1784 Joseph Bowman was reported born on January 22. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jacob Bowman married Anna Nancy Huber. Probate documents and the will of Christian Huber name Anna Bowman as his sister and name her heirs. Several of the children of Anna Huber Bowman named in those papers match the children named in the 1840 will of Joseph Bowman. The 1812 will of Jacob Huber, whom we show as the father of Anna Nancy Huber, named daughter Nancy and son-in-law Joseph Bowman in the will. Note that Joseph Bowman had a daughter named Anna Nancy. Perhaps Nancy Huber, daughter of Jacob Huber, and Anna Huber, sister of Christian Huber, were the same person who was the spouse of Joseph Bowman. A deed dated 1824 names Joseph and Nancy Bowman of Cumru Twp, Berks County as the grantees.
1890 Documents from the probate records of Lydia Huber, daughter of Jacob Good, and her deceased spouse Christian Huber named collateral heirs of both Christian Huber and Lydia Huber. [5] A document dated June 2, 1890, named collateral heirs. [6] A translation of the will of Christian Huber clarifies that the heirs of Christian were all descendants of his sister Anna. [7] [8] The list of collateral heirs is quoted below:
The decedent [Christian Huber] died testate of the 15th day of August A.D. 1850 leaving to survive him a widow but no issue, but collateral heirs. The said widow [Lydia Good Huber] died intestate on the 15th day of Sept. 1889.
1. Isaac Bowman a deceased nephew who left two children viz
1. Tobias Bowman
2. Henry Bowman2. Benjamin Bowman a deceased nephew who left seven children viz
1. Israel Bowman
2. Noah Bowman
3. Eliza wife of Joseph Burkhart
4. Susanna wife of Israel Gehman
5. Lydia wife of Israel Zimmerman
6. Leah wife of Henry Good
7. Nancy dec'd wife of Abraham Lehman who left one son Israel Gehman minor who has for guardian Samuel G. Musser.3. Jacob Bowman a deceased nephew who left one son and widow Catherine Bowman viz
1. John Bowman
4. Elizabeth wife of Samuel Bowman both deceased leaving children viz
1. Joseph Bowman deceased leaving to survive him a widow
2. Nancy Bowman wife of Allen Bowman
3. Noah Bowman deceased (crossed out)
4. Eliza Bowman wife of Simon P. Bowman
5. Marie Gerrie dec'd who left a husband and children
6. Lydia Hobbs decd who left a husband & children5. Esther wife of Joseph Gehman
6. Anna Musser decd who left a husband and children & grand children
1809 Christian Gehman, guardian of Mary and Salome Bowman (minor children of Christian Bowman of Cumru Twp, Berks County, deceased), acknowledged a payment by Joseph Bowman of Brecknock Twp, Berks County and John Guth of Brecknock Twp, Lancaster County. [9]
1810 Joseph Bowman (age 16-26) lived in Cumru Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The household had 1 male age 10-16, 2 males age 16-26, 1 female age 0-10, 1 female age 10-16, 1 female age 16-26, and one female age 45+. This is a good fit for Joseph living with his widowed mother and her children. [10] [11]
1812 The will of Jacob Huber of Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County was dated on May 9. The will named wife Elizabeth; sons Jacob, John, and Christian; daughter Nancy; and son-in-law Joseph Bauman. Joseph Bauman and Henry Hershberger were named executors. Christian was a minor. The will was proved on September 7, 1812. [12]
1820 Joseph Bowman (age 16-26) lived in Cumru Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The household had 2 males age 0-10, 1 male age 16-26, 1 male age 26-45, 3 females age 0-10, 1 female age 26-45. [13] [14]
1824 Joseph and Nancy Bowman, of Cumru Twp, Berks County, sold land to John Overholtzer. [15]
1826 The wife of Joseph Bowman died. [16]
1830 Joseph Bowman lived in Brecknock Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (40 thru 49); and females: 1 (10 thru 14) and 2 (15 thru 19). [17]
1840 Joseph Bowman lived in Brecknock Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 2 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 1 (10 thru 14) and 1 (20 thru 29). [18]
1840 Joseph Bowman of Brecknock Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania dated his will on November 23. Son Benjamin inherited the grist mill and 12 acres of land purchased by Joseph's father from Henry Weaver the elder, which was transferred to Joseph by the Orphans Court of Berks County. Six named children: Elisabeth, Isaac, Esther, Benjamin, Nancy, and Jacob. Jacob was under age 21. Joseph had inherited land in Canada from his father Christian, which he did not intend to claim. Two eighths of the land in Canada were given to John Good, husband of Joseph's sister Magdalena. Joseph's brother Daniel had already sold his share of the Canada land to John Good. One eighth shares of the Canada land were given to each of brother Samuel and sisters Elizabeth, Anna, Mary, and Sally. Sons Isaac and Benjamin and friend Bowman executors. Codicil dated 4 December, 1840. Probate February 4, 1841. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
1841 Joseph Bowman, son of Christian Bowman, died, at age 56y 11m 19d, on January 9. [26], on the estate that his father had owned. [27] [28] [29] [30]
1841 An acccount of the estate of Joseph Bowman, deceased, was made by Isaac, Christian, and Benjamin Bowman [31]. Inventory of Joseph Bowman. [32]
1841 The executors of the will of Isaac Bowman, miller, of Brecknock Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania sold land from the estate to John Schwartz. [33] [34]
1841 Jacob Bowman, a son of Joseph Bowman, dec'd, who was a minor above the age of fourteen years, to make choice of a guardian, whereupon he made choice of Daniel Bowman, guardian, which was confirmed by the court on April 5. [35]
Research Notes:
Several reports suggest that Joseph Bowman and married Mary Huber, but the notes above show that her name was Anna Nancy Huber. Two deeds dated 1816 and 1819 name Joseph and Mary Bowman of Robeson Twp, Berks County but also clarify that Joseph Bowman of Cumru Twp is a different person from Joseph Bowman of Robeson Twp.
