Bowman Family Deed Abstracts - Patrick Co. VA Patrick County, Virginia Deed Book & Page 18 Dec 1788 Book 1, page 321 The first recorded BOWMAN deed located in Patrick county to date, is the deed between WILLIAM DONATHAN of Wilkes county North Carolina, who sold PETER BOWMAN of Henry county, 261 acres on Squirrel Creek for 100 pounds.Witnesses: John Hensley Recorded in Patrick County 30 April 1795 Joseph Pratt SAMUEL STAPLES, Clerk William Hensley NOTE: Patrick county Deeds checked to date indicate the following people lived or owned land on Squirrel Creek, which empties into the Dan River below ISHAM BARNARD'S place. JOHN BOWMAN 1788 GILBERT BOWMAN 1816 JOHN FIELDS 1815 SAMUEL HAMBY 1825 ELISHA KING 1825 ANNA COLLINS 1825 GEORGE BOWMAN 1864 GILBERT and RUTH BOWMAN 1883 HAMON BOWMAN 1883 JAMES SMITH 1887 JACK BRIM 1887 JUDE BOWMAN 1887 JOSEPH BRIM Listed as deceased in 1887 but lived on Squirrel Creek as early as 1825 16 March 1812 Book 3, Page 539 GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county purchased 132 acres on Fall's Creek at the foot of Bell's Mountain from STEPHEN SHELTON of Surry county for $ 100. Land joins that of JOHN HENSLEY. Witnessed by; WILLIAM CARTER Recorded by ABRAM STAPLES, ELISHA BAILEY Clerk Patrick County April Court CHRISTOPHER YOUNG 1812 NOTE: 1810 Census records show a GILBERT BOWMAN in Nelson and Patrick counties, Virginia, and Burke county North Carolina. GILBERT BOWMAN of North Carolina sold land in Rutherford county, North Carolina to EARLE THERON in 1819 (Rutherford county Deed Book 32, Pages 33/34). Virginia marriage date base reflects GILBERT BOWMAN married SALLY ELSOM 21 October 1801 in Albermarle county, Virginia. The BRIM/BOWMAN Connection: GILBERT BOWMAN m. LUCY BRIM 23 Oct 1805 JOSEPH BRIM m. GILAH BOWMAN 23 March 1809 HOMAN (HAMAN) BOWMAN m. KESIAH BRIM 15 February 1810 RICKEN BRIM m. QUINCEY BOWMAN 15 February 1811 7 March 1814 Book 4, Page 78 WILLIAM McMILLIAN of Patrick county sold SAMUEL BOWMAN of Patrick county 150 acres on Loving's Creek for $ 150. Land joined that of NASH and JACOB McMILLIAN. Witnesses; AARON BOWMAN Recorded April 1814 Patrick county JOHN BOWMAN ABRAM STAPLES, DC JAMES SMITH THORNTON SMITH JOSEPH SMITH ELISHA BELLAR NOTE: Loving's Creek became Lovill's Creek and the area where SAMUEL BOWMAN bought land is now Carroll county. 12 March 1815 Book 4, Page 267 PETER BELLAR of Patrick county sold 200 acres near the Ararat River to JOHN BOWMAN JR. for $ 80. Land joins that of PETER and ELISHA BELLAR, DAVID BOURKS and BENJAMIN SANDERS. This land is part of 600 acres conveyed to him by IZEA (sic) PENNINGTON. Witness; RACHEL BELLAR Recorded in Patrick Court March 1816 ELISHA BELLAR SAMUEL STAPLES, Clerk NOTE: Living or owning land on the Ararat River in the PCVA deeds checked. PETER BELLAR 1815 JOHN BOWMAN 1815 DAVID BOURK 1815 ELISHA BELLAR 1815 BENJAMIN SANDERS 1815 GILBERT BOWMAN 1826 JAMES MD BOWMAN 1893 JOHN G. YOUNG HENRY YOUNG HOSEA PUCKETT Unk SHELTON Unk PRESTON 25 June 1816 Book 4, Page 242 JOHN FIELDS of Stokes county North Carolina sold 101 acres on Squirrel Creek to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 150. Witness; JOHN BOWMAN Recorded Patrick County Court April 1816 WILLIAM McMILLIAN A. STAPLES, DC WILLIAM MOORE NOTE: Living just across the state line in Stokes county, NC at this time: (1810/20 Stokes Census) ANDREW BOWMAN MARTIN BOWMAN was listed on the 1810 Stokes county GEORGE BOWMAN census but did not appear on any WILLIAM BOWMAN census after that. 4 April 1817 Book 4, Page 379 MUMFORD SMITH of Patrick county sold 175 acres joining SMITH's line, where JAMES LANDRITH purchased from him on Bird's Run, to JOHN BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 400. Recorded in Patrick County Court April 1818, A. STAPLES 21 April 1820 Book 6, Page 73 AARON BOWMAN of Patrick county sold 61acres on the Little Dan River to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 205. Land joins AUGUSTINE BROWN. Witness; WILLIAM EAST Recorded June Court, Patrick County THOMAS BEASLEY 1821, A. STAPLES, Clk. SAMUEL HAMBY NOTE: Living or owning land on the Little Dan River GILBERT BOWMAN 1822/1838 ARCHIBALD BOWMAN 1822 ( Moved to Stokes county before 1840) AARON BOWMAN 1820 AUGUSTINE BROWN 1820/1828 JOHN COX 1828 PETER BOWMAN 1831 SAMUEL SHARP 1831 PLEASANT BOWMAN 1854/1880 (Operated a Mill on the Little Dan) LUTHER JENNINGS 1894 PETER BOWMAN 1850 GABRIEL and NANCY HOOKER 1850 (Gabriel was a Blacksmith) 14 November 1822 Book 6, Page 178 GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county sold 