Richard Dowle born about 1610 (General)

by 10noyrum , Sunday, December 16, 2012, 17:18 (4365 days ago)

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”.