Included here are the first five generations. You will find cross-overs to the Purnell and Northampton Marshall Journals and hopefully, you'll find a connection to a line you're interested in. The ghotes caution/disclaimer applies, use this as an aid in your research. As always, corrections and additions are welcomed and encouraged.
Judith Marshall Stell, stellva@msn.com
February, 2005
UNPLACED:
David Bowen, wife Mary C., parents of Benjamin T. Bowen b. 1858 -- see William Justice Family Journal by Jack Burn
Rhoda Bowen d. bef. 1811, m. 1796 Parker Lucas, who also married Hetty Bowen d/o Whittington, Jr. Rhoda was the mother of Solomon Lucas.
1. John1 Bowen, son of William Bowen(II) and Mary Hammond, was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1687. John died before February 20, 1767 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married twice. He married Elizabeth (N) (Widow of Wm Merrill) in Worcester Co., MD, before December 6, 1712. He married Comfort Truitt before 1767. Comfort was the daughter of George Truitt. Comfort died about 1784. In 1758, Comfort, widow of John, and her son, Luke, sold "Bowen's Discovery" to Rackliffe Bowen, son of Luke and grandson of Comfort. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records) Elizabeth Bowen, wife of John, filed the administration account for estate of William Merrill on December 6, 1720. John was at Bogerternorton 100 1730-1740. John patented "Bowens Venture" in 1750, 100 acres. He gave a parcel to his son, Jethro, in 1753, and his daughter, Mary Carlisle, sold her portion in 1761. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 68)
His will dated January 27, 1767, probated February 20, 1767 left wife Comfort lands, sons Luke and John tract St. Martains Ridge; son Billy 100A Sand Own, son Jesse 100A Sturbridge, and daughters Mathew (Martha) Jones, Rachel, Sarah. Executors wife Comfort and son Jesse. Witnesses: Jethro and Littleton Bowen and William Truitt. Inventory filed 3/17/1767 by Comfort Bowen, next of kin: Jesse Bowen and Jethro Bowen. In 1784 Jesse Bowen, Adm. DBN filed bond on estate; Jethro Bowen, John Bowen, Luke Bowen and William Bowen had rejected administration.
John Bowen had the following children:
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Jethro2 Bowen.
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Mary Bowen. She married William Carlisle before May 8, 1761. Mary and William went
to Sussex Co., DE.
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Jesse Bowen.
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Matthew Bowen. She married Unknown Jones.
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Martha Bowen. She married McClammey Jones.
John Bowen and Comfort Truitt had the following children:
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Luke Bowen.
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William "Billy" Bowen. He married Sarah(wife of Billy Bowen). In 1767 John Bowen
willed to son Billy 100 acres of "Landown." In 1770, William of John with wife Sarah and Comfort widow of John sold 100 acres of
"Landown." (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 352)
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Sarah Bowen. She married Daniel Welch. Sarah and Daniel went to Sussex Co., DE.
2. Jethro2 Bowen (John1) birth date unknown. Jethro died 1796 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married Atlanta White. Atlanta was the daughter of William White and Esther Taylor. In 1765 he patented "Bowens Right" and was called Jethro son of John, 100 acres in Quepongo, resurvey of "Bowens Venture." (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 68) Jethro patented "Bowen's Discovery" in 1754. Whittington Bowen resurveyed in 1768 136 acres. In 1758, Comfort, widow of John, and her son, Luke, sold to Rackliffe Bowen son of Luke and grandson of Comfort. In 1762, Jethro and wife Atlanta sold 24 acres to Luke Bowen. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records) Jethro held 33 acres of "Englargement," which he sold to Edward Hammond in 1793. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 209-210) Jethro bought 30 acres of "Rounds Luck" from Edward Round and left to his sons James and Jeptha. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 532)
Jethro Bowen and Atlanta White had the following children:
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Riley3 Bowen.
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James Bowen.
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Jeptha Bowen.
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Elijah Bowen.
5. Jesse2 Bowen (John1) birth date unknown. Jesse died 1797 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married twice. He married Anna (Banister). He married Naomi (wife of Jesse Bowen). Naomi died 1790.
Jesse Bowen and Naomi(wife of Jesse Bowen) had the following children:
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Sarah "Sally"3 Bowen. She married William
Holland.
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Amelia "Milly" Bowen.
