Lt. Griffith Bowen

1600 - 1676  (76 years)

• Name	Griffith Bowen
  Birth	About 1600	Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales   [1, 4, 6, 11]
  General Information	An elm tree was planted in the garden of the house that Griffith Bowen owned in Boston. In 1765, this became the famous Liberty Tree in Boston, which the Tories cut down in August 1775.  [3, 4]
  Legal	1632 (32 years)	Wales   [2]
  He was on a jury in 1632 in Wales.
  Land/House	1638 (38 years)	Wales   [1]
  He was on a jury in 1638 in Wales.
  Immigration	Oct 1638 (38 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11]
  Griffith and Margaret arrived in Boston in October 1638 with their children on board the City of London.
  Religion	6 Feb 1638/39 (39 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 6, 8]
  Griffith and Margaret joined the Boston Church. The date was recorded as 6 (12) 1638.
  Freeman	22 May 1639 (39 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 6, 9]
  On 22 May 1639 he was admitted as a freeman in Boston.
  Legal	15 May 1640 (40 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  He had a bond from Henry Bowen on 15 May 1640 in Boston.
  Proprietor	From 1644 to 1652 (44 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  He was a proprietor of Boston from 1644 to 1652.
  Offices Held	9 Apr 1649 (49 years)	Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2]
  On 9 April 1649 he was appointed a Perambulator for Muddy River (now Brookline), Massachusetts. A Perambulator walked the bounds of the town to ensure the borders were accurately recorded.
  Moved to	About 1650 (50 years)	Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales   [1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11]
  About 1650 he moved to Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
  Residence	1650 (50 years)	Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales   [4]
  In 1650 he was living in Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales.
  Legal	1660 (60 years)  [2]
  He was imprisoned for not turning over £388 4/ due the Commissioners of Customs which he had supposedly collected while the Collector of Customs of the Port of Swansea in 1660.
  Moved to	Before 1669 (68 years)	Southwark, London, England   [1, 6, 11]
  Before 1669 he moved to Southwark, London, England.
  Land/House	17 Apr 1669 (69 years)  [8]
  On 17 April 1669 he deeded his lands in Boston to Isaac Addington who had contracted marriage to his daughter, Elizabeth.
  Death	About 1676	probably London, England   [1, 4, 6, 11]
  Estate Admin	3 Jan 1676 (76 years)  [8]
  The administration of his estate was granted to his son, Henry on 3 January 1676. Division of his estate was made 6 November 1683, to sons Francis, William and Henry; to Mr. John Weld and the widow Child.
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Lt. Griffith Bowen,   b. About 1600, Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales d. About 1676, probably London, England  (Age 76 years) ▻ Margaret Fleming,  m. Abt 1627   2. George Bowen,   b. Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales   3. Elizabeth Bowen,   b. Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gorwst   (62 x Great Grandfather)  Ellen Franklyn   d. West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found) West Slade has not been found   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I90	Roy Line
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis Bowen,   b. Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales d. West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found) West Slade has not been found
  Mother	Ellen Franklyn   d. West Slade, Glamorganshire, Wales (not found) West Slade has not been found
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Fleming
  Marriage	Abt 1627	Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales   [4, 6, 7, 10, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ??.
  Children	4 sons and 6 daughters
  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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Abigail Bowen,   c. 10 Apr 1641, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Peniel Bowen,   c. 5 May 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Lt. Griffith Bowen(1600 – 1676) 2Francis Bowen 4Phillip Bowen of Slade(Abt 1583 – Abt 1603) 8Gruffudd ap Owen of Slade 16Owen ap Jenkyn 17Alice 9Ann Bury 18Humphry Bury of Morebath 19 5Elsbet Vaughn 10Hopkin John Vaughn 20 21 11 22 23 3Ellen Franklyn 6Thomas Franklyn 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1600 - Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales Marriage - Abt 1627 - Llangenydd (now Llangennith), Glamorganshire, Wales Legal - 1632 - Wales Land/House - 1638 - Wales Immigration - Oct 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 6 Feb 1638/39 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 22 May 1639 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Legal - 15 May 1640 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Proprietor - From 1644 to 1652 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 9 Apr 1649 - Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Moved to - About 1650 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Residence - 1650 - Slade, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales Moved to - Before 1669 - Southwark, London, England Death - About 1676 - probably London, England  = 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

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