Rev. Samuel Bowen

Samuel Bowen

Born July 16, 1659, Rehobeth, Bristol, MA.99
Died January 21, 1727/28, Cohansey, Salem, New Jersey, USA.100
Son of Obediah Bowen and Mary Clifton

Married

May 26, 1684 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.102 to Elizabeth Wood. She was the daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth Hall and the widow of Samuel Wheaton.

8 Children:
1. John Bowen
2. Elizabeth Bowen
3. Mary Bowen
4. Samuel Bowen,   b. 02 Jan 1686/87
5. Dan Bowen,   b. 01 Aug 1690
6. Elijah Bowen,   b. 04 Aug 1695
8. Clifton Bowen,   b. 12 Feb 1700/1

Notes
i. Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History, by Charles Harrison. Page 124.
ii. "Bowentown is still a dot on the map of Hopewell Township --- a neighborhood, a crossroads. The area has been called Bowentown since Samuel Bowen arrived from Wales by way of Massachusetts toward the end of the seventeenth century. Like many of the original settlers of Hopewell Township, the Bowens were Baptists who had not been welcomed by Puritans in New England."

Origins

5. Richard BOWEN born 1623, Ilston, Glamorganshire, Wales, married (1) 04 MAR 1646, in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA, Elinore SUTTON, born 1626,(daughter of John SUTTON and Julian UNKNOWN) Homemaker, died 06 NOV1688, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA, married (2) 20 JAN 1689, in Rehoboth,Bristol, MA, Martha ALLEN, born 01 JAN 1644, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA,died 11 JAN 1734, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. Richard died 04 JUN 1678,MA.

Children by Elinore SUTTON:
+13. i Sarah BOWEN born 07 FEB 1655.
14. ii Obediah BOWEN born ca 1657.
15. iii Hester BOWEN born 20 APR 1660.
16. iv Richard BOWEN born 17 JAN 1661, see McKENZIE.
17. v Mary BOWEN born 05 OCT 1666.
+18. vi John BOWEN born 15-Mar-1669.

Notes for Samuel Bowen:

References:
History of Rehoboth, by Leonard Bliss Jr.
“The Pedigrees of Mattie Ella Scarboro”, Vol. 34, of The Daughters of Founders and Patriots.
The Salem Tenth, by H. Stanley Craig.
“The Will of Obadiah Bowen in Bristol County”, Massachusetts. Records of Births of the Town of Rehoboth.
The North Carolinian, Vol. 6, No. 2 June 1960, Number 12 . Alsey Bowen and Her Children, by Roslyn Collins Dumfield.
Richard Bowen’s Descendants to the Fifth Generation, by Charles Sheppard.
Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 23, by William Nelson.
The New Jersey Genesis. nsc[sic]dxviic[sic] #1572 – Application of Gladys Woods Stanley via Application of Elaine Brown Spivey.

Samuel Bowen was the Second Son of Obadiah and Mary Clifton Bowen. He was born in Swansea, (Rehoboth, Bristol Co.) Massachusetts on 16 July 1659. The original farm plot is now located near Warren, Rhode Island. Samuel Bowen was the first of his future descendants to be born in America.

Samuel married, on 26 May 1684, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood Wheaton. She was born around 1662 in Swansea (Rehoboth, Bristol Co.) and had two children, Jonathan and Noah Wheaton by her Marriage to Samuel Wheaton. Samuel and Elizabeth Bowen had 8 children.

Sometime between 12 February 1701 and 30 December 1703, most likely in 1702, Samuel Bowen, his wife, their children, and her two sons Jonathan and Noah, came from Swansea and joined the Baptist Meeting of which Rev. Timothy Brooks was Pastor.

Rev. Timothy Brooks, by deed dated 30 December 1703, sold a tract of land at Bowentown, New Jersey to Samuel Bowen; and on 12 May 1726, the latter conveyed a part of it to his son Dan Bowen.

Other land purchased by Samuel Bowen from the Heirs of George Haslewood was divided by Samuel to his sons, Dr. Elijah and Clifton Bowen. This was the home farm of Mr. Samuel Bowen and adjoined the ancient survey of Joseph Helby. The north part was given to Clifton in the Will of Samuel Bowen. This is the land at the northwest corner of the crossroads at Bowentown and extends northward toward the straight road from Bridgeton to Roadstown.

