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Travis Gower, 1725–

Name
Travis /Gower/
Given names
Travis
Surname
Gower
Note: also known as Thomas Grimes
Birth
about 1725 45 25
Marriage
Wife of Travis Gower … — View this family
yes
British King
George I
from August 1, 1714 CE (August 12, 1714) to June 11, 1727 CE (June 22, 1727)
Birth of a son
Thomas Goen
about 1750
Virginia, USA
Citation details: p. ii, citing Gowan Foundation Newsletter Sep, Oct 1989
Note: Known immigrants of the name were:

Known immigrants of the name were:

  • Robert Gowen arrived in Massachusetts 1634.
  • Thomas Gowens arrived in Virginia 7 Aug 1635, took oath of allegiance at Gravesend, England (so he was NOT English and more likely Irish).
  • Thomas Going came to Maryland, 1671, had a land patent.
  • Nicholas Gowen, son of William Alexander Gowen and Elizabeth Frost Gowen, was b. in Kittery, Maine, 1667, the namesake of his grandfather Nicholas Gowen.
  • Mihal Gowen, a slave of Christopher Stafford of York County, Virginia, was given his freedom 16 Sep 1657 in two declarations to Stafford's sister Ann Barnhouse, recorded in York County Virginia deeds.
  • Gowin, an Indian servant, was ordered by the Virginia Colony Court on 8 Oct 1670 to serve his master six years longer and then be set free.
  • Philip Gowen, negro, suing Mr. Jno. Lucas for his freedom, Jun 1675, Warwick County, VA
British King
George II
from June 11, 1727 CE (June 22, 1727) to October 25, 1760
Birth of a grandson
William Goen
1771
North Carolina, USA
Birth of a grandson
Levi Goen
about 1778
Washington, North Carolina, USA
Residence
before 1786
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
British King
George III
from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
1st President of the United States
George Washington
April 30, 1789
2nd President of the United States
John Adams
March 4, 1797
3rd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
March 4, 1801
4th President of the United States
James Madison
March 4, 1809
5th President of the United States
James Monroe
March 4, 1817
British King
George IV
from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
Death of a father
Stanley Gower
Death of a mother
Sarah Jackson
Death
yes
Family with parents
father
Birth: November 17, 1679 — Richmond, Virginia, USA
Marriage:
Occupation: Minister — Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Death:
Unique identifier: BFE0BE033A7B3AD4A19C459B8860EA7DA164
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Stanley Gower
1679–
Birth: November 17, 1679 — Richmond, Virginia, USA
Death:
mother
Birth: about 1700
Marriage:
Death:
Unique identifier: BFE0BE033A7B3AD4A19C459B8860EA7DA164
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Sarah Jackson
1700–
Birth: about 1700
Death:
Marriage — —
himself
Birth: about 1725 45 25
Marriage:
Death:
Unique identifier: 3311B7878C413724F5D4BA1A557FEF26A81F
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Travis Gower
1725–
Birth: about 1725 45 25
Death:
Family with Wife of Travis Gower …
himself
Birth: about 1725 45 25
Marriage:
Death:
Unique identifier: 3311B7878C413724F5D4BA1A557FEF26A81F
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Travis Gower
1725–
Birth: about 1725 45 25
Death:
wife
Birth:
Marriage:
Death:
Unique identifier: 3311B7878C413724F5D4BA1A557FEF26A81F
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Wife of Travis Gower …
–
Birth:
Death:
Marriage — —
son
Birth: about 1750 25 — Virginia, USA
Marriage: Virginia, USA
Death: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Unique identifier: 493822CDB3C4DC141D591792F44F4EC443AE
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Thomas Goen
1750–
Birth: about 1750 25 — Virginia, USA
Death: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Name

also known as Thomas Grimes
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