TOWN RECORDS - Kittery, York, Maine:
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14 February 1715 - James Gowen was born
to Nicholas Gowen and Abigail, his wife.
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James married
1] on 29 November 1738
at Kittery, York, Maine
Anne SMITH
{born - 28 April 1715
at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of William SMITH and Sarah GOWEN.
They were the parents of six children;
Sarah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Phebe, Anna, Mary.
2] in 1769 at Kittery, York, Maine
Lois WOODBRIDGE
{born - 28 April 1725
at York, York, Maine
died - 1813 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of John WOODBRIDGE
and Elizabeth NORTON}
James & Lois were parents of one daughter;
Louisa.
'Honorable' James Gowen was one of the
most prominent men in Kittery; serving as Selectman for twenty years; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for seven years,
was appointed Justice of the Peace three times, and was Governor's Councillor from 1770-1774.
He gave valuable service to his community.
He was a cornet in the Blue Troop of Horse
in 1757 and Captain in Jedediah Preble's Regiment at Fort Ticonderoga, New York in 1758, where he commanded an expedition against Crown Point.
On February 1761 Captain James Gowen joined a group of war veterans requesting a land grant near Mt. Desert in Hancock County for a township.
The petition was successful.
In 1763 Captain James Gowen and his company was stationed at Halifax in Nova Scotia where his troops participated in the Battle of Quebec.
In 1765 James Gowen {Representative}
was instructed by the town of Kittery to oppose the Stamp Act.
On 27 October 1774 James was chosen to
be on a committee to 'defeat the arbitrary tyrannical plans laid by our enemies, the British, to enslave us'
On 29 November 1777, Captain James Gowen, of Kittery, resigned, due to ill health, as Justice of the Superior Court of Common Pleas for the County of York.
On 8 October 1780 James Gowen {Esquire} prepared his will at Kittery.
On 12 February 1781 the will of Honorable James Gowen was presented to Probate Court.
In 1759, his brother, William died leaving orphaned a six year old son named James. 'Honorable' James Gowen took his nephew
into his family and was a father to the boy
who grew to manhood in the Shapleigh
House at Eliot.
Son of Nicholas GOWEN
and Abigail HODSDON.
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14 February 1715 - James Gowen was born
to Nicholas Gowen and Abigail, his wife.
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James married
1] on 29 November 1738
at Kittery, York, Maine
Anne SMITH
{born - 28 April 1715
at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of William SMITH and Sarah GOWEN.
They were the parents of six children;
Sarah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Phebe, Anna, Mary.
2] in 1769 at Kittery, York, Maine
Lois WOODBRIDGE
{born - 28 April 1725
at York, York, Maine
died - 1813 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of John WOODBRIDGE
and Elizabeth NORTON}
James & Lois were parents of one daughter;
Louisa.
'Honorable' James Gowen was one of the
most prominent men in Kittery; serving as Selectman for twenty years; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for seven years,
was appointed Justice of the Peace three times, and was Governor's Councillor from 1770-1774.
He gave valuable service to his community.
He was a cornet in the Blue Troop of Horse
in 1757 and Captain in Jedediah Preble's Regiment at Fort Ticonderoga, New York in 1758, where he commanded an expedition against Crown Point.
On February 1761 Captain James Gowen joined a group of war veterans requesting a land grant near Mt. Desert in Hancock County for a township.
The petition was successful.
In 1763 Captain James Gowen and his company was stationed at Halifax in Nova Scotia where his troops participated in the Battle of Quebec.
In 1765 James Gowen {Representative}
was instructed by the town of Kittery to oppose the Stamp Act.
On 27 October 1774 James was chosen to
be on a committee to 'defeat the arbitrary tyrannical plans laid by our enemies, the British, to enslave us'
On 29 November 1777, Captain James Gowen, of Kittery, resigned, due to ill health, as Justice of the Superior Court of Common Pleas for the County of York.
On 8 October 1780 James Gowen {Esquire} prepared his will at Kittery.
On 12 February 1781 the will of Honorable James Gowen was presented to Probate Court.
In 1759, his brother, William died leaving orphaned a six year old son named James. 'Honorable' James Gowen took his nephew
into his family and was a father to the boy
who grew to manhood in the Shapleigh
House at Eliot.
Son of Nicholas GOWEN
and Abigail HODSDON.
