Thankful Mason

     Thankful was born on Thursday, 27 October 1672 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Sampson & Elizabeth Mary [Butterworth] Mason. Thankful married Thomas Bowen, son of Obadiah Bowen and Mary Clifton, on 17 June 1689 in Rehoboth. Thonas & Thankful had children: Josiah [10/01/1691-2/11/147][m. 12/11/1718 Margaret Child], Mercy [11/30/1693], Isaac [11/03/1695-ca 1774][m. 3/07/1721 Hannah Wheaton], Stephen [1/16/1697-10/04/1778][m. 10/17/1723 Phebe Slade], Mary [1700-1708], Nathaniel [1/01/1703-12/24/1794][m. 1/04/1737 Ester Carpenter], Richard [1/21/1704][m. 12/13/1733 Remember Goodspeed], Mary [8/11/1708][m. 7/13/1730 Gilbert Seamans], Catherine [1710][m. 9/18/1728 Samuel Curtis], Hannah Mason [2/01/1710-3/19/1798][m. 2/14/1730 Charles Seamans], Constance [10/10/1711-12/--/1711], Marcy [m. Nathan Luther], John [2/22/1717-ca 1800][m. 7/01/1739 Penelope Borden m. 2nd /06/1745 Abigail Wood] & Nathaniel [1/01/1703-12/24/1794][m. Ester 1/04/1737 [Carpenter] Barden]. Thankful's husband, Thomas, died on 17 June 1743 in Swansea Township leaving her a widow. Thankful departed this life on Monday, 21 June 1745 in Rehoboth at age 72 years, 7 months and 25 days.