The McDowell family trees which begin in the eastern counties of Philadelphia mostly originate from immigrants who arrive at the port in Philadelphia, although Baltimore MD is a possibilty. As a result, there are records from the City of Philadelphia for specific McDowells which cannot be assigned to a family tree due to lack of sufficient data or the existence of only a few records. We have not included those records in this file. It is also sometimes difficult to keep up with the movement of McDowells from the region around Philadelphia into the states of Delaware, Maryland, and sometimes New Jersey. We encourage anyone looking for a specific family tree to visit the files for those states.

William McDowell - Hannah Craven

Robert McDowell - Elizabeth Scott/Scout

Thomas McDowell - Ruth McEntire

Andrew McDowell - Sarah Shankland

Andrew McDowell - Rebecca Wilson

James McDowell - Elizabeth Loughead

See William McDowell of Cecil County MD

Alexander McDowell - Mary

George McDowell - Sarah Wilson

Charles McDowell - Elizabeth Churchman

Alexander McDowell - Sarah MNU

John McDowell - Hannah Depuy/Depugh

William McDowell - Ann Edwards

Thomas McDowell - Rebecca Leech

James McDowell - Ann MNU

Patrick McDowell - Jane (Turner)

William McDowell - Margaret Clark

James McDowell - Agnes MNU

Parents: Unknown

William McDowell [c1720 - Aft 1778] married Hannah Craven [3 April 1720 - 28 March 1794], the daughter of Jacobus (James) Craven and Antje Wiaart, on 11 November 1738 at the First Presbyterian Church Philadelphia. This is the conventional information for Hannah found at PMT and other sources.[Davis, 247]

On the other hand, there exists a grave record at FG for a Helena Craven [1727 - 10 October 1809 CVAN/FG] which describes Helena as the wife of William and 82 years old. We have been unable to resolve this issue, but it's clear that William did not marry a girl aged 11 in 1738.

Parents: William McDowell and Hannah Craven

Giles McDowell [1750/1751 - 12 January 1826 CVAN/FG] married Mary MNU. Based on his 1824 Will and other records, they had the following identified children.

I Giles McDowell of the Township of Moorland County of Montgomery & State of Pennsylvania, Schoolmaster, do this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty four, make and ordain this my last Will & Testament in manner following, Viz:
Imprimis. I direct all my just debts & funeral expenses to be paid.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my wife Mary all my household goods & kitchen furniture, my silver watch, all the provisions in the house, all the grain & hay on the premises & all my livestock of horses, cattle and swine, which I may have at the time of my decease.
Item. I direct my Executrix & Executor or the survivor of them to sell all my real Estate (if any I should have) either at public or private at such time as they, or the survivor of them may think proper. And I do hereby authorise & empower them or the survivor of them to execute good and sufficient deed or deeds in fee, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof. And the money arising from such sale I direct to be put out to Interest upon good security.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my wife Mary, during her natural life, the Interest last mentioned as well as the Interest arising from Bonds, notes or other personal estate to be paid to her annually. And also the rents issues & profits of my Real Estate until the same be sold.
Item. At the decease of my wife Mary, I give & bequeath unto my grand Daughter Mary Yerkes, the sum of two hundred Dollars to be paid to her when she shall arrive to the age of twenty one years, or at the time of her marriage, should she marry before she arrives to that age.
Item. I give & bequeath to my daughter Penelope after the decease of my wife Mary all the Interest arising from the residue of my estate, to be paid to her annually during her natural life for her sole & separate use & not to be liable to the payment of any debts, contracted, or which may be contracted, by her husband William Yerkes. And should my grandaughter Mary Yerkes die before her mother & without lawful issue, then the Interest arising from the said two hundred Dollars to be annually paid to my daughter Penelope during her natural life under the same restrictions as the Interest last before mentioned. During the minority of my Grandaughter Mary, I direct the Interest arising from the said two hundred dollars, to be annually appropriated to clothing, educating my said grandaughter.
Item. after the decease of my daughter Penelope, I give & bequeath all my Estate to my grandchildren share & share alike. And in case my daughter Penelope shall have more lawful issue, then such issue to have equal shares with my other grandchildren. And it is further my will that if either of my grandchildren should die in their minority & without lawful issue, then the share of the said decedent to be given to the survivor or survivors of my grandchildren. Should there be more than one in equal shares. If either or any of my grandchildren should die leaving lawful issue, such issue to inherit the share bequeathed to their deceased parent. It is further my will that if my Daughter Penelope should die before my grandson William Hawkins shall have arrived to the age of twenty one years, then the Interest arising from his share of my Estate I direct to be appropriated to the use of my Grandaughter Mary Yerkes until my grandson William Hawkins shall arrive to the age of twenty one years.
Lastly, I nominate constitute & appoint my wife Mary Executrix & my nephew John R. Neff Executor to this my last Will & Testament Declaring this and no other to be my last will & Testament. Witness my hand & seal the day & year first above written.

Probated by 5 March 1828 and Letters Testamentary granted to Mary McDowell and John R. Neff.

Parents: William McDowell and Hannah Craven

John McDowell [1756 - 23 December 1807] married Mary Sutphin [1768 - 21 April 1840], the daughter of Abraham Sutphin and Lanah MNU, on 11 January 1781 in Warminster, Bucks County PA. According to the 1806 Will of John, the 1840 Will of Mary, and a Petition, they had the following children.

Mary lived with her son Abraham in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 census records before her death in early 1840.

State of Pennsylvania, County of Bucks } On the 29^th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Abraham McDole aged 70 years, a resident of said County, Charles McDole aged 65 years, and Sutphin McDole aged 50 years resident of Montgomery County and John McDole aged 54 years a resident of Philadelphia County State of Pennsylvania who being first duly sworn according to law, do on their solemn oaths make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the various acts of Congress granting pensions to the widows and children of Revolutionary soldiers. That they are the only surviving children of one John McDole deceased who was an officer in the Revolutionary War; the said McDole first entered the service in the autumn of 1776 as Lieutenant of a company of volunteers commanded & one Captain Isaac Longstreth. The company was raised in Bucks County Pennsylvania near the place of residence of the said McDole, marched into New Jersey, joined the army under the Commander in Chief, and was present at the battles of Princeton and Trenton; the said deponents have heard many persons say that the said McDole was present in these two actions, and have often heard the said McDole speak of the fact in his lifetime. The said McDole was in service either in field or garrison nearly all the time up to the close of the war. In the spring of 1777 when the campaign again opened, he again took the field and was present at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Mommouth Court House, fought in the years 1778 and 1779. Said McDole remained in the Continental service to the best of their knowledge until the spring of 1780, when he was commissioned a Lieutenant in a company effort in the first Battalion of Militia in the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania – the said Commission was renewed in May 1783. As an officer of the Militia he was frequently called into service both in field and garrison, and so continued until peace was concluded and he was discharged from further duty. The two Commissions dated the 10^th day of May 1780 and the 1^st day of May 1783 are hereunto annexed as further evidence of the facts set forth. These deponents have frequently heard the said John McDole in his lifetime relate the particulars of his service during the war, and until very recently, the uniform he wore as an officer was in the possession of the family. They have often heard him say that he stood beside the American soldier who shot the Hessian across the Delaware River at Trenton, a fact well known in history, the soldier belonged to the same Company as the said McDole and went from the same neighborhood.
The said McDole was married to me Mary Sutphin in the year 1781, and died at Bucks County on the 23^rd day of December A.D. 1807, not being entitled to any pension during his lifetime. The said Mary McDole remained the widow of the said John McDole up to the day of her death which took place in Bucks County on the 21^st day of April 1840, and during her lifetime the said Mary McDole never made any application for, nor received a pension for the services of her said husband. The foregoing facts will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed. They make this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension due their mother, the said Mary McDole at the time of her death for the service of the said John McDole.

State of Pennsylvania, Bucks County } 29 March 1851.
Safety Magbee, age 85 and resident of Township of Northampton in Bucks County, confirms John McDole's RW service.
William Bean, age 77 and resident of Township of Warminister in Bucks County, confirms John McDole's RW service.
Ann Delany, age 76 and resident of Township of Warminister in Bucks County, confirms hearing John McDole describe his RW service.
Sarah [Krewson], a resident of Northampton Township Bucks County, confirms that her father described his RW service and often mentioned John McDole.
16 June 1851. Stephen Beans, age 76 and resident of Warminster Township Bucks County, confirms that he heard John McDowell describe his RW service.[KM Abstract]

State of Pennsylvania, County of Bucks } Ss. On this ninth day of June A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bucks, Ann Delany a resident of Warminister Township County and State aforesaid, who being first duly affirmed according to law, deposes and says as follows. That she was a near neighbor, and was well acquainted with the said John McDole mentioned in the aforesaid deposition and his wife Mary. She was present at their marriage which took place on the 11^th day of January A.D. 1781 in the Township and County aforesaid. The said John McDole died the 23^rd day of December A.D. 1807 and the said Mary McDole died the 21^st day of April A.D. 1840, and she further says that Abraham, Charles, John, & Sutphin McDole mentioned in the aforesaid deposition, are the only surviving children of the said John and Mary McDole.

