Bowman Research
In addition to the Bowmans on my mom's paternal side, my husband has Bowmans on his mom's maternal side. It can be somewhat of a challenge to keep the various groups straight, as so many of them came from the same areas, shared the same religions, and moved in the same circles once here. Combine this with having similar names and using these same names for their children and you have the perfect scenario to stump even the most seasoned researchers.
The year 2023 has found me once again jumping into Bowman research trying to find some answers about George Bowman (1774-1861) a Veteran of the War of 1812, who was born in what is now Shenandoah County, Virginia, and died in Gallia County, Ohio. Along the way, I have found a number of online resources for my mom's Bowman line in addition to this one and wanted to gather these resources in one place to not only organize my research, but also hopefully help others out who are working on the same families. Please use the information in these books as a place to start, being sure to verify the information through actual records.
The year 2023 has found me once again jumping into Bowman research trying to find some answers about George Bowman (1774-1861) a Veteran of the War of 1812, who was born in what is now Shenandoah County, Virginia, and died in Gallia County, Ohio. Along the way, I have found a number of online resources for my mom's Bowman line in addition to this one and wanted to gather these resources in one place to not only organize my research, but also hopefully help others out who are working on the same families. Please use the information in these books as a place to start, being sure to verify the information through actual records.
Bowman DNA Project on FamilyTreeDNA.com
Overview
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/bowman-dna-project/about
Y-DNA Classic Chart
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/bowmandnaproject/default.aspx?section=yresults
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/bowman-dna-project/about
Y-DNA Classic Chart
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/bowmandnaproject/default.aspx?section=yresults
Making Sense of the Bowman Family Groups
"The Genetic Relationships of Early Bowman Families of Shenandoah and Rockingham Counties of Virginia" is a MUST READ article for anyone researching Bowmans in or from that area. Written by Bernie Bowman and Marilyn Hering and published in The Heritage Museum Newsletter: Home of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Vol. 38, No. 1, Winter 2016.
https://docplayer.net/99805422-The-heritage-museum-newsletter-home-of-the-harrisonburg-rockingham-historical-society.html
https://docplayer.net/99805422-The-heritage-museum-newsletter-home-of-the-harrisonburg-rockingham-historical-society.html
Christian Bowman
[This is Possibly Christian Bowman (~1698-1764)]
"The Daniel Bowman Family" by George W. Bowman
The Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 34, No. 2 (June 1938), pp. 242-244
Accessed 21 Nov 2023 through JSTOR.org.
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The Christian Bowman Family
The surname Baumann (Bowman) is a common one in German-speaking countries. There have been several changes in the spelling of the name from medieval times to the present. For instance, Buman was used until 1617; then Buwman and Bouwann, until 1650; and later Baumann or Bauman. This last spelling was changed to Bowman in the case of early American members of the family as English officials, in entering court records of legal documents, spelled the Bau as it sounded – that is, Bow. Baughman, Boughman, and Bachman are less frequent spellings.
All of the early emigrant Baumanns were Palatines of Swiss-German origins, coming from the Rhine district. Although there are records in the early eighteenth century of the landing of relatively few members of this family, Wendell, Christian, George, Daniel, and Hans are mentioned. From 1750 on, the name appears frequently. The lives of those mentioned are closely connected; their sources, arrivals, religion, locations, and dealings being closely associated, as records prove.
In July, [1]710, about 3,000 Palatines, having migrated to Ireland, were sent to New York as bond servants of the crown under Governor Robert Hunter. They settled at Livingston Manor and on the opposite side of the Hudson at [Saugerties] or Schoharie, a tract voluntarily presented to Queen Anne by Indian sachems for the homeless Palatines. Because of their condition of servitude at the first two places mentioned
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and because of refusal to let them leave, some fifty families fled to [Schoharie] in the fall of 1712 and the rest followed in March, 1713. Hardly established in the several settlements, they again found themselves in trouble with the “Gentleman in Albany.” Continual conflicts made life a burden in [Schoharie]; and despairing of justice in 1722, a large number accepted offers from Pennsylvania to settle there.
