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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

Bowen Land Tax Records Mecklenburg Co

1824-1836


PROPERTY OWNER ACRES DESCRIPTION NOTES  
1824 B        
Bowen, Littleberry 149 on Taylors Creek    
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 E. side Stith Creek    
Bowen, James 87 Waters Layton Creek    
Bowen, Jeffa 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Creek    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Kirks, Littleberry B. 153 East Great Creek    
         
1825 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
1825 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 On Taylors Road Bowen, A. Nancy to Littleberry Bowen, estate for this quantity sold by T. Kirks to D. Moss 69 3/4
      Bowen, Angelina to Littleberry Bowen estate partition 69 3/4
      Kirks, Thomas to Nancy A. Bowen for this quantity by marriage to David Moss from L. Bowens estate 69 3/4
      Moss, David to Thomas Kirks for this quantity from N.A. Bowen heir of L. Bowen dec'd. 69 3/4
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 E. side Stith Creek    
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, James 87 Waters Layton Creek    
Bowen, Jeffa 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Creek    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Kirks, Littleberry B. 153 East Great Creek    
         
1826 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
1826 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 E. side S.Creek    
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, James estate 87 Waters Layton Crek James Bowen estate to James Bowen 87
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eagle Nest Creek    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Kirks, Littleberry B. 153 East Great Creek    
         
         
1827 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
1827 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 East side S. Creek    
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, Zachariah 100 Waters Layton Creek Bowen, Zachariah to James Bowen, dec'd estate 100
      James Bowen estate to addition to premisess 13
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch [Note name change]  
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
         
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road G. John Kirks to R. Tucker for 21
[no LBK]     Wilson, Henry to Littleberry B. Kirks sold by trustee 153
         
1828 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
1828 B        
Bowen, Angeline 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 E. side S. Creek    
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, Zachariah 100 Waters Layton Creek    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's road    
         
1829 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
1829 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 E. side S.Creek    
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, Zachariah 100 Waters Layton Creek    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1830 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
         
1830 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Isham 165 1/2 E. side S.Creek    
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, Zachariah 100 Waters Layton Creek    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1831 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
         
1831 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 On Taylors Road    
Bowen, Isham estate 165 1/2 E. Sawing Creek [Note: Creek name change]  
Bowen, Charles estate 87 1/2 On Long Branch    
Bowen, Zachariah     [Not listed this year on]  
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Creek    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Bowen, S. Jiddy 156 1/2 West Taylors Creek S. Jiddy Bowen to James M. Harwell 156 1/2
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1832 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
Bowen, James 20 Buffalo James Bowen to Nancy   
      Newton 20
         
1832 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 Gees Road [Note: Road name change]  
Bowen, Jane 43 3/4 Long Branch [Division of Charles estate]  
Bowen, Savory 22 Long Branch [Division of Charles estate]  
Bowen, Isham estate 165 1/2 E. Sawing Branch [Note name change]  
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Bowen, S. Jiddy 156 1/2 West Taylors Creek    
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1833 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
Bowen, James 20 Buffalo    
         
1833 B        
Bowen, Angeline 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Jane 43 3/4 Long Branch    
Bowen, Savory 22 Long Branch    
Bowen, Isham estate 165 1/2 E. Sawing Branch    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Bowen, S. Giddy 156 1/2 West Taylors Creek    
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1834 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 60 Waters Buffalo    
Bowen, James 20 Buffalo    
         
1834 B        
Bowen, Angeline 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Jane 43 3/4 Long Branch    
Bowen, Savory 22 Long Branch    
Bowen, Isham estate 165 1/2 E. Sawing Branch    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eagle Nest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Bowen, S. Jiddy     Fisher, James to Robert Jones trustee, Jiddy Bowen 156 1/2
Bowen, Lowry 120 Island Creek [No land notes listed]  
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1835 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 63 Waters Buffalo Benjamin Bowen to Samuel  
      Jones 3
Bowen, James 20 Buffalo    
         
1835 B        
Bowen, Angelina 69 3/4 Gees Road    
Bowen, Jane 43 3/4 Long Branch    
Bowen, Savory 22 Long Branch    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Bowen, Lowry 120 Island Creek    
Bowen, Holly 82 3/4 E. Sawing Branch [Isham estate divided]  
Bowen, Lucretia 82 3/4 E. Sawing Branch [Isham estate divided]  
Bowen, J. John 40 Stith Creek [No land notes listed]  
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
1836 A        
Bowen, Benjamin 63 Waters Buffalo    
Bowen, James 20 Buffalo    
         
1836 B        
Gregory, C. Richard 22 Long Branch from Savory Bowen 22
Gregory, C. Richard 69 3/4 Gees Road from Nancy A. Bowen 69 3/4
Bowen, Holly 82 3/4 E. Sawing Creek    
Bowen, Lucretia 82 3/4 E. Sawing Creek    
Bowen, Asa 118 Eaglenest Branch    
Bowen, Jeffrey 130 Long Branch    
Bowen, Jane 43 1/2 Long Branch    
Bowen, Salathiel 40 Gees Road    
Bowen, Lowry 120 Island Creek    
Bowen, J. John 40 Stith Creek    
Kirks, G. John 21 E. Fox's Road    
         
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