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Genealogy of the Bowen Family before Sterling Bowen
(Pre 1800)


"Living Made Simple"
By D E Bowen



B&W Photos
1880-1950


from Elise Brown Bowen

from Eunice Bowen Branyon


Very Early Bowens

Quick Summary of the pre1800 history

1050
Starting in Wales and the Crest


Welsh Immigration Time Line

Bowen's of Bristol Parish

1730
Bristol Parish Bowens


??-1762
William and Amy Bowen


??-1780's
Robert Bowen


1730
William,Jr son of William & Amy


1731-1804
David,Sr son of William & Amy


1732-1790
Ephraim son of Robert & Avis Bowen


1734-1797
Jesse son of William & Amy


Bowen's of Mecklenburg County

1740-80
Bowens of Mecklenburg County


1750-1822
Sterling Bowen


1787??
Drury, Sterling, & Isaac Bowen's Move to Abbeville County, SC


1750?-1817
Charles Bowen


Families associated with the Bowens in Mecklenburg County

Vaughan

Avis

Andrews
Drumright
Gee


Turner

Kirks

More Info & Bowen's of Mecklenburg County

1748-1764
Lunenburg Tithes before 1770


1780
Mecklenburg Census


1782
Mecklenburg Taxes


1782
Mecklenburg Land Taxes


1780???
John Bowen


????-1787
Hicks Bowen


????-1819
Littleberry Bowen


????-1824
William Bowen III


????-1821
Isham Bowen


????-1826
James Bowen


????-1832
Asa Bowen


????-1815
David Bowen, Jr.


1762-182?
Bracy Bowen


1767-???
Littleberry Bowen Kirks


1805-????
Edwin Bowen


Other Stuff

1840's-1900's
Bible Records of Thomas Adam Bowen


1841-1911
James Bryant Bowen


1806
Mecklenburg Taxes


1824
Mecklenburg Land Taxes


Pre 1890
Bowen Marriage Records in Virginia


Eunice Bowen Branyon
1907-1980


Elise Brown Bowen
1920-2012





Bowen Coat of Arms



Mecklenburg Co tax records

Notes not part of the original records appear in square brackets. [.....]

1782
Persons listed
No. 
free 
males 
above 
21
No. 
slaves
No. 
nett 
cattle
No. 
horses, 
mares, 
colts
No. 
wheels 
for 
riding 
carriages
Ordinary 
licenses
Billard 
tables
Jesse Bowen
~
~
10
3
~
~
~
Drury Bowen
1
~
8
2
~
~
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
11
1
~
~
~
Starling Bowen
1
~
2
1
~
~
~
Isham Bowen
1
~
7
1
~
~
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
9
3
~
~
~
David Bowen Junr
1
~
4
 
~
~
~
James Bowen
1
~
11
1
~
~
~
David Bowen
1
~
11
2
~
~
~
Hix Bowen
1
~
6
1
~
~
~

 

1783
Persons listed
No. 
free 
males 
above 
21
No. 
slaves 
above 
16 yrs 
old
No. 
slaves 
under 
16 yrs 
old
No.
cattle
No. 
horses, 
mares, 
colts
No. 
wheels 
for 
riding 
carriages
Ordinary 
licenses
Drury Bowen
1
~
~
smudged
smudged
~
~
Sterling Bowen
1
~
~
4
2
~
~
Hichs Bowen
1
~
~
5
1
~
~
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
9
2
~
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
 
2
~
~
Jesse Bowen
     slave Hannah
1
1
~
10
3
~
~
Bracy Bowen
1
~
~
 
1
~
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
9
3
~
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
10
2
~
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
3
1
~
~

 

1784
Persons listed
No. 
free 
males 
above 
21
No. 
slaves 
above 
16 yrs 
old
No. 
slaves 
under 
16 yrs 
old
No.
cattle
No.
horses, 
mares, 
colts
No. 
wheels 
for 
riding 
carriages
Ordinary 
licenses
Jesse Bowen
     slave Phil
1
1
~
11
4
~
~
Drury Bowen
1
~
~
8
2
~
~
Starling Bowen
1
~
~
1
2
~
~
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
7
2
~
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
9
3
~
~
Hix Bowen
1
~
~
4
2
~
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
9
1
~
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
3
1
~
~
James Bowen
     slaves Tan & Tom
1
1
1
9
3
~
~
James Bowen
1
~
~
5
1
~
~

