Benjamin Bowman (1754 - 1829)

Born 1 Nov 1754 in Frederick County, Maryland

Husband of Sarah Catherine (Unknown) Bowman — married 15 Apr 1776 in Maryland

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1829 at age 74 in Green Mount, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Soldier Benjamin Bowman served with Rockingham County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Bowman is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 340040
Rank: Soldier

Benjamin Bowman is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A012873.

Benjamin Bowman, the son of Jacob Bowman and Verena Unknown, was born in Frederick County, Maryland on November 1, 1754. On April 15, 1776 he married Catharine whose surname was possibly Shoemaker. They had 7 children: Elizabeth, Samuel, Daniel, Catharine, Benjamin Jr, John, and Jacob.^[1]

Both the SAR and DAR lists him in infantry and in 1783 he paid the supply tax. ^{[2] [3]}

Benjamin Bowman was born on 1 Nov 1754 in Frederick County, Maryland.

• Fact: emigration (1784) The Wine Family In America From Lancaster Co., PA to Rockingham Co., VA
• Fact: possessions (1785) Benjamin Bowman purchased a large grant of land in Greenmount,

Rockingham Co., VA. Greenmount, Rockingham Co., VA

• Fact: Residence (1790) Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1800) Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Fact: Residence (1810) Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1820) Rockingham, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Burial (1829) Green Mount, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Elder, Minster, and Bishop in Church of the Brethren
• Fact: Religion Church of the Brethren
• Fact: Christening Frederick, Virginia, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Benjamin was the son of Johann Jakob Baumann/Bowman and his 1st wife Verena. On 15 April 1776, he married Sarah Catherine Shoemaker.

Children of Benjamin and Catherine Bowman:

1. Elizabeth (Bowman) Byerly
2. Samuel Bowman
3. Daniel Bowman
4. Catherine (Bowman) Myers
5. Benjamin Bowman Jr
6. John Bowman
7. Jacob Bowman

Sources

1. ↑ Dr. Emmert F. Bittinger, “The Jacob and Varena Bowman Family, Brethren Pioneers of Maryland and Virginia,” Mennonite Family History, Vol. XVI, No. 3 (July 1997); Vol. XVI, No. 4 (October 1997); and Vol. XVII, No. 1 (January 1998).
2. ↑ https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/340040 citing for active duty service Gwathmey: Historical Regiments of Virginia in the Revolution, pg 82
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 Feb 2024), "Record of Benjamin Bowman", Ancestor # A012873. citing Library of Virginia: 1783 Rockingham County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax, Reel #304

• John Hastings Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, University of Michigan (Dietz Press reprint, Petersburg, Virginia, 2008), page 82.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #22046845 for Elder Benjamin Bowman
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 December 2018, 19:00), entry for Benjamin Bowman Sr.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2QF-KQH); contributed by various users.