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Captain Robert Pickens Bowen 1740–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 August 1817

Death Location: Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Bowen

Mother: Lillian McIllhany

Spouse(s): Mary Gillespie

Children(s): Mary Bowen

Captain Robert Pickens Bowen was born in 1740 in Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of John Bowen And Lillian Mcillhany. Captain Robert Pickens Bowen married Mary Gillespie, and had children including Mary Bowen. Captain Robert Pickens Bowen passed away in 1817 in Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Robert Pickens Bowen was born in 1740 in Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of John Bowen And Lillian Mcillhany.
  • Captain Robert Pickens Bowen married Mary Gillespie, and had children including Mary Bowen.
  • Captain Robert Pickens Bowen passed away in 1817 in Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowen
1696–
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JB
Lillian McIllhany
1709–
Birth Location: Irl
LM

Spouses(s)

Mary Gillespie
1743–1822
Birth Location: Augusta, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Bowen
1773–1836
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
MB

Captain Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Captain Bowen
1740–1817
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Bowen
1696–
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Lillian McIllhany
1709–
Irl
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Bowen's Descendants

1.
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Captain (Robert Pickens) Bowen (1740–25 August 1817) m. Mary Gillespie (11 Mar 1743–20 July 1822)
  1. 1. Mary Bowen 1773–1836 m. James ('Rev' Barr) Jr 1766–1843
    1. 1. Sarah (Mariah) Barr 1809–1880 m. William (Howell) Carothers 1804–1884
      1. 1. Samuel (Moore) Carothers 1842–1926 m. SALLIE (HARRIET) YOUNG 1847–1913
        1. 1. Harlan (Canaret) Carothers 1869–1952 m. Julia (B) Roach 1874–1914

Captain Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Captain Robert Pickens Bowen in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA
1817
25 August 1817
Age 77
Death of Captain Robert Pickens Bowen in Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee, USA
Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1817
    Event Place: Bowen's Cove, Maiden Spring, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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