John
Bowen
Jr
Born before in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Brother of
Rees Tate Bowen, Nancy Ann (Bowen) Buchanan, Agnes (Bowen) Buchanan, Henry Bowen, Jane Jean (Bowen) Looney, Robert Bowen, Rebecca (Bowen) Schmidt, William Bowen, Arthur Bowen, Mary (Bowen) Porter, Charles Bowen, Jemima (Bowen) Collins, Moses Bowen and Elizabeth Bowen [half]
Husband of
Rachel (Mathews) Bowen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Bowen III, Nancy (Bowen) Matthews, Moses Bowen, Rebecca (Bowen) Frazier, William Bowen and Elizabeth (Bowen) Clark
Died before
at about age 39
in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2011
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Biography
John was born before 1729 according to court records related his younger brother, Rees. He is the son of John Bowen and Lilly McIlhaney. [1]
His will is recorded in Augusta County, Virginia which is excerpted as:
Page 136.--27th July, 1768. John Bowen's will--three sons, John, Moses and William Bowen; 3 daughters, Ann, Rebecca and Elizabeth; wife, Rachel. Executors, wife Rachel, Wm. Mathews, Wm. Bowen. My trusty and well-beloved brothers. Teste: John Smith, Joseph Luney, Richd. Mathews, Malcom Allen. Proved, 17th August, 1768, by Mathews and Allen. William Mathews and Wm. Rowen qualified executors.
George and William Mathews and John Maury appointed guardians of John, Moses, William, Ann and Elizabeth, orphans of John Bowen.
According to some researchers, John was killed by Indians;
Captain Arthur Bowen was in the Battle of King's Mountain;
(Roster & Soldiers Tennessee Society DAR pgs 307-308);
William was ill and unable to go to King's Mountain and see his brother Lt. Rees, who lost his life;
Moses dies at the age of 20 with smallpox during the Revolution.
William, Robert, John, Arthur all were captains. Also, Reese, Henry and Charles were officers in the Revolution.
FSFTID L5YP-9R2.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Oct 26, 2011
- Augusta County, Virginia Court Records page 136 Will Recorded 27th July 1768
- ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court10.txt
- Augusta County Court Records Volume I Order Book No. XIV.
- Clary/Bowen Families http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=show&db=mnphill2
- Compton's Place of Georgia Connections http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=show&db=gilead07
- Source: S-1784391183 Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Note: Record Collection 5769
- Source: S-1784441803 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Family Tree: #44800296
- Source: S1300875018 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 61157
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Laura (Guthrie) Saunders
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member laurasaunders4301
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Edward West :
23andMe, GEDmatch PX9781866 [compare] [compare x]
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Gloria (Ottersbach) Hedge :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Gill Gay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A750808 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member sidetrackedresearcher
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T221385 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #147956
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~0.78%
Samuel Propst :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sampropst10
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~0.78%
Janice (Hatridge) Givens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EQ7599379 [compare], Ancestry member jandboblawn
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~0.78%
Jane Blume :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Craig :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T954220 [compare]
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~0.78%
James Olivent :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AY5034064 [compare]
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~0.39%
Chad Olivent :
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