The numbers after some names are a system I use to track generations.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Borens also settled in Washington County, VA
I am continuing to research the Bowen/Boren/Boring/Boreing line. I have found information indicating the following.
The Boering clan apparently arrived from England, at Norfolk, Va. From there, a portion moved north to the Baltimore, Washington County, Md. area and claimed land being granted to new settlers. This was in the 1600's.
Another portion of the immigrants moved south, first to Currituck County, NC, later to Orange and Caswell and Rowan counties, all further west in NC. Some of that group eventually went to SC and from there to Tennessee.
Borens also settled in Washington County, VA, a county in the southwest tip of Va. Those then moved into NE TN, Kentucky, and central TN around the Nashville area.
Here is a link to an article describing much history of this group.
Bowring to Bowen
John Bowring was born in 1590 in Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire, England. He had one son with Elizabeth Bowring Fraser in 1615. He died on November 20, 1635, in Chellaston, Derbyshire, England, at the age of 45.
Bowens May Be Borens
In that 1860 census book a few pages away, meaning not far away by address, is a William Boren and he and his wife are listed as born in Geo. (Georgia). Daniel is 41, this William is 45. Perhaps they are brothers.
William Rich Bowen
I recently wrote here about William Rich Bowen, my great grandfather. I noted that his middle name apparently was related to a Rich family that lived nearby.
William Rich Bowen married Anne Smith (my great grandmother, who's mother was Lavina Taylor, who had a brother named Charles, who had a daughter named Margaret. Margaret married a Rich as aslo did her sister Mary.
So, we actually have connections to this Rich family through both my great grandfather and great grandmother.
Huntland in Franklin County Tenn
After reviewing many death certificates, marriage records, etc. I feel very confident in the relationships show here. Daniel Bowen is how he was apparently known. He was born and lived at Huntland in Franklin County Tenn. Still continuing to try to find more on Daniel's father.
Evolving Counties
One thing that makes researching families confusing is that counties started out large and eventually were divided into smaller counties to maker it more convenient for citizens to access government facilities such as courthouses. I was reading a land survey document about land owned by John Bowen, father of Daniel Bowen. It says his land is in Bedford County, TN. Later documents show him in Lincoln County. Bedford was divided and Lincoln and Moore counties were created. The Bowen family was mostly in Lincoln County and the Hensley family was in Moore County. The Elk Mill sat on the bank of the Elk River near the county line. My grandparents, Rawls Coston Bowen and Myrtle Hensley worked there as children. They later (1920s) married and eventually moved to Roanoke Rapids, NC for better paying jobs at the new J.P. Stevens Mill. Later they moved to Durham that built new mills.
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