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About Captain Robert Bowen
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Captain. DAR Ancestor #: A012726
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34163544/robert-pickens-bowen
Robert Pickens Bowen BIRTH 1740 Augusta County, Virginia, USA DEATH 25 Aug 1817 (aged 76–77) Hickman County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Carothers Cemetery Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA MEMORIAL ID 34163544 · View Source
MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 18 Captain Robert Pickens Bowen served in the Continental Army as a member of Capt. William Bentley's Company, 3rd & 4th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. John Neville. He served as a private from 1777 to 1779.
He had four brothers who fought in the Virginia militia and Lieutenant Rees Bowen was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain while serving with his brothers Captain John Bowen, Captain William Bowen and Private Charles Bowen.
Smyth County (VA) placed on the Courthouse lawn a monument honoring their Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots. This monument contains the names of 60 soldiers and patriots who were authenticated by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C.
These western mountain patriot soldiers marched in September 1775 to Williamsburg to aid Patrick Henry in forcing Governor Dunmore to return the great store of gunpowder he had removed from the powder magazine in fear of the colonists. They fought the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and the savage Battle of King's Mountain, which Thomas Jefferson said "turned the tide of war in favor of the United States and led Cornwallis to remove to Yorktown and surrender." Many died or were terribly wounded.
After the Revolutionary War, Captain Robert Bowen and Colonel John Gillespie, his brother-in-law, migrated with their families to George's Creek, Pendleton District, South Carolina which is now in Pickens County, S.C. In about 1805, Robert Bowen and his wife Mary moved to Hickman County, Tennessee.
John Gillespie, Mary's brother, moved to North Carolina and lived to be 110 years old.
He was a twin to Rebecca Bowen.
Bio by: Lucy Jo (Cox) Garibay
Family Members Parents John Bowen 1696–1761
Lillian Stella McIlhaney Bowen 1709–1780
Spouse Mary Gillespie Bowen 1743–1822
Siblings Rees Tate Bowen 1729–1780
Nancy Ann Bowen Buchanan 1732–1759
Photo Agnes Bowen Buchanan 1735–1801
Jean Jane Bowen Looney 1739–1780
Photo William Bowen 1742–1804
Arthur Bowen 1744–1816
Mary Bowen Porter 1748–1820
Moses Bowen 1753–1773
Children Photo John William Bowen 1771–1832
Mary Bowen Barr 1773–1836
Photo Nancy Agnes Bowen Pickens 1779–1859
Charles Bowen 1791–1842
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34163544/robert-pickens-bowen
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Date of birth might be 1740.
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 29 2016, 14:49:20 UTC
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Biography ==Robert was born about 1740. He is the son of John Bowen and Lilly McIlhaney. <ref>Entered by Marie Mills, Oct 26, 2011</ref>
•Birth: ABT 1740 in , Augusta, VA
•Death: 25 Aug 1817 in Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Hickman, TN
•Burial: Carothers Cemetery, Hickman County, TN Captain Robert Pickens Bowen served in the Continental Army as a member of Capt. William Bentley's Company, 3rd & 4th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. John Neville. He served as a private from 1777 to 1779. He had four brothers who fought in the Virginia militia and Lieutenant Rees Bowen was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain while serving with his brothers Captain John Bowen, Captain William Bowen and Private Charles Bowen. Smyth County (VA) placed on the Courthouse lawn a monument honoring their Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots. This monument contains the names of 60 soldiers and patriots who were authenticated by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C. These western mountain patriot soldiers marched in September 1775 to Williamsburg to aid Patrick Henry in forcing Governor Dunmore to return the great store of gunpowder he had removed from the powder magazine in fear of the colonists. They fought the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and the savage Battle of King's Mountain, which Thomas Jefferson said "turned the tide of war in favor of the United States and led Cornwallis to remove to Yorktown and surrender." Many died or were terribly wounded. The list includes Arthur, Charles, Henry and Captain Robert P. Presumably, Rees Bowen is not on the list because he was not from Smythe County. Also included is the name of Lillian McIlheney Bowen who furnished supplies and fed and clothed Colonial Troops of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. After the Revolutionary War, Captain Robert Bowen and Colonel John Gillespie, his brother-in-law, migrated with their families to George's Creek, Pendleton District, South Carolina which is now in Pickens County, S.C. In about 1805, Robert Bowen and his wife Mary moved to Hickman County, Tennessee. John Gillespie, Mary's brother, moved to North Carolina and lived to be 110 years old.
He was a twin to Rebecca Bowen. Robert Bowen's great grandson, Colonel Robert Bowen of the Confederate Army married Antoinette OLIVER. She was the granddaughter of David and Prudence McELHENEY of York Co. SC.
BOWEN, ROBERT Ancestor #: A012726 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: CAPTAIN Birth: 1740 AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA Death: 25 Aug 1817 HICKMAN CO TENNESSEEService Source: SUMMERS, HIST OF SW VA 1746-1786, WASHINGTON CO, 1777-1870, P 853 Service Description: 1) COL WILLIAM CAMPBELL, MAJ WILLIAM EDMISTON 2) WASHINGTON CO MILITIA
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- WikiTree profile Bowen-908 created through the import of Ries - Kennedy.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by Cindy Davis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Cindy and others.
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- WikiTree profile Bowen-956 created through the import of White.wiki.ged on Oct 25, 2011 by Pam Wade. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others. Author: Bob Keniston <a href="/wiki/Bowen-956" title="Bowen-956">Bowen-956</a> and Bowen-908 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, parents match. Author: F LaVerne Gillespie <a href="/wiki/Bowen-908" title="Bowen-908">Bowen-908</a> and Bowen-976 do not represent the same person because: lack of approval Author: F LaVerne Gillespie <a href="/wiki/Bowen-976" title="Bowen-976">Bowen-976</a> and Bowen-908 appear to represent the same person because: I believe they are the same person
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Captain Robert Bowen's Timeline
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1740
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Augusta County, Virginia, Colonial America
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July 12, 1771
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Tazewell, Augusta County, Virginia
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February 10, 1773
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1775
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1777
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Augusta County , Virginia
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May 25, 1779
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Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
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September 4, 1781
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Laurens County, SC, United States
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