Richard Dowle born about 1610 (General)
I have been perusing the National Archives, Kew, document (henceforth called ref): “Dowle v Morgan. Plaintiffs: Robert Dowle. Defendants: Thomas Morgan and others. Subject: property . Court of Chancery. Subject: property in Whitcleeve in Newland, Gloucestershire. Document type: bill, answer, schedule and plea. Date range: 01 January 1691 - 31 December 1691. Reference:C 5/73/15”.
The Defendent in ref is THOMAS MORGAN (http : // www.forest-of-dean.net/downloads/Wills/ MORGAN_Will_of_Thomas_Morgan_of_Lydney_1711.pdf and
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/downloads/Miscellaneous/Thomas_Morgan_born_circa_1642_Ped...
The genealogical information on the DOWLE family gleaned from this document is as follows (supplemented with data from this web-site(designated FOD)):
1. RICHARD DOWLE (born about 1600; mentioned as the deceased grandfather of the plaintif ROBERT DOWLE in ref). Had issue:
1.1. JOHN DOWLE (eldest son according to ref; born before 1642 since of full age on 23rd May 1663 according to ref; baptised 17th July 1631, Newland, por: Whiteceleve (FOD); death December 1682 according to ref; burial 24th December 1681, Newland, por: Whitecleave (FOD); died without issue according to ref);
1.2. WILLIAM DOWLE (born before 1642 since of full age on 23rd May 1663 according to ref). Had issue:
1.2.1. ROBERT DOWLE (the plaintiff in ref; yeoman).
1.3. PAUL DOWLE (born before 1642 since of full age on 23rd May 1663; died May 1682 according to ref; buried 8th June 1682, Newland, por: Whitecleave (FOD); died without issue and intestate according to ref);
1.4 JOANE DOWLE (mentioned as JOANE CHURCHMAN, widow, by PAUL DOWLE at the time of his death in May 1682.
Also mentioned in ref:
HENRY ELLY (stonecutter of Coleford according to ref and a tenant of THOMAS MORGAN in the property that JOHN DOWLE and PAUL DOWLE occupied until they died) married to someone named in ref as “MARY ELLY”.
Richard Dowle born about 1610
This may be of interest for future reference
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wrag44/wills/otherwills/RichardDowle1...