About two-thirds of the Schoharie people were not willing to buy land or settle on the Mohawk at the Governor’s pleasure, so they started for Pennsylvania. From Schoharie they cut through the forests to the head waters of the [Susquehanna], working down the river to the mouth of the Swatara and then ascended this river to the mouth of the Tulpehocken, where they settled. This was then the most remote outpost of white colonization in Pennsylvania. During this period many other Palatines sailed directly from Rotterdam and Amsterdam or cam on ships touching these ports en route from England and bound for New York, Boston, or Philadelphia. Some setting out for one destination landed at another after many weary weeks of buffeting.
Jost (Joist) Hite (Heydt), setting out from Strassburg, the principal town of Alsace in 1710, landed at New York with sixteen families in Brigatine Swift and Schooner Friendship, ships built or purchased by Hite for this journey. They then went to Kingston. In 1716 or 1717 Hite and the families with him settled at Germantown, near Philadelphia. Becoming angry with the Governor of the province, partly because he would not give protection from the Indians, Hite purchase land in 1731 from the VanMeters in Virginia, and, in 1732, he with his family, his sons-in-law, Jacob Chrisman, George Bowman and their families started from York, Pennsylvania, for the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia – sixteen family groups in all. Other families were migrating to the Valley. Christian Bowman entered land in 1731 or 1732. Cutting their road through the forests, they crossed the Potomac near Harper’s Ferry and entered the rich and beautiful valley. Hite settled near Winchester; Christian Bowman, near Edenburg; some, near the present Stephens City; and others, at distances of a few miles apart down the valley. The later towns of Stras-
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burg and Shepherdstown were founded by Peter Stover and a man named Shepherd or Schaeffer.
[Footnote 1: Census of 1790, Pennsylvania, under heads of families, gives: Daniel and Christian Bowman, Lancaster Co.: Christian Bowman, Dauphin Co.: Christopher Bowman and Christopher Bowman, Jr., Berks Co: Christian Bowman, Northampton Co.: Chrisitan Bowman, York Co. The difficulty of keeping the Christian Bowmans straight is enhanced by the number bearing the same name.]
Christian Bowman, ancestor of the writer, was a native of the vineyard section of the Rhenish Palatinate. According to word of mouth, he and George Bowman, Hite’s son-in-law, and probably Wendell Bowman, were related. So far the parentage of Christian has not been established nor the name of his wife ascertained. Tradition tells us that Christian and George came from York (Pennsylvania) into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia at the same time and perhaps they had been together throughout their travels. Court records show the purchase of land by Christian Bowman in May 1737; probate records show his will in 1764 and there are other [ref]erences to him and his neighbors.
The Bowman family was Lutheran. In early times it had belonged to the Reformed Church, but lated [sic] it accepted both of these religions and the Anabaptist, Mennonite, and primitive Baptist (Dunker) in addition. The older members of this family today are Reformed Presbyterians.
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Christian Bowman, born in Europe, came to the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. He purchased land from William Russell, May 26, 1737. He obtained 675 acres south of Strasburg on the south side of the North River at the mouth of Trembling Run. He established a home and spent the rest of his life as a farmer. Later he purchased other land, and at the time of his death, about Jan., 1764, he possessed much real estate. His wife preceded him in death.
The Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 34, No. 2 (June 1938), pp. 242-244
Accessed 21 Nov 2023 through JSTOR.org.
[Page 123]
The Christian Bowman Family
The surname Baumann (Bowman) is a common one in German-speaking countries. There have been several changes in the spelling of the name from medieval times to the present. For instance, Buman was used until 1617; then Buwman and Bouwann, until 1650; and later Baumann or Bauman. This last spelling was changed to Bowman in the case of early American members of the family as English officials, in entering court records of legal documents, spelled the Bau as it sounded – that is, Bow. Baughman, Boughman, and Bachman are less frequent spellings.
All of the early emigrant Baumanns were Palatines of Swiss-German origins, coming from the Rhine district. Although there are records in the early eighteenth century of the landing of relatively few members of this family, Wendell, Christian, George, Daniel, and Hans are mentioned. From 1750 on, the name appears frequently. The lives of those mentioned are closely connected; their sources, arrivals, religion, locations, and dealings being closely associated, as records prove.