 

1785
Persons listed
No. 
free 
males 
above 
21
No. 
slaves 
above 
16 yrs 
old
No. 
slaves 
under 
16 yrs 
old
No.
cattle
No. 
horses, 
mares, 
colts
No. 
wheels 
for 
riding 
carriages
Ordinary 
licenses
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
9
1
~
~
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
5
1
~
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
5
1
~
~
Jesse Bowen
     slave Moll
1
1
~
11
2
~
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
10
3
~
~
David Bowen Jun
1
~
~
 
1
~
~
James Bowen
1
~
~
12
1
~
~
Bracy Bowen
1
~
~
2
2
~
~
Zachariah Bowen
     slave Ned
1
~
1
6
4
~
~

 

1786
Persons listed
No. 
free 
males 
above 
21
No. 
slaves 
above 
16 yrs 
old
No. 
slaves 
under 
16 yrs 
old
No.
cattle
No. 
horses, 
mares, 
colts
No. 
wheels 
for 
riding 
carriages
Ordinary 
licenses
Hicks Bowen
1
~
~
5
2
~
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
3
2
~
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
6
2
~
~
Bracy Bowen
1
~
~
2
2
~
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
3
1
~
~
David Bowen Junr
1
~
~
?
?
~
~
John Bowen
1
~
~
4
2
~
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
8
2
~
~
Jesse Bowen
     slaves Peter & Moll
1
2
~
12
3
~
~
James Bowen
1
~
~
10
2
~
~

 

1787
Persons listed
No. 
free 
males 
above 
21
No. 
white 
males 
above 
16 & 
under 21
No. 
slaves 
above 
16 yrs 
old
No. 
slaves 
under 
16 yrs 
old
No. 
horses, 
mares, 
colts
No. 
cattle
Ordinary 
licenses
James Bowen
     Zachariah Bowen
1
1
~
~
2
9
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
~
1
4
~
David Bowen Sr
1
~
~
~
2
5
~
Jesse Bowen
     slaves Peter & Moll
1
~
2
~
2
7
~
Elizabeth Bowen
     Epps Merryman
[Epps Merryman m1 Amy Kirks 1790, m2 Elizabeth Thomerson 1803]
 
1
~
~
2
7
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
~
2
15
~
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
~
3
7
~
Starlin Bowen
1
~
~
~
2
 
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
~
1
1
~
David Bowen Junr
1
~
~
~
1
1
~
Bracy Bowen
1
~
~
~
1
1
~

 

1788
Persons listed
No. free 
males 
above 
age 21
No. white 
males 
above 16 
& under 21
No. blacks 
above 16
No. horses
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
3
Starlin Bowen
1
~
~
2
David Bowen
     Lewis Bowen
2
~
~
2
David Bowen Jun
1
~
~
1
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
2
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry Kirks
     slaves Peter & Moll
2
2
~
4
Elizabeth Bowen  
~
~
1
William Bowen
1
~
~
1
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
3

 

1789
Persons listed
No. free 
males 
above 
age 16
No. blacks 
above 16 
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Sterling Bowen
1
~
~
1
William Bowen
1
~
~
1
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
3
Littleberry Bowen
     Eldridge Bowen
2
~
~
2
James Bowen
     Zachariah Bowen
2
~
~
2
Elizabeth Bowen
     William Kirks
[acc to his marriage record
to Jane Arnold in 1790, he 
was son of Samuel Kirks]
1
~
~
1
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
3
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry Kirks
     slaves Peter & Moll
2
2
~
3
David Bowen Jun
1
~
~
1
David Bowen Sr
     Lewis Bowen
2
~
~
2

 

