Captain
James
Bowen
Born in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Bowen
and Margaret (Child) Bowen
Brother of
Patience Bowen, Margery (Bowen) Kelley, Amos Bowen, Mary (Bowen) Martin, Huldah (Bowen) Baker, Thankful (Bowen) Hicks, Josiah Bowen, Margaret (Bowen) Luther and Nathan Bowen
Husband of
Ann (Thurber) Bowen
— married
18 Jun 1744 in Swansea, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 68
in Barrington, Rhode Island
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| Created 9 Oct 2015
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Biography
James was born in 1721, probably at Swansea, Massachusetts, the son of James and Margaret (Childs) Bowen[1].
James married Ann Thurber in Swansea in 1744[2][3]. They settled in Warren, Rhode Island, where their children are recorded. Those children were:[4]
- Jeremiah b. 30 November 1744
- Josiah b. 25 July 1752
- Mary b. 15 August 1755
- Robe b. 19 February 1757
- Huldah b. 9 June 1759
- Anne b. 23 June 1761
- James b. 14 or 15 July 1765
- Margaret b. 1 August 1768
James passed away in 1793 and is buried at the Tyler Point Cemetery in Barrington.[5]
Research
James appears as head of household in Barrington in the 1774 census of Rhode Island[6]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are
- one white male over 16: James
- two white males under 16: son James and unknown
- three white females over 16: Ann and daughters Mary and Robe
- three white females under 16: daughters Huldah, Anne, and Margaret
Captain James Bowen 1725–1793 • L25Q-8JF
Marriage: 18 Jun 1744 Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Anne Thurber 1728–1821 • 2ZS4-14H
Children of Anne Thurber and Captain James Bowen (8)
Jeremiah Bowen 1744–1833 • LZK5-R4F
Josiah Bowen 1752–Deceased • LZK5-R8Z
Mary Bowen 1755–1818 • LZK5-RFT
Rhobe Bowen 1757–Deceased • 27S6-8VH
Huldah Bowen 1759–Deceased • 27SX-K9J
Nancy Anna Bowen 1761–1849 • L852-29G
James Bowen 1765–1847 • L25Q-DSP
Margaret Bowen 1768–Deceased • LZK5-T28
Sources
- ↑ No birth record is known, but we estimate the year and place of his birth from his headstone and the marriage record of his parents in Swansea in 1718. James is named in the probate record of his father James
- ↑ Arnold: Vol. 6, Barrington Marriages, Page 7
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1650 Swansea VR, page 190; image online at American Ancestors (subscription required) -- "James Bowen of Barington and Ann Thurber of Swanzey was married June the 18:1744 by me Benjamin Herington minister in Swanzey"
- ↑ Arnold: Vol. 6, Warren Births,Page 49
- ↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission, gravestone image online
- ↑ 1774 Census
- Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Providence, R.I., Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1891)
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #16781135
- 1774 Rhode Island Census, Barrington, Page 1, Entry 22 -- James Bowen; citing transcription by Annie Austin in Rhode Island Roots 33 p.90, June 2007.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L25Q-8JF
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Nathan Bowen
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup G-M201, FTDNA kit #309869, MitoYDNA ID T15836 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test 22921271 markers, haplogroup G-S2827, MitoYDNA ID T15836 [compare] - Terry Bowen :
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
John Williams :
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~0.39%
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Bowen-8798 and Bowen-3545 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously same but birth date to be determined.
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Jillaine Smith
The James Bowen born on this day in Rehoboth was son of Joseph Bowen and wife Ann. See: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Rehoboth/Images/Rehoboth_B547.shtml
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