John Bowater, *

1630 - 1705  (74 years)

• Name	John Bowater  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	25 Apr 1630	Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Christening	25 Apr 1630	Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, ENG
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 1705	Spitalfields, Stepney Borough, London, ENG
  Person ID	I13084	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Bowater,   b. Abt 1600   d. Bef 12 Nov 1685, Of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, ENG (Age < 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Carter,   b. 14 Dec 1632, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire, England d. 25 Apr 1679, Warwick North M.M., , ENG (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1650	Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
  Children	1. William Bowater,   b. 1657, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire, England d. 13 Aug 1697, , , ENG (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Bowater,   b. 1659, London, Chelsea, ENG d. 6 Mar 1764, Frederick, Virginia, USA (Age 105 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alice Bowater,   b. 8 Dec 1662, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Pheobe Bowater,   b. 1666, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ann Bowater,   b. 3 Jan 1653, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England d. 25 Apr 1684, England (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elizabeth Bowater,   b. 1661, , , ENG d. Aft 1707, Of East Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Chester, PA (Age > 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Thomas Bowater,   b. 10 Apr 1655, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, ENG d. 1750, New Garden, Guilford, NC (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Bowater, Jr.,   b. Bef 8 Aug 1652, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire, England d. 16 Nov 1705, , Chester, PA (Age > 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Maunder,   b. 1649, London, Middlesex, ENG d. 10 Feb 1704, Spitalfields, Stepney Borough, London, ENG (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1685	, Worcestershire, ENG
  Children	1. Mary Bowater Or Davis, *,   b. 2 Dec 1689, London, City of London, Greater London, England d. Bef 6 Mar 1764, , Frederick, Virginia, USA (Age < 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John and Mary were from Spitalfields, a town near London, England. John married twice. He was a Quaker who actually visited but did not settle in the American colonies. He and his second wife died when Mary was a young woman. He wasd as age 75 at his death. (C-1447) His parents might be Richard Bowater and Elizabeth Sadler instead. (Gedmatch)

  
  

• Sources

  [S838] Tango1010, The Quaker Tree (www.ancestry.com). [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S3195] Stewart Baldwin, Quaker Marriage Certificates The American Genealogist Vol. 72, Nos. 3-4 July/Oct 1997 225-243.