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James Samuel Bowie 1718 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1718

Birth Location: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Bowie

Mother: Janet Young

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Bowie

The story of James Samuel Bowie began in 1718 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. James Samuel Bowie had children including Sarah Agnes Sally Bowie. James Samuel Bowie passed away in 1770 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Samuel Bowie began in 1718 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • James Samuel Bowie had children including Sarah Agnes Sally Bowie.
  • James Samuel Bowie passed away in 1770 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowie
1685 – 1730
Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Young
1695 – 1734
Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Bowie
1748 – 1808
Birth Location: New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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James Bowie's Ancestors

Self
James Bowie
1718 – 1770
Birth Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Bowie
1685 – 1730
Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Young
1695 – 1734
Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Bowie
1658 – 1740
St.Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Issobell (Allardice) Ewing
1655 – 1715
Stirling, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Bowie
1629 – 1684
Eliza Bowie
1627 –
John Ewing
1631 – 1687
Jonet Scott
1634 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bowie's Descendants

1.
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James (Samuel) Bowie (12 Mar 1718 – 1770)
  1. 1. Sarah (Agnes Sally) Bowie (12 Jul 1748 – 2 Feb 1808)
    1. 1. Hugh ("Hew "Noah) Kirkwood (1767 – 21 Nov 1855) m. Catherine Cole (1765 – 6 August 1835) m. Martha (Amanda Catherine "Catey") Cole (6 Oct 1765 – 6 AUG 1835)
      1. 1. Hugh Kirkwood (11 March 1800 – 22 September 1868)
      2. 2. Jefferson (William) Kirkwood (24 Jul 1812 – 1867) m. Ovella (Florella "Nannie") OBryan (16 Apr 1816 – 17 Aug 1893)
        1. 1. Virginia (A) Kirkwood (23 Jul 1835 – 10 Sep 1876)
        2. 2. Geneva ("Irene" Hoyt) Kirkwood (9 Feb 1842 – 6 Nov 1901) m. John (A) McGuire (1 Jan 1837 – 6 Feb 1887)
        3. 3. Rufus (C) Kirkwood (abt 1844 – )
        4. 4. Thomas (J) Kirkwood (abt 1853 – )
        5. 5. Hiram (L) Kirkwood (2 May 1853 – 26 Apr 1931)
        6. 6. Virginia (A) Kirkwood (23 Jul 1835 – 10 Sep 1876)

James Bowie's Timeline

2 Records

1718
12 Mar 1718
Birth of James Samuel Bowie in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1770
1770
Age 52
Death of James Samuel Bowie in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1718
    Event Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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