The Bowies and their kindred. A genealogical and biographical history

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GEtJEALOGY COLLECTION

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Governor Hobort Kowie.

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Bowies and Their Kindred.

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Geiiealo}»ioal and Biojj.rapliii'al
History.

BY

WALTER WORTHINGTON BOWIE.

ILLUSTRATED.

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1550986

Entered according to Act of Conj^ress, in the year 1S99, bv

WALTER WORTHINGTOX BOWIE,

in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.

An Explanation of the Xumerical
Arran«enient.

The sketches of individual members are arranged in
numerical succession, the emigrant progenitor of each
family being No. i. Opposite the names of the child-
ren, through whom the line descends, there are large mar-
ginal figures indicating the number of the article further
on in which each child and his children are again carried
on. At the head of each sketch (No. i excepted) is given
the name of each paternal ancestor from whom the indi-
vidual is descended. A small numeral over each of these
names indicates the generations, starting with the emi-
t^rant progenitor. An index at the end of the work will
afford any further information necessary.

List of Illustrations.

Governor Robert Bowie
Stirling Cathedral (plan) .
Major Benjamin Brookes
Colonel Washington Bowie (ist)

Thomas Contee Bowie, Sr.
Mrs. Thomas Contee Bowie.

Commodore William D. Porter

William IMordacai Bowie .

Judge Richard Johns Bowie .

Hon. Reverdy Johnson

Mrs. Reverdy Johnson .

Robert Bowie "of Cedar Hill "

General Thomas Fielder Bowie

Dr. Allen Thomas Bowie .

Mrs. Allen Thomas Bowie

Allen Perrie Bowie

Mrs. Allen Perrie Bowie

William Duckett Bowie

Dr. Richard William Bowie .

Major Thomas Fielder Bowie

Governor Oden Bowie .
James Weston Bowie .

Dr. William Capers Bowie

Rezin Pleasant Bowie

Colonel James Bowie

Dr. James Bowie . ...

Major John Bowie .
Chancellor Alexander Bowie
Roger Brooke Taney
Judge Samuel Harper Berry
Bishop Thomas John Claggett
Thomas Clagett (6th) .
Judge Thomas William Clagett
Colonel Thomas Contee
Rev. John Eversfield
Mrs. John Eversfield .
Colonel John Henry Waring
Walter Brooke Cox Worthington

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PREFACE.

In the preparation of this work, the author has endeav-
ored to present a clear and accurate record of the descend-
ants of the various emigrants of the name of Bowie,
who came to America from Scotland prior to the ending of
the Eighteenth Century. There are at present many of
this name in the United States who have arrived in
more recent years and whom the author does not
include in this work. Among these late anivals are
several in the Northern and New England States. One
is a druggist in New York ; another a merchant in
Brooklyn ; and still a third is a weaver in Philadelphia.
Chicago has a Walter Bowie who hails from Glasgow ; and
several others born in the British Isles are found in Cin-
cinnati, New Orleans, and Baltimore, in addition to a
family in Petersburg, Virginia, which has been in this
country less than thirty years. At White Castle, Louisiana,
Capt. George M. Bowie is mayor of the town and a wealthy
lumber dealer; he was born in 1848 at Forchabers, in
Banf, Scotland, and emigrated to Texas about twenty-five
years since, where he married Miss Armstrong, and became
a partner of the multi-millionaire, William Cameron, in
the red cypress lumber business. He has four children,
the eldest being William A. Bowie.

But none of these later emigrants or their families, as
fax as ts knawn^ are related to the Bowies who settled in
Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina during the
Colonial Era.

All of the name, however, are doubtless sprung from
the same Gaelic stock which impressed its sturdy charac-

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teristics upon members of the Clan, whether born in Scot-
land or America.

Owing to the vast extent of country over which the
numerous descendants of these early emigrants have
scattered, the loss of family documents, the difficulty ex-
perienced in consulting official records at distant points,
and the inaccessibility of the ancient registers in Scotland,
the writer met with obstacles often almost insurmountable.

The compiling of this history was first suggested by an
article which appeared in the Baltinuvc Auicyicaii during
December, 1S94, entitled the " Fighting Bowies." It was
written by the well-known historian, J. T. Scharf, shortly
after the death of Kx-Governor Oden Bowie. While the
article was very complimentary to the Bowie family, it
asserted that the original progenitor of the race was ship-
ped to Maryland in 1716, and "sold into slavery for seven
years, for participating in a 'Highland uprising' in 17 15. "

Such barbarous treatment of a prisoner of war reflected
no personal dishonor upon the unfortunate captive, yet
the statement as applying to the ancestor of the Maryland
Bowies was so manifestly untrue, the present writer deter-
mined to make a thorough investigation, and to compile
a correct sketch of the entire family. The State records
show no Bowie was ever transported to Maryland as a
"redemptionist," but they do show that in 17 16 "James
Bowe^'' was sent here and bound out for seven years for
complicity in the Argyle Rebellion.

Again in 1746, one "John Bowe," taken prisoner at the
battle of Coloden, was sent to Mar\-land under like con-
ditions. The progenitor of the Maryland Bmvics, as will
be later shown, was here prior to 1706, was married and a
large land owner in 1708. Further, there is not a particle
of evidence to indicate he was in any way related to the
two men named Boicc\ transported a number of years
later to the Province.

jMr. Scharf s attention was called to his misstatement,
and the author of this work received a letter from him

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acknowledging liis error, which lie explained was caused
by his supposing Bowie to have been the correct spelling
for the name of the two redeniptionists.

The researches thus instituted caused the writer to be-
come much interested in his family genealogy, and he
concluded to present short sketches of many who were an
honor to the generation in which they lived. In the work
thus undertaken he has been greatly aided by the hearty
co-operation of his numerous relatives, and he cannot
refrain from especially thanking j\Ir. Robert Bowie, of
Annapolis, who devoted much time to a research of the
old records in that city, and whose personal reminiscences
have been so valuable ; Dr. Howard Strafford Bowie, who
was untiring in his efforts and interest in the w^ork, and
Capt. Allen T, Bowie for his able and extended assist-
ance. Mrs. Eugene Soniat, of New Orleans, will be
ever gratefully remembered for her earnest efforts to assist
in unraveling the line of the Louisiana Bowies and for
contributing some of the most interesting data received.

Among enterprising seekers for information concerning
the South Carolina Bowies have been Hon. Frank P.
Bowie, of Carthage, Mississippi, Mr. Sidney J. Bowie,
of Talladega, Alabama, and Mr. John M. Bowie, of
Anniston, Alabama. :Many other contributors such as
Mr. T. T. S. Bowie, Miss Willie Swan, Miss Mary
Tasker Bowie, Miss Lucy Leigh Bowie, Miss Rebecca
Davis, iMrs. Fannie Ogle Griffith, Mr. B. H. Craig, of
Trappe, Maryland ; Mrs. William Wallis ; ?^Ir. Augustus J.
Bowie, of California, who sent much of the matter regard-
ing his branch of the family ; his cousin, Mrs. Chipman ;
Miss Mary A. Bowie, of Richmond, who furnished very
nearly all the information regarding the Virginia Bowies,
and to others, too numerous to mention, thanks are due
for their valuable aid. Nor must I fail to thank the mem-
bers of my immediate family, who have greatly assisted
nie in the laborious preparation of the work. Much of
the data regarding the Bowies in Scotland was procured

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for me by Mr. Henry Patton, of Edinburg, who makes a
specialty of such researches.

The gathering of the necessary material for this histon,',
has, after a lapse of three years, been at last completed,
and the work is presented to the Bowies and their connec-
tions of the present generation by

Tpie Author.

INTRODICTIOX.

The origin of the name of Bowie is lost in the mists
and shadows of antiquity. The word is probably a blend-
ing of the early Norse, or Scandinavian, and the later
Gaelic of the Scotch Highlander.

We gather from tradition that the progenitor of the
name was one of the reckless and roving vikings of Nor-
way, who " harried " the coasts of Caledonia, and whose
descendants finally settled in the western isles of Scotland
and the neighboring shores. Professor Anderson, of the
University of Wisconsin, an authority on Scandinavian
literature, writes, in 1896, to Miss Virginia Berkley Bowie,
in regard to the derivation of the word. He says : " It is
ver}' difficult to trace the origin of names, and the nearest
we can come to the significance of your name Bowie
is your own construction. Bua^ in the old Norse, means
to 'dwell,' and ^ bua sif means to 'get ready.' Bua is
the past participle bitin, and biia sik^ and biu'n^ survive
in our English ' busk ' and ' bown.' They ' busked
themselves* for the fray ; ' they were 'all busk and bown '
for the journey. We have the word bitcr, which means a
farm. In modern Norwegian bic means an inhabitant.
Sandeidsbu means a ' dweller in Sandeid.' Then we have
the old name Bui^ or Bue^ ' Bue Digre^^ or ' Bue the Thick,'
or ' Big Bue.' I am of the opinion that Bue means a
dweller on the farm, and I know no other name in the
North from which Bowde could be derived. I am inclined
to ag^ee with you, and, being myself of Norwegian stock, I
avail myself of this opportunity of shaking hands with
you across the centuries. We are doubtless both descend-

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ants of Odin, and will look for the blessings and smiles of
Idun and Bragn." The Encydopccdia Brifainiica says:
"About 860 A. D., a number of jarls and their families fled
from Norway to escape the tyranny of Harold the Fair
Haired, and settled in Iceland and in the Hebrides of Scot-
land. In Lighton's ' Olaf the Glorious,' ' Rue the Thick '
was a celebrated viking who fell in the battle of Joms-
vikings. This same ' Bue the Thick,' or ' Bui the Big,' is
referred to in old histories as a famous warrior who was a
powerful personage at the Norwegian Court during the reign
of 'Hardy Canute.' Elsewhere it is asserted that this 'Bui
the Big' was descended from the god Odin, and also in
the translation of ' The Younger Edda ' the warrior Bue,
or Bure, is said to have sprung from Odin." Other
authorities assert that the name Bcmie is a phonetic spell-
ing of the Gaelic word Buidhc^ which, pronounced booav,
or booaie, means victory, conquest or success, and also
" yellow hair," or saffron-colored garments, which, among
the ancient Gaels' or Picts, was symbolic of royal extrac-
tion. In modern lowland Scotch, a small milk pail is
called a " bowie." There is little doubt that the name
has been transmitted from the early vikings of Norway,
who settled in the western isles and on the coast of
Argyleshire, Scotland. It can be traced through all
stages of history in the Gaelic districts, and is found as
"Ballochbuie," " Killbuie," "Eochbuie" in the Isle of
Mull, " Slachbuie," etc., etc. In December, 1895, an
article by the Marquis of Eorne, was printed in the Scot-
tish Avicrican regarding the Lairds of Lochbuie in the
Island of Mull. He says that visitors to lona are shown
a tombstone with a warrior in a conical helmet, mail and
sword, and are told that it is " Hugh of the Little Head,"
son of " Ian Bearnach," Lord of Loch Buie ; and that his
ghost still rides around at night to warn his descendants
of coming events. It seems that Ian Bearnach, or "John
the Toothless," had a dispute with his son, Hugh, who
knocked his father's teeth out, which blow " created much

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spite, conteution and ill-nature between them.'' They
finally marshaled their adherents, and Hugh, who was
urged on by a bad wife (a daughter of the House of Mac-
Dugal of Lome), attacked his father's forces, and was slain
in a bloody battle. The old Lord of Buie later had to
flee, but many years after his little son, :Murdock the Curt,
became a great warrior and regained his estates. Accord-
ing to the IMarquis of Lome, the Buies of Mull were a war-
like family, identified with the Clan MacLaine, and like
most of the Gaelic tribes, ferocious and cruel.

In a more recent issue of the Scottish American it is
asserted that the name of Bowie antedates many of the
most historic names of Caledonia. That, in iact,
men of this family were the progenitors of the noble
houses of Forbes and Kilmarnock, of the Clan AlacKay,
of the very ancient and noble Earls and Thanes of Angus,
and of the Ogilvies, originally written " O'Gillie Buidhe."
" The Ragman Roll " shows the nam.e variously spelled
in English as Boye, Buie and Bowie, but the Gaelic for
each was Buidhe. The writer of the article in question
fm-ther says that his investigation shows the name was
one of great standing, and as early as 605 A. D., was
borne by " Eocha Bui," known in English as Eugene IV,
King of Scotland from 605 to 621. Like his father, Aidan,
he was a great warrior, and kept the Saxons in constant
alarm. He also repaired all the churches in his realm.
" The ancient family of Bowie, or Buidhe, bore ' argent
on a bend sable, three buckles or,' " and the same arms were
born by the Stirlings.