1791 Mary Huber, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Weber) Huber, was born on December 13. [38] [39] [40]
Joseph Bowman and Mary Huber were reportedly married. [41] Joseph Bowman was a Mennonite farmer and they resided on the homestead of Joseph's father. [42] [43]
1816 Joseph and Maria Bowman of Robeson Twp, Berks County sold land to Nicholas Lesher. [44]
1819 Joseph and Maria Bowman of Robeson Twp, Berks County, gave power of attorney to John Bowman of the same township and to Joseph Bowman of Cumru Twp, Berks County. [45]
A genealogy sketch reports [46]:
106.—Joseph Bowman 29, b. in Allegheny Valley, Berks Co., Pa.. Jan. 22. 1784; d. Jan. 9. 1841; m. Mary Huber: b. Dec. 13, 1791: d. Sept. —. 1826: daut. of Jacob and Elizabeth Weber Huber of Muddy Creek, Lancaster Co. Mennonite: fanner; res., near Bowmansville, Pa.; buried at Bowmansville Mennonite Cemetery. Issue: 368 Elizabeth, married Samuel B. Bowman and resided in Waterloo Co.. Ontario: 369 Isaac; 370 Esther, married Joseph Gehman and resided near Adamstown. Lancaster Co.; 371 Benjamin, married Lavina Musser and resided in Allegheny Valley, Berks Co., Pa.; 372 Anna, married Jacob Musser and resided near Bowmansville, Pa.: 373 Jacob, married Katie Moore and resided in Allegheny Valley, Berks Co., Pa.
A biosketch reports [47]:
Joseph Bowman, son of Christian, was born Jan. 22, 1784, and he died Jan. 9, 1841, aged fifty-six years, eleven months, seventeen days. He was a well-known miller, owning and operating the Bowman Mill in Brecknock township. He also cultivated the fifty acres of land belonging to the mill property. He was strictly honest in all his dealings, and was a successful man in business. He was buried at the Allegheny Meeting House. He married Nancy Hoover, and they became the parents of three sons and three daughters: Elizabeth, who married Samuel Bowman, of County Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Isaac, who married Judith Gehman; Benjamin; Esther, who married Joseph Gehman; Nancy, who married Jacob Mosser; and Jacob.
[1] Jacob Huber (c 1700-1759), his personal copy, Martyr's Mirror, with notes about 3 generations of descendants (Ephrata, PA: Muddy Creek Farm Library, 1757, photographs by Mark Weitzel), [Photocopy], [Transcription], [CoverPage].
[2] Harry M. Hoover, The Huber-Hoover Family History (1928), 56, person 106, [FamilySearch FSCatalog].
[3] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O132.
[4] Edward Bowman Espenshade, My American Ancestors and Their Descendants (Jay Letter Service, 1949), 251, [GoogleBooks].
[5] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[8] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 25-417, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1810, [AncestryRecord].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1810, page 701, line 9 from bottom, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[12] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryRecord].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1820, top page, line 4 from bottom, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[15] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 33-423, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[16] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O132.
[17] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryRecord].
[18] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].
[19] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks, Will 8-308, [FamilySearchImage].
[20] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Berks, Will 8-308, [AncestryRecord].
[21] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks County Estate Files, [FamilySearchImage].
[22] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Estate Papers, Will, [AncestryRecord].
[23] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Index, [AncestryRecord].
[24] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Berks County Will 8-308 (35 pages), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[25] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks, Estate, Joseph Bowman, 1841, images 540-548, at image 543, [FamilySearchImage].
[26] Jacob Huber (c 1700-1759), his personal copy, Martyr's Mirror, with notes about 3 generations of descendants (Ephrata, PA: Muddy Creek Farm Library, 1757, photographs by Mark Weitzel), [Photocopy], [Transcription], [CoverPage].
[27] Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Waterloo Township, Vol. 1 (1895), 65, [GoogleBooks].
[28] Harry M. Hoover, The Huber-Hoover Family History (1928), 56, person 106, [FamilySearch FSCatalog].
[29] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O132.
[30] Edward Bowman Espenshade, My American Ancestors and Their Descendants (Jay Letter Service, 1949), 251, [GoogleBooks].
[31] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks, Estate, [FamilySearchImage].
[32] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks, Estate, [FamilySearchImage].
[33] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 48-47, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[34] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 61-63, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[35] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks, Orphans Court Proceedings 14-108, [FamilySearchImage].
[36] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[37] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[38] Harry M. Hoover, The Huber-Hoover Family History (1928), 56, person 106, [FamilySearch FSCatalog].
[39] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O132.
[40] Edward Bowman Espenshade, My American Ancestors and Their Descendants (Jay Letter Service, 1949), 251, [GoogleBooks].
[41] Harry M. Hoover, The Huber-Hoover Family History (1928), 56, person 106, [FamilySearch FSCatalog].
[42] Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Waterloo Township, Vol. 1 (1895), 65, [GoogleBooks].
[43] Edward Bowman Espenshade, My American Ancestors and Their Descendants (Jay Letter Service, 1949), 252, [GoogleBooks].
[44] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed {2}, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[45] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 31-134, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[46] Harry M. Hoover, The Huber-Hoover Family History (1928), 56, Family 106, [FamilySearch FSCatalog].
[47] Morton Luther Montgomery, Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Chicago: Beers, 1909), 1284, [HathiTrust].