Allen Bowie Jr

Brief Life History of Allen

When Allen Bowie Jr was born in 1737, in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, John Bowie III, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Pottinger, was 16. He married Ruth Cramphin on 28 December 1766, in Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 28 May 1803, in Maryland, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Allen Bowie Jr
1737–1803
Ruth Cramphin
1742–1812
Marriage: 28 December 1766
Col Thomas Bowie
1767–1823
John Bowie
1769–1825
Elizabeth Bowie
1772–1840
Mary Bowie
1774–1800
Col Washington Bowie Sr
1776–1826
Allen Bowie
1778–1782
Hannah Bowie
1780–1782
Richard Bowie
1783–1801

Sources (3)

  • Allen B Bowie, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Will of John Bowie Jr., 29 Nov 1752 - 5 Feb 1753, Prince George's County, Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999
  • BOWIE, ALLEN JR Ancestor #: A012809 - Daughters of the American Revolution

World Events (6)

1750

Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.

1755

Historical Boundaries 1755: Frederick, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Montgomery, Maryland, United States

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

Name Meaning

Scottish: from Gaelic buidhe ‘yellow’, i.e. ‘yellow-haired’, pronounced as two syllables. The equivalent term in Ireland is buí, often Anglicized as boy. The surname may also be a shortened form of Gilboy .

Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Buadhaigh (see Bogue ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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