George Lowman Sr. (abt. 1738 - 1800)

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Thornton) Lowman — married 1763 in Adams, Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

George Lowman was born on July 24, 1738, in Kent County, Maryland. He was the son of Samuel Lowman and Honour Crowley. He married Mary Thornton about 1763 in Adams County, Pennsylvania. They had nine children during their marriage. Mary’s son, John, whose father was of the Shamokin tribe, was treated as a son by George.

After their marriage, in 1770, they bought land in the “Northern Neck” of Virginia. They raised a family on their Virginia farm and apparently prospered. They were farmers but also probably supplemented their income as teamsters on the great wagon road that passed by their farm. On April 25, 1796, George and Mary Lowman sold their Virginia farm. On January 4, 1798, they purchased 425 acres of land in Hamilton, Bann Township of York County, Pennsylvania; in 1800, this area was renamed to Liberty Township, Adams County. This newly-purchased land was quickly transformed into a prosperous family farm, with the help of stepson John and son George. George Lowman died on November 24, 1800 in Adams County, Pennsylvania. His final resting place is no longer known.

Records

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: George Lowman Sr

Birth Date: 1722

Death Date: 1800

SAR Membership: 91502

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 30 Mar 1964

Spouse: Elizabeth Berkley

Children: George Lowman

Year: 1772. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Name: George Lowman

State: VA

County: Berkeley County

Township: Rent Rolls

Year: 1772

Record Type: Rent Role

Database: VA Early Census Index

Year: 1800; Census Place: Hopewell and Woodberry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 36; Page: 430; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 363339

Name: George Lowman

Number of Household Members Under 16: 5

Number of Household Members Over 25: 3

Number of Household Members: 8

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Sources

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. SAR Membership: 91502. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Year: 1772. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890. Berkeley County, Virginia. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• Year: 1800; Census Place: Hopewell and Woodberry, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 36; Page: 430; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 363339

• Beckman, Charles. 1980. Loman History. Notes of Charles Beckman. Property of the Clark County Genealogical Society.'

• My Connors and Tennison Family History: Information about George Lowman (Sr) https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/a/m/Krista-James/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0233.html

• Greenholt, Kevin L. 2012. Girl Abducted by Indians. Adams County History. Volume 18. Article 4. https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1104&context=ach