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James Gowen 1675–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1707

Death Location: Virginia

Father: Thomas American

Mother: Winona Indian)

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Children(s):

The story of James Gowen began in 1675 in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States. James Gowen passed away in 1707 in Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gowen began in 1675 in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States.
  • James Gowen passed away in 1707 in Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas American
1655–1726
Birth Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, United States of America
TA
Winona Indian)
1656–1739
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
WI

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gowen's Ancestors

Self
James Gowen
1675–1707
Birth Place: Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Christopher "Sobering Wind" Gowan, Gowen, Goin, Goings, or Going Part Cherokeee Native American
1655–1726
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, United States of America
Winona ("Winu-na" Dakota (m. Goen Gowen Goin Going Gowan) (Cherokee) Indian)
1656–1739
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Michael (Mihil Gowen (Goin Going Gowan) (Indentured) Slave)
1635–1708
James City, Virginia, United States
Prossa (Prosta Freewoman Pallassa (African Indentured) Slave)
1640–1730
Yorktown,York County, Colony of Virginia, England (1607-1707)
John (Joao JuaonDago Geaween Gonwelao possibly from) NGolao
1615–1715
Luanda (formerly Sao Paula De Luanda) near the Kwanza River, Northwestern Angola, AFRICA-Angola- Congo___Angola/Kongo Portuguese
Margaret (Cornish) (slave)
1610–1718
Africa, Spalding, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Dago\John *
1591–1691
Margaret Slave)
1592–1691
Prossa slave
1620–1661
Bunda slave)
1612–1651
Dago Gonwelao
1591–1691
Unknown *
1592–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Portuguese (Gonwelão)
1550–1600
Nsaku Dynasity
1550–1600

James Gowen's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of James Gowen in Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States
1707
1707
Age 32
Death of James Gowen in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Charles City, Henrico, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Virginia
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