Continuing to look at the earliest ancestors on my grandmother's family tree, I mentioned Thomas Bowers (1555-abt. 1620) earlier HERE, when talking about his wife (Elizabeth) Iwerner Minster Bowers (1570-1630).
His parents do appear on the tree, so let's see who my 10th great grandparents were.
Edmond L. Bower, Gent. (1513-1570) was born in Wiltshire, Eng, and died there as well. He married Joan Moggeridge Bower (1509-1569) in 1558 in Lincolnshire, Eng. She died in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire. And there is a record of their marriage also being listed in "Norfolk, Eng, Musters Returns, 1569, 1572, 1574 1577." Her husband Edmond L. Bower is listed, but not her name as well.
Their son Thomas Bowers is the only child mentioned.
I am a bit amazed to find her parents are also listed in some Ancestry trees. So let's look at the information on them.
Her father was Richard Moggeridge, born on 21 Feb. 1463 in Heathfield, Sussex, Eng. and he died sometime in 1509...place unknown. His wife was Jane Soper Moggeridge (1483-1521) who was born and died in Heathfield, Sussex, Eng. These are my 11 times great grandparents.
Back to Edmond L Bower, Gent. His father was Robert Bower, 1493-1517, born and died in Wiltshire, Eng. Edmond's mother was Agnes Weston Bower born between 1493-1500 in Rugley, Staffordshire, Eng. who died in 1535 in Staffordshire, Eng. Her birth date as a range of years 1493-1500 was recorded by the "British Chancery Records, 1386-1558." She was one of 9 children of a family with title. So there were lots of records kept regarding her Weston brothers, and parents.
Agnes' father was Sir John Weston of Rugley, II. His birth in 1458 was in Ockham, Surrey, Eng. and he died in 1527 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, Eng. Her mother was Lady Alice Edshaw Weston, born in Petworth, Sussex, Eng. in about the year 1465, and died in 1547 in Rugley, Staffordshire, Eng. They were my 12 times great grandparents.
The next father of John II was John Weston I
1418–1483
BIRTH 1418 • Ockham, Surrey, England
DEATH 14 JUNE 1483 • Kent, England
1425–1475
BIRTH 1425 • Molesdon, Northumberland, ENG
DEATH 31 JAN 1475 • Kent, Eng
Thank you for sharing this. I've traced my ancestry directly back to Edmond Bowers so was thrilled to find your blog. I was born and raised in Massachusetts, where George Bowers, grandson of Edward, arrived from England sometime between 1615 and 1649.
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