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Richard Bowen (Richard) was the son of Richard Bowen MA24. In a list of 58 townspeople of
Rehoboth which was tallied in 1643, the land owned by Richard Bowen, Jr. was
valued at £134 and ten shillings, and the list indicated that this land was
previously owned by Edward Bennet BL7.
He married Ester Sutton on March 4, 1646 AR4.
Richard “Bowin”, Jr. took the Oath of Fidelity in Rehoboth in 1657 SH16. Still referred to as a junior, he drew
a lot for the meadow which was located on the north
end of Rehoboth on June 22, 1658 and again on May 26, 1668 AR4. Richard
Bowin, Jr. was part of a jury who rendered a verdict which was recorded on the
“23d of the 12th, 1660” (February 23, 1660/1) SH11. This jury heard
evidence about William Day, who was found deceased in his master’s barn, and
the jury determined that he had committed suicide, or as they stated, a “selfe
murderer” SH11. Stephen Paine, Jr. and Richard Bowin, Jr. were named by
Joanna Martin as overseers to her last will and testament on April 6, 1668 MA24. His father named him
the sole executor of his will in June 1674 MA24. He was among several
men who were included in a list from 1678 who were owed money for services
rendered for the town Meeting House for Rehoboth; Richard was owed one pound,
seventeen shillings, and seven pence BO33. Richard “Bowin”, Senior (so called as his father had died) was
among men who were “called together to be the coroners enquest” on June 5, 1684
to inquire into the cause of death of John Miller SH14. The panel of men determined that SH14:
Miller
had two wounds into the soft of his body, close by one and other, as wee
apprehending, by a dagger, either stabbing himselfe or falling vpon the dagger,
and alsoe a wound in his necke, close to his wind pipe, by a cutt with his
knife, which wounds in a few houers proued mortall; and alsoe, vpon examing seuerall
witnesses that were with him when hee cutt his necke, and by his owne confesion
before his death, wee find that the said Millir did absolutly, willfully, and
crewelly murder himselfe.
On
September 22, 1684 he was part of a team which included Robert Hunt, Nicholas
Peck, William Saben, Samuel Peck, Thomas Read, Samuell Newman, Gilbert Brooks,
John Peck, Thomas Wilmouth, Thomas Cooper, and William Carpenter who laid out
country roads SH14:
through
ye towne of Rehoboth… to Swanzie… from ye bridge at ye southerly
end of ye towne the road that now is to ye Mile Bridge… & so forward vpon ye said road vntill we come to ye towne bounds southward, near to Mr Taners house, and haue allowed ye said high way foure rod wide. October
ye 3d and 4th, 1684… laid out ye
country roads toward Mendon & Dedham… ye
road to Dedham from ye
gate at ye northwest end of ye
towne, through ye lane & second
diuision & great plaine in ye
ancient road, & along that road till we com to a heap of stones vpon ye Ten Mile Hill, to ye
Massachusetts line; which high way we haue laid out foure rod wide, except it
be between John Woodcoks land, where it is laid out forty foot & vpwards;
likewise, ye said jury laid out a cuntry high way to Medfeild from ye aforesaid country high way to Dedham, (viz), between John
Woodcoks lands, forty foot wide, to ye
line aforsaid; likewise, ye way
to Mendon, going out of ye
road at ye end of ye
plaine lotts, where a stake standeth, & running westerly to ye way to ye
Tarr Kills… leading to Abbotts Run, where ye way
coms that coms from Prouidence, that leads to Dedham, & along in that road
westerly vntill it coms to John Steuens lott & part of John Blackstons
land, along vntill wee come to Isaac Allens house, & by his fence straight
betwixt two hills, to meet with ye
said road, & along that road through Isaac Allens land, & Anthony
Sprague & Deacon Butterworths at Fall Brook… & along that lott straight
till wee meet with ye sd roade againe, & from thence ye same road vntill we come to ye line of ye
collonies, which said high way is four rod wide… Moreouer ye said jury laid out a high way from Patuckett Riuer, (viz):
forty foot wide by ye
riuer in John Blackstons land, through ye
west plaine, & vp ye
hill to meet with ye way
yt leads to Mendon, & along ye road to Abbotts Run, vpon which said run one ye easterly side ye way
is laid out neere ye riuer eight rod in breadth, leading into Dedham road.
