John was the son of James Bowie and Sarah Whitehead. The date and place of his birth have not been found.
He died about 1816 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.
His wife was Nancy Scoggins. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was John (c1790-?).
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Note 1
BE CAREFUL HERE!
"The Bowies and their Kindred" only very loosely ties this James back to the Maryland Bowies. Page 258 and 259 statements such as "In the absence of documentary evidence, family tradition must be accepte.." and "If such was the case" and "It is not know where...but seems to be".
"The Rezin Bowie Family of Louisiana" by Virginia Lobdell Jennings is a much more scholarily research of this Jame Bowie and his decendents. Wills and land records are used to better document the names, familys, places and dates. At the same time comparasions are made with the claims in WW Bowie book.
This part of the Bowie family has not been corrected or cleaned up as of Dec 2008, most of what is here for dates before 1850 isn't reliable and shouldn't be repeated...
Arthur F Bowie 18 December 2008
Note 2
In 1791 Rezin and family in Elliott Springs, Tenn
Note 3
Sister Martha m Jesse Bowden in Logan County KY
Source: | The Rezin Bowie Family of Louisiana |
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Authors: | Virginia Lobdell Jennings 1998 |
Date: | 1998 |
Publisher: | Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society POBox 82060 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2060 |
Source: | Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts 1792-1813 Deed Books A-1, A,B, and C |
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Authors: | Murry 1993 |
Publisher: | found in Fayettville Ark Pubic Libray |
Citation Date: | 18 JUL 1799 |
Page: | Book A-1, page 241 |
Event: | power of attorney named to collect fee |
Role: | accused of stealing horse |
Text: | Frances A. White appoints Hugh Knox, Esq, of Henderson Cty, Ky to have power of Atty to demand fee for sorrell horse stolen from me by John Bowie and traded to a person who was on his way to Monogalia. Wit: Saml Caldwell. |
Quality: | Primary |
Source: | The Rezin Bowie Family of Louisiana |
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Authors: | Virginia Lobdell Jennings 1998 |
Date: | 1998 |
Publisher: | Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society POBox 82060 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2060 |