HUSBAND: Joseph McGOWAN
Birth Date: c. 1818 
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC 
Marriage Date: c. 1845 
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: by 1880
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC 
Father's Name: Job McGOWAN (c.1779-by1860)
Mother’s Maiden Name: Unknown
NOTE: Worked as a farmer and a shinglemaker with his brother Hardy 
and his brother-in-law Willoughby Richardson at Gum Neck on the Little 
Alligator River.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds, Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records.

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WIFE: Nancy Elizabeth TWITTY 
Birth Date: c. 1826  
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: unknown
Death Date: by 1880
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC 
Father's Name: unknown
Mother’s Maiden Name: unknown
NOTES: No further information.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds, Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records.

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1st CHILD: Elizabeth Anne McGOWAN
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1847
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: 1st (_?_) MEEKINS
Marriage Date: c. 1871
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: 2nd J.B. SAWYER (c. 1881); 3rd John H. RICHARDSON 
(1886) s/o Willoughby & Mary (McGOWAN) RICHARDSON.
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: c. 1933
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Tyrrell Co., NC
NOTES: Betsy Anne was married three times and according to the 1900 
Tyrell County Census she had had eleven children, five of whom were 
living at that time.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Marriage 
Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds.

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2nd CHILD: John F. McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: c. 1848
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Matilda F. LIVERMAN, (1850-1925) d/o William & 
Charlotte (WEATHERBY) LIVERMAN 
Marriage Date: c. 1872
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: none
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: c. 1930
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Tyrrell Co., NC
NOTES: Mother of at least eight children.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Marriage 
Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds.

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3rd CHILD: Arrella McGOWAN
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1850
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Samuel Luther SIMMONS (1850-1926), s/o George W. &  
Martha (COOPER) SIMMONS.
Marriage Date: c. 1873
Marriage Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Other Marriages: Samuel L. Simmons married 2nd to Angelico "Annie" 
SAWYER in Jan. 1879. 
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: by 1879
Death Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Tyrrell Co., NC
NOTES: Daughter Martha Jadie SIMMONS married Elijah P. HUDSON.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Marriage 
Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds.

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4th CHILD: William R. McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: c. 1853
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: aft. 1880
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: No further information.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records, Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds.

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5th CHILD: Jeanette (Caroline) McGOWAN
Sex: F
Birth Date: c. 1854
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: No further information.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records.

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6th CHILD: Josephus McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: Oct. 8, 1858
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Catherine P. "Kate" SAWYER (1860-1937), d/o Joel & 
Kizie (?) SAWYER.
Marriage Date:  May 17, 1881
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date:  Feb. 8, 1915
Death Place: Bath, Beaufort Co., NC
Place Of Burial:  Wilkinson Cemetery, Beaufort Co., NC
NOTES: Josephus moved to the New Lake area of Hyde County where he 
married Catherine Sawyer. In the 1890s they moved to Beaufort County, 
to the area between Bath and Belhaven.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records,Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds, 
Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC 
Marriage Records, Beaufort Co., NC Census Records, Beaufort Co., 
NC Deeds.

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7th CHILD: Jesse Grant McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: Oct. 1865
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Margaret Virginia SQUIRES (1875-1929)
Marriage Date: C.1892
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: c. 1907
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Hyde Co., NC
NOTES: Moved from Gum Neck to New Lake area of Hyde County.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records,Tyrrell Co., NC Deeds, 
Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC 
Marriage Records.

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8th CHILD: Mary McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: c. 1867
Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC
Spouse's Name: unknown
Marriage Date: unknown
Marriage Place: unknown
Other Marriages: unknown
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: unknown
Death Place: unknown
Place Of Burial: unknown
NOTES: No further information.
SOURCES: Tyrrell Co., NC Census Records.

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Additional Information: See Tyrrell County Deeds for names of 1904 
descendants of Job McGown, Joseph McGown, Hardy McGown, and Willoughby 
Richardson.

SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan 
DATE: May 24, 2003 
E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net

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