In the year 1200 A. D., the ancient cathedral at Stirling
was built, and on either side of the structure, forming as it
were the double arms of a cross, were two chapels. One
was called "The Queen's lyle" or chapel, and the other
" Bowye's lyle." A family which at that era could have
a portion of this celebrated structure named for it, must
have been one of much power and importance. In 1600
A. D., the name was changed to " Stirling lyle " by the

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Earl of Stirling, who was undoubtedly of Bowie extrac-
tion. In Stirlingshire for several centuries the Bowies
have been quite numerous and influential. " Bowie Hall,"
near Denby, was for many generations owned by them,
and only passed into other hands during the Eighteenth
Century, About 1700 a certain Walter Bowie was sent to
The Hague as minister to the Scottish Colony in that
city, and he is mentioned as " a son of ]Mr. James Bowie,
the third son of Mr. James Mac Donald of Slate, in the Isle
ofSkye." Some three hundred )ears since, a "portion
of the obstinate Clan of ]\Iacdonald, refusing to surrender
to the agents of the Crown, removed to Forchabers in
Banf, and settled on the river Spey at a place they called
Slach. Bowie, and were known as the ' IMacDonald

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Bowies.' Though the Government had set a price upon
their heads, they maintained their position in their slach,
or valley, and by force of arms, held the passes of the
Burn of Aldargh, and the Muckle Dramlech." . They
defended their possessions successfully until, in more
peaceful times, the lands which could not be wrested from
them by the sword were quietly sold, and are now owned
by the Duke of Gordon.

W/ien the name was y?rj/ spelled " Bowie " it is now
impossible to say, but from Buidhe, Bue, Bui, Buie, Boye,
or Bowye, it finally became Bowie. The parish register
at Stirling mentions a John Bowye in 1553, ^^^^ ^ ^^w

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years later a James and William Bowie. In 1617 the
same register refers to *' Sergeant James Bowie, of His
Majesties." The Register of the Great Seal at Edinburg,
Vol. IV, pages 282-2S3, contains the following : "Decem-
ber I, 1581, His ^Majestic, James VI, grants to Jereme
Bowie, Master of the King's Wines, a honse and garden in
Cowper." The same record shows that in October, 15S5,
*' Jereme Bowie, Master of the King's Wines, obtained a
tack of tines of the lands of Kinpont in Lieulithgowshire,
and at His Majestie's desire, transferred same to Ludovick,
Duke of Lennox." January 25, 15S6, it was ordered by
the Council that "all wines imported during the present
year, belonging to any person whomsoever, shall be put and
remain under arrestment, ay, and quhill samekle thairof
be waillit, taistet, market and intromettit with, by Jeremy
Bowye, His Majestie's s)inlier, as he shall deem necessary
for the Royal Household, upon reasonable prices to be
paid therefor by the tacksman of His Majestie's Customs."
In 1597 "James Bowie, son of Jeremie Bowie, deceased,"
is appointed Master of the King's Wines, and on Novem-
ber 22, 159S, James Bowie, "His Majestie's symlier," is
instructed to procure wine for the Royal Household, as
the supply is exhausted, and all magistrates are directed
to assist James Bowie in procuring a further supply. In
1603, John, Marquis of Hauiilton, testifies that "James
Bowie is the lawful heir of his deceased father, Jeremie
Bowie." In 1617 it is stated that, "in view of His
Majestie's visit to Scotland, James Bowie has received "
certain quantities of wine, and on January 23d, "1,200
pounds Stirling was paid to James Bowie to enable him
to visit France on His ^Majestie's business and enquire
into the production of certain wines," etc. June, 161 1,
" Elizabeth Crichton, wife of Mr. James Bowie, Master of
the King's Wines," requested permission to send certain
servants from her home near Stirling to London to wait
upon " the bairns " of James Bowie, " now with their
father in London, England.^' Numerous other Bowies

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are mentioned, such as Thomas Bowie, constable of
Whitekirk in 1617 ; John Bowie, burgess of Falkirk in
1623 ; Walter Bowie, bnrgess of Glasgow, 1717; William
Bowie, magistrate of Stirling in 1737, etc., etc. In 1602
complaint was made against "John Bowie and others" for
" raiding the lands of the sheriff of Moray." Numbers of
them are recorded as land owners in Stirlingshire, mer-
chants, magistrates, town burgesses, and clerks of the
parish. IVIention is made of a William Bowie in 16 10,
who was apprehended for "striking his dirk into Alaster
Reach, and then binding him hand and foot with a horse
leather." In 1613 a William Bowie was assaulted and
robbed when on his wav home and left for dead, "having
lost an arm he was not so able to defend himself." In
1780 Ralph Bowie became involved in trouble with the
authorities for alleged complicity in the Gordon Riots
and emigrated to Pennsylvania.

At the battle of Waterloo a Capt. John Bowie was
killed, and another Bowie, also an officer, fell at the battle
of Inkerman.

A famous botanist named James Bowie entered the
Royal Service in 1810 ; traveled extensively in Africa,
and his valuable contributions to science are mentioned
in the Encydopcedia Britannica, and by Professor Har\'ey,
who refers to him as a man of great learning. He died
at London in 1853.

The College of Heraldry gives the arms borne by the
Bowies as " demi lion azure, holding a dagger in dexter
paw ; surmounting shield, argent, crossed by a bend sable
with three buckles or ; motto : ' Quod Non Pro Patria: "
Translated : What not for Country.

The progenitor of the Maryland Bowies is said to have
come from North Britain, and doubtless was born near
Stirling, but which one of the several Bowies, recorded as
living near that city in 16S5-90, was his father, it is now
impossible to say.

There is little room to doubt that the various Bowie

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emigrants who came to America during Colonial times
were all members of the same family in Stirlingshire, as
evinced by the baptismal names which in every genera-
tion have been identical with tliose of the men living
near Stirling in the Seventeenth Century. The history of
this family, whether amid the rugged hills of Scotland or
on the more fertile shores of America, shows that with
the fighting blood of their ancestors, the freebooting
vikings, they inherited that love of freedom and fearless
spirit characteristic of the Scotch Highlander and his
descendants on both sides of the Atlantic.

From the earliest dawn of histors' Scotland had been
the battle-ground of rival clans, whose haughty chieftains
recognized no law higher than that of the claymore, and
with them migJit was ever rigJit. Their wars were fierce
and bloody ; expecting no quarter they usualh- ga\-e none,
and when victorious they ''harried " the glen of the van-
quished with fire and sword, destroying the dwellings and
frequently putting to death even the weaker members of
the opposing tribe. These internecine troubles continued
as late as the middle of the last century.

Ages of warfare kept the country in a state of great
poverty, but at the same time it produced a race of brave,
self-reliant, and determined men, ever ready to draw the
sword in defense of liberty or to assert their religious or
civil rights, and, in the words of an old writer, the land
"produced ver>' valiant sons."

Towards the end of the Seventeenth Centurv- the dis-
putes between the Presbyterians, or " Covenanters." and
the representatives of the Church of England were marked
with great intolerance, to which was added the bitterness
engendered by the revolt of the adherents of the House of
Stuart. Though every Scot was by heredity a man of
the sword, the more enlightened grew weary of such
eternal strife and began to think of the New World,
where men might worship their jMaker according to their

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convictions, witliont the necessity of praying with wea-
pons in their hands.

This desire for more peacefnl surroundings caused
many Scotchmen at an early period to leave their native
hills, seeking freedom of conscience and other blessincrs
in the American colonies, where they impressed their
marked individuality upon their descendants, who, in a
great measure, became dominating factors in the mighty
Republic to whose prosperity they have so greatly con-
tributed.

To the old Covenanters who migrated from Scotland,
Mar>'land especially proved attractive. The province
was by Royal giant conferred upon George Calvert, first
Lord Baltimore, in 163 1, and his brother Leonard, in
1634, planted a colony on the St. Mary's River, near the
Potomac. The date of this landing, March 27, 1634, be-
held the dawn of American liberty. Never intolerant,
like the Puritans of Massachusetts, or arrogant, like the
Cavalier domination in Virginia, the early settlers in
Maryland enjoyed a freedom long unknown to the
denizens of any other country. The location of this
favored land had much to do with fostering and preserv-
ing in the colony that love of liberty brought over by the
early settlers, and of engrafting in their descendants the
spirit and courage to defend it. Situated in a temperate
climate ; bordered by the Atlantic, which facilitated inter-
course with other peoples ; watered through the center by
the Chesapeake Bay and its magnificent estuaries, which
teem with the richest products of animal life in such
abundance as would make the treasures of an empire;
beautiful with the varied scenery of mountain and plain ;
its mineral wealth, its fertil soil, and noble forests —
Maryland, in its primeval stillness and present civiliza-
tion, was, and is, one of the garden spots of the world.
Nor have the people of this State been unworthy of such
a fair heritage. They have kept abreast of the world in
civil, religious, and scientific progress. Never a laggard

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in the cause of liberty, her sons, early in Colonial times,
assumed the name of " Freemen," and have ever been
prompt to prove their right to the title. From the very
foundation of the settlement the colonists insisted upon
having their privileges, and when, in 16S9, it was
believed that an attempt would be made to suppress
religious freedom, they rose against the authority of the
Lord Proprietor, overturned his Government, and removed
the records from St. Mary's City to a later settlement on
the Severn River then known as " Providence," where
they established a new capital for the Province and called
it Annapolis. In 1765, as one of the then eight colonies,
Maryland, among the first, sent delegates to a convention
held in Philadelphia to protest against the Stamp Act.
She quickly followed this with other open acts of resist-
ance to British oppression. The burning of the Pegg>^
Stewart, with her cargo, in open day, at Annapolis, with-
out a semblance of disguise on the part of the perpetrators,
was two years prior to a similar occurrence in Boston
Harbor, where those performing the deed disguised them-
selves as Indians and waited for night. In July, 1775,
was drawn up, signed, and published, that celebrated
document called the " Declaration of the Freemen of
Maryland," which was virtually her note of defiance to
England ; in fact, a declaration of the independence of
the Province almost as emphatic as was the later more
celebrated " Declaration of Independence " of all the
colonies. The declaration of ^Maryland that she intended
to assert her liberty and defend it by the sword against
all the might of Great Britain, was, it will be observed,
one year prior to the " Declaration of Independence " of
America, and among the signers of this famous document
will be found the names of two Bowies, father and son.
The precious manuscript, of which the State is justly
proud, is framed and hangs in the Capitol building at
Annapolis. During the ensuing war Mar^dand's sons
nobly fought, suffered, and died for the cause of liberty,

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upholding the honor of their State as proudly as any of
the larger colonies. A handsome shaft in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York, commemorates the slaughter of
" Maryland's P'our Hundred," when they saved the army
of Washington in the battle of Long Island, and another
has been erected in South Carolina, testifying to their
bravery at tlie battle of Guilford. Their valor has been
displayed in every war in which America has engaged.
In early struggles with the Indians ; throughout the
War of the Revolution ; the short war with France in
1800; the war with England in 1S12-14 ; the ^Mexican
War; the bloody Civil War, and in the recent war with
Spain, the men of Maryland have been foremost in the
fray. On the heights of Gettysburg a monument marks
the advance of " The Maryland Line " of the Confederate
Army when participating in Pickett's charge.

A few miles south, across the border from Pennsylvania,
stands another testimonial to the brave Marylanders, form-
ing a brigade under Lew Wallace, which was there deci-
mated in a bloody struggle with their Confederate breth- •
ren under. Pearly. Thus, in the Civil War, her sons
dividing according to the light in which they viewed the
great question, displayed equal heroism on either side.

In each and every one of these conflicts, men of the
Bowie name and blood have honorably borne their part
and contributed to the welfare and glory of their State and
country.

In the following pages an attempt will be made to place
before the reader a complete genealogical record, with
short sketches of many individual members of the more
or less well-known family of Bowies, descended from the
Scotch emigrants referred to in the earlier part of tliis
article. The name, be it remembered, is pronounced as if
spelled booey, but written Bowie bv every member of the
family with which this history particularly deals. As will
be shown, the progenitor of the larger and earlier portion
of the family in America, settled in what w-as then called

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Calvert County, but now known as Prince George's County,
Maryland. It was one of the most fertile portions of the
State, and the principal industry was the raising- and ship-
ping of tobacco, conducted by means of Negro labor.
These planters, owning vast estates and large numbers of
slaves, lived in great opulence, surrounded by their broad
acres and dependents, enjoying to some extent the privi-
leges of the old feudal barons of England. They were
well educated, sending their sons often to Europe to obtain
the polish of the old world, or else giving then] the advan-
tages of the best training which the schools and colleges
in the larger cities afforded. They entertained in lavish
style, followed fox-hunting as a recreation, read and
talked much of political economy, and delighted in
politics. Brave and chivalrous, refined and fairly well
read, they wielded great influence in public affairs, and
for generations men of this region dictated the policy
of the State in a large measure. The women were famed
for their beauty ; the men, stalwart and courageous,
believed sacredly in " the code " as the proper means for
adjusting an affront, but one guilty of discourtesy or vul-
garity was debarred from that exclusive and high aristo-
cratic society which made the life of the typical country
gentlemen so attractive in the Southern States.

From this old slave-holding and landed aristocracy of
the South, spring the characters delineated in the ensuing
chapters.

No. 1.

I
Johii^ Bowie, Sr., the first of his name in the

annals of Maryland, emigrated from Scotland, according
to family tradition, about the year 1705-6, at the invita-
tion of his maternal uncle, John Smith, who, preceding
him many years, had settled on the Patuxent River a few
miles north of the present village of Nottingham.

