>Subject: Henry Murley Bowden >To: BOWDEN-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: BOWDEN-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <BOWDEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/156 >X-Loop: BOWDEN-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: BOWDEN-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-AntiVirus: Scanned for Viruses by RipNET (http://www.ripnet.com) > >Hello fellow listers; > >Searching for info on Henry Murley Bowden. He was born October 30, 1857 in >England to Henry Bowden and Ann Bawden (spelling is how it appears on death >cert.) Both parents were born in England. >Henry Murley died September 2, 1932 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. >He married first Agnes Crawford Loft, daughter of George and Mary Loft in >Belleville, Ontario, Canada on April 12, 1880. >On his marriage cert. he listed his parents as William and Mary Ann Bowden. >They had two children; > Lillian Agnes who later married a Mr. Mohan. She died August 13, 1915 in >Barrie, Ontario, Canada. >Charles Cecil, killed in First World War (May 9, 1917) >Henry Murley married the second time to Althea Lepine nee Eastwood. >She had two children from her marriage to Paul Lepine. >Althea who married Thomas William Haskinson >and Wilfred who married Myrtle Grace Lamb. >Any help with Henry would be appreciated. >Thanks in advance, Cathy Earl nee Bowden >----------------------------------------------------- >Click here for Free Video!! >http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ > > ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/

Ruth Padilla, I appreciate your interest in my Henry Bowden. He might have been born in Virginia 6 May 1812. I do not know the names of his parents. Henry married Evelina Johnson, daughter of Philip Johnson, 17 May 1837 in Greensville Co., VA. Their children were: Elizabeth Jane b. 1840, VA, marr. G. W. McGinnis William R. b. 27 Sep 1841, VA, d. 2 Mar 1913, Eastland Co., TX; marr. Seacy Franks & Susan C. Juliett Eveline b. 14 Nov 1843, d. 25 Jun 1848 Augustus Moses (my great grandfather) b. 27 Apr 1846, MS, d. 1882, Brazos Co., TX, marr. Julia Asa Landers 28 Apr 1867, Cass Co., TX John Thomas b. 14 Nov 1847, MS, d. 1874, Brazos Co., TX; marr. Nancy Jane Landers 6 Mar 1869, Cass Co., TX Evelina died 25 Jun 1848. Henry Bowden marr. Mary Ann Blake Hicks, widow of Jesse Hicks. Mary Ann already had sons: Jesse, James, K.P., & Wm. There were no children from the second marriage. I would be grateful for any information about Henry's parents and happy to share considerable information about Henry's descendants. Thanks, Marilyn

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Sorry, mistake on my part...........should read Bennett Bowden was the ninth child of John Bowden II, son of John and Peggy (Webb) Bowden. The Bowdens of Isle of Wight, VA. Thanks for pointing out the mistake! Subj: Re: 3 Bowden people in newspaper Date: 8/29/2000 11:47:45 AM CST From: BOTAUS@aol.com To: BOWDEN-L@rootsweb.com Bennett Bowden was the ninth child of John Bowden II, son of John and Peggy (Webb) Bowden. The Bowdens of Isle of Wight, VA.

