Notes for Robert Bowman, Sr.:
The first record of Robert Bowman, Sr. was the purchase of a maid servant from a Richard Herbert, Mariner, for 1800 lbs. of tobacco in Charles City, County. This is recorded in the July 14, 1664 Court Orders for Charles City County. The area that Robert Bowman, Sr. lived in Henrico County, Roxdale Hundred, is now part of Chesterfield County, Virginia. In 1667, Robert obtained 215 acres and in 1671 another grant of 557 acres. By a third Robert Bowman, it can be ascertained that Robert Bowman, Jr. was the son of Robert Bowman, Sr. In a statement by this third Robert Bowman of Henrico County (in all probability a first cousin) as shown: " Know all men by these present that I Robert Bowman for and in consideration that Robert Bowman, son of Robert Bowman, Sr. of Roxdale Hundred in the County of Henrico, doth stand bound with me for a considerable sum of tobacco to the estate of Colonel Thomas Stegg, deceased, formally bind over to his security unto him or his heirs one cow called Brandy with one steer two years old and one steer one year old and the following, one wool bed and fowling all now at Roxdale Hundred with all the crop of tobacco and corn I shall this year make either by planting or other labor and do bind myself to acknowledge this my account in court as written this day of August 1671.

This same Robert is in all probability the same Robert Bowman, who came to Virginia on June 26, 1670 by the Head rights of Robert Royall.

SOURCE:
Compiled by:
Charles Bowman <charleshb@aol.com> at ancestry.com
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1996320&id=I115128968
Updated: Sat May 24 15:46:46 2003

Notes for John Bowman:
On October 11, 1679, John Bowman, Jr. an orphan in the wardship of John Bowman, Sr., came of age and received his estate. (It is the author's belief that this John Bowman, Jr. is the son of Robert Bowman, Jr. and that John Bowman, Sr. was his his uncle.)

Notes for Robert Bowman, Jr.:
On September 28, 1667 Robert Bowman, Jr. granted 250 acres in Henrico south of the James adjacent to Robert Bowman, Sr. On June 29, 1671 Robert Bowman, Jr. 557 acres Henrico County South of Henry Lower above Packers Gutt to land given him by his father, Robert Bowman, dec'd along Martin Elam to Joseph Tanner's orphans to Coles Creek, to the landing, 100 acres part given him by his father 10 Jan 1661. In an Indenture made between Robert Bowman, Jr., and Richard Kennon of Bermuda Hundred in March of 1678 in return for twenty-five pounds Sterling, thirty shillings and payment for Robert's passage for England, he gave Richard Kennon two tracts of land. In this same Indenture, he names his brothers Gilbert and William, states that he had given property to his son Robert and names Sarah as his wife. Both Robert and Sarah must have left for England before the first of April as the Indenture was acknowledged in court on April 1, 1678 by their respective lawyers, Thomas Pouldlen for Robert and Henry Gee for Sarah. They had given both lawyers Power of Attorney in March of 1678.

Notes for Edward Bowman, Sr.:
The age of two of Robert, Sr. sons, Robert, Jr, and John, can be ascertained by their ages given in Court in Henrico County on December 7, 1689. The third son, Edward, is assumed to be younger than Robert, but older than John. He names John as his brother both in his will and in a court order on April 1, 1689, in which he gave John part of the land willed to him, Edward, by their father as it was "my father's intent and meaning to give" as John was "not vested and seized of the inheritance."Edward Bowman deposed on November 10, 1679 that he was aged 23 years old.

(Weisiger's Henrico County, Virginia seeds:1677-1705. pg. 148)

On February 1, 1688 or 1689 he confirmed the intention of the will of Robert Bowman, his late father, that his brother, was to receive the lower part of tract known as the old School House.

Notes for Edward Bowman, Sr.:
Will of Edward Bowman of Henrico Parish:

Edward Bowman's Will, 1722
To son Gilbert, 200 acres on third branch of Swift Creek, being my upper lot. To son Henry, 100 acres joining John Steward, being land I bought of Samuel Newman. To son Abraham, 100 acres on south side of Swift Creek, being the remainder of the land that I gave to son-in-law Rice Jones. To son Abraham and Rice Jones, 200 acres surveyed for me on Swift Creek, and also an entry have joining my brother John Bowman, equally. To each of my four sons, a feather bed, and money in Mr. Perry's hands to be laid out for blankets, etc. Son Henry to live at this plantation aai live on until 21.

I appoint son-in-law Henry Charles Featherstone, Executor
Dated 10 May 1722

Wit: J. Bolling, Robert Hudson, Sr. Edward Tanner
To three daughters Elizabeth, Frances and Mary, each, 1 shilling
Recorded 6 Aug. 1722

Note: Peter Hudson is named as a godson in the will of Edward's brother, John Bowman. The Bolling and Bowman families were partners in several land transactions in the early 18th Century. In his will, Edward does not mention his son Edward. It is assumed that son Edward was not named because he was the namesake son, the eldest son, who was to get the bulk of the plantation, with the younger sons getting smaller specific bequests

Notes for John Bowman, Sr.:
In the records of Henrico County, Virginia is a list of Tythables in 1679. It shows residing in the old settlement Bermuda Hundred, Curls and Turkey Island both John and his brother, Edward. As of this date, none of John's or Sarah's children were born. A tythable was the requirement that a man and a horse should be provided for service in the Militia for each 44 persons. In May of 1678, John purchased from Martin Elam for 2500 lbs... of tobacco and cash one tract of land containing 130 acres. In 1705, John and his brother, Edward, obtained a land grant with a John Bolling for 1146 acres and in 1671 another grant of 557 acres. In 1717, he obtained an additional 479 acres. In his will of the 7th of March 1725 he list each of his children. He also names Jane, daughter of his son Robert and the two children of his daughter Sarah, Prudence and John. In Charles City County in April of 1678, a John Bowman came to Virginia under the Head rights of a Robert Bolling. This same John Bowman married a Sarah Nunnelly, widow of Dan Nunnelly in February of 1688. This John Bowman should not be confused with John Bowman, who married a Sarah Royall. On May15, 1672 John Bowman 108 acres James City County North of James west of Chickahominy ( Now in Charles City County). In 1705 John and Robert Bowman, Jr... obtained a land grant with a John Bolling (probably the son of Robert Bolling) for 1145 acres and again in 1717 for an additional 479 acres.