Tracing the Bowen Lineage from Wales, Scotland and Ireland : Locations of places named

Tracing the Bowen Lineage from Wales, Scotland and Ireland : Locations of places named Bowen Lineage

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A humble and continuing effort of tracing the Bowen lineages from Wales,Scotland and Ireland to the early settlers in North America.

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Places named by researchers and commonly connected to those with the name of ap Owain,ap Owen & Bowen.

Wales

Pembrokeshire-Bowen

Pembrokeshire:

The County of Pembroke is 95 Miles in circumference, contains about 420000 Acres. It is divided into 7 Hundreds, in which 5 Market Towns, [two of which (viz.) Pembroke & Haverford West sends 2 Members each to Parliament] 45 Parishes & about 4329 Houses. The Air is pleasant & good, And ye Soil in ye bottom and towards ye Sea extraordinary fruitfull. some Hills & Mountains appear in ye Inland which are more barren yet feeding abundance of Sheep, Goats, Cattle, &c. Here is plenty of Fish, Fowl, Pit-Coal & Marl. In this County is Milford Haven, ye largest & most capacious Harbour in ye Kingdom." [Emanuel Bowen, Britannia Depicta, 1720 ]

Llyngwair, Pembrokeshire : Listed as the possible birthplace of Richard Bowen of Kittle Hill & Rehoboth Mass.
Listed as the Seat of George Bowen Esquire at the Nevern river near Newport.
From the 1833 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales :
" Llwyngwair, the seat of George Bowen, Esq., is an elegant mansion, pleasantly situated on the margin of the river Nevern, and nearly within a mile of its mouth. Near it is Burry, the residence of the female branches of the same family."

Llyngwair is described in Nicholas' Annals and Antiquities [ 1895] as a "mansion...beautifully situated, enrivoned by noble woods and rising grounds, near the historic Nevern and Newport, and a tidal river." [ From Boyer]
Sir James Bowen, who became seated at Llwyngwair about 1516, was not shown with any descendants named Richard who lived.

Ilewyndwar, Pembrokeshire : Not located

Pentre Evan or Pentre Ifan : Located near the Nevern has an ancient Cromlech
Pentre translates to : village or hamlet
The vagabond has visited Pentre Evan Pembrokeshire near newport and Llwyngwair.

A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833 states : "In the vicinity of Newport are also many Druidical remains, the principal of which is a very remarkable cromlech, which stands near Pentre Evan."

Another Pentre-Ifan is located in Carmarthenshire Llanfihangel,Rhos-y-Corn parish :
Pentre Evan, Ifan see map : ( from bawdy books)

Rehoboth [Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Milford Haven], Hubberston

Hubberston, a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 1 mile (W. by N.) from Milford.
This parish is situated on a creek or inlet of Milford Haven

Glamorganshire-Bowen Glamorganshire includes the Gower peninsula, which is about 15 miles long by 8 in extreme breadth, and is bounded on the north by the Barry inlet; on the east is Rhosily Bay, with Worms Head; on the south, Port Eynon Bay, Oxwich Bay, lying between Oxwich point, and Pwll-du Head; and to the east, Swansea Bay, on which that town stands, and which is sheltered on the south by the Oystermouth or Mumbles promontory. The rest of this coast stretches out with a boldly convex outline into the Bristol Channel, and includes Cardiff, where is the outlet of the river Taff.

The Gower Peninsula : Swansea.

Gwyr or Gower Peninsula

Ilston,Gower,Glamorganshire ; Ilston is located on the Gower peninsula about seven miles westsouthwest of central Swansea, Glamorganshire [Gardner, Genealogical Atlas, 59]. Bartholomew's 1972 Gazetteer lists it as 3109 acres in size, with a population of 231. [ Boyer]

Ilston is pronounced Llanilltud Gwyr in Welsh.