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Comfort Bowen. She married John Bowen(Bowin) 1815.
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Charlotte "Lotty" Bowen.
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Ann "Nancy" Bowen. She married Sampson Davis 1808.
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Mary Bowen. She married Turner Davis 1796.
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Henrietta Bowen. She married Josiah Hickman 1811.
Jesse Bowen had the following child:
8. Luke2 Bowen (John1) birth date unknown. Luke died before August, 1797.
He married Mary (wife of Luke Bowen).
Luke Bowen had the following children:
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Rackliffe3 Bowen. Rackliffe died 1787 in Worcester Co., MD.
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Comfort Bowen. She married Zadock Selby. Comfort Bowen was wife of Zadock Selby and
sister of Rackliffe Bowen, who died intestate, shown in 1792 with distribution of "Englargement." (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records,
p. 209-210) She is called "my grand-daughter-in-law" by Charles Rackliffe in his 1787 will.
12. Riley3 Bowen (Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown. Riley died 1813 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married Hetty Wright. Hetty was the daughter of Zadock Wright. Riley and wife Esther sold in 1801 45 acres of land which descended to Esther from her father to Thomas Brittingham. Riley and Hetty Bowen sold "Rochester" in 1805. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 529; Henry C. Peden, Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore, Vol. 8)
He made a will in Worcester Co., MD, April 26, 1813. Riley's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, August 13, 1813. In his will, Riley named his children and said his wife was pregnant. Witnesses were Littleton R. Purnell, Josiah Cropper and James Bowen. Hetty was appointed executor with bonds by James Bowen and Josiah Crapper. (Vernon L. Skinner, Abstracts of Worcester Co. Estate Docket 1742-1820, 1993)
Riley Bowen and Hetty Wright had the following children:
13. James3 Bowen (Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown. James died 1836 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married Mary Ann Riley before June, 1801. Mary was the daughter of Levin Riley. Mary died 1848 in Worcester Co., MD. She made a will in Worcester Co., MD, November 18, 1848. Mary's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, December 5, 1848. Mary named daughters Rebecca A. Bowen, Maria Purnell wife of Moses, Caroline Marshall wife of Zadock, Laura A. Jones wife of William H. Jones, and sons Stephen R., James W. and Henry Bowen. Her son-in-law, Zadock Marshall, was executor. Witnesses: John R. Franklin, Hillary R. Pitts and Isaac Holland. Jethro Bowen left his son, James, "Small Lot" in Worcester County. James of Jethro, with wife Mary, sold in 1803 and 1805 parcels of "Burtons Chance" to Zadock Purnell. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 88) In 1803, James of Jethro and wife Mary sold part of "Dioce" to Zadock Purnell. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 180) In 1805, James & Mary sold part of "Rounds Luck" which he received from his father, Jethro, to his brother, Jeptha. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 532) James also held part of "Johns Inheritance" which he gave to daughters Emily Mary and Laura Ann in 1836. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 334)
David Bowen purchased 140 acres of "Bowens Safety" from Zadock Marshall and wife and Rebecca Bowen that formerly belonged to James Bowen deceased in Queponco. (Zadock Marshall's wife was Cornelia Bowen, sister of Rebecca) "Bowens Safety" was patented for 144 acres in 1806 by James Bowen. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Co. Land Records, p. 68)
James Bowen and Mary Ann Riley had the following children:
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Cornelia "Caroline"4 Bowen.
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Maria Mary Bowen.
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James William Selby Bowen. He married Eliza M. Bratton in Worcester Co., MD,
January 3, 1837. Named in wills of both parents. Father left him "Small Lot."
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Rebecca A. Bowen. Named in both parents' wills.
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Laura Ann Bowen. She married William H. Jones in Worcester Co., MD, May 22,
1838. Named in wills of both parents.
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Stephen R. Bowen. Named in his mother's will.
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Henry Bowen. Named in his mother's will.
James Bowen had the following children:
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Jane Bowen.
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Catherine Bowen. Named in her father's will.
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Atlanta Bowen. She married Schoolfield Lambertson in Worcester Co., MD,
January 28, 1822. Named in her father's will.
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Emeline Emily Bowen. Named in her father's will.
