James Bowie

Male 1739 - 1789  (~ 65 years)


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  • Name James Bowie 
    Born Between 1724 and 1739  Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1789 
    Person ID I5866  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2020 

    Father John Bowie, Jr.,   b. 1708, Nottingham, Prince George's, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1753, Prince George's, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Pottinger,   b. 1717, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1775, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Married 18 Dec 1735  Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Whitehead 
    Married 1761  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2020 
    Family ID F2022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jeannie Mirabeau 
    Married Abt 1761  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rezin Pleasant Bowie,   b. 1762, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1811 and 1819, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)  [natural]
     2. Rhesa Bowie,   b. 1762,   d. 1815, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  [natural]
     3. Martha Bowie  [natural]
     4. John Bowie  [natural]
     5. David Bowie  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2020 
    Family ID F2044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Between 1724 and 1739 - Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1761 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1761 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • - James and his young sister, Miriam, settled near the Lincecums in Maryland.

      - According to "The Bowies and their Kindred", James was living in 1760 when he received his property. No mention is made of him after that date on the county records, and he isn't mentioned in the will of his maternal grandmother, proven in 1767.

      - From Rootsweb BOWIE-L mailing list archives:

      "From:
      Subject: Bowies of Maryland, LA/VA connection?
      Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 12:03:45 -0800

      In the Texas State Library, a pair of spectacles that Belonged to James Bowie were found with the following documentation: "These spectacles were the property of James Bowie who came from Scotland, and settled in Maryland Ano Domini 1742. He was the oldest of
      eight brothers and sisters. He died soon after his arrival in America leaving the spectacles to his youngest sister, Miriam Lincecum. She at
      her death left them to Sarah Lincecum, the wife of her youngest child, Hezekiah Lincecum. And Sarah Lincecum gave them to her oldest son Gideon Lincecum, who is the writer of this in the year 1847. (Jennings, 1997 p. 4).

      In her book, Jennings traces the line down to James Bowie of the Alamo. The year 1742 has a familar ring in the VA Bowie history as well....

      Miriam Bowie died in 1813 at age 88, making her birth about 1725, since she was the younger sister, then James was born before 1725, and if above is correct, in Scotland. What is even more interesting, is at the death of Miriam's Husband, Gideon Lincecum, during the Revolutionary war, she went to live in Abbeville, South Carolina, assumably with relatives.

      Since in this period, the Major John Bowie is in Abbeville, SC, this may imply that the line out of Dumbartonshire, and further back into
      Stirlingshire is this Bowie line. Since he is eldest, his grandfather should be James Bowie as well.

      This would actually make sense. With so many James and John Bowies, it makes this part hard to sort out, but I reccomend other Bowie researchers get the Jennings book and let me know what you think. She has documentation, translations etc. on all of this.

      Best Regards,
      Cameron, Lori and Bob Bowie of Maine
      PO Box 3751
      Brewer, Maine 04412
      deemi@juno.com"