1790
Persons listed
No. free 
males 
above 
age 16
No. blacks 
above 16 
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry Kirks
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tab
2
3
~
3
Littleberry Bowen
     Eldridge Bowen
2
~
~
3
David Bowen Jun
1
~
~
1
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
3
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
3
Sterling Bowen
1
~
~
1
James Bowen
     Zachariah Bowen
2
~
~
3
Elizabeth Bowen  
~
~
1
William Bowen
1
~
~
1

 

1791
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
David Bowen
     son Benj
2
~
~
2
Sanford Bowen
1
~
~
James Bowen
     Zachariah Bowen
2
~
~
1
David Bowen
1
~
~
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry B Kirks
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tab, Ned
2
3
1
1
David Bowen
1
1
~
3
Littleberry Bowen
     Eldridge & Leonard Bowen
2
3
~
2
Charles Bowen
     Asa Bowen
     slave Cain
1
2
1
3
William Bowen
3
1
~
1
Isham Bowen
2
1
~
1

 

1792
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
3
Littleberry Bowen
     Eldridge & Len
3
~
~
2
James Bowen
1
~
~
3
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
Charles Bowen
     Asa Bowen
2
~
~
3
William Bowen
1
~
~
1
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry Bowen
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tab, Ned
2
3
1
4
David Bowen
1
~
~
David Bowen
     sons Lewis J & Benj
3
~
~
2

 

1793
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
David Bowen
1
~
~
1
Littleberry Bowen
     sons Eldridge & Len
3
~
~
2
David Bowen
1
~
~
1
Isham Bowen
     son Hukey
2
~
~
3
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1
Charles Bowen
     sons Asa & Jeffy
3
~
~
4
Jesse Bowen
     son Littleberry
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tab, Ned
2
3
1
4
James Bowen
1
~
~
2
William Bowen
1
~
~
1

 

1794
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
David Bowen
1
~
~
1
Isham Bowen
     son Hukey
2
~
~
4
Littleberry Bowen
     son Len
2
~
~
3
Eldridge Bowen
1
~
~
~
Jesse Bowen
     son Littleberry
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tab, Ned
2
3
1
4
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
Charles Bowen
     sons Asa & Jeffey
     slave Luey
3
1
~
6
David Bowen
1
~
~
1
William Bowen
1
~
~
1
James Bowen
1
~
~
3
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1

 

1795
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Isham Bowen
     Huky Bowen
2
~
~
4
Littleberry Bowen
     son Len
2
~
~
3
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry Bowen
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tabb, Ned
2
3
1
4
Charles Bowen
     sons Asa & Jeffry
     slave Lucy
3
1
~
6
David Bowen
1
~
~
1
William Bowen
1
~
~
1
James Bowen
1
~
~
3
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1

 

1796
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
3
Isham Bowen
     son Hukey
2
~
~
4
Jesse Bowen
     Littleberry Bowen
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tabb, Ned
2
4
~
4
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1
Charles Bowen
     sons Asa & Jeffey
     slaves Fanny & Bob
3
1
1
5
David Bowen
1
~
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
James Bowen
1
~
~
3
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
1

 

1797
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
~
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1
Winney Bowen
     Littleberry Bowen
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tab, Ned
1
4
~
3
James Bowen
1
~
~
3
Littleberry Bowen
1
~
~
3
David Bowen
1
~
~
~
Isham Bowen
     sons Huky & Jordon
3
~
~
4
Charles Bowen
     son Jeffey
     slaves Lucy & Bob
2
1
1
5
Asa Bowen
1
~
~
1

 

1798
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
William Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Asa Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Huky Bowen
1
~
~
 
~
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Winny Bowen
     Littleberry B Kirks
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tabb, Ned
1
4
~
4
~
James Bowen
     son Elisha
2
2
~
3
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
1
~
2
~
Isham Bowen
     son Jordon
2
2
~
4
~
Charles Bowen
     son Jeffey
     slaves Arthur & Bob
2
1
1
4
~
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
1
9

 

