EIGHTH GENERATION

146. Pvt. Thomas BOWLBY Sr. ^{(6)(7) (8)} was born on 2 Apr 1744 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^{(811) (812)} He was buried in Jan 1827 in Mansfield Woodhouse Cem., NJ. ⁽⁸¹³⁾ He died on 8 Jan 1827 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^{(811) (814)} He was a in Attorney.

He was married to Sarah COWELL in 1765. ⁽⁸¹⁵⁾ From TRADITIONS OF HUNTERDON

p. 86

...Thomas [also known as "Esq. Thom" was an important man in the settlement. He was a surveyor, Justice of the Peace and Judge of the court, but with all these "blushing honors" his wife was even more powerful; for she could pick up a barrel of cider, and drink from the bung-hole. Sarah COWELL^{(3) (816)(6) (7)(8)} was born on 12 May 1747. ⁽⁸¹¹⁾ She died on 16 Apr 1829. ⁽⁸¹¹⁾ Pvt. Thomas BOWLBY Sr. and Sarah COWELL had the following children:

+232 i. John BOWLBY Sr..
+233 ii. Thomas BOWLBY Jr..
+234 iii. Olivia B. BOWLBY.
+235 iv. Eunice BOWLBY.
+236 v. Samuel BOWLBY.
+237 vi. George BOWLBY.
238 vii. Ebenezer BOWLBY^{(3) (816)(6) (7)(8)} was born about 1780. ⁽⁸¹⁷⁾ He died in 1793 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^(818)(819) It is said that he died at aged 13 of yellow fever and was buried in a single grave in the front yard of his parent's home.
+239 viii. Joseph BOWLBY.
+240 ix. David BOWLBY Sr..
+241 x. Lydia BOWLBY.