The John "Buck" Gowen Family

Children:

Known Localities:

• Lunenburg County, Virginia (1751)

• Craven County, South Carolina (1770-1774)

• Anderson County, South Carolina (1788)

• Spartanburg County, Carolina (1788-)

• Tennessee

Chronological Timeline:

On 8 May 1754 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, the court recorded the case between William Gammel plaintiff against John Gowen defendant; "by consent of the said plaintif by his attornie, their suit is ordered to be dismis'd."

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On 16 May 1770, John Gowings had 200 acres of land in Craven County, South Carolinasurveyed; plat recorded in volume 11 on page 452.

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On 20 Mar 1773, John Gowen had 100 acres of land in 96 District, South Carolina surveyed; plat recorded in volume 16 on page 173.

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On 19 Aug 1774, John Gowen was granted 100 acres of land in Craven County, South Carolina, on the Tygar River. The grant was recorded in volume 32 on page 205.

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On 20 Oct 1788 in Anderson County, South Carolina, John Gowen and wife Letty of Spartanburgh County sold 256 acres of land to Benjamin Barton for 100 pounds sterling money. The property was described as being originally granted to the said Letty Gowen dated 1 May 1786; "lying and being in... Abbeville County, South of Saluda River, on a small creek of 12 Mile River, beginning on a post oak on the South side of the creek and running thence North 30 West 31 chains to a red oak, thence South 60 West 22 chains 50 links to a poplar, thence North 80 West 19 chains 50 links to a post oak, thence South 60 West 44 chains 12 links to a pinke, thence South 30 East 27 chains 50 links to a pine, thence South 71 East 84 chains 50 links to the beginning." The witnesses to the deed were William Anderson, Allen Gowen, and Vinson Anderson; Wm. Anderson and Allen Gowen proved the deed in court on 13 Dec 1788.

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