First wife of Richard Bowen

Not a known child of James Bourne

biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bowen-480

"Richard Bowen, born about 1585-1600, in Wales, possibly in Glamorganshire, emigrated to New England about 1640 and settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in 1643, as one of its proprietors.
The name of his first wife (and mother of all his children-- born between 1620 and 1634) is not known. Her listing (as "Ann") in an old pedigree (published in 1884) has been shown to be fraudulent. Some have called her Ann Bourne; others have called her Ann Constable; still others have called her Esther Sutton. Whoever she was, she probably emigrated with him, and lived for awhile, at least until 1648, when he married Elizabeth, widow Marsh.

Children of Richard Bowen and his first wife:

The following list and order of children is suggested by his will, examination of marriage records of his children, and birth dates of the spouses of his children:

1. Alice Wheaton; b abt 1620; married about 1640
2. William, b abt 1622; died unm and bur 10 Mar 1686/7.
3. Sarah, b abt 1624; m abt 1643 Robert Fuller, no date; no dates of childrens' births; Robt Fuller moved from Salem to Rehoboth by Jan 1644/5; their children are probably the four who married in Rehoboth:
4. Ruth Kenericke, b abt 1626; m 1647
5. Obadiah, b about 1628 based on age at death
6. Richard Jr [b abt 1631; m Esther Sutton 4 Mar 1656; therefore prob born c 1631]
7. Thomas, deceased before father's will written; b abt 1634; first child born Aug 1660, therefore m abt 1659;

Source: Richard LeBaron Bowen Jr., "The Ancestry, Wives and Children of Richard Bowen of Weymouth and Rehoboth, Massachusetts," in The American Genealogist, vol. 76 (October 2001):263-278.

GEDCOM Note

Category:E.C._Bowen_Fraud :

WARNING: This profile has been edited to align with findings published in a 2001 article that debunks many previously published claims about Richard Bowen's wife.

Richard LeBaron Bowen Jr., The Ancestry, Wives and Children of Richard Bowen of Weymouth and Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in The American Genealogist, vol. 76 (October 2001): pages 263-278. AmericanAncestors.org Link For now, please make no changes to her last name at birth. parents, children or wives. Please see the g2g discussion The forged ancestry of Richard Bowen for details and discussion. Thank you.

Biography

This profile represents the first wife of 17th century immigrant to New England, Richard Bowen, and mother of all his children.. Neither herfirst name nor maiden name are known.: The 1884 claim that the wife of immigrant Richard Bowen was Ann Bourne. E.C. Bowen, Memorial of the Bowen Family, Boston: Rand, Avery (1884), esp. pp. 94-103; digital copy (HathiTrust.org). was disputed in2001. RL Bowen, Jr., op cit. It is not known if she emigrated with her husband and children to New England. Whether or not she did, she likely died by 1648, when her husband remarried.

References

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bowen/history/kbowen_boyer.html