Hi: Since there have been several postings on the Bowman surname recently, I thought I would repost my info in search of a few new cousins! Do any of these name look familiar? For my BOWMAN/RHOADS family, I have the following information: * BOWMAN, THOMAS b~1769 in South Branch of the Potomac River area BOWMAN, THOMAS (adult) 1787 Tax List-Berkley Co. VA * RHOADS/RHODES etc., JANE b~1769 in South Branch of the Potomac River area (married Thomas Bowman) BOMAN, CHARLES 1774- Dunmore's War on Capt. M. Cresap's militia payroll list BOWMAN, CHARLES 1782 Tax List-now Hampshire Co?-compiled by M. Cresap RHODES, JOHN (ditto above) RHODES, THOMAS (ditto above) ROAD, CHARLES 1757-saddler in Capt. Robert Stewart's Co. VA Regiment ROAD, JOHN 1774-Dunmore's War on Capt. Joseph Mitchell's militia payroll list ROADS, ANDREW 1774-Dunmore's War on Maj.J.Connolly/Capt.G.Astor's rolls RHODES, JACOB (ditto above) ROADS, HENRY ??date??- a ranger-Rev War Public Service Claim-VA ROADS, JOHN 1746-fined 3 Sept on complaint by Capt. Peter Shoul * BOWMAN, CHARLES b~1797 son of Thomas and Jane Rhodes Bowman Only the * names are definitely my ancestors, the others are possible connections. I suspect that the Charles Bo(w)man associated with Michael Cresap may have been the father or uncle of my 5G Grandfather Thomas Bowman. Thomas Bowman and son(s) were boat builders in the Wheeling WV area on the 1820 US Census. They moved to the Vermillion Co. IN /Vermilion Co. IL area in the late 1820's along with several inter-related families: Morgan, Cochran and Prickett and others. Thomas and Jane Bowman had the following children: CHARLES b~1797/1798 who married CATHERINE COCHRAN on23May1816 in Tyler Co. WV; they had the following children: JANE b~1817, married PETER WELLS 12Nov1833 in Vermillion Co. IN; DRUSILLA b~1820 in VA/WV, married GEORGE W. NOLAN on 18Sep1843 in Vermillion Co. IN,they were my 3G Grandparents. Drusilla died 24Nov1874 in Guthrie Co. IA, George died 1881 in Cerro Gordo Co. IA. EMILY (EMELINE?) md JACOB BRADBURN CASSANDER md EHUD HUGHES TEMPERANCE md WILLIAM K. MARTIN STEPHEN FRANKLIN BOWMAN md SARAH McGEE CHARLES WESLY BOWMAN md SARAH? NANCY md ?? UNDERHILL THOMAS BENTON BOWMAN md ADELIA ? Charles and Catherine Bowman and family, including several married children, moved to Allamakee Co. IA in 1849. Catherine died in 1853 and is buried in Minert Cemetary, Allamakee Co. IA. Charles remaried a LUCINDA ? b~1817 and they had JOHN born~1856, MARY b~1858, ROSETTA b~1860. Charles Bowman died in 1871 in Allamakee Co. IA . I have a copy of his will. MOSES: b1812 in Wheeling, WV md 1)Nancy Miller 2) Mrs. Sally (Gadbury) Warner in Vermillion Co. IN, died 23Mar1891 buried Miller Cemetary,Vermillion Co. IN. Children of Moses and Nancy Miller Bowman: Mary (Prather); John; Alice (Price); Cornelius; Thomas; Mariah (Henderson);Ellen (Foster); George; Margaret; Catherine (Cossy). MARIA : married STEPHEN BAINBRIGE 22Aug1839 in Vermillion Co. IN; and probably other unknown children of Thomas and Jane. These Bowman men are found near Thomas: JOHN: in Tyler Co. WV near Thomas and Jane Bowman in 1820 Census DANIEL: listed with Moses and Charles Bowman in Vermillion Co. IN early land owners in the History of Vermillion Co. IN; GEORGE: married Elizabeth Miller on 30 Oct1843 in Vermillion Co. IN, she was a relative, possibly a sister to Moses Bowman's first wife Nancy Miller; I don't have their ages, they could be sons or brothers/nephews/cousins