The first mention of John Bowie is found in the will of
John Smith, bearing date September 23, 1707, and sworn
to before the Probate Court of Prince George's County,
Maryland, October 13, 1707. The testator devised to
" my nephew John Bowie, my lot and house in Notting-
ham town ; a tract of land called ' Brookewood,' two hun-
dred and twenty-five acres (bought of Robert Brooke in
1706); a portion of ' Brookefield,' on which I now live,
containing three hundred acres, on the Patuxent River,
after the death of my wife ;" also a large quantity of per-
sonal property consisting of Negroes, stock, and four zvhitc
indentured servants. A tract of land called " Thorpland,"
lying on "Collington Branch," was devised to Eleanor
Mullikin, and in event of her death to her sister Mary
Mullikin, "daughters of James Mullikin." It seems
John Smith married a widow, Jane Prather, who had
several children by her first husband, but none by
Smith. He left large tracts of land lying on Anacostia
River to his step-sons and their children. This land

22 THE MARYLAXD BOWIES.

was called " Hoiipe Yard " and " Houpe's Addition,"
and comprised the heights now overlooking the city
of Washington from the East, and known as " Good
Hope." h. bequest of money was also made to " my friend
Nathaniel Taylor," who was a Presbyterian minister, and
who, with a party of Scotch Covenanters had, about 1605,
founded the town of Upper Marlborough, on the Western
Branch of the Patuxent River. In 1702 John Smith was
a justice of the peace, and in his judicial capacity signed
the deed of entail for that tract of land known as " Weston,"
owned by seven generations of Thomas Clagetts. John
Smith was in ^Maryland as ea^ly as 167 1, as shown by the
land records. He speaks of himself in his will as " I, John
Smith, of Mattapony Landing." He is also referred to in
the will of Thomas Sprigg in 1704, as ''my friend John
Smith of Mattapony." This was the name of one of the
earliest settlements in ^Maryland, and was located on the
west bank of the Patuxent River, about two miles north
of Nottingham, and at a point where the Alattapony Creek
emptied into the river. The water is very deep there and
afforded ample facilities for the landing of cargoes direct
from vessels to the shore, the ships being able to anchor
close to the bank of the stream. At this place a block-
house and warehouses were erected. During the Indian
wars and the Revolution of 1689, it was a settlement of
considerable consequence. For more than a century it con-
tinued to be a shipping point, and tobacco was there stored
and regularly inspected as late as the War of the Rev^olu-
tion, 1775, but it was abandoned on account of the un-
healthy location, being nearly surrounded by great swamps.
At present a few mounds and an old graveyard are the
only indications of the site of the fort and its little village.
The name of the creek, " Mattapony," is derived from the
Indian word " Matta," " no food," and this stream marked
the northern boundary of the large tract of land granted
by Lord Baltimore to Thomas Brooke (son of Robert, the
emigrant) in 1663. The grant included that region

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 23

" hing ill the woods on the west bank of the Patuxent
River, bounded on the north by Mattapony, or Brooke
Creek, on the south by Deep, or Spicer's Creek, on the
east by the Patuxent River, and extending west a certain
number of degrees to a stone on which were carved the
letters T. B."' (these being tlie initials of Mr. Brooke) and
the stone was located where is the present village called
" T. B." which takes its name from these letters. A son
of the first owner of this land deeded back to the Lord
Proprietor of the Province a site for a town, to be called
" Nottingham," and there, in 1700, a settlement was made
and lots laid out on the banks of the river where is located
the present village of that name.

The " Brookewood " tract of land left to John Bowie
was situated on the north side of iMattapony Creek, and
about four miles from the other land left him, which was
located on the river and on the south side of the creek.
As this latter farm was left to Mrs. Smith during her life,
John Bowie made his home at '' Brookewood," where he
built a large house which remained standing for a century
and a half.

It is not known whether any other members of John
Bowie's family accompanied him to Maryland or not, but
no one spelling his name Bozcic^ is mentioned in any of
the old court or land records of the Province other than
the subject of this sketch, prior to 1730, when the names
of his children appear as land-owners. In 1690 mention
is made among the archives of the State of one "■John
Bouye''' who was appointed clerk to the House of Bur-
gesses, and his name is frequently found for several years
later serving as clerk to the Assembly, and as Registrar of
the Province. His death is reported in 1698, and his
rather small estate turned over to his creditors, no men-
tion being made of either a wife or children. There is,
therefore, nothing to connect him with that large family
of Bowies known to be descended from the nephew of
John Smith.

U THE MA R \ ^LAND B O I J 7I^S.

Old papers in tlie author's possession show that John
Bowie was very young when he is supposed to have
left Scotland. His testimony before a boundary commis-
sion in 1 75 1, shows him to have been born in i6SS, and
he was, therefore, not of age when his uncle made him his
principal legatee. In 1709 a settlement of John Smith's
estate is recorded, and therein it is stated that the property
left to the daughters of James Mullikin had been paid
to Joh}i Boivie^ who had married Mary, the youngest of
the two, she inheriting her deceased sister's portion. This
marriage took place about December, 1707. John Bowie's
name constantly appears from that time on the land
records of Prince George's County until his death, show-
ing many purchases of property, and indicating that he
was quite wealthy for the period, owning at one time
more than five thousand acres, much stock, and many
slaves. In 1727 he acted as security for his eldest
daughter when she administered upon her deceased hus-
band's estate, and, in 1732, he deeded to her four Negroes,
when she was about to marry a second time. It is not
known that he occupied any public office, but old letters
and papers indicate he was heid in high esteem and was
a man of importance and standing among his contem-
poraries. These papers show he numbered among his
intimate friends. Col. Thomas Brooke, President of the
Council ; Alexander Contee, Clerk of the Court, and Rev.
John Eversfield, all men of distinction.

Numerous deeds of land to his various children are
recorded, and in 1744, he and his wife witnessed the will
of their second son, James. Her death occurred about
1750. His will is executed March 24, 1759, and proven
April 23d of the same year. It began " I, John Bowie,
of the Province of Maryland, Gentleman." He devised a
tract of land called Crooni (which he had bought of
Kdward Clagett), running to " Trump's Hill," to his four
grandchildren, the younger children of his daughter
Eleanor, and her husband, Edward Clagett ; it being pro-

THE MARYLAXD BOJI'IES. 25

vided that their father should liave nothing to do with the
bequest. Other property he left to his daughter, Mary
IJeans, and his grandson, Benjamin Brooke. The home
place, " Brookewood," was devised to his third son, Allen,
and " Brookefield " to his fourth son, William. He did not
mention his other three sons, who died before he did, and to
whom he had deeded valuable property- many years earlier.
He apparently overlooked the fact that the land he in-
herited from his uncle was given to \\.\\\\ /or life only and
afterwards to his "heir at law forever," thus making it
entailed property, which he could not will away from the
descendants of his eldest son. This oversight was fruit-
ful of much trouble in after years as will later be shown.

John Bowie, his wife, and probably several of his child-
ren, were buried at " Brookewood." In his last illness he
was attended by Dr. Richard Brooke, whose bill was
$50.00 The author possesses an autograph of John Bowie,
Sr., written in a plain hand and showing he spelled his
name exactly as his descendants write it now.

James Alullikin, the father of ]\Irs. Bowie, lived upon
his plantation in Prince George's County called " The
I^evel," and is said to have emigrated from Scotland about
the middle of the Seventeenth Century. He died in 17 15.

Issue of John and Mary Bowie :

52 I John- Bowih, Jr., b. 170S; twice married; d. 1753.

H II Elean-qr- Bowie, b. 1709; m. ist Benjamin Brooke, 2d

Edward Clagett, 3d Skinner.

Ill James- Bowie, b. 1714; m. 1737 Martha , who died

1743. He received a tract of land from his father called
"Craycroft's Right," adjoining Mount Calvert Manor,
in 1737. Died September, 1744. His will was witnessed
by his parents and by Richard Keene, a wealthy mer-
chant of Nottingham. He referred to himself as being
"in a low and languid state." Left his land to his
eldest daughter, and personal property (including money
then in the hands of his London, England, commission
merchants) to his two younger daughters. Requested
his brother Thomas to act as guardian for his orphan

'26 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

children. This ■svas the first Rowie will ever recorded in
the State of Maryland.
Issue :

1 Lucy'' Bowik, h. 173S ; ni. Hilleary Lyles, who died

in 1769.
Issue :

1 ZACH.\RrAH* LvLKS, killed in the War of the

Revolution.

2 James* Lvlks, private, 2d Regiment Maryland

Line.

3 PRiscii.r.A* Bowie Lvles, ni. January 17, 1779,

Wiseman Clagett.

2 Martha^ Bowie, m. Henry Brookes.
Issue :

I James* Bowie Brookes.

3 Ele.\nor^ Bowie, m.

4 IV .\li.en- Bowie, b. 1719 ; m. ist Mrs. Finch, 2d Susan Fraser.

5 V William- Bowie, b. 1721 ; m. Margaret Sprigg; d. 1791.

tt VI Thomas'- Bowie, b. 1723 ; m. ist Esther Sprigg, 2d Hannah

Lee.
iaVz VII Mary'-' Bowie, b. 1726; m. William Beans, Jr. ; d. 1792.

No. 2.

John- Bowie, Jr., (John' Bowie, Sr.) eldest child
of John Bowie, Sr., and his wife, Mary (Mullikin) Bowie,
was born at " Brookwood," the home of his parents, in
Nottingham District, Prince George's County, Maryland,
about 1708. In 1729 he married Mary Beall, daughter
of William Beall, of the same county. In 1730 his father
entailed upon him the plantation called " Thorpland,"
lying on Collington Branch, three miles north of Upper
Marlborough. This being the land left his mother by his
father's uncle, John Smith, and is still owned by his de-
scendants. A dispute arose between John Bowie, Jr., and
Joseph Belt regarding the proper bounds of this estate,
the two men being neighbors. Several land commis-
sions were appointed by the courts to define the exact
line of division before the case was finally settled. Some
time in 1733 Mrs. Bowie died, leaving a son and daugli-

Bowie Genealogy page 26
The will of ^rTilliam Of futt, probated June 10 173^
names daughter LIary,wife of John Bovrie Jr.
Maryland Will a, volume 7, page 85
Emma Lee Walton,

THE MARYLAXn BOWIES. 27

ter. December 18, 1735. John Bowie, Jr., married Eliza-
beth Pottinger. She was born in 17 17, and was the
daughter of Dr. Robert Pottinger and Anne Evans, his
wife. The latter couple were married in 17 16. In
1737 Dr. Pottinger deeded to his son-in-law, John Bowie,
"on account of nu- love and affection for him,'' a large
plantation in Queen Anne Parish. This added to the
land given him by his father, and that received by his
first wife, which she inherited from her father, and also
located on CoUington Branch, made John Bowie, Jr., an
extensive land-owner. In 1747 he increased his real
estate by the purchase of a plantation called "The Hermi-
tage," owned by Thomas Harris, situated about twelve
miles north of the present city of Washington, and Iving
in Frederick County, now Montgomery County. This
property is yet owned by his descendants. November 29,
1752, John Bowie, Jr., executed a will ; refers to himself as
being "in a low and languid state of health, but of sound
mind." Named his wife as executrix, and requested that
his brother, Thomas Bowie, and his son-in-law, James
Magruder, act as guardians for his children. The will
was probated in February, 1753. He did not mention
his eldest son by the first wife, or the entailed property
called "Thorpland." His son, Allen, was given "The
Hermitage," and his two other sons, James and John,
land in Prince George's County, called " Pine Thickett "
and " Pine Thickett, enlarged." Personal property was
left his daughter, and a small provision was made for an
expected child then unborn. He is said to have been
buried at ''Thorpland." His widow, two years later, be-
came the second wife of Thomas Cramphin, of Frederick
County, whose first wife had been Mary Jackson, by whom
he had two children, viz. : Thomas Cramphin, Jr., who
never married but lived to a great age, and Ruth Cramphin,
who was born August 30, 1742, and became the wife of
her stepbrother, Allen Bowie. There were three sons
born to this second marriage, namely, Robert, born 1757 ;

28 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Basil, boni 1759, and Richard, born 1760. All tliree
died young, though Basil lived to serve in the Revolu-
tionary Army. Elizabeth (Pottinger; Bowie) Craniphin
died in 1775, and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Issue of John Bowie, Jr., and his first wife. Mary (Beall) Bowie, was :

8 I William'' Bowik, Jr., b. 1730; ni. Rachael Pottinger; d.

1753-
II IMary' Bowik, b. 1732; ni. James :Magnider, Jr.. brother of
John Read Magruder, the ist. He was born in 1721, and
died 1773; was the son of James Magruder, b. 1699, and
his wife, Barbary Coombs. James Magruder was the
grandson of Alexander Magruder, emigrant.
Issue :

1 William' Bowik Magrudkr.

2 Allan' Bowik Magrudkr, and others.

The issue of John Bowie, Jr., by his second wife, Elizabeth, was:

9 I • -A.llkn' Bowik, Jr., b. 1737; m. Ruth Cramphin 1766; d.

March, 1S03.
II Jamk.s^ Bowik, b. about 1739. He was living in 1760, when
the court records show he received his propertv. No
mention is made of him after that date on the county
records, and he is not mentioned in the will of his ma-
ternal grandmother, proven in 1767. By some he is
supposed to have died soon after reaching his majoritv,
unmarried. It is, howjver, asserted by others that
he left Maryland upon reaching manhood, and removed
to South Carolina, where he became the father of Rezin
Bowie, who was father of Col. James Bowie, hero of the
Alamo, and Col. Rezin P. Bowie. (See Louisiana Bowies.)
If this latter was the case, he doubtless married about
1761, or very .shortly after reaching South Carolina. He
is the only one of the Prince George's County Bowies
of whom the record is uncertain.

