sentences:  Chowan was formed in 1670 as a precinct, originally called Shaftesbury, in Albemarle County.By 1685 it had been renamed for the Chowan Indian tribe, which lived in the northeastern part of the Carolina Colony.Chowan County is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Albemarle Sound, Chowan River, and the counties of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans.