Mehitable Bowen - Morriss, #2

Children: Millie Walker (born Bowen), Mehetable Bowen, John Bowen, Penuel Bowen, Powell or Parnel Bowen, Joshua Bowen

Siblings: ...ay, Samuel May, Prudence Winchester (born May), Ebenezer May, Deacon Hezekiah May, Sarah May, Nehemiah May Sr., and names of 2 more sibl...

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Mehitable May
Female
27 February 1702–19 February 1783

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Brief Life History of Mehitable
When Mehitable May was born on 27 February 1702, in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Deacon John May III, was 38 and her mother, Prudence Bridge, was 38. She married Samuel Morriss about 1722, in Massachusetts, United States. She lived in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 1 years. She died on 19 February 1783, at the age of 80.

Spouse

John Bowen
Male
1696–1778

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Male

Mehitable May
Female
1702–1783

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Female

Marriage
6 June 1734
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (7)

Mehetable Bowen
Female
1735–1793

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Female

John Bowen
Male
1737–1776

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Male

Samuel Bowen
Male
1737–1802

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Male

Rev Penuel Bowen
Male
1738–1788

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Male

Penuel Bowen
Male
1738–Deceased

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Male

Powell or Parnel Bowen
Male
1739–Deceased

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Male

Joshua Bowen
Male
1740–1805

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Male

Spouse

Samuel Morriss
Male
1698–1798

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Male

Mehitable May
Female
1702–1783

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Female

Marriage
about 1722
Massachusetts, United States
Parents

Deacon John May III
Male
1663–1730

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Male

Prudence Bridge
Female
1664–1723

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Female

Siblings (11)

John May IV
Male
1686–1770

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Male

Samuel May
Male
1688–1729

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Male

Prudence May
Female
1690–1694

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Female

Ebenezer May Sr.
Male
1692–1752

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Male

Prudence May
Female
1694–1726

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Female

Deacon Hezekiah May
Male
1696–1783

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Male

Sarah May
Female
1698–1763

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Female

Nehemiah May Sr.
Male
1701–1753

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Male

Mehitable May
Female
1702–1783

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Female

Eleazer May
Male
1705–1783

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Male

Benjamin May
Male
1708–1774

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Male

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Mehitable Bowen formerly May
Born 27 Feb 1703 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of John May and Prudence (Bridge) May
Sister of John May, Samuel May, Ebenezer May, Prudence (May) Winchester, Hezekiah May, Nehemiah May, Eleazer May and Benjamin May
Wife of John Bowen — married 6 Jun 1734 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Mehitable Bowen, John Bowen, Penuel Bowen, Joshua Bowen and Samuel Bowen
Died about 1775 at about age 71 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap [uncertain]
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Biography

Mehitable May was the great-granddaughter of John May [1] who, as part of the Great Migration, brought the May family name from England to Boston in 1635. [2]

She was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on February 27, 1703, the daughter of John May and Prudence Bridge [3]

Some sources give her birth year as 1702, but, since this would place her birth fewer than 9 months after the date given her older brother, 1703 seems more likely. Some sources spell her name Mehetable, and there seems no way to determine which spelling she used.

On June 6, 1734 in Roxbury she married John Bowen, the son of John Bowen and Hannah (Brewer) Bowen. [4] [5]

The birth of Mehitable's first three children; Mehitable, John and Penuel; are documented in Roxbury Vital Records. Joshua's and Samuel's birth are not found in any known official records. Joshua, however, is proved her husband John's son in various original documents. Samuel's sonship can only be inferred from various circumstances and documents. See each child's profile for details.

Although no sources can be found documenting Mehitable's death, we can infer that she died some time between 1773 and 1778. She was still living on 6 January, 1773, when she signed a deed with her husband. [6] In March 1788, a few months before his death, John Bowen conveyed property to his son Joshua, but since his spouse did not join in the conveyance to renounce her dower rights, as would have been customary, it is likely that Mehitable was by then deceased. [7] There is no reason to doubt that she died in Roxbury.

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↑ https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/May-Family-Tree-11977
↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/May-699
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LG-T4V : 10 November 2020), Mehitabel May, 27 Feb 1703; citing Birth, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
↑ Bowen, Edward Augustus. The Lineage of the Bowens of Woodstock, Connecticut. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1897. Page 113. https://archive.org/stream/lineagebowenswo00bowegoog#page/n132/
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ9-N2V : 10 November 2020), John Bowen, 6 Jun 1734; citing Marriage, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
↑ Suffolk County Deeds 1772-1773, Vol. 121-123. 123:44-45 (images 634-35 of 878) – Suffolk Co Deeds v123p44.jpg and Suffolk Co Deeds v123p45.jpg
↑ Suffolk County Deeds 1772-1773, Vol. 121-123. 162:117-18 (image 130 of 904) – Suffolk Co Deeds v162p117-18.jpg