10 III Rev. John' Bowik, b. about 1744; m. :Margaret Dallas.

IV A posthumus child', referred to in John Bowie, Jr's. will as
expected. Name unknown. Died in infancv.

No. 3.

FJeaiioi-' Bowie, (John' Bowih, Sr.) eldest daughter
of John Bowie, Sr., and his wife, Marv (Mnllikin) Bowie,

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 29

was born about 1 709 and married thrice. Her first husband
was Benjamin Brooke, whom she married about 1726. He
was the son of Col. Thomas Brooke, of Brookefield, and
his second wife Barbara Dent. Benjamin Brooke was
born about 1702, and died in 1727, leaving his young
widow with an infant son. Her father, John Bowie,
bonded with her for the administration of her deceased
husband's estate. In 1732 IMrs. Eleanor (Bowie) Brooke
was married to Edward Clagett, son of Richard Clagett,
Sr., of Croom, and his wife, Deborah (Dorsey) Clagett.
Richard Clagett was the son of Captain Thomas Clagett,
the English emigrant to Maryland in 1670, and his wife,
Sarah Pattison. He was descended from a long line of
English gentry dating back to the Norman Conquest. An
elder brother of Richard Clagett was Thomas Clagett,
of "Weston." Mrs. Richard Clagett was the daughter
of John Dorsey, who, with his two brothers, Edward and
Joshua, emigrated to Maryland in 1664 from their home,
" Hockley in the Hole,'" in England. Hon. John Dorsey
represented Anne Arundel County in the Assembly at
Annapolis from 1701 to 1702, and was a member of the
Council (commonly called the Upper House) from 1710
until his death in 17 14. His plantation was on the south
side of the Severn River and was named for his English
home. He married Pleasance Ely, widow of Charles
Ridgely. Richard Clagett, Sr., deeded to his son, Edward,
in 1732 (shortly before the latter's marriage), a large tract
of land, being part of his extensive estate called " Croom."
On the same date John Bowie gave his daughter, Eleanor,
several Negroes. In July, 1755, Edward Clagett and his
wife, Eleanor, deeded to their son, John Clagett, a large
portion of the Croom property just prior to the marriage
of the young man. In 1756, Eleanor and Edward Clagett
sold to John Bowie, Sr., another large part of the Croom
property, and this was a few years later devised by John
Bowie to the younger children of his daughter.

Eleanor (Bowie ; Brooke) Clagett was alive in 1776,

30 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

having, after the death of Edward Clagett, become the
wife of a Mr. Skinner, of Baltimore County, by whom she
had no children.

Issue by her first husband, Beujaniin Brooke, Sr. :

I Benjamin^ Brookk, Jr., b. 1727; m. in 1755, Mary Evers-
field, b. Feb. 26, 1739, daughter of Rev. John Eversfield
and his \dfe, Eleanor Clagett, daughter of Richard
Clagett, Sr. Bcnjanun Brooke died in 1765, and his
widow in July, 1790. He was a member of the vestry of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and tobacco inspector for
Mattapony Landing. Inherited large tracts of land from
both grandfathers.
Issue :

1 Eleanor* Brookk, b, 1756 ; died single in 1776.

2 Barbara* Brooke, b. :May6, 1757 ; m. ist her cousin,

John Eversfield, and had one daughter, Mary^ Evers-
field, who was alive in 1790. Her second husband was

Capt. Lane, and her third husband, in 1S15,

was Benjamin Berry. There was no issue by her last
marriage, and she died November 25, 1S35.
Issue by Captain Lane :

1 EUZABETH' Lane, m. Eversfield Bowie.

2 Barbara' Lane, m. Fielder Bowie, the 2d.

3 Eleanor' Lane, m. March 16, 1S05, James Forbes,

of St. Mary's.
Issue of Eleanor (Bowie ; Brooke) Clagett and her husband, Edward
Clagett, was :

I John' Clagett, b. 1733 ; m. 1755, Casandra White, daughter

of Joseph White. (For issue see Clagett Sketch.)

II Richard' Clagett, m. Digges.

III Mary' Clagett, m. Magmder.

IV Nicholas-' Clagett, b. 1745 ; m. the widow of Ridgley.

V Wiseman^ Clagett, b. 174S ; d. 17S.5 ; m. January 17, 1779,

his cousin, Priscilla Bowie Lyles, daughter of Hilleary
Lyles, and his wife, Lucy Bowie, daughter of James
Bowie, the 2d, son of John Bowie, Sr.
Issue :

1 Sarah* Anne Cl.\cett, m.

2 Agnes* Clagett, m.

3 Eleanora* Bowie Clagett, b. December 6, 1783;

m. Col. Gassaway Watkins. a president of the
Maryland Society of the Cincinnati.

VI Eleanor' Bowie Clagett, b. 1749 ; m. 1767, John Berry, b.

in 1736, near Collington, Prince George's County, Mary-
land, and probably the son of Benjamin Berry, Jr. (See

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 31

Berry Sketch No. 3.) He removed to lower Frederick
County, formerly a part of Prince George's County, but
now Montgomery County. He died in 17S6.
Issue :

1 Benjamin* Berrv, b. 176S; ui. ist November 20, 17S7,

Eleanor Lansdale, 2d Elizabeth Dorsey ; d. July 16,

1815- .
Issue by first wife :

1 THOMAS'^ Lansdalk Berry. b. September 28,

1789.

2 Col. JOHN^ Berry, b. November 2, 1791 (of him

more presently).
Issue of Benjamin Berry by his second wife :

1 Elizabeth' RiDGELY Berry, b. 1796; d. 1837.

2 Benjamin' F. Berry, b. September 28, 1797;

d. 1S33.

3 Juliet' M. Berry, b. 1S02 ; d. 1S72.

4 Daniel-^ Dorsey Berry, b. 1S05.

5 N1CHOL.A.S"' Dorsey Bp:rry, died in infancy.

6 Eleanor'' Clagett Berry, b. 1S09; d. 1S4S.

7 Mary' Dorsey Berry, died in infancy.

2 John* Wilkes Berry, b. May 28, 1775 ; m. February

8, 1803, Hariet Dorsey ; d. July 10, 1S56.

3 Horatio* Berry, b. November 20, 1776; m. ;

d. January iS, 1S55. One son was W.* W. Berry, of
Nashville, Tenn. ; a daughter of the latter is Mrs.
Mary W. Bass, wife of John M. Bass, President of the
Tennessee Historical Society.

4 Eleanor* Bowie Berry.

5 Mary* Clagett Berry.

2. Col. John^ Berry, son of Benjamin and Eleanor
(Lausdale) Berry, as above shown, was born in
Montgomery County November 2, 1791, and
served as an officer of militia during the war of
1812-14. January 2, 1812, he married Sarah
Duke Jackson, who was born in Prince George's
County, Maryland, August 21, 1785, and died
October 27, 1859. Colonel Berry died October
17, 1856, having had
Issue :

1 Eliza*^ Eleanor Berry, b. December 23,

1814; d. January 9, 1S91.

2 SuSAN*^ Lansdale Berry, b. February 18,

1818; d. Novembers, 1S80; m. October 19,
1841, John Hurst, who was b. September 19,
1807, and d. April 12, 1880.
Issue:

I Sarah' Berry Hurst, b. September 25,

32 THE MAR YLAND B O WIES.

1S42 ; m. May 11, 1S65, DeWitt Clinton
Morgan, and had
Issue :

1 John" Hurst Morgax, b. April 35,

1866 ; m. January 28, 1S97, May
Croxall Vickers.
Issue :
I Tilghman" Vickers Morgan, b.
February 19, 1S98.

2 Clinton'^ Gkrard Morgan, b. Janu-

ary 28, 1S68.

3 Philip^ Sydney Morgan, b. Decem-

ber 31, 1876.
2 Mary' Euza Berry Hurst, b. January
14, 1845 ; m. December 14, 1865, Lyttle-
ton Bowen Purnell.

3 Harriet*^ Emily Berry, b. August 16, 1820;

d. November 16, 1S73.

4 Gen. John*^ vS. Berry, b. January 18, 1822 ;

was Adjutant-General of Maryland under
Governor Bradford during the Civil War.

5 Juliet*^ Anne Berry, b. April iS, 1824; d.

November 12. 1SS6.

6 Sarah'^Jane Berry, b. June 18, 1827.

Xo. 4.

Allen- Bowie, Sr., (John' Bowie, Sr.) third son of
John Bowie, Sr., and his wife ]Mary (Mullikin) Bowie, was
bom at " Brookwood," in Nottingham District, Prince
George's County, Maryland, in 1719. In 174 1 his father
conveyed to him part of a tract of land called " Cray-
croft's Right," adjoining Mount Calvert Manor on the
Patuxent River, and, in 1744, he received from his father
four hundred acres called " Brookridge." This last named
plantation was but a short distance from the first, and
about three miles from Nottingham. On a high plateau,
about the centre of his estate, Allen Bowie erected a large
frame dwelling which is yet standing, and is owned by

THE AfARYLAXD BOWIES. zz

Mrs. John W. Burroughs. The fine old trees surrounding
it were probably there when the house was built more
than a century-and-a-half ago. Having prepared a home,
Allen Bowie, in 1744, married Mrs. Priscilla Finch, widow
of Capt. William Finch, Jr., "mariner."

The archives of Prince George's County, state that in
1741 "Capt. William Finch, mariner," bought of Mrs.
Anne Darnall, a part of ^Mount Calvert IManor which was
in close proximity to " Brookridge." The records also
show that during tlie same year "Capt. William Finch,
Sr., of London, mariner and ow-ner of the ship Bradley,"
recorded the gift of a Negro women to " my infant grand-
daughter, Phcebe Finch, the child of my son William."
November 25, 1742, "Mrs. Priscilla Finch, widow of Capt.
William Finch, Jr.," applied for letters of administration
on the estate of her deceased husband, who was described
as a " mariner, and having no relatives other than his
wife and child in ^Maryland." The maiden name of Mrs.
Finch is not known, but she is supposed to have been
an English lady and to have come to Marvdand with
her husband, who died about a year later. The ship
"Bradley" sailed between London and the various land-
ings on the Patuxent River, as shown by invoices on file
in the County Clerk's office. There was a daughter born
to Capt. William Finch, Jr., and a son by his widow's
marriage to Allen Bowie. Mrs. Priscilla (Finch) Bowie
died in 1747, and was probably buried at " Brookridge."
Her daughter, Phoebe Finch, inherited her father's land,
and, in 1763, there w^as recorded a sale by her of this prop-
erty. In 1764 she married IMordacai- Smith, of Calvert
County, who was born December 9, 1737, and was the
son of Nathan^ and Casandra Smith.

Their issue was :

1 ilORDACAi' Smith, Jr., later known as General Smith.

2 Fielder^ Bowie Smith, b. November 14, 1777 ; named for his half-

uncle. Married, in 1802, Susan Plummef, of Prince George's
County. His second wife was Lucy Middleton Smith, daughter

34 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

of William Smith, of Georgetown, D. C, descended from Rich-
ard Smith, of "Hall Croft," f^ngland, who emigrated to the
Province in 1649, and was later attorney-general.
The issue by the first wife was :

1 MORDACAi* Smith, m. Jane Boswell, of Charles County, Mary-

land.

2 Phcebe* Finch Smith, m. Boswell, of Nottingham,

Prince George's County.
Issue :

1 Fielder' Bowie Smith Boswell, m. Gantt.

2 MoRD.\CAr' Smith Boswell, m.

The issue of Fielder Bowie Smith and his second wife, Lucy, was :

1 A daughter, m. Owens.

2 David* P. Smith, of Smithville, Calvert County, m. his

cousin.

After the death of his wife, Priscilla (Finch) Bowie,
Allen Bowie, in 1748, married Anne, born in 17 18, and
daughter of Rev. John Fraser, and his wife Anne Bliz-
zard.' The Rev. ]Mr. Fraser was born in Scotland, and,
after emigrating to America, was the incumbent of Dur-
ham Parish, Charles County, Maryland, and also of St. John's
Parish in Prince George's County. His wife was the daugh-
ter of Giles Blizzard and Anne Eden. The latter was born
in France and during the persecution of the Huguenots was
placed in a convent. At the age of fourteen she escaped,
and, with her mother and her uncle, a French Abbe', came
to America. They settled on the Potomac River at a
place called " Bluefields," nearly opposite Alexandria.
After seeing his sister and niece comfortably provided for,
the Abbe' returned to his native country. Anne Eden,
the daughter, in a few years married Giles Blizzard, who
died, leaving her with one child, Anne Blizzard. Mrs.
Blizzard then married a widower by the name of Small-
wood, who had several sons. Following the arbitrary
customs of France, her native country, Mrs. Smallwood
compelled her daughter, Anne Blizzard, to marry one of
her stepbrothers, but the girl refused to live wdth her en-
forced husband, who conveniently died in a short time
and thus allowed her to become the wife of the Rev.
John Fraser. By this latter union there were four daugh-

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 35

ters and two sons. The eldest daughter, Susanah Fraser,
married George Hawkins, and had issue :

1 Stone Hawkins, m. Skinner. AOOlJ^O^

Issue :

I George Hawkins.

