. The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut:. m. 1. John of Lowton, Lancashire, Eng., had a son Fam. 2. Thomas, Lowton, whom. Jlargaret , and had F.\M. 3. Richard (Rev.), b. at Lowton, Winwick Parish, Lancashire, Eng., early evinced a great fondness for learning, but his family having lost much oftheir property, he was obliged to make his own way in life. ^Vas sent to school atWin wick, four miles from L., where lie was boarded in winter, and in summer walkedto and from school, so great was his desire for an education. At age of 15 he be-came the master of this
. The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut:. m. 1. John of Lowton, Lancashire, Eng., had a son Fam. 2. Thomas, Lowton, whom. Jlargaret , and had F.\M. 3. Richard (Rev.), b. at Lowton, Winwick Parish, Lancashire, Eng., early evinced a great fondness for learning, but his family having lost much oftheir property, he was obliged to make his own way in life. ^Vas sent to school atWin wick, four miles from L., where lie was boarded in winter, and in summer walkedto and from school, so great was his desire for an education. At age of 15 he be-came the master of this school, and, the next year, was invited by the people ofToxteth Park (now a suburb of Liverpool), to take charge of their public he entered Hrasenose Coll., Oxford, but did not remain there long enoughfor a degree. Returning to Toxtelh he took holy orders; was by BisliopMorton of Chester, and preached his sermon I:i Nov., 1018, witli great accept-ance to a vast assemblage of people; but, such was the strength of his memory, that. ATHER THE MATH Kit FAMILY. 483 wliat hf had prepared for one contained no less than six long discourses. As apastor he bccatiie noted for watchfuhiess, tenderness, and energy. vSept. 29, 1624,he m. Katherme (dan. Edmund, Ksq.) Hoult of lie preached twiceevery Lords day at Toxteth, and every fortnight he held a Tuesday lecture atPrescot. He was suspended for non-coufonuity Aug. to Nov., KvJB. and again in1634 for the same cause. Being * without hope of again enjoying tlie liberty ofdoing any public work in his native land, he (15 Apl., 163o) journeyed to Bristol(being tracked by pursuivants who were endeavoring to apprehend him), whencehe took ship (May 23d) for New England, arriving at Boston Aug. 17th. Out ofseveral invitations (juickly made to him. he selected that from Dorchester, !Mass.,where, until his death, 23 Apl., 1669, he faithfullj served the church which hadbeen left by Hav. ^Ir. Warham upon tli
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