In July, [1]710, about 3,000 Palatines, having migrated to Ireland, were sent to New York as bond servants of the crown under Governor Robert Hunter. They settled at Livingston Manor and on the opposite side of the Hudson at [Saugerties] or Schoharie, a tract voluntarily presented to Queen Anne by Indian sachems for the homeless Palatines. Because of their condition of servitude at the first two places mentioned
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and because of refusal to let them leave, some fifty families fled to [Schoharie] in the fall of 1712 and the rest followed in March, 1713. Hardly established in the several settlements, they again found themselves in trouble with the “Gentleman in Albany.” Continual conflicts made life a burden in [Schoharie]; and despairing of justice in 1722, a large number accepted offers from Pennsylvania to settle there.
About two-thirds of the Schoharie people were not willing to buy land or settle on the Mohawk at the Governor’s pleasure, so they started for Pennsylvania. From Schoharie they cut through the forests to the head waters of the [Susquehanna], working down the river to the mouth of the Swatara and then ascended this river to the mouth of the Tulpehocken, where they settled. This was then the most remote outpost of white colonization in Pennsylvania. During this period many other Palatines sailed directly from Rotterdam and Amsterdam or cam on ships touching these ports en route from England and bound for New York, Boston, or Philadelphia. Some setting out for one destination landed at another after many weary weeks of buffeting.
Jost (Joist) Hite (Heydt), setting out from Strassburg, the principal town of Alsace in 1710, landed at New York with sixteen families in Brigatine Swift and Schooner Friendship, ships built or purchased by Hite for this journey. They then went to Kingston. In 1716 or 1717 Hite and the families with him settled at Germantown, near Philadelphia. Becoming angry with the Governor of the province, partly because he would not give protection from the Indians, Hite purchase land in 1731 from the VanMeters in Virginia, and, in 1732, he with his family, his sons-in-law, Jacob Chrisman, George Bowman and their families started from York, Pennsylvania, for the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia – sixteen family groups in all. Other families were migrating to the Valley. Christian Bowman entered land in 1731 or 1732. Cutting their road through the forests, they crossed the Potomac near Harper’s Ferry and entered the rich and beautiful valley. Hite settled near Winchester; Christian Bowman, near Edenburg; some, near the present Stephens City; and others, at distances of a few miles apart down the valley. The later towns of Stras-
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burg and Shepherdstown were founded by Peter Stover and a man named Shepherd or Schaeffer.
[Footnote 1: Census of 1790, Pennsylvania, under heads of families, gives: Daniel and Christian Bowman, Lancaster Co.: Christian Bowman, Dauphin Co.: Christopher Bowman and Christopher Bowman, Jr., Berks Co: Christian Bowman, Northampton Co.: Chrisitan Bowman, York Co. The difficulty of keeping the Christian Bowmans straight is enhanced by the number bearing the same name.]
Christian Bowman, ancestor of the writer, was a native of the vineyard section of the Rhenish Palatinate. According to word of mouth, he and George Bowman, Hite’s son-in-law, and probably Wendell Bowman, were related. So far the parentage of Christian has not been established nor the name of his wife ascertained. Tradition tells us that Christian and George came from York (Pennsylvania) into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia at the same time and perhaps they had been together throughout their travels. Court records show the purchase of land by Christian Bowman in May 1737; probate records show his will in 1764 and there are other [ref]erences to him and his neighbors.
The Bowman family was Lutheran. In early times it had belonged to the Reformed Church, but lated [sic] it accepted both of these religions and the Anabaptist, Mennonite, and primitive Baptist (Dunker) in addition. The older members of this family today are Reformed Presbyterians.
…
Christian Bowman, born in Europe, came to the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. He purchased land from William Russell, May 26, 1737. He obtained 675 acres south of Strasburg on the south side of the North River at the mouth of Trembling Run. He established a home and spent the rest of his life as a farmer. Later he purchased other land, and at the time of his death, about Jan., 1764, he possessed much real estate. His wife preceded him in death.
