Orange County Indexed
The Bowman surname
The Bowman name in Orange County Indexed: 35 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1799 to 1879
most named in the 1810s
- Marriages 1799–1879
- Court minutes 1802–1812
- Wills 1803–1813
- Deeds 1809–1819
- Records of enslaved people 1813
- In the chronology
- 1740 to 1952 4 people in 26 entries, most in the 1930s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (4), Buffalo Creek (1)
- Married into
- Campbell 1, Burnett 1, Maurace 1, Nixon 1, Fogleman 1, Laden 1, White 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Woods 3, Clark 2, McKee 2, Currie 2, Sutton 2, Cotton 2
- People with a page here
- Frederick O. Bowman
- Search beyond these records
- Bowman in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Bowman there)
- Bowman in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 4 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Bowman, Frederick O. 18 entries, 1923–1946
- Bowman, James 1 entry, 1795
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Bowman, James H. 6 entries, 1740–1815
Show the 6 entries
- 1740–1840: New Hope Presbyterian Church, 1740–1840
- 1780–1821: The Hawfields, Cross Roads, Eno and Little River churches, 1780–1821
- 1794 to 1815: James H. Bowman becomes pastor of Eno and Little River
- from about 1795: A school begins to be kept at New Hope church
- about 1802 to 1815: James H. Bowman becomes stated supply at New Hope
- about 1815: Robert H. Chapman serves New Hope as stated supply
- Bowman, William 1 entry, 1952
In the historical records 35 records
6 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 7 marriages, 17 court minutes and 4 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Bowman marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: James Bowman and Polly Campbell
1800s
- 1802Court minutesGarnishee John Woods disclosed debts and possession of Stephen, enslaved by Charles Cotton, offering to deliver Stephen to the sheriff.
- 1803Court minutesJames H Bowman received damages and costs against Charles Cotton.
- 1803WillsWill of James Baldridge
- 1804Court minutesJames H Bowman received damages and costs against James Clendening.
- 1807WillsWill of Jean (or Jane) (x) McCanless
- 1808WillsWill of Jonathan Nichols
- 1809DeedsJames H Bowman to William Clark, 20 May 1809
1810s
- 1810DeedsJames H Bowman to William McKee Jr, 17 November 1810
- 1810DeedsJames H Bowman to William Jordan, 21 September 1810
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Edward Bowman and Abigail Burnett
- 1811Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded James H Bowman damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Enoch McPherson as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, James H Bowman to William Jordane, proved by James Andrews.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, James H Bowman to William Clark, proved by James Clark.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, James H Bowman to William McKee Jr, acknowledged in court.
- 1813DeedsMary Currie to James H Bowman, 24 September 1813
- 1813Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Mary Currie to James H Bowman, 24 September 1813
- 1813WillsWill of John Woods
- 1814DeedsJames Bowman to Joseph Baker, 6 October 1814
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Isaac Maurace and Abigail Bowman
- 1819DeedsJames H Bowman to James Hart, 19 February 1819
1820s
- 1828MarriagesMarriage bond: Isaac Nixon and Mary Bowman
1830s
- 1831MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel Bowman and Elizabeth Fogleman
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: Solomon Bowman and Nancy Laden
1870s
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: Scott Bowman and Caroline White
Undated
- Court minutesThomas Bowman brought an action on the case against Joseph Sutton.
- Court minutesThomas Bowman brought an action on the case against Joseph Sutton.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Coonce as road overseer.
- Court minutesJurors found an unperformed covenant and awarded James H Bowman principal and interest against Charles Cotton.
- Court minutesJames H Bowman received damages and costs against James Clendening.
- Court minutesJames H Bowman received a separate damages award against James Clendening.
- Court minutesDeed, Benjamin P Thorp to William Mitchel, proved by James H Bowman.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Mary Curry to James H Bowman, proved by David Woods.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Campbell damages and costs against James H Bowman.