Samuel
Bowden
aka Bolton
Born in Norfolk, Virginia Colony
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Celia (Unknown) Bowden
— married
about 1779 in Norfolk, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Dempsey Bowden
Died [date unknown]
in Birchtown, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2020
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Biography
Samuel Bowden is a part of US Black heritage.
Samuel Bowden/Bolton was age 25 when he noted among the Black Loyalists who founded Birchtown, Nova Scotia in 1784[1].
His wife was Celia, who was born in Norfolk Virginia, once the slave of a man named Atkinson[2]. This profile assumes Samuel was born in the same place and circumstances, but not much else is known.
Their children were
Samuel doesn't appear in the online land records or census information.
Sources
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada Black Loyalist Refugees, 1782-1807- Port Roseway Associates; Item: Dempsey BOLTON; Digitized page of Port Roseway Associates (Black Loyalists) for Image No.: e007891608-v6; Given Name(s): Given Name(s): Samuel Surname: BOLTON; Age: 25; Year: 1784; Volume: 1; Page Number: 168-169; Record Title: Muster Book of Free Black, Settlement of Birchtown; Microfilm Reel Number: H-984; Reference: MG 9 B9-14; Item Number: 896
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada Carleton Papers – Book of Negroes, 1783, listing for Sealia Bowden
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada Carleton Papers – Book of Negroes, 1783, listing for Sally Bowden
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada Carleton Papers – Book of Negroes, 1783, showing : Item: DEMPSEY BOWDEN (234); Given Name(s):DEMPSEY; Surname:BOWDEN; Age:1; Gender:Male; Race:Mulatto; Military Service:No; Certificate of Freedom:No; Name of Owner:ATKINSON; Destination:Port Roseway; Name of Ship:APOLLO (Ship); Shipmaster:ADAMSON, John; Date of Inspection:1783-07-08; Fonds:British Headquarters Papers (Carleton Papers or American anuscripts). Book of Negroes; Document / Page Number:10427 (58); Reference:MG23 B1; Microfilm:M-369; Item Number:234
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