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- "He came over from Bristol, Eng., with his father, Percival Lowle 1639 in the ship 'Jonathan," landed in Boston and settled in Newbury, Mass.
Richard Lowell was appointed one of the adminisrators of the estate of his brother John of Newbury on 6 Jul 1647 and guardian to his sons James and Joseph in May 1648.
1670, in a deed, he is called "gentleman."
1674, he and wife were members of the Newbury Mass. Church.
His will made June 25, 1681 may be found in.
He had a 'freehold right", No. 63, in the upper common, Newbury, Mass. (Essex Co. Prob. Rec., 19; 27).
June 2, 1650, effort was made to relieve him as overseer of an estate because he was "sickly and unable to look after their interests."
Members of Newbury Church in 1674.
The Will of Richard Lowle of Newbury was dated June 25, 1681 (date may have been 25 Jan 1681) and proved 26 September 1682. To "my loveing & beloved wife Margaret, all my household Gods (Except ñmy great Bible and ñmy great pot) & Chattels with house & land & orchard and ñmeadow, during her widowhood, or naturall life if shee remains a wide." He appointed Margaret as the sole executrix, "And after her I give & bequeath unto my son percivall Lowle, all my house & Barne & outhousing & orchard with all my land adjoyning to my house (except [twelve?] acres on the northeasterly side of my Land). Also…my twlve acres of Marsh in the great marshes by the Plumb bushes, and five acres of marsh or meadow below Benamin Rolfes, and two acres of my Marsh of the eight acres at old Towne and also the one-halfe of my freehold & previdedg of commonage and my great pot & my great Bible. And I do hereby acknowledge that the meadow in Birchen Meadows which was formerly mine to bee my son Percivall's by purchase. Also I give and beqeath to my son Thomas Lowle twelve acres of my Upland adjoyneing to James Brownes and Nathaniel Clarkes land & widow Muzzeyes Land. So much in breadth at the street as running the whole length, bearing an equall breadth as shall amount to twelve acres. Always provided that if my son Samuel Lowle desire one acre of Land to build a house for his settled habitation, then my son Thomas shall let my Son Samuel have an acre adjoyneing to the widow Muzzeyes Land foure Rods in fron next the Street and forty Rods in Length, but if ñmy Son Samuel shall refuse or relinquish his Right in the acre of Land… Then my son Thomas shall pay to the said son Samuell six pound in current Newengl: silver money or ten pound in Currant [pay?]. Also I give to my Sonne Thomas Lowle all my Plumb Island Lott of Marsh Land, and six acres of my eight acres of Salt Marsh at the old Towne marsh, also I give to him the other halfe of my freehold or previledg in the Comoning or Comon lands. And after my wive's decease, I give all my household Goods & movables: of what kind soever within or without doors, to be equally dividd between my two sons Percival Lowle & Thomas Lowle or their heires. Also I give all my living Stock of Cattell to my Son Tho: Lowle. Also I give liberty to mly Sonne Thomas Lowele to live in the house & have the sixt part of the Apples yearly so long as he lives a single man without a wife and no longer, and I give a booke called Mr. Hooker's politic unto Anthony Somerby…"Witnesses were Tristram Coffin and Anthony Somerby.
From Phoebe Tilton Genealogy:
“7. RICHARD LOWLE (Percival, Richard, John, John, Thomas) was born in England about 1602 as, at his death in Newbury on August 5, 1682, his age was estimated as about eighty. His wife Margaret, whose surname is not known, survived him. She was about seventy-four years old in 1679 and was, therefore, born about 1605.
“Whereas his brother John, who died when a comparatively young man, had begun what promised to be a distinguished career in New England, Richard Lowle was a man of little mark considering his probable educational and known financial possibilities. His only public service was performed as a member of the grand jury in 1649. Possibly, however, ill-health prevented his taking a more active part in the affairs of the town and colony as in 1653, at his own request, the court relieved him of the care of the estates of his nephews James and Joseph Lowle, “the sd Richard being very sickly and thereby uncapable to look any further after the same.”
“In 1656 Richard Lowle was fined for an attempted assault on Jane Boulton. In 1671 he was released from training because of his age and was “one of the Brethren” on Ref. Mr. Parker’s side in the Parker-Woodman controversy which split the town of Newbury into two bitter factions. His old age must have been much troubled by the several suits brought against him by his nephew Benjamin Lowle. Unable to appear in court in person, he employed Tristram Coffin as his attorney.
“Richard Lowle of Newbury made his will June 25, 1681, and it was proved September 26 1682. To his wife Margaret he left all his household goods, except his great Bible and his great pot, his house, land, orchard and meadow during her widowhood, and named her executrix. After her marriage or death, his son Percival was to have the house, barn, land and orchard (except twelve acres on the northeasterly side). Also to his son Percival, twelve acres of marsh “in the great Marshes by the Plumb bushes,” five acres of marsh below Benjamin Rolfe’s, two acres of marsh at Old Town, one half of his commonage, his great pot and his great Bible. He acknowledged that the meadow in Birchen Meadows which was formerly his belonged to Percival by purchase. To his son Thomas Lowle, twelve acres of upland, but if the testator’s son Samuel Lowle desired to build a house for his settled habitation, Thomas was to allow Samuel to have an acre adjoining widow Muzzy’s land. If Samuel “shall refuse or relinquish his Right in the acre of land,” Thomas shall pay to him £6 in current New England silver money or £10 in current pay. To his son Thomas, all of his Plum island marsh, six acres of salt marsh at Old Town and one-half of his commonage. After his wife’s death his movables are to be divided between his sons Percival and Thomas. To his son Thomas, all of his cattle, and Thomas is to live in his house and have one-sixth of the apples as long as he lives a single man. To Anthony Somerby, “a book called Mr. Hooker’s politic.” Witnesses: Tristam Coffin, Anthony Somerby. The estate was worth £671, most of the value being in land. The inventory was taken by Nichlas Noyes, Anthony Somerby and Daniel Pierce, and sworn to by Margaret Lowle on September 26, 1682.
“Children:
i. PERCIVAL, b. about 1639: “about 29” in 1668 and “about 30” in 1671; m. in Newbury Sept. 7 1664, Mary Chandler.
ii. REBECCA, b. in Newbury Jan. 27, 1641; m. Dec. 5 1660, John Hale. (See Hale).
iii. SAMUEL, b. about 1645 “about 19” in 1664; probably abroad in 1682.
iv. THOMAS, b. in Newbury Sept. 28, 1649; unmarried in 1682; probably d. s.p.
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1602 - 1682 (80 years)