Samuel Bowen died at Bowentown, Cumberland county (then Salem County), New Jersey on 21 January 1729. He probably was buried in the ground attached to the Brooks Meeting House. Elizabeth died on 4 March 1728.

Per a compilation from John Winskie, Samuel Bowen and his wife Elizabeth (Wood) Wheaton (she was the Widow of his first cousin Samuel Wheaton – son of Alice Bowen and Robert Wheaton) lived in Swansea Plymouth Colony, and in Rhode Island before Moving to Cohansey, New Jersey before 24 February 1702.

He was a Preacher in the Seventh Day Baptist Church and was an Associate in that church with his brother-in-law, the Reverend Timothy Brooks. Bowentown, N. J. is said to have received its name from him.

The editor of the New Jersey Genesis wrote, “From the sons of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wood-Wheaton) Bowen sprung a numerous family by the late 18th Century. It seemed as if all the Bowens in New England had emigrated to Cumberland county, New Jersey.”

Samuel Bowen’s will of 21 January 1728/9 was proved 4 March 1728/9 and Listed his children, John, Dan, Elijah, Clifton, Mary Percy and Elizabeth Fogg. His will referred to him as “Gentleman.” in those days, “Gentleman” was a title, not a courtesy. on the list of titles, it fell just below knight.

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Full Context of REHOBOTH, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896 Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths, with Supplement containing the Record of 1896, Colonial Returns, Lists of the Early Settlers, Purchasers, Freemen, Inhabitants, the Soldiers serving in Philip's War and the Revolution. Births Record #: 1:27 Name: Samuel Bowen Relative: chi:Obadiah Bowen Birth Date: 16 Jul 1659

More About Samuel Bowen: Date born 2: July 16, 1659, Rehobeth, Bristol, MA.99 Died 2: 1728, Cohansey, NJ.99 Died 3: January 21, 1727/28, Cohansey, Salem, New Jersey, USA.100

More About Samuel Bowen and Elizabeth Wood: Marriage 1: May 26, 1684, Bristol, RI.101 Marriage 2: May 26, 1684, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.102

Children of Samuel Bowen and Elizabeth Wood are:

Burial

Cohansey Baptist Church Cemetery, Roadstown, Cumberland County, New Jersey

Sources

• WikiTree profile Bowen-751 created through the import of EBENSTEIN-GRANGER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Merryann Palmer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Merryann and others.
• Source: S386 Title: Latter Day Saints Ancestral file Abbreviation: Ancestral File, LDS Publication: LDS, Salt Lake City, UT, 1997 Repository: #R2 * Repository: R2 Name: Dallas Public LIbrary Address: City: Dallas State: TX* Source: S444 Title: Richard Bowen's Descendants to the Fifth Generation Abbreviation: Richard Bowen's DescendantsAuthor: Shepard, Charles Publication: Troy, MI, 1921 Repository: #R47 * Repository: R47 Name: New York State Library Address: City: Albany State: NY* Source: S538 Title: Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850 Abbreviation: Swansea MA VR to 1850 Author: H. L. Peter Rounds Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1992, reprint * Source: S88 Title: Abstracts of Bristol County, MA Probate Records Abbreviation: Bristol Co., MA Probate Author: H. L. Peter Rounds Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1987 Repository: #R62 * Repository: R62 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 W Temple City: Salt Lake City State: UT* Source: S93 Title: Vital Records of Rehoboth Abbreviation: Rehoboth MA vit rec Author: James N. Arnold Publication: 1897 * Source: S-1491847068 Repository: #R-1671498701 Title: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Providence, RI, USA: Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1897.Original data: Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehob Note: APID: 1,4824::0 * Repository: R-1671498701 Name: Ancestry.com* Source: S-1491847369 Repository: #R-1671498701 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution MembershipApplications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0 * Source: S-1513923548 Repository: #R-1671498701 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4725::0 * Source: S-1366474866 Repository: #R-1563874634 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text:http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13981146&pid... * Repository: R-1563874634 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• http://reflectionsfromthefence.blogspot.com/2014/05/sundays-stories...
• https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kenbowen/b22/d20.htm* Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2019), memorial page for Rev Samuel Bowen (16 Jul 1659–21 Jan 1727), Find A Grave Memorial no. 119476016, citing Cohansey Baptist Church Cemetery, Roadstown, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Our Family History (contributor 47719401) .
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119476016/samuel-bowen#source

