Re: Jacob Bowman, 1718 - 1803
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In reply to:
Re: Jacob Bowman, born abt. 1718 thru 1722
Marci Bowman 11/16/11
Did Johannes come to America on the Charming Nancy in 1773?
We located the bible of Johannes in the possession of a living descendent. Pasted inside is a undated piece of paper stating "This Holy Bible was brought from Switzerland to America by John Bowman in the year 1725".The problem is the title page for the New Testament bears the date 1736, although the title page of the volume is dated Basel, 1720. Thus the Charming Nancy must be considered.The PA land transactions are:
Jacob: warrant dated 12/2/1749
Johannes: warrant dated 12/2/1743
For three generations we found no Church footprints, birth, baptism or burial, indicating Anapabtist heritage.
Mel Bowman [email protected]