50 acres on Squirrel Creek to ARCHIBALD BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 50. Being the same land descended to GILBERT BOWMAN from his father. Recorded Patrick County November Court 1822, A. STAPLES, Clerk 12 September 1825 Book 4, Page 434 WILLIAM and SALLY HAMBY of Patrick county sold 155 acres on Elk Creek, joining the property of SAMUEL HAMBY, COLLINS, KING and the Hollows road, to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 1200. Certified; CLARK PENN Recorded Patrick Court September 1885 JOHN TATUM A. STAPLES 15 June 1825 Book 4, Page 414 ELIAS VANCIL of Montgomery county, sold 50 acres on Clark's Creek, part of the HALL Track joining the land of ELIAS VANCIL and THOMAS DILLARD, to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 100. Witness: JOSEPH SMITH Recorded June Court PCVA 1825 TYRE BOWMAN A. STAPLES ELIJAH HARRIS 5 December 1829 DANIEL and RALPH MARTINDALE of Patrick county sold 311 acres on the Book 7, Page 320 side of the mountain in Bell's Order Line, joining the lands of JOHN KING, ANNA TAYLOR, ELISHA COLLINS, WILLIAM BURGES, WILLIAM LAWSON and DANIEL MARTINDALE, to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 600. Witness: GEORGE W. KING March Court 1830, PCVA PRYOR MAY WILLIAMS EDWARDS, DC WINSTON DUNKIN 16September 1830 Book 7, Page 455 JOHN MARTINDALE of Monroe Indiana, sold 100 acres on Elk Creek to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 100. Land joins that of RALPH MARTINDALE, JOHN KING, ANNA TAYLOR, WILLIAM BURGE, ELISHA COLLINS and WILLIAM LAWSON. Witness: OLIVER PRINDLE January Court PCVA 1831 PLEASANT PRINDLE A. STAPLES, Clerk E. P. PRINDLE 1830 Book 7, Page 421 GILBERT and LUCY BOWMAN of Patrick county sold 32 and 1/2 acres on Elk's Creek to JOHN KING deceased, THOMAS KING, GEORGE LAFAYETTE KING, POLLY COOPER KING and NANCY KING all of Patrick county for $ 195. Witness: MARTIN CLOUD Recorded PCVA November Court 1830 JAMES HANKINS A. STAPLES JOHN DUNCAN 1 November 1831 Book 8, Page 3 GILBERT and LUCY BOWMAN of Patrick county sold 124 acres on the waters of Peter's and Elk's Creek to THOMAS BEASLEY of Patrick county for $ 800. Land joins the property of widow KING, SAMUEL HAMBY, E. COLLINS, WILLIAM HAMBY and the Hollows Road. Witness: WILLIAM CARTER Recorded PCVA November Court 1831 SAMUEL HUGHES A. STAPLES NOTE: It appears that GILBERT and LUCY BOWMAN lived on Elk's Creek most of the time while GILBERT and RUTH BOWMAN lived on Squirrel Creek. 4 February 1836 Book 9, Page 172 JAMES M. and RUTH REDD of Patrick county, sold 200 acres on the South Mayo River near the Court House to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county, for $ 1300. Signed: JAMES M. REDD RUTH P. REDD 14 January 1838 11 January 1838 Book 10, Page 45 BRETT STOVALL of Patrick county sold 50 acres on the middle fork of the Little Dan River to GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county for $ 20. Recorded January Court 1838 PCVA A. STAPLES, Clerk 18 August 1840 Book 26, Page 538 GILBERT BOWMAN of Patrick county deeds 38 and 1/2 acres, where he now lives on Squirrel Creek and bought from A. STAPLES, plus personal property, to wife RUTH BOWMAN, GILBERT BOWMAN JR., KISIAH BOWMAN and SARAH BOWMAN, also of Patrick county, for love and affection. Recorded by WILLIAM W. MOIR, DC PCVA 23 May 1843 NOTE: RUTH BOWMAN reported that her husband GILBERT died at age 78 on 25 May 1893. 20 April 1848 Book 13, Page 116 SAMUEL G. STAPLES sold 950 0f 996 acres belonging to GILBERT BOWMAN to WILLIAM HUTCHENS for non payment of 66 cents tax and 24 cents cost of court. Recorded PCVA Court 26 April 1848 SAMUEL G. STAPLES, DC NOTE: Possibly more than two GILBERT BOWMANS were in Patrick county between 1800 and 1848 and I suspect not all these deeds were from and by the same GILBERT. GILBERT and LUCY BOWMAN ware married in 1805 yet don't appear on a deed together until 1830. Except for the 1840 deed, nowhere does GILBERT and RUTH appear on a deed together. In 1840, GILBERT BOWMAN of Stokes county is renting land on the Little Dan, and does a deed of trust for his horse and silver watch to pay the rent. 24 June 1873 Book 19, Page 219 GILBERT BOWMAN deeds 50 acres known as Walnut Cove on Squirrel Creek to PLEASANT BOWMAN in exchange for life care. Witness: JAMES B. SMITH Recorded PCVA Court July 9 1873 JOSEPH BRIMM SR. S. G. RUCKER, Clerk NOTE: On the 1880 PCVA Census, GILBERT BOWMAN is listed in the household with PLEASANT BOWMAN as 108 years old. Submitted by Jim Tolbert **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************