Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 24 March 1609/10.
Place of Burial: Haresfield, Gloucestershire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Ann Birt. Married 3 February 1571/2 in Haresfield.
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.)
Harry Cowlston (baptized 14 February 1573/4 in Haresfield)
Mary Cowlston (buried 21 July 1578 in Haresfield)
John Cowlston (baptized 9 February 1578/9 in Haresfield)
Bartholomew Cowlston (baptized 24 February 1581 in Haresfield)
unnamed child (buried 1 July 1583)
unnamed child (buried 1 July 1583)
female Cowlston (born and buried 10 April 1584 in Haresfield)
Ann Cowlston (baptized 28 June 1585 in Haresfield - buried 20 October 1599)
Alice Cowlston (buried 14 November 1634 in Haresfield) married George Rowles 9 May 1610 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire.
Evidence
from the Haresfield parish register:
The 3 day of februarie was John Cowlston and Annas Birt maried ao predictis [1571]
The xiiijth day of februarie was John Coulstons child cristened called Harry Couston Ao 1573.
The xxith day of July was Mary Cowlston buried the dawghter of John Cowlston [1578]
John Cowlston the sonne of John Cowlston was baptised the ix day of februarie. [1578]
Bartholemew Coulston baptised the xxiiijth day of februarie Anno Domini 1581
John Cowlston two Children unbaptized buried the first day of July 1583
John Cowstons wife delivered of a woman Child the xth of Aprill & died presentlie 1584
Anne Cowlston the daughter of John Cowlston baptized 28 of June 1585
Ann Cowlston the dawghter of John Coulston was buried the xxth of October 1599
John Cowlstom and his wiffe were buried the 24 of Marche 1609
John’s will:
In the name of God Amen the three & twentieth day of March & in the yeare of our lord god one thousand six hundred and nyne I Joh Cowlston of Harsfield in the County of Gloucz husbandman being sick of body but of perfect memory doe make my last will in manner & forme followinge. First I bequeath my soule to allmighty god my maker & Redemer & my body to be buried in the churchyard of Harsfield aforesd./ Inprimis I geeve to Ann my wife yf she overlive me one bed with the appurtenance one brasse potte one pann with other things necessary for howshold to be delivered by my overseers. Item I geeve & bequeath unto Bartholmew my sonne twenty shillings to be payd to him at the discretion of my overseers: Item my will is that little Shu[?] shall remayne & bee with Alice my daughter untill harvest or there abouts & then at the descretion of my overseers after. Item all the Rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable I give unto alice my daughter whom I make my whole executor to see my will performed my body brought to the ground & my debts payd & all things donne according to the true intent therof. & I appoynte and make my overseers Giles Byshop Wm Newton and Thomas Rowles
Wittnesses to the declarings makeing & publishing of the will/.
Thomas Rolles
William [mark] Newton
[Proved 2 February 1610]
[Inventory 18li 12s 6d ]
References
Haresfield parish register. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 18 December 2020.
Will ofJohn Cowlston. Proved 1610 in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 18 December 2020.