Tom, First I want to state that I do not have all of this Bowdoin family documented. I first took information from other researchers. Then, I started doing the research at my library, on the net and just about everywhere I could find the Bowdoin name. Then where I find 'documentation' I insert my sources. Maybe not the proper way to do genealogy, but in my mind and my file, I know that nothing is proven until the research is done. So, with this in mind, I will share what I have in my file as clues and maybe it will throw some more questions out there that perhaps another researcher will have the answers to. Very interesting! I looked at my file and of course I have Judith Farrar married to John Bowdoin. I got this information from another person and have it marked 'unproven' but entered the information none-the less. However, under the notes for Judith, I have the following note: WILL: 11 Sep 1827 - Warren Co., North Carolina I wonder if anyone has seen this will. If she died in 1828, it would make her about 85 years old I figure. Anyway, Tom, Thank you for bringing up this issue. It will be interesting proving all of this. Keep us posted! Ruth I am a descendant of Sarah Nichols and have listed the father of Elizabeth (Betty) Travis as Simeon Travis. Again, not documented yet. I found this information on the LDS site. (Yes, I KNOW LDS is riddled with mistakes, but again, I use these only as clues.) I don't have a son named William as the son of Jean Bowdoin who died in 1717. Never saw this reference before. >The Granville Co, NC, will of William BOWDON (sometimes BOWDOWN) >was dated 8 July 1773 and proved at the August court 1774. It mentions >sons John (my ancestor), William, and Travis; daughter Sarah Nichols; >and wife Betty. I am eager to identify the parents of William and Betty. > >Another descendant of this pair, J Walter Allen, decided (on grounds I >have not found) that William was a son of John (Jean) Bowdoin who died >1717 in Northampton Co, VA. To my knowledge he did not cite a source >in support of this theory, nor did he explain how this William could have >fitted into that rather well-documented descendancy. > >Allen always used that spelling of the name, which has been adopted >also by many descendants. I have not found a single original record in >which the Bowdoin spelling was used prior to the publication of Allen's >claim. I have read in some citations by Allen examples in which he >changed the name BOWDEN to BOWDOIN. > >Allen also alleged that John BOWDON's wife, Judith, was a daughter >of William Farrar. Again he never to my knowledge cited a source or >evidence in support of that claim. There was a Granville Co marriage >bond in 1796 for Judith Farrar and Peter Hays. After years of searching >Farrar descendants I could find no other Judith who could have been the >wife of John BOWDON. > >In summary, I discount the accuracy of Allen's assertions and question >both his reliability and integrity in genealogical matters. I'd be delighted >to be proven wrong and find that I can claim BOWDOIN (or Farrar) >ancestry. Barring that, I am looking for the parents of William BOWDON >who died in Granville Co, NC, in 1774. > >Tom (rootsnva@aol.com) > >______________________________

Hi all , I have only three names for my Bowden ancestors, all in England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- William Bowden died <1851 (married) Agnes ? born 1776/78 ish, Devon, England, died 1856 their daughter: Jane Bowden born 1817/19 Plymouth, Devon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Here are all the full details I have for anyone who's interested: 1-12-1835 from 1992igi Jane Bowden married Henry Gudgeon at Saint John The Baptist, Shoreditch, London, England 8-8-1837 from dcert of Jane's husband, Henry Gudgeon she is informant: Jane Gudgeon, widow, No1 Sale St 14-6-1847 (I have marriage certificate, ref:June 1847, Bethnal Green II30) married James Cole, St Judes, Bethnal Green, Reg Dist Bethnal Green her details :Jane Gudgeon, full age, widow, Shoe Binder, 2 Little George St her father: William Bowden, Soap Boiler her father was also a witness William Bowden William Bowden died before 1851 census (because his wife Agnes is a widow). 1851 census HO107/1540 f231 at 2 Little George St., Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, MDX Jane Cole, head, mar, 32, Boot Binder, Devon, Plymouth Agnes Bowder(thats what it looks like), mother, wid, 73, Charwoman, Devon Joseph Gudgeon, son, 11, Earrand Boy, Cripplegate 24-8-1856 Agnes died (have certificate, ref: Bethnal Green 1c 177) at 2 Little George St., The Green, Bethnal Green Agnes Bowden, female, 80 years, widow of William Bowden Soap Boiler, Natural Decay Jane is informant J. Cole, present at death, 2 Little George St., Bethnal Green 1871 census ref:RG10 486 f15 p24, at 17 Digby Street, Bethnal Green, MDX James Cole, head, mar, 55, Mariner, Plymouth Jane Cole, wife, mar, 54, Plymouth 1881 census ref:RG11 0482 f51 p34 at 60 Skidmore St., Mile End Old Town, MDX James Cole, head, mar, 65, Seaman (Merch+), Dev. Slapton Jane Cole, wife, mar, 64, Dev. Plymouth Bill Gudgeon email : b.gudgeon@napier.ac.uk

