John Gowen, [John2, William Alexander1] son of John Gowen and Mercy Hammond Gowen, was born at Berwick May 24, 1698
Parents:
- 1668 John Gowen b. 1668 in Kittery, Maine m. Mercy Hammond
Children:
- Jane Gowen born September 23, 1721
Siblings:
- Dorcas Gowen born August 13, 1692
- George Gowen born August 10, 1696
- William Gowen born April 27, 1697
- John Gowen born May 24, 1698
- Mercy Gowen born January 27, 1700-01
- Joseph G. Gowen born November 28, 1703
- Jane Gowen born May 17, 1706
- Lemuel Gowen born September 22, 1709
- William Gowen born July 14, 1715
Facts and Notes:
John Gowen, [John2, William Alexander1] son of John Gowen and Mercy Hammond Gowen, was born at Berwick May 24, 1698. He became a mariner. He was married January 31, 1719-1720 to his first cousin, Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of Alexander Ferguson and Elizabeth Gowen Ferguson, aunt of John Gowen, according to “Colonial Families of the United States.” Both were of Kittery,” according to “Maine Historical Genealogical Recorder.”
John Gowen was sued in 1728 by his father-in-law for boarding his daughter Jane Gowen for four and a half years. Elizabeth Ferguson Gowen died before 1731, and John Gowen died in 1732.
Children born to John Gowen and Elizabeth Ferguson Gowen include:
- Jane Gowen born September 23, 1721
Jane Gowen, [John3, John2, William Alexander1] daughter of John Gowen and Elizabeth Ferguson Gowen, was born September 23, 1721 probably at Kittery. Following the death of her mother about 1723 she lived with her grandparents, Alexander Ferguson and Elizabeth Gowen Ferguson. Her grandfather sued her father in 1727 for her board for four and a half years. When Alexander Ferguson wrote his will in York County April 28, 1731 he inserted ” I give to my granddaughter, Jane Gowen, child of my daughter Elizabeth Gowen, deceased, one feather bed at age 18 or at marriage and five pounds of current money when she is 18. Of Jane Gowen nothing more is known.
William Gowen, [John2, William Alexander1] son of John Gowen and Mercy Hammond Gowen, was born July 14, 1715, at Berwick. He was married about 1738 at Charlestown to Sarah Winkley, daughter of Sarah Winkley from Portsmouth, Maine, according to “Colonial families of the United States.” He was identified as a sea captain at Charlestown in 1746 by “Old Kittery and Her Families.” William Gowen “was warned” by church officials in Charlestown in 1759.
Children born to William Gowen and Sarah Winkley Gowen are believed to include:
- William Gowen born June 18, 1739
- Abigail Gowen born August 6, 1741
- Joseph Gowen born July 1, 1744
- Lemuel Gowen baptized in 1759
William Gowen, [William3, John2, William Alexander1] son of William Gowen and Sarah Winkley Gowen was born June 18, 1739, probably at Charlestown. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Abigail Gowen, [William3, John2, William Alexander1] daughter of William Gowen and Sarah Winkley Gowen, was born August 6, 1741, probably at Charlestown. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Joseph Gowen, [William3, John2, William Alexander1] son of William Gowen and Sarah Winkley Gowen was born July 1, 1744, probably at Charlestown. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Lemuel Gowen, [William3, John2, William Alexander1] son of William Gowen and Sarah Winkley Gowen, was baptized in 1759 at Charlestown. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Goyen Family Tree 