October ye 9th, 1684, ye said jury laid out ye
cuntry high way towards Taunton, (viz): out of ye easterly corner of ye towne, ouer ye bridge com[m]only called Suttens Bridge, & along vpon ye road ouer ye
run, com[m]only called Hunts Run, & along in ye said roade ouer a smale corner of John Titus, Senir, his lott, and along ye sd road to ye
markt trees where ye
towne line is, the said high way being foure rod wide.
He
and John Doggett were selected to be surveyors of the highways for Rehoboth on
June 2, 1685 SH14. He was
named the administrator of the estate of William Bowen, his deceased brother,
in March 1687 BR22. Richard
Bowen, Richard Bowen, Jr., John Bowen, Obadiah Bowen, Sr., Thomas Bowen, Sr.,
Thomas Bowen (an orphan), Samuel Bowen, Joseph Peck, Sr., Joseph Peck, Jr., and
many other individuals were included in a list of proprietors and inhabitants
of Rehoboth in a deed from William Bradford to the inhabitants of Rehoboth on
February 7, 1689 BL7:
William Bradford of
New-Plimoth, son and heir to the said William Bradford deceased aforesaid… for and
in consideration of the sum of fifteen pounds in current money of New-England,
to me in hand… paid by Daniel Smith, Esq’r. Capt. Peter Hunt, Capt. John Brown,
Esq’r. John Peck, Lieut. Nicholas Peck, Gilbert Brooks, Thomas Cooper, Samuel
Newman, William Carpenter, Samuel Peck, Stephen Paine, Richard Bowen, and
Ensign Thomas Willmath, yeomen, some of the proprietors of said tract and
tracts, and most of them ancient inhabitants of said town of Rehoboth, the
receipt whereif I do hereby acknowledge… have granted, remised, released, and
forever quit-claim… unto the said Daniel Smith, Peter Hunt, John Brown, John
Peck, Nicholas Peck, Gilbert Brooks, Thomas Cooper, Samuel Newman, William
Carpenter, Samuel Peck, Stephen Paine, Richard Bowen, Thomas Willmarth, and to
their heirs and assigns forever, in the behalf and use of themselves and all
other the allowed inhabitants and proprietors of the said town of Rehoboth,
whose names are entered in the town records of Rehoboth… and… shall be
specified by name in the schedule or list of names hereto annexed, in their and
every of their full and peaceable possession and seizen now being according to
their and every of their common or several and respective interest… all such
right, estate, title, interest, possession and demand whatsoever which I, the
said William Bradford, have or ought to have
A list of the names of
the inhabitants and proprietors of the Towne of Rehoboth having Rights and
Titles to the Measuages, Tenements and Lands contained in the above written Instrument
hereunto annexed and affixed, which hath been reade and allowed in a full Towne
meeting, ffebruary the 7th, 1689
He
married Martha Saben on January 20, 1689/90 AR4. Richard Bowen, Samuel Newman, and Nathaniel Chaffee
signed as witnesses to the will of Gilbert Brooks of Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts on June 6, 1695; on July 4, 1695, Richard Bowen and Nicolas Peck
submitted an inventory of his estate MA58. Richard Bowen, Sr. and his son, Richard Bowen, as well as
Samuel Carpenter and William Carpenter signed as witnesses to the will of John
Titus of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts on November 1, 1697 MA58.
He
granted three parcels of land which totaled 198 ¾ acres to his son, Richard
Bowen, Jr. on October 1, 1716, and as Richard Bowen, Senior, a yeoman of
Rehoboth, he granted fifty acres on Attleborough which was located on the east
side of Mr. Brown’s farm to his son, John Bowen, on October 8, 1716 BR22.
Richard Bowen wrote his will on April 12, 1718, which named
his wife, Martha, sons, Richard and John, his daughters, Sarah Able, Esther
“Millerd”, and Mary Walker, and his grandchildren, Dan Bowen and Sarah Walker MA58. The
will was presented at the Bristol County Probate Court on March 25, 1723
(probably 1722/3) and the inventory of his estate, which occurred on March 28,
1723 (probably 1722/3) was conducted by Abiah Carpenter and Edward Glover MA58. Richard and John Bowen, the sons and
executors of their father’s will, came before the Probate Judge of Bristol
County on April 1, 1723 and stated that the inventory was correct and complete MA58. A transcription of this inventory follows the transcription of
the will MA58:
In
The Name of God Amen This Twelfe Day of Aprill In the year of our Lord one
Thousand Seveen Hundreed Eaighteen I Richard Bowen Senior of The Town of
Rehoboth In The County of Bristoll In his Majesties Province of the
Massachusets Bay in New England yeoman Being aged & Infirmed In Body but of
a Sound & Perfect mind & memory Thanks be Given unto God, Therefore
Calling To minde the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed
for all men once To Dye do make & ordaine This my Last will &
Testament: That is to Say First of all & principally I Give & Recommend
my Soul into the Hands of God that Gave it, and my Body I Recommend To The
Earth To Be Buried in Decent Christian Buriall att The Discretion of my
Executors. Nothing Doubting but att the Generall Resurrection I Shall Receive the
Same againe by the mighty Power of God. And as Touching Such Worldly Estate
Wherewith it haith Please God to Bless me in This Life: I give Demise &
Dispose of the Same: In the Following manner & Form…
Item
My will is that all my Lawful Debts & Funerall Chargeth be First paid &
Discharged.