Jacob Bowman (1722-1770)
Bauman Family History: Family Records Mostly of Three Distinct Groups and Descendants of Joseph, David and Henry Bauman Who Settled as Pioneers in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Up to the Year of 1825 Each Representing One of the Three Tribes of Christian, Peter and Jacob, Respectively, Who Are Children of the Old Progenitor Wendel Bauman
by Angus S. Bauman, 1940 The book is available online at Internet Archive as of December 2023. https://archive.org/details/familyrecordsmos00baum/page/n3/mode/2up [Some information provided in this book, such as the year of birth for Wendell and the identities and order of birth for his children have now been proven differently. |
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The Removal of Wendel Baumann’s Sons, Christian, Peter and Jacob, to Berks County
(The following nearly all written by H. M. Bowman)
In the forties, following the death of Wendel Baumann in 1735, his sons, Christian, Peter and Jacob, moved from the Pequea settlement northeastward about 25 miles to the valley of Alleghany Creek, in what is now Berks County. Earlier settlements had been made in this direction by Hans Graff at Graff’s Thal (now Groffdale) in 1717, by three Weber brothers at Weber’s Thal (now Weaverland) in 1724, and by the Goods and Musselmans at Muddy Creek in 1737. The Goods of Waterloo County are of this line of settlers at Muddy Creek. Weaverland and the neighboring Village of Martindale are the original district of the Mennonite Webers and Martins so numerously represented in Waterloo.
Groffdale, Weaverland and Muddy Creek are, respectively, some 6, 12 and 18 miles northeast of the original Pequea colony. The Pequea settlers had gone so far west of the settled parts around Philadelphia that the three new settlements made toward the east and northeast were all in still unsettled territory. Muddy Creek, the last of the three, was a little south of the present Village of Bowmansville. This brought the settled frontier near to the Forest Hills along the northeast line of Lancaster County. The movement of the three Baumann brothers in the forties carried the settled border across this line into Berks.
The pioneer of this movement into Berks was the youngest of the three brothers, Jacob. He was the Nimrod of the Pequea country, a great hunter and fisher. By this time the woods and streams in this neighborhood had been well hunted and fished. When Jacob Baumann was at Muddy Creek prospecting for a new location, an Indian offered to show him good hunting ground to the eastward on the upper reaches of the Muddy Creek. Baumann’s friends at Muddy Creek advised strongly against this proposal. The Indian danger was then not yet at the pitch reached in the French and Indian War of 1754 to 1763, but the Indians were uneasy over the encroachment of the whites. In general, the early friendliness between the two races was at an end. But Baumann decided to make the venture.
The next morning he, with the Indian, started from the log cabin of one Good about a quarter of a mile south of the present Bowmansville, prospecting eastward up the valley of Muddy Creek. The next day they found a site that pleased Baumann. The Indian helped him to lay off 300 acres along the creek. At the same time he advised Baumann never to settle at any point where the water was running towards the sunset. In such places, he said, there was no good luck; and the next day he would take him to a place where the water was running towards sunrise, and where there was plenty of fish, game and good luck. The Muddy and Alleghany Creeks in these parts are parallel streams, some miles apart, but running in opposite directions, the Muddy westward into the Conestogo and Susquehanna, and the Alleghany eastward into the Schuylkill and Delaware.
Baumann the next day followed the Indian still eastward to the head of the Muddy Creek valley, then northward, by the Indian path leading from Sinking Spring to the Delaware, over a small range of hills into another valley called by the Indian Alleghean (Alleghany). A clear stream flowed through it toward the sunrise. The Indian’s home was on the north side of the valley near the path. They selected a location and built a cabin for Baumann about a mile and a half southwest of the Indian’s home.
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The Indian invited Baumann to bring his wife and child, guaranteeing their safety.
Baumann’s friends at Muddy Creek, Weaverland and Groffdale were greatly surprised at his safe return. They helped him to move as far as Muddy Creek. From this point Baumann, with a few of the most necessary things, went forward alone. It was a month since he had departed from his Indian friend, who was greatly pleased at his return. When Baumann told him of the trouble with his friends, who had halted his goods at Muddy Creek, the other said, “Friend Jacob, go and tell your white friends to go home, and tell them also that you have a friend who is a friend indeed.” The two completed the transportation of the goods. The friendship between them continued for life. Frequently in this virgin territory they shared the pleasure of fishing and the chase. Jacob’s removal occurred about in *1747.
(Footnote: *Dates given by Aaron M. Weber, Mohnton, Pa.)