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Name: Samuel /Bowen/<ref>Source: #S-1491847369 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 90438 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=969957&ti=0&i... Data: Text: Name: Samuel Bowen birth date: 16 Jul 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts death date: Jan 1728 APID: 1,2204::969957</ref><ref>Source: #S-1491847068 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=rehoma1642&h=40469&ti=0&indiv... Data: Text: birth date:16 Jul 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts Name: Samuel Bowen APID: 1,4824::40469</ref><ref>Source: #S-1513923548 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Rehobeth; Birth state: MA Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=277024&ti=0&indiv=... Data: Text: Name: Samuel Bowen birth date: 16 July 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts marriage date: 26 May 1684 marriage place: Bristol, RI death date: 1728 death place: Cohansey, NJ APID: 1,4725::277024</ref>

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1659:: Place: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA<ref>Source: #S386 Page: Place only</ref><ref>Source: #S444 Page: folded chart</ref><ref>Source: #S93 Page: p. 545</ref>:: Place: Swansea, Massachusetts<ref>Source: #S-1491847369 Page:Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 90438 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=969957&ti=0&i... Data: Text: Name: Samuel Bowen birth date: 16 Jul 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts death date: Jan 1728 APID: 1,2204::969957</ref><ref>Source: #S-1491847068 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=rehoma1642&h=40469&ti=0&indiv... Data: Text: birth date: 16 Jul 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts Name: Samuel Bowen APID: 1,4824::40469</ref><ref>Source: #S-1513923548 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Rehobeth; Birth state: MA Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=277024&ti=0&indiv=... Data: Text: Name: Samuel Bowen birth date: 16 July 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts marriage date: 26 May 1684 marriage place: Bristol, RI death date: 1728 death place: Cohansey, NJ APID: 1,4725::277024</ref>

Death Date: 21 January 1727<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119476016/samuel-bowen#source</ref>:: Note: LDS says bef 4 March 1728, Cohansey, Salem Co., NJ<ref>Source: #S444 Page: folded chart</ref> :: Date: 1728:: Place: Cohansey, NJ<ref>Source: #S-1491847369 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 90438 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=969957&ti=0&i... Data: Text: Name: Samuel Bowen birth date: 16 Jul 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts death date: Jan 1728 APID: 1,2204::969957</ref><ref>Source: #S-1513923548 Page: Source Citation: Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Rehobeth; Birth state: MA Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=277024&ti=0&indiv=... Data: Text: Name: Samuel Bowen birth date: 16 July 1659 birth place: Swansea, Massachusetts marriage date: 26 May 1684 marriage place: Bristol, RI death date: 1728 death place: Cohansey, NJ APID: 1,4725::277024</ref>

Note: John; Samuel; Dan; Elijah; Joanna; Clifton; Mary and Elizabeth<ref>Source: #S444 Page: folded chart</ref> : Event: :: Type: Lived at :: Date: 16 OCT 1711 :: Place: Cohanze, Salem Co., NJ:: Note: Letter of Attorney granted to "my trusty friend Isaac Ayars of Cohanze' (late of Rhode Island) by Samuel Bowen of Cohanze, County of Salem, Province of West New Jersey, to be lawful attorney to receive from Thomas Bowen of Swan. a legacy from the Est. of "his & my Honrdffather Obadiah Bowen Senr," dtd. 16 Oct. 1711 at County of Glocester, Prov. of New Jersey. Witnes: Will: Parker & Sarah Wheaton [3:57]<ref>Source: #S88 Page: p. 53</ref>

Husband: Samuel Bowen : Marriage: :: Date: 26 MAY 1684 :: Place: Swansea, Bristol Co., MA :: Note: to Elizabeth [Wheaton?]; LDS says Wood::: Swansea VR just calls her "Elizabeth his wife"<ref>Source: #S444 Page: folded chart</ref><ref>Source: #S538 Page: p. 25</ref> :: Place: marriage place: Bristol, RI

Husband: Obadiah Bowen : Wife: Mary Clifton : Child: Mary Bowen : Child: Sarah Bowen : Child: Lydia Bowen : Child: Mercy Bowen : Child: Isaac Bowen : Child: Joseph Bowen : Child: Samuel Bowen : Child: Obadiah Bowen : Child: Hezekiah Bowen : Child: Thomas Bowen : Child: Hannah Bowen : Marriage: :: Date: BEF 1651:: Note: LDS - 1649/50 - Swansea, Bristol Co. MA<ref>Source: #S444 </ref>

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