John was born about 1700. He passed away about 1755. He was one of three children (along with Robert and Sarah) born to the marriage of John Bowman Jr and Sarah Royall. About 1716 Sarah Bowman married John Knibb, who died in 1726, and after her death circa 1636, Henrico court records show John and his brother Robert jointly inventoried and managed the estates of John Knibb and Sarah Bowman Knibb. John married Mary Cook, daughter of William Cook, and executed his will in 1755 which was recorded in Chesterfield Count. The records do not clearly show how close John Bowman lived to the old Bowman holdings in Roxdale Hundred. Surviving Henrico County records from the 1730s establish John Bowman's residence there and payment of Land levy fees there. [1] The 1756 will of John Bowman of Chesterfield, Virginia
Ancestors of James Leslie Bowman Generation No. 8
128.John Bowman, born Bef. 1705 in Henrico Parish, Virginia; died Bef. March 1756 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was the son of 256. John Bowman and 257. Sarah Royall. He married 129. Mary Cooke in Henrico Parish, Virginia. 129.Mary Cooke, born Bef. 1740 in Henrico County, Virginia; died Aft. 1754 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 258. William Cooke.
Notes for John Bowman:
From the Chesterfield Co., Va., Will Books and Probate Order Books, Abstracted by Dr. Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, p. 76: WILL BOOK 2-39. 25 March 1756. Will of JOHN BOWMAN. To children; John Bowman, Amey Farmer, Drury Bowman, Joseph Bowman, Prudence Bowman, Sary Hill and Obedience Clark, each one shilling. To daughter Preseller (Priscilla), feather bed and other items. To son Daniel, land and plantation I live on, 160 acres and rest of my estate.If he die, land to be sold and money divided among all my children. Executors: Sons John and Daniel Witness: Simon Hancock, Joseph Taylor and Jan Hancock
PROBATE COURT ORDER BOOK 4-341.1 Sept. 1769. Will of John Bowman proved by Simon Hancock and Joseph Taylor. More About John Bowman and Mary Cooke: Marriage: Henrico Parish, Virginia
Children of John Bowman and Mary Cooke are: i. Daniel, (abt 1734-aft 1820), m 1) Sarah ____, their dau., Elizabeth (1780-aft.1861, Iowa), m. 16 May 1797, Chesterfield Co., Va., to Hezekiah Cheatham (1765-1845, d. in Bartholomew, Ind.); m 2) Ann Farmer Bowman, (1740-1813), widow of his second cousin, Abraham Bowman, Jr., (1739-1780) moved abt 1815 to Cumberland Co., Ky with step-son, Pleasant Bowman (1760-1825) who m. Elizabeth Cheatham (abt 1760-1810) ii. Drury, (abt. 1735-abt 23 Feb 1805), Henrico County, Virginia, m. Elizabeth "Betsy" Jones, father or Rev. War veteran, Mackness Bowman (1758-19 Jul 1839), m. Agnes Cunningham, Sarah "Sally" Bowman (1760-1825) who married Archaleus Chalkey (1755-1824), Rebecca Bowman (1770-1805), n.m. iii. John, (1730-1795), Henrico County, Virginia; d. Aft May 03, 1795, Chesterfield County, Virginia; m. 1MARY ???, Chesterfield Co., Virginia. dau. Amey (abt. 1760-aft.1817) m. 8 Sept. 1778, Chesterfield, Va., to Thomas Martin, Sr., moved to Smith Co., Tenn.; m. 2. Lurina Cheatham iv. Joseph,( abt 1735-aft. 1780), Henrico County, Virginia; d. Chesterfield County, Virginia? ; m. Mary Clark, Abt 1754, Virginia, son, William Bowman (1755-1808) m. 26 Dec 1780, Manakintown, Goochland, Va., Mary Cosby (1761_1852), Joseph was present and verified William was of age . v. Amey, (abt 1738-1818), Henrico Parish, Virginia; m. abt 1750 to Mark Farmer (1718?-1771) son of John Henry Farmer and Susan Hannah Cheatham, son Daniel Bowman Farmer (1760-1820) m. Mary Flournoy. vi. Obedience, (1734-abt. 1824), m. John Clark (1731-1824). moved to Shelby Co., Ky., 7 children, including John Bowman Clark (1773-1852) vii. Priscilla, (Bef 1738 0 aft. 1755). viii. Prudence, (Bef 1738 0 aft. 1755). ix. Sarah, (Bef 1738 0 aft. 1755), m ____ Hill,
Sources https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/o/w/James-L-Bowman/GENE5-0026.html Unpublished family tree built by Jim Bowman
Chesterfield Co., Va., Will Books and Probate Order Books, Abstracted by Dr. Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, p. 76. WILL BOOK 2-39. 25 March 1756. Will of JOHN BOWMAN. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/14380812/person/29578215360/media/9332eb81-66e1-4c17-a97c-f7f23688b32f?_phsrc=ZYX62525&_phstart=success
Source: Chesterfield Co., Va., Will Books and Probate Order Books, Abstracted by Dr. Benjamin B. Weisiger, III. PROBATE COURT ORDER BOOK 4-341. Will of John Bowman proved.
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. III, Henrico County-Southside, 1736; Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. III [database on-line]; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48431/images/VAColonialAbstractsIII-005698-367?pId=342090
Ancestry.com. Henrico County, southside, 1736 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Fleet, Beverley,. Henrico County, southside, 1736. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961.
Reliques of the Rives (Ryves) : being historical and genealogical notes of the ancient family Ryves of County Dorset: Part II. The Virginia Family of Rives. Chapter IX. Timothy Rives, of Surry County..., p. 520, Entry: 3013, Mary Elizabeth Murff, Excursis: Bowman, Owen, Wootion, Carter, Farmer and Woodson. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/14192/images/dvm_GenMono000433-00292-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=ZYX75548&usePUBJs=true&pId=570 Source Description
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