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William was born about 1522 in Wales.1   William's father was James Bowen and his mother was Mary Herle.  His paternal grandparents were Owen Bowen and Janet Verch John; his maternal grandparents were John Herle and Margaret Verch Thomas Unknown. He had three brothers and seven sisters, named Lewis, Mathias, Nicholas, Sioned (Janet), Elizabeth, Alson (Alice), Katrin, Jowan, Jane and Marged.  He was the second oldest of the eleven children. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named William, John, Owen, Thomas, Alson, Agnes, Elizabeth and Ellen.1 

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Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2013