14. Jeptha3 Bowen (Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown. Jeptha died July 9, 1796 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married Catherine "Catty" Truitt. Catherine was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1778. Catherine was the daughter of Pattey Truitt and Rachel Jenkins. Paul Baker Touart's "Along the Seaboard Side," Worcester Co., MD, 1994, p. 374: Whatcoat Methodist Episcopal Church - By 1796 a meeting house had been built in the vicinity of Newark, which Rev. Asbury attributed largely to the efforts of Jepthah Bowen, who owned the land on which it was erected. p. 298 Newark - Newark developed along the old seaside road, which was intersected by an east/west road that led to commercial landings on Chincoteague Bay. Bowen's Meeting House, first sited on the plantation of Jeptha Bowen, was was relocated to a village lot, part of the tract known as "Yorkshire" around 1793. p.48 The oldest Methodist congregation in Worcester Co formed north of Snow Hill on land of Jethro Bowen at Queponco. Instrumental in erecting the first meeting house, Jeptha Bowen died on July 9, 1796, two days before Francis Asbury's visit. On July 11, 1796, Asbury noted in his journal: We came to Snow Hill, on Pocomoke River. "I called on the weeping widow Bowen, whose late husband, Jepthah, after being the principal in building a house for divine worship, died in peace. Here I met about one thousand people being unable to command the congregation from the pulpit, I stood in one of the doors and preached to those who were out of the house." p. 48 It is thought that Jeptha Bowen used one of his slave quarters as a meetinghouse at first but by 1796 he had errected a church
Jeptha Bowen and Catherine "Catty" Truitt had the following children:
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Lemuel4 Bowen. He married Rhoda(wife of
Lemuel Bowen). Named in his grandfather, Jethro's, will of 1793.
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Jenkins H. Bowen. He married Sarah "Sally" T. Davis in Worcester Co., MD,
November 22, 1815. Sarah was the daughter of Handy Davis and Rhoda(wife of Handy Davis.
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Patty Bowen. She married William P. Cropper in Worcester Co., MD, March 24,
1813.
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Henrietta Bowen. She married William Richards in Worcester Co., MD, July 22,
1817.
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Lottie Bowen. She married James Hammond in Worcester Co., MD, August 17,
1824.
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Kendall Bowen. May be the Kendall Bowen, blacksmith, who purchased land at Mt. Ephraim from Jacob White in 1806.
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Benjamin Bowen was born before 1793. Named in his grandfather, Jethro's, will of 1793.
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Nancy Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD December 24, 1806. Nancy died August 5, 1880 in Knox Co.,
MO. She married Thomas J. Davis in Worcester Co., MD, February 4, 1829.
15. Elijah3 Bowen (Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown. Elijah died 1805 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married Elenor "Nellie" Jones. Elenor died after 1805. She was named in the will of Handy Jones (son of Jesse d. 1800) dated April 16, 1816, probate January 11, 1820, Worcester Co. A Hester Jones is living with Eliza and John Purnell in 1850 and she's 86 years old; this is probably Eleanor. She was married first to John Heather. Elijah was not named in his father's will. That he is the son of Jethro Bowen is found in the Turner manuscript. The Turner manuscript says he married Nellie Jones. His wife named in his will was Elenor.
Elijah named his son Littleton and daughter Eliza and wife Elenor and "other children" (not named). Witnesses were Rila Bowen, Isaac Bowen and Jeptha Bowen. The family Bible of Littleton Bowen includes an entry that his parents were Elijah and Eleanor and there is an entry for the marriage of Littleton's niece, Mary Elizabeth Purnell, who was the daughter of Eliza Bowen.
(Children and descendants - Rev. C.H.B. Turner manuscript, Maryland Historical Society, copied by Marcie Bowen-Astley. The manuscript shows Mandy Bowen as child of Elijah and a Mandy Bowen as grandchild by son, Parker. I believe this should read Handy Bowen. The manuscript also shows an Esma Bowen as son of Elijah Bowen and that he married Mary Henderson. A David Bowen d. 1847 named Esma P. Bowen as his son.)
Elijah Bowen and Elenor "Nellie" Jones had the following children:
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David4 Bowen.
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Parker Bowen.
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Handy J. Bowen. He was named as son of Eleanor by Handy Jones in his 1816 will.
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Esma P. Bowen.
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Littleton D. Bowen was born November 14, 1792.
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Eliza Bowen was born 1803.
