per About (Gedcom note) at John William Bowen
GEDCOM Note
This John Bowen is NOT proven! His name, along with spouse Margaret Marshall are named as the parents of James Bowen in Bowen This and That notes by Charles Beck.
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Connected to the Culpeper Bowens?:
Land Record Abstract: John Bowin - 1666 - Rappahannock Co VA Transportation of PHILLIP WADING, THOMAS JONES, RALPH WALDING, MARY DUDLY, JANES [JAMES?] WALDING, JANE WALDING, MARY WOLTON, PETER AXTIN, WM SERGANT, EDMD PAGGET, JNO DUDLY. Land Grant 20 Oct 1666. JOHN BOWIN, 550 acres in Rappahannock Co VA "... on the maine Branch of Rappa. Creeke next & adjoyning to the Land of mr WM LANE ... a greate marked poplar supposed to be a Line tree belonging to mr VAUS his Land standing nere the Run, or beavor dam side ..." --posted by Gracie on Rappahannock Co. Rootsweb message board.
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Per Bowen "This and That" of Charles bowen Beck:
"John Bowen was a soldier in the Revolutionary War (from Culpeper County) and died either during the war or soon after. He married Margaret Marshall, who after his demise married Samuel Towles, and had several children. John Bowen was the father of at least two children, Joseph married a Miss Nalle, no children, James married Anne Foushee and is the ancestor of our tribe of Bowens. James and Anne were married in St Mark's church, January 16,1814, Rev. William Mason performed the ceremony. Page 58, St Mark's Parish Register. (There may have been a third son, see episode of Major Bowen during the Civil War (C.S.A. Major)"
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BOWANs in Culpeper County in 1810 census:
1810 Federal Census - Virginia
Culpeper County Page 9
1st person from top of page: Head of Household - Wm. Bowan
Free White Males: 2 under 10 1 at least 10 & under 16 2 at least 16 & under 26 1 at least 45 or over
Free White Females: 1 under 10 1 at least 10 & under 16 3 at least 16 and under 26 1 at least 26 & under 45 1 at least 45 or over
4 Slaves
1810 Federal Census - Virginia
Culpeper County Page 11
4th person from top of page: Head of Household - Jos. Bowan
Free White Males: 1 at least 16 and under 26 1 at least 45 or over
Free White Females: 1 at least 45 or over
1810 Federal Census - Virginia
Culpeper County Page 12
1st person from top of page: Head of Household - Wm. Bowan
Free White Males: 2 at least 10 & under 16 1 at least 45 or over
Free White Females: 1 at least 10 & under 16 1 at least 16 & under 26 1 at least 45 or over
Same page:
7th person from top of page: Head of Household - W. Bowan jr.
Free White Males: 1 under 10 1 at least 16 & under 26
Free White Females: 2 under 10 1 at least 16 & under 26
Same page:
8th person from top of page: Head of Household - Thos. Bowan
Free White Males: 2 under 10 1 at least 26 & under 45
Free White Females: 1 under 10 1 at least 26 & under 45
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Possible information on this Bowen line?
1.) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV: Name: William David Bowen, M. D., D. O.: "There are four distinct branches of the family of Bowen to which Dr. William David Bowen, of Richmond, Virginia, belongs, which were founded in America by four brothers who immigrated to this country from their native land, Wales, settling in Pennsylvania, eastern Virginia, Mississippi and Georgia. For one hundred and forty-seven years the Bowen homestead at Long Acre, Washington County, North Carolina, has been in the possession of the family, the old property now owned by Dr. William D. Bowen. At this place was born his great-grandfather, John Bowen, and the homestead has been the birthplace of the succeeding generations of his line, including himself"
2.) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume V: "John Bowen, son of Moses and Rebecca (Reese) Bowen, was a man of considerable wealth for that day. He married Lilly McIlhaney, whose family emigrated from Ireland, and they migrated to Augusta county, Virginia, about 1730, at that time a frontier settlement. They were the parents of twelve children: 1. Moses, died of small-pox while serving in the Virginia Colonial army. 2. John, married Rachel Mathew. 3. Jane, married (first) a Mr. Cunningham, and (second) a Mr. Loring. 4. Nancy, married Archie Buchanan. 5. Rebecca, married a Mr. Whitley. 6. Henry, served in the revolutionary war; married Anne Cunningham. 7. Arthur, married Mary McMurry. 8. Robert, married Mary Gillespie. 9. Mary, married a Mr. Poston. 10. Charles, served in the revolutionary war, married Nancy Gillespie. 11. William, of whom further. 12. Reese, of whom further."