Christian and Peter Baumann had no friendly Indian connections, but as a result of their brother’s favorable experience, Christian followed Jacob in *1748 and Peter some time after *1752 to the Alleghany valley. Peter settled somewhat west of Jacob and Christian a mile west of Peter. Christian’s homestead is the one referred to in Eby’s Waterloo History, Vol. I, page 63, where it says that he built, in 1749, a log dwelling that was quite sound for upwards of one hundred years. It is situated two or three miles north of the Christian Baumann mill (1777) on Alleghany Creek. This mill is about four miles northeast of Bowmansville, which place, in turn, is a little north from the original Muddy Creek settlement. Jacob Baumann and the Indian had taken a round-about course on their prospecting tour from Muddy Creek to Christian Baumann’s home, the nearest of the three brothers in Alleghany valley. This was only seven miles; but between them and the older settlement at Muddy Creek ran the Forest Hills. The four miles from Christian Baumann’s mill to Bowmansville passes directly across these hills.
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The Jacob Bauman Tribe (Part Thereof)
No. 388 II Generation
Jacob is the fourth son of I Wendel. You will remember he is the one that befriended himself with that Indian hunter and moved close to him against the wish of his relatives and friends. He then pushed his way into the Alleghany valley about the year 1747, with his 2 brothers following him in a year or so. Soon after his arrival he built a sawmill. It is believed that his remains were buried also at the Alleghany Cemetery.
8 Children:
Christian resided in Berks Co., Pa., where he died in 1796; m Elizabeth Huber;
Jacob moved to Cumberland Co., Pa.; he was known as “Dunker Jockel”;
John, b Oct. 15, 1764; d. July 29, 1836; buried at old Bowmanville Menn. Cemetery. He was known as old Hans; 5 children – John, Martin, David, Barbara and Elizabeth;
Peter, b 1763; moved to Virginia, where he evidently got killed while hunting in 1823;
Henry, moved to Virginia, thence to Ohio;
Mary, wife of John Baer, lived and died in Cumberland Co., Pa., near Carlisle;
Martin, m to Magd. Baer, lived and died ½ mi. from his uncle, Christian Baumann.
The Removal of Wendel Baumann’s Sons, Christian, Peter and Jacob, to Berks County
(The following nearly all written by H. M. Bowman)
In the forties, following the death of Wendel Baumann in 1735, his sons, Christian, Peter and Jacob, moved from the Pequea settlement northeastward about 25 miles to the valley of Alleghany Creek, in what is now Berks County. Earlier settlements had been made in this direction by Hans Graff at Graff’s Thal (now Groffdale) in 1717, by three Weber brothers at Weber’s Thal (now Weaverland) in 1724, and by the Goods and Musselmans at Muddy Creek in 1737. The Goods of Waterloo County are of this line of settlers at Muddy Creek. Weaverland and the neighboring Village of Martindale are the original district of the Mennonite Webers and Martins so numerously represented in Waterloo.
Groffdale, Weaverland and Muddy Creek are, respectively, some 6, 12 and 18 miles northeast of the original Pequea colony. The Pequea settlers had gone so far west of the settled parts around Philadelphia that the three new settlements made toward the east and northeast were all in still unsettled territory. Muddy Creek, the last of the three, was a little south of the present Village of Bowmansville. This brought the settled frontier near to the Forest Hills along the northeast line of Lancaster County. The movement of the three Baumann brothers in the forties carried the settled border across this line into Berks.
The pioneer of this movement into Berks was the youngest of the three brothers, Jacob. He was the Nimrod of the Pequea country, a great hunter and fisher. By this time the woods and streams in this neighborhood had been well hunted and fished. When Jacob Baumann was at Muddy Creek prospecting for a new location, an Indian offered to show him good hunting ground to the eastward on the upper reaches of the Muddy Creek. Baumann’s friends at Muddy Creek advised strongly against this proposal. The Indian danger was then not yet at the pitch reached in the French and Indian War of 1754 to 1763, but the Indians were uneasy over the encroachment of the whites. In general, the early friendliness between the two races was at an end. But Baumann decided to make the venture.
The next morning he, with the Indian, started from the log cabin of one Good about a quarter of a mile south of the present Bowmansville, prospecting eastward up the valley of Muddy Creek. The next day they found a site that pleased Baumann. The Indian helped him to lay off 300 acres along the creek. At the same time he advised Baumann never to settle at any point where the water was running towards the sunset. In such places, he said, there was no good luck; and the next day he would take him to a place where the water was running towards sunrise, and where there was plenty of fish, game and good luck. The Muddy and Alleghany Creeks in these parts are parallel streams, some miles apart, but running in opposite directions, the Muddy westward into the Conestogo and Susquehanna, and the Alleghany eastward into the Schuylkill and Delaware.
