Samuel Bowman (1679 - aft. 1746)

Born 14 Aug 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Andrew) Bowman — married 21 Nov 1700 in Cambridge, MIddlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Deborah (Wyeth) Bowman — married about 1714 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 1746 after age 66 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Samuel Bowman was a Deacon of Cambridge; married first Rebecca^[1], daughter of Thomas Andrews. He married second Deborah Wyeth, daughter of John and Deborah (Ward) Wyeth. His estate was divided, Sept. 3, 1783 among the following heirs, son Samuel, heirs of son Noah, daughters Rebecca Choate, Martha Cutter, Deborah Kidder, and Abigail Winship.^[2][3]

Records

Birth (Watertown): BOWMAN, Samuel, s. Frances and Martha (Sherman), Aug. 14, 1679 ^[4].

Marriage (first, Lexington): BOWMAN, Samuel, and Rebekah Andrews, both of Cambridge, Nov. 21, 1700. ^[5]

Births of Children (Lexington)^[6]:

BOWMAN, Andrew, s. Sam'l and Rebekah, bp. Oct. 19, 1701.

BOWMAN, Samuel, s. Sam'l and Rebekah, Mar. 2, 1702-3. bp. Mar. 7.

BOWMAN, Martha, d. Sam'l and Rebekah, May 13, 1704, bp. May 14.

BOWMAN, Mary, d. Sam'l and Rebekah, Aug. 14, 1706, bp. Aug. 18.

BOWMAN, Rebekah, d. Sam'l and Rebekah, Jan. 10, 1708-9, bp. Jan. 16.^[7]

BOWMAN, Hannah, d. of Sam'l & Rebekah, Apr. 2, 1711, bp. Apr. 8.

BOWMAN, Martha, d. Sam'l and Deborah, Feb. 10, 1714-5.

BOWMAN, Deborah, d. Sam'l and Deborah, May 30, 1716.

BOWMAN, Noah, s. Sam'l and Deborah, Oct. 23, 1718.

Births of Children (Cambridge)^[8]:

BOWMAN, Elizabeth, d. Samuel, bp. May 7, 1721. CR1

BOWMAN, Eunice, d. Samuel, bp. Nov. 4, 1722. CR1

BOWMAN, Abigail, d. Samuel, bp. Mar. 15, 1724. CR1

BOWMAN, Susanah, d. Dea. Samuell, bp. July 10, 1726. CR1

Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths (Boston, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 16
2. ↑ Bond, Henry, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to which is Appended the Early History of the Town; Little, Brown & Company; Page 700; Digital Image, Google Books:
3. ↑ (Hudson 17)
4. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 47
5. ↑ Lexington, Mass. : Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898; Lexington Marriages, page 100
6. ↑ Lexington, Mass. : Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898; Lexington Births, Page 6-7
7. ↑ Bond, Henry, op.cit., p. 90.)
8. ↑ Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Volume I; Cambridge Births, page 77