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Posted to Bowen message board at Rootsweb by Marguerite Mason (she is not connected):
"John Bowen Will, Rappahannock Co, VA, dated 1 April 1686, Proved 5 May 1686, recorded 17 May 1686 Abstracts: Wife: "my loving wife" - not named Two sons under 21: Mathew and John Bowen (250 acres where I now live divided between them when...they shall live to the age of twenty one years Other two sons under 21: Stephen and Alexander Bowen (parcel of land lying in the forke bought by Alexander Doniphan and myself of George Jones containing 500 acres, divided between them when ... they shall live to the age of twenty one years) Daughter: Martha Mentions: 'the child my wife goeth with.' Wife, Executrix & son Matthew, Executor Witnesses: Moses Hubbert, Alex'r Doniphan, Ffran:(?) X Williams"
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1810 VA census from the Culpeper Co. website:
(these enumerated out above) BOWAN, JOS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 BOWAN, THOS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 BOWAN, WM 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 4 BOWAN, WM 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 BOWAN, WM (JR) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
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1820 VA Census - Fauquier County:
Bowen, Rachael: 1-1-0-3-0-0-0-1-1-2-1-0-7-0-0-0-2-0-0-1-4-1-2 Bowen, poss. Bower, Wm.: 2-1-0-0-1-0-3-0-2-1-0-0-11-0-0-5-2-2-0-7-4-3 Bowen, Eliza: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-5-0-0-1-2-0-0-0-1-1
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Possible citation for this John or a relative?
Search for John Bowen: 05-23-1999, census, Ancestry.com: HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 RECORDS OF THE STATE ENUMERATIONS: 1782 TO 1785 VIRGINIA HEADS OF FAMILIES
VIRGINIA, 1782. ORANGE COUNTY. Name of head of family: Bowen, John White: 7 Black: 1
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Virginia Marriage Index, 1740-1850. 05-23-1999, Ancestry.com:
JOHN BOWEN m. MARIA MARSHALL 20 December 1837 Westmoreland JOHN BOWEN m. MARY [MRS] HAIL 13 April 1786 Albermarle
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Full Context of Marriages--Virginia to 1800
Virginia Albemarle County: Bowen, John married Hail, Mary [Mrs] on 13 Apr 1786 in Albemarle County, Virginia
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page 112
Bowen, John (Va). 2d Lieutenant 12th Virginia, 10th September, 1777; Regiment designated 8th Virginia, 14th September, 1778; Regimental Quartermaster, 1st December, 1778, to 1st May, 1779; taken prisoner at Charleston 12th May, 1780; Lieutenant, 8th February, 1781; retired 1st January, 1783.
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From the Bowen Depository, military records...05-23-1999.
W.5851 John BOWEN, a private of Albemarle Co. VA, died 1817. Widow, Elizabeth BOWEN makes application, 2 Mar 1840, accompanied by affidavits of Micajah BOWEN, Howell LEWIS and John HARRIS. John BOWEN and Elizabeth MAYO mar by Rev. Andrew (Richard?) TRIBBLE, a Baptist minister in 1786 (attested to by William BOWEN and John MAYO). John HARRIS was Elizabeth's brother-in-law, who married her sister, Nancy. Undated affidavit says Elizabeth BOWEN died in Albemarle Co. subsequent to 1848. Children: Nancy, Frances, James, Ephraim, John, Avis(?), Mary, Elizabeth, Susan, Catharine, Lydia and Martha.
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Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia; Volume I; AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS.
ORDER BOOK No. VII. (cont.) Citations for John Bowen: FEBRUARY 19, 1762: 165) Eleanor Morgan, servant of John Bowen, arrived in this Colony 3d June last. AUGUST 21, 1764: (68) Jacob Slover's estate--John Bowen, administrator. AUGUST 23, 1764: (84) Abraham Slover, orphan, to be bound to John Bowen. NOVEMBER 18, 1767: (347) John Bowen appointed overseer of the road from the ferry on James River to the Warm Springs, opposite to John McClure's. NOVEMBER 19, 1767: (363) John Bowen. OCTOBER 19, 1769: (32) George and William Mathews and John Maury appointed guardians of John, Moses, William, Ann and Elizabeth, orphans of John Bowen.
