William Gowen, 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
Parents:
- 1668 John Gowen b. 1668 in Kittery, Maine m. Mercy Hammond
Children:
- William Gowen born June 18, 1739
- Abigail Gowen born August 6, 1741
- Joseph Gowen born July 1, 1744
- Lemuel Gowen baptized in 1759
Siblings:
- Dorcas Gowen born August 13, 1692
- George Gowen born August 10, 1696
- William Gowen born April 27, 1697
- John Gowen, son of John Gowen and Mercy Hammond, was born at Berwick May 24, 1698
- Mercy Gowen born January 27, 1700-01
- 1703 Joseph G. Gowen, son of John Gowen and Mercy Hammond, b. November 28, 1703 at Kittery, Maine
- Jane Gowen born May 17, 1706
- Lemuel Gowen, son of John Gowen and Mercy Hammond, b. September 22, 1709, at Kittery
- William Gowen born July 14, 1715
FACTS and NOTES:
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
Goyen Family Tree 