18. Amelia "Milly"3 Bowen (Jesse2, John1) birth date unknown.
She married Josiah Cropper December 20, 1797. Josiah died after July 17, 1834 in Worcester Co., MD.
Amelia "Milly" Bowen and Josiah Cropper had the following children:
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Hetty4 Cropper.
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Elizabeth Victor Cropper.
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Littleton Cosmo Stevenson Cropper.
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Julianna Thompson Cropper.
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Sally Martha Purnell Cropper.
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William Franklin Rily Cropper.
33. Cornelia "Caroline"4 Bowen (James3, Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown.
She married Zadock Marshall (Jr.) in Worcester Co., MD, November 28, 1837. Zadock was born 1815. Zadock was the son of Zadock Marshall (Sr.) and Peggy Costen. Zadock died 1870. Zadock is listed in the 3rd Election District, Worcester County, for the 1850 census. He is ennumerated next to Josiah Marshall. He was Sheriff of Worcester County. (See Marshall Family of Northampton Co.) Caroline was named in her mother's will dated November 18, 1848, Worcester Co. MD (Ruth Dryden, Book LPS, p. 48)
Cornelia "Caroline" Bowen and Zadock Marshall (Jr.) had the following children:
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Mary M.5 Marshall was born in Worcester Co., MD September 18, 1840.
Mary died May 11, 1867 in Worcester Co., MD. She married Joshua Mills Dryden in Worcester
Co., MD, February 3, 1866. Joshua was born in Somerset Co., MD September 7, 1845. Joshua was the son of James
Murray Dryden and Tabitha Bevans. Joshua died August 28, 1873 in Snow Hill, MD. According to "The Dryden Family" by
Leslie Dryden, Maggie Marshall, daughter of Zadock of Berlin, who was at one time Sheriff of Worcester Co., married Joshua Mills Dryden.
(Leslie Powell Dryden, Dryden Family and Descendants, Book I, 1992, p. 220) Mary's middle name is not known, but could be Margaret, hence
the nickname Maggie. Dates shown here for Mary M. are those given in "The Dryden Family" for Maggie, daughter of Zadock. Date found for
birth of Mary M. Marshall was "about 1840."
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Albert G. W. Marshall was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1841. He married
Julia T. Fooks in Worcester Co., MD, March 17, 1864.
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Zadock H. Marshall was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1842.
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Ruth A. Marshall was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1844.
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Rosena Marshall was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1847.
34. Maria Mary4 Bowen (James3, Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown.
She married Moses Purnell in Worcester Co., MD, before 1821. Moses was born in Worcester Co., MD 1784. Moses was the son of Matthew Purnell (Cpt.) and Mary Houston. Moses died April 19, 1859 in Worcester Co., MD. His father left him "Addition to Thurbin (Sherborn)". Moses was named by his sister in 1829. He served as executor for his brother-in-law, Lemuel Henderson, in 1822. Moses and Maria are listed in the 1850 census at Berline, MD: Moses 65, Maria 45, Moses 19, Josephine 14, Levi 8.
Maria Mary Bowen and Moses Purnell had the following children:
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Washington5 Purnell. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
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Erexine Sarah Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD April 3, 1816. Erexine died August 1, 1892. She married William Dale Pitts in Worcester Co., MD, April 4, 1838. William was born February
12, 1816. William was the son of James Pitts and Nancy F. Tingle. William died December 15, 1897. Information for
Erexine came from Matthew Wise's, The Littleton Heritage. Her line is continued in this reference, page 404 and in Melanie Ayres
Merryweather's, Genealogy of the Purnell Family p. 26.
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Mary Jane Rozelle Purnell was born in Queponco, Worcester Co., MD December 20, 1821. Mary died February
29, 1848 in Warsaw, Benton Co., MO. She married Isaac William Ker Handy(Rev.) in Queponco,
Worcester Co., MD, October 29, 1839. Isaac was born in Washington, DC December 14, 1815. Isaac was the son of
James Henry Handy and Maria A. P. Gillis. Isaac died June 14, 1878 in Philadelphia, PA. (Matthew Wise, The
Littleton Heritage, p. 305; decendants are continued in Melanie Ayres Merryweather's Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 26)
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William Henry Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD 1826. William died 1902. He married Margaret Neill Martin in Worcester Co., MD, June 13, 1849. Margaret was born 1825.
