I am also interested in BOWMANs. I am posting my line which picks up in Augusta Co. VA, tho I'm pretty sure they were Germans from PA. Descendant Chart for Jacob BOWMAN --------------------------------- 1-Jacob BOWMAN b: ab. Mar 1771, PA, U.S., d: 4 Jun 1835, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. sp:Nancy (UNKNOWN) b: ab. 1771, d: 7 Jun 1849, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. |--2-Jane BOWMAN b: Ab. 1795, PA, U.S. |--2-Henry BOWMAN b: 3 Sep 1797, PA, U.S., d: 12 May 1866, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. |--2-Jacob BOWMAN b: 31 Mar 1802, PA, U.S., d: 19 Jan 1871, Arbor Hill, Augusta Co., VA, U.S. |--2-Sarah BOWMAN d: 18 Nov 1853 |--2-John BOWMAN b: 9 Apr 1808, VA, U.S., d: 18 Apr 1866, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. |--2-Joseph BOWMAN b: ab. 1808, VA, U.S., d: 3 Sep 1835, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. |--2-Nancy BOWMAN b: ab. Oct 1810, VA, U.S., d: 6 Jan 1865, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. |--2-William H. BOWMAN b: ab. 1812, VA, U.S., d: ab. 1897 |--2-George BOWMAN b: Ab. 1815, Augusta Co., VA, U.S., d: 14 Oct 1869, Boone Co., IN, U.S. |--2-Christian BOWMAN b: 15 Jun 1816, VA, U.S., d: 30 Jan 1902, Boone Co., IN, U.S. |--2-Edward BOWMAN b: 11 Jul 1820, VA, U.S., d: 23 Jul 1895, Montgomery Co., IN, U.S. These Bowmans married into the following families: TRIMBLE, ERHARDT, CLEMMER, BELL, LOOP, BECK, and GARNER. Regards, Pegeen