Item
I give & Bequeath unto my Bleloved [sic] wife martha Bowen Ten Pound
five pound Thereof In money & Five pounds Thereof
In Such Things as may be benificiall for her use & a a [sic] pare of
Sheets She haith Lately maide & all my meate. Likewise it is my will that
my Said wife Shall have made Good & fulfilled unto her by my Executors
hereafter Named That Covenant made & Contracted with her before mariage
(ars) [the previous word or abbreviation was in parentheses and may have also
stated “arr”] That Estate I had with her To be Returned at my Decease (Losse
& ware Excepted as appears by an Instrument under my hand & Seale
Beareing date December 20th
1689: Likewise I give her a Wheel & Cards & Some other Small things
which She Bought Since She was my wife, all the abovesaid Gifts are on this
Condition, That my Said wife she have them Provided There be no Contest aboute
the things she Brought with her to me that are worne out & Gone & rot
Item
I give & Bequeath unto my Son Richard Bowen my Salt marsh Lying in Swansey
att the Newmeaddow: Likewise, I give him my Fresh meaddow att Fourty acres with
my Lott of upland adjoyning To it, and my Lott of Land att Chestnutt hill
adjoyning to Capt Butterworths Land
also all my Lotts of Land att Palmer River Lyine neare the meaddow Called the
Great meaddow Likewise my Twenty five acre Lott In attleborough Lying Neare
abiall Carpter [probably “Abiah Carpenter”, who was one of the men who
conducted an inventory of Richard’s estate after his death] Land. Likewise I
give him a Brass Pan & puter [pewter] Platte [perhaps “platter”] marked on
the Bottom with K:B & one of my Guns: all the [the following word is
illegible because it was written at the inner binding of the ledger and the
remainder of the word was continued onto the next line; it appeared to state
“aue”] Said Land & meaddow to be & Remain unto hinm the Said Richard
Bowen & To his heires & Assignes Forever
Item
I give & Bequeath unto my Son John Bowen my Dwelling House & Land
adjoyning thereunto & my Barn & homelot on the other Side of the
Highway Likewise my Salt meaddow att the Hundred acres also my Share of meaddow
att attleboroug [sic] with the _____ [preceding was a blank space with
no writing] & my Twenty five acres Lott Towards [another blank space]
Together with my Lott of meaddow att Bushee meaddow In Rehoboth: Likewise, my
Lott of Land att the mile Run. Likewise my Lott of up Land on the South Side of
the mile River adjoyning To Lewter Abells Land: Likewise my Bed & furniture
To it, also my Best Brass Kettle & warming Pan, also my Iron Pott & my
Best Gun, also one Puter Platter marked on the Bottom J:B, all Said Housing
& meaddow & upland I give unto my Said Son John Bowen & to his
heires & Assignes Forever
Item
I give & Bequeath unto Each of the Children of my Daughter Sarah Able
Twenty Shillings…
Item
I give & Bequeath unto Each of the Children of my Daughter
Easther millerd Twenty Shillings…
Item
I give & Bequeath unto Each of the Children of my Daughter
mary Walker Twenty Shillings…
Item
I give & Bequeath unto my Grandson Dan Bowen my horse & Furniture &
fetters if I Leave any when I dye…
Item
I give & Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Walker one Puter Platter
marked on the Bottom with S.D….