State of Pennsylvania, County of Bucks } Ss. Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Ann Delany, a resident of Warminster Township in said County, who being duly affirmed according to law doth depose and say. That she was well acquainted with John and Mary McDole during their life time, and lived a near neighbor to them. That she is now in her seventy ninth year, and that she was present at the marriage of the said John and Mary McDole which took place in her fathers home in Warminister Township in said County on the 11^th day of January A.D. 1781. There were married by the Revd. Nathaniel Erwin, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, and that this event is particularly impressed upon her mind because it was her birthday. The said Mary McDole was the sister of this deponant and to the best of her knowledge there is no family record of the said marriage in existence. And she further says that her father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that she has heard him and others who were in the war talk about it, and say that John McDole was out with them in the war; that she remembers particulars & has heard them speak of themselves and the said John McDole being in the battle of Trenton and Princeton; and she further says that she has heard the said John McDole speak of being in the battle of Germantown, and mention events which took place there.

State of Pennsylvania, County of Bucks } Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bucks and State aforesaid Ann Delany who being first duly affirmed according to law doth depose and say, that she was well acquainted with Mary McDowell and her family, having lived a near neighbor of her during her lifetime. At the time of the death of said Mary McDowell which took place on the 21^st day of April A.D. 1840, she left the following children living, and none others, viz, Abraham McDowell, Charles McDowell, Hannah McDowell intermarried with Charles Thomas, Samuel McDowell, Ann McDowell intermarried with George Thomas, John McDowell and Sutphin McDowell.

Abraham McDowell was born the first day of January in the year 1782
Joseph McDowell was born the 11^th day of March in the year 1784. Died Octo September 29^th in the year 1822
Charles McDowell was born the first day of December in the year 1786
Hannah McDowell was born the 27 day of December in the year 1788. Hannah Tomas departed this life January 15^th 1842 in the 54...
Samuel McDowell was born 22 day of September in the year 1791. Samuel McDowell departed this life Decem^r 19^th 1843 aged 52
Ann McDowell was born the 5 day September in the year 1793. Ann Tomas departed this life January 18^th 1846 aged 52
James McDowell was born the 17 day of June in the year 1796. James McDowell departed this life the 10 day of September 1801.
John McDowell was born the 9 day of February in the year 1799.
Sutphin McDowell was born the 23 day of March in the year 1801.
George J. Tomas departed life June 14^th 1844.

Rec^d 11^th mo^th 20^th 1803 of John McDowell fifty Dollars on account. Benjⁿ Love. $50. Sepmber 28^th 1805 Received the sum of John McDowell of fifty six pound in full of all Demands. Charles Johnson.
December 5^th 1806 Received of John McDowell Twenty Dollars on Account. Charles Johnson. $20.
December 5^th 1807 Received of John McDowell the sum of ten dollars on account by me. Charles Johnson. $10.
The above is a copy of a paper filed in the case of Mary McDole, widow of John [Penn^a Act, 7^th July, 1838] and returned to W. W. Davis Dansville, Pennsylvania.

I John McDowell of the township of Warminster County of Bucks & State of Pennsylvania, weaver, being of sound mind do this twenty second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & six make this my last Will & Testament in manner following, Viz.
Imprimis. I direct my Executors hereinafter named to pay all my just debts & funeral Expenses.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my wife Mary all my household goods & kitchen furniture also the full use of two rooms in my dwelling house, one up and the other below stairs the use of one half the garret & cellar during her natural life.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my five children, to wit, Hannah, Samuel, Ann, John and Sutphin the sum of eighty dollars each to be paid to them when my youngest child shall arrive at the age of twenty one years, without Interest.
Item. I given and bequeath unto my son Abraham all the residue of my real & personal Estate & to his heirs & assigns forever, he paying all the Debts, & Legacies herein before mentioned.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my said son Abraham all the buildings Improvements which I have made upon the premises I now occupy, subject nevertheless to the privilege herein before granted to Mary my said wife. And in case any doubt or difficulty should arise among my children with respect to the disposition of my property, so far as related to the buildings & Improvements as before mentioned, then it is my Will that my said son Abraham shall nominate one disinterested person & the rest of my children shall nominate one other disinterested person, & these two persons nominated as aforesaid shall nominate a third person who shall value the Improvements aforesaid & the amount of the said Valuation made by the persons aforesaid, or any two of them, shall be paid to my sd son Abraham by my above named five other children, or their legal Representatives.
Lastly, I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Executrix, & my son Abraham Executor of this my last Will & Testament. And do hereby revoke all former Wills and Testament by me at any time heretofore made declaring this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal dated the Day & year above written.

