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Egbert Family History


Section F

Related Families

Bowlby Family

A Loyalist family who later moved to Halifax after the Rev. War

I. George Bowlby, in 1745 sold land near Parsippong Brook, NJ for meeting house. The land had been rec’d. as a grant from the English king by George, who came from Eng. in early 18th c., First Presby. Church of Washington, NJ, now stands on the site.
A. Elizabeth Bowlby, m. before 1774,  Thomas Bray, son of Andrew & Margaret (Watson) Bray, gg’son of Thomas Seabrook. (See Seabrook Family Outline)
1. Rachel Bray (1774-6/16/1860) m.  James Egbert (1772-9/19/1847) son of Abraham & Elizabeth (Van Cleve) Egbert. (See Abraham & Elizabeth Egbert Family Outline)
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