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Obadiah Bowen

Male Abt 1628 - 1710  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Obadiah Bowen was born about 1628 in Wales (son of Richard Bowen and unknown wife); died on 10 Sep 1710 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Proprietor: 1667, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • Married: Abt 1680, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Mary ______. She was born in 1628 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. [This marriage] She died in 1697 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Obadiah Bowen (1651-1699) 2. Mary Bowen (1653-____) 3. Sara Bowen (1654-____) 4. Samuel Bowen 5. Joseph Bowen (1662-1685) 6. Lydia Bowen 7. Marcy Bowen (1672-____) 8. Isaac Bowen (1674-____)
    • Offices Held: 1681, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; 1681 - Representative to the Plymouth Colony General Court for Swansea
    • Religion: say 1685; He was an active member of the Baptist Church.
    • Probate/Proved: 14 Oct 1710, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Marriage: Early sources have incorrectly identified Mary as Mary Clifton. There is no evidence of this, and a review of the records of the Clifton family shows no Mary who could be the wife of Obediah.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Bowen was born about 1594 in Glamorganshire, Wales; was buried on 4 Feb 1674 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: Abt 1640, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He came to New England and settled in Weymouth.
    • Moved To: Abt 1642, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
    • Proprietor: 1643, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Ancestry: The ancestry of Richard Bowen from James Bowen of Llwyngwair has been thoroughly disproven.

    Name:

    Richard married unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  unknown wife
    Children:
    1. Alice Bowen was born about 1620 in Wales.
    2. William Bowen was born about 1622 in Wales; was buried on 10 Mar 1686/87 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    3. John Bowen was born in Wales.
    4. Sarah Bowen was born about 1624 in Wales; died on 14 Oct 1676 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Oct 1676 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    5. Thomas Bowen was born about 1625 in Wales; died in 1663 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    6. Ruth Bowen was born about 1625 in Wales; died on 31 Oct 1688 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    7. 1. Obadiah Bowen was born about 1628 in Wales; died on 10 Sep 1710 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    8. Richard Bowen was born about 1631 in Wales.
    9. George Bowen was born in 1631 in Wales.


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