Margaret died 1895. William was a dedicated advocate for the Union during the Civil War, organizing a military unit which became
known as "Purnell's Legion." He was a member of the Maryland Bar, postmaster and an educator. William Henry Purnell is remembered as the
man who raised a legion to save Worcester County for the Union. (Maryland Times Press, Michael Morgan, November 6, 1996--(Melanie Ayres
Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 27) His ten children are traced in Merryweather's Genealogy of the Purnell Family.
William and Margaret, both age 24, are living with their one month old daughter, Mary, in the household with E. D. Martin, Clerk of County, Joseph P. W. Richardson, Clerk, and others. William's occupation is shown as lawyer, in the 1850 census.
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Moses Theodore Purnell was born 1831. Moses died 1865. (dates-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the
Purnell Family, p. 27)
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Josephine Elizabeth Marshall Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD September 20, 1836.
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Levi Purnell was born 1842.
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Charles Houston Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD 1848. Charles died 1906 in Worcester Co.,
MD. He married Margaret Coffin 1874. Margaret was born 1855. Margaret was the daughter of
Isaac Coffin. Margaret died 1890 in Worcester Co., MD. Her body was interred in Worcester Co., MD,
Buckingham Church. (Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 27) Charles had three children, whose descendants are
traced in Melanie Ayres Merryweather's Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 27-28.
40. Jane4 Bowen (James3, Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown. Jane died about 1836.
She married Zadock Purnell in Worcester Co., MD, July 25, 1825. Zadock was born in Worcester Co., MD 1799. Zadock was the son of John Purnell (Cpt.) and Elizabeth Rackliff. Zadock died 1841 in Worcester Co., MD. Known as "Big Zadock," he is shown as an orphan of John Purnell and John Purnell's mother was Robert Mitchell's widow August court 1809. (orphans court-transcribed by Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum; marriages & dates, Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family) Zadock's children and their marriages came from the notes of Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum. Zadock and his family were ennumerated in the 1850 census of Worcester County, MD: Zadock, 51, Mary 47, Elizabeth 12, Clementine 10, Zadock 18, John 8, William H. 5.
This is probably Zadock Purnell, 1820, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., MD (p. 179) age 16-26 with female 16-26 and female -10. He was living six houses from James Dryden and three houses from Whittington Bowen. A Henrietta Purnell (of ___) was on the same page. She is not named in her father's will, nor are her children.
Jane Bowen and Zadock Purnell had the following children:
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Ellen Jane5 Purnell was born March 29, 1830.
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Annie Maria Purnell was born 1831. Annie died 1850. She married George E.
Bowen in Worcester Co., MD, October 7, 1849. George was the son of David Bowen. George was named in his father's will and
given 600 acres "where I live."
Paul Baker Touart's "Along the Seaboard Side," Worcester Co., MD, 1994, p. 415 "Atkinson-Young House" Levin Atkinson in 1863 purchased 3A of the Cowley tract from George E. Bowen, a county sheriff named in a court settlement involving the property. Zadock T., Ann M., Ellen I. (J) Purnell orphans of Zadock Purnell, Zadock Purnell guardian Oct. Court 1841 (Orphans Court Records transcribed by Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
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Zadock Thomas Marshall Purnell was born 1832.
53. David4 Bowen (Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown. David died 1847 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married twice. He married Margaret Cropper in Worcester Co., MD, October 20, 1824. He married Mary Ann Cropper in Worcester Co., MD, May 6, 1837. Mary died after 1847.
He made a will in Worcester Co., MD, April 22, 1847. David's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, July 6, 1847. It is not proved that David was a son of Elijah and Nellie Bowen. It is circumstantial based on dates and given names used in the families.
It would appear that David was married before 1805 and by this wife had his older children. His children's names and middle initial "P" suggests she may have been a Purnell.
David named his sons Francis A., George E., Esma P. Samuel P., David R., William P. and daughters Jane P., Sarah S., Clarah F., Andasia R. and Mary J. Witnesses: James F. Mills, Isaac A. Ennis, Noah Bowen.
