Occupation - Deputy to general court.
Nicholas was the eldest and illegitimate son of William Gowen and Elizabeth Frost. Wiliam was found guilty of bastardy on May 7th 1667 in Yorke, Mayn. (See reference below)
Nicholas married in 1694 in York County, Maine
Abigail HODSDON
{Born - 1664 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of Benoni HODSDON and Abigail CURTIS}.
Nicholas and Abigail were parents of;
Abigail, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hester, Nicholas, William, Patrick, Anne, James.
GOWEN FAMILY GENEALOGY:
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Nicholas served in his younger days as an Indian scout; later he studied law and became an attorney in York County. He became prominent in Kittery. He and his brother, John, inherited the homestead property from their father {valued at £ 100} and land from Tristram Harris. The farms of Nicholas and John were at what is now Gould's Corner in Eliot. Nicholas' home was what has been known as the 'Shapleigh House', which passed to his youngest son, James. Nicholas purchased several tracts of land in Kittery and in Berwick.
1677: September 11 - The estate of Tristram Harris was administered. Tristram Harris was an Englishman who lived alone near the Gowen farm. He occupied a grant of land of forty acres on Mast Cove Way, also owned fifty acres of land near the York line. During the Indian up-rising of 1675 he joined Captain Charles Frost's Company as a Scout. He had expressed special affection for the two oldest children of William Gowen, {Nicholas and John}. Tristram stated to several persons that if he should lose his life in the conflict he wished his property to be given to them. These were his nearest neighbor's children for whom he expressed great attachment and a desire that if he were killed or died they should have the results of his industry and frugality, because of mutual love. He was killed by the Indians in 1676 leaving no heirs in this country. Eventually, Nicholas and John received the property in accordance with Tristram's wishes. On the forty acres adjoining the Gowen farm stood Tristram's house, the best lumber of which was used to build the home of Nicholas Gowen. John Gowen and his family occupied the older William Gowen home. In the final division of the Gowen - Harris property, Nicholas had the Harris house and the two barns of his father; John had his father's house and was allowed a sum of money to build a new barn. The brothers used the same well. The fifty acres of Harris land by the York line {granted to him June 24, 1673} was divided equally between the two brothers.
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On 8 January 1733 Nicholas prepared his will.
In 1739 Nicholas gave to his son, James, the homestead farm, stock, and farm utensils. James was to pay legacies to his brother, Patrick; and to his sister.
In 1742 Abigail sold a tract of land in Kittery to her son, William.
On 2 January 1753 the will of Nicholas Gowen {deceased} was presented to court.
The Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 Vol 1 - A-F by Robert Charles Anderson - 1995 p 708
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ELIZABETH {FROST}, b. say 1645; m. 14 May 1667 William Gowen (date from GDMNH, but not in published Kittery vital records; eldest child John b. Kittery 19 November 1668 [KitVR9], although son Nicholas may be older, in which case the marriage date would be in doubt). {Nicholas was the eldest son, born out of wedlock - see below]
Province and Court Records of Maine - Maine Historical Society Vol 1 - 1991 p 292
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"Province of Mayn, May 7th 1667, at Yorke, ... Leeftent Charles Frost of Kittery complayns against William x x x alias Smyth of said Town for Bastardy... This Court upon examination ... in concerning the said Gowin alias Smyth in reference unto his charg...do find the said person William Gowin alias Smyth to be the rep x x x ther of that Child layd upon him by Elizabeth Frost"
Nicholas was the eldest and illegitimate son of William Gowen and Elizabeth Frost. Wiliam was found guilty of bastardy on May 7th 1667 in Yorke, Mayn. (See reference below)
Nicholas married in 1694 in York County, Maine
Abigail HODSDON
{Born - 1664 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of Benoni HODSDON and Abigail CURTIS}.
Nicholas and Abigail were parents of;
Abigail, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hester, Nicholas, William, Patrick, Anne, James.
GOWEN FAMILY GENEALOGY:
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Nicholas served in his younger days as an Indian scout; later he studied law and became an attorney in York County. He became prominent in Kittery. He and his brother, John, inherited the homestead property from their father {valued at £ 100} and land from Tristram Harris. The farms of Nicholas and John were at what is now Gould's Corner in Eliot. Nicholas' home was what has been known as the 'Shapleigh House', which passed to his youngest son, James. Nicholas purchased several tracts of land in Kittery and in Berwick.