TOWN RECORDS - Kittery, York, Maine:
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14 February 1715 - James Gowen was born
to Nicholas Gowen and Abigail, his wife.
********************************
James married
1] on 29 November 1738
at Kittery, York, Maine
Anne SMITH
{born - 28 April 1715
at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of William SMITH and Sarah GOWEN.
They were the parents of six children;
Sarah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Phebe, Anna, Mary.
2] in 1769 at Kittery, York, Maine
Lois WOODBRIDGE
{born - 28 April 1725
at York, York, Maine
died - 1813 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of John WOODBRIDGE
and Elizabeth NORTON}
James & Lois were parents of one daughter;
Louisa.
'Honorable' James Gowen was one of the
most prominent men in Kittery; serving as Selectman for twenty years; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for seven years,
was appointed Justice of the Peace three times, and was Governor's Councillor from 1770-1774.
He gave valuable service to his community.
He was a cornet in the Blue Troop of Horse
in 1757 and Captain in Jedediah Preble's Regiment at Fort Ticonderoga, New York in 1758, where he commanded an expedition against Crown Point.
On February 1761 Captain James Gowen joined a group of war veterans requesting a land grant near Mt. Desert in Hancock County for a township.
The petition was successful.
In 1763 Captain James Gowen and his company was stationed at Halifax in Nova Scotia where his troops participated in the Battle of Quebec.
In 1765 James Gowen {Representative}
was instructed by the town of Kittery to oppose the Stamp Act.
On 27 October 1774 James was chosen to
be on a committee to 'defeat the arbitrary tyrannical plans laid by our enemies, the British, to enslave us'
On 29 November 1777, Captain James Gowen, of Kittery, resigned, due to ill health, as Justice of the Superior Court of Common Pleas for the County of York.
On 8 October 1780 James Gowen {Esquire} prepared his will at Kittery.
On 12 February 1781 the will of Honorable James Gowen was presented to Probate Court.
In 1759, his brother, William died leaving orphaned a six year old son named James. 'Honorable' James Gowen took his nephew
into his family and was a father to the boy
who grew to manhood in the Shapleigh
House at Eliot.
Son of Nicholas GOWEN
and Abigail HODSDON.
********************************
14 February 1715 - James Gowen was born
to Nicholas Gowen and Abigail, his wife.
********************************
James married
1] on 29 November 1738
at Kittery, York, Maine
Anne SMITH
{born - 28 April 1715
at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of William SMITH and Sarah GOWEN.
They were the parents of six children;
Sarah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Phebe, Anna, Mary.
2] in 1769 at Kittery, York, Maine
Lois WOODBRIDGE
{born - 28 April 1725
at York, York, Maine
died - 1813 at Kittery, York, Maine
daughter of John WOODBRIDGE
and Elizabeth NORTON}
James & Lois were parents of one daughter;
Louisa.
'Honorable' James Gowen was one of the
most prominent men in Kittery; serving as Selectman for twenty years; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for seven years,
was appointed Justice of the Peace three times, and was Governor's Councillor from 1770-1774.
He gave valuable service to his community.
He was a cornet in the Blue Troop of Horse
in 1757 and Captain in Jedediah Preble's Regiment at Fort Ticonderoga, New York in 1758, where he commanded an expedition against Crown Point.
On February 1761 Captain James Gowen joined a group of war veterans requesting a land grant near Mt. Desert in Hancock County for a township.
The petition was successful.
In 1763 Captain James Gowen and his company was stationed at Halifax in Nova Scotia where his troops participated in the Battle of Quebec.
In 1765 James Gowen {Representative}
was instructed by the town of Kittery to oppose the Stamp Act.
On 27 October 1774 James was chosen to
be on a committee to 'defeat the arbitrary tyrannical plans laid by our enemies, the British, to enslave us'
On 29 November 1777, Captain James Gowen, of Kittery, resigned, due to ill health, as Justice of the Superior Court of Common Pleas for the County of York.
On 8 October 1780 James Gowen {Esquire} prepared his will at Kittery.
On 12 February 1781 the will of Honorable James Gowen was presented to Probate Court.
In 1759, his brother, William died leaving orphaned a six year old son named James. 'Honorable' James Gowen took his nephew
into his family and was a father to the boy
who grew to manhood in the Shapleigh
House at Eliot.
Son of Nicholas GOWEN
and Abigail HODSDON.
Inscription
No headstone
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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