Bucks SS, 1 April 1808. Nathaniel B. Boileau & Ann Boileua prove the Will. Letters Testamentary granted to Mary McDowell & Abraham McDowell on 1 April 1808. Registered 1 April 1808.[KM Abstract]

Be it remembered that I Mary McDowell of the Township of Warminster in the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following, to wit.
Imprimus. I give and bequeath to my two daughters Hannah Thomas and Ann Tomas all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them share and share alike.
Item. I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Susan McDowell my best bed, pillows and blosters.
Item. I give and bequeath to my said daughters Hannah Tomas and Ann Tomas the remainder of my moveable property to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike.
Item. I will and bequeath to my son Abraham McDowell all my notes, book accounts and cash and all my rents that may be due at the time of my decease.
Item. It is my will that my said son Abraham Mcdowell shall pay all my jsut debts and funeral expences and place head and foot stones at my grave with my deceased husband's name & my name thereon and the day of the month and year that we departed this life, the said debts and expences to be paid out of the said monies I have bequeathed to him.
And lastly I nominate and constitute my said son Abraham McDowell my Executor to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills legacies and bequests which may have been by me heretofore made and declaring this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty.

Probated 25 May 1840 by Delanay and Warner and Letters Testamentary granted to Abraham McDowell.

I Abraham Sutphin of the Township of Warminster County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman being of sound disposing mind & memory do this 14 June 1804 make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner following, Viz.
Imprimis. I will and order all my just Debts & funeral expenses to be paid out of my personal Estate.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Leanah during the term of her natural life a Room in my present Dwelling House, such as She may choose, with a privilege of the Kitchen, Garrets, Cellar, and Spring house, and as much of the garden as She may have need of, as much cyder and apples as She may want for her own use, Stable room and keeping for one Horse & one cow during Summer & Winter, necessary firewood brought to her Door and made fit for her use, and twenty five pounds annually in gold or silver coin to be paid to her yearly and every year during her natural life of what is hereinafter desired to my two Daughters Mary & Ann.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my said wife to dispose of as She may see fit, one Horse & one Cow her choice of all I may have at the time of my decease. Also the use during her natural life of such part of my Household & Kitchen furniture as She may choose. And at her decease, I will & order the said Furniture to be equally divided between my three Daughters Mary, Elizabeth and Ann share & share alike.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my said three Daughters, share and share alike, all the residue of my Household & Kitchen furniture after my said wife shall have made her choice out of the same as before directed.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my said wife during her natural life the use of all the residue of my personal Estate, and at her decease, I give & bequeath the same, share and share alike, unto my three Daughters aforesaid.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Craven the sum of one hundred pounds Lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid to her within one year after my decease, one moity thereof out of what is hereinafter bequeathed unto my said Daughter Mary, and the other moity out of what is hereinafter bequeathed unto my Daugther Ann.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary McDowell to her own sole and separate use a certain Messuage & Lot of Land situate in Warminister Township aforesaid being the premises where she now dwells beginning at a stone in the line of James Scout's Land, thence by Land hereinafter bequeathed to my daughter Ann Delany N73E 42.5 perches to a corner stone, thence N17W 41.8 perches to a stone, thence N72¾E 57.3 perches to a stone in the line of Land late of Anthony Scout deceased, thence by the same S30¼E 65 perches to a stone in the line of Charles Vansants Land, thence by the same S55W 33.6 perches to a stone corner of the said James Scout's Land, thence by the same N50W 17.1 perches to a stone, thence S66¼W 67.6 perches to a corner stone, thence N57W 14 perches to a stone, thence N7¼E 11 perches to the place of beginning, containing about 33 acres be the same more or less. Also I give and bequeath unto the said Mary McDowell one other Lot of Land situate in the Township of Warminster aforesaid beginning at a stone in the line of Robert Lewis' Land being also a corner of Land late of the said Anthony Scout dec^d, thence by the same N37¼W 5 perches to a stone, thence by Land hereinafter bequeathed unto my said daughter Ann Delany N55E 57 perches to a stone in the middle of the Street road, thence along the middle of the same S51¼E 5.5 perches to a stone being also a corner of the said Robert Lewis' Land, thence by the same 55W 57.2 perches to the place of beginning, Containing about one acre and three quarters be the same more or Less. To hold to her my said Daughter Mary McDowell, the said Messuage & two described lots of Land containing in the whole about thirty four acres be the same more or less during the term of her natural life, subject to the payment of £12.10 per annun unto her mother during the term of her natural life and subject to the payment of £50 unto daughter Elizabeth Craven within one year after my decease as one moity of the Legacy bequeathed to her as aforesaid. And also subject to one half the expence of keeping Summer & Winter, the horse & cow bequeathed to my wife as aforesaid, and of providing necessary firewood fit for her use as aforesaid, and also to supply my said wife with one half the quantity of apples and cyder She may want for her use as soon as the orchard on the premises herein bequeathed to my said daughter Mary McDowell shall produce a sufficieny of fruit for that purpose.
Item. At the decease of my said Daughter Mary McDowell I give and bequeath the said Messuage & two described lots of Land of about thirty four acres in the whole, be the same more or less with the appurtenances, unto all the children of my said Daughter Mary McDowell to hold to them their heirs and assigns respectively forever, as tenants in common & not as joint tenants, subject to all the payments & conditions as the same premises are made subject during the life of my said Daughter Mary McDowell.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Delany to her own sole and separate use, the Messuage in which I now Dwell and two Lots of Land Situate in the Township of Warminster [metes and bounds given] containing in the whole about thirty four acres, be the same more or less, for and during the term of her natural life subject to the privilege of a room in the said dwelling House & privilege of Kitchen, Cellar, Garret, Spring House & Garden as before bequeathed to my said wife as aforesaid, stable room for Horse and Cow & one half the expence of keeping of them Summer & Winter, and to the supplying my said wife with one half the necessary firewood brought to her Door & fitted for her use, and such a quantity of cyder & Apples as She may need for her own use until the orchard on the land hereby bequeathed unto my said Daughter Mary McDowell shall produce a sufficient quantity of fruit to supply my said Wife with one half the necessary quantity of cyder and apples as aforesaid, then the premises hereby bequeathed to my said Daughter Ann Delany to supply the other half only subject also to the payment of £12.10 per annum unto her mother my beloved wife during the term of her natural life, as the other half of the annuity bequeathed to my wife as aforesaid and subject also to the payment of fifty pounds lawful money as aforesaid unto my said Daughter Elizabeth Craven within one year after my decease being the other moiety of the Legacy bequeathed to her as aforesaid.
Item. At the decease of my said Daughter Ann Delany, I give and bequeath the said Messuage and two described Lots of Land containing in the whole about thirty four acres be same more or less with the appurtenances unto all the children of my said Daughter Ann Delany to hold to them their heirs and assigns respectively forever as Tenants in Common and not as joint tenants subject nevertheless to all the payments and conditions as the same premises on herein before made subject during the life of their mother my said Daughter Ann Delany.
And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint John McDowell & Jonathan Delany Executors of this my Last Will & Testament. And lastly I do hereby revoke all Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made, ratifying this to be my Last Will & Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal dated the day and year first above written.