Llangynwyd : Possible one time home of Griffith Bowen, son of Owen Bowen & Mary Ryfel.
The mother parish of Maesteg, near which are the remains of a castle destroyed by the younger Llewelyn.
Afan Vale - Parish formed in 1906 from Glyncorrwg and Llangynwyd. The three Llangynwyd communities, Lower, Middle and Upper, lie in the Llynfi Valley just south of Maesteg in what used to be Mid Glamorgan and is now the County Borough of Bridgend.

Llangennith [english]
or Llangenydd [welsh ] ; possible one time home of Griffith Bowen, son of Francis Bowen and Ellen Franklin.

Kittle Hill sometimes referenced as KettleHill : This is one of the places where Richard Bowen of Rehoboth was "from" or "of" Kittle Hill is located in Swansea Glamorganshire on the Gower Peninsula near Penard. Supposedly where he removed to sometime after his birth in Llyngwair,Pembrokeshire.

Rigobert Bonner 1771

While I have found no map reference to a KettleHill , I have found references to a location of Kittle on the Gower Peninsula in Glamorganshire as well as references to farming on Kittle as an article on West Glamorgan farming. Genuki points us to Pennard and describes this as " A parish in Gower on the east side of Oxwich bay. Overlooking a sandy creek are the ruins of a castle, and the face of the cliffs are perforated with bone caverns. The neighbouring village of Parkmill is much visited for its picturesqueness." Kittle is also listed as a village in Pennard.

Langwith, Gower. Have not located a Langwith on Gower or in Wales. There is a Langwith in England.
Boyer speculates langwith may have been the name of a farm.

Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/KellysSW1910.html

Scotland & Ireland

We are gathering information on Bowens of Scotland and Ireland, should you have information that you would like to contribute please send it to us.

Reference materials that could be helpful.

The Original Scots Colonists of Early America 1612-1783, David Dobson (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1989) is a standard source of reference on early Scottish emigrants.

Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785, David Dobson, published by the University of Georgia Press, 1994.

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[ Extraction believed to have been done by Ken Bowen from the book "Ancestral Lines" by Carl Boyer. ]

[ Maps of Wales ] [ Wales : Counties and Shires ]

[ Bowens of Wales ] [ Bowen Sheriff's of Pembrokeshire, Wales : About Pembrokeshire ]

[ The Last Will and Testament of Richard Bowin, Sr. of Rehoboth Mass. June 4, 1675 ]

[ The Inventory of the Estate of Richard Bowen Sr. of Rehoboth Mass. June 4, 1675 ]

