Lt. Henry Bowen

1634 - 1724  (90 years)

• Name	Henry Bowen
  Birth	1633/34	Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales   [1, 2, 3]
  Immigration	1638 (4 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4]
  He arrived in Boston with his parents and brothers and sisters.
  Military	19 Dec 1675 (41 years)  [1, 2]
  Henry was the second in command of the Roxbury Militia Company under Captain Isaac Johnson. During the Great Swamp Fight of 19 December 1675, when Captain Johnson was killed, Lt. Henry assumed command.
  Moved to	1686 (52 years)	Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1]
  He returned to Roxbury, where he was an appraiser in 1693, but finally settled in Woodstock in 1707.
  Death	13 Mar 1723/24	Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Margaret Bowen,   b. Abt 1628, Wales d. 13 Sep 1692, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years)   2. Francis Bowen,   b. Abt 1630, Wales   3. William Bowen,   b. Abt 1632, Wales d. Abt 1686, Turkey  (Age 54 years) + 4. Lt. Henry Bowen,   b. 1633/34, Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales d. 13 Mar 1723/24, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years) ▻ Elizabeth Johnson,  m. 20 Dec 1658 ;   Susanna King,  m. 14 Apr 1684   5. Mary Bowen,   b. Abt 1636, Wales d. 31 Oct 1707, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   6. Elizabeth Bowen,   b. Abt 1637, Wales d. 2 Mar 1712/13, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)   7. Esther Bowen,   c. 10 Feb 1638/39, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Mar 1654, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 15 years)   8. Abigail Bowen,   c. 10 Apr 1641, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Peniel Bowen,   c. 5 May 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   10. Deriah Bowen,   b. 7 Apr 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Meirion   (62 x Great Grandfather)  Alice Herbert  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I92	Roy Line
  Last Modified	7 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Lt. Griffith Bowen,   b. About 1600, Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales d. About 1676, probably London, England (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Fleming
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 24 Dec 1637, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Apr 1701, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1658	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years - She : 21 years.
  Children	5 sons and 7 daughters
  1. Henry Bowen,   b. 13 Oct 1659, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Elizabeth Bowen,   b. 26 Jan 1660/61, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Nov 1743, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. John Bowen,   b. 1 Sep 1662, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1718, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years) ▻ Hannah Brewer  m. Before 1696     4. baby boy Bowen,   b. 4 May 1664, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1664, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Margaret Bowen,   c. 28 May 1665, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Sep 1665, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Maria Bowen,   b. 12 Sep 1666, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Margaret Bowen,   b. 26 Jan 1667/68, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Feb 1726/27, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Abigail Bowen,   b. 1 Aug 1669, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. in infancy  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Abigail Bowen,   c. 21 Aug 1670, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Apr 1736, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Penuel Bowen,   b. 8 Mar 1671, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Esther Bowen,   b. 8 Mar 1675, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Isaac Bowen,   b. 20 Apr 1676, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Dec 1726, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 50 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 May 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Susanna King
  Marriage	14 Apr 1684	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 50 years and 4 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Lt. Henry Bowen(1633/34 – 13 Mar 1723/24) 2Lt. Griffith Bowen(1600 – 1676) 4Francis Bowen 8Phillip Bowen of Slade(Abt 1583 – Abt 1603) 16Gruffudd ap Owen of Slade 17Ann Bury 9Elsbet Vaughn 18Hopkin John Vaughn 19 5Ellen Franklyn 10Thomas Franklyn 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Fleming 6Henry Flemming of Gellihir 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Alice Dawkins 14Jenkin Dawkins 28 29 15Elizabeth Jenkin 30William Jenkin 31Alice Herbert

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1633/34 - Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales Immigration - 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 20 Dec 1658 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 14 Apr 1684 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1686 - Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 13 Mar 1723/24 - Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1031] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Bowen, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/bowen.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998). [S279] Bowen, Georgene E. Bowen - The Ancestry of Griffith Bowen of "Burryhead" Llangenydd Parish, Glamorgan County, Wales and One Line of American Descendants Through the Bowens of Woodstock, Connecticut and the Bowens of Charlstown, New Hampshire, (manuscript, 1960). [S295] Bowen, Edward Augustus. "Griffith Bowen of Boston", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XLVII, 1893). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S975] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume 2 Marriages and Deaths, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911). [S806] Bodge, George Madison. Soldiers in King Philip's War , (Boston: Privately Printed, 1891). [S300] Richardson, Douglas. "The English Ancestry of Edward Porter of Roxbury, His Sister, Elizabeth (Porter) Johnson, and Their Cousin, Elizabeth (Dowell) Payson" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXLVIII, 1994).