Bennett Bowden was the ninth child of John Bowden II, son of John and Peggy (Webb) Bowden. The Bowdens of Isle of Wight, VA. In a message dated 8/29/2000 8:13:02 AM CST, ruthptb@tcac.net writes: << American Eagle November 6, 1858 Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC Valuable Land for Sale In pursuance of a Decree of the Court of Equity entered at Fall Term 1858, in the matter of Lucy BUNN, John T. BUNN , Bennett BOWDEN and wife , and others, I shall proceed to sell at William T.SPIVEYS Store, on the 29th day of November next, the tract of Land in Franklin County belonging to the Heirs at Law of David BUNN, deceased, adjoining the Lands of Hardy WOOD, Allison LEE, Lunneford WILLIAMS, and others containing 227.5 acres. October 18th, 1858. Thos. K. THOMAS, C.M.E. >>

The Granville Co, NC, will of William BOWDON (sometimes BOWDOWN) was dated 8 July 1773 and proved at the August court 1774. It mentions sons John (my ancestor), William, and Travis; daughter Sarah Nichols; and wife Betty. I am eager to identify the parents of William and Betty. Another descendant of this pair, J Walter Allen, decided (on grounds I have not found) that William was a son of John (Jean) Bowdoin who died 1717 in Northampton Co, VA. To my knowledge he did not cite a source in support of this theory, nor did he explain how this William could have fitted into that rather well-documented descendancy. Allen always used that spelling of the name, which has been adopted also by many descendants. I have not found a single original record in which the Bowdoin spelling was used prior to the publication of Allen's claim. I have read in some citations by Allen examples in which he changed the name BOWDEN to BOWDOIN. Allen also alleged that John BOWDON's wife, Judith, was a daughter of William Farrar. Again he never to my knowledge cited a source or evidence in support of that claim. There was a Granville Co marriage bond in 1796 for Judith Farrar and Peter Hays. After years of searching Farrar descendants I could find no other Judith who could have been the wife of John BOWDON. In summary, I discount the accuracy of Allen's assertions and question both his reliability and integrity in genealogical matters. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong and find that I can claim BOWDOIN (or Farrar) ancestry. Barring that, I am looking for the parents of William BOWDON who died in Granville Co, NC, in 1774. Tom (rootsnva@aol.com)

There is a website that has newspaper extracts that you can search. The sited did not have any BOWDOIN names. http://www.newspaperabstracts.com Below is what they had for BOWDEN: The Eskridge Star, Eskridge, Kansas Nov.10, 1898 Local Chat: Edgar BOWDEN has recieved a small printing press, type, ink, and is now an ameteur printer. ~~~~~ Alamogordo News 29 Feb 1908 Last week the BOWDEN second hand store was robbed of about $75 worth of watches and jewelry. The thieves cut the panel of the door out and entered the room from there. No clue has been found as to the guilty parties. (This would be Almogordo, New Mexico ~~~~~ American Eagle November 6, 1858 Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC Valuable Land for Sale In pursuance of a Decree of the Court of Equity entered at Fall Term 1858, in the matter of Lucy BUNN, John T. BUNN , Bennett BOWDEN and wife , and others, I shall proceed to sell at William T.SPIVEYS Store, on the 29th day of November next, the tract of Land in Franklin County belonging to the Heirs at Law of David BUNN, deceased, adjoining the Lands of Hardy WOOD, Allison LEE, Lunneford WILLIAMS, and others containing 227.5 acres. October 18th, 1858. Thos. K. THOMAS, C.M.E.

