Persons named Bowen found in the records of Capehart's Meeting House / Capehart's Baptist Church of Bertie County North Carolina which was established on December 10th 1824.

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Hardy Bowen & Penelope Bowen were listed as two of the original seventy four members of Capehart's Meeting House. According to Neil Baker:
"There were seventy four charter members of the original church who had received letters of dismissal from the Cashie Baptist Church of Windsor and the Wiccacon (Colerain) Baptist Church of Colerain, North Carolina that they might be constituted to the church at the Capeharts Meeting House.
Of the seventy-four charter members, there were sixty four white and ten colored members"

Hardy Bowen (b ca 1765 bertie County N.C.) married Penelope Cobb ( born1761 northhampton N.C.) on or about January 30th of 1787.( Records show this date as the bond date.)

 

[ From The original Minutes of the Meeting House. ]

 

7/ 9 / 1825
Reception of member : Hanner Bowen.

10/13/1826
Informed of death of Penelope Bowen.

9/1828
Letter of Sister Charlotte Bowen recd.

3/1830
Reception of Member
Bitha ? Bowen

9/1832
Informed of death of sister Harriet Bowen.

11/7/1840
Reception of New Member
Joshua Bowen Junior

4/10/1841
Prayer by Bro R Lawrence
Delegates to Association Bro's A Morriss, Wm W Pearce and Joshua Bowen and in
case of failure Bro David Thompson and send $1.00.

5/1846
Delegated bro Johua Bowen to union meeting to be held in Ahoskie.

10/1847

Reception of New Members
Jesse Bowen
Marinda Bowen
Saley F Bowen
Peggy Bowen
All were received and baptized at John Thomas's mill.

12/1847

Reception of New Members
Cornelius Bowen

5/1848

John Ferguson charged with absence, M Cullifer Wm H Pearce and Jesse Bowen to
see him.

 

10/1848

Reception of New Member
Humphrey Bowen

4/1849

Informed of death of Hardy Bowen

 

10/1851

Reception of New Members

Wm Bowen
James H. Bowen
Thomas Bowen
Wm R Bowen
Holivide E Bowen
Susan A Bowen
Margaret Bowen
Susan A R Bowen

 

5/8/1852

Prayer by Josha Bowen

 

5/1854

Charge against Thomas Cobb for playing cards, John Morriss, Asa Phelps and
Jesse Bowen to see him.

 

10/1854

Reception of New Member
Mary E Bowen

 

11/1854

Case against Abington Pearce brought a charge against himself, George Keeter, Jonathon Keeter and their mother Syntha Keeter for disorderly conduct, 6 brothers were appointed to take all of these out the door to try and reconcile the matter between them, the brothers were namely H White, M G Cullifer, David Gregory, Jesse Bowen, John Johnson and Wm F McGlawhon. Committee reported they had gained forgiveness between the offending parties.

 

1/1855

A charge against Cullen Askew for intoxication; Jesse Bowen and Charles Capehart to see him.

 

9/1855

Case of Bro Williams and wife, the vote on the case to be taken so Margaret Williams, Mary Bird, James H Bowen, Wiliam A Williams and Robert Bird is expelled from church.

 

10/11/1856

On motion brethren Miles G Cullifer, Wm H Pearce, Wm M Hogwood, Wm Frances, David Gregory, Jesse Bowen, Charles Williams and Henry H Williams was appointed a committee to wait on brethren George W Cobb and Luke Coffield and the report of said committee be final.

June 8th 1867

Capeharts Church passed the following resolution.
All members either male or female, white or colored to report to the conference once in every twelve months, otherwise they will be expelled. On motion by Jesse Bowen brother Will Cobb (a colored member) was granted a letter of dismission. Brother Jackson Rountree moved that we expell all colored members who have not reported to thechurch. The motion was carried.