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Have no idea if these connect to my BOWENs:
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1: John Bowen, heirs of Pension for revolutionary services 25 2 Petition 115 Rev. Pensions John Bowen, (Pa.) Location of a Virginia military land warrant 28 1 Documents 753 Claims John Bowen, (Pa.) Location of a Virginia military land warrant 28 2 Petition 89 Rev. Claims
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"Some Early Virginia Marriages"
FRANCIS BOWEN m. FRANCES CHRISTOPHER, 2 January, 1757, Orange County, Marriage Bond. WILLIAM BOWEN m. ELIZABETH SMITH, 1795, Botetourt Co. RICHARD BOWEN m. ELIZABETH LINDSAY, 18 June, 1788, Frederick Co., CHARLES BOWEN m. NANCY HOWARD, 8 Feb. 1803, Frederick Co. JAMES BOWEN m. AMELIA POLLARD, 6 Nov. 1815, Culpeper County, Minister Return. MORTON BOWEN m. ELIZABETH GREENLEE, 16 Dec. 1819, Frederick Co., Minister Return. WILLIAM BOWEN m. ELIZABETH YOUNG, 23 June, 1825, Fredericksburg MEREDITH BOWEN m. LUCY DRAKE, 15 Nov. 1810, Frederick Co., Minister Return MEREDITH BOWEN m. CATHERINE CARPER, 24 May, 1819, Frederick Co.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaspotsy/crd/fbdc93.htm
STYLE : Samuel &al vs Cavanaugh PLAINTIFF(s) : Reuben Samuel; Elijah Stout; William Bowen; Unity Yancey DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Cavanaugh PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - Francis Strother - 1777 Death ref. - Sarah Strother - 1774 or 1775 Family of Francis:Sarah Strother Marriage ref. - Francis Strother -mr- Sarah Cavanaugh, dau. of Philemon Will - Philemon Cavanaugh - Orange - 1744 CITATION : Samuel &al vs Cavanaugh / 1796 / CR-DC-V / 390-17
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http://searches.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt
From Virginia Pension Roll of 1835, Report from the Secretary of War. In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835. Copied and indexed by: William R. Navey P. O. Box 251 Hollyridge, NC 28445-0251
JOHN P. BOWEN KING GEORGE COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA CONT'L $40.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $ AMOUNT RECEIVED AUGUST 15, 1832 PENSION STARTED AGE 80
MICAJAH BOWEN ALBEMARLE COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA MILITIA $26.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $79.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED DECEMBER 11, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 81
WILLIAM BOWEN, SEN. CULPEPER COUNTY CORPORAL VIRGINIA CONT'L $88.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $135.17 AMOUNT RECEIVED AUGUST 29, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 72 DIED OCTOBER 1, 1832
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http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Manuscripts/ms0252.html
"James Jameson, from Culpeper County, Virginia, was born circa 1820 and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1842. Prior to the Civil War he worked as a teacher, lawyer and farmer. He married Mary Mildred Bowen of Fauquier Co., Virginia in May 1845. They had four children: Alwyn, Harriet (Hallie, to whom the letters are addressed), Ella, and Henry. In 1861 he was elected Captain of Company I, 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment, and was wounded in action at Dranesville in December 1861. He resigned from his unit in April 1863 and was hospitalized as late as September 1863. Jameson was arrested by Federal troops at Culpeper Court House, Virginia on March 26, 1864, as "formerly a Captain in the C. S. A." and was sent to prison at Point Lookout, Maryland. Although he was ultimately exchanged, he did not survive the trip home. He became ill from the effects of his wound and imprisonment while traveling on a flag-of-truce boat to Richmond, and died September 30, 1864--approximately a month after writing the final letter to his daughter. He is buried at his wife's family home, "Belle Coil," Fauquier Co., Virginia. "
I don't have any data on the Mary Mildred Bowen referenced above.
