Display Patriot - P-111534

Robert BOWMAN

SAR Patriot #: P-111534

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Lieutenant

Birth: 20 Jan 1758
Death: Jul 1824 bur / Grayson / VA

Qualifying Service Description:

Illinois Campaign under General George Rogers Clark

Additional References:

Library of Virginia: Illinois Papers - Document 80 and 86
Rev War Pay Lists for 1782
Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, pg 83
George Rogers Clark and His Men: Military Records, 1778-1784, pg 179, 195
Genealogical, Burial, and Service Data for Rev War Patriots Buried in Virginia (M.E. Lyman, 2016)

Spouse: Mary/Polly Peck
Children: George; Samuel;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2015-12-11	SC	63696	Douglas Arnold Puckett (187272)	George

Burial:

Bowman Fariss Martin Cemetery_(C-0372671)

Location:

Fancy Gap / Carroll / VA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2201497

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Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

54839963

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Comments:

photo used with permission of Craig Batten, George Washington Chapter, VASSAR

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Author: Rev Douglas Arnold Puckett

Robert Bowman was born at Halifax, Virginia, a son of the farmer William Bowman, III. He joined the cause of liberty early by enlisting in the Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Militia. Shortly after enlisting, Patriot Bowman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, September 25, 1775. In 1777, he became a member of the Patrick Henry County Militia. He marched under General Clark to the Ohio in Fall 1782 to destroy the Shawnee settlements. Robert Bowman received combat pay of three pounds, three shillings for his service. He served a total of seven years in the militia.

He married Mary "Polly" Peck, October 11, 1783. In 1810, the family settled at Laurel Fork, Virginia (present-day Carroll County). He died at Laurel Fork, July 5, 1824 and was buried at Bowman-Fariss-Martin Cemetery at Laurel Fork.

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