There is a house in Rockport Massachusetts, built entirely of newspaper. The Paper House at Pigeon Cove, as it is called, is made of 215 thicknesses of newspaper. http://www.rockportusa.com/paperhouse While watching television this evening on the Discovery Channel, there was a program called 'Bazaar'. (I don't have this spelled correctly.) I don't remember the title but it had to do with death. The first of it started out with bugs and rats and stuff like that which people eat. It was gross. Later in the program it had some bazaar houses, one of which is the Paper House above. Well....guess who owns it???? Edna Beaudoin! Does anyone live near there? Wonder if she is online? Wonder who her ancestors are or if they are her husband's if she is married? Does anyone want to take this project on in finding out about her? Ruth When answering, please leave original message along with all replies to jog my memory. ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ My Homepage has moved! Please note the new address: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ruthptb ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ Researching the following surnames: ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BENNETT, BAUDOUIN/BOWDOIN/BOWDEN, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN(S), GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, IVESTER/ISBISTER, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS Remember the good news, every time your trees merge, that is two less lines to research. ø¤º°`°º¤ø "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something . . ." Pancho Villa, 1877-1923, last words

Marilyn, How about a little more info on Henry Bowden??!! ANYTHING! Ruth Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:26:46 -0500 From: Dave Coslett <dcoslett@brazosport.cc.tx.us> To: BOWDEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: H.Bowden/Greensville, VA I am so happy to learn my Henry Bowden married Evelina Johnson 17 May 1837, Greensville, Virginia and her father was Philip Johnson. Now I am looking for other Bowdens in that part of VA. Can anybody offer any suggestions? Thanks very much! Marilyn

Essex County, Massachusetts USGenWeb site has 3 Bowden and 1 Bowdoin surnames on it. Anyone know who they belong to??? Ruth http://www.tiac.net/users/weymouth/Html/surnames.htm Sally BOWDOIN who's husband was John McCrillis. He died 1827. That's all that is on this surname on the page. ~~~~~~~~~~ Husband: Frank Ernest GRINDELE Wife: Carrie BOWDEN CHILDREN Name: Esther Fairbrother GRINDELE Born: 14 MAY 1897 at: Orland, ME Spouses: Alfred Gates WEYMOUTH ~~~~~~~ Husband: Moses GRANT Born: 1788 at: NH Died: 1861 at: Frankfort, ME Father:Ephraim GRANT Mother:Abigail THERELL Wife: Margaret BOWDEN CHILDREN Name: Ira GRANT Born: JAN 1827 at: Frankfort, ME Died: 21 SEP 1870 at: Winterport, ME Spouses: Elmira LORD ~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband: John BOWDEN Wife: Huldah EMERY Born: 4 AUG 1720 at: Berwick, York, Me. Died: 1817 at: Father:Daniel EMERY Mother:Margaret GOWEN

I am so happy to learn my Henry Bowden married Evelina Johnson 17 May 1837, Greensville, Virginia and her father was Philip Johnson. Now I am looking for other Bowdens in that part of VA. Can anybody offer any suggestions? Thanks very much! Marilyn

Hello Listers; Looking for any information or possible leads on my 4G-grandmother Joanna BOWDEN/BAWDEN who married Thomas LOVEYS in 1770. They settled in Christow, Devon, England. It is assumed Joanna also came from Devon. Any clues from you English BOWDEN/BAWDEN researchers out there? All contributions gratefully received. Regards Len Heyward Mt Evelyn Victoria Australia

That is all the transcriptions of everything I have now. There is still the matter of the pages that were in French but that is in progress. Still to be determined is the two trees that I posted to the web page. Number one tree is the one that needs to be figured out the most! One more page to scan and post to the net. Ruth

Encyclopedia Britannica Bowdoin, James (b. Aug. 7, 1726, Boston, Mass. U. S. -- d. Nov. 6, 1790, Boston), political leader in Massachusetts during the era of the American Revolution (1775-83) and founder and first president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780). Bowdoin graduated from Harvard in 1745. A merchant by profession, he was president of the constitutional convention of Massachusetts (1779-80) and a member of the state convention to ratify the federal Constitution (1788). As Governor of Massachusetts (1785-87), he took prompt action to suppress Shay's Rebellion (an uprising among poor and heavily taxed farmers) and was, in general, a stabilizing force in the critical postwar period. Bowdoin was also a scientist prominent in physics and astronomy. He wrote several papers, including one on electricity with Benjamin Franklin. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, was named in his honour.

