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Stanley Gower, 1679–

Name
Stanley /Gower/
Given names
Stanley
Surname
Gower
Birth
November 17, 1679
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Citation details: mentioned under births and deaths
Text:

MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN RICHMOND CO. 183
Born, Francis, son of Francis & Anne Gower, April 15, 1683.
Born, Stanley, son of Francis & Anne Gower, Nov. 17, 1679.
Born, Francis, son of John & Esther Gower, Feb. 2, 1706.
Born, Leroy, son of Thomas & Eliza Griffin, Jan. 19, 1711.
Born, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas & Eliza Griffin, Oct. 13, 1714.
Born, Katherine, daughter of Stanley & Sarah Gower, Sept. 24, 1720.

Quality of data: good
Marriage
Sarah Jackson — View this family
Occupation
Minister
Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Text:

Source shows Stanley Gower performing a marriage

William Lawson to Ann Harrison Rust, 24 October, 1772. Stanley Gower.
English King
Charles II
from May 29, 1660 CE (June 8, 1660) to February 6, 1685 CE (February 16, 1685)
English King
James II
from February 6, 1685 CE (February 16, 1685) to February 13, 1689 CE (February 23, 1689)
English Queen
Mary II
from February 13, 1689 CE (February 23, 1689) to February 13, 1689 CE (February 23, 1689)
English King
William II
from February 13, 1689 CE (February 23, 1689) to March 8, 1702 CE (March 19, 1702)
English Queen
Anne
from March 8, 1702 CE (March 19, 1702) to May 1, 1707 CE (May 12, 1707)
British Queen
Anne
from May 1, 1707 CE (May 12, 1707) to August 1, 1714 CE (August 12, 1714)
Birth of a son
Travis Gower
about 1725
British King
George I
from August 1, 1714 CE (August 12, 1714) to June 11, 1727 CE (June 22, 1727)
Birth of a grandson
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
British King
George III
from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
Death
yes
Family with Sarah Jackson
himself
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:
wife
Birth: about 1700
Marriage:
Death:
Unique identifier: BFE0BE033A7B3AD4A19C459B8860EA7DA164
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Sarah Jackson
1700–
Birth: about 1700
Death:
Marriage — —
son
Birth: about 1725 45 25
Marriage:
Death:
Unique identifier: 3311B7878C413724F5D4BA1A557FEF26A81F
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Travis Gower
1725–
Birth: about 1725 45 25
Death:
Birth
Citation details: mentioned under births and deaths
Text:

MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN RICHMOND CO. 183
Born, Francis, son of Francis & Anne Gower, April 15, 1683.
Born, Stanley, son of Francis & Anne Gower, Nov. 17, 1679.
Born, Francis, son of John & Esther Gower, Feb. 2, 1706.
Born, Leroy, son of Thomas & Eliza Griffin, Jan. 19, 1711.
Born, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas & Eliza Griffin, Oct. 13, 1714.
Born, Katherine, daughter of Stanley & Sarah Gower, Sept. 24, 1720.

Quality of data: good
Occupation
Text:

Source shows Stanley Gower performing a marriage

William Lawson to Ann Harrison Rust, 24 October, 1772. Stanley Gower.
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