John Bowman (abt. 1752 - 1841)

Born about 1752 in Amherst County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Basheba (Hooper) Bowman — married about 1783 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1841 at about age 89 in Roane, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private John Bowman served with Amherst County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Bowman was born in 1752 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was an American patriot and fought in the American Revolution in the 1770-80s.

John Bowman served as a Private with the Virginia 10th regiment under Captain Clough Shelton in the Revolutionary War. He fought battles in Pennsylvania and New York and was captured by the British and held as a POW in Philadelphia and NY State. He was released in an exchange of prisoners. He served with General George Washington at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

John had enlisted under Capt. Clough Shelton, Col. Stevens, General Scott's Brigade; he fought in the battle of Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from there he went to winter quarters at Valley Forge; from there he was sent to the small village "Penny Packed"; in scrimmage with the British, he and 14 others were taken prisoner of war; by way of Philadelphia to New York. He was a prisoner when the Monmouth NJ battle took place. He rejoined his regiment at Brunswick, N J, and was at the battle of Stoney Point. He continued as a private soldier for three years.

At the age of 70 he was allowed a pension and after his death, his widow, Barsheba Bowman, was allowed his pension. She died Oct. 6, 1860. ^[1]

Family

In his will, William Harding Bowman names his wife Sarah Ball Bowman and the following children as his beneficiaries: John Bowman, Ralph Bowman, Sherwood Bowman, Gilbert Bowman, William Bowman, Elizabeth Fowles, Mary Wilkenson.Gilise Babar, Lucy Wilkerson, Sary Burkes. Susannah Bowman, Nancy Bowman and Rebecca Bowman ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ information provided by DAR applicant Mary Bowman; cited on Find A Grave: Memorial #58668122.
2. ↑ William Bowman's Will; Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900; database on-line. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts. Will of William Bowman, 4 Feb 1804, Nelson County Will Book 4 p. 312

• Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service compiled ca. 1800-ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775-ca. 1900, NARA publication M804, record group 15, pension no. W. 21, John Bowman; database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/file/11272758/bowman-john-us-revolutionary-war-pensions-1800-1900?terms=war,us,revolutionary,john,bowman : accessed 25 Feb 2024).

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ2R-8MZ Family Search profile for John Bowman

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2019), memorial page for John Bowman (1752–25 May 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #58668122, citing Fooshee Cemetery, Fochee, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Root Sleuth (contributor 46949719) .

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.