Whittington Bowen, Sr.

Abt 1722 - Bef 1816  (< 94 years)

• Name	Whittington Bowen
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1722	Somerset Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Tax list	1739-1740	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	He is in his mother's household at Baltimore 100 1739-1740
  Land - their land was acquired by marriage	1752	Worcester Co., Maryland   [1]
  	Levina Fleming received 300 acres of "Killglass" in 1727 from her father. "Bowens Industry" was patented in 1752 by Whittington Bowen and Edward Franklin in a resurvey from "Killglass." In 1763 and 1771 Whittington & Levina Bowen sold portions, and in 1789 Whittington Bowen Sr. sold part of "Killglas" to Whittington Jr. for 5 shillings. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 345)
  Land - their land was acquired by marriage	1761	Worcester Co., Maryland   [1]
  	Levina received land at "Landown" which had been her father's. In 1761, Levina and Whittington Bowen owned the property. In 1767, John Bowen willed 100 acres to his son, Billy. 1770, William Bowen of John with wife Sarah and Comfort, widow of John, sold 100 acres. 1785 William and Sarah sold 54 3/4 acres. 1789, Whittington Bowen sold 7 acres to Soloman Bradford that came at the death of his mother. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 352)
  Will	1790	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	His will dated September 3, 1789, probated April 10, 1790 mentioned sons Whittington, William, James and Tennant, and daughters Levinia, Rhoda and Sarah. Witnesses Mary Green, Caty White and Joseph Green. Whittington and James were appointed executors of his estate on April 10, 1790 with bond by Peal Franklin and Matthias Davis. (Vernon L. Skinner, Abstracts of Worcester Co. Estate Docket 1742-1820, 1993)
  Death	Bef 27 Feb 1816	Worcester Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Bowen, I,   b. Abt 1620   d. 5 Dec 1660, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 40 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Ursula (--?--),   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Elizabeth Bowen,   b. Abt 1710   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Thomas Carey,  m. Abt 1726 + 2. Whittington Bowen, Sr.,   b. Abt 1722, Somerset Co., Maryland d. Bef 27 Feb 1816, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age < 94 years) ▻ Lavina Fleming;   Rachel Jenkins,  m. Aft 1781
  Person ID	I126662	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	29 May 2023

  
  

  Father	William Bowen, III,   b. Abt 1692, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Nov 1723, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 31 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Fassett,   b. Abt 1690, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1710  [3]
  Family ID	F25742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lavina Fleming   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Whittington Bowen, Jr.,   b. 27 Mar 1754, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 27 Feb 1816, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 61 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1775;    ╚═ Rachel Jenkins   2. Sarah Bowen,   b. Abt 1759   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Isaac Morris + 3. William Fleming Bowen,   b. 6 Sep 1761   d. Abt 1814, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 52 years) ╚═ Zipporah Burbage  (Age 74 years)  m. Jan 1803 + 4. Levin Bowen   d. Bef 03 Mar 1787, Worcester Co., Maryland ╚═ Rachel (--?--) + 5. James Bowen,   b. 19 Dec 1763, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Abt 1820, DeKalb Co., Tennessee (Age 56 years) ╚═ Mary Truitt  m. 10 Oct 1820   6. Tennant Bowen,   b. Abt 1766   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Levina Bowen,   b. Abt 1768   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rhoda Bowen,   b. Abt 1770   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F45600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel Jenkins,   b. Abt 1752, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Patty Truitt,   b. Abt 1740, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Apr 1781, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 41 years)  m. Abt 1770
  Marriage	Aft 1781
  Family ID	F45601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), 2158. [S2402] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Wor Co, MD Estate Docket 1742-1820, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD), 2402. [S481] Pauline Manning Batchelder, Batchelder, Somerset Sampler, (Lower Delmarva, Genealogical Society, 1994), p. 111 (Fassitt Family), 481.