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William Harding Bowman 1730 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1804

Death Location: Nelson, Virginia, United States

Father: Edward Bowman

Mother: Elizabeth Byles

Spouse(s): Sarah Ball

Children(s): James Bowman

The story of William Harding Bowman began in 1730 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States. William Harding Bowman married Sarah Ball, and had children including James Bowman. William Harding Bowman passed away in 1804 in Nelson, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harding Bowman began in 1730 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.
  • William Harding Bowman married Sarah Ball, and had children including James Bowman.
  • William Harding Bowman passed away in 1804 in Nelson, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Bowman
1701 – 1730
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Byles
1700 – 1785
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ball
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Bowman
1755 – 1835
Birth Location: S. Carolina,USA
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William Bowman's Ancestors

Self
William Bowman
1730 – 1804
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Edward Hale Bowman
1701 – 1730
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Abigail) Byles
1700 – 1785
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Edward (Hale Bowman) MD
1656 – 1722
Bermuda, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Elam
1665 – 1713
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bowman
1638 – 1671
Sarah Hale
1630 – 1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bowman
1600 – 1671
Catherine McCormack
1610 – 1675

William Bowman's Descendants

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William (Harding) Bowman (1730 – 4 Feb 1804) m. Sarah Ball
  1. 1. James Bowman (Abt 1755 – 1835) m. Susanna Franklin (Abt 1795 – Aft 1841)
    1. 1. reuben bowman (22 dec 1800 – 25 dec 1853) m. mary ("polly") townley (21 nov 1807 – 21 dec 1883)
      1. 1. james (dowling cook) bowman (22 jul 1831 – 23 dec 1856) m. nancy powell (26 feb 1828 – 3 jul 1905)
        1. 1. Reubin (James) Bowman (18 Dec 1850 – 13 Sep 1919) m. zilpha (kenley) brewton (19 Jan 1850 – 24 Nov 1928)
        2. 2. william (marion) bowman (1851 – 05nov1917) m. ellen ("nellie" bradford) quinn (22 jan 1874 – 10 apr 1954) m. Willie (L) Baldwin
        3. 3. John (Edmund) Bowman (6 Jul 1855 – 18 Sep 1930) m. emma cleghorn (03apr1862 – 11dec1951)
        4. 4. Margaret (Sharlotty) Bowman (2 Jan 1856 – 4 Nov 1937) m. joseph (washington) brewton (21 Sep 1850 – 27 Aug 1926)
        5. 5. Andrew (Dowling) Bowman (13 Jan 1859 – 21 Apr 1917) m. lula lambert (17sep1868 – 16jul1956)
      2. 2. Margaret (Magdalene) Bowman (9 FEB 1835 – 27 DEC 1907)
      3. 3. Mary (Townley) Bowman (6 DEC 1838 – 4 JAN 1906) m. Nathaniel Townley (1839 – 1914)
      4. 4. Harrison (Vespucci) Bowman (4 MAY 1841 – 12 DEC 1922) m. catherine (sarah) miller (06jan1865 – 30jun1938)
        1. 1. John (H) Bowman (Sep 1892 – )
        2. 2. Gilbert (J) Bowman (Aug 1896 – )
        3. 3. S (Dewey) Bowman (Sep 1899 – )
        4. 4. Carmichael (Vespucci) Bowman (10 Oct 1903 – 8 Aug 1975)
      5. 5. Martha (Dow "Dove") Bowman (2 JUN 1842 – 3 DEC 1923)
      6. 6. Zachary (Taylor) Bowman (MAR 1848 – Aft 1900)
      7. 7. Priscilla (Webster) Bowman (1850 – Sep 1904)
      8. 8. Rebecca (Hannah Mariah) Bowman (14 SEP 1852 – 3 JAN 1922)
    2. 2. Sarah (Martha) Bowman (1 Aug 1811 – 30 Aug 1832)
    3. 3. Sarah (Martha) Bowman (1 Aug 1811 – 30 Aug 1832)
    4. 4. Robert (N) Bowman (1815 – 1905)
    5. 5. Robert (N) Bowman (1815 – 1905)
    6. 6. John (Wesley) Bowman (May 1824 – 1909) m. sarah (frances) presley
      1. 1. harriet (lora) Bowman m. Clifton (Benjamin) Hall (9 Feb 1851 – 21 Oct 1909)
        1. 1. willie (mae) hall (06 nov 1906 – 20 feb 1989) m. john (comer) stanton (3 Aug 1900 – 19 Mar 1991)
    7. 7. John (Wesley) Bowman (May 1824 – 1909) m. Melinda Shepard (18 Dec 1829 – 25 Feb 1864) m. Sarah (Frances) Presley (Jun 1844 – Jan 1924)
      1. 1. James (D) Bowman (15 May 1853 – 24 Nov 1896)
      2. 2. Martha (E) Bowman (1855 – )
      3. 3. Margaret (C) Bowman (1856 – )
      4. 4. Julia (Ann) Bowman (1857 – 1884)
      5. 5. William (A) Bowman (May 1858 – Jul 1923)
      6. 6. Edmund (Ratio) Bowman (Feb 1860 – 1936)
      7. 7. Anthony Bowman (1861 – )
      8. 8. William (A) Bowman (May 1858 – Jul 1923)
      9. 9. Robert (Edmund) Bowman (Feb 1860 – )
      10. 10. Mary (M) Bowman (1868 – )
      11. 11. Harriet (Lora Hattie) Bowman (8 Oct 1869 – 4 Oct 1961)
      12. 12. Lucy Bowman (1874 – )
      13. 13. Dora (Irene) Bowman (Aug 1876 – )
      14. 14. Frances (A Fannie) Bowman (Aug 1878 – )
      15. 15. Susannah (Lee) Bowman (Sep 1881 – )
    8. 8. William Bowman (24 Jul 1826 – 3 Nov 1861) m. Wealthy Beasley (10 Feb 1836 – 10 Nov 1918)
      1. 1. Sara Bowman (20 Aug 1854 – 13 Aug 1937)
      2. 2. Nancy Bowman (22 Mar 1856 – 14 May 1881)
      3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Bowman (22 Dec 1858 – )
      4. 4. Daniel (Webster) Bowman (28 Mar 1861 – 24 Sep 1937)
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Bowman (9 Jun 1869 – 18 Dec 1937)
      6. 6. Nettie (Cordelia) Bowman (29 Mar 1874 – 15 Nov 1968)
    9. 9. William Bowman (24 Jul 1826 – 3 Nov 1861)
    10. 10. G (W) Bowman (24 Jul 1826 – 3 Nov 1861)
    11. 11. Female Bowman (1833 – 1914)
    12. 12. Unknown Bowman (1833 – 1914)
    13. 13. Female Bowman (1833 – 1914)
    14. 14. Margaret Bowman
    15. 15. Margaret Bowman

William Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Harding Bowman in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1804
4 Feb 1804
Age 74
Death of William Harding Bowman in Nelson, Virginia, United States
Nelson, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1804
    Event Place: Nelson, Virginia, United States
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