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From: Frederick Baird <>
Subject: Re: Final BOWNE chapter
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 08:21:42 -0600

On Fri, 04 May 2001 07:38:18 -0400 writes:
> BOWNE - FINAL CHAPTER
>
> This will conclude the information I have. It ties the two BOWNE
> lines
> together, and hints at a possible link to AVES BOWNE. Perhaps
> someone
> else has the linking piece.
>
> I visited the Monmouth Ct Historical Society 9 years ago. At that
> time
> I copied a few pages from a book I wish I now owned. "Some BOWNE
> Footprints in the Sands of Time" by Donald W. Bowne MD. The pages I
> do
> have now connect with the other material I found more recently and
> sent
> in the previous "chapters".
>
> There is a BOWNE clan in Scotland. Apparently the lines we are
> following made their way into England by the beginning of the 16th
> century.
>
> WILLIAM BOWNE was born in Yorkshire about 1605-10. He married ANNE
> in
> England about 1628/9. They were Baptist. Seeking more religious
> freedom they left England in 1631 with JOHN BOWNE, then one year old
> and
> settled first in Salem, Mass. On May 17, 1636 WILLIAM & ANNE
> WERE
> GRANTED 40 ACRES AT Jeffries Creek. Their other 4 children were
> all
> born there.
>
> JOHN BOWNE born 1630 in England
> JAMES BOWNE born 1636, baptized Aug. 25, 1636 Salem
> ANDREW BOWNE born 1638, baptized Aug. 12, 1638 Salem
> PHILIP BOWNE born 1641 Salem
> DEBORAH BOWNE born ? Salem wed GERSHON MOTT. They must have died
> young
> JOHN BOWNE raised their one son GERSHON JR.
>
> WILLIAM found the Puritans intolerant of other religions. As they
> were
> "accursed Baptist". A group obtained a patent from the Dutch
> government
> to move to Gravesend. Their leader was LADY DEBORAH MOODY. They
> moved
> to Gravesend in 1645.
>
> WILLIAM was living in Gravesend when THOMAS BOWNE from Derbyshire
> left
> England, went to Salem and then on to Flushing. This family was
> Quaker. But the writer calls JOHN BOWNE, the Quaker his cousin. I
> believe there is a chapter about the THOMAS BOWNE line, which I
> don't
> have.
>
> In a previous chapter I wrote that JAMES BOWNE wed MARY STOUT.
> This
> book lists their sons to be:
> JAMES JR BOWNE.
> ANDREW BOWNE, born about 1668 wed ANNA SEABROOK. They had 2 sons:
> NEHEMIAH BOWNE born 1708 in Monmouth Ct
> PETER BOWNE born 1710 in Monmouth
> JOHN BOWNE
> WILLIAM BOWNE
>
> The children of the other sons may be available somewhere. And
> surely
> someone had daughters. We are now to the generation that matches
> AVIS
> BOWNE born between 10705-1715.
>
> When JOHN BAIRD JR. wrote his will, he name as his executors AVIS
> BAIRD
> and PETER BOWNE.
>
> Interesting story, isn't it? Can anyone make the final connection?
>
>
> Lloyd
>
>
Good morning LLoyd:
Yes ----It is very interesting story.
Thats what makes family history sooo interesting.
Thanks for the BOWNE history.
One thing caught my eye on this last chapter,And that was the name
SEABROOK. The Seabrooks and BEDIENTS were very much involved as
families.Anna Seabrook md Andrew and had a son Peter that was a witness
in John Jr's will with Avis.
Of course John Sr. Baird md. Mary Bedient.
Fred
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