HUSBAND: William McGOWAN 
Sex: M 
Birth Date: c. 1814 
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC 
Marriage Date: c. 1845 
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC 
Spouse's Name: Rebecca DAVIS (c.1820-aft.1870) 
Other Marriages: unknown 
Military Service: unknown 
Death Date: 12 July 1854 
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC 
Father's Name: James McGOWAN (c.1774-1854)
Mother's Maiden Name: Elizabeth "Betsy" HODGES (c.1773-c.1853)
NOTES: After the death of William McGOWAN, widow Rebecca McGOWAN 
remarried in 1857 to John EMORY.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. 

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WIFE: Rebecca DAVIS
Birth Date: c. 1810
Birth Place: Beaufort Co., NC (?)
Other Marriages: 1857 to John EMORY
Death Date: aft. 1870
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Hyde Co., NC
Father's Name: William DAVIS (c.1763?-c.1841?)
Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
NOTES: No children by John Emory. It is my belief that Rebecca 
(Davis) McGowan was the sister of John W. Davis and Martha Davis 
and that they were the children of William Davis of Beaufort Co., 
NC. I believe that William Davis lived in the area of Beaufort 
County which had been part of Hyde County up to 1819, when that 
part of Hyde County lying on the west side of the Pungo River,
westward to Sinclare Creek, was ceded to Beaufort County.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. 

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1st CHILD: James William McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1846
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Frances Elizabeth BERRY (1852-1905)
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1873
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: none
Military Service: Civil War: Private, Company I, (2nd Junior 
Reserves) 71st Regt., NCST (CSA)
Death Date: 6 Oct 1882
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Soule Cemetery, Hyde Co., NC
NOTES: James died at age of 35, his father died at age of 40.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. 

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2nd CHILD: John Sylvester McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1849
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Sarah Florence COOK (1859-1882)
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1878
Marriage Place: New Bern, Craven Co., NC
Other Marriages: none
Military Service: unknown
Death Date: 31 Dec 1918
Death Place: New Bern, Craven Co., NC 
Place Of Burial: New Bern, Craven Co., NC
NOTES: John moved to New Bern in Craven Co., NC where he was a Farmer 
and a Grocer.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. 

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3rd CHILD: Martha Rebecca McGOWAN
Sex: F
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1851
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Spouse's Name: James Edward Berry, Sr. (184-1928)
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1870
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: After Martha's death, Jim married Evelyn Benjamin 
WILLIAMSON on 12 Dec 1883.
Death Date: 11 Nov 1881
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Soule Cemetery, Hyde Co., NC
NOTES: No further inforformation.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. 

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4th CHILD: Henry Lawrence McGOWAN
Sex: M
Birth Date: 2 Apr. 1853
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Spouse's Name: Gildeppi Dell STOTESBURY (1859-1947)
Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1882
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: none
Military Service: none
Death Date: 13 July 1938
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Soule Cemetery, Hyde Co., NC
NOTES: Henry was a Farmer, School Teacher and County School Supervisor.
SOURCES: Hyde Co., NC Census Records, Hyde Co., NC Deeds, Beaufort 
Co., NC Deeds, Hyde Co., NC Estate Records. 

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Additional Information: James William McGOWAN & Frances E. "Fanny" 
BERRY were my great grandparents.

SUBMITTED BY: John B. McGowan 
DATE: May 29, 2003 
E-MAIL: jmack@carolina.net

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