That begins what I now of Alexander Bowe. His birthdate is given as about 1630, but I don't know whether he was born on this or the other side of the Atlantic. He was in the Boston area for sure in 1650. He seemed to move around a bit, which made me suppose he either was selling something or his services. He eventually settled in a new place, Middletown, Middlesex, Conn. He is named online in a genealogy site as one of the founding fathers. He was married before he moved them, but his wife died and I know little about her. He married again. He had a son and a daughter by his first wife, Joseph and Mary. His second wife must have been much younger than he. She produced a child or two and was sexpecting one when he died. His will said he left about 45-49 lbs in his estate. Other property is not mentioned that I recall. His widow married again. Middletown, Middlesex Conn. kept a ledger of the births, marriages, and deaths of its inhabitants that somebody put online. I mostly want to know, if anyone knows, what Alexander did. One of his grandchildren was a cooper; maybe all the Bowes were -- or not. One was a hunter/trapped, and built the first tavern in a small town in Ohio.
His son moved to westeren Tennessee and one of his daughters married my grandfather in a tiny place called Cumberland Furnace. That's pretty much all I know of my part of the Bowe family, excepting that which is written down in that ledger that can be found online. It is fascinating.