Abraham Bowman Bible
(filed with the pension application of his wife, Sarah Henry Bowman)
Mercer County, Kentucky
- Abraham Bowman was born the 16th day of October, 1749
- Sarah [Henry] Bowman was born the 8th day of September, 1757
- David Bryan Bowman was born the 30th day of April, 1779
- Mary Bowman was born the 11th day of March, 1783
- Abraham Bowman, Junior, was born the 27th day of February, 1785
- John Bowman was born January 31, 1787, about 12 o’clock in the day
- William Bowman was born November 18th, 1789, p.m.
- George Bowman was born the 21st day of September, 1792, between nine and ten o’clock in the morning
- Sarah Bowman was born the 8th day of July, 1796, about 9 o’clock in the morning
- Elizabeth Bowman was born the 16th day of August, 1798, between sunset and dark
Birth dates and first names of slaves
- Aaron, born December 21, 1793
- Bobb, born April 7, 1796
- Jery, born October 26, 1798, in the morning
- Antoney, born February 23, 1800
- Lize, born November 13, 1801, between 8 or 9 in the evening
- Nancy Keen, born September 3, 1803, about midnight
- Nathan, born November, 1805
- Easter, born August 9, 1811, about 1 o’clock a.m.
- Dafney, born November 17, 1812, about 12 p.m.
- Reuben, born December 16, 1812
- Levi, born August 15, 1813
- Absolum, born January 9, 1815
- Nelson, born May 23, 1815
- Sam, born June 30, 1818
- Charley, born March 27, 1819
- Fanny’s child, James, born September 22, 1820
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