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youngest was Marie Harrington, age 13; and the person coming the longest distance, was Billy Bowen from Massachusetts.
The family roots have been traced to William Bowen Sr. who was bom circa 1766 and died in October 1832 in Rappahannock County. His wife, Martha (a.k.a. Polly) whose surname is still unknown, died in December the same year.
William and Polly Bowen left four children, two of whom predeceased their parents, they were: 1): Silas Bowen who married in 1807, Mary Tutwiler of Fauquier County. 2) Thomas Bowen, died in 1822, was married to Nelly Smith in 1811, also in Fauquier County. 3) Nancy (or Ann) Bowen who married John Beahm
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