1600 - 1676 (76 years)
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Name |
Griffith Bowen |
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Relationship![Expand](img/tng_sort_desc.gif) | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
About 1600 |
Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales [1, 4, 6, 11] |
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. [3, 4] |
Legal |
1632 (Age 32) |
Wales [2] |
He was on a jury in 1632 in Wales. |
Land/House |
1638 (Age 38) |
Wales [1] |
He was on a jury in 1638 in Wales. |
Immigration |
Oct 1638 (Age 38) |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11] |
Griffith and Margaret arrived in Boston in October 1638 with their children on board the City of London. |
Religion |
6 Feb 1638/39 (Age 39) |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 4, 6, 8] |
Griffith and Margaret joined the Boston Church. The date was recorded as 6 (12) 1638. |
Freeman |
22 May 1639 (Age 39) |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [5, 6, 9] |
On 22 May 1639 he was admitted as a freeman in Boston. |
Legal |
15 May 1640 (Age 40) |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [8] |
He had a bond from Henry Bowen on 15 May 1640 in Boston. |
Proprietor |
From 1644 to 1652 (Age 44) |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [8] |
He was a proprietor of Boston from 1644 to 1652. |
Offices Held |
9 Apr 1649 (Age 49) |
Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts [2] |
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 (Age 50) |
Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11] |
About 1650 he moved to Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. |
Residence |
1650 (Age 50) |
Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] |
In 1650 he was living in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales. |
Legal |
1660 (Age 60) [2] |
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 (Age 68) |
Southwark, London, England [1, 6, 11] |
Before 1669 he moved to Southwark, London, England. |
Land/House |
17 Apr 1669 (Age 69) [8] |
On 17 April 1669 he deeded his lands in Boston to Isaac Addington who had contracted marriage to his daughter, Elizabeth. |
Death |
About 1676 |
probably London, England [1, 4, 6, 11] |
Estate Admin |
3 Jan 1676 [8] |
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. |
Siblings |
2 Siblings |
+ | 1. Lt. Griffith Bowen, b. About 1600, Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales d. About 1676, probably London, England (Age 76 years) ▻ Margaret Fleming, m. Abt 1627 | | 2. George Bowen, b. Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales ![Find all individuals with events at this location](img/tng_search_small.gif) | | 3. Elizabeth Bowen, b. Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales ![Find all individuals with events at this location](img/tng_search_small.gif) | |
Person ID |
I90 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
20 Jul 2021 |
Family |
Margaret Fleming |
Marriage |
Abt 1627 |
Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales [4, 6, 7, 10, 11] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 27 years - She : ??. |
Children |
| 1. Margaret Bowen, b. Abt 1628, Wales d. 13 Sep 1692, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years) |
| 2. Francis Bowen, b. Abt 1630, Wales ![Find all individuals with events at this location](img/tng_search_small.gif) |
| 3. William Bowen, b. Abt 1632, Wales d. Abt 1686, Turkey (Age 54 years) |
+ | 4. Lt. Henry Bowen, b. 1633/34, Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales d. 13 Mar 1723/24, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut (Age 90 years) |
| 5. Mary Bowen, b. Abt 1636, Wales d. 31 Oct 1707, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years) |
| 6. Elizabeth Bowen, b. Abt 1637, Wales d. 2 Mar 1712/13, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years) |
| 7. Esther Bowen, c. 10 Feb 1638/39, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Mar 1654, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 15 years) |
| 8. Abigail Bowen, c. 10 Apr 1641, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ![Find all individuals with events at this location](img/tng_search_small.gif) |
| 9. Peniel Bowen, c. 5 May 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ![Find all individuals with events at this location](img/tng_search_small.gif) |
| 10. Deriah Bowen, b. 7 Apr 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 13 Apr 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Jul 2021 |
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Event Map |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=1) | Birth - About 1600 - Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=1) | Marriage - Abt 1627 - Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Child - Margaret Bowen - Abt 1628 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Child - Francis Bowen - Abt 1630 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Legal - 1632 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Child - William Bowen - Abt 1632 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=1) | Child - Lt. Henry Bowen - 1633/34 - Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Child - Mary Bowen - Abt 1636 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Child - Elizabeth Bowen - Abt 1637 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=122.png&text=2) | Land/House - 1638 - Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=3) | Immigration - Oct 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=3) | Religion - 6 Feb 1638/39 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=4) | Child - Esther Bowen - 10 Feb 1638/39 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=3) | Freeman - 22 May 1639 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=3) | Legal - 15 May 1640 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=4) | Child - Abigail Bowen - 10 Apr 1641 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=3) | Proprietor - From 1644 to 1652 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=4) | Child - Peniel Bowen - 5 May 1644 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=4) | Child - Deriah Bowen - 7 Apr 1647 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=5) | Offices Held - 9 Apr 1649 - Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=6) | Moved to - About 1650 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=7) | Residence - 1650 - Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=8) | Moved to - Before 1669 - Southwark, London, England |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=9) | Death - About 1676 - probably London, England |
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Sources |
- [S1717] Bowen, Daniel. The Family of Griffith Bowen, Gentleman, Welsh Puritan Immigrant, Boston, Mass., 1638-9, Especially the Branch of Esquire Silas Bowen, Born in Woodstock, Conn., 1722, (Jacksonville, Florida: DaCosta Printing Company, 1893).
- [S295] Bowen, Edward Augustus. "Griffith Bowen of Boston", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XLVII, 1893).
- [S1789] Bowen, Elisha Chandlar. Memorial of the Bowen Family, (Boston: Rand, Avery, and Company, 1884).
- [S279] Bowen, Georgene E. Bowen - The Ancestry of Griffith Bowen of "Burryhead" Llangenydd Parish, Glamorgan County, Wales and One Line of American Descendants Through the Bowens of Woodstock, Connecticut and the Bowens of Charlstown, New Hampshire, (manuscript, 1960).
- [S1571] Farmer, John. Genealogical Register of First Settlers of New England, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Carter, Andrews, & Company, 1829).
- [S1031] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Bowen, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/bowen.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998).
- [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965).
- [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900).
- [S1026] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).
- [S280] Seaver, Jesse Montgomery. The Bowen Genealogy, (Philadelphia: privately printed, 1931).
- [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).
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