1Donald Jacobus Lines, copier, The American Genealogist, Vol. 13, p. 91 (1936).
"GUILFORD VITAL STATISTICS
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Euats, John married
French, Mary 14 Sep. 1665.".2Ralph D. Smyth, John Evarts of Guilford, Conn., and his Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 61, p. 25 (Jan 1907).
"2. JOHN2 EVARTS (John1), of Guilford, married first, Sept. 14, 1665 Mary, daughter of Thomas French, who died in 1668; and married second, Mary, daughter of Alexander Bow of Middletown, who died Apr. 25, 1700.
Children by first wife:
i. MARY,3 b. Aug. 12, 1666; d. Apr. 20, 1688.
ii. JOHN, b. Sept. 16, 1668; d. Dec. 30, 1683.
Children by second wife:
iii. HANNAH, b. Nov. 12, 1670; d. Feb. 8, 1753, at Middletown; m. Apr. 1, 1696, William Bartlett of Middletown, who d. Oct. 10, 1741.
iv. SARAH, b. June 4, 1673; m. Apr. 3, 1700, John Moody.
v. ELIZABETH, b. 1674; d. Feb. 22, 1687-8.
6. vi. NATHANIEL, b. July 24, 1675; d. May, 1739.
vii. MEHITABEL, b. Feb. 25, 1678-9; m. (1) Feb. 10, 1701, David Blachley, who d. May 3, 1712; m. (2) Thomas Allis.
7. viii. EBENEZER, b. Sept. 15, 1681; d. May 9, 1722.
ix. SILENCE, b. Jan. 26, 1683-4; d. Dec., 1751; m. Nov. 3, 1705, Thomas Dowd, who d. Dec. 8, 1711.
x. PATIENCE, b. May 14, 1689; d. 1689."
Mary Bow was not the mother of any of these children. See proof in next source.3Samuel H. Parsons, copier, Record of the Births, Marriages and Deaths of the First Proprietors of Lands in Middletown, Ct., NEHGR 14: 63 (Jan 1860).
Shows that Mary Bow was too young to be the mother of any of John Evarts' children.
"Alexander Bow, lands recorded Dec. 15, 1663, vol. 1, page 35. Samuel, (son to Alexander) born 28 Jan. 1659, m. Mary Turner, and d. Jan. 15, 1741-2; Sarah (daughter to Alexander,) b. 20 June, 1662; Mary, (daughter to Alexander,) b. 18 Jan. 1664, d. 16 March, 1665. Sarah Bow, sife to Alexander, died 16 April, 1665. Alexander Bow and Rebecca House were joined in marriage covenant, 26 Nov. 1673. Anna, born 10 Sept. 1674; Mary, b. 5 Dec. 1676; Rebecca, b. 19 April, 1679. Alexander Bow departed this life Nov. 6, 1678."