Bucks Ss 31 March 1810, Boileau and Hunter prove the Will.
31 March 1810. Will confirmed by Court and Letters Testamentary granted to Jonathan Delany the surviving Executor and he is sworn as such.

Parents: John McDowell and Mary Sutphin

Abraham McDowell [1 January 1782 - 25 September 1859 CVAN/FG] married Esther/Hester Hallowell/Howell. According to a Petition, they had the following children.

Abraham's mother Mary had interactions with Fitch.[17]

Parents: John McDowell and Mary Sutphin

Joseph McDowell [11 March 1784 - 9 September 1822 OSCH/FG] married Tacy Banes [c1790 - 23 November 1855 OSCH/FG]. The maiden name of Tacy is found in the following Will of her father.

Be it remembered that I Joseph McDowell of the Township of Warminster County of Bucks and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding do therefore make and ordain the following to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following, Viz:
I will that all my just debts and funeral expences shall in the first place out of my personal estate and effects be fully paid and satisfied.
2^nd. I will and direct that my horse and wagon together with such other articles as may not be wanted be sold.
3^rd. The rest residue and remainder of my personal estate I will and direct shall be left for the use and benefit of my wife Tacy McDowell together with the house and Lot whereon I now reside during her life and likewise the income arising from all and every of my estate (except what may be hereinafter reserved) both real and personal that I may die possessed of in consideration whereof I wish her to bring up my three following named childred Mary Ann McDowell, Selina McDowell and George Davis McDowell and give them such an education as circumstance may admit.
4^th If either of my above named children or every of them should marry before the decease of their mother, I will and declare that my tenement adjoining land of Isaac Craven Lenier and others together with the appurtenances be sold out of the money arising from the above sale him her or them so marrying shall have one hundred Dollars each to be charged to his her or their account and to be deducted from their final share of shares and the residue of the money to be put to interest for the use of my wife Tacy McDowell.
5^th At the decease of my wife Tacy McDowell I will and direct (or before if she may think proper) that my son George Davis McDowell have my Desk together with all my wearing apparel.
6^th. I likewise will and direct that at the decease of my wife Tacy McDowell or as soon as may be expedient all my property then remaining both real and personal shall be sold and the money arising therefrom together with what money may be at Interest to be divided equally between my aforesaid named three children share and share alike. That my Daughter Mary Ann Mcdowell one equal third part my daughter Salina McDowell one equal third part and my son George Davis McDowell one other equal third part and my will and meaning is that in case if any of my children shall depart this life before such time as the part or portion of him her or them so dying shall become payable, then and in such case the part or portion of him her or them so dying shall go and be equally divided amongst the survivor or survivors of them share and share alike if more than one and to be paid to such survivors or survivor at the time aforesaid but should my wife Tacy McDowell survive my above named three children, then in that case I give and bequeath unto her all my property both real and personal to be disposed of as she may will and direct.
And lastly, I nominate constitute and appoint Lemon Banes Executor of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all wills by me at any time heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two.

