Individual Details

Griffin Bowen

(1600 - April 17, 1675)

Griffin was born in 1600 in Wales and may come from a line of Kings. In 1638 he went to America and lived in Boston and Swansea. He was in London by 1670 and died there in April of 1675. Land records and court records show Griffin's business affairs, one source states, "Griffith Bowen was singularly unfortunate in his business affairs."

Events

Birth1600Llangennith, Swansea, Wales
MarriageAbt, 1627Margaret Fleming
Arrival1638Boston, British America
ReligionFebruary 6, 1639Boston, British America
CivilMarch 25, 1639Land grant - Boston, British America
CivilMay 22, 1639Freeman - Boston, British America
CivilNovember 29, 1643Boston, British America
Residence1650Wales
Civil1660Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
DeathApril 17, 1675London, England

Families

SpouseMargaret Fleming (1600 - 1675)
ChildHenry Bowen (1633 - 1723)
ChildMary Bowen (1635 - 1707)
FatherFrancis Bowen (1574 - 1600)
MotherEllen Franklen (1576 - 1638)

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