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.
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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