1. JOHN11 LOWELL (PERCIVAL10 LOWLE, RICHARD9, JOHN8, JOHN7, THOMAS6, RICHARD5, WALTER4, RAFFE3, JAMES2, WILLIAM1) was born 1595 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, and died July 10, 1647 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARGARET Bef. 1629. He married (2) ELIZABETH GOODALE 1639 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN GOODALE and ELIZABETH PARLETT.

Notes for JOHN LOWELL:

John Lowell came to New England 1639, with his father, bringing wife and four children. He was a man of good education for those early days; was a man of prominence and influence in the community. February 2, 1640, he was made freeman; was constable December 10, 1641; Deputy in the General Court March 7, 1644; was appointed May 14, 1645, as one of three Commissioners of this town to settle small disputes, involving less than 20 shillings, and reappointed, holding the position until his death; he held the office of town clerk at his death. While yet in England he apprenticed himself in 1619, when 24 years of age, to Richard Baugh of Bristol, England, who was a "Glover." He was admitted as a citizen of Bristol, England in 1629. September 7, 1637, he had Richard Dole apprenticed to him for seven years. Dole came with the Lowell's to America and became a merchant of wealth and prominence in Newbury, where he settled. March 17, 1742, he, with his father, was a freeholder. (D. R. Lowell. 1899. The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639-1899)

Came to New England 1639, with his father, bringing wife and four children. He was a man of good education for those early days; was a man of prominence and influence in the community. Feb. 2, 1640, he was made freeman; was constable Dec. 10, 1641; Deputy in the General Court March 7, 1644; was appointed May 14, 1645, as one of three Commissioners of this town to settle small disputes, involving less than 20 shillings, and re-appointed, holding the position until his death; he held the office of town clerk at his death. While yet in England he apprenticed himself in 1619, when 24 years of age, to Richard Baugh of Bristol, England, who was a "Glover." He was admitted as a citizen of Bristol, England in 1629. Sept. 7, 1637, he had Richard Dole apprenticed to him for seven years. Dole came with the Lowells to America and became a merchant of wealth and prominence in Newbury, where he settled. March 17, 1742, he with his father, was a freeholder. (Genserv rainre1 database citing "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England")

Children of JOHN LOWELL and MARGARET are:

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i. JOHN12 LOWELL, b. 1629, England; d. January 07, 1693/94, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

ii. MARY LOWELL, b. 1633, England; m. THOMAS WYBURN.

iii. PETER LOWELL, b. 1635, England.

iv. JAMES LOWELL, b. 1637, England.

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v. JOSEPH LOWELL, b. November 28, 1639, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. August 19, 1705, Boston, Mass.

Children of JOHN LOWELL and ELIZABETH GOODALE are:

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vi. BENJAMIN12 LOWELL, b. September 12, 1642, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. August 22, 1714, Newbury, Essex, MA.

vii. THOMAS LOWELL, b. June 04, 1644; d. Aft. June 04, 1644.

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viii. ELIZABETH LOWELL, b. February 16, 1645/46; d. December 14, 1731, Rowley, Massachusetts.