John Bowlsby

John Bowlsby\Bowlby, son of Samuel Bowlsby and Elizabeth Dunn, was born about 1760 in Imlaydale, Sussex Co., NJ and died in 1800 in Mansfield Twp., Sussex Co., NJ about age 40.

John married Mary Harriman in 1781.

Marriage Notes: 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.

The child from this marriage was:

i.

Samuel Barker Bowlby [128] was born on 5 Jul 1782 in Sussex Co., NJ, died in 1846 in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., IL at age 64, and was buried in Halladay Cem., Murphysboro, Jackson Co., IL.

John next married Mary Lanning in about 1786.

Children from this marriage were:

	i.	Joseph Lanning Bowlby was born on 24 May 1787 in New Hampton, Hunterdon Co., NJ, died on 10 Jul 1873 in New Hampton, Hunterdon Co., NJ at age 86, and was buried in Musconetcong Valley Presby. Church, NJ.
	ii.	Henry Bowlby was born in Sussex Co., NJ and died in Somerset Co., PA.
	iii.	John S. Bowlby was born on 29 Jun 1792 in Sussex Co., NJ, died on 6 Apr 1862 at age 69, and was buried in Musconetcong Valley, Warren Co., NJ.
118	iv.	James Bowlby (b. 1796) (*)
	v.	Martha Bowlby.
	vi.	Elizabeth Bowlby was born in Sussex Co., NJ and died in Somerset Co., PA.
	vii.	Jemina Bowlby was born in Sussex Co., NJ.
	viii.	Mary Bowlby was born in Sussex Co., NJ and died in Ohio.