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Interesting as names EVERHART and BOWEN both included:
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everette-ewin.html#R9M0IWEHE Everhart, William (1785-1868) Father of James Bowen Everhart. Born in Pennsylvania, 1785. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1853-55. Died in 1868. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, West Chester, Pa. Congressional Biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000271): EVERHART, William, 1785-1868 EVERHART, William, (father of James Bowen Everhart), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chester County, Pa., May 17, 1785; attended the common schools and became a civil engineer; served in the War of 1812 as captain of a company of riflemen; was the only passenger saved from the packet ship Albion, wrecked off the coast of Ireland in 1822; upon his return to Pennsylvania he platted a large addition to the city of West Chester; was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); was not a candidate for renomination; engaged in mercantile pursuits; died in West Chester, Pa., October 30, 1868; interment in Oakland Cemetery.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everette-ewin.html#R9M0IWEDV Everhart, James Bowen (1821-1888) of Chester County, Pa. Son of William Everhart. Born in Pennsylvania, 1821. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1877-83; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1883-87. Died in 1888. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, West Chester, Pa. Congressional Biography (): EVERHART, James Bowen, 1821-1888 EVERHART, James Bowen, (son of William Everhart), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in the Boot, near West Chester, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pa., July 26, 1821; attended Bolmar’s Academy, West Chester, Pa., and was graduated from Princeton College in 1842; studied law at Harvard University and in Philadelphia, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in 1845; went abroad and spent two years in study at the Universities of Berlin and Edinburgh; returned to West Chester, Pa., and engaged in the practice of law; during the Civil War served in Company B, Tenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; member of the State senate from 1876 to 1882; elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886; resumed the practice of law; died in West Chester, Pa., August 23, 1888; interment in Oakland Cemetery, near West Chester.
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Bowen connection to Chester Co., PA?:"
Very little is known about Moses Bowen and his wife Rebecca Reese. It is generally accepted that they immigrated from Wales about 1698 with a large group of settlers enticed by William Penn. Moses did purchase 10,000 acres of land in Guinnedd Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Moses and Rebecca were Quakers. Very probably they had other children besides John but none can be found in the history records. MOSES BOWEN was born about 1650 allegedly in Wales and died shortly before May 20, 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married Rebecca Reese. Issue: JOHN BOWEN, born about 1680, probably in Wales, and died 1769 in Virginia. He married 1720 in Chester County, Virginia to Lily McIlhaney, born about 1705 in Ireland and died 1780 in Virginia. Issue: NANCY BOWEN, born 1732 in Orange County, Virginia and died 1759. She married Archibald Buchanan. AGNES BOWEN, born 1735 and died 1803. She married James McFerrar. REECE BOWEN, born 1737 and died 7 October 1780 at the Battle of King's Mountain. He married Levisa (Louisa) Smith. HENRY BOWEN, born 1738 and died 1808 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He married Ann Cunningham. ROBERT BOWEN, born 1740 and died 1817. He married Mary Gillespie. WILLIAM BOWEN, born 1742 in Fincastle County, Virginia and died 15 December 1804 in Sumner County, Tennessee. He married 1777 in Augusta County, Virginia to Mary Henely Russell. ARTHUR BOWEN, born 1744 in Augusta County and died 1816. He married Mary McMurrey. MARY BOWEN, born 1748 in Augusta County an died 1820. She married William (?) Porter. CHARLES BOWEN, born 1749 and died 1833. He married Nancy Gillespie. MOSES BOWEN, born 1754 and died 1774 while serving in the Colonial Army. JOHN BOWEN, born 1757. He married 1768 Rachel Matthews.(wrong date, no doubt) JANE BOWEN, born in Washington County, Virginia and died in Roane County, Tennessee. She married Mr. Cunningham. REBECCA BOWEN. She married Mr. Whitley.
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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, EVAN. Whiteland. September 14, 1724. December 29, 1724. A. 455. To son John £40 at 21 with reversion to brother John Bowen and sister Anne Bowen. To wife Gainor all remainder of estate real and personal. Also executrix. Witnesses: John Richard, Thomas Davis.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, JOHN. Willistown. Weaver. March 26, 1748. April 11, 1748. B. 261. Directs real estate to be sold. To grandmother not named £10. To aunt Ruth Evans £5. To aunt Anne Evans £5. To aunt Elizabeth Thomas £10. To cousin Evan Bowen £4 at 21. To cousin Levi Bowen £3 at 21. To cousin Ezekiel Bowen £3 at 21. To apprentice David Yarnall one of the 2 looms in my shop. Executors: uncle Saml. Richard, Jacob Thomas and Rowland Richard. Witnesses: Francis Yarnall, Nathan Thomas, Robert Cox. [lst wife Mary Hannum; 2nd wife Elinor Gibson.]