Proved by Crawford and Beans on 26 October 1822 and letters testamentary granted to Lemon Banes as executor.

Parents: John McDowell and Mary Sutphin

Charles G. McDowell [1 December 1786 - 8 October 1865 CVAN/FG] married Sarah Ann Van Horn [July 1825 - 16 July 1894 FEA/FG], the daughter of Jane Van Horn. They had the following children.

Parents: John McDowell and Mary Sutphin

Samuel McDowell [22 September 1791 - 19 December 1843] married Rebecca Hallowell [1796 - 1860] on 24 February 1818. According to a Petition, they had the following children.

Parents: John McDowell and Mary Sutphin

John McDowell [9 February 1799 - 9 June 1856] married Susanna Beans [c1807 - 13 March 1887 Johnville Cemetery], daughter of William Beans and Deidamia MNU. According to a Petition and other records, they had the following children.

Know all men by these presents that I Susannah McDowell (widow) of the Township of Warminster County of Bucks and state of Pennsylvania being of sound mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and testament to wit.
Item. I will all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.
Item. I will to my daughter Deidamia Mendenhall one fourth of remaining estate after debts are paid.
Item. I will to Alice B. Luff one fourth of my remaining estate also after debts are paid.
Item. I will to my daughter Mary Cornell one fourth of my estate the three above named shares to be equal, share and share alike.
Item. I will to Alma and Walter McDowell children of my son William B. McDowell dec^d the remaining one fourth of my estate to be placed in the hands of their hereinafter named Guardian to be placed by him in bond and mortgage on real estate, the income to be used annually for their support as he may direct untill they shall become of the age of twenty one years. As they or either of them become twenty one years old they to have their shares absolutely, should either of them die before attaining the age of twenty one years, I will that ones share to the surviving child, should both of them die before becoming twenty one years old, I will both their shares go to my three before named daughters their heirs or assigns share and share alike.
Item. I nominate, constitute and appoint Garret K. Finney Guardian for the above named Alma and Walter McDowell.
Item. I nominate, constitute and appoint Garret K. Finney executor of this my last will to have full power as I would have while living.
Item. I do hereby revoke and make void all other wills heretofore made by me. Signed, sealed and declared to be my last will this twenty eighth day of May AD one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

Proven on 21 March 1887 and Letters Testamentary granted to Garret K. Finney.

Parents: William McDowell and Hannah Craven

Robert McDowell [1760 (1 May 1762 some sources) - 23 November 1838 WRIG/FG] married first to Hannah Twining [28 December 1762 - 23 June 1815 WRIG/FG], the daughter of Eleazar Twining and Mary Colton, and second to Abi/Ali Kinsey [4 May 1776 - 8 May 1850 WRIG/FG] in 1823. The 1798 Will of Eleazer Twining names Hannah as a daughter and also names the first four of her children. They had the following children.