1677: September 11 - The estate of Tristram Harris was administered. Tristram Harris was an Englishman who lived alone near the Gowen farm. He occupied a grant of land of forty acres on Mast Cove Way, also owned fifty acres of land near the York line. During the Indian up-rising of 1675 he joined Captain Charles Frost's Company as a Scout. He had expressed special affection for the two oldest children of William Gowen, {Nicholas and John}. Tristram stated to several persons that if he should lose his life in the conflict he wished his property to be given to them. These were his nearest neighbor's children for whom he expressed great attachment and a desire that if he were killed or died they should have the results of his industry and frugality, because of mutual love. He was killed by the Indians in 1676 leaving no heirs in this country. Eventually, Nicholas and John received the property in accordance with Tristram's wishes. On the forty acres adjoining the Gowen farm stood Tristram's house, the best lumber of which was used to build the home of Nicholas Gowen. John Gowen and his family occupied the older William Gowen home. In the final division of the Gowen - Harris property, Nicholas had the Harris house and the two barns of his father; John had his father's house and was allowed a sum of money to build a new barn. The brothers used the same well. The fifty acres of Harris land by the York line {granted to him June 24, 1673} was divided equally between the two brothers.
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On 8 January 1733 Nicholas prepared his will.
In 1739 Nicholas gave to his son, James, the homestead farm, stock, and farm utensils. James was to pay legacies to his brother, Patrick; and to his sister.
In 1742 Abigail sold a tract of land in Kittery to her son, William.
On 2 January 1753 the will of Nicholas Gowen {deceased} was presented to court.
The Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 Vol 1 - A-F by Robert Charles Anderson - 1995 p 708
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ELIZABETH {FROST}, b. say 1645; m. 14 May 1667 William Gowen (date from GDMNH, but not in published Kittery vital records; eldest child John b. Kittery 19 November 1668 [KitVR9], although son Nicholas may be older, in which case the marriage date would be in doubt). {Nicholas was the eldest son, born out of wedlock - see below]
Province and Court Records of Maine - Maine Historical Society Vol 1 - 1991 p 292
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"Province of Mayn, May 7th 1667, at Yorke, ... Leeftent Charles Frost of Kittery complayns against William x x x alias Smyth of said Town for Bastardy... This Court upon examination ... in concerning the said Gowin alias Smyth in reference unto his charg...do find the said person William Gowin alias Smyth to be the rep x x x ther of that Child layd upon him by Elizabeth Frost"
Occupation - Deputy to general court.
Nicholas was the eldest and illegitimate son of William Gowen and Elizabeth Frost. Wiliam was found guilty of bastardy on May 7th 1667 in Yorke, Mayn. (See reference below)
Nicholas married in 1694 in York County, Maine
Abigail HODSDON
{Born - 1664 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of Benoni HODSDON and Abigail CURTIS}.
Nicholas and Abigail were parents of;
Abigail, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hester, Nicholas, William, Patrick, Anne, James.
GOWEN FAMILY GENEALOGY:
************************
Nicholas served in his younger days as an Indian scout; later he studied law and became an attorney in York County. He became prominent in Kittery. He and his brother, John, inherited the homestead property from their father {valued at £ 100} and land from Tristram Harris. The farms of Nicholas and John were at what is now Gould's Corner in Eliot. Nicholas' home was what has been known as the 'Shapleigh House', which passed to his youngest son, James. Nicholas purchased several tracts of land in Kittery and in Berwick.
1677: September 11 - The estate of Tristram Harris was administered. Tristram Harris was an Englishman who lived alone near the Gowen farm. He occupied a grant of land of forty acres on Mast Cove Way, also owned fifty acres of land near the York line. During the Indian up-rising of 1675 he joined Captain Charles Frost's Company as a Scout. He had expressed special affection for the two oldest children of William Gowen, {Nicholas and John}. Tristram stated to several persons that if he should lose his life in the conflict he wished his property to be given to them. These were his nearest neighbor's children for whom he expressed great attachment and a desire that if he were killed or died they should have the results of his industry and frugality, because of mutual love. He was killed by the Indians in 1676 leaving no heirs in this country. Eventually, Nicholas and John received the property in accordance with Tristram's wishes. On the forty acres adjoining the Gowen farm stood Tristram's house, the best lumber of which was used to build the home of Nicholas Gowen. John Gowen and his family occupied the older William Gowen home. In the final division of the Gowen - Harris property, Nicholas had the Harris house and the two barns of his father; John had his father's house and was allowed a sum of money to build a new barn. The brothers used the same well. The fifty acres of Harris land by the York line {granted to him June 24, 1673} was divided equally between the two brothers.
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On 8 January 1733 Nicholas prepared his will.
In 1739 Nicholas gave to his son, James, the homestead farm, stock, and farm utensils. James was to pay legacies to his brother, Patrick; and to his sister.
In 1742 Abigail sold a tract of land in Kittery to her son, William.
