1718 Christian Bowman settled on land obtained from the London Company in 1718. He received a land patent for it in 1730. [1] [2] South of the Lane Tract. "London Company, 444 acres, patented [D 89, page 105] to Christian Bowman. Rec'd Rent: '2-9-1773, Christian Bowman 100 acres, 11½ years in full, £0, 17s, 9d.'." [3] We seek help finding the records cited by Bittinger in footnote 18 which cites Philadelphia deeds D89-428 and H1-428. [4] [5] [6]
1730 An Act, passed by the Pennsylvania Assembly, to allow naturalization of prior immigrants, named Michael and John Bowman, but not Christian Bowman. Dated February 14, 1729/30. [7]
1731 Christian Bauman was on "A list of the Names of those persons who have applied to Governor to be naturalized, viz. Of the County of Philadelphia" Dated January 9, 1730/31. [8]
1733 A listing of payments for land by original purchasers in the Perkiomen Country recorded that Christian Bowman paid Quit rents for 100 acres as Warcester 11½ yrs in full. [9]
1735 The will of Christian Bowman, "of Providence in Philadelphia county, potter" was dated April 22, 1727. Probate was on February 26, 1735. The date Dec'd 1735 was recorded on the will, suggesting the date of death. Wife Barbara was named executor. [10] [11] [12]
1736 Orphans' Court records report that widow Barbara had debts and five small children. Dated April 8. Widow Barbara sold her land to Conrad Stamm in 1737. [13]
c 1735 The bible of son Christian Bowman listed the five children named here with their birthdates, apparently entered in that bible by son Christian (born 1724). [14]
c 1735-37 Jacob Nimrod Bowman, son of Christian and Barbara Bowman, was raised by Anne Weaver, daughter of Wendel Bowman, who lived in the Pequea Creek area of Lancaster County. [15]
1740 Reverend John Tschantz and wife Magdalene transferred land to Martin Miller senior, Martin Miller blacksmith, Martin Miller junior, Benjamin Bowman, and Barbara Bowman. These names could refer to Christian Bowman's brother Benjamin and his widow, Barbara. Dated March 18. [16]
1749 Christian Bowman, or his son, built a log dwelling, which was passed down to descendants for over 100 years. [17]
Research Notes:
Several attempts have been made, many with errors, to identify the relationships among the descendants of Wendel Bowman (c1681-c1735), father of this Christian Bowman (1702-1735). We show the relationships as described by Emmert Bittinger [18], who reviewed prior research and considered new evidence. We seek further documentation to further clarify or correct these relationships.
See Mennonite card file: [19]
Several researchers name Barbara Hite/Heydt as the spouse of Christian. We seek evidence to clarify this potential relationship.
[1] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 23, of 22-23, has a map.
[2] Ralph Linwood Johnson, David Hendricks Bergey, "Genealogical Landmarks and Milestones of the Lower Perkiomen Country," The Perkiomen Region 12 (1934) page numbers on top, 164, map, see tract in lower right.
[3] Ralph Linwood Johnson, David Hendricks Bergey, "Genealogical Landmarks and Milestones of the Lower Perkiomen Country," The Perkiomen Region 12 (1934) page numbers on top, 170.
[4] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 22.
[5] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deed, No Bowman deed is indexed in Philadelphia among grantees and deed book D89 is not listed, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[6] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deed, Deed H1-428 is not for Bowman, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[7] Clarence M Busch, The statutes at large of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1801, Vol. IV, 1724 to 1744 (1897), 147, [InternetArchive].
[8] Gertrude MacKinney, Pennsylvania Archives, Eighth Series, Volume 3 Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania (1726-1741) (1754), 1937, 2052, [HathiTrust].
[9] Henry S. Dotterer, The Perkiomen region, past and present, Vol. 1 (1895), 104, [HathiTrust].
[10] Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will, E-358, [FHL Image], [FHL Catalog].
[11] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 22.
[12] Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will Index, 1682-1819, [AncestryRecord].
[13] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 22.
[14] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 20.
[15] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 23.
[16] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 23.
[17] Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Waterloo Township, Vol. 1 (1895), 63, [GoogleBooks].
[18] Emmert F. Bittinger, "The Children of Wendell and Ann Bowman Reconsidered," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 18 (October 1995), 18-27, at 26, Christian Bowman is person B12.
[19] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].