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, JOHN. April 12, 1760. Whiteland. Adm. to Hannah Bowen.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, THOMAS. East Whiteland. August 25, 1770. October 1, 1770. Provides for wife Hester. Real estate to be sold when son Stephen is 21 and remainder divided amongst my children, viz., Mary, Stephen, Jonathan, Hester, Owen, Thomas, Linard and the child of which my wife is now pregnant. Children to be taught "to Reed, Right and Syfer as far as the rule of three" and sons "bound out to som genteel traid." Mentions his brother Jos. Bowen. Executors: Wife Hester and cousin Joshua Evans and friend Saml. Davis. Letters to Hester, the others renouncing. Wit: Josa. Humphreys, Abednego Jones, Richd. Richeson.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, THOMAS. Whiteland. November 7, 1796. Adm. to Stephen and John Bowen.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, ESTHER. E. Whiteland. July 19, 1798. Adm. to John Bowen.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, EZEKIEL. Willistown. July 31, 1804: November 29, 1805. To wife Hester 1/3 of estate and all claim I ever had to a tract of about 16 acres of land that fell to her from her father, Moses Davis. To son Benjamin £500 in trust during life, with remainder to his children. To children of son William, deceased, Hester, Jonathan, Abijah, and Mary, £100 each when youngest is of age. To granddaughter Mary Bowen a side saddle that was her grandmother's. To Joseph, son of Levi Bowen, £10 for services done to me. Orders head and foot stones to his grave. To St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley £10. Remainder to son Benjamin's children when of age. Executors: Wife Hester Bowen and John Ralston, of Vincent. Wits.: George King, Samuel King. Test. Signed E.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, MARGARET ELIZABETH East Nantmel. April 28, 1806.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, ESTHER, Widow. Willistown. July 12, 1808: July 25, 1808. To sons Thomas and Jehu Griffith $2 each. To daughter Esther Watson $200. To son Davis Oram $200. To daughter Jane Rees $200. To Eleanor Lewis, daughter of sister Sarah, £10. To Benjamin Bowen, son of my late husband, Ezekiel Bowen, $2. To granddaughter Harriet Rees a bureau, &c. The share of daughter Jane Rees to be in trust for her children. Land in Willistown to be sold and proceeds to son Davis and daughter Jane. Executors: Son Davis Oram and John Bartholomew, Esquire.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, MARGARET. East Nottingham. August 15, 1809: September 18, 1809. Mentions being seized of plantation which I now live on by my former husband, Abraham Buntin's will, dated November 20, 1790. To Joel Sidwell, son of Abraham Sidwell, Jr., the above-mentioned plantation when 21. To each of my brothers and sisters 25 cents. To each of my half brothers and sisters 25 cents. To Mary, wife of Abraham Sidwell, Jr., bed, bedding, &c. To Margaret, the daughter of Thomas Midcalf £5 when of age. Remainder to Abraham Sidwell, Jr., who is executor. Signed with mark. Wits.: Timothy Curran, Nathan Sidwell, William Winchester.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, BENJAMIN. East Nottingham. February 28, 1809: January 15, 1810. Provides for wife, who is not named. Residue to son and 4 surviving daughters, none of whom are named. Executor: Son-in-law Robert Brown. Wits.: Roger Kirk, Benjamin Hudson, William Kimble.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, JOHN, JR. West Whiteland. September 12, 1814. Susanna and John Bowen Sr., administrators.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, JOHN. West Whiteland. November 15, 1816. May 27, 1818. Provides for wife Jane. To my three sons, Holland, Joseph and Oliver, all my real estate in West Whiteland, to be divided: Holland to have the part enclosing the Ship Tavern, Joseph the place I now live on, and Oliver the remainder. To my 3 daus. Hannah Brinton, Elizabeth Parke & Mary Brinton £1000 each. To my two daus. Jane and Ann Bowen £1000 each. To gr.dau. Elizabeth Bowen $200 when 21. Executors: Sons Holland, Joseph and Oliver. Wits: John Graves, Joshua Weaver.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, HOLLAND. West Whiteland. September 23, 1823. September 27, 1823.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 (* I wonder what on earth happened on Nov. 4, 1823?) BOWEN, JOHN. West Whiteland. November 4, 1823. Caleb Brinton, Jr., & Thos. H. B. Jacobs, administrators. d b n c t a.
