Gowing or Gowen Robert b. 1618 Scotland d. 07 JUN 1698 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

1618 - 1698

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Birth 1618 Scotland [1, 2]

Gender Male

_UPD 15 AUG 2009 01:18:13 GMT-5

Died 07 Jun 1698 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 3]

Person ID I4601 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Brock Elizabeth, b. Abt 1620, Stradbroke, England, U.K.

Married 31 Oct 1644 [1, 2, 4]

Children

1. Gowing Elizabeth, b. Abt 1660, d. 10 Apr 1746, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F1865 Group Sheet

Notes	Robert Gowing, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England about 1615-20. His name is also spelled Gowen. He settled first at Dedham, Massachusetts, where he was admitted to the church July, 1639, and was a proprietor December 23, 1640. He was a yeoman or farmer. He removed to Wenham, Massachusetts, before 1651, and signed a petition to the general court with other Wenham men May 23, 1650. He married, October 31, 1644, Elizabeth Brock, who was admitted to the Dedham church October 27, 1643. She was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Brock, and a legatee in his will, which was proved October 19, 1652. M'r. Gowing died at Lynn, June 7, 1698. Children: 1. John, born November 13, 1645, at Dedham. 2. Elizabeth, baptized April, 1647. 3. Hannah, baptized February 21, 1648-49. 4. Priscilla, born at Wenham, _____ 5, 1655- 5. Nathaniel, born about 1665, married probably (second) Martha _____, who died April 27, 1775, aged eighty- eight ; had ten children born at Wenham or Lynnfield, Massachusetts; freeman of Reading in 1691. 6. Daniel, born about 1670, mentioned below. Robert Gowing. 1618-1698. Born in Scotland in 1618. Was at Dedham in 1636. Married Oct. 31, 1644, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Brock. He lived at Wenham for ten years and finally settled at Lynn. Died at Lynn, June 7, 1698.

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