Richard Bowen

Male Abt 1600 - 1675  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Richard Bowen 
    Born Abt. 1600  Lywngwair, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried 4 Feb 1674/5  Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1284  Staples-Record
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2016 

    Father James Bowen,   b. Abt. 1550, Lywyngwair, Pemb, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1629, Carmarthen, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Ellen or Eleanor Griffith,   b. Abt. 1558, Penrhyn, Carn, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Anne,   bur. 1675, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1614 
    Children 
     1. George Bowen,   b. Abt. 1614, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. William Bowen,   b. Abt. 1620, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1687/8  (Age ~ 68 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Alice Bowen,   b. Abt. 1622, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1693  (Age ~ 71 years)
     4. Richard Bowen,   b. Abt. 1624, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1722  (Age ~ 98 years)  [Birth]
     5. Thomas Bowen,   b. Abt. 1625, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1663  (Age ~ 38 years)  [Birth]
    +6. Obadiah Bowen,   b. 3 Jan 1627, Swasea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sept 1710, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     7. Sarah Bowen,   b. Abt. 1628, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb/Oct 1676  (Age ~ 48 years)  [Birth]
     8. Ruth Bowen,   b. Abt. 1629, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth,   bur. 1675, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Nov 1648 
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Feb 1674/5 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Last Will and Testament for Richard Bowen Sr of Lywngwair, Pembrokeshire, Wales: 1600-1674
    Last Will and Testament for Richard Bowen Sr of Lywngwair, Pembrokeshire, Wales: 1600-1674
    Will is dated 4 June 1675
    The Bowen Coat of Arms, Shield and Crest
    The Bowen Coat of Arms, Shield and Crest

  • Notes 
    • Came to the United States in 1640
    • There is a discrepancy in the birth-date of Richard with him as a child (Abt. 1600) and him as a parent (Abt. 1580). Both are archive records.