He left "Bowens Safety" to his wife, Mary Ann, 140 acres purchased of Zadock Marshall and wife and Rebecca Bowen that formerly belonged to James Bowen deceased in Queponco. To his son, George, he left 600 acres "where I live." (Zadock Marshall's wife was Cornelia Bowen, sister of Rebecca Bowen, daughters of James Bowen)
David Bowen had the following children:
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George E.5 Bowen. He married Annie Maria
Purnell in Worcester Co., MD, October 7, 1849. Annie was born 1831. Annie was the daughter of Zadock Purnell and
Jane Bowen. Annie died 1850. Zadock T., Ann M., Ellen I. (J) Purnell orphans of Zadock Purnell, Zadock Purnell guardian Oct.
Court 1841 (Orphans Court Records transcribed by Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum) George was named in his father's will and
given 600 acres "where I live."
Paul Baker Touart's "Along the Seaboard Side," Worcester Co., MD, 1994, p. 415 "Atkinson-Young House" Levin Atkinson in 1863 purchased 3A of the Cowley tract from George E. Bowen, a county sheriff named in a court settlement involving the property.
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Francis A. Bowen. He married Mary Ann Scarborough in Worcester Co., MD,
December 8, 1847.
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David R. Bowen. He married Jane L. Bowen in Worcester Co., MD, 1854.
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Whittington Bowen. Whittington died 1820 in Worcester Co., MD.
54. Parker4 Bowen (Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown.
He married three times. He married Sally Townsend in Worcester Co., MD, November 19, 1817. Sally was born about 1794. Sally was the daughter of Joshua Townsend and Mary Houston. Mary Townsend named two grandchildren: Mary Houston Bowen and Handy Bowen, of Parker, in 1822.
He married Mary I. Henderson in Worcester Co., MD, May 31, 1842. He married Sallie Johnson in Worcester Co., MD, February 14, 1854. (marriages-Mary Beth & Vanessa Long, Worcester Co. Marriage Licenses)
Parker Bowen and Sally Townsend had the following children:
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Mary Houston5 Bowen. She was named in the will of her grandmother, Mry
Townsend, in 1822.
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Handy Bowen. He was named by his grandmother, Mary Townsend, in 1822.
Parker Bowen and Mary I. Henderson had the following children:
Parker Bowen and Sallie Johnson had the following child:
59. Esma P.4 Bowen (Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) birth date unknown.
He married Mary I. Henderson in Worcester Co., MD, June 8, 1830.
Esma P. Bowen and Mary I. Henderson had the following children:
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Elmer Bowen. He drowned in Philadelphia, PA.
60. Littleton D.4 Bowen (Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) was born in Worcester Co., MD November 14, 1792. Littleton died November 24, 1864 in Worcester Co., MD.
He married Charlotte Hammond in Worcester Co., MD, December 23, 1813. Charlotte was born August 15, 1798. Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Hammond and Anda(wife of Charles Hammond). Charlotte died January 28, 1865. Note: Robert C. Greiner found the family Bible of Littleton Bowen in an antique store in New Market, MD and transcribed it Oct. 1999; Janet Hunter contributed its contents to the Lower Delmarva List. The names of Littleton's children and dates all come from that Bible. That Littleton's middle initial was "D" is found in the birth record of his daughter, Anna Mariar, in F. Edward Wright's Eastern Shore Vital Statistics, Bk. 5.
Paul Baker Touart's "Along the Seaboard Side," Worcester Co., MD, 1994: p. 282-3 "Engleside" Berlin, Wor. Co. built c. 1840, probably Mt. Pleasant during the 19th century, attributed to Littleton Bowen, a prominent Wor. Co. planter of the antebellum period. Bowen purchased the Mt. Pleasant tract in 1839 from John C. Briddell, who then lived in MO. The 300A tract sold for $7,500. 1850 census lists Bowen, 57, farmer, 51 year old wife Charlotte, and 3 children: Ann Maria, Sidney and Ellen J. Will probated 1864, he bequeathed Mt. Pleasant plantation to wife then to dtr. Ann Maria Truitt. He and Charlotte are buried at Berlin, MD. (MD Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 42, #2, p. 222)
Littleton D. Bowen and Charlotte Hammond had the following children:
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Charles R.5 Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD November 13, 1815.
Charles died October 10, 1818 in Worcester Co., MD.
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Edward H. Bowen was born December 28, 1818.
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Charles L. Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD June 30, 1821. Charles died December 18, 1883.
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Anna Maria "Annie" Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD September 7, 1823. Anna died August 14, 1876.
