Thomas Bowater, Sr.

1655 -

• Name	Thomas Bowater
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Feb 1655	Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
  Christening	Chester County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Y Y Y
  Person ID	I6160	Rhodes Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	John Bowater, Jr.,   b. Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England d. 4 Nov 1704, Chester County, PA
  Mother	Ann Carter,   b. 1632, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England d. 25 Feb 1679, Warwickshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F1429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Edge
  Marriage	4 Oct 1686	Edgemont, Chester Co PA
  Children	1. Sarah Bowater,   b. 9 Sep 1688, Chester County, PA d. 12 Sep 1761, Wellsville, York County, PA (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F1387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82755629 The son of John Jr and Ann (Carter) Bowater of England, Thomas married: 1) Sarah Edge on 4 Oct 1686 in Edgemont, Chester Co PA; she died 1692. 2) Widow Frances (Lambe) Barnet in Feb 1703 in Concord Twp, Chester Co PA. Children with Sarah: 1) Sarah C Bowater (1688-1765), m: John Jacob Beals Jr. 2) Thomas Bowater Jr (1691-c1752) No known children with Frances. Thomas immigrated from England in 1683, joining the Friends Meeting House in Philadelphia, certificate dated in England, Mar 14, 1683. To pay his passage to America, Thomas indentured himself to Francis Fincher. According to the manifest of th e ship "Bristol Comfort", "Tho. Bowater out of Worcestershire, servant to francis fincher out of Woster City, glover, for three years." In 1695 Thomas purchase 100 acres of land in Edgmont, Ridley Creek PA.