Diane, Do you have any evidence of this Bowen line having any members go on to Franklin, Lincoln, or Moore county area of TN? ------------------ Rik Rasmussen On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:53 AM, Diane S Sanfilippo < [email protected]> wrote: > I hate to be the one to disagree with the information re: the Moses Bowen > family... > > However, while all of Moses' children were born in PA, ALL of John's > children were also born there... my proof is the petition application of > Benjamin Bowen, Rev. War soldier, who states that he was born in Lancaster > County, PA, and he was the 2nd youngest of John's and Lillian's children. > > "Benjamin Bowen of Pickens Co SC drew Revolutionary Pension "W20 743" and > stated he was born in 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and removed > before the Revolution with his parents to Guilford County, NC and enlisted > in the Revolution in Guilford Co NC in 1776 and saw service under Capt John > Nelson in Col. Piasley's Regt....and also under Col. Lock and under Capt. > George Pierce and Capt. Smith Moore.....Pension was allowed in Anderson > Dist. SC - SC Agency. He died 5 Nov 1837/38. He gives a list of his > children and their birth dates as well as his marriage." > > I also have a copy of the original application, and have been researching > this family for many years - my maternal grandmother was a Bowen and I do > have a photo of her father, David Benson Bowen, and his three sons. I have > never seen anywhere that the children of John and 'Lily' were born anywhere > but Pennsylvania... > > Any questions? Email me [email protected] > > Diane S. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >