71. James⁵ Bowen (Whittington⁴, William³, William², William¹) birth date unknown. James died 1821 in DeKalb Co., TN.

He married Mary "Polly" Truitt. Mary was the daughter of Pattey Truitt and Rachel Jenkins. (information on his descendants from letter by Littleton Purnell Bowen, researched by Janet Hunter)

An Elizabeth Bowen, widow of Whittington Bowen, married Meshach Gaskins, bond January 31, 1831, Accomack Co., VA (Nora M. Turman, Marriage Licenses of Accomack Co., VA)

James Bowen and Mary "Polly" Truitt had the following children:

139 i. Nancy⁶ Bowen.

140 ii. Whittington Bowen. An Elizabeth Bowen, widow of Whittington Bowen, married Meshach Gaskins, bond January 31, 1831, Accomack Co., VA (Nora M. Turman, Marriage Licenses of Accomack Co., VA)

141 iii. Elizabeth Richards Bowen. She married Seth Whaley.

142 iv. Rhoda Bowen.

143 v. William Bowen.

144 vi. Gilbert Lodowick Bowen.

145 vii. Robert Fleming Bowen was born in Worcester Co., MD 1797. Robert died after 1870. He married Andasia Ironshire. Andasia was born 1789. Andasia died 1864 in Worcester Co., MD, at 75 years of age. 1850 census of Berlin, Worcester County, shows Robert, 53, carpenter, with Andazia, 61, Eleanor, Charlotte, Robert J., William and Littleton.

146 viii. Tennant Bowen was born about 1800. A Tennant Bowen married Henny H. Bowen October 15, 1828 and Nancy Ann Hall Cropper in 1838 and had three children. Nancy was married first to Jonathan "John" C. Cropper in 1820. Tennant raised Nancy's children from her first marriage. (notes of Amy Theodoropoulos)

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