BOWEN, JOSEPH. West Whiteland. November 4, 1823. Caleb Brinton & Thos. H. B. Jacobs, administrators.
BOWEN, OLIVER. West Whiteland. November 4, 1823. Caleb Brinton, Jr., & Thos. H. B. Jacobs, administrators.
BOWEN, HOLLAND. West Whiteland. November 4, 1823. Caleb Brinton, Jr. & Thos. H. B. Jacobs, administrators d b n c t a.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, JOSHUA. Easttown. June 10, 1823. May 3, 1824.
I include this Philadelphia one, because it's an early one, and mentions 2 Thomas Bowens, and the others are "possibles" too. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, NORTH. Philadelphia. Practitioner of Physick. December 16, 1706. February 25, 1706/7. C. 49. Daughter Elizabeth. Brothers Henry and Thomas Bowen. Sister Elizabeth. Father Thomas Bowen. Uncle Lewis Bowen. Cousin Theodorus Lord. Friends Peter Evans, George Paynter and James Wogan. Estate at Haverford-West, Pembrokeshire. Executor: Son North Bowen. Witnesses: Peter Stretch, Hannah England, Sarah Blake.
Although in Philadelphia, it is of a person from Chester; Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BOWEN, JOHN. Whittland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. April 10, 1715. May 17, 1715. D. 33. Wife's name not given. Daughter Anne Bowen. Executors: Sons Evan and John. Witnesses: Thomas Davids, Rees Prichar, Theophilus Thomas and David Daviss.
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Allied Families of Read, Corbin, Luttrell, and Bywaters
Author: A.M. Prichard Call Number: R929.2 R283a
This book starts at Culpeper County, Virginia. The descendants of these families are now planted in every state westward to the Pacific.
Bibliographic Information: Prichard, A.M. Allied Families of Read, Corbin, Luttrell and Bywaters. Staunton, VA: The McClure Co., 1930. Page 24: "NOTE. By deed of 15 May 1779, Robert Freeman Jr., and Anne, his wife, conveyed unto John Freeman 380 acres of land which was conveyed unto Robert Freeman Jr., by his father, Robert Freeman Sr. For antecedent data relating to the Freeman Family see note under No. 2, relating to the intailed land above mentioned; and for subsequent data see note under No. 18. The following data copied from the family bible of George Freeman, which is in the possession of Mr. Ed Utterback, of Culpeper County, Va., is inserted here merely to preserve it:
GEORGE FREEMAN, (son of Robert and Ann Freeman) b. 1 Oct. 1790; d. 29 June 1841; m. 7 Dec. 1815, Ann C. Bowen (daughter of James and Rachel Bowen) b. 7 Mar. 1791; d. 4 July 1851. Issue: GEORGE W. b. 1821; lived only two weeks. VIRGINIA ELLEN, b. 4 Sept. 1822; d. 1 Oct. 1850; m. 12 No 1844, Wm. F. Botts. RACHEL ANN, b. 5 Jan. 1826; d. 12 June 1864; m. 28 De 1854, Rob't E. Utterback, d. 4 Sept. 1881. LUCY JANE, b. 14 Oct. 1827; d. 12 May 1858; m. Nov. 1847, B. F. Settle, who was killed in action in the Civil War 15 June 1864. JAMES HENRY, b. 6 Feb. 1830; d. 18 Dec. 1853. GEORGE THOMAS, b. 12 July 1832; d. 16 Jan. 1888. SARAH ELIZABETH, b. 21 Oct. 1836.
(From an unofficial source it has been reported that after the death of Rachel Ann, her sister Sarah Elizabeth married Robert E. Utterback; but this report has not been verified.)"
