one barton family.net's Genealogy Project
Print Bookmark

Contents

Contact Us

Search

Last Name:
First Name:


Meet the Barton's

TNG version: 15.0.2
Gowen Wilson

Gowen Wilson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male Abt 1618 - 1686  (~ 66 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Gowen Wilson 
    Birth Abt 1618  Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 9, 10] 
    Christening 26 Jul 1618  Prestonpans, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration BY 1641  [8] 
    New England
    Court 28 Oct 1641  Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    his appearance at ye next court
    Where:
    the Court of Assistants
    Court 7 Dec 1641  [8, 11] 
    appearing hee and his sureties were discharged"
    • His two bondsmen were residents of Weymouth, which may indicate Gowen lived there, too.
    Occupation From 12 Jun 1643 to 7 Nov 1645  Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    chosen to operator a corn mill near the cove
    Court 5 Sep 1643  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    fined 20 shillings for fornication
    Where:
    a Quarterly Court
    • The birth of a child seven months or less after a marriage was evidence enough to convict.
    Event 7 Nov 1645  Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    "by a common vote of the Towne Gowen Wilson was no longer to be the miller of Hingham"
    Removed to Bef Nov 1647  Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    From: Hingham
    Occupation 1 May 1649  Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    hired to keep the town's cattle
    by James Wall
    and Judge Henry Robie 

    • "It is covenanted and agreed between Gowen Wilson and the town of Exeter that the said Gowen is to keep all the neat herd of the town of Exeter from one-year-old and upward (working cattle excepted) from the day of the date hereof until three weeks after Michaelmas, to go every morning through the town at the usual time cow-herds go forth, and so to have the cattle turned into the town street and the said Gowen to drive them into the wood, and all day to keep them in such convenient places as may be best for their feeding, on both sides of the river, and at night to bring them home again, at the usual time of herds coming home; in like manner to bring them through the street from the first house to the last who have cattle on that street, and seek up or cause to be sought any that shall be lost from before him and in the like manner to keep them every third Sabbath day. To be paid the sum of Eleven Pound, half to be in good English commodities at price current, about the beginning of August next, and the other half of the pay to be paid in corn at harvest at 3 sh. a bushel. [signed] by Gowen Wilson and John Legat, James Wall, Henry Roby, selectmen of Exeter."
    Property 14 Nov 1650  Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    received a grant of ten acres
    Court 7 Oct 1651  Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    for "non-performance of a covenant concerning a parcel of land which they bought of him at Exeter"
    Removed to 1651 OR 1652  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    From: Exeter
    Fidelity Oath 16 Nov 1652  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 13] 
    to the Massachusetts government
    Court 6 Jul 1657  York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    for his involvement with Joane Andrews


    • "We present Gowen Willson for frequenting the house of John Andrews suspitiously at unseasonable tymes & for his daly accompanying of him selfe with Joane Andrews up & down Pischataque River about frivolous Occasions, whereby the sd Willson doth neglect his owne wife, children & family, and being warned by a grand jury man from the evill of his way who tould him that if he would not desist from that Course hee would Complayne of him in the Court to his sham, Willson answere was, that he would not refrayne that house till he was Constrayned by the Court to leave itt . . . In reference to Gowan Willsons offences, first this (court) Injoyneth an Act of separation betweene the sd Willson & Joane Andrews, & Gowan Willson doth not to come frequently nor unseasonably into the Company of Joane Andrews . . . 2ly. Gowan Willson & Joseph Atkinson doe binde themselves in a bond of tenn pounds that the aforesaid Willson shall appeare before the Court houlden at Strawberre banke on Twesday next to putt in good security for his good behaviour to the valew of tenn pounds relating to his misemeneanurs . . . Gowan Willson paiing 5s the officers fees with an admonition is discharged"
    Appointed 5 Jul 1658  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    constable
    Property 19 Jan 1658/9  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    received a grant of twenty-four acres
    Property 11 Jun 1660  Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    received a grant of ten acres
    • Perhaps this was delayed compensation for his services as cow-herd.
    Court 5 Jul 1670  [14] 
    and was fined
    Grand Jury 4 Jul 1671  [15] 
    for the next year
    Grand Jury 23 Feb 1674  [15] 
    Appointed Jul 1674  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    selectman
    Misc 7 Jul 1674  [15] 
    applied to the court for exemption from military duty "by reason of his age & weakness"
    Appointed Jul 1675  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    selectman
    Grand Jury 27 May 1684  Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Alternate Name Gawen Wilsone  [8]
    Property 2 Jun 1684  [16] 
    eleven acres of land
    Andrew Haley, conveyee
    Death Between 2 Jun 1684 and 6 Aug 1686  [1, 4, 9, 16, 17] 
    Person ID I15968  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2019 

    Father John Wilson 
    Mother Jonat Fall 
    Marriage 1614  Prestonpans, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F10620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary ________  [18] 
    Marriage Abt 1642/3  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Wilson,   b. Abt 1643, Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Deborah Wilson,   b. Abt 1645, Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. son Wilson,   b. Nov 1647, Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1647, Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    +4. Sgt. Joseph Wilson,   b. Abt 1649   d. Mar 1708/9, Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
     5. John Wilson,   b. Abt 1651   d. 6 Jun 1690 OR 25 Feb 1690/1 (Age ~ 40 years)
    Family ID F5542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1618 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 26 Jul 1618 - Prestonpans, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt - his appearance at ye next court,Where:
    the Court of Assistants - 28 Oct 1641 - Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - chosen to operator a corn mill near the cove - From 12 Jun 1643 to 7 Nov 1645 - Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt - fined 20 shillings for fornication,Where:
    a Quarterly Court - 5 Sep 1643 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - "by a common vote of the Towne Gowen Wilson was no longer to be the miller of Hingham" - 7 Nov 1645 - Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Hingham - Bef Nov 1647 - Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - hired to keep the town's cattle,by James Wall
    and Judge Henry Robie  - 1 May 1649 - Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - received a grant of ten acres - 14 Nov 1650 - Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt - for "non-performance of a covenant concerning a parcel of land which they bought of him at Exeter" - 7 Oct 1651 - Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Exeter - 1651 OR 1652 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFidelity Oath - to the Massachusetts government - 16 Nov 1652 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt - for his involvement with Joane Andrews - 6 Jul 1657 - York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - constable - 5 Jul 1658 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - received a grant of twenty-four acres - 19 Jan 1658/9 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - received a grant of ten acres - 11 Jun 1660 - Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - selectman - Jul 1674 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - selectman - Jul 1675 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGrand Jury - 27 May 1684 - Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
    coa_wilson2.jpg    		coa_wilson2.jpg
    Wilson Coat of Arms    		Wilson Coat of Arms

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 760, 00218.

    2.  2.  [S991] Old Kittery and Her Families, 798, 00405.

    3.  3.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 105:222, 00390.

    4.  4.  [S139] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 6, 141, 00422.

    5.  5.  [S103] The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 238, 00539.

    6.  6.  [S590] Descendants of Thomas Farr, 155, 00155.

    7.  7.  [S640] Wilson Family, 13, 00630.

    8.  8.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 162:174, 00390.

    9.  9.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 825, 00395.

    10.  10.  [S991] Old Kittery and Her Families, 799, 00405.

    11.  11.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 162:175, 00390.

    12.  12.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 143:346, 00390.

    13.  13.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 162:176, 00390.

    14.  14.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 162:177, 00390.

    15.  15.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 162:178, 00390.

    16.  16.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 162:179, 00390.

    17.  17.  [S640] Wilson Family, 17, 00630.

    18.  18.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 101:98, 00390.