About John Graweere
Born 1615. John Graweere was a pig farmer and farmer.
John Graweere also known as John Gowen (ca. 1615–living 1641) Gowen was freed of his indentured servitude by Christopher Stafford in his will and he lived in York County, Virginia. Ann Barnhouse, sister of Christopher Stafford, went to court in 1655 to free William Gowen, the son of Gowen and Prossa. Barnhouse, of Martin's Hundred, had William baptized and she posted a bond for the boy. She vowed "never to trouble Mihill Gowen or his son, William, or to demand service". Mihill took his son with him when he was freed, but he was not able to take Prossa with them.
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Who was John Graweere?
one of the First Africans in Virginia (born c. 1615)
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John Graweere was born in 1615.
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John Graweere was a pig farmer and farmer.
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