William Gowin (Gowan, Going, Goin...)

Robert

This is the name spelling for Gowing Gowan & Gowen in Laoise & Offaly & members of the same family could be spelt either way.

Hi @Ballypierce, Thanks for the help! Are there any of this spelling still in the area? Also, are there records that might date back to the early and mid-1700s? 

 

Robert .There still Gowing Gowen & Gowen name in the Laoise Offaly area. There are no official  records going back to 1700.s in Ireland. The only way is old letters or a family Bible that went out from Ireland to the new country.

I think this is why we've struggled to connect the dots. It's challenging to find any documentation in colonial USA or within Ireland or even Scotland. It's why we've also turned to using DNA to help us complete the story.

We have had about 14 male descendants of our last known Gowin ancestor test their y-chromosome DNA. These participants and cousins descend from "William Gowin" who we call "WG" through 4 of his sons and by us all participating in the y-DNA study, we were able to determine WG's own y-DNA markers since y-chromosome DNA changes very little as it passes from father to son along the males paternal line. 

Our goal now is to try to reach out to those who carry our surname or variant and see if they've tested their own y-chromosome DNA to possibly find relatedness. If they haven't tested y-DNA, we hope to work with them to test. The information that is gleaned from y-DNA testing is amazing for genealogy, but its really interesting for understanding the migration path of your paternal ancestor more deeply than autosomal DNA (23andME, Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc.). 

Would love to connect with any GOWIN/GOWING/GOWEN/GOWAN in the Laoise Offaly area to discuss this topic. Their support of this study really helps everyone whose family has migrated from Ireland and Scotland.

Hi R Gowin.Sorry I am not back sooner. My grandmother was a Gowen with connections in both Laois & Offaly. Jean Near had a book written on the Gowen family Some peices of Interest.There are a lot of decendants in both Canada & USA. all cousins of mine.

Jean Near Obituary - (1914 - 2019) - Ukiah, CA - Ukiah ...

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ukiahdailyjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=...

Jean Gowan Near December 31, 1914 July 14, 2019. Jean was born in Ukiah and spent most of her life in Mendocino County. After graduating from Potter Valley High School she

 

The Irish Merediths - Person Page 236

irish-merediths.com/g1/p236.htm

Francis William GOWAN was born ca. 1860. He and Susan STRONG were married on 21 Nov 1895 in St. Brigid’s Church of Ireland, Rosenallis, Co. Laois, IrelandG, witnesses John Strong and Charles Gowan. 2 He died on 10 Feb 1928 in Killeenmore, King’s Co., Ireland. 3

George Gowan - Historical records and family trees ...

https://www.myheritage.com/names/george_gowan

Joshua was born on 8 September 1813, in near Mountmellick, County Laois, (formerly Queens) Ireland. Hannah was born in 1815, in County Laois, Ireland. George had 9 siblings: John Manning GOWAN ,

Thank you Ballypierce. Any help on finding living male Gowan/Gowin/Gowen/Gowing/etc. in Ireland who would be interested in y-dna testing, would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Robert I do not know of anyone interested indoing a DNA testing If I find any more information of Interest can I have Your email address?

 

Hi Ballypierce, here's the link to the project that they can join https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/mcgowan