William
Robert
Bowen
Born about in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Robert Bowen
and Mary (Gillespie) Bowen
Brother of
John Bowen, Mary (Bowen) Barr, Lillian (Bowen) McClure, Nancy Agnes (Bowen) Pickens, Rebecca Bowen, Rebecca (Bowen) Williams, Robert Gillespie Bowen, Reese Bowen and Charles Bowen
Husband of
Martha Adeline (Hallum) Bowen
— married
before 1801 in Pendleton Dist, SC
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Helen (Bowen) Ellison, Mary (Bowen) Blassingame, John Bowen, Nancy (Bowen) Blassingame, Rebecca Bowen, Robert William Bowen, Martha Adelina (Bowen) Welborn, Elizabeth Bowen and Thomas H Bowen
Died about
at about age 80
in Pickens, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]
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Contents |
Biography
William was born about 1777. He is the son of Robert Bowen and Mary Gillespie. He married Martha Adeline Hallum about before 1800 [1].
Census Records
1810, Pendleton, South Carolina [2]
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 3
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1
- Number of Enslaved Persons 10
1820, Pendleton, South Carolina [3]
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 4
- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 14 6
- Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 2
- Slaves - Females - Under 14 2
- Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 2
1830, Pickens, South Carolina [4]
- Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1
1840, Pickens, South Carolina [5]
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 10 1
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 3
- Slaves - Females - Under 10 1
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 5
- Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99 2
1850 Pickens, South Carolina [6]
- Wm Bowen 73
- Martha Bowen 69
- Obedience Blassingim 18
- Martha Blassingim 12
Death
William Bowen passed away in 1857. He died of sudden death at his kitchen table.[7] He wrote his will 2 Sept 1856, and it was proven 21 Dec 1857.[8][9]
Slaves
William Bowen was a slaveholder. The 1850 slave schedule includes 10 unnamed enslaved persons.[10] The enslaved of the Bowen estate were Assessed for value,[11] and then they were sold.[12][13][14][15]
For more information please see the Slaves of William Bowen page.
Sources
- ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Y-8XZ : Thu Jul 20 14:56:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Bowen, 1810.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-SNN : Thu Jul 20 21:11:30 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bowen, 1820.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGY-8HK : Thu Jul 20 16:53:41 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bowen, 1830.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-JWK : Fri Jul 21 00:45:09 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bowen, 1840.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-PY2 : Tue Jul 18 01:54:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Bowen and Martha Bowen, 1850.
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charleston-daily-courier-1857-willia/139338985/
- The Charleston Daily Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, Wed, Nov 25, 1857, Page 1
- ↑ South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Wates, Wylma Anne; Probate Place: Pickens, South Carolina
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 134 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBK5 (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1857 loose probate papers, will of William Bowen
- ↑
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 :
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Pickens > Pickens county > image 29 of 45; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZFS-9BW (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1850 slave schedule
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 142 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RYRB (accessed 22 January 2024)- 1857 probate inventory assessment of the enslaved
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 138 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBKJ (accessed 22 January 2024)- Loose Probate papers for William Bowen, slaves sold
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 139 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBKP (accessed 22 January 2024)- Loose Probate papers for William Bowen, slaves sold
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 143 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RBKN (accessed 22 January 2024)- names the enslaved that were sold
- ↑
Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956:
"Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956"
Catalog: Miscellaneous probate records, 1829-1884; index, 1828-1956 Estate papers, file nos. 496-574 1857-1873
Film number: 007705248 > image 144 of 1025
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YY-RYT3 (accessed 22 January 2024)- names the enslaved that were sold
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Kathryn (Breazeale) Black
Kathryn (Breazeale) Black
Bowen-965 and Gillespie-5662 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles have the same parents and birth year. I think the Gillespie profile was added with his mother's maiden name instead of Bowen.
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on Gillespie-5662 (merged)
by Kathryn (Breazeale) Black
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Categories: Pickens County, South Carolina, Slave Owners