John BOWEN

1705 - 1761  (56 years)

• Name	John BOWEN  [1]
  Born	1705	, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1730	, , Virginia, USA   [2]
  Died	19 May 1761	, Augusta, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I3140	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Moses BOWEN,   b. 1674, , Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom ,   d. Deceased, , Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
  Mother	Rebecca REES,   b. 1676, , , Wales, United Kingdom ,   d. Deceased, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  Married	, , Wales, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F1566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lilly MCILHANEY,   b. 1705, , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Between 4 Apr 1780 and 20 Jun 1780, , Augusta, Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1731  [3]
  Children	1. Nancy BOWEN,   b. 1732, , Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1757, , Augusta, Virginia, USA  (Age 25 years)   2. Agnes BOWEN,   b. 1734, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. 1803, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  (Age 69 years)   3. Capt John BOWEN, Jr.,   b. 21 May 1735,   d. Bef Aug 1768, , Augusta, Virginia, USA  (Age 33 years)   4. Reese BOWEN,   b. 1737, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1780  (Age 43 years)   5. Henry BOWEN,   b. 1738, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1808, , Grainger, Tennessee, USA  (Age 70 years)   6. Rebecca BOWEN,   b. 1740, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. Deceased   7. Robert P BOWEN,   b. 1740,   d. 1817  (Age 77 years)   8. Capt William R BOWEN,   b. 1742, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1804, , Sumner, Tennessee, USA  (Age 62 years)   9. Arthur BOWEN,   b. 17 Jan 1744, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1816, , Washington, Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years)   10. Jean BOWEN,   b. Abt 1746, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. Deceased   11. Jane BOWEN,   b. Abt 1746, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1768  (Age ~ 23 years)   12. Mary BOWEN,   b. 8 Apr 1748, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1820, , Lincoln, Tennessee, USA  (Age 71 years)   13. Charles BOWEN,   b. 1749, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1833  (Age 84 years)   14. Moses BOWEN,   b. 1754, , Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1774, , , Virginia, USA  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F1539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  or born in Wales. "Among the early Quaker settlers in Pennsylvania was the child of Moses Bowen and Rebecca Reese--John Bowen. He was born in 1705. John became a wealthy planter of Lancaster Co., Pa., and as was the custom of the times at harvest, gathered the lads and lassies of the surrounding countryside to his harvesting. One of these, Lily McIlhaney, by grace and beauty, so attracted the old bachelor's heart that he bowed at the shrine of matrimony." (Margaret Campbell Pilcher: HISTORICAL SKETCHES) "John Bowen, a wealthy planter of Lancaster, Pa., as was the custom of the times, at harvest gathered the lads and lassies of the surrounding country to his harvesting. One of these, Lilly McIlhaney, by her grace and beauty, so attracted the old bachelor's heart that he bowed at the shrine of Matrimony. From this marriage came Capt. William Bowen, the Indian fighter, and the more celebrated Reese Bowen, who was killed at the Battle of King's Mountain. Captain William was one of the early settlers of Sumner County; the father of John H. Bowen, lawyer, and idol of his county of Sumner, and of whom the venerable Judge Thomas Barry says he was the best and most loved man he ever knew. Such was his reputation for probity, that the juries gave him credence when he differed with the court on a point of law; he was elected to Congress before he was of age to take his seat. His sister married David Campbell, a son of Col. David Campbell, and brother of General John Campbell, of the War of 1812. This David Campbell and Catherine Bowen were the father and mother of Governor William B. Campbell, of our good State of Tennessee." John Bowen and Lily were leaders in the development of southwest Virginia and the frontier where there was continuous conflict between the settlers, the French and the Indians. Then came the Revolutionary War when their sons and sons-in-law, with one exception, were leaders in their services with the Continental line and the Virginia Militia. Rebecca Bowen Whitley's son, Moses, disagreed with his mother's family. He had the courage to fight for his convictions and was an officer in the British Army. >From an address by Rev. D. C. Kelley, D.D. "Scotch-Irish of Tennessee" Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Volume I, page 124 AUGUSTA COUNTY FEE BOOKS 11/27/1755 Page 159.--Malcom Allen and John Bowen, on north side James River from mouth of Cowpasture down to mouth of Purgatory. Robert Looney, Jr., and John Mills, Looney's Creek and waters thereof. Robert Rennick and John Mathews, Jr., from James River to Buffelow Creek, below the old Great Road. Mountain William Hall and Henry Kirkum, on Purgatory and the south west side of Buffelow to the head above the Waggon Road to the Mountain. Volume III, page 62 WILL BOOKS Page 24.--13th March, 1760.-- John Bowen's will--Wife, Lillis (Lillie), sole executor and guardian; daughter, Mary, 1 malato slave; son, Charles. Teste: Jno. Smith, Margaret Smith, Peter Luney, Walter Crockett, Jonathan Smith, Jno. Buchanan. Proved, May 19th, 1761. by Jno. and Jonathan Smith and Jno. Buchanan. Lillie qualifies (her mark), with Jonathan Whitley, Wm. Buchanan. page 64 Page 46.--18th August, 1761. John Bowen's appraisement, by Jno. Dailey, Jno. McClure, (Neaiell) Neal McCluster. Page 47.--11th June, 1761. Moses Bowen's appraisement, by same as above. page 67 Page 101.--18th November, 1761. John Bowen's additional appraisement by John Dayley, John McClure, Neal McNeal. Recorded. page 349 DEED BOOKS Page 499.--15th November, 1757. John Bowen, Sr., and Lilly ( ) to John Bowen, Jr., 10 acres by patent. 3d November, 1750, on a branch of James. Teste: Jno. Mathews, John Poage, Mathew Campbell. Delivered: Jno. Bowen, October, 1761. page 300 Page 76.--28th November, 1751. James Patton to John Carmichael, 100 acres by patent, 3d November, 1750; James River; corner Wm. Russell, James Trimble. Teste: John Flood, Wm. Preston. Page 80.--28th November, 1751. Same to John Bowin, 70 acres by patent, 3d November, 1750. Br. of James. Teste as above. Page 108.--28th November, 1751. James Patton to John Ruckman, 280 acres by patent as above. Buffalo Creek of James. Page 127.--Same to John Bowin, 380 acres ditto. On James at Buck Eye Bottom. page 331 Page 480.--8th October, 1754. John Sprout to John Bowen,

  
  

• Sources

  [S868] Historic Sumner County (TN), Cisco, Jay Guy, (1909, Folk-Keelin Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee), pg 231. ... John Bowen , their son ... [S868] Historic Sumner County (TN), Cisco, Jay Guy, (1909, Folk-Keelin Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee), pg 231. ... and in 1730 moved to Virginia ... [S868] Historic Sumner County (TN), Cisco, Jay Guy, (1909, Folk-Keelin Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee), pg 231. ... married Lily McIlhaney and ...