She married Robert W. D. Truitt February 12, 1851. Robert died November 18, 1870.
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Louisa D. Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD April 5, 1826. Louisa died October 14, 1836 in Worcester
Co., MD.
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Sydney W. Bowen was born September 8, 1828.
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Ellen Ann "Andaria" Dasure Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD January 10, 1831. Ellen died February 9,
1889. She married John Farrel November 26, 1856.
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Charlotte Elizabeth Hammond Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD September 4, 1833. Charlotte died July
24, 1834 in Worcester Co., MD.
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Irving W. Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD 1835. Irving died December 13, 1838.
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x.
Irving H. Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD July 11, 1835. Irving died October 5, 1866 in Worcester
Co., MD.
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xi.
Charlotte C. Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD September 11, 1837. Charlotte died December 10, 1838 in
Worcester Co., MD.
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xii.
George Washington Irving Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD December 21, 1839. George died August 17,
1844 in Worcester Co., MD.
61. Eliza4 Bowen (Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) was born 1803. Eliza died June 28, 1857 in Worcester Co., MD.
She married John Fisher Purnell in Worcester Co., MD, April 7, 1823. John was born in Worcester Co., MD July 29, 1796. John was the son of Isaac Marshall Purnell and Hester "Hesse" Fisher. John died January 15, 1871 in Worcester Co., MD. His body was interred in Worcester Co., MD. John F. Purnell and Thomas Purnell, orphans of Isaac Purnell, October Court 1807. (Orphans Court Records of Worcester Co., MD, abstracted by Sue Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum) His mother was living with him, as Hester Jones, in the 1850 census. (dates & marriage-Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum; children-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family) February Court 1812 (p.3), John Purnell bound to Thomas Purnell; John Purnell, orphan of Isaac Purnell, 15 years of age 29, July last, until age of 21 years, to teach him his trade of boot and shoe making and also to teach him to read, write and cypher as far as the single number of three and to provide him food, clothing and lodging fit for a person of his station. (Orphans Court, Worcester Co., MD, transcribed by Sandra Quillin for Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
A John F. Purnell, 1820, Snow Hill, Worcester Co. (p. 174) shows a male 16-26 and female 16-26. It's not known if this is John Fisher Purnell as he did not marry until 1823.
1830 census, Worcester Co., 2nd District, p. 249. 1850 census, Worcester Co., MD, age 47.
John's descendants are traced in Merryweather's Genealogy of the Purnell Family. Son, George, is found in the family Bible of his uncle, Littleton Bowen. Children: Mary, Sally, Irving, Ellen, Adella are found in the Turner manuscript at Maryland Historical Society. 1850 census: John F. 47, Eliza 45, Esma 23 farmer, Thomas 21 farmer, Elmira 17, Sally 15, Isaac 13, Littleton 11, Elijah 9, Irving 7, William 6, Delphina 4. Dates from headstone, Makemie Cemetery. (Date of birth-Wor. Co. Orphans Court, Liber MH17, p. 3) Dates from headstone, Makemie cemetery.
Eliza Bowen and John Fisher Purnell had the following children:
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Mary Elizabeth Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD 1823. Mary died in Worcester Co., MD. She married Thomas H. Collins in Worcester Co., MD, November 24, 1847. (dates-Melanie Ayres
Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 29)
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iv.
Esmay or Esme Bowen Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD 1827. Esmay died 1851 in Worcester Co.,
MD. His body was interred in Worcester Co., MD. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
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v.
Thomas Edward Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1829.
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vi.
Elmira Church Purnell was born 1833. She married George Washington Purnell Smith in
Worcester Co., MD, January 14, 1856. George was born about 1830. George was the son of Purnell F. Smith (Rev.) and
Mary Wright Everett.
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vii.
Sally Purnell was born 1835. She married Unknown Hutchinson.
127
viii.
Isaac Marshall Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1837. He married
Josephine Regester.
128
ix.
Lyttleton Bowen Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD 1839. Lyttleton died 1898. He married Mary Elizabeth Berry Hurst 1865. Mary was born 1845. Mary was the daughter of John
Hurst. Mary died 1917. His descendants are traced further in Melanie Ayres Merryweather's Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 29.
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x.
Elijah Bowen Purnell was born in Worcester Co., MD February 25, 1840. Elijah died March 3, 1854 in
Worcester Co., MD. His body was interred in Worcester Co., MD. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum;
dates-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 30)
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xi.