Be it remembered that I Robert McDowell of Buckingham Township in the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania yeoman do make my last Will and Testament in the following manner, viz
Imprimis. I will and order that all my just debts and funeral expences be paid by my Executor hereinafter named out of my estate.
Item. I give to my beloved wife Abi to the amount of one hundred and twenty dollars payable in one month after my deceased either in money or goods at the appraised value or in part of each at her choice. I also give to my said beloved wife the sum of seventy five dollars per annum during the term of her natural life, the first payment to be made at the expiration of one year after my decease and the annuity at the sale and conveyance of my real estate to be made payable out of it, by the purchaser or purchasers thereof to my said wife or her legal attorney in the same summary manner as rents are recoverable by the laws of this Commonwealth or as she may choose or direct.
Item. I appoint my son Eleazar T. McDowel Executor hereof with full power to execute the same and to sell and convey in fee simple to the purchaser or purchasers thereof all my real estate which he is hereby directed to sell in way and manner as he may see fit, subject however to the payment of the annuity to my said wife, payable in the manner above mentioned.
Item. I give to my son Robert my wearing apparel and body linen.
Item. I give to my Daughter Anna my silver spectacles.
Item. I give to my grandson Joseph the son of Robert my mantle clock.
Item. I give to my niece Amanda Mathews my large family Bible.
Item. I have advanced to my children as follows, to wit, to my son William now deceased his full share of my estate. To my Daughter Mary three hundred and twenty dollars, To my Daughter Anna three hundred and fifty dollars. To my Daughter Sarah now deceased three hundred and fifty dollars. To my son Eleazar two hundred dollars, and to my son Robert five hundred and forty dollars which with whatever amounts I may hereafter charge them respectively are to be considered in the distributaion of my estate as advancements. And as I hold 3 bonds against my said son Eleazar, one dated on or about the 1^st of April 1826 for $200, one other dated on or about the 9^th of April 1823 for $150 and the other dated on or about the first of April 1831 for $500, all without subscribing witnesses these with the interest at the rate of five per cent per annum which may remain unpaid on them or either of them at the time of my decease and distribution of my estate, should they remain unpaid at that time, are to be accounted for by him as part of my estate.
Item. My personal estate not otherwise disposed of I direct my said Executor to convert into cash and the net proceeds thereof with the balance of the real estate I dispose of as follows, viz.
Item. I give to my Daughter Mary one fifth part of my estate and one hundred dollars over of which the advancements to her aforesaid to consitute a part and she may receive the same to her sole and seperate use either the whole or part of the principal as she may direct and appoint, or in case she should desire it, the whole or any part thereof may remain in the hand of my said Executor who is hereby created trustee thereof for the Interest of which he shall annually account to her, and for the principal or Interest aforesaid her receipts alone notwithstanding her coveture shall be sufficient discharges to him. And should she die without having received the whole of her said share therein paid balance to be equally devided amonst all her children.
Item. I give to my Daughter Ann one other fifth part of my estate and one hundred dollars over of which the advancements to her as aforesaid to contitute a part.
Item. I give to the children of my Daughter Sarah one other fifth part of my estate (less one hudnred and fifty dollars) of which the advancements to their mother as aforesaid to constitute a part. And should they all die under twenty one years of age and without issue, this legacy shall lapse.
Item. I give to my said son Eleazer one other fifth part of my estate and one hundred dollars over of which the advancements to him and the unsettled amount of the aforesaid bonds are to constitute a part.
Item. I give to my said son Robert the other fifth part of my estate (less one hundred and fifty dollars) of which the advancement to him as aforesaid to constitute a part.
In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal hereunto dated the second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

I Robert McDowell the Testator above named solemnly make and publish this Codicil to be added to my last Will and testament in manner following, that is to say, I give to my Eleazar T. McDowell two thousand dollars in trust nevertheless to and for the following uses intents and purposes, that is to say, in trust that my said son Eleazar shall put out to Interest on good land security the two thousand dollars aforesaid and shall pay over the said Interest regularly and annually to my wife Abi or her legal attorney during all the term of her natural life of this Interest to be in lieu of the annuity of seventy five dollars given to my said wife in my last will and Testament aforesaid and will enable my Executor to sell my real estate, if I shall not have done so, clear of all incumbrances. And immediately after the deceased of my said Wife I direct my said son Eleazar to divide into five equal shares the two thousand dollars aforesaid one of which shares I give to the said Eleazar, one other to my Daughter Mary, one other to my Daughter Anna, one other to the children of my Daughter Sarah, and the other to my son Robert. And it is my desire that this my present Codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last Will & Testament aforesaid. In Witness whereof I have set my hand and sel hereunto dated the 20^th of December 1836.

Will probated on 28 November 1838 by Christian Clemens and Samuel Yardley. Codicil probated on 26 November 1838. Letters Testamentary granted to Eleazar McDowell on 28 November 1838.

Parents: Robert McDowell and Hannah Twining

William McDowell [17 December 1785 - 6 December 1818 WRIG/FG] married Esther/Hester Carver [5 May 1790 - 3 March 1851 WRIG/FG], the daughter of Joseph Carver. She married second to Mahlon Blaker [c1782 - 28 January 1857 WRIG/FG]. According to a petition, they had the following six children.

Parents: Robert McDowell and Hannah Twining

Anne McDowell [17 January 1790 - 16 December 1880] married Thomas Hillborn on 19 November 1817 at Buckingham.

Parents: Robert McDowell and Hannah Twining

Eleazar Twining McDowell [1 September 1798 - 12 March 1845 LAU/FG] married Caroline Augusta MNU. The following two deeds confirm her name.