2 Susan Anne Hawkins, m. Dr. John Fraser Bowie, her first

cousin, as -will be seen further on.

The third daughter of Rev. John Fraser and his wife
Anne (Blizzard; Smallwood) was Anne Fraser, born 1718;
married in 1748 Allen Bowie, as previously shown. By
this latter marriage there were three daughters and a son.
Mrs. Bowie died ]\Iarch 15, 1779, aged sixty-four, and is
buried at " Brookridge."

In addition to the land which Allen Bowie received
from his father, he owned "Leith" or "Half Pone," con-
taining 400 acres ; part of " Essex Lodge," containing 300
acres ; Reid Farm, 500 acres ; all of them in Nottingham
District, as well as a house and lot in that village ; a large
farm on Collington Branch in the northern part of the
county, and two tracts of land in Frederick County, near
Fredericktown. He also received by his father's will the
latter's home place, " Brookwood," which after a lapse of
twelve years was claimed by his great nephew, William
Bowie 3d. In consequence of a clause in the will of John
Smith, who devised it to John Bowie and to "his heir-at-
law forever," the court awarded the property to William
Bowie 3d, as will be shown in a sketch of the latter indi-
vidual. Allen Bowie is invariably referred to as Allen
Bowie, Sr., to distinguish him from his nephew, Allen
Bowie, Jr., of Montgomery County. In 1753 Allen Bowie,
Sr., was, by the Governor of the Province, commissioned
justice of the peace, and in 1756 he was appointed Inspector
of Tobacco at the export warehouses in Marlborough, to-
gether with his brother-in-law, W^illiam Beans, Jr., and
Benjamin Berry.

In the spring of 1770, it being rumored that British

36 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

ships loaded with dutiable goods were bound for the
Patuxent River, the inhabitants of Prince George's County
held a meeting in Upper Marlborough and decided to pre-
vent the landing of these cargoes. For that purpose they
selected a committee to enforce the resolutions of the
" Association of Freemen," and to watch the landings at
all points on the river. The committee was composed
of gentlemen of standing, representing even,' section of
the county. Allen and William Bowie, Sr., were among
those appointed for the Nottingham District. At a meet-
ing of " Free Holders" held in Upper Marlborough De-
cember I, 1774, John Rogers presiding, it was "resolved
that a committee be chosen whose duty it shall be to
enforce within the county the instructions received from
the Association of the American Continental Congress
now assembled." Allen Bowie, his brother William
Bowie, and the latter's two sons, Walter and Robert,
were selected as members of the committee then chosen.
In the following June, 1775, Allen Bowie was one of the
delegates sent by Prince George's County to Annapolis,
where was held a convention of representatives from each
county in the State to protest against the blockade of
Boston Harbor, and to devise means for prosecuting the
war against Great Britain. During the ensuing years
Allen Bowie, together with other members of his family,
was actively engaged in assisting his State to continue
the struggle with the mother country. Age and ill-health,
however, prevented his participation in the military ex-
peditions beyond the borders of the Province. His will
commencing "I, Allen Bowie, Gentleman, of Prince
George's County, State of Maryland, being of sound mind,
but in a low and languid state of body," is dated January
9th, and proven January 25, 1783. He directs that " my
body be buried decently and agreeably to the customs and
usages of persons in my condition of life." To his eldest
son, Fielder, he devised the bulk of his immense landed
property, including Brookridge and the house in Notting-

THE MARYLAND B0U7ES. 37

ham, also " to my son, Fielder, I bequeath all debts be-
tween him and myself, of what nature soever, from the
beginning of the world until now, the date of these pres-
ent, except a bond for ^100 from said son, which I give
to my grandson, Allen, son of Fielder." To his son,
Dr. John Fraser Bowie, he willed land called " Bells
Reserve " and a bond which he held against his son, John,
and Edward Edelin, Jr., for ^14,000 Continental money.
Also to this son " my running-horse ' Buckskin.' " The
land on Collington Branch was left to Fielder and to
his daughter, Priscilla Duckett. Personal property was
given to his stepdaughter, " Phoebe, wife of Alordacai
Smith;" Negroes to his daughter, Susanah Eversfield,
and land in Frederick to Fielder Gantt. Also " mourn-
ing rings " to 'various friends, and one to Susanah
Hawkins, his wife's niece and the future wife of his son,
John. Another interesting feature of the will of Allen
Bowie is that the witnesses were nearly all men who be-
came more or less distinguished. They were his son-in-
law, John Smith Brookes, an officer of the Revolution
and locally prominent ; Dr. William Beans (his nephew),
a physician widely known for his connection with the
origin of the "Star Spangled Banner," by Key; Ben-
jamin Contee, officer in the Patriot Army, member of
Congress, and a distinguished Episcopal divine ; Thomas
J. Claggett, the first Episcopal Bishop consecrated in
America ; and lastly, his nephew, Robert Bowie, an offi-
cer of the Revolution, and four times Governor of Alary-
land.

The only issue of Allen Bowie Ijy his first wife, Priscilla Finch, was :

III Fielder^ Bowie, b. 1745 ; m. Elizabeth Eversfield ; d. Sep-
tember, 1794.
Issue of Allen Bowie by his second wife, Anne Fraser :

I Susanah^ Eraser Bowie, b. May 29, 1749; m. May ro,

1772, Matthew Eversfield. (For issue see Eversfield
Sketch.)

II PRiscii,r,A' Bowie, b. July 30. 1750; m. 1768, Thomas

Duckett, son of Richard Duckett, Jr., and his wife Eliza-

38 THE MARVL AND BO IVIES.

beth Williams, and a brother of Baruch and Isaac Duck-
ett. Richard Dnckett, Jr., was born in 1704, and was
twice married. His parents, Richard and Charity (Bovd)
Duckett, were married in 1696. Thomas Duckett and
wife both died in 17S6.

Issue :

• I Dr. Richard' Duckett, m. Miss Howard. No issue.

2 John* Bowie Duckett. Delivered the valedictory,

1794, at St. John's College.

3 Priscii.l.\* Duckett, in. Frederick Thomas Brooke,
' son of Dr. Richard Brooke and his wife, Rachel

. Gantt. They removed to West Virginia.

4 Eliz.\beth' Duckett, m. Dr. Rawlings, of Calvert

County, and removed to the South.

5 Judge Ai^len* Bowie Duckett, m. October 17, 1795,

Margaret Howard, a sister of his brother's wife. He
was a distinguished lawyer, member of the legisla-
ture, one of Gov. Robert Bowie's council in 1803,
and by President Thomas Jefferson was appointed
one of the first judges of the District of Columbia.
Issue :

I Thomas^ Duckett, b. 1797 ; m. ist Catherine
Goldsboro, whose mother was a Miss Worthing-
ton ; 2d Catherine, widow of Daniel Clark, Sr.,
and daughter of William Bowie " of Walter."
His issue was one son by each wife :

1 Richard'' Duckett, b. 1S31; m. Elizabeth

M. Waring, August, 1855, daughter of Col.
J. H. Waring.
Issue :
I Kate" C. Duckett, b. 1857 ; m. William
B. Clagett.

2 Thomas'* A. Duckett, m. Lucy Sellman.

(For issue see descendants of William Bowie
of Walter.)
Ill Anne' Bowie, b. October 6, 175 1 ; d. December 12, 1782;
m. October 30, 1780, Lieut. John Smith Brookes of the
Revolutionary Army. He was the brother of Col. Ben-
jamin Brookes and also of the wife of Walter Bowie, Sr.
Mrs. Brookes died without issue, and her husband, in
1784, married Elizabeth Harvvood and had
Issue :

1 Robert* Brookes. Removed to the West.

2 Capt. John* Brookes. An officer in the army during

the War of 1812-14. He was three times married;
first to Louisa Dangerfield, by whom he had one
daughter only ; secondly to Ellen Waring, of Mount
Pleasant, who died in 1S43 without living issue ;

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 39

his third wife was Miss Fowle, of Alexandria, bv
whom he had three sons. He resided at Mount
Calvert.
Issue :

1 Louisa' Dangkrfirld Brookks, m. Judge R. B.

B. Chew. (See Chew.)

2 William^ Fowlk Brookks, of Alexandria, Vir-

ginia.

3 JoHN-^ St. Clair Brookks.

4 '" Brookes.

IV Dr. John"' Fraskr Bowii;, b. January 17, 1755; d. May iS,
1815. He married vSusan .\nne Hawkins, daughter of
George Hawkins, and the latter's wife, Susiinah Fraser,
who was an aunt of Dr. Bowie's. John F. Bowie gradu-
ated in medicine and served in the army as surgeon dur-
ing the Revolution. He was active in politics, and is
often mentioned in the publications of that dav as chair-
man of Federalists' meetings in Upper Marlborough and
other places. He bought " Reed's Farm," but sold it
in 179S and removed to an estate owned by his wife near
Piscataway. Like his father he was fond of racing, and
his horse, "Buckskin," which was devised him by his
father, is recorded as the winner in a number of races
oh the four-mile-track at Nottingham. This horse won
a purse of fifty guineas at Annapolis November 6. 178:^,
and another at Bladensburg. That Dr. Bowie was highly
esteemed by his neighbors is evinced by numbers of
them naming him in their wills as executor of their
estates. He was thus designated by Col. Luke Marburv,
Col. John H. Beans, Thomas Clagett, and others. He
i had no children and devised his propertv to his several
nieces, but did not in his will mention his namesake and
nephew, John F. Bowie, Jr. Probably the latter had re-
ceived money from him before he left Maryland for
Mississippi. Dr. Bowie was a vestryman of St. John's
Church and is buried there.

Xo. 5.

Capt. "William- Bowie, CJohn' Bowie, Sr.) foiirtli
son of John Bowie, vSr., and his wife Mary (.Mnllikin)
Bowie, was born in 1721 at his parents' home, '"Brook-
ridge," a few miles from Nottingham, Prince George's

40 THE yfARYLAND BOWIES.

County, !\Iar\-land. When he arrived at the age of twenty-
one, his father bought and deeded to him a large tract of
land about two miles from Nottingham, called " Brooke's
Reserve," which in after years was known as '' Mattaponi."
Here he built a large brick house in the old Colonial
style, and it is at this date as sound and as well
preserved as it was a century-and-a-half ago. The trees,
and well-kept grounds around it, with the extensive view
of rolling country which it commands, makes it one of
the most attractive residences in that portion of the State.
It was owned by his descendants until 1867, when it
passed from the family. Many a grand entertainment
have its old walls witnessed, while the hospitality and
ready welcome extended by its owners to hosts of guests
have endeared "Mattaponi" to five generations. About
1745, William Bowie married Margaret Sprigg, who was
born April 20, 1726, and was a daughter of Osborne
Sprigg, Sr., and his first wife Elizabeth, Osborne Sprigg
was the grandson of Thomas Sprigg, the emigrant, who
died in 1704. This emigrant was the first owner of the
fine estate in Prince George's County know^n as, "North-
ampton." A full-length portrait of him is possessed by
his descendants and shows a handsome man in court cos-
tume. Osborne Sprigg, Sr., left a son by his second wife
(daughter of Joseph Belt), who was named for himself, and
who was a prominent patriot during the Revolution, and
a signer of the "Declaration of Freemen." Another son,
Joseph Sprigg, married the widow of Thomas Bowie,
(William's brother) and by a second wife was the father of
Samuel Sprigg, a Governor of Maryland. William Bowie
in later years signed his name, " W. Bowie, Sr.," in con-
tra-distinction to his nephew, but in all the official
papers and periodicals of the day he is invariably styled
"Capt. William Bowie." It is probable that he com-
manded one of the militia organizations maintained by the
Province, though no record of his commission has been
discovered. In 1753 he was appointed Tobacco Inspector

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 41

for Nottingham, and later a justice of the peace, a mem-
ber of St. Paul's vestry, and in 1767, Warden of the
Parish. In 1769 he and Richard Duckett published a
card requesting citizens to meet them at the house of Mr.
Benjamin Brookes, in Marlborough, to arrange for the
purchase of land on which to erect an Alms House, and
signed themselves, "Trustees of the Poor." In 1770 it
was rumored that ships were en route from Great Britain
loaded with European goods, and might soon be expected
to reach the Patuxent. The inhabitants of Prince
George's County thought it necessary to support "The
Association " by prohibiting the landing of these cargoes,
and called a meeting for April 10, 1770, at Upper
Marlborough. When the people assembled, certain gen-
tlemen were selected as representatives to keep an eye
upon events, and to provide proper guards at points on
the Patuxent Riv'er where ships were likely to touch.
Only the most resolute and responsible citizens were
delegated by the people for this purpose. They were : for
Queen Anne District, William Wootton and Richard Duck-
ett ; for Upper ^Marlborough, William Weems and William
Beans ; for "Patuxent " (or Nottingham) William Bowie
and his brother Allen Bowie. Other persons were named
to assist these gentlemen. On June 22, 1774, William
Bowie was a delegate sent from Prince George's to a con-
vention held in Annapolis, which passed strong resolutions
in favor of upholding the rights of the Province, if neces-
sary by force of arms, against Great Britain. On Novem-
ber 10, of the same year, a meeting of "Free Holders,"
presided over by John Rogers, was held at Upper Marl-
boro', where a committee was appointed which was in-
structed to see that the resolutions of the " Association
of the American Continental Congress " were enforced
within the county of Prince George's. Among the men
selected for this committee were William Bowie and his
brother Allen Bowie, as well as Walter and Robert Bowie,
sons of William.