Encyclopedia Britannica Bodin, Jean (b. 1530, Angers, France - d. June 1596, Laon), French political philosopher whose exposition of the principles of stable government was widely influential in Europe at a time when medieval systems were giving way to centralized states. In 1551 Bodin went to the University of Toulouse to study civil law and remained there, as student or teacher, until 1561. That year he abandoned the teaching of law for its practice and returned to Paris as avocat du roi, just as the civil wars between Roman Catholics and Huguenots were starting. In 1571, he entered the household of the king's brother, Francois, Duke d'Alecon, as master of requests and councillor. He himself appeared only once on the public scene, and that was as deputy of the third estate for Vermandois at the Estates-General of Blois in 1576. His disinterested conduct on that occasion lost him royal favour. He opposed the projected resumption of war on the Huguenots in favour of negotiations with them, and he also opposed Henry III's suggested alienation, or sale, of royal domains as damaging to the monarchy. When the Duke d'Alencon died in 1583, Bodin retired to Laon as procurateur to the presidial court. He remained there until his death 13 years later, from the plague. Bodin's principal writing, Six Livres de la Republique (1576; the Six Bookes of a Commonweale, 1606), won him immediate fame and was influential in western Europe into the 17th century. The bitter experience of civil war and its attendant anarchy in France has turned Bodin's attention to the problem of how to secure order and authority in a state. Bodin thought that the secret lay in recognition of the sovereignty of the state. According to him, supreme power is the distinctive mark of the state. This power is unique, absolute in that no limits of time or competence can be placed upon it, and self-subsisting in that it does not depend for its validity on the consent of the subject. Bodin assumed that governments command by divine right because government is instituted by providence for the well-being of humanity. Government consists essentially of the power in command, as expressed in the making of laws. In a well-ordered state, this power is exercised subject to the principles of divine and natural law, in other words, the Ten Commandments are enforced, and certain fundamental rights, chiefly liberty and property, are extended to those governed. But should these conditions be violated, the sovereign still commands and may not be resisted by his subjects, whose whole duty is obedience to their ruler. Bodin distinguished only three types of political systems--monarch, aristocracy, and democracy--according to whether sovereign power rests in one person, in a minority, or in a majority. Rodin himself preferred a monarchy that was kept informed of the peoples needs by a parliament or estates-general.

Absolutely NO CLUE as to where this article was published in but it is on page 101. Bowdoin, Peter (Pierre Baudouin), French Huguenot, came from La Rochelle by way of Ireland, bringing from Wexford in his own vessel, acc. to his petn. to Andros in French, six persons with four little ch. Arriving in Portland in 1686, he withdrew to Boston on the first outbreak of Ind. troubles, where in a few yys. he d., Sep. 1706, having firmly estab. his house. His widow Elizabeth d. 18 Aug. 1720, ag. 77. Lists 34, 127. 4 ch: John, wit. 1686, who left desc. in Northampton co., Va. Hon. James, 1676-1747, List 229. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Robbins, liv 1749. ch. Mary, m. 22 Aug 1708 Stephen Boutineau.

Two Thousand Notable Americans - First Edition. Raleigh, N. C. American biographical institute, 1983. Page 77. Charles Malcolm Bowden 716 Versailles Drive Huntsville, Ala 35803 Research physicist. B. Dec 31, 1933. Father Charles Edward Bowden. B. S. University of Richmond 1956. M.S. University of Virginia 1959/ Ph.D Clemsen 1967. Army Missile expert.

Who Was Who in America - Historical Volume 1607-1896 - Chicago, 1963 Bowden, Lemuel Jackson Senator, Layer. Born Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia January 16, 1815. Grad. College of William and Mary. Studied law. Admitted to bar, 1838. Practiced in Williamsburg. Member Virginia House of Delegates 1841-46. Delegate Virginia Constitutional Convention1849-1851. Constitutional Union presidential elector 1860. Member U. S. Senate (Republican) 1863- January 2, 1864. Died in office, Buried Congressional Cemetery.