[The names below were recorded near the front of Membership Book 1, 1st. book of minutes of Capeharts Meeting House / Baptist Church beginning in the year 1824. There were a total of 207 names recorded. The date of the original recording of the names into the book is unknown.
These names were compiled by R. Neil Baker Sr. ]

Hardy Bowen died 1848

Joshua Bowen junr
Jesse Bowen
Cornelious Bowen [ married Charlotte Todd may 2, 1827 therefore the Charlotte Bowen listed below may be his wife. ]
Hunphrey Bowen
Wm Bowen
James H Bowen
Thomas Bowen
Wm R Bowen
Holand E Bowen
Wm H Bowen
James Lewis Bowen

Martha Bowen
Hannah Bowen
Harriet Bowen ded
Charlotte Bowen [ See Cornelious Bowen note ]
Tabitha Bowen
Marinda Bowen
Sally F Bowen
Peggy Bowen
Susan Bowen
Margaret Bowen
Susan A. R. Bowen
Mary E Bowen



[ Members of 2nd book from Capeharts 1856-1889 1st page 2nd book ]

Jesse Bowen -Deacon-
Cornelious Bowen
Humphrey H Bowen
William E Bowen-died 1864
William R Bowen
Holivid E Bowen-died 1/1864
William H Bowin
James L Bowin
Alpheus Bowen
George A Bowen
Thomas E Bowen-died 6/1863
Federick C Bowen
Marcus H Bowen
John H Bowen

Martha Bowen
Hannah Bowen died 11/1868
Fobilla Bowen
Marinda Bowen
Sallie F Bowen
Peggy Bowen died 7/1869
Mary Bowen
Susan A Bowen
Margaret Bowen

Harriet Bowin
Mary E Bowen exp 7/9/1864
Francis A Bowen
Harriet E Bowen
Henritta M Bowen
George Anna Bowen
Mary W Bowen

[ Capehart Members 2nd book in the middle ]

Deacon Jesse Bowen (Trustee)

Joshua Bowen

Cornelius Bowen d 9/3/1879 age 74 yrs 11 months 26 days

Humphrey H Bowen

Jesse T Bowen

William R Bowen

William H Bowen dis by letter 3/1876

James L Bowen

George A Bowen

Frederick C Bowen

Marcus H Bowen

John H Bowen

William J R Bowen dis by letter 10/10/1874

Jesse J Bowen exc 3/1880

James H Bowen exc

James L Bowen

Samuel A Bowen

William H Bowen

George L Bowen dis by letter 7/10/1886

Martha Bowen d 6/1882

Marinda Bowen

Sallie F Bowen

Mary Bowen d 4/1881

Harriet Bowen

Susan A Bowen

Margaret Bowen d 110/1873

Frances A Bowen

Harriet E Bowen

Henritta M Bowen

Gurgana Bowen

Mary W Bowen dis by letter 3/1874

Catherine E Bowen d 4/1888

Penelope Cobb dis by letter 12/1873

Mary W Bowen

Kiddy M Perry "Bowen"

Margaret A Bowen

Martha M Bowen

Mary F Bowen

Ollivia Bowen

Angeline Bowen

 

[ Last Membership 2nd Book Capeharts Church recorded around 1885 ]

Joshua Bowen

Jesse Bowen

Humphrey H. Bowen

Jesse T Bowen

William R Bowen

James L Bowen

George A Bowen

Frederick C Bowen

Treasure- Marcus H Bowen

John H Bowen

Lorenzo D Bowen

James T Bowen

Samuel A Bowen

William H Bowen

George L Bowen

Thomas E Bowen

Jesse B Bowen

Marinda Bowen

Sallie F Bowen

Susan A Bowen

Frances A Bowen

Harriet E Bowen

Henrietta M Bowen

Martha Coffield Baker Bowen died 10/1885

Catherine E. Bowen

Mary W. Bowen

Christian M. Bowen

Edny J. Bowen

Margaret A. Bowen

Martha M. Bowen

Mary E. Bowen

Mary F. Bowen

 

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Sources:

History of Capeharts Baptist Church by Neil Baker
Bertie County NC Churches: Capeharts Meeting House 1824.

Capehart's Meeting house Original minutes by Neil Baker.

Bertie County, NC Capehart's Baptist Church - Membership Book 1 from the Capeharts Meeting House (Baptist Church) first book of minutes beginning in the year 1824 by R Neil Baker Sr.
NOTE : The names appeared near the front of the 1st book of Capeharts minutes 1824 It is unknown don't know what year these 207 male members were recorded.

Members of 2nd book from Capeharts 1856-1889. by R Neil Baker

 

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