ii. Henry BOWLBY^{(1320) (760)} was born in Sussex Co., NJ. He died in Somerset Co., PA.
+397 iii. John S. BOWLBY.
+398 iv. James BOWLBY.
399 v. Martha BOWLBY^{(1321) (760)}. She is said to have died in infancy.
400 vi. Elizabeth BOWLBY^{(1322) (760)} was born in Sussex Co., NJ. She died in Somerset Co., PA.
+401 vii. Jemina BOWLBY.
+402 viii. Mary BOWLBY.