On 2 January 1753 the will of Nicholas Gowen {deceased} was presented to court.
The Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 Vol 1 - A-F by Robert Charles Anderson - 1995 p 708
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ELIZABETH {FROST}, b. say 1645; m. 14 May 1667 William Gowen (date from GDMNH, but not in published Kittery vital records; eldest child John b. Kittery 19 November 1668 [KitVR9], although son Nicholas may be older, in which case the marriage date would be in doubt). {Nicholas was the eldest son, born out of wedlock - see below]
Province and Court Records of Maine - Maine Historical Society Vol 1 - 1991 p 292
**************************
"Province of Mayn, May 7th 1667, at Yorke, ... Leeftent Charles Frost of Kittery complayns against William x x x alias Smyth of said Town for Bastardy... This Court upon examination ... in concerning the said Gowin alias Smyth in reference unto his charg...do find the said person William Gowin alias Smyth to be the rep x x x ther of that Child layd upon him by Elizabeth Frost"
Nicholas was the eldest and illegitimate son of William Gowen and Elizabeth Frost. Wiliam was found guilty of bastardy on May 7th 1667 in Yorke, Mayn. (See reference below)
Nicholas married in 1694 in York County, Maine
Abigail HODSDON
{Born - 1664 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of Benoni HODSDON and Abigail CURTIS}.
Nicholas and Abigail were parents of;
Abigail, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hester, Nicholas, William, Patrick, Anne, James.
GOWEN FAMILY GENEALOGY:
************************
Nicholas served in his younger days as an Indian scout; later he studied law and became an attorney in York County. He became prominent in Kittery. He and his brother, John, inherited the homestead property from their father {valued at £ 100} and land from Tristram Harris. The farms of Nicholas and John were at what is now Gould's Corner in Eliot. Nicholas' home was what has been known as the 'Shapleigh House', which passed to his youngest son, James. Nicholas purchased several tracts of land in Kittery and in Berwick.
1677: September 11 - The estate of Tristram Harris was administered. Tristram Harris was an Englishman who lived alone near the Gowen farm. He occupied a grant of land of forty acres on Mast Cove Way, also owned fifty acres of land near the York line. During the Indian up-rising of 1675 he joined Captain Charles Frost's Company as a Scout. He had expressed special affection for the two oldest children of William Gowen, {Nicholas and John}. Tristram stated to several persons that if he should lose his life in the conflict he wished his property to be given to them. These were his nearest neighbor's children for whom he expressed great attachment and a desire that if he were killed or died they should have the results of his industry and frugality, because of mutual love. He was killed by the Indians in 1676 leaving no heirs in this country. Eventually, Nicholas and John received the property in accordance with Tristram's wishes. On the forty acres adjoining the Gowen farm stood Tristram's house, the best lumber of which was used to build the home of Nicholas Gowen. John Gowen and his family occupied the older William Gowen home. In the final division of the Gowen - Harris property, Nicholas had the Harris house and the two barns of his father; John had his father's house and was allowed a sum of money to build a new barn. The brothers used the same well. The fifty acres of Harris land by the York line {granted to him June 24, 1673} was divided equally between the two brothers.
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On 8 January 1733 Nicholas prepared his will.
In 1739 Nicholas gave to his son, James, the homestead farm, stock, and farm utensils. James was to pay legacies to his brother, Patrick; and to his sister.
In 1742 Abigail sold a tract of land in Kittery to her son, William.
On 2 January 1753 the will of Nicholas Gowen {deceased} was presented to court.
The Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 Vol 1 - A-F by Robert Charles Anderson - 1995 p 708
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ELIZABETH {FROST}, b. say 1645; m. 14 May 1667 William Gowen (date from GDMNH, but not in published Kittery vital records; eldest child John b. Kittery 19 November 1668 [KitVR9], although son Nicholas may be older, in which case the marriage date would be in doubt). {Nicholas was the eldest son, born out of wedlock - see below]
Province and Court Records of Maine - Maine Historical Society Vol 1 - 1991 p 292
**************************
"Province of Mayn, May 7th 1667, at Yorke, ... Leeftent Charles Frost of Kittery complayns against William x x x alias Smyth of said Town for Bastardy... This Court upon examination ... in concerning the said Gowin alias Smyth in reference unto his charg...do find the said person William Gowin alias Smyth to be the rep x x x ther of that Child layd upon him by Elizabeth Frost"
Inscription
No headstone marks his final resting place.
Note: What is now known as Shapleigh grave yard is where the earliest Gowens were buried. Here are, at least 33 unmarked graves. Here is probably buried William GOWEN in 1686 and his wife, Elizabeth FROST; together with their descendants.
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