John B Bowman (abt. 1764 - 1804)

Born about 15 Oct 1764 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1804 at about age 39 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America

Biography

John^[1] was born about 15 Oct 1764 in the Germanies,^[2]

(There is alternate birth information of his being born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, or in Plum Run, Conocac, Maryland.)^[3]

At some point John migrated to America and by 1782 he was in Lancaster County, Pennsylvana,^[4] There, when he was about eighteen years old, John married Elizabeth Sarah Eichenberg, 1767-1830,.

Soon afterward he found his way to Franklin County, Virginia, where he bought property and joined the German Baptist Brethren Church, which later became the Church of the Brethren.

Most of his ten known children, five sons and five daughters, were born in Franklin County:

1. John B Bowman, 1783–1871
2. Elizabeth Bowman, 1784–1823
3. Daniel Bowman, 1785–1833
4. Peter Bowman, 1786–1850
5. Susannah Bowman, 1787–1827
6. Frances “Fanny” Bowman, 1788–1858
7. Christian M. Bowman (Elder), 1791–1867
8. Eva Bowman, 1793–1833
9. Hannah Bowman, 1800–1864
10. Benjamin Bowman, 1806–1873^[5]

John died on 27 June 1804 in Franklin County^[6] and is said to have been buried in neighboring Floyd County.

Chronology

~ 1784 ~ Moved to Franklin County, Virginia

~ 6 Oct 1788 ~ Bought property in Franklin County, Virginia (Deed Book 2:102 )

~ 4 Sept 178 ~ Bought property in Franklin County (Deed Book 2:63-64)

~ 1804 ~ Buried in , Floyd County, Virginia

~ 3 Sept 1804 ~ Will filed in Franklin County, Virginia

~ 30 Sept 1804 ~ Will probated, Franklin County, Virginia

~ n.d. ~ Church of LDS # AF: C7SB-H9/1KSW-KQV

~ n.d. ~ Christening Of Plum Run, Conocac, Maryland

~ n.d. ~ Residence in Franklin County, Virginia

~ n.d. ~ Affiliated with Church of the Brethren, Franklin County, Virginia^[7]

Facts

Bowman has deeds recorded on Oct 6, 1788, 1789, and 1792 in Franklin County, Virginia. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He had an estate probated in Franklin County, on September 30, 1804.

Citations

Notes

• Fact: Moved (1784) Franklin County, Virginia
• Fact: Land (6 Oct 1788) Deed Book 2:102 Franklin, Virginia
• Fact: Land (4 September 1789) Deed Book 2:63-64
• Fact: Burial ( 1804) , Floyd, Vrgn
• Fact: Will Filed (3 September 1804) Franklin, Virginia, United States
• Fact: probate (30 SEP 1804) Franklin County, Virginia
• Fact: Church of LDS # AF: C7SB-H9/1KSW-KQV
• Fact: Residence Franklin, Virginia, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/Affiliation Brethren Franklin, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Christening Of Plum Run, Conocac, Maryland

Sources

1. ↑ PRUGGLES999, “John Bowman, 1764–1804,” Dearth Family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14897111/person/20460402286/facts. Accessed 15 Aug 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
2. ↑ PRUGGLES999, “John Bowman, 1764–1804,” Dearth Family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14897111/person/20460402286/facts. Accessed 15 Aug 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.Gives only year of birth.
3. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch> (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 April 2017, 17:30), entry for John Bowman. https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LZK4-P6R/details?cid=partner-ZTBY-JVW3-XKQL-BKG9-4QYX-VCN9-KMMB-YF49. Accessed by Prickett-120 20:14, 15 August 2017 (EDT). This FamilySearch entry has the following information for John Bowman:

   Name: John Bowman

   Birth : 15 Oct 1764, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

   Christening: Of Plum Run, Conocac, Maryland

   Death: 27 Jun 1804, , Franklin,, Virginia, USA

   Burial: 1804, Floyd, Virginia.

4. ↑ PRUGGLES999, “John Bowman, 1764–1804,” Dearth Family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14897111/person/20460402286/facts. Accessed 15 Aug 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
5. ↑ PRUGGLES999, “John Bowman, 1764–1804,” Dearth Family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14897111/person/20460402286/facts. Accessed 15 Aug 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
6. ↑ PRUGGLES999, “John Bowman, 1764–1804,” Dearth Family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14897111/person/20460402286/facts. Accessed 15 Aug 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
7. ↑ http://familysearch.org/v1/

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 March 2019, 17:32), entry for John B Bowman Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZK4-P6R); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch> (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 April 2017, 17:30), entry for John Bowman. https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LZK4-P6R/details?cid=partner-ZTBY-JVW3-XKQL-BKG9-4QYX-VCN9-KMMB-YF49. Accessed by Prickett-120 20:14, 15 August 2017 (EDT). This FamilySearch entry has the following information for John Bowman: Name: John Bowman; Birth: 15 Oct 1764, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Christening: Of Plum Run, Conocac, Maryland; Death: 27 Jun 1804, , Franklin,, Virginia, USA; Burial: 1804, Floyd, Virginia.

• PRUGGLES999, “John Bowman, 1764–1804,” Dearth Family Tree, Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14897111/person/20460402286/facts. Accessed 15 Aug 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• Cari (De Vries) Bailey created John Bowman on 23 Jan 2012.

• Thank you to Dee Al-Hasan for creating] Bowman-3090 on 30 Sep 13.