Events
Date of Baptism: 29 August 1675.
Place of Birth: Ulceby, Lincolnshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 4 July 1702.
Place of Burial: Goxhill, Lincolnshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: John Cowlam.
Mother: Elizabeth Coverdale.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Ellen Taylor. Married 25 June 1700 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Elizabeth Cowlam (baptized 21 September 1701 in Goxhill - buried 20 June 1759 in Goxhill) married Robert England 4 December 1722 at Goxhill.
Evidence
From the Ulceby parish register:
[1674]
John Cowlam & Eliz: Coverdale were maried Novem: the 29th 74
[1675]
Francis Son of John Cowlam & Eliz: his wife was baptiz: Aug. 29
Francis is mentioned in the 1683 will of his uncle, Robert Cowlam, yeoman of Ulceby.
From the Goxhill parish register:
[1700]
Francis Cowlam and Elen Taler was maried June 25.
[1701]
Eliz d of Francis Cowam by Ellen his wife was baptised September 21
[1702]
Francis Cowlam was buryed July 4
[1703]
Willi Tuller[?] and Elen Coulam was maryed November 24
Francis's will:
In the name of God Amen this the fourth day of June in the yeare of our Lord An[n]o Dom[ini] 1702 Franses Coullam of Goxhill in the County of Lincoln Beeing sike in body boud of good & perfect memory praised by good [sic] doe constitute this my Last Will and testament in manner and Forme Following: Imprimis I Restore my soulle unto the hands of My Creator and mercifull Redemer with whome I hope to rest in Eternall glory and my body to be buried in the Church or Churchyeard of Goxhill And for that temporall Estate with that it hath pleased good to Indow me withall I bequeth as followeth--
I do give unto elliene Coulliom my wife the hous and Land arble Middow & beatring Ground with is in the Lorde ship of Goxhill Untill my daughter elisabeth Come to foureteene years of Agge and then for to Come to her and to be paid give pounds of good And Lawful English monney att the agge att foure teene years and If my wife be With Child and It be a sone then he mouss have the house and Land arable middow & beathground When he [illegible] the agge of foure teene years and If be a daughter It is to be equal divided be twene Iteme all the of my Goods Undispersed[?] my deptes paid and funerall expences discharged I give And bequeath unto ellien my Wife Whome I make full and Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & testament In Witness Where of I have heare unto set my hand & sealle the day And yeare abouve written
Franses [his X marke] Coullom
Witnes
John [his M marke] Willkin
Harrey [his H marke] Cofteardalle
John [his I marke] Coullom
George [his marke] Clapton
[proved 3 October 1702]
Probate Inventory:
June 17.th 1702
A True and p[er]fect Inventory of the Goods and Chattells of Francis Cowlam of Goxhill in the County of Lincoln Labourer praised by us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
Imp.es his Purse and Apparrell -- 00-10-00
Itm. bedsteads in the P[ar]lour wth furnitr to it --01-10-00
Itm. Chest, Table and othr Small furnitr -- 00 - 10 - 00
Itm. Table in the house & a Cupboard and a Funn-00- 15 - 00
Itm. Dressor a Cheese presse other small furniture-00 - 10 - 00
Itm. a Mare and a Foale -02 - 00 - 00
Itm. 4 Cowes & 3 Calves -- 07 - 10 - 00
Itm. Sheep and a Lambe--00 - 13 - 04
Itm. Piggs -- 00 - 10 - 00
Itm. old hay 00 - 10 - --
Itm. 4 Acres of Corn sown 02 - 13 - 04
17--11--8
Harrey Cofferdalle his marke
John Wilkin his m[ar]ke
John Wellis his m[ar]ke
Geo: Clapton
Commentary
Francis’s parentage
Francis was married in Goxhill in 1700. The only plausible baptism appearing in indexes is that in 1675 in Ulceby. The parents recorded in the baptism entry are John and Elizabeth Cowlam. Francis was the eldest child. Another son, John, was probably the John Cowlam who witnesses Francis’s will.
John Cowlam married Elizabeth Coverdale in 1674 in Ulceby.
References
Lincolnshire Parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 2 January 2018).
Francis Cowlam of Goxhill. Probate inventory 1702. Digital image on Lincs to the past (www.lincstothepast.com), accessed 5 January 2018.
Will of Franses Coullom of Goxhill. Proved 1702 in the Lincoln Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch, accessed 11 January 2018.
Will of Robert Cowlam of Ulseby, yeoman. Proved 1683 in the Lincoln Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch, accessed 11 January 2018.