I have been researching various Thomas families of eastern, PA for a number of years, and recently was digging into a John Jacob Thoman of York County, who is said to have been married to a Susanna Bowman. Susanna is supposedly from Cocalico Township. I believe an Austin Jacob Thomas did much of the research on this family. I used wills, articles, orphan court records and warrants to try to locate Susanna's family. This information pointed to the Ephrata area. Looking at the Ephrata death register, I saw a number of Bowman's, including a Susanna Bowman (although that may be a married name). A John Bowman is also listed as having died in 1755, but is listed as 'young brother Johannes Bauman'. The existing records point to Susanna being the daughter of John Bowman, who died about 1755 per Orphan Court records. Susanna is listed with a number of siblings, including two minor children. One of these minor children was given to Christian Carver as a guardian, and another to Henry Neff. A Henry Neff was a member of the Conestoga Congregation, and Christian Carver is said to have been a German Baptist per Garber info I have (not part of the more famous German Baptist Garber family). John also had a married daughter Margaret that the Orphan Court records states is the widow of a John Graff. Looking at the numerous Graff families, I believe John is the son of immigrant Hans Graff and Susanna Kendig, who lived in Earl Township. A Hans Graff was also part of the Conestoga Congregation. John had property in Strasburg Township that is listed in the Orphan Court Records. Warrants and survey maps show this was property he inherited from his father John, who died in 1738. This property was adjacent property of Casper Bowman (his brother). I believe John who died in 1755 is the John who also had warrants on Cocalico Creek, near warrants of Henry and Jacob Bowman (likely his brothers). I have found three early Lancaster County Bowman families. The first is Wynant Bowman, who immigrated in 1707. The next is Wendle, who immigrated in 1710 on the ship Maria Hope. The last is Hans Bowman who immigrated on the so-called 'Three ships' in 1717. I believe this is the John who died in 1738. All of these families were Mennonite. I suspect the Henry who had property on Cocalico Creek is the Henry who is later found in Lebanon Township, and who was listed as a non-associator in 1759. I believe Jacob Bowman who also had property along Cocalico Creek is the Jacob Bowman who died in Earl Township in 1753. Emmert Bittinger did an extensive article on the German Baptist Bowman family of Rockingham County, VA, noting that its patriarch, Jacob Bowman, once owned property in Lebanon Township. Jacob may be a son of Henry Bowman, or the Jacob Bowman of Earl Township (although he is not listed in his will, Jacob was also no longer living in Pennsylvania at that time). It is noteworthy that one of the Rockingham Bowman's married into a German Baptist Thomas family in VA. There was also a Thomas family associated with Ephrata. Do any of you Bowman/Graff researchers have any comment on this info?? I find the internet genealogies on the Bowman and Graff families to be an ocean of misinformation. Bill Thomas