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Family Links Spouses/Children: Mihill Gowen William Gowen Prossa 1 Marriage: Mihill Gowen 1 Prossa married Mihill Gowen, son of Common Ancestor Goines and FNU LNU.1 (Mihill Gowen was born about 1630 in , , , West Africa 2 3 and died on 24 Nov 1708 in , , Virginia, USA 1.)

Sources

1 Gowen Research FoundationGowen Research Foundation, "Gowen Research Foundation," database, Gowen Research Foundation (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/ : accessed 11 Jun 2014), Mihil Gowens; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/gowenms001.htm. Repository: Gowen Research Foundation, 5708 Gary Avenue , Lubbock, TX 79413. Surety: 0.

2 Thomas D. Goins, "Which Goins Am I?," June 10, 2013 (http://wardogkarma.blogspot.com/ : accessed 17 May 2014). Surety: 4.

3 Gowen Research FoundationGowen Research Foundation, "Gowen Research Foundation," database, Gowen Research Foundation (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/ : accessed 11 Jun 2014), Mihil Gowens; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/gowenms001.htm. Repository: Gowen Research Foundation, 5708 Gary Avenue , Lubbock, TX 79413. Surety: 0; In data regarding the Gowens some are identified as having Portuguese ancestors or Portuguese Angolan ancestors. The area of west Africa known as Angola was colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century for about 400 years. Persons born in that area could rightly be called Portuguese.