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John Bowen 1764–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Bowen

Mother: Nancy Ledbetter

Spouse(s): Sarah Bean

Children(s): Ahab Bowen, Reece Bowen, Amanda Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Jarnagin, Margaret Bowen, Jamima Bowen, William BOWEN, Henry Bowen, Mary Bowen, Elizabeth Bowen, Rebecca Bowen, John BOWEN

John Bowen was born in 1764 in Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Bowen And Nancy Ledbetter. In 1799, John Bowen resided in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. In 1805, John Bowen resided in No Township Listed, Grainger County, TN. John Bowen married Sarah Bean, and had children including Ahab Bowen, Amanda Mariah Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Bowen, Elizabeth Jarnagin, Henry Bowen, Jamima Bean Bowen, John Bowen, Margaret Hannah Bowen, Mary Polly Bowen, Rebecca Bowen, Reece Bowen, William Bowen. John Bowen passed away in 1823 in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Bowen was born in 1764 in Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Bowen And Nancy Ledbetter.
  • In 1799, John Bowen resided in Grainger, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1805, John Bowen resided in No Township Listed, Grainger County, TN.
  • John Bowen married Sarah Bean, and had children including Ahab Bowen, Amanda Mariah Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Bowen, Elizabeth Jarnagin, Henry Bowen, Jamima Bean Bowen, John Bowen, Margaret Hannah Bowen, Mary Polly Bowen, Rebecca Bowen, Reece Bowen, William Bowen.
  • John Bowen passed away in 1823 in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bowen's Ancestors

Self
John Bowen
1764–1823
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Bowen
1738–1808
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Nancy Ledbetter
1737–1805
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Bowen
1669–1761
Lily McIlhaney
1709–1780
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bowen's Descendants

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John Bowen (1764–1823) m. Sarah Bean (1768–1861)
  1. 1. Ahab Bowen 1807–1900
  2. 2. Reece Bowen 1801–1881
  3. 3. Amanda (Mariah) Fitzgerald 1814–1909
  4. 4. Elizabeth Jarnagin 1810–1881
  5. 5. Margaret (Hannah) Bowen 1773–1845
  6. 6. Jamima (Bean) Bowen 1770–1820
  7. 7. William BOWEN 1796–1870
  8. 8. Henry Bowen 1800–1844
  9. 9. Mary (Polly) Bowen 1794–1866
  10. 10. Elizabeth Bowen 1804–1840
  11. 11. Rebecca Bowen 1798–1876 m. James Cannon 1793–1884
    1. 1. Melvina Henson 1833–1906
    2. 2. Nancy Goodwin 1822–1881
    3. 3. Sarah (Kennon) Lane 1816–1895
  12. 12. John BOWEN 1799–1844

John Bowen's Timeline

5 Records

1764
1764
Birth of John Bowen in Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1799
1799
Age 35
John Bowen resided here in Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
1805
1805
Age 41
John Bowen resided here in No Township Listed, Grainger County, TN
No Township Listed, Grainger County, TN
1810
1810
Age 46
John Bowen resided here in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
1823
1823
Age 59
Death of John Bowen in Grainger County, Tennessee
Grainger County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Early Tax List Records
    [2] Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Grainger County, TN
    Record Source: Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Tennessee Records of Grainger County - Tax Lists, 1810 [TN State Library and Archives]; Call Number: FHL Film 464105; Page Number: 221; Family Number: 17

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