42 THE MARYLAXD BOWIES.

The latter was also placed on a Committee of Correspond-
ence, and it was further '' resolved that Capt. William
Bowie and Walter Bowie (with others) are selected as
delegates of this county to attend a Con\-ention to be held
at Annapolis, and are authorized to vote in the Conven-
tion for Delegates to attend a Congress which will assem-
ble at Philadelphia, Peunsyh-ania, on the lotli of Alav
next." In June, 1775, these representatives met at
Annapolis ; those from Prince George's being Capt.
William Bowie, W^alter Bowie (his son), Col. Thomas
Contee (of Brookfield), John Contee, Richard Contee
(his son), Bazil Waring, Osborne Sprigg, Col. Luke Mar-
bury, Thomas Clagett, Thomas Gantt, Col. Joseph Sim,
and Thomas Sim Lee (later governor). On July 26, 1775,
this Convention issued the celebrated " Declaration of the
Association of the P'reemen of Marvland." The names
of the two Bowies are found affixed to that memorable
document which antidated by one year the general *' Dec-
laration of Independence," and is now framed and hang-
ing in the State House at Annapolis. It \irtually threw
down the gauntlet to Great Britain and announced the
intention of the Pro\-ince to assert its independence by
force of arms if necessary, and this at a time when Mary-
land stood alone — the other colonies not having then
taken such an advanced position. Only men of the high-
est standing would have been selected to execute this
important paper. On September 12, 1775, Capt. William
Bowie, William T. Wootton, and John Contee were selected
at a meeting of citizens in Marlborough to arrange a
proper uniform for a military company which was ordered
to be enrolled at once. Robert Bowie and others were
commissioned to organize "the Minute Men." What
further part William Bowie took during the Revolution
is not shown, as the records of the county for the succeed-
ing few years are very meager, but it is fair to presume,
a man as active as he had been, and who had shown
such fearless patriotism, was not idle. He was too old for

THE MARYLAXD BOWIES. 43

the ariin", but lie doubtless contiuued to take part iu the
coiuicils of his people aud to aid theui as advisor. " Call-
ing to niiud the uncertainty of life," William I>o\vie made
his will iNIarch 15, 1791, and it was probated April 9th,
of the same year. He named his sons, Walter and Rob-
ert, executors, and the witnesses were Leonard Holly-
day, Thomas Gantt, and Thomas Hodgskin. The land
records and his will show Capt. William Bowie was a
wealthy man for his day, owning tracts of land iu
various parts of the country, much stock of all kinds,
and many Negroes. He left his son, Walter, a fine
estate in the northern part of the county called "Darnell's
Grove," but later known as " Locust," or "Willow Grove."
*' Mattaponi," and a house and lot in Nottingham,
he left to his son, Robert, who was a dozen years later
elected governor. He amply provided for a large family.
His widow, who survived him until October, 1804, also
made a will in which she desired her son, William, to act
as executor, and referred to her son, " Osborne Bowie,
who has been long absent from his country. In event he
dies abroad his portion shall be gi\-en to his brother, Wil-
liam." She also desired to be buried " in the family
burying ground, decently and without pomp," and men-
tions a granddaughter, " Rachel Ann Smith, daughter of
Elizabeth Smith." The old lady died at Mattaponi,
where she and her husband are buried.

Issue :

I Elizabeth^ Bowie, b. 1746; m. Walter Smith, of Calvert
County.
One child was :

I Rachaei,* Axxe Smith, unmarried in 1S02.

12 II Walter^ Bowie, b. 1748; m. Mary Brookes; d. 1811.

13 III Gov. Robert^ Bowie, b. March, 1750; ra. Priscilla Mack-

all; d. 1818.

14 IV William' Sprigg Bowie, b. 1751 ; m. Elizabeth Brookes;

d. 1809.
V Osborne-* Sprigg Bowie, date of birth uncertain ; unmar-
ried. Is thought to have sersed in the Colonial Navy

44 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

during the War of the Revolution. In 1794 he is refer-
red to by his brother, in an advertisement of two horses,
as " Capt. Osborne S. Bowie." A letter, two years later,
in the Annapolis postoffice, unclaimed, was addressed to
"Capt. Osborne S. Bowie." His mother, in her will
dated in 1S02, refers to him as having been " long ab-
sent from his country." Family tradition asserts that
he was an oflicer in the United States Navy and was lost
at sea. In 1807 his brother Robert applied for letters of
administration on the estate of "the late Osborne S.
Bowie." That he at one time served on board the U. S.
Ship Constellation, which was built in Baltimore bv Act
of Congress March 27, 1794, the following letter, which
was found among old papers, will show :

" On Board the Constell.a.tion-, Commander Alexander
MCRRAV, AT New York Harbor.

<.,, ,, "January J, i8ot.

Honored Mother ; '

" This comes with my love and dntv, hoping you are well as I am
at present. When last I kft you, was in hopes' to return again in
four months, but cruel iortune, which appears to attend me where
ever I go, has prevented me, since my entering on board this ship
Plave heard that a peace has been made with France therefore ex-
pec-t to be paid o.T soon, and the ship, of course, will be laid up
when I will take the first opportunity of visiting vou again. In the
mean time, should it be in your power to send"me alittle money
shall take it as a great favor, and shall be remembered by your ever
dutiful sou, '

"Osborne Sprigg Bowie.

" P. S.— Give my love to my brothers and sisters, likewise to all of
my relations. O. S. B.

.— " To-Mrs. Margaret Bowie, near Nottingham, P. G. Co., Md."

VI Ann^ Bowie, b. 1760 ; m. October 28, 1790, Philomen Chew,

of " The Cove," Calvert County, Maryland. (For issue
see Chew Article, No. 9.)

VII M.\RGARET' Sprigg Bowie, b. 1765 ; m. 1785, Maj. Benja-

min Brookes of the Revolutionary Army, son of Benjamin
Brookes, Sr., brother of Lieut. John Smith Brookes, and
of the wives of Walter and William S. Bowie. He was
several times promoted for gallant conduct, and served
throughout the entire war with Great Britain. Was shot
through the jaw and tongue and never entirely recovered
from his wounds. Was after the war made general of
militia. Lived in Marlborough and died in iSoo. Gov.
Robert Bowie acted as his administrator.
Issue :

I Anna* Maria Bowie Brookes, b. 1790; m. 1813,

Philomen Lloyd Chew, son of Maj. Richard Chew,

of Calvert County, who was an elder brother of

Philomen Chew, who married .\nn Bowie, and had

Issue :

I Margaret^ Sprigg Bowie Chew, b. 1815 ; m.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

45

Judge William Hallam Tuck, of Annapolis.
(See Chew, No. 12, for issue.)

2 Dr. William-^" H. Chew, b. 1S16 ; d. 1841 ; single.

3 I\rARi.\^ LoriSA Chkw, d. single.

4 Philomen^ L. Chew, b. 1S26 ; d. 1S50; single.

5 Judge Richard' Bexj.amin Brookes Chew, b.

May 18, 182S ; in 1S53 m. Louisa Dangerfield
Brookes, daughter of Capt. John Brookes and

Major Beiijaniiu Brooke^^.

his first wife, Louisa Dangerfield. (See Allen
Bowie, Sr.)
Issue :

1 Eliz.^'' Daxgerfield Chew, single.

2 Maria* Louise Chew, single.

3 JOHN^ Chew, b. 1859 ; d. 1876.

46 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

4 R.^ B. B. Cjiew, Jr., member of the Marlboro'

Bar.

5 Philomen'^ \V. Chew, attorney-at-law.

6 William® B. Chew, d. single ; aged twenty-

four.

7 Sarah*^ Daxgerfield Chew, m. November

II, 1896, Otway B. Zantzinger, of Baltimore,
Maryland.

Xo. 6.

Tlionias'-' Bowie, (John' Bowik, Sr.) fifth and young-
est soil of John Bowie, Sr., and his wife Alary (Mullikin)
Bowie, was born at his parents' home in Nottingham
District, Prince George's County, Maryland, in 1722. In
1743 his father conveyed to him part of that tract of land
called " Craycroft's Right," also a part of " Brookridge,"
and a portion of " Essex Lodge." This land the young
man afterwards sold to his brothers, and bought a farm of
400 acres in the northern part of the county. In 1747
his father, John Bowie, Sr., conveyed to him a tract of
land called " Concord," lying on the Collington Branch,
which had originally been surveyed for James Brogden.
This deed reads, " to my son Thomas, and to his wife,
Esther., for the love I bear him." In 1749, Osborne
Sprigg, Sr., died, and in his will bequeathed to '' my son-
in-law, Thomas Bowie, as a token of my regard, one
Negro woman." Thomas Bowie was married about 1746
to Esther Sprigg, who was born February 15, 1730, and
was the daughter of Osborne Sprigg, Sr., and his second
wife, Rachel Belt. She died prior to her father in 1749,
and left no issue. Thomas Bowie married again about
1751, his second wife being Hannah Lee, daughter of
Phillip Lee, Sr., and his second wife, Elizabeth Lawson,
widow of Henry Sewell. This Phillip Lee was the son of
Richard Lee, Jr., of Virginia (and his wife Letitia Corbin),

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. • 47

and grandson of Richard Lee, Sr., the English emigrant
to Virginia, and progenitor of the distinguished Lee family
of tliat State. Phillip Lee was the third son, and prior to
1700, emigrated from Virginia to Maryland and settled at
Nottingham. He ser\-«d in the House of Burgesses, and
. his first wife was the daughter of Col. Thomas Brooke, of
Brookefield (President of the Council), and the latter's first
wife, Anne Baker. Phillip Lee's children by this wife
were eight ; one, Thomas Lee, being the father of Gov-
ernor Thomas Sim Lee. A daughter, Eleanor Lee, mar-
ried Benjamin Fendall, Sr., and was the mother of Mrs.
Sarah Contee. Phillip Lee's second wife, the Widow
Scwell, had a son, Nicholas, by her first husband, and
nine children by her second husband, the seventh being
Hannah, who married Thomas Bowie. In 1744 Thomas
Bowie was named by his brother, James, as guardian of the
latter's children, though he, Thomas, was at that time but
twenty-two. In 1752, John Bowie, Jr., the oldest brother,
also requested in his will that his brother Thomas should
act as guardian of the testator's children, thus furnishing
evidence that both men had a high appreciation of their
younger brother's character. In April, 1758, Thomas
Bowie made a will which was proven May 3d of the
same >;ear. He named his wife, Hannah, as executrix,
gave his land to his only son, and personal property to his
two daughters. One of the witnesses to the will was
Joseph Sprigg, a brother of Thomas Bowie's first wife.
Two years later, Hannah (Lee) Bowie, the widow, became
the wife of this Joseph Sprigg, and by him had a number
of children, viz., Joseph Sprigg, Jr., who served in the
Revolutionary Army; 2d, Letice ; 3d, Osborne; 4th,
Corbm, and 5th, Thomas, who was at one time judge of
tlie Supreme Court of the Territory of Ohio. After
Hannah (Lee, Bowie) Sprigg died, lie'r husband married
again, and by his second wife was the father of Samuel
sprigg, Governor of Maryland in 1819.

48 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

The issue of Thomas Bowie and his second wife, Hannah Lee, was:
I Elizabeth^ Lawsox Bowie, b. about 1752; m. Thomas
Belt, son of Joseph Belt, Jr., and removed to Hagers-
- town. Maryland. By this union there were several
children ; one was the ancestor of the late Trueman
Belt, of Baltimore. Those of whom we have positive
record were :

1 Elizabeth* Bowie Belt, m. November 26, 1799,

Samuel Lane Smith.

2 Joseph* Sprigg Belt, m. in 1790, Sarah Burgess, and

died, leaving
Issue :

I Capt. WILLIAM'^ JO.SEPH BELT, United States
Navy ; m. 1S22, his cousin, Ellen Ursula Bowie,
daughter of John Burgess Bowie. He died in
. • ' 185S and she in iSSi.

Issue :

I Dr. WiLLiAMfi Seaton Belt, m. Ellen Belt
Lee.
Issue :

1 Ben'Jamin" Lee Belt, m. Amelia Bowie,

daughter of R. \V. W. Bowie.

2 WILLIAM' Seaton Belt, single.

2 Algerxon'5 Sidxev Belt, m. Susie M. Green,

daughter of Judge George Green, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Issue :

1 George" Green Belt.

2 Francis' H. Belt.

3 Capt. Charle.s« R. Belt. b. 1S32, resides in

Calvert County. He married, 1863, Antion-
ette Blake.
Issue :

1 Charles' R. Belt, Jr.

2 Ellen' Ursula Bowie Belt.

3 Josephine^ Blake Belt.

4 Samuel® Sprigg Belt, of Washington, m.

Mary Wilson. No issue.

