Wild Rhododendrons: Fowler

The Worland Family in America and Beyond

I began my life in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, on an island filled with forests and wild rhododendrons. I was separated from my Worland family there at an early age. Recently, I was reunited with my family and learned of my heritage. And so, this journey to know my ancestors began. The Worlands, Gideons, Newtons, Conards... they were the colonists, the settlers, the pioneers. They fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War. This is their story, and the story of a nation. -Deci Worland MacKinnon

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Monday, October 25, 2010

March 1730, Rhode Island

March 23, 1730- My eighth great grandmother, Rebecca Fowler, dies at the age of 74 in Providence, Rhode Island. Rebecca was born in Providence to Henry Fowler & Rebecca Newell.
At the age of 18, she became the wife of William Randall, Jr., a miller who ran a grist mill and a small saw mill on the west side of the Pochasset River.
William was the son of William and Elizabeth Randall of Providence. William and Rebecca had seven children.
On August 3rd, this inventory was recorded: Rebecca Randall, widow. Administration to her son William. Inventory Ð125, viz: wearing apparel and silver money 3s. 3d.paper bills of credit Ðl2-04-00, due on land Ð19-09-00, due on account Ð5. Lace, Mohair, Silk, Feather Bed, Pewter Spectacles, New Sash, 2 Spinning Wheels, 3 Carts, Deers Leather, etc.
"Randall and Allied Families: William Randall of Scituate and His Descendants" by Frank Alfred Randall; pp. 34 and 39; Revert-WeberPrinting Company; Chicago, Illinois; 1943
I have also found sources that show Rebecca's daughter, Mary Randall, wife of Zacharia Rhodes, dying five days earlier on March 23.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

1730 Rhode Island

1730- Mary Lawton is born to Benjamin Lawton & Penelope Gardner in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Her sister, Rebecca, was born at about the same time. They may have been twins, or Rebecca may have been born later that year.

Mary Randall is born to Joseph Randall & Lydia Williams in Providence, Rhode Island.

(Mary Randall is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall, Jr. & Rebecca Fowler.
Mary and Rebecca Lawton are my second cousins 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

1728, Rhode Island

1728- Joseph Randall is born to William Randall & Mercy Williams at Knightsville Village, Providence colony, Rhode Island.

( Joseph Randall is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall & Rebecca Fowler.)

Monday, August 16, 2010

March 1726, Rhode Island

March 17, 1726- Joseph Randall marries Lydia Williams, daughter of Joseph Williams and Lydia Herenden, in Providence, Rhode Island. They are married by Richard Waterman, Justice. They would soon give birth to their first son, Joseph.

(Joseph Randall is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall, Jr. & Rebecca Fowler.)

Sunday, July 25, 2010

October 1724, Rhode Island

October 7, 1724- Jonathan Randall dies at the age of 36 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. His young daughter would die two weeks later.
An epidemic of Small Pox is known to have began in Plymouth Colony in August of 1724 and raged through the area until June of 1725. This may have caused these two untimely deaths.
A 1724 account of the epidemic.
Jonathan Randall was a physician. His wife, Bethiah Howard, absented herself and refused administration of his will and it was given to William Harris, a principal creditor. He was buried at the North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island.

October 24, 1724- Jonathan's daughter, Mary Randall, dies at the age of 7 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

(Jonathan Randall is my seventh great granduncle. Mary Randall is his daughter. Mary Randall is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall, Jr. & Rebecca Fowler.)

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

1724 Rhode Island

1724- Rachel Sisson is born to Thomas Sisson & Jane Freeman in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.

Jonathan Randall is born to Jonathan Randall & Bethiah Howard in Providence, Rhode Island.

John Randall and Martha Williams are married in Providence, Rhode Island. Martha is the sister of Mercy and Lydia who married John’s older brothers.

(Rachel Sisson is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Jonathan Randall and John Randall are my first cousins 8 times removed. They are first cousins. Our common ancestors are William Randall, Jr. & Rebecca Fowler.)

Saturday, June 12, 2010

1720 Rhode Island

1720- Rebecca Randall is born to William Randall and Abial Wight in Rhode Island.

(Rebecca Randall is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall & Rebecca Fowler.)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

April 1720, Rhode Island

April 14, 1720- William Randall, son of William and Abiah Randall, marries Mercy Williams in Providence, Rhode Island. Mercy is the daughter of Joseph and Lydia Hearnden Williams, and great granddaughter of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island at Providence.
William and Mercy Randall would have four children.

"Randall and Allied Families: William Randall of Scituate and His Descendants" by Frank Alfred Randall; pp. 40 and 48; Revert-WeberPrinting Company; Chicago, Illinois; 1943

(William Randall is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall & Rebecca Fowler.)