Baumann the next day followed the Indian still eastward to the head of the Muddy Creek valley, then northward, by the Indian path leading from Sinking Spring to the Delaware, over a small range of hills into another valley called by the Indian Alleghean (Alleghany). A clear stream flowed through it toward the sunrise. The Indian’s home was on the north side of the valley near the path. They selected a location and built a cabin for Baumann about a mile and a half southwest of the Indian’s home.
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The Indian invited Baumann to bring his wife and child, guaranteeing their safety.
Baumann’s friends at Muddy Creek, Weaverland and Groffdale were greatly surprised at his safe return. They helped him to move as far as Muddy Creek. From this point Baumann, with a few of the most necessary things, went forward alone. It was a month since he had departed from his Indian friend, who was greatly pleased at his return. When Baumann told him of the trouble with his friends, who had halted his goods at Muddy Creek, the other said, “Friend Jacob, go and tell your white friends to go home, and tell them also that you have a friend who is a friend indeed.” The two completed the transportation of the goods. The friendship between them continued for life. Frequently in this virgin territory they shared the pleasure of fishing and the chase. Jacob’s removal occurred about in *1747.
(Footnote: *Dates given by Aaron M. Weber, Mohnton, Pa.)
Christian and Peter Baumann had no friendly Indian connections, but as a result of their brother’s favorable experience, Christian followed Jacob in *1748 and Peter some time after *1752 to the Alleghany valley. Peter settled somewhat west of Jacob and Christian a mile west of Peter. Christian’s homestead is the one referred to in Eby’s Waterloo History, Vol. I, page 63, where it says that he built, in 1749, a log dwelling that was quite sound for upwards of one hundred years. It is situated two or three miles north of the Christian Baumann mill (1777) on Alleghany Creek. This mill is about four miles northeast of Bowmansville, which place, in turn, is a little north from the original Muddy Creek settlement. Jacob Baumann and the Indian had taken a round-about course on their prospecting tour from Muddy Creek to Christian Baumann’s home, the nearest of the three brothers in Alleghany valley. This was only seven miles; but between them and the older settlement at Muddy Creek ran the Forest Hills. The four miles from Christian Baumann’s mill to Bowmansville passes directly across these hills.
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The Jacob Bauman Tribe (Part Thereof)
No. 388 II Generation
Jacob is the fourth son of I Wendel. You will remember he is the one that befriended himself with that Indian hunter and moved close to him against the wish of his relatives and friends. He then pushed his way into the Alleghany valley about the year 1747, with his 2 brothers following him in a year or so. Soon after his arrival he built a sawmill. It is believed that his remains were buried also at the Alleghany Cemetery.
8 Children:
Christian resided in Berks Co., Pa., where he died in 1796; m Elizabeth Huber;
Jacob moved to Cumberland Co., Pa.; he was known as “Dunker Jockel”;
John, b Oct. 15, 1764; d. July 29, 1836; buried at old Bowmanville Menn. Cemetery. He was known as old Hans; 5 children – John, Martin, David, Barbara and Elizabeth;
Peter, b 1763; moved to Virginia, where he evidently got killed while hunting in 1823;
Henry, moved to Virginia, thence to Ohio;
Mary, wife of John Baer, lived and died in Cumberland Co., Pa., near Carlisle;
Martin, m to Magd. Baer, lived and died ½ mi. from his uncle, Christian Baumann.
More About Jacob Bowman (1722-1770)
Lowell Kosloskey (1937-2007) of Petoskey, Michigan, provided the following information:
Jacob Bowman was born on 23 Sep 1722 and died in Mar 1770, at age 47. Wife Fremy, youngest child not yet 14. He signed a will on 2 Nov 1769 in Cumru Twp., Berks Co., PA. Translation and Inventory dated 29 Mar 1770.
This will can be found online at FamilySearch.org, Film #005538036, starting with image 1795 of 2151.
Jacob Bowman was born on 23 Sep 1722 and died in Mar 1770, at age 47. Wife Fremy, youngest child not yet 14. He signed a will on 2 Nov 1769 in Cumru Twp., Berks Co., PA. Translation and Inventory dated 29 Mar 1770.
This will can be found online at FamilySearch.org, Film #005538036, starting with image 1795 of 2151.
Any and All Books by John W. Wayland
I cannot say enough about what a big help the many books by John W. Wayland have been with this research. You can find a list of some of the books he has authored on the Online Books Page of the University of Pennsylvania:
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Wayland%2C%20John%20Walter%2C%201872%2D1962 One in particular that is invaluable to researchers, but not on the Online Books Page is A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. You can read it online at Google Books: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_History_of_Shenandoah_County_Virginia/MyUSAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover |
Wendell Santmann Bowman (1665-1735)
A Biographical History of Waterloo Township And other Townships of the County, Being a History of the Early Settlers and Their Descendants, Mostly All of Pennsylvania Dutch Origin, As Also Much Other Unpublished Historical Information Chiefly of a Local Character
by Ezra E. Eby, Berlin, Ontario, 1895 While not specifically titled as such, this is Volume I. The book is available online several places as of December 2023. Volume I (A-L): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044098661093&seq=7 Information about the Bauman [Bowman] family begins on Page 62 (image 74) and Page 75 (image 87) begins the family information listed by Angus S. Bauman in his book. Volume II (M-Z): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044020035549&seq=7 |
Wendell Bowman (1665-1735) and John Bowman (1679-1738)
My American Ancestors and Their Descendants, Volume I
by Edward Bowman Espenshade, 1949 This book contains interesting information about early research in Switzerland and correspondence with Dr. H. M. M. Bowman of the University of Toledo. There are a number of genealogies about the different lines of this family with information that is not easily found elsewhere. As of December 2023, this book can be found online, but be aware that most searches will only lead you to Volume II. Volume 1: https://archive.org/details/myamericanancest01espe/page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2: https://archive.org/details/myamericanancest02espe/page/n5/mode/2up |
Mennonite Immigration
The Mennonite Immigration to Pennsylvania in the Eighteenth Century
by C. Henry Smith, Ph.D., 1929. https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm01penn/page/n7/mode/2up |
Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of SE PA
Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and of Their Remote Ancestors, from the Middle of the Dark Ages, Down to the Time of the Revolutionary War
by H. Frank Eshleman, B.E., M.E., LL.B., 1917 https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A31735054778380/viewer#page/4/mode/2up |
Uly Buman to Hans Buman
Chronik der Familie Baumann aus dem Dürrenmoos: Die Erlebnisse der Familie von 1393 bis 1912
by Carl Rudolf Baumann, 1912 This loosely translates to Chronicle of the Baumann family from Dürrenmoos: Experiences of the Family from 1393 to 1912. The book is in German and not only includes information on many of the lines coming down from Uly Buman, but also photos of the houses of our ancestors in Switzerland! This book can be found online in several places, but Bayerische StaatsBibliothek has exceptional images of the pages: https://bildsuche.digitale-sammlungen.de/index.html?c=viewer&bandnummer=bsb00061402&pimage=00001&einzelsegment=&v=100&l=en NOTE: The book traces Uly Buman down to Hans, father of Wendell. Some dates provided are improbable, while others impossible. It would appear that there were some errors made in amassing the information and getting it into print form. |
The Fighting Bowmans
The Bowmans: A Pioneering Family in Virginia, Kentucky and the Northwest Territory
by John W. Wayland, 1943 https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G000631.pdf Also available at HathiTrust: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062855416&seq=7 Hans George "George" Bowman (1699-1768) Mary Elizabeth (Hite) Bowman (1708-1769) Children: -John George "George" Bowman (1732-? Died in childhood.) -Captain John Jacob "Jacob" Bowman (1733-1782) -Maria Emma "Mary" (Bowman) Stephens (1735-1820) -Elizabeth (Bowman) Ruddell (1737-1815) -Colonel Johannes "John" Bowman (1738-1784) -Sarah (Bowman) Wright (1741-?) -Regina (Bowman) Deyerle (1743-1828) -Rebecca (Bowman) Brinker (1745-1831) -George Bowman (1747-1769) -Colonel Abraham Bowman (1749-1837) -Major Joseph Bowman (1752-1779) -Catherine Bowman (1754-? Died in childhood.) -Captain Isaac Hite Bowman (1757-1826) |
George Bowman, Father of
John Bowman (1750-1816)
George Bowman and His Descendants
by Anna Harman Bowman [Johann] George Bowman Maria Barbara (Kellerin) Bowman Children: -Maria Anna Bowman -Johann George "George" Bowman (1742-?) -Elias Bowman (1746-?) -Johann "John" Bowman (1750-1816) -Andreas Bowman John Bowman (1750-1816) Mary Magdalena (Zervus) Bowman (1755-1835) Children: -Elizabeth (Bowman ) Roller (1778-1872) -George Luther Bowman (1780-1850) -John T. Bowman (1782-1871) -Barbara (Bowman) Shafer (1785-1867) -Catherine (Bowman) Carrier (1787-?) -Mary Magdalena (Bowman) Miller (1789-1855) This book can be accessed on FamilySearch.org. |
Page VI speaks of the different Bauman individuals coming to America.