5 Catherine" Bowie Belt, single.

6 Ellen« Victoria Belt, m. Johnathan Yates

Kent.*
Issue :

1 William' Charles Kent.

2 William^ Seaton Kent.

3 Florence" Yates Kent.

4 Ellen' Sydney Kent.

7 Violett.\« Lansdale Belt, m. her cousin.

THE MARYLAXD BOU7ES. 49

Edmund C. Bowie. (For issue see sketch

of William B. Bowie.)
, 2 Col. Charles'" R. Belt, died single.

II Capt. Daniel^ Bowie, b. 1754. Mortally wounded at the
battle of Long Island August 27, 1776. He was educated
at the school presided over by the Rev. Thomas Cradock
near Baltimore, where he fitted himself to become a
civil engineer or surveyor. Upon the commencement
of hostilities he raised a company, and in 1775 was made
first lieutenant. In r^Iay, 1776, was commissioned cap-
tain of the Kighth Regiment, Smallwood's Battalion,
Maryland Regulars, and ordered to New York. At the
disastrous battle of Long Island, Washington, seeing that
his entire army would be destroyed unless he could re-
treat via NewVork City, determined upon the desperate
device of sacrificing a portion of his men to preserve the
rest. For this purpose he selected a part of the ]Mary-
land line, consisting of four hundred men led by Mor-
dacai Gist, whom he ordered to attack and hold the
enemy in check while he effected that masterly retreat
which militan,' writers concede to have been one of the
greatest ever recorded. In the words of a writer of that
period, "the Maryland troops were principally sons of
wealthy planters raised in the lap of luxury, and had
never been tried on the field of battle, though they had
excited general comment upon their superb equipment
and discipline. Under the lead of brave Mordacai
Gist, the}' at once attacked the main body of the
enemy, charging with the bayonet those trained war-
riors from the battlefields of Europe." The little band
of four hundred Marylanders fiercely hurled themselves
upon the advancing and victorious foe, consisting of
five thousand men, as they ascended a hill, now within
the city of Brooklyn's limits. At the foot of this hill
there was a marsh through which ran a stream called
Gowanus Creek. This was the first time the bayonet
had ever been used by American troops, but the
charge was so determined the British regulars recoiled in
amazement. The devoted band closed up their ranks
and again rushed upon the English. Five successive
times did they thus meet the foe hand to hand before
they were overwhelmed and crushed by numbers. .\
few escaped by swimming the creek, but the larger
portion, disdaining to ask quarter, were slain where they
stood, or else, being wounded, were taken prisoners.
Daniel Bowie was among the latter, and died a few
years later. The Marylanders had succeeded in check-
ing the enemy long enough to allow the rest of the

50 THE MAR YLAND BOU 7ES.

anny to cross the East River in safety, while Washing-
ton, standing upon an eminence, beheld the slaughter.
Wringing his hands, with tears in his eyes, he exclaimed,
" M}- God! that I should lose such gallant men!" A
handsome monument has recently been erected on the
spot in Brooklyn to commemorate the death of those in-
trepid Marylanders. Daniel Bowie appears to have had
a presentment that he would fall in this battle, as. on
the day previous, he executed a will, which was sent
home with his papers. In it he says, "I earnestly re-
quest, if I fall in battle, wherever it may be, that my
body be sent home to my plantation near CoUington, and
there interred in a vault about twenty feet from the gar-
den walk, near the vault containing my father's body."
He devised personal property to his two full sisters, as
well as to his half-sister, Lettice, and half-brother, Joseph
Sprigg, Jr. A mourning ring to his "Aunt Eleanor
Skinner, of Baltimore County," and another to "Miss
Milicent Tyler." His books and mathematical instru-
ments " to my friend Walter Bowie " (who was his first
couisin), and requested this cousin to administer his
estate.
HI B.\RBAR.A.^' BowiK, b. November 13, 1756 ; married ist, about
1773, James Hall, of Hagerstown, Maryland, by whom
, she had four children. About 17S9 she married secondly

Maj. Ignatius Taylor, who had removed to Hagerstown
from Charles County, Maryland, and had been twice
married before his union with Barbara (Bowie) Hall.
Major Taylor was the eldest child of Ann and Ignatius
Taylor, and was born September 11, 1742. in St. Mary's
County, Maryland. He served in the Revolutionary
Army and retired with the rank of major. He was a
justice of the peace, and after he removed to Washing-
ton County was elected to the Legislature, 17S7-SS. He
was also a judge of the Orphans' Court, and is mentioned
as a man of exceedingly high character. He died Sep-
tember 21, 1S07. His wife, Barbara, died February 26,
1805, having had issue by both husbands.
I Thomas' Belt Hall, m. Ann Buchanan Pottinger,
daughter of Dr. Robert Pottinger and his wife, Mary
Buchanan, sister of Chief Judge John Buchanan, of
Mar>-Land, and daughter of Thomas Buchanan and
his wife, Ann Cook, of England.
Issue :

1 James^ Hall.

2 Thomas' Belt Hall.

3 H.\rriet'* Anderson H.vll, b. June 12, 1811; d.

April 25, 1895 ; single.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 51

4 Barbara' Bowie Hali., I^ecame the third wife of

Frederick Schley, a proniinentlawyer of Western
Maryland.
Issue :

1 Rogers Taxev Schley, d. young.

2 Mary'' Schley, d. young.

3 Col. Buchanan-s Schley, is prominent in

State politics. Is married and has a son,
I Buchanan' Schley, Jr.

5 Mary^ Sophia Hall, m. Hon. George Schley, a

member of Congress, and the son of Frederick
Schley by his first wife, Eliza McCannon. They
had three daughters :

1 Nettie" Schley, m. Col. Washington Bowie.

(See No. 65.)

2 Mary« p. Schley, m. William H. Harwood.

3 Eliza« McCannon Schley, m. Joseph H.

Stillman.

6 Ann^ Pottinger Schley.

7 JOHN^ Buchanan Schley, a lawyer of Stockton,

California.

2 Letitia* Sprigg Hall, m. Stull.

Issue : ten children ; three were

1 Eleanor^ Nicholson Stull, m. Schley ;

d. 18S0.

2 Mary^ D. Stull, m. Hopewell Hebb, of Cumber-

land, Maryland.

3 LUCRETIA^ Stull, m. Wood ; d. 1894.

3 Barbara* Bowie Hall, d. single.

4 Elizabeth* Bowie Hall, m. Gen. Otho Holland

Williams, of the War of 1812, and a nephew of the
Revolutionary general of the same name. They had
several children ; one was

I Maria'' Willla.ms, m. Edward Beatty. One of
the latter's children was

I Elizabeth" Chew Beatty, m. Thomas John
Davis Bowie.
The issue of Barbara Bowie by her second husband, Igna-
tius Taylor, was :
I, Hannah* Lee Taylor, b. January 9, 1791 ; d. Novem-
ber II, 1832 ; m. October 29, 1807, Gov. John Cham-
bers. (See record of issue and sketch of Governor
Chambers at the end of this article.)

2 Jane* Taylor, b. 1793 ; m. Judge Samuel Treat, of

Missouri.

3 Lucretia* Taylor, m. June 14, 1814, .Arthur Fox, of

Mason County, Kentucky. She died August 22,
1875. He died November 4, 1855.

52 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Issue :

1 Thomas' Hall Fox, b. September 22, 1S15 ; d.

1869.

2 Charles^ J. Fox, b. July 17, iSiS.

3 Francis' Taylor Fox, b. March 17, 1S20 ; d.

1823.
, 4 Arthur' Fox, Jr., b. June 16, 1S24.

5 Mary' Young Fox, b. March 18, 1S26 ; d. Decem-

ber 19, 1872.

6 Jane^ Matilda Fox, b. December 23, 1827 ; d.

June 15, 18S2.

7 Hannah' Chambers Fox, b. June 29, 1830 ; m.

Curran, of Maysville, Kentucky.

Issue :

1 Arthur^ Curran.

2 Charles'' Curran.

3 Henry*' Curran.

4 William^ Curran, of Maysville, Kentucky.

8 LucreTia' Hall Fox, b. January 20, 1833 ; m.

Dr. Cross, of Dover, Kentucky.

9 Anxa^ L. Fox, b. November, 1S35.

10 Edward^J. Fox, b. .\pril 16, 1S3S.

11 Theodosia' Hunt Fox, b. April 16, 1S40 ; d. Nov-

ember, 1S66.
Note.— Gov. John Chambers, who married Hannah
Lee Taylor, daughter .of Barbara (Bowie ; Hall) Tay-
lor, as shown above, was bom at Bromley Bridge,
New Jersey, October 6, 17S0, and died near Paris,
Kentucky, September 21, 1852. He was twice mar-
ried. First, on June 16, 1803, to Margaret, daughter
of Ignatius Taylor, of Hagerstown. by his first wife.
She died March 4, 1S07, without issue, and Mr.
Chambers married her half-sister, Hannah Lee Tay-
lor, October 29, 1807. He studied law ; was admit-
• ted to the bar in iSoo ; removed to Kentucky, and
was elected to the Legislature in 1812 and 1S15 ;
served on the staff of Gen. William Henry Harrison
during the War of 1812-14; elected to Congress in
1827 ; declined a second nomination, preferring the
State Legislature, in which he served in 1830-32 ;
was appointed judge of the Kentucky Court of Ap-
peals in 1835, from which he resigned, and was again
elected to Congress in 1835-39; March, 1841, Presi-
dent Harrison appointed him Governor of the Terri-
tory of Iowa, 1841-45. He was the son of Rowland
Chambers, who removed from New Jersey to Ken-
tucky with his family, and who was born in 1744
and died in 182 1. Rowland was the son of James

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 53

Chambers (and his wfe Sarah Lee), who died in
175S. His brother, Benjamin Chambers, served with
distinction in the Revolutionary Army, and with his
brother, Joseph Chambers, laid out the city of
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, which was named for
them. They were the sons of Rowland Chambers,
a Scotch-Irish emigrant, who was bom near Antrim,
Ireland, and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1720,
where he died in 1747, leaving his wife, Elizabeth,
and several sons. Gov. John Chambers, the great
grandson of this emigrant, was the father of twelve
children bj- his second wife, Hannah Lee Taylor.
He had
Issue :

I Margaret"' Taylor Chambers, b. December 2,
1808; m. September 12, 1826, Hugh lues Brent
(b. August 31, 1S03 ; d. September 12, 1845.).
He was the son of Hugh Brent and his wife,
Elizabeth Trotter Langhom.of Paris, Kentucky.
Mrs. Brent died July S, 1S63.
Issue :

1 Elizabeth^ L. Brent, b. July 27, 1827 ; d.

September 9, 1846 ; m. June, 1843, Dr.
George Esten Cook, of Louisville, Ken-
tucky.
Issue :

1 Hugh" I. B. Cook.

2 John" Esten Cook.

2 JOHN« C. Brent, b. May 15, 1829 ; d. March 2.

1877; m. Lucy Beale, of Fredericksburg,
Virginia. No issue. His widow married
F. W. Page.

3 HuGH*^ INES Brent, b. August 21. 1832; d.

1852.

4 Maj. Thomas'- Young Brent, killed at battle

of Green River, Kentucky, while command-
ing 5th Kentucky Regiment, C. S. A. ; m.
i860, Mary, daughter of Capt. Charles C.
Moore and his wife, ^Liry Harrison (Stone)
Moore.
Issue :

1 Mary' C. Brent, m. Prof. Charles W.

Dabney, President University of Ten-
nessee and Assistant Secretan,' Agricul-
ture under Cleveland.

2 Margaret" Thomas Brent, single.

5 James*^ Henry Brent, b. August 11, 1842;

m. October 16, 1866, Elizabeth D., daughter

54 THE MAR YLAND B O U 7ES.

of P'rancis T. Chambers and Klizabeth Dur-
rett, his wife. James Henry Brent \vas
elected judge of the Supreme Court of
Kentucky, and had
Issue :

I Gabrikl" Durrktt Brknt.
^ 2 Margarb:t' C. Brkxt.

3 Mary" P. Brent.

4 Hl'Gh" Inks Brknt.

5 Frances^ C. Brknt.

6 Margarkt*^ Chambers Brent, b. January 3,
1846 ; m. November 18, 186S, Hon. William
Hardia Mackoy, M. A., of the University of
Virginia, a son of John and Elizabeth Gravit
(Hardia) Mackoy, of Covington, Kentuckv.
He was a member of the Kentucky Consti-
tutional Convention of 1S90, and a lawyer of
Cincinnati, but resides in Covington, Ken-
tucky. They have
Issue :

1 Daisy' Mackoy, b. February 25 and d.

February 26, 1S70.

2 IvEwis^ Dixon Mackoy, b. May 17, 1872 ;

d. June 8, 1S97.

3 Harry' Brent Mackoy, b. July 18, 1874;

is a lawyer of Cincinnati, Ohio.

4 Elizabeth' Cary :\Iackoy, b. June 3,

1879.

