I was interested in your Jetts and Bowens, as I have both, in Old Rappahannock and King George counties, VA. Their wills prove that they were there early on, and my first with documentation is John, who died in Old Rappahannock co, in 1688. His son, Stephen married Susannah Pratt, and their daugher Rebecca married Peter Jett, in 1737. I am including the wills of John and son Stephen, as many children are listed, which might be a clue for you. Sandra John Bowen Will, Rappahannock Co, VA, dated 1 April 1688, Proved 5 May 1686, recorded 17 May 1686; Abstracts: Wife: "my loving wife" - not named; Two sons under 21: Mathew and John Bowen; (250 acres where I now live divided between them when... they shall live to the age of twenty one years; Other two sons under 21: Stephen and Alexander Bowen; (parcel of land lying in the forke bought by Alexander Doniphan and myself of George Jones containing 500 acres, divided between them when ... they shall live to the age of twenty one years); Daughter: Martha Mentions: "the child my wife goeth with." Wife, Executrix & son Matthew, Executor; Witnesses: Moses Hubbert, Alex'r Doniphan, Stephen Bowens will is proven August 25, 1749 and registered in King George County. In the name of God Amen. I Stephen Bowen of the county of King George being sick and weak of body but of perfect sence and memory thanks be to God for it and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased Almighty god to Bless me with all I doe dispose of after the following manner. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Mathew Bowen one Negro woman named Fillis and 1 negro girl named Jenney. Item: I give and bequeath unto my loving son William Bowen one Negro boy named David and one negro girl named Frank. Item: I give unto my aforesaid sone Mathew Bowen my still, tub and worm. item: I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Susanna Bowen one young horse about 3 years old. Item: I give and bequeath unto my sonn Stephen Bowen all my cyder caske of what size soever and one gun. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Stephen Bowen five shillings to be paid by my executors. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecka Jett five shilllings to be paid as aforesaid. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Hughs five shillings to b paid as aforesaid. Item: I give and bequeath unto John Jett's five children which he had by my daughter Margaret Bowen five shillings to be paid by my executor when they shall come to age to demand it. Item: I give and bequeath all the rest of my estate to be equally divided between my two sons Mathew and William and my two daughters Mary and Susanna Bowen. And I do appoint my two sons Mathew Bowen and William Bowen my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this 25th day fo August 1747 -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Bowen <katbowen@earthlink.net> To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 23, 2000 2:46 PM Subject: [PACHESTE] Major Edward R. Bowen, from PA? He connects to Culpeper, VA Bowens? >Hello, > >I think I have found an elusive BOWEN connection..... > >A year or so ago, a cousin mailed me a packet of "This and That" notes she >had collected on BOWEN and some allied lines in the Culpeper environs. Most >entries were notes and anecdotes that older, now deceased, relations had >passed on to her. I know that the Bowen surname is Welsh (and a couple of >notes refer to James' "Welsh temper") but I had been advised that they came >from other states previous to settling in VA....possibly Pennsylvania, as >there were other Bowens in Augusta and Boutetort Co that came from PA and it >was thought that the Culpeper Bowens were related to them (and I still have >no definite proof of the connections to other VA Bowen lines: King >George/Old Rappahannock, Augusta, Boutetort....) So, one of the "This and >That' notes I have kept in mind as I search for when my Bowen line came to >Culpeper. It relates that a "Major Bowen" came to Culpeper County during >the Civil War and that he was the son of the brother of James Bowen (James >Bowen, b. 1790, in Culpeper?, d. 1870; mrd. Ann T. Foushee. I presently >only list one brother for James: Joseph Bowen who mrd. Sally Nalle......I >don't know if Joseph and Sally had any children - does anyone on this list >know? ) and that he gave "aunt Tie Bowen" (Vashti Catherine Bowen, a >granddaughter to James Bowen) "...a golden ring." The note doesn't say >WHERE Major Bowen came from..... > >Recently, a Jett researcher, Bob Kammen, posted a great URL for Cornell >University's "Making of America" special collection and I have enjoyed it >immensely (It's at >http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/index.html - have fun!) > >While searching for Bowen & Culpeper, I get a hit from the book "The war of >the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and >Confederate armies. / Series 1 - Volume 29 (Part I)" published in 1890. >Pages 756/7 has a journal report from "Major Edward R. Bowen, One hundred >and fourteenth Pennsylvania Infantry." He lists his HDQRS as "...Brandy >Station, A. and A. R. R., Va., Dec. 6, 1863...marching up Mine Run, some >distance beyond Robertson's Tavern....on the 29th ultimo....I rejoined the >brigade in the woods at my right...marching at dark to the plank road and on >that to Culpeper's crossing on the Rapidan, which place we reached at >daylight...we moved a short distance...when we marched to Brandy Station and >went into our former camp, a detail of 75 men and 3 officers....am happy to >be able to report no casualties in my regiment...E. R. Bowen, Major, >Commanding 114th Pennsylvania Volunteers." There are also other references >to the Bowen home being used by some officers and troops.....There is a >Bowen home in Brandy, right behind what is known as Bailey's Store, just 1/8 >of a mile from the RR tracks and Station! My father was born there in 1919. > >Does the fact that this Major Edward R. Bowen commanded a Pennsylvania unit >(the 114th) indicate he was from Pennsylvania? I know many of the enlisted >folks of the Civil War in my Virginia lines all seemed to belong to Virginia >units/companies....but would it work similarly for officers fo that era? > >Here are 2 census citations for an Edward Bowen in 1850 in PA: > >Bowen, Edward PA Armstrong Freeport Township 1850 749 119 (Labourer, age 46, >val of RE = $500, b, PA) > >Bowen, Edward PA Chester Tredyffrin Township 1850 764 363 (Laborer, age 39, >val of RE = $200, b. PA) > >So, if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I would love to hear them! > >Thanks for any help or information anyone may be able to share..... > >Kathleen in Ridge Manor, Florida - Genealogy: It's Relative!! >katbowen@earthlink.net or kbowen@hotmail.com >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katbowen > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm > > > >