Hans Georg Baumann

George Bowman (1699–1768) was an 18th century American pioneer, landowner and a prominent Indian fighter in the early history of the Virginia Colony. He, along with his father-in-law Jost Hite, was one of the first to explore and settle Shenandoah Valley. His estate, on which Fort Bowman was founded, was one of the earliest homes to be built in Shenandoah Valley and is the site of present-day Strasburg, Virginia.

Four of his sons, Joseph, Isaac, Abraham and Johannes, also became well-known frontiersmen in Kentucky during the late 1770s.[1] His great-grandson, John Bryan Bowman founded Kentucky University and Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky.[2][3][4] Biography

Born in the Holy Roman Empire on the West bank of the Rhine in present day Germany he arrived aboard the ship William and Sarah in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 where he later met and married Mary Hite in 1731.[5] He was one of the first to settle in the Shenandoah Valley with his father-in-law Jost Hite and brothers-in-law Jacob Chrisman and Paul Froman during the early 1730s.[6][7] He and his wife, Mary Hite, later settled on the banks of Cedar Creek [8] located 8 miles (13 km) south of Peter Stephens' Newtown settlement (present-day Stephens City, Virginia). They would eventually establish a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) tract of land on which Fort Bowman was built. He later received a tract of land from his father-in-law, 145 acres (0.59 km2) on Lenville's Creek in Frederick County.[9]

In 1752 or 1753, while still living on Ceder Creek, Bowman built a colonial mansion known as the Mount Pleasant Estate. It was here they raised their thirteen children, including Abraham, Isaac Bowman, Joseph and John Bowman.[1] In 1746 and 1749, he bought 2 large tracts of land amounting to over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) on Linville Creek on which he constructed and operated a grist mill later known as "Bowman's Mill";[10] the mill, as of 1972, was still in operation near present-day Bartonsville, Virginia.[11] On August 14, he deeded some of his property to his widowed mother livestock and various household goods. Among his property including one horse, one mare, two cows, two yearling heifers and a slave known as Harry.[12]

Following his death in 1768, his sons inherited the Estate. Part of the Estate was sold by John Bowman to an Abraham Miller in July of that year.[13] The Bowman home, one of the first homes built in the Shenandoah Valley, still exists and remains one of the oldest historical buildings in the state.[1] His son Isaac and his first and second wife as well as Samuel Kercheval and his daughters are buried in the family graveyard located 200 yards (180 m) West of the house.[14] References

   ^ a b c Hayden, William. Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio, 1778-1783. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Company, 1896. (pg. 116)

   ^ Wayland, John W. A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (pg. 588) ISBN 0-8063-8011-X

   ^ Johnson, E. Polk. A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities, Vol II. Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1912. (pg. 1132)

   ^ Bowman, Charles W. Bowman Genealogy: Fragmentary Annals of a Branch of the Bowman Family. Washington, D.C.: Law Reporter Printing Company, 1912. (pg. 93-94)

   ^ du Bellet, Louise Pecquet. Some Prominent Virginia Families. Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, 1907. (pg. 336-337)

   ^ Raine, James Watt. The Land of Saddle-bags: A Study of the Mountain People of Appalachia. New York: Council for Women for Home Missions, 1924. (pg. 41)

   ^ Fischer, David Hackett and James C. Kelly. Bound Away: Virginia and the Westward Movement. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2000. (pg. 113) ISBN 0-8139-1774-3

   ^ Lewis, Virgil A. History of West Virginia: In Two Parts. Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1889. (pg. 59-60)

   ^ Hofstra, Warren R. The Planting of New Virginia: Settlement and Landscape in the Shenandoah. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. (pg. 98-99) ISBN 0-8018-7418-1

   ^ Wayland, John W. A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (pg. 95) ISBN 0-8063-8011-X

   ^ Keister, Elmo Earl. Strasburg, Virginia, and the Keister Family. Strasburg, Virginia: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., 1972. (pg. 398)

   ^ Sharp, Lois. Ancestors of Mom & Dad Sharp: Sharp & Dennis. Utica, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 2000. (pg. 263)

   ^ Kegley, F.B. Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Beginning of the Southwest, the Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. (pg. 533) ISBN 0-8063-1717-5

   ^ Wayland, John W. A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (pg. 449) ISBN 0-8063-8011-X

George Bowman (c. 1705-1768) was an 18th century American pioneer, landowner and a prominent Indian fighter in the early history of the Colony of Virginia. He, along with his father-in-law Jost Hite, was one of the first to explore and settle Shenandoah Valley. His estate, on which FORT BOWMAN was founded, was one of the earliest homes to be built in Shenandoah Valley and is the site of present day Strasburg, Virginia.

Four of his sons, Joseph, Isaac, Abraham and Jacob Bowman, also became well-known frontiersmen in Kentucky during the late 1770s. His great-grandson, John Bryan Bowman founded Kentucky University and Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky."

Bio: "Born to Cornelious and Ann Bowman in the Colony of Virginia, he married Mary Hite in Pennsylvania around 1731. He one of the first to settle in the Shenandoah Valley with his father-in-law Jost Hite and brothers-in-law Jacob Chrisman and Paul Froman during the early 1730s. He and his wife, Mary Hite, later settled on the banks of Cedar Creek located eight miles south of Peter Stephens' Newtown settlement (present-day Stephens City, Virginia). They would eventually establish a 1,000 acre tract of land on which FORT BOWMAN was built. He later received a tract of land from his father-in-law, 145 acres on Lenville's Creek in Frederick County.

In 1752 or 1753, while still living on Ceder Creek, Bowman built a colonial mansion known as the Mount Pleasant Estate. It was here they raised their thirteen children, including Abraham, Isaac, Joseph and John Jacob Bowman. In 1746 and 1749, he bought two large tracts of land amounting to over 1,000 acres on Linville Creek on which he constructed and operated a grist mill later known as "Bowman's Mill"; the mill, as of 1972, was still in operation near present day Bartonsville, Virginia. On August 14, he deeded some of his property to his widowed mother - livestock and various household goods. Among his property including one horse, one mare, two cows, two yearling heifers, and a slave known as Harry.

Following his death in 1768, his sons inherited the estate. Part of the estate was sold by John Bowman to an Abraham Miller in July of that year. The Bowman home, one of the first homes built in the Shenandoah Valley, still exists and remains one of the oldest historical buildings in the state. His son Isaac and his first and second wife, as well as Samuel Kercheval and his daughters are buried in the family graveyard located 200 yards west of the house." (wikipedia.org)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59723245

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 13 2016, 19:06:15 UTC

  ---

  
  

The George Bowmann that immigrated 1727 to Philadelphia and a resided at Skippack was a literate individual which is evidenced by his signing of the 10 May 1730, Reformed Church letter to the Classis of Amsterdam. The George Bowman (husband of Mary Hite) who resided in Hite’s colony of Virginia was also literate as he did endorsed old country records there in legible German script.

George Bowman, an immigrant from Germany in 1727, who Joined the famous Jost Hite settlers of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, subsequent to his 1730 marriage to Hite’s daughter Mary. They established historic "Fort Bowman" including the extant "Stone House" built 1751 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The extant Bowman Cemetery was use by the early family for 100 years

George Bowman's grave marker no longer exists although his family cemetery remains with his wife Mary's grave marker.

In his 1766 will, George Bowman gave the family estate to his youngest son, Isaac.

In 1962 R G Jobes {Toby} visited "Fort Bowman" sometimes called Harmony Hall and observed only three identifiable graves in the cemetery. (1) Inscription: "A Daughters Tribute to the Memory of Mrs Mary Bowman, wife of Isaac Bowman, born 31st Day of October 1773 and departed this life the 21st Day of August 1839"; (2) Isaac S. Bowman (1803-1866) & (3) Eleanor B. Hite (1813-1908). There was also an unmarked crypt outside the cemetery wall {Black Mammy's tomb}. {Isaac S. was the son of Capt Isaac and Eleanor was the wife of Isaac S.Bowman; Mary was Capt Isaac's wife Mary Chinn Bowman.} Today the cemetery is maintained by the Hite Family Association. A visit again in 1994 by RGJ noted the condition being well cared for. According to the historian John Wayland, George Bowman is also buried here. Then according to Mrs Ezra Foltz (Frances Bowman the daughter of Isaac and Elanor), Sam Kercheval (1767-1845), Kircheval's wife Susan Chinn and three of their daughters are also buried here. Mrs Foltz was a great grand daughter of George Bowman and made provisions in her will for the wall around the Bowman cemetery; the wall was constructed in 1926 and marked so on the West top of the wall. RGJ visited again in August 1997. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Bowman is 5th grate grandfather to Toby ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~∼George Bowman was my 6th great-grandfather. I requested the transfer of this memorial, but failed to edit it in a timely manner. I've deleted the original text as there were several errors in this memorial, including parentage. A few researchers have confused him with a George Bowman, son of Ann and Cornelius, who lived in Augusta County, VA. I plan to rewrite this memorial as soon as I complete my move and again have access to all of my books and family records.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 21 2020, 2:26:05 UTC
* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 21 2020, 2:45:04 UTC

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 3 2022, 21:52:58 UTC