Colonel Jabez Bowen, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for RHODE ISLAND with the rank of COLONEL. DAR Ancestor #: A012690. Red Flagged: "TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR".

Find-a-Grave #21375838

(Reference: http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss301.htm ):

One of the children of Ephraim and his first wife was Jabez (1739-1815), who graduated from Yale in 1757. He was a member of the Providence town council from 1773 and 1775; and a representative in the General Assembly in 1777.

He served in the Providence militia between 1774 and 1777, holding the rank of colonel of the First Regiment of Providence County from 1776 to 1777.

Between the years 1778 and 1786, with the exception of the year 1780 to 1781, Bowen was Deputy Governor of Rhode Island. He became a Superior Court judge in August of 1776, and became Chief Justice in 1781.

Jabez married twice:

first, Sarah Brown (d. 1800) of Providence, in 1762; He had eleven children, all by his first marriage, including Henry (1785-1867?), who was R.I. Secretary of State from 1819 to 1849; and Oliver, born in 1767.

second, Peddy Leonard of Norton, Massachusetts, in 1801. No children during this union.

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Jabez Bowen, Sr. (1739–1815) was a deputy governor of Rhode Island, militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

Jabez Bowen was born to the prominent doctor, Ephraim Bowen, in Providence, Rhode Island in 1739. His great-uncle Jabez Bowen was also a prominent Providence physician. Jabez graduated from Yale College in 1757. Bowen married Sarah Brown, a cousin of Moses Brown and John Brown (Rhode Island), of the prominent Brown family (see Brown University) of Providence, on 12/19/1762, and had 11 children together. Bowen was deeply involved with the Browns in the shipping business, involving slaves, molasses, rum, and the China trade.

He was a member of the Providence town council from 1773 and 1775. He was also a representative in the General Assembly in 1777. During the American Revolution, Bowen served in the Providence militia between 1774 and 1777, holding the rank of colonel of the First Regiment of Providence County from 1776 to 1777, serving under William West. Bowen was Deputy Governor of Rhode Island from 1778 to 1779, and from 1781 to 1786. Bowen became a Superior Court judge in 1776, and became Chief Justice in 1781. Bowen served on the city committee which negotiated a peaceful end to William West's antifederalist protest on the Fourth of July in 1788. Bowen was an ardent federalist (pro-Constitution) supporter. Chancellor of Brown University many years.

Parents:

• Ephraim Bowen, b. Oct. 3, 1716, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; d. Oct. 21, 1812, Providence, R.I.
• Mary Fenner, b. 1720; d. Aug. 16, 1744

Spouses:

• Sarah Brown, b. Sep. 24, 1742; d. Mar. 17, 1800; dau of Obadiah and Mary Harris Brown
• Peddy Leonard, DOB and DOD unknown, married 5/21/1801, Providence, Rhode Island, no children

Children:

• Obadiah Bowen, b. Oct. 5, 1763, Providence, RI; d. Jul. 25, 1793, Denmark
• Dr. Oliver Bowen, b. Apr. 21, 1767; d. Dec. 11, 1804; m. 1) Aug 21, 1790, Lois Demount: m. 2) Jan 24,1796, Rebecca Demount:
• Mary Bowen, b. Jun. 29, 1773; d. Jul. 15, 1792
• Jabez Bowen Jr., b. Jan. 29, 1774; d. Aug. 8, 1816. Philadelphia, PA; m. Sep 12, 1794, Sarah Tanner
• Henry Bowen, b. Feb. 8, 1776; d. Aug. 31, 1777
• Horatio Gates Bowen, b. Jun. 13, 1779; d. Mar. 21, 1848; m. Candace Crawford Nightingale
• Infant Son [1782-1782]
• Henry Bowen, b. Jan. 5, 1785, Providence, R.I.; d. Apr. 16, 1867, Providence, R.I./; m. Harriet Amanda Monroe

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabez_Bowen

http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=432641

Col Jabez Bowen, Sr memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21375838

GEDCOM Note

from FindaGrave.com: Birth: Jun. 17, 1739 Death: May 8, 1815

Jabez Bowen was born to the prominent doctor, Ephraim Bowen [1716-1812] and Mary Fenner [1720-1744], in Providence, Rhode Island. Jabez graduated from Yale College in 1757. On 19 Dec 1762, he married Sarah Brown [1742-1800] first cousin of the famouus "Four Brown Brothers" of Providence. Bowen was deeply involved with the Browns in the shipping business, involving slaves, molasses, rum, and the china trade. He was a member of the Providence town council from 1773 and 1775. He was also a representative in the General Assembly in 1777. During the American Revolution, Bowen served in the Providence militia between 1774 and 1777, holding the rank of colonel of the First Regiment of Providence County from 1776 to 1777, serving under William West. Bowen was Deputy Governor of Rhode Island from 1778-1779 and from 1781 to 1786. Bowen became a Superior Court judge in 1776, and became Chief Justice in 1781. An ardent federalist, he served on the city committee which negotiated a peaceful end to William West's antifederalist protest on the Fourth of July in 1788. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Father of: Obadiah Bowen [1763-1793] Dr. Oliver Bowen [1767-1804] Mary Bowen [1773-1792] Jabez Bowen Jr. [1774-1816] Henry Bowen [1776-1777] Horatio Gates Bowen [1779-1848] Infant Son [1782-1782] Henry Bowen [1785-1867]

Family links: Parents: Ephraim Bowen (1716 - 1812) Mary Fenner Bowen (1720 - 1744)

Spouse: Sarah Brown Bowen (1742 - 1800)

Burial: Swan Point Cemetery Providence Providence County Rhode Island, USA

Created by: Superkentman Record added: Sep 05, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21375838

Rations for a Fighting Man 10 Dec 1776

Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England, Printed 1862, volume 8, December 1776

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Amount of Rations, &c., Allowed to the Soldiers, by the Continental Congress. Rations established by the Continental Congress, with variations made by Peter Phillips and Jabez Bowen, Esqs., and approved by the honorable the commissioners of the four New England states, viz.: One pound of wheat bread, or one pound of flour, or one pound-and-an-half of brown bread, per man, per day. One pound-and-a-quarter of beef, or one pound of pork, per man per day; or one pound of beef and one pound of pork for two days. Three pints of beans or peas, per man, per week. Eight pounds of hard soap, per hundred men, per week, including guards, &c. Six pounds candles, per hundred men, per week, including guards, &c. One quart of beer per day, per man; or nine gallons of molasses, or three quarters of a hundred of sugar, per hundred men, per week; or in lieu therof, one gill of rum, per man, per day. Six ounces of butter per man, per week; or the real price, in cash. One gill of rice; or one pint of Indian meal per man, per week. Half a gill of rum, per man, per day, when on fatigue. Two quarts of salt for every hundred pounds of fresh beef served out. Vinegar occasionally. Submitted by your humble servants, Peter Phillips Jabez Bowen
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Donated by April Coggins. These documents are made available free to the public for non-commercial purposes by the Rhode Island USGenWeb Project

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All 11 children by Sarah Brown.