Washington "Irving" Purnell was born 1843.
131
xii.
William Montgomery Purnell was born 1844.
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xiii.
Adelia "Delaphine" Purnell was born 1846. She married Horace Payne.
62. Hetty4 Cropper (Amelia "Milly"3 Bowen, Jesse2, John1) birth date unknown.
She married Peter Davis. Peter was the son of Nixon Davis. Hetty and Peter moved to Lincoln Co., MO. (research by Joy K)
Hetty Cropper and Peter Davis had the following children:
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Eliza5 Davis. She married William Henry Martin.
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vii.
Emily R. Davis was born 1831. She married William Henry Martin after his first wife, her sister, died.
140
viii.
John N. Davis was born 1832.
141
ix.
William Davis was born 1834.
142
x.
Silas Mostron Davis was born October 13, 1836.
143
xi.
Simon Davis was born 1837.
144
xii.
James B. Davis was born 1839.
145
xiii.
Lewis Wellington Davis was born 1840. He married Rebecca Conley.
85. Ellen Jane5 Purnell (Jane4 Bowen, James3, Jethro2, John1) was born March 29, 1830. Ellen died July 11, 1853 in Worcester Co., MD.
She married Charles H. Bowen in Worcester Co., MD, July 31, 1849. Charles died 1850. Charles, his wife Ellen and seven month old daughter, Rose E., are found in the 1850 census of Worcester County. Dates from gravestone (1.75 mi SE US 113, "Wallops Neck" SW of Bay's End Lane, located and noted by James R. Trader; notes of Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum) Zadock T., Ann M., Ellen I. (J) Purnell orphans of Zadock Purnell, Zadock Purnell guardian Oct. Court 1841 (Orphans Court Records transcribed by Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
Ellen Jane Purnell and Charles H. Bowen had the following child:
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i.
Rose E.6 Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1850.
87. Zadock Thomas Marshall5 Purnell (Jane4 Bowen, James3, Jethro2, John1) was born 1832. Zadock died 1898.
He married Andasia E. Franklin 1855. Andasia was born 1827. Andasia died 1884. Thomas was named in the will of his grandmother in 1838. (dates, marriage & children-Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum) Zadock T., Ann M., Ellen I. (J) Purnell orphans of Zadock Purnell, Zadock Purnell guardian Oct. Court 1841 (Orphans Court Records transcribed by Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
Zadock Thomas Marshall Purnell and Andasia E. Franklin had the following children:
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i.
Thomas Henry6 Purnell was born 1857. Thomas died 1943. He married Mary Andrew. Mary was born 1864. Mary died 1925. Thomas and Mary are both buried at
Buckingham Cemetery. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum; Melanie A. Merryweather, The Purnell Family)
148
ii.
Ernest Franklin Purnell was born 1860. Ernest died 1926. He married Amelia
Jones. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
149
iii.
Edward Zadock Purnell was born 1862. Edward died 1955. He married Josephine
Campbell. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
150
iv.
William Robert Purnell was born 1865. William died 1937. He married Annie
McGregor. Annie was born 1886. Annie died 1957. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum; Matthew M. Wise, The Boston
Family, p. 155)
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v.
George Washington Purnell was born 1869. George died 1915. He married Achsah
Harrison. Achsah was born 1878. Achsah died 1947. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)
109. Edward H.5 Bowen (Littleton D.4, Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) was born in Worcester Co., MD December 28, 1818. Edward died July 17, 1848.
He married Annie E. Hayward August 28, 1845. Annie died September 9, 1864.
Edward H. Bowen and Annie E. Hayward had the following children:
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i.
Edward Hayward6 Bowen was born May 27, 1846. Edward died February 8,
1849.
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ii.
Margaret Ann Bowen was born July 15, 1847.
113. Sydney W.5 Bowen (Littleton D.4, Elijah3, Jethro2, John1) was born in Worcester Co., MD September 8, 1828.
He married Ellen Louisa Faye September 25, 1856.
Sydney W. Bowen and Ellen Louisa Faye had the following children:
154
i.
Charlotte6 Bowen was born July 8, 1857.
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ii.
Emily F. Bowen was born November 24, 1858.
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Annie G. Bowen was born July 10, 1860.
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