Will of Isaac Bower

Liber XV, page 577.

In the name of God, Amen. I, Isaac BOWER, of Southampton, in Suffolk County, being indisposed in my body. I leave to my cousin, Stephen Bower a lot of my meadow and upland in Catchaponack Neck; Also my now dwelling house with the half acre of land it stands upon; Also 3 acres of land adjoining to Thomas Foster, and 1/2 of all my other land, and 1/2 L50 [50 pounds British sterling] right of Commonage. I leave to my cousin, Jonah Bower, all the rest of my meadow and upland in Catchaponack neck, and 1/2 of all my other lands, and 1/2 L50 [50 pounds British sterling] right of Commonage; Also all farming utensils, and 2/3 of my stock, and to Stephen Bower the other 1/3. I leave to Jonah Bower, Stephen Bower, Hannah Pierson, wife of Henry Pierson, Jr., and Mary Bower, all the rest of my movable estate, except my biggest brass kettle, which I give to my cousin, Mehitable Halsey, and my next biggest brass kettle to my cousin, Mary Woodruff. All my wearing apparell to Stephen Bower and Ezekiel Bower. I make my cousins, Stephen Bower and Jonah Bower, executors. 

Dated January 30, 1734/5. Witnesses, Joseph Halsey, Richard Fowler, John Mackie. Proved, February 10, 1745/6.

[Note.--The Bower family were the descendants of Jonas Bower, who was an early settler in Southampton. His home lot was the present homestead of Mr. Edward P. Huntting on the east side of the main street. The last representatives of this family lived at Catchapanack on a farm on the north side of the road and next west of Aspottuck Brook. The family has long been extinct in the town.--W.S.Pelletreau.]