Abraham Bowman (1749 - 1837)

Born 16 Oct 1749 in Cedar Creek, Frederick, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Henry) Bowman — married 13 Feb 1782 in Lincoln (now Mercer) County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1837 at age 88 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Colonel Abraham Bowman served with 8th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Abraham Bowman is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-118715
Rank: Colonel

Abraham Bowman is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A012869.

Abraham Bowman, son of George Bowman and Mary Hite, was born on October 16, 1749, on Cedar Creek, Frederick, Virginia. He married Sarah Henry and they had seven children together. He died on November 7, 1837, in Kentucky having lived a long life of 88 years, and was buried there.

Birth

Abraham Bowman was born on October 16, 1749, in Cedar Creek, Frederick, Virginia, to Mary Hite, age 41, and George Bowman, age 50.^[1][2]

Military Service

Abraham served the colonial cause for independence with the 8th Regiment, "The German Regiment", Virginia Troops, from 1776 to 1779, retiring as a Colonel.^{[1][3][4][2][5][6]}

Family

Abraham married Sarah Henry in Lincoln (now Mercer), Kentucky, on February 13, 1782, when he was 32 years old. They had the following issue:

1. Mary "Polly" Bowman born March 11, 1783; died November 8, 1863; married John "Jack" Keen, born 1781 in Fairfax County, Virginia; died September 27, 1827 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
2. Abraham Jr Bowman born February 27, 1785 in Fayette, Kentucky; died 1828 in Kentucky.
3. John Bowman born January 31, 1787 in Lincoln, Kentucky; died January 10, 1873 in Mercer, Kentucky.
4. Sarah Bowman born September 18, 1788 in Lincoln, Kentucky.
5. William Bowman born November 18, 1789 in Lincoln, Kentucky; died April 6, 1847 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.
6. George Bowman born 1792, died 1793.
7. Elizabeth Bowman born August 16, 1798 in Lincoln, Kentucky; died June 12, 1835 in Woodford, Kentucky.

Death

Abraham died on November 7, 1837, in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky when he was 88 years old. He is buried in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.^[7]

Property

Abraham received a Military Land Grant for his service. On 29 November 1830, Warrant # 1566 was issued for 500 acres.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Page 185, Vol IV. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wayland, John W. The Bowman’s, A Pioneering Family in Virginia, Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. The McClure Company; Staunton, VA; 1943, page 4.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, NSDAR, Vol 101, 1913, page 37.
4. ↑ United States Senate. The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992. Page 514.
5. ↑ Wayland, John W. The Bowman’s, A Pioneering Family in Virginia, Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. The McClure Company; Staunton, VA; 1943, page 53.
6. ↑ Wayland, John W. The Bowman’s, A Pioneering Family in Virginia, Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. The McClure Company; Staunton, VA; 1943, page 60-62,
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2020), memorial page for Col Abraham Bowman (1748–1837), Find A Grave: Memorial #8889467, citing Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Bowman (contributor 47252162) .
8. ↑ U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Relating Papers (Acts of 1788, 1803, and 1806), 1788-1806; Microfilm Publication M829, 16 rolls; ARC ID: 635444. Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; National Archives at Washington, D.C

See also:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 25, 2015), "Record of Abraham Bowman", Ancestor # A012869.
• Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #P-118715
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/22265477/family

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Matt Needles, Jerry Bowman, and Jon Cunnyngham for creating this profile.