HUSBAND: Joseph McGOWAN
Birth Date: c. 1797 
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC 
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: c. 1865
Death Place: Beaufort Co., NC 
Father's Name: James McGowan (c.1774-1854)
Mother’s Maiden Name: Elizabeth "Betsy" Hodges (c.1773-c.1853)
NOTE: Lived in Beaufort Co., NC. SEE: 1865 Beaufort Co., NC Wills 
of Joseph McGOWAN.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort Co., NC Census Records, Beaufort Co., NC Wills.

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WIFE: Martha (UNKNOWN) 
Birth Date: c. 1804 
Birth Place: UNKNOWN
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: 1865
Death Place: Beaufort Co., NC 
Father's Name: unknown
Mother’s Maiden Name: unknown
NOTE: SEE: 1865 Beaufort Co., NC Will of Martha McGOWAN.
NOTE: Martha may have been born a Wilkinson or may have previously 
been married to a Wilkinson.
SOURCES: Beaufort Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort Co., NC Census Records, 
Beaufort Co., NC Wills.

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Additional Information: No known children. Sylvester McGowan given 
Power of Attorney in Hyde County to claim Joseph McGowan's share of 
his father, James McGowan's, estate in 1855.

SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan 
DATE: May 14, 2003 
E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net 

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