1799
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
David Bowen
1
~
~
2
20
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Littleberry Bowen
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tabb, Ned
1
4
~
4
~
Littleberry Bowen
     son Young
2
~
~
2
~
James Bowen
     son Elisha
2
~
~
3
~
David Bowen Jun
1
~
~
~
~
Charles Bowen
     son Jeffey
     slaves Cloe & Robin
2
1
1
3
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
1
~

 

1800
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
Asa Bowen
     slave Arthur
1
1
 
1
Charles Bowen
     slave Young
2
1
~
2
~
Isham Bowen
     sons Jerry & Charnel
3
~
~
5
~
Littleberry Bowen
     son Young
2
~
~
3
~
Zach Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Littleberry Bowen
     slaves Peter, Moll, Tabb, Ned
[Note: Littleberry was also listed under the K's as Littleberry B Kirks with slaves Peter, Moll, Tabb, Ned.] 
1
4
~
2
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
2
2
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
1
12

 

1801
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
James Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Littleberry Bowen Jr
1
5
~
5
~
Littleberry Bowen Sr
     son Allen
2
1
~
3
~
Huky Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
~
Isham Bowen
     son Charnel
2
~
~
5
~
Charles Bowen
     son Jeffey
2
1
~
3
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Berry Bowen
     son Allen
2
1
~
3
~
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
 
12
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
 
~
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
 
12
Roly Bowen
1
~
~
 
12

 

1802
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
2
24
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
Roly Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
William Bowen
     son Seletheal
2
~
~
~
~
Huky Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Isham Bowen
     son Charnel
2
~
~
3
~
Littleberry Bowen (Kirks)
1
3
~
3
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Littleberry Bowen
     son Allen
2
1
~
3
~
James Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Jeffery Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Charles Bowen
1
1
~
3
~
Young Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Elisha Bowen
1
~
~
~
~

 

1803
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
Isham Bowen
1
~
~
4
~
Jeffery Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Asa Bowen
1
1
~
2
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
1
~
3
~
Elisha Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
James Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Charnal Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Gordyn Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Huky Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
William Bowen
     son Sathel
2
~
~
~
~
Littleberry Bowen (Kirks)
1
4
~
4
~
Lewis Bowen
1
~
~
2
24
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
~
12
Roly Bowen
1
~
~
1
12

 

1804
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
Lewis Bowen
1
   
3
36
Elijah Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
Benjamin Bowen
1
~
~
1
12
Rily Bowen
1
~
~
2
24
Zachariah Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Huky Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Elisha Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
2
~
Asa Bowen
1
1
~
3
~
Littleberry Bowen (Kirks)
1
3
~
4
~
Littleberry Bowen
1
1
~
2
~
Jeffery Bowen
1
~
~
1
~
David Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
William Bowen
1
~
~
~
~
Charles Bowen
1
~
~
4
~
Charnal Bowen
1
~
~
~
~

 

1805
Persons listed
No. free 
males
No. blacks 
above 16
No. blacks 
above 12 & 
under16
No. horses
Amount of tax
Allen Bowen 1 ~ ~ ~ ~
James Bowen
     son Wyatt
2 ~ ~ 3 ~
Jeffa Bowen 1 ~ ~ 1 ~
Asa Bowen 1 1 ~ 2 ~
Isham Bowen 1 ~ ~ 3 ~
Charles Bowen 1 ~ ~ 3 ~
David Bowen 1 ~ ~ ~ ~
Sellathiel Bowen 1 ~ ~ ~ ~
William Bowen 1 ~ ~ ~ ~
Huky Bowen 1 ~ ~ 2 ~
Jordon Bowen 1 ~ ~ 2 ~
Littleberry Bowen Sr 1 1 ~ 3 ~
Littleberry Bowen (Kirks) 1 4 1 5 ~
Zachariah Bowen 1 ~ ~ 1 ~
Lewis Bowen
     slave Mima
1 ~ 1 3 ~
Elijah Bowen 1 ~ ~ 1 12
Benjamin Bowen 1 ~ ~ 1 12

Lunenburg tithe records for 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1764

Mecklenburg tax records of 1806-1828

Mecklenburg land tax records 1782, 1787-1807, 1809-1813

Combined land records for Brunswick, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg (patents, deeds, tithes, land tax records)
 
 

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