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Francis Bowen

Male Abt 1630 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Francis Bowen was born about 1630 in Wales (son of Lt. Griffith Bowen and Margaret Fleming).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1638; He arrived in Boston with his parents and brothers and sisters.
    • Living: 1698, Pembrokeshire, Wales; Little is known of him as he is mentioned in only two documents in England. He was possibly a wholesale merchant in Pembroke, Wales.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lt. Griffith Bowen was born about 1600 in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales (son of Francis Bowen and Ellen Franklyn); died about 1676 in probably London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: An elm tree was planted in the garden of the house that Griffith Bowen owned in Boston. In 1765, this became the famous Liberty Tree in Boston, which the Tories cut down in August 1775.
    • Legal: 1632, Wales; He was on a jury in 1632 in Wales.
    • Land/House: 1638, Wales; He was on a jury in 1638 in Wales.
    • Immigration: Oct 1638, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Griffith and Margaret arrived in Boston in October 1638 with their children on board the City of London.
    • Religion: 6 Feb 1638/39, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Griffith and Margaret joined the Boston Church. The date was recorded as 6 (12) 1638.
    • Freeman: 22 May 1639, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 22 May 1639 he was admitted as a freeman in Boston.
    • Legal: 15 May 1640, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He had a bond from Henry Bowen on 15 May 1640 in Boston.
    • Proprietor: From 1644 to 1652, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a proprietor of Boston from 1644 to 1652.
    • Offices Held: 9 Apr 1649, Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts; On 9 April 1649 he was appointed a Perambulator for Muddy River (now Brookline), Massachusetts. A Perambulator walked the bounds of the town to ensure the borders were accurately recorded.
    • Moved to: About 1650, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales; About 1650 he moved to Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
    • Residence: 1650, Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales; In 1650 he was living in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.
    • Legal: 1660; He was imprisoned for not turning over £388 4/ due the Commissioners of Customs which he had supposedly collected while the Collector of Customs of the Port of Swansea in 1660.
    • Moved to: Before 1669, Southwark, London, England; Before 1669 he moved to Southwark, London, England.
    • Land/House: 17 Apr 1669; On 17 April 1669 he deeded his lands in Boston to Isaac Addington who had contracted marriage to his daughter, Elizabeth.
    • Estate Admin: 3 Jan 1676; The administration of his estate was granted to his son, Henry on 3 January 1676. Division of his estate was made 6 November 1683, to sons Francis, William and Henry; to Mr. John Weld and the widow Child.
    • Last Full Review: 15 Jun 2020

    Notes:

    Name:

    Griffith married Margaret Fleming about 1627 in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Fleming (daughter of Henry Flemming of Gellihir and Alice Dawkins).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1638, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Griffith and Margaret arrived in Boston in October 1638 with their children on board the City of London.
    • Land/House: 1638, Wales; In 1638 Griffith and Margaret sold their real estate in Gower, Wales.
    • Religion: 6 Feb 1638/39, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Griffith and Margaret joined the Boston Church. The date was recorded as 6 (12) 1638.
    • Last Full Review: 15 Jun 2020

    Notes:

    Name:

    Children:
    1. Margaret Bowen was born about 1628 in Wales; died on 13 Sep 1692 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. 1. Francis Bowen was born about 1630 in Wales.
    3. William Bowen was born about 1632 in Wales; died about 1686 in Turkey.
    4. Lt. Henry Bowen was born in 1633/34 in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 13 Mar 1723/24 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.
    5. Mary Bowen was born about 1636 in Wales; died on 31 Oct 1707 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    6. Elizabeth Bowen was born about 1637 in Wales; died on 2 Mar 1712/13 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    7. Esther Bowen was christened on 10 Feb 1638/39 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1654 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    8. Abigail Bowen was christened on 10 Apr 1641 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    9. Peniel Bowen was christened on 5 May 1644 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    10. Deriah Bowen was born on 7 Apr 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 11 Apr 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Apr 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Francis Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales (son of Phillip Bowen of Slade and Elsbet Vaughn); died in West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found).

    Francis married Ellen Franklyn. Ellen (daughter of Thomas Franklyn) died in West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ellen Franklyn (daughter of Thomas Franklyn); died in West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Land/House: 1 May 1638

    Notes:

    Land/House:
    On 1 May 1638, while liivng in Gower, Griffith Bowen, sold two small estates: "Griffith Bowen of Oxwich, in the country of Glamorgan, gent. and Margarett his wife, and Ellen Francklyn, alias Rowe, of the parish of Langenith, widow, n considerac'on of the some of three hundred pounds confirm ..... It is from this we get the last name of Ellen Franklyn's husband.

    Children:
    1. 2. Lt. Griffith Bowen was born about 1600 in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales; died about 1676 in probably London, England.
    2. George Bowen was born in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales.
    3. Elizabeth Bowen was born in Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales.

  3. 6.  Henry Flemming of Gellihir

    Henry married Alice Dawkins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Alice Dawkins (daughter of Jenkin Dawkins and Elizabeth Jenkin).
    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Fleming


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Phillip Bowen of Slade was born about 1583 in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales (son of Gruffudd ap Owen of Slade and Ann Bury); died about 1603 in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.

    Phillip married Elsbet Vaughn. Elsbet (daughter of Hopkin John Vaughn) was born in Kilvay, Glamorganshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elsbet Vaughn was born in Kilvay, Glamorganshire, Wales (daughter of Hopkin John Vaughn).
    Children:
    1. John Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.
    2. Alice Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.
    3. 4. Francis Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales; died in West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found).
    4. Griffith Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.
    5. Sibil Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.
    6. Eleanor Bowen was born in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.

  3. 10.  Thomas Franklyn
    Children:
    1. 5. Ellen Franklyn died in West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found).

  4. 14.  Jenkin Dawkins

    Jenkin married Elizabeth Jenkin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Elizabeth Jenkin (daughter of William Jenkin and Alice Herbert).
    Children:
    1. 7. Alice Dawkins


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