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http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index-1790.htm
Bowen, Elizabeth York 1790Personal 02 Bowen, Henry Shenandoah 1789PersonalB 02 Bowen, James Fauquier 1790PersonalB 03 Bowen, James Princess Anne 1791PersonalB 02 Bowen, John Princess Anne 1791PersonalB 01 Bowen, John York 1791Land 01 Bowen, John Pratt King George 1792Personal 01 Bowen, Joshua Richmond 1789PersonalB 01 Bowen, Salley Fauquier 1790PersonalB 05 Bowen, William Princess Anne 1791PersonalB 01 Bowen, William Richmond 1789PersonalB 01 Bowens, Philip York 1790Personal 01
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http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/1800index/1800B-inde x4.htm
Bowan, Joseph City Norfolk 1798Personal 04 Bowen, Alexander Fauquier 1799PersonalA 01 Bowen, Elizabeth Fauquier 1799PersonalA 01 Bowen, George Isle Wight 1799PersonalB 03 Bowen, James Fauquier 1799PersonalB 06 Bowen, John Richmond 1798PersonalA 01 Bowen, John York 1800Land 01 Bowen, John York 1800Personal 02 Bowen, John P King George 1803Personal 02 Bowen, Joshua Richmond 1798PersonalA 01 Bowen, Sarah York 1800Personal 02 Bowen, Stephen Fauquier 1799PersonalA 01 Bowen, William Isle Wight 1799PersonalB 03 Bowen, William Richmond 1798PersonalA 01 Bowen, William Richmond 1799Land 02 Bowen, William Richmond 1799Land 13
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From Cindy Crigler:
"Fauquier Families, 1759-1799" by John Alcock, lists 11 Bowens and 1 Foushee including: James Bowen MB 12/17/1781 to Rachel Bower, bd Joseph Whitley [Wheatley], d/o Peter Bower. (had children Mary, Peggy and Peter) He bought land near Elk Marsh in 1784 from Robert Stringfellow. He bought land on Elk Marsh in 1790 from Joseph Wheatley. Peggy Bowen married Thomas Ball, 1799...."
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Falls/7247/dowdyspots.html:
CULPEPER COUNTY VIRGINIA; Formed in 1748/9 from Orange County Virginia.
1763 Deed between James Pendleton and Wm Bowen [?] mentions "Dowdy's Hog Branch" between branches of Muddy Run and Smell Run. Branch also mentioned in 1755 in St. Marks Parish.
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From "Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-1787," Surnames A-B, Page 13:
"...Bowen, James, [Poll] 0, [Slaves] 2, Fau...."
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Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vols. I, II & III, page 578 of Vol. 1, Pub. Richmond, Va., 1927 (Compiled and Edited by Louis A. Burgess):
"Bowen Family Note. The Bowen family came from Wales, first to Penn., and later moved to Va. The first of this family, Moses and his wife settled in Penn. Their son, John (married Lily McIlhaney) removed to Va. where there were twelve children born to them, one of who, Capt. John Bowen, was the father of Capt. William Bowen, one of pioneer settlers of Tenn. Captain William Bowen was born in Fincastle Co., Va. and later moved to Augusta Co. As a soldier of the Colonial Army he took part in the campaigns against the Indians in the Shawnee settlements, 1774, being in the battle of Point Pleasant also, fought on Oct. 10th, 1774. The list of Rev. Soldiers, Library Report, 1910-11, gives a number of references of William Bowen, Sr., of Culpepper (sic) Co. and of William Bowen (possibly his son)."
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Interesting:
FREEMAN, George & Ann C. Bowen, Dec. 4, 1815 - bdsm: James M. Bowen; MR (REY) (date of MR Dec. 8, 1815).
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http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/VAFAUQUI/2000-01/0947688140
From: <Cpzb4@aol.com> Subject: James Bowen Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:42:20 EST
Fauquier County Deed November 19, 1784. B & S. Bet. Robert Stringfellow of Ham. Par. and Cat his wife and JAMES BOWEN of the same place, planter .. 144.10s. .. 144 1/2 acres. Signed: Robt. Stringfellow, Catt Stringfellow Wits: Cornelius Hall, Michael Bowen Comm. to Joseph Blackwell, WIlliam Grant & Samuel Blackwell, Gent. to examine Caty Stringfellow. Rec: 26 April 1785, ack. by grantor.
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