From Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, Walter Goodwin Davis; Baltimore Publishing Co., Inc., 1979.Page 279:GOWELL, Richard, Kittery, by trad. From Wales, but loaned £40 in 1698 to a Devonshire man, Thos. Moar, jr. of St. Mary Church.  Signed Kit. Pts. 1679.  Often gr. j. Lists 30, 296, 297, 298. Bondsm. 1716 for Thos. Spinney, where depo. with Jacob Remick, 26 Aug. 1729, has words ‘Richard Gowell ag.  ab. 83 y.’ stricken out.  Will 15 Dec. 1729—6 April 1730 names w. Hannah and ch., giving Richard the homestead entailed on him in 1710 aft. fa.’s and mo.’s death.  She was Hannah Remick (Christian), wid. of John Thompson, and declined to serve as exec. 7 Apr. 1730 in favor of ‘my s. Richard G.’  Ch. by unkn. w:  Tamsen, m. 1^st one Sheares by Mar. 1687-8, 2d Thos. Hanscom (3).  Martha, in July 1694 had gone to live with Mrs. Crown (1) in Portsm., at £5 per yr. and sued for her pay 12 Nov. 1696. Last ment. witnessing fa.’s fam. Settlement 14 Sept. 1714.  One Martha Green assisting in Thos. Cole’s (32) last sickness is unident. Mary, in 1705 was liv. with Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey of Portsm.; m. Job Hanscom (1).  Sarah, m. 1^st Thos. Worcester;  Sarah Chase in fa.’s will. By w. Hannah: Richard, b. 28 Aug. 1685, d. s. p. List 291, Land was laid out to him 1706, one abuttor ‘his uncle Mr. Joshua Remick.’  Will, gent., 26 Jan.—17 Apr. 1744 names w. Hannah, br. Wm., tow nephews.  Hannah, Hannah Taylor in fa.’s will.  Lydia, b. 9 Oct. 1692, m. Saml. Adams (19).  William, b. 28 Jan. 1694, liv. Kit., m. 25 Nov. 1714 Lydia Parker (John). 9 ch.  John, b. 12 Sept. 1697, glazier, Portsm., m. 24 Nov. 1717 Elizabeth Polley (Edw.).  Taxed Portsm. Jan. 1731-2. A suit was brot 1743 on bill of items ag. Mrs. Elizabeth G., wid., Sept. 1737 -  June 1739. Wid. in Kit., 1761. 1 son.

Abbreviations given by this book, which will help you understand article above:ab.       about
aft.      after
ag.       against, aged
br.        Brother
brot.    brought
ch.       children
exec.   execute, execution, executor
fa.        Father
fam.    Family
gent.   gentleman
gr.        grand, great, grant
j.           jury
Kit.       Kittery
liv.        living
ment.  mention
mo.      Mother
Portsm.  Portsmouth
Pts.      Patents
s.          son
trad.    Tradition
unident.  unidentified
unkn.   unknown
w.        wife
wid.     widow
y.          year, years