"Wendel Bauman landed in Philadelphia in 1709, and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the first of this family to come to America. Welhelm Bauman came in 1710, settling in Germantown. Michael Bauman came in 1721 and went to Lancaster County. Six year later on October 2, 1727, the ship 'Adventurer' arrived in Philadelphia with three Baumans on board - Daniel, Jacob and Hans Dietrich Bauman. We do not know whether these were brothers or fathers and sons. Possibly some of them brought their families. The same month, October 16, Albrecht Bauman landed in Philadelphia. Whether these seven Baumans were related to each other is not known. Probably they were cousins and all wishe[d] to be together in the new world. Before the Revolutionary War, forty-seven Baumans landed in Philadelphia and settled in Pennsylvania. Some came alone and some brought their families."
More information about George and his family:
WEBSITE: George and Barbara Keller Bowman: Immigrants and Bowman House Builders
https://gbowmanhouse.weebly.com/contents-and-introduction.html
*Note: He is trying to sell you his book on this site. If you are a descendant, it might be worth the price of admission!
"Wendel Bauman landed in Philadelphia in 1709, and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the first of this family to come to America. Welhelm Bauman came in 1710, settling in Germantown. Michael Bauman came in 1721 and went to Lancaster County. Six year later on October 2, 1727, the ship 'Adventurer' arrived in Philadelphia with three Baumans on board - Daniel, Jacob and Hans Dietrich Bauman. We do not know whether these were brothers or fathers and sons. Possibly some of them brought their families. The same month, October 16, Albrecht Bauman landed in Philadelphia. Whether these seven Baumans were related to each other is not known. Probably they were cousins and all wishe[d] to be together in the new world. Before the Revolutionary War, forty-seven Baumans landed in Philadelphia and settled in Pennsylvania. Some came alone and some brought their families."
More information about George and his family:
WEBSITE: George and Barbara Keller Bowman: Immigrants and Bowman House Builders
https://gbowmanhouse.weebly.com/contents-and-introduction.html
*Note: He is trying to sell you his book on this site. If you are a descendant, it might be worth the price of admission!
Cornelius Bowman Research by Sherry Baker
WEBSITE: Descendants of Cornelius B. Bowman
Compiled by Sherry Baker
https://tfkrha.org/Genealogy/Genealogy_Bowman_Cornelius_14940.php
Compiled by Sherry Baker
https://tfkrha.org/Genealogy/Genealogy_Bowman_Cornelius_14940.php
Bowman and Roush
History of The Roush Family in America: From Its Founding by John Adam Rausch in 1736 to the Present Time
by Rev. Lester Le Roy Roush, A. B., 1928 While not specifically titled as such, this is Volume I. The book is available online as of December 2023. Volume I: https://ia600902.us.archive.org/2/items/historyofroushfa01rous/historyofroushfa01rous.pdf Page 95 is about Elizabeth (Roush) Bowman. While they make reference to George Bowman having roots in Shenandoah County, Virginia, from the information gathered in John W. Wayland's book, The Bowmans: A Pioneering Family, we know that their child John George Bowman, who was called George, died in childhood, and his younger brother, George Bowman, died in 1769, making it impossible for either of these to be the husband of Elizabeth Roush. Volume II by Julia Roush O'Melia: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064841919&seq=5&q1=bowman |