of Thomas Bowman. Thomas and Jane Bowman's son Charles married Catherine Cochran and I think that her family were Methodists at that time. Charles and Catherine's son Stephen Franklin obit says that he and his wife Sarah converted to the United Brethren Church 3 years after their marriage (~1858) then eventually united with the Methodist Church. Stephen Franklin Bowman was the brother of my 3G Grandmother Drusilla Bowman Nolan. ################ Note from Susan: I have recently found some info on the LDS Ancestral file which shows the above Charles ( who served in the Rev. War), as a son of John Hance Bowman, but doesn't list that Charles' children. I do think that my Thomas (born ~1767-1769 near the South Branch of the Potomac River, possibly a son of Charles of the Rev War) ties into this Bowman family found on the MD/VA border. I also have some info on a BOWMAN that I haven't tied to mine yet but they may be related. This was sent to me because Jackson Co. Iowa borders Allamakee Co. Iowa . ******************************** From "History of Jackson Co. Iowa 1989": 'JACOB BOWMAN b 14Nov1798 at Mt. Clinton, VA son of PETER and MARY HEATWOLE BOWMAN. Peter Bowman's father JACOB BOWMAN was the first settler in Bucks Co. PA. Jacob Bowman's father WENDELL BOWMAN was the first settler in Lancaster Co. PA, having migrated from Switzerland in 1707, a member of the Mennonite Pequot Creek Settlement. Jacob Bowman (the 2nd) married ELIZABETH KEISTER 30Nov1823 at Franklin, VA. She was the daughter of GEORGE and SUSAN PECK KEISTER and grandaughter of FREDRICK and HANNAH DYER KEISTER. Jacob and Elizabeth had 14 children, 11 of which migrated to Jackson Co. IA with their parents in 1851. They came from Mt. Clinton to Parkersberg VA on the Ohio River and from there down the Ohio to the Mississippi, then north to Jackson Co. IA. The children of Jacob and Elizabeth: GEORGE WASHINGTON; JACOB KEISTER; WILLIAM MALCOM; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; STEPHEN HAMILTON; SUSAN (LARY); MARY FRANCES (KENDALL); SARAH (DEAN) ; HANNAH (RATHBURN); NANCY (SIMS); ELIZABETH (SIMS); and POLLY, JOHN and "an infant who died." ************************* Even if it only looks remotely like there may be a connection, please let me know. Sometimes it is just the naming patterns that help make the "vital clue". It has just been the last year or so that I have made the connection from my 3G Grandmother Drusilla Bowman Nolan to her parents Charles and Catherine Cochran Bowman and her grandparents Thomas and Jane Rhoads Bowman. This came about by finding similar naming patterns and then tracking down Charles' will and finding bio's in various places. Several distant cousins had been using the wrong names for Drusilla Bowman Nolan's parents for 20 to 30 years and therefore were not getting anywhere! I live in Houston, TX. We have a good genealogy library here. I will gladly do reciprocal research for you. Happy Ancestor Hunting...........Susan sfsfvf@aol.com Researching: BOWMAN: 1769 VA>IN>IA RHOADS/RHODES/RHOADES: 1769 VA>IN NOLAN: IRELAND?>1823OH>IN>IA COCHRAN: SCOTLAND?>1749VA/WVA MORGAN: 1688WALES>DE>VA/WV PRICKETT: WALES>1722DE>VA/WV SPRINGER: 1760?VA/WV WOODYARD: 1773VA>OH>IA SHRY: 1794VA MICHAEL: GERMANY>1805VA>IN>IA BAUER: 1814BAVARIA>IN>IA MUELLER: 1820GERMANY>IN>IA GRIESBAUM: 1823GERMANY>IN>IA ESTES: ~1650ENGLAND>VA>NC>WI>IA MOORE: ~1730VA>NC CLOW/CLOWE/CLOE: 1822KY>IL VAN ZEE: 1820HOLLAND>IA STRENG: ~1820HOLLAND>IA