Parents: William McDowell and Hannah Craven

James McDowell [Unknown - 1799] married Mary Scout on 23 December 1773.[Abington, 151] We assign James as the son of William and Hannah given his association with Abington church along with his brother Giles and his marriage to a Scout. Based on baptismal records with James McDowell reported as the father, we assign the following children to their marriage.

Parents: James McDowell - Mary Scout

William McDowell [1774/1775 - Unknown] was baptized on 30 July 1775 [Abington, 42] and married Margaret Madison. They had the following children.

Parents: Unknown

Henry McDowell appeared in several records about the time of the Revolutionary War. One potential son has been identified.

We have assigned Alexander as a son since both men appear on the 1779 and 1781 tax lists of Plumstead Township with Alexander as a single man in 1779 and not in 1781. Both men are revealed in various tax records as weavers.

Potential Parent: Henry McDowell

Alexander McDowell [c1757 - 1832 [20]] married Barbara Smith [c1750s - Aft 1838], daughter of Hugh Smith. We base her maiden name and a son named Hugh on the following Will.

Parents: Alexander McDowell and Barbara Smith

Henry McDowell [c1781 - Unknown] appeared in the following Bucks County tax lists along with his father and brothers.

Parents: Alexander McDowell and Barbara Smith

Samuel McDowell [1780-1784 - 1831[5]] married Anna Carver [c1786 - c1854] on 20 March 1805.[4] Based on the Power of Attorney abstracted below, they had the following children.

Parents: Samuel McDowell and Anna Carver

Thomas Jefferson McDowell [1800-1809 - 1835] married Grace Fell [1800-1809 - 1835], the daughter of Phineas Fell and Rachel Coates, on 17 September 1829 in Northampton County PA with Samuel McDowell named as his father. They had one daughter and both died by April 1835.

Parents: Alexander McDowell and Barbara Smith

James McDowell [22 November 1785 - 28 March 1868 ZION/FG] married Elizabeth Whiteman [15 March 1795 - 19 May 1888 ZION/FG], the daughter of Henry Whiteman and Nancy MNU. They had the following identified children.

Parents: Alexander McDowell and Barbara Smith

Thomas McDowell [c1783 - Af 1860] married Susan MNU [c1796 - Bf 1860]. They appeared in the following census records with no children.

Parents: Alexander McDowell and Barbara Smith

John McDowell [Unknown - July 1838] married unknown.

Parents: Alexander McDowell and Barbara Smith

Margaret McDowell [c1789 - Aft 1860] married Jesse Roe [1784 - Bf 1860] on 18 December 1813, both of Buckingham, by Rev. Uriah DuBois.[9] They had the following identified children.

Parents: Unknown

Robert McDowell married Elizabeth Scott/Scout on 5 January 1747/8.[Abington, 145]

Thomas McDowell

10 December 1821 Rec^d from Thomas McDowell one half of his Bond – $110.50

7 September 1821 No. 15 Cash paid Tho^s McDowell Esq for suit vs Ferguson per Bill & rec^t – $0.71

11 November 1824 No. 6 Cash p^d Thomas McDowell Esq Costs suit vs Bracken per rec^t – $2.36

1865 Will Thomas McDowell

To the Honourable Justices of the Orphans Court held at Chester for the County of Chester the 1^st day of September 1762
The petition of Moses and John Henry legatees of Mary Tarmer late of Nottingham in the said County deceased humbly sheweth that the said Mary Tarmer lately died seized and possessed of some Estate in this County, some part of which your Petitioner conceives do belong and of right appertain to them according to the decd' will. That your Petitioners are now 14 years of age and upwards tho' under 21. Your Petitioners therefore pray that your Honours will be pleased to admit and appoint Andrew McDowell & George Robert McDowell whom your Petitioners do choose to be Guardian over own persons & Estates. & your Petioners shall pray.

Moses Henry
John Henry (x his mark)

To the Justices of the Orphans Court for the County of Chester
Whereas we the subscribers were requested by Samuel Dicky and James Wherry, guardian to a child of Samuel Brisben Dec^d & Elizabeth Calvin, and Jennet Greene to view examine and give our judgment on two separate accounts, one of sixteen pounds sixteen shillings & 9^d advanced and proven by the s^d Elizabeth Calvin, the other of eleven pounds two shilling & 6^d Both against the Estate of the s^d Brisbin, now this may certify that after hearing and examining all evidence and alligations on both sides we give it as our judgments, that they are not just nor reasonable against the s^d Estate. Given under our hands this 28^th of June 1765.

Tim^y Kirk
A^w McDowell
John [Fultorm]

20 December 1770 Reced of Andrew McDowell – £5.5.4

A List of Insolvent Debts due to John Bull late Deceased from Oct^r 1761

And. McDowell – £0.4.0