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	`A humble and continuing effort of tracing the Bowen lineages from Wales,Scotland and Ireland to the early settlers in North America.`
	A tale of ap Owain's, ap Owen's, & Bowen's. `A Project of The Bowen family web`
	`Places named by researchers and commonly connected to those with the name of ap Owain,ap Owen & Bowen.` Wales Pembrokeshire: The County of Pembroke is 95 Miles in circumference, contains about 420000 Acres. It is divided into 7 Hundreds, in which 5 Market Towns, [two of which (viz.) Pembroke & Haverford West sends 2 Members each to Parliament] 45 Parishes & about 4329 Houses. The Air is pleasant & good, And ye Soil in ye bottom and towards ye Sea extraordinary fruitfull. some Hills & Mountains appear in ye Inland which are more barren yet feeding abundance of Sheep, Goats, Cattle, &c. Here is plenty of Fish, Fowl, Pit-Coal & Marl. In this County is Milford Haven, ye largest & most capacious Harbour in ye Kingdom." [Emanuel Bowen, Britannia Depicta, 1720 ] Llyngwair, Pembrokeshire : Listed as the possible birthplace of Richard Bowen of Kittle Hill & Rehoboth Mass. Listed as the Seat of George Bowen Esquire at the Nevern river near Newport. From the 1833 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales : " Llwyngwair, the seat of George Bowen, Esq., is an elegant mansion, pleasantly situated on the margin of the river Nevern, and nearly within a mile of its mouth. Near it is Burry, the residence of the female branches of the same family." Llyngwair is described in Nicholas' Annals and Antiquities [ 1895] as a "mansion...beautifully situated, enrivoned by noble woods and rising grounds, near the historic Nevern and Newport, and a tidal river." [ From Boyer] Sir James Bowen, who became seated at Llwyngwair about 1516, was not shown with any descendants named Richard who lived. Ilewyndwar, Pembrokeshire : Not located Pentre Evan or Pentre Ifan : Located near the Nevern has an ancient Cromlech Pentre translates to : village or hamlet The vagabond has visited Pentre Evan Pembrokeshire near newport and Llwyngwair. A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833 states : "In the vicinity of Newport are also many Druidical remains, the principal of which is a very remarkable cromlech, which stands near Pentre Evan." Another Pentre-Ifan is located in Carmarthenshire Llanfihangel,Rhos-y-Corn parish : Pentre Evan, Ifan see map : ( from bawdy books) Rehoboth [Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Milford Haven], Hubberston Hubberston, a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 1 mile (W. by N.) from Milford. This parish is situated on a creek or inlet of Milford Haven Glamorganshire includes the Gower peninsula, which is about 15 miles long by 8 in extreme breadth, and is bounded on the north by the Barry inlet; on the east is Rhosily Bay, with Worms Head; on the south, Port Eynon Bay, Oxwich Bay, lying between Oxwich point, and Pwll-du Head; and to the east, Swansea Bay, on which that town stands, and which is sheltered on the south by the Oystermouth or Mumbles promontory. The rest of this coast stretches out with a boldly convex outline into the Bristol Channel, and includes Cardiff, where is the outlet of the river Taff. The Gower Peninsula : Swansea. Ilston,Gower,Glamorganshire ; Ilston is located on the Gower peninsula about seven miles westsouthwest of central Swansea, Glamorganshire [Gardner, Genealogical Atlas, 59]. Bartholomew's 1972 Gazetteer lists it as 3109 acres in size, with a population of 231. [ Boyer] Ilston is pronounced Llanilltud Gwyr in Welsh. Llangynwyd : Possible one time home of Griffith Bowen, son of Owen Bowen & Mary Ryfel. The mother parish of Maesteg, near which are the remains of a castle destroyed by the younger Llewelyn. Afan Vale - Parish formed in 1906 from Glyncorrwg and Llangynwyd. The three Llangynwyd communities, Lower, Middle and Upper, lie in the Llynfi Valley just south of Maesteg in what used to be Mid Glamorgan and is now the County Borough of Bridgend. Llangennith [english] or Llangenydd [welsh ] ; possible one time home of Griffith Bowen, son of Francis Bowen and Ellen Franklin. Kittle Hill sometimes referenced as KettleHill : This is one of the places where Richard Bowen of Rehoboth was "from" or "of" Kittle Hill is located in Swansea Glamorganshire on the Gower Peninsula near Penard. Supposedly where he removed to sometime after his birth in Llyngwair,Pembrokeshire. While I have found no map reference to a KettleHill , I have found references to a location of Kittle on the Gower Peninsula in Glamorganshire as well as references to farming on Kittle as an article on West Glamorgan farming. Genuki points us to Pennard and describes this as " A parish in Gower on the east side of Oxwich bay. Overlooking a sandy creek are the ruins of a castle, and the face of the cliffs are perforated with bone caverns. The neighbouring village of Parkmill is much visited for its picturesqueness." Kittle is also listed as a village in Pennard. Langwith, Gower. Have not located a Langwith on Gower or in Wales. There is a Langwith in England. Boyer speculates langwith may have been the name of a farm. Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/KellysSW1910.html
	`Scotland & Ireland` We are gathering information on Bowens of Scotland and Ireland, should you have information that you would like to contribute please send it to us.
	Reference materials that could be helpful. The Original Scots Colonists of Early America 1612-1783, David Dobson (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1989) is a standard source of reference on early Scottish emigrants. Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785, David Dobson, published by the University of Georgia Press, 1994.
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