Item
I give & Bequeath all the Rest of my Estate Both
Reall & personal unto my Twoo Sons, Richard Bowen & John Bowen To be
Equally Devided Between Them theire heires & assignes Forever
Whom
I make my Sole Executors of this my Last will & Testament hereby Revoeking
all other will by me heretofore made By word or
writtings Ratyfing [ratifying] this & no other To be my Last will &
Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seale the Day
& year First Above Written…
Signed
Sealed Pronounced Published & Declared In Presence
of us
Benjamin
Huntt
Edward
Glover
Daniell
Smith
Rehoboth
March the 28 day 1723: An Inventory of the Estate of mr Richerd Bowen Late of Rehoboth Deceasd as Followeth
Wareing
Apparrill… Money & Bills of Credit [appraised at £6]…
Iron Ware Brass & Putter… Chanes Tramels axes Sawes & auger & other
Iron Ware [valued at £5]… Two Gunes and a Sword… Two Cowes & one Calf &
one horse [valued at £10]… Lead in Weight… Indian Corn
& meat… Wheels Barriel Cheares & Table… Two Beds furniture Belonging
[valued at £6]… Cheasts & Table and other Lumber…
Houseing and Homesteed [valued at £100]… Salt Meaddow [valued at £80]… Fresh
Meaddow [valued at £25] out Lands with Common Rights [valued at £212]
Richard’s
second wife, Martha, was probably the Martha Bowen who was buried at age 94
years and one day on January 11, 1734/5 AR4.
Esther Sutton was probably the mother of Sarah,
Hester, Richard, Mary, and John, as those children were called children of
Richard Bowen, Jr. AR4.
Sarah
Bowen was born on February 7, 1656/7 in Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts AR4. Sarah married James
Abell on December 27, 1686 AR4.
The name of her second husband was said to have been transcribed incorrectly;
allegedly, the original record (unseen by this writer) stated that his name was
Preserved Abell. Preserved Abell was the father of nine children whose births
were recorded in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, six of who were born
between 1687 and 1697 AR4.
These were Martha, born on November 20, 1687, Robert, born on April 25, 1689,
Levi, born on January 10, 1690/1, Experience, born on March 10, 1692/3, Joshua,
born on June 8, 1695, and Mary, born on May 18, 1697 AR4. Sarah, the wife of Preserved Abell, died in Rehoboth on
February 14, 1702/3 AR4.
The “Children of my Sarah Able” were left a bequest in her father’s will, dated
on April 12, 1718 MA58.
Hester Bowen was born on April 20, 1660 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. Hester married Samuell Miller on July 20, 1682 AR4. Ester and Samuell Millerd were the parents of six children whose births were recorded in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. These were Ester, born on April 4, 1683, John, born on December 24, 1684, Elizabeth, born on October 5, 1686, Alice, born on July 3, 1689, Margaret, born on July 12, 1693, and Samuell, born on June 30, 1697 AR4. Ester, the wife of Samuel Millerd, was buried in Rehoboth on April 11, 1699 AR4. After her death, Samuel Millerd married a second wife whose name was also Ester AR4. The “Children of my Daughter Easther millerd” were left a bequest in her father’s will, dated on April 12, 1718 MA58.
Richard Bowen, Jr. was born on January 17, 1662/3 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4.
Mary
Bowen was born on October 5, 1666 in Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts AR4. Mary Bowen married
Philip Walker on December 31, 1687 AR4. Mary
and Philip Walker were the parents of three children whose births were recorded
in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4.
These were Ester, born on October 21, 1688, James, born on September 13, 1690,
and Philip, born on August 13, 1693 AR4. Mary,
the wife of Philip Walker, was buried in Rehoboth on May 8, 1694 AR4. The “Children of my Daughter mary
Walker” as well Richard Bowen’s grandaughter, Sarah Walker, were left bequests
in her Richard Bowen’s will, dated on April 12,
1718 MA58. It is unclear if Sarah was also a daughter of Mary (Bowen)
and Philip Walker.
John
Bowen was born on March 15, 16?? (the last two
digits of his birthyear is questionable, as it was obscured in the source
document) in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. John Bowen was called the son of Richard Bowen and the nephew
of William Bowen in March 1687 BR22.
John Bowen declared his intent to marry Elizabeth Breckett on July 27, 1700,
and their marriage occurred on September 12, 1700 AR4. John and Elizabeth Bowen were the parents of six children
whose births were recorded in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts AR4. These were Peter, born on July 22, 1701, Elizabeth, born on
July 17, 1702, Sarah, born on September 27, 1704, Esther, born on December 9,
1706, John, born on December 19, 1709, and Thomas, born on August 14, 1712 AR4. John was named in his father’s will, dated on April 12, 1718 MA58. John
Bowen died in Rehoboth and was buried on April 1, 1748 AR4.
Ester, the wife of
Richard Bowen, was buried on November 6, 1688 in Rehoboth AR4.