James (of Jethro) Bowen

Abt 1771 - Bef 1840  (< 69 years)

• Name	James (of Jethro) Bowen  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1771	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	5 Jan 1793	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	In his will Jethro Bowen gave to son Riley, 180 acres, part of 4 tracts: Bowens Wright, Jesamine, Purnells Delight & Bowens Luck, bounds Edward Hammond and James Marcy (desc.) & to be Extr. To son James 120 acres part of 5 tracts: Rounds in Luck, Bowens Right (desc), Addition purchased of Jenkins Henry & to be Extr. To son Jeptha 70 acres part of Bowen Right, Rounds in Luck and to his wife Catherine Bowen, then to grandson Lemuel Bowen & if he die without issue to grandson Benjamin Bowen. To Whitten Bowen 1 1/2 acres of tract Purnells Delight. Witt: William Morris, Esther Stevenson & James Davis.
  Reference Identifier	Maggie 026
  Record ID	91901
  Will	7 Nov 1836	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will James Bowen Sr. gave to son James William Selby Bowen, lands where I now live, tract Rounds Luck, tract Bowens Right, tract Addition, tract Small Lott, Golden Valley & Hammonds Adventure. To two daughters Emeline Mary Bowen & Laura Ann Bowen, tracts purchased of James B. Robins and James Davis, tract purchased of Isaac Bowen near NewArk, tract Bleachinghurst, tract Collick More, Johns Inheritance, Mill Angle & Yorkshire. To two daughters Cornelia Catherine Bowen & Rebecca Aralinta Bown land purchased of Hugh Gemmell, tract Addition to Enlargement. To granddaughter Mary Jane R. Purnell. To 3 grandchildren Ann Maria Purnell, Ellen Jane Purnell & Zadock Thomas Purnell, children of Zadock Purnell. To sons Stephen R. & Henry F. Bowen (Extr), balance of estate. Witt: James Powell, Jesse Jones Sr. & Robert Givan.
  Death	Bef 5 May 1840	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Bowen, I,   b. Abt 1620   d. 5 Dec 1660, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co, Virginia  (Age 40 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Anne (--?--),   b. Abt 1525   d. Aft 8 Aug 1578  (Age > 53 years)  (7 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers
  + 1. Elijah "Whitten" Bowen,   b. Abt 1760, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Eleanor 'Nellie' Jones,  m. Abt 1782 > 2. Riley (of Jethro) Bowen,   b. Abt 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1813, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 48 years) ╚═ Hsther 'Hetty' Wright,  m. 23 Apr 1801 + 3. Jeptha (of Jethro) Bowen,   b. Abt 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Catherine Truitt,  m. Abt 1788 + 4. Isaac (of Jethro) Bowen,   b. Abt 1769, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Feb 1830, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 61 years) ╚═ Augusta 'Gusta' Benston,  m. Abt 1792 + 5. James (of Jethro) Bowen,   b. Abt 1771, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 5 May 1840, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 69 years) ╚═ Mary 'Molly' Riley,  m. 23 Jun 1801
  Person ID	I91901	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Jethro Bowen,   b. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Jul 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 66 years)
  Mother	Aralanta (of Wm & Esther) White,   b. Abt 1735, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 27 Mar 1754	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	Ed Wright shows her only as Atlanta (-----) and Rob Hall shows her as Aralanta White, daughter of William White and Esther Taylor.
  Family ID	F30329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary 'Molly' Riley,   b. Between 1780 and 1785, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1848, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1801	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	They were shown as James Bowen and Molly Riley.
  Children	+ 1. Maria Bowen,   b. Abt 1804, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1870, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 66 years) ╚═ Moses Purnell  (Age < 74 years)  m. 16 Feb 1821 + 2. Jane Bowen   d. Abt 1836, Worcester Co., Maryland ╚═ Zadock Purnell  (Age > 62 years)  m. 25 Jul 1825
  Family ID	F30327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2148] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1790-1799, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), p. 26 (will of Jethro Bowen), 2148. [S1955] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall), [email protected], Additions & Corrections to MilesFiles, 1955. [S2248] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1834-1851, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), p. 22 (will of James Bowen Sr.), 2248. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 25 (Bowen Family), 726. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.