resided Norfolk Co., England
emigrated to America in 1637
Was married twice -- first to Ann ----- and second to Elizabeth Marsh, widow of
George Marsh. We know that Ann was the mother of all of Richard's children.
Richard died in Rehoboth, MA, apparently, for that is where he was buried. His
will, probated 4 Jun 1675, is recorded in Plymouth Colony Wills.According to Mrs. Carol Roberta (Clark) Johnson, author of "Our Yeoman
Ancestors", Richard Bowen -- along with his wife Ann and seven children -- left
Wales and went to Salem, MA where they were living in 1638. By 1642 they were
at Weymouth, MA and by 1643 Richard and his son Richard, Jr. were among the
first settlers in Seekonk, MA. About 1644, they had arrived in Rehoboth, MA.
and soon thereafter Richard's wife Ann died. In November of 1648, Richard
married (second) at Weymouth, Elizabeth -- widow of George Marsh.1. Salem Colony was formed in 1628 and Salem was founded in 1630. Essex
County, MA was created in 1643.
2. Weymouth was founded 1635. Norfolk County, MA was created in 1793 from
Suffolk County, MA, which had existed from 1643.
3. Seekonk was founded before 1643. Bristol County, MA was created in 1685
out of New Plymouth Colony.
4. Rehoboth was founded in 1645.Hingham was founded in 1635. Plymouth County, MA was created in 1685 out of
New Plymouth Colony.._._.
The Following Is An Excerpt From The BOWEN FAMILY, By Shourds
"It is proper that I should refer to the ancient family of the Bowens. They
evidently belonged to an ancient family of Wales. Judge Elmer thinks that the
name has been corrupted from Bowmen to Bowen, that is warriors armed with bows.
I think he is correct in his assertion, for Jonathan Davis, the Baptist clergy-
man that settled at Trenton, when he left Long Island, married Elizabeth Bowen
of Bowmantown. I presume the family in Wales were numerous. About the year
1662, (some antiquarians think it was in 1664), quite a number of Bowens and
Davises left Swansea in Glamorganshire, Wales. The Bowens settled in
Massachusetts, and called the place Swansea, after their native town. They
were Baptists, and consequently were obnoxious to the rigid Puritans. The
Davis family soon left and located on Long Island. Part of the Bowen family,
agreeably to their history, left Massachusetts and formed a settlement in East
Jersey, and called the place Bowmantown. I think their stay was of short
duration, for as erly as 1687 a number of the family purchased of the original
proprietors, lands within Fenwick's Colony, known at that time as North
Cohansey precinct, some two miles southwest of the present city of Bridgeton,
and at that place they made a settlement and called it Bowentown, which name it
has at the present time. Why it should receive the name of town I am unable to
understand, although it is probable several of them built themselves small log
dwellings contiguous to each other, similar to the firs New England settlers on
the south side of the Cohansey, which went under the name of New Englnd town.
The Bowens and others located and became large owners of as fertile lands as
there are in West Jersey. This fertile land commences on the north side of
Cohansey river, includes what is known as Dutch Neck, (formerly Cohansey Neck),
the general course is northeast, embracing all of Hopewell, part of Stoe Creek,
and the whole of Deerfield township, the eastern part of Upper Alloways Creek,
and all of Upper Pittsgrove, in Salem county....
In "Corrections of Shourd's History of Fenwick Colony" by James N. Acton, 1977,
is found the following entry:"Origin of the name Bowen
"A study by Mr. George Bowen's cousin Miss Mary Carpenter Bowen shows that the
family came from an estate called LLWYNGWAIR in Pembrookshire, Wales. The name
changed from Ap Owen to Bowen about the year 1500."Miss Frances Bowen of Salem, N.J. recently visited distant cousins in Wales,
who gave her the pedigree book to 922 - 56 A D which agreed with the above."
Ann was the mother of all seven of Richard's children -- all of them born in
Wales. Ann died shortly after the family had moved to Rehoboth, MA from
Seekonk, MA.
Resided Mass.
"Thomas Passmore's will of 1641"
resided at Bray, Berkshire, England
source: 1966 pedigree charts of Mrs. Howard J. Wallace, Hillsboro, OR
source: 1966 pedigree charts of Mrs. Howard J. Wallace, Hillsboro, OR
resided in Berkshire, England
source: 1966 pedigree charts of Mrs. Howard J. Wallace, Hillsboro, OR
descended from the Champions of Sussex, England
source: 1966 pedigree charts of Mrs. Howard J. Wallace, Hillsboro, OR
source: 1966 pedigree charts of Mrs. Howard J. Wallace, Hillsboro, OR
"of Hurst"
ancestor was Robert Crockford who marr. Dionisia Pipard (daughter and heiress
of John Pipard of Hurst)
"of Tadley"
"of Wybunbury, England"
"of Wedenton/Wedington, Ashe, County Kent"
"died at the latter end of the reign of Charles I" Charles I was King from
1625 to 1649, at which time he was executed.
Father was William Courthorpe "of Stodmarsh". (Notes of Ethel Connole --
William Berry's Kentish Families, publ. 1830)Maybe should be "Courthope"? (Hougham-Hurley Genealogical Record publ. by
Marian H. Pratt, about 1959. Mormons.)
7554. Humphrey [or John?] Clarke
From papers of Ethel Connole, re the Hougham family.
From papers of Ethel Connole, re the Hougham family.