2 Joseph^ Sprigg Chambers.

3 Hannah^ Lee Chambers.

4 James^ Chambkrs.

5 M.ATiLDA^ Chambers. '

6 Francis^ Taylor Chambers.

7 J.ANE^ Chambers.

8 Mary^ Chambers.

9 Laura^ Chambers.
ID John^ Chambers, Jr.

11 Henry^ Chambers.

12 Lucreti.\^ Chambers.

\o. 7.

Mary- ISowie, Qohx' Bowie, Sr.,) youngest daugh-
ter of John Bowie, Sr., and his wife, Mary (Mullikin)

THE MAR ] V.AND^ BOU 7/SS. 55

Bowie, was bom about 1726, and about 1745 married
William Beans, Jr., of Upper Marlborough. He was the
son of William Beans, Sr., and his wife, Elizabeth Bradley.

The former was born 16S6, and died , 1765. His

elder brother, Christopher, died in 17 17 and left two sons,
Christopher, Jr., and Charles Beans. Mrs. Elizabeth
Beans died a few years after her husband. One of her
sons was Col more Beans, Sr., who was a merchant in
Upper xMarlborough and died single. William Beans, Sr.,
had a daughter, Mary, who married Sutton, and another
daughter, Elizabeth, who married Luke Marbury, Sr.
William Beans, Jr., was a member of St. Paul's Parish
vestry and was appointed Tobacco Inspector in 1753.
His will was probated June 19, 180 1. He mentions his
various children, and says " to my granddaughter, Kitty
Duckett, I leave the gold ring which I gave her grand-
mother, Mary Beans." Mary (Bowie) Beans executed a
will March 27, 1792, which she states was made with the
free consent of her husband. She mentions certain land
at " Bean's Landing " on the Patuxent, and the family
graveyard at " Kinsale."

The issue of Mary (Bowie) Beans and William Beans, Jr., was:

I Mary' Anne Bradley Beans, m. Magruder.

II Dr. Colmore' Beans, ni. Milicent Tyler.

Issue :

1 Milicent^ Beans, m. James Alexander Magruder.

2 Mary* Beans, m. Maurice Key. of vSt. Mary's Countv.

3 John* Beans, d. single.

III Dr. William' Beans, b. January 24, 1749 ; m. November

25. 1773. Sarah Hawkins Hanson, daughter of Samuel
and Anne Hanson. She was born August 12, 1750, and
died August 15, 1S22. Dr. Beans died October 12, 1823,
without issue. Both are buried near where their dwel-
ling stood on Academy Hill, Upper Marlborough. Mar-
ble slabs mark their graves, which are surrounded b}- a
brick wall. Dr. Beans is said to have been highlv edu-
cated, a physician of much ability, widely known, and
respected. He attended his cousin. Gov. Robert Bowie,
in his last illness and witnessed his will. In 1814, when
the British encamped at Marlborough, on their wav to

56 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Washington, the officers made their headquarters at Dr.
Beans' house, which they described as one of the best in
the village, and the Doctor as a man of polished manners
and high literary attainments. On their return, after
burning Washington, they learned that Dr. Beans had
headed a party which made prisoners of some of their
soldiers, and, in revenge, carried him away to their fleet,
treating him with great harshness. As Dr. Beans stood
so high with his acquaintances, efforts were at once
made to effect his release, and Francis Scott Key was
sent to Admiral Cockburn, with a flag of truce, to de-
mand the surrender of his prisoner, who should have
been treated as a non-combatant. The enemy was about
to bombard Fort McHenry when Key reached the flag-
, ship. He was compelled to remain on board all night

and witness the bombardment. In the early morning,
while the fog obscured the view, he anxiously endeav-
ored to peer through the gloom, hoping that our flag
still waived from the battlements of McHenry. As the
mists rolled away and he perceived the stars and stripes
still proudly floating in the breeze, his enthusiasm was
so great he at once composed the lines which became
our National Anthem. Thus Dr. Beans' name became
associated with Key's " Star Spangled Banner."

IV Anne^ Fhndall Beans, m. Beall.

V Elizabeth' Beaxs, m. Col. Luke Marbury, her first cousin.

(See Marbury Record for issue.)

VI Col. John' Hancock Beans, m. ist in 1786, Henrietta

Dyer, and had
Issue :

I Mary* Bowie Beans, m. Thomas Magruder.
Col. Beans married 2d, May 20, 1796, Harriet Southern,

widow of William Clagett, of Piscataway.
Issue :

I H.\RRIET* Be.\ns, m. John Clagett, her cousin.

VII Mary^ Bowie Beans, m. January 11, 1783, Baruch Duckett.

Issue :

I KxTTv* Beans Duckett, m. 1802 William Bowie, " of
Walter." (See No. 26.)
VIII Maj. William-' Bradley Beans, m. April 20, 1S09, Eleanor
Brown.
Issue :

1 Mary* Beans, m. a naval officer.

2 A daughter ; name unknown.
IX Eleanor^ Beans, m. James Mullikin.

Issue :

1 John* B. Mullikin, m. Mary M. Weems.

2 William* Mullikin, m. Shelton, of Virginia.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. s1

3 James* Mullikix, m. ]Maria Oden.
Issue :

Two sons and one daughter.

4 Henrietta* Mui.likin, m. Clement Hillary.

5 Eleanor* Mullikin, m. Clement Hillar}-.

Xo. 8.

William'' Bowie, Jr., (John- Bowie, Jr. John^
Bowie, Sr.) eldest child of John Bowie, Jr., and his first
wife, Mary (Beall) Bowie, was born about 1729-30 at his
parents' home near Upper Marlborough, Maryland. In
1 75 1 he married Rachel, daughter of Robert and Rachel
Pottinger of the same county. Robert Pottinger was a
nephew of Dr. Robert Pottinger, and a first cousin of
William Bowie's stepmother. The younger Pottinger
made a will in 1747, in which he mentions his daughter,
Rachel, who was single at that date. This will was not
proven until May, 1753, when his widow applied for letters
of administration, and one o; her sureties on the bond she
filed was her daughter, Rachel Bowie, then a widow. In
the same month, May, Rachel Bowie, " widow of William
Bowie, Jr.," applied for letters of administration upon the
estate of her deceased husband, and her mother and James
Beall, " near of kin," were her securities. It is, therefore,
probable that William died during the Spring of 1753.
An inventory of his personal effects, which was made by
order of the court in April, displays the usual list of slaves
and stock owned by the opulent planters of those days.
That the deceased was one of the young fox-hunting colo-
nists peculiar to the times, is shown by the mention of
"a fine hunting horse named Sterche," which was
appraised with the other stock. He is said to have been
buried at " Thorpland," which descended by entailment
to him and his son.

58 THE MAR YLANI) n OH IKS.

Sometime later, Mrs. Rachel IJowie, the widow, mar-
ried a ]\Ir. Cooke, and removed with him to Montgomery
County, Maryland. One of her descendants by this
second marriage was the late Nathan Cooke, of Mont-
gonier)-.

The only issue of William Bowie, Jr., and his wife, Rachel, was:

15 I William' Bowip; jd, b. 1752; ni. 1776 Ursula Burgess; d.
1S09.

Xo. 9.

Allen"' Kowio. Jr., (Jonx- Bowie, Jr. Johx^
Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of John Bowie, Jr., and his second
wife, Elizabeth (Pottinger) Bowie, was born about 1736-7
near Upper Marlborough, ^Maryland. Received from his
father "The Hermitage," in Lower Frederick County,
now Montgomery, and bought his brother's interests in
the estate called " Pine Thicket, and Pine Thicket en-
larged," in the upper part ol Prince George's County.
Reirioved to Lower Frederick County, when his mother
became the wife of Thomas Cramphin, Sr., and later made
his home at " The Hermitage," which had been bought
in 1747 by his father from Thomas Harris. This was a
fine estate about a dozen miles north of the present city
of Washington, and a part of it is still owned by his
descendant. Col. Washington Bowie. On December 28,
1766, Allen married his stepsister, Ruth Cramphin,
daugher of Thomas Cramphin, Sr., by his first wife, Mary
Jack.son. The subject of this sketch added the ''Junior"
to his name that he might be distinguished from his
uncle, Allen Bowie, Sr., of Prince George's County. In
1772 he jointly entered suit with his half-nephew, William
Bowie 3d, against their uncles, Allen and William Bowie,
Sr., for possession of the land willed to John FJowie, Sr.,

THE MA R YLAND B O J 1 7ES.

59

by John Smith, in 1707, and won the suit. During tlie
Revohitionai-y period, Allen Bowie, Jr., was one oi the
leading citizens of his county, and together with his
step-brother, Thomas Cramphin, Jr., was ver)- active in
his efforts to raise troops and place the Province in a con-
dition of defense against Britain. In 1774 the citizens of
Frederick held a meeting to protest against the blockading
of Boston Harbor, and Allen r,owie was one of the com'"-
mittee selected to convey the protest. On June 22 of the
same year, he was sent as a delegate to a convention held
at Annapolis for the purpose of protesting against the
Stamp Act, and to devise means for resistance. In Janu-
ary> ^11^, Allen Bowie and Thomas Cramphin, Jr., repre-
sented their county at a similar meeting in Annapolis.

In fact, the records of every meeting held in Lower
Frederick during the Revolutionary era, show the names
of Allen Bowie, Jr., and Thomas Cramphin, Jr., taking
a conspicuous part. Thomas Cramphin, Jr., lived to be
very old, was never married, and is buried at Rock Creek
Church, having acted as vestryman for that parish for
many years.

The Maryland archives state that on Mav 14, 1776, the
Council of Safety met at Annapolis, and 'among papers
read before the Assembly was a letter >' from Sims,"
dated February 18, 1776, notifying the "Council" that'a
military company, organized in Lower Frederick County,
had been enrolled in the 29th battalion, and that said com-
pany had elected Allen Bowie, Jr., as its captain. There-
upon, it is stated, the Council issued a commission to the
^id Allen Bowie, ixx 1777, he was appointed one of the
first justices for the new county of Montgomery. He is
also mentioned as a member of the committee appointed
to select a site for a court house and jail for the new
county.

The archives of :\Iaryland show that the Legislature,
after the war was over, appropriated a certain number of
pounds of tobacco for the purpose of reimbursing "Colonel

6o THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Allen Bowie, of Montgomery Connty, for expenses he
incnrred in providing for the wants of his regiment."
This indicates that he was also, at a later date, commis-
sioned colonel of militia. For a number of years he lived
on the heights overlooking Georgetown, and his death
occurred May 28, 1803, and that of his wife on August
14, 181 2. Both are interred at Rockville Cemetery.

Issue :

16 I Thomas* Bowie, b. December 22, 1767; m. 1794; d. July

27, 1S23.
II Dr. John* Bowie, b. September 11, 1769; graduated in
medicine, and resided at "The Hennitage," which he
inherited. July 7, 1S08, was appointed by the Governor
a surgeon to " Capt. B. M. Perrie's military company,
extra battalion, "Montgomery Guards." In iSio he was
conspicuous in his efforts to organize the planters, and
at a meeting held at the Union Hotel in Georgetown,
D. C, he assisted in forming "The Columbia Societ}-
for the Promotion of Agriculture." He participated in
the War of 1S12 ; was elected to the State Legislature,
and was nominated for United States Senator. He never
married, and died February 17, 1S25.

17 III Elizabeth* Bowie, b. September 11, 1772; m. Thomas

Davis, 1799.
IV Mary* Bowie, b. October 27, 1774; d. January 2, 1800;
single.

18 V Washington* Bowie, b. August 12, 1776 ; m. 1799; d. 1825.

VI Allen' Bowie, b. January 17, 1778 ; d. August 7, 17S2.

VII Hannah* Bowie, b. September 28, 1780; d. August 7, 1782.

VIII Richard* Bowie, b. January 30, 1783; d. March 27, 1801.

Xo. 10.

Rev. Dr. John^ Bowie, (John- Bowie, Jr. John^
Bowie, Sr., " the emigrant.") second son of John Bowie,
Jr., and his second wife, Elizabeth (Pottinger) Bowie, was
born at " Thorpland," Prince George's County, Maryland,
a short distance from Upper Marlborough, in 1 744. Being

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 6i

of a scholarly disposition, he early gave intimation as to
what his future would be. As a boy, he was taught by the
Rev. Mr. Lake, of St. James' Parish, Anne Arundel County,
Mar}'land. He then went to Scotland, and studied for the
ministry at King's College, Aberdeen. Thence to London,
England, and on July 28, 1771, was ordained a priest by
the Bishop of London, and "licensed" for Maryland.
Returning to America, he became the curate of the Rev.
Mr. Williamson, incumbent of Prince George's Parish,
Prince George's County, ^Maryland. He remained in that
position until June 15, 1773.

At that date Governor Eden held the right of presen-
tation of clergymen to all parishes in the Province, and
gave Mr. Bowie the charge of Worcester Parish, located
in the northern part of the county of that name on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Troubles between the Colonies and Great Britain had
now begun, and Mr. Bowie, like most of the clergy of
that date, was so devoted to the Church of England that
he hesitated to join the party which threatened to separ-
ate him from his mother church. He thus incurred the
enmity of those extremists who could see no middle
course, and when the Torry rebellion occurred in Som-
erset and Wicomico Counties, he was accused by some
of the Presbyