The
James McGOWAN Family
(c.1774-1854)
Submitted by:
John
B. McGowan
The
James McGOWAN Family
(c.1774-1854)
Submitted by:
John
B. McGowan
HUSBAND: James McGOWAN Birth Date: c. 1774 Birth Place: Tyrrell Co., NC Marriage Date: c. 1793 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Other Marriages: unknown Military Service: unknown Death Date: 1854 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC Place Of Burial: Hyde Co., NC Father’s Name: Joseph McGOUNE, Sr. Mother’s Maiden Name: Martha (Unknown) NOTES: Farmer; lived on Heron Bay on the southwestern corner of Mattamuskeet Lake in Hyde Co., NC and raised a large family. James was one of the founding members of the South Mattamuskeet Baptist Church in 1808. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Estate Papers. SEE: 1854 Estate Sale for James McGOWAN, Dec'c. .................................................................... WIFE: Elizabeth "Betsy" HODGES Birth Date: c. 1773 Birth Place: unknown Marriage Date: c. 1793 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC (?) Other Marriages: unknown Death Date: c. 1852 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC Place Of Burial: Hyde Co., NC Father’s Name: unknown Mother’s Maiden Name: unknown Notes: Betsy (Hodges) McGOWAN died sometime betwen the 1850 Hyde Co., NC Census and 1854, when James McGOWAN died. Sources: Hyde Co., NC Census Records ......................................................... 1st CHILD: Levi McGOWAN Sex: M Birth Date: c. 1794 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: c. 1817 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Spouses Name: Sarah EBORN (c.1804-c.1870's) Other Marriages: unknown Military Service: unknown Death Date: c. 1875 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC NOTES: Wife daughter of John (or Jehu) EBORN. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Estate Papers, Hyde Co., NC Court Records. ......................................................... 2nd CHILD: Daughter McGOWAN Sex: F Birth Date: c. 1795 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: unknown Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Spouses Name: (Unknown) BRIDGMAN Other Marriages: unknown Death Date: unknown Death Place: unknown NOTES: No further information. SOURCES: Family history. ......................................................... 3rd CHILD: Isaac McGOWAN Sex: M Birth Date: c. 1796 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: c. 1825 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Spouses Name: Dorcas CARAWAN (c.1810-c.1860's) Other Marriages: unknown Military Service: unknown Death Date: c. 1853 Death Place: unknown NOTES: Wife daughter of Green and Hannah (CARROW) CARAWAN. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Estate Papers, Hyde Co., NC Court Records. ......................................................... 4th CHILD: Joseph McGOWAN Sex: M Birth Date: c. 1797 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: unknown Marriage Place: unknown Spouses Name: Martha (unknown) Other Marriages: unknown Military Service: unknown Death Date: 1866 Death Place: Beaufort Co., NC NOTES: Wife Martha (unknown) McGOWAN also died in 1866 in Beaufort Co., NC. No known children. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Beaufort Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort Co., NC Wills. SEE: 1865 Beaufort Co., NC Wills of Joseph McGOWAN and Martha McGOWAN. ......................................................... 5th CHILD: Anna McGOWAN Sex: F Birth Date: c. 1800 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: Never Maried Marriage Place: NA Spouses Name: NA Other Marriages: NA Death Date: 1878 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC NOTES: Lived with parents until their deaths, then resided with his bachelor brother Henry McGOWAN. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records. ......................................................... 6th CHILD: Wiley McGOWAN Sex: M Birth Date: c. 1803 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: 23 Dec. 1839 Marriage Place: White Co., TN Spouses Name: Tabitha NORRIS (c.1822-by1868) Other Marriages: unknown Military Service: unknown Death Date: 19 Dec. 1868 Death Place: Saline Co., IL NOTES: Moved from Hyde Co., NC to White Co., TN prior to 1830 and lived near his uncle, Joseph McGOWEN's, family there. Around 1857 Wiley and Tabitha moved their family North to Saline Co., IL. Their three sons, James, John and Henry McGOWAN all fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, White Co., TN Census Records, Saline Co., IL Census Records, Saline Co., IL Estate Records. ......................................................... 7th CHILD: Rebecca McGOWAN Sex: F Birth Date: c. 1804 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: c. 1835 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Spouses Name: Mannen CARAWAN (c.1752-1852) Other Marriages: none Military Service: NA Death Date: c. 1851 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC NOTES: 2nd wife of Mannen CARAWAN SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. ......................................................... 8th CHILD: Sarah McGOWAN Sex: F Birth Date: 11 Sept. 1809 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: 7 Aug. 1839 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Spouse's Name: Henry BOOMER Other Marriages: unknown Death Date: 28 Jan. 1866 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC Notes: 3rd and last wife of Henry BOOMER Sources: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. ......................................................... 9th CHILD: Henry McGOWAN Sex: M Birth Date: c. 1812 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: Never Married Marriage Place: na Spouse's Name: na Other Marriages: na Military Service: unknown Death Date: c. 1882 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC NOTES: 1882 Estate was divided among heirs of his brothers and sisters. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records,Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. SEE: 1882 Estate Sale for Henry McGowan. ......................................................... 10th CHILD: William McGOWAN Sex: M Birth Date: c. 1814 Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC Marriage Date: c. 1845 Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC Spouse's Name: Rebecca DAVIS (c.1820-aft.1870) Other Marriages: unknown Military Service: unknown Death Date: 12 July 1854 Death Place: Hyde Co., NC NOTES: Wife Rebecca (DAVIS) McGOWAN possibly daughter of William DAVIS (c.1763?-c.1841?) of Hyde and Beaufort Co., NC. After the death of William McGOWAN, widow Rebecca McGOWAN remarried in 1857 to John EMORY. SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records.
SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan DATE: February 8, 2003 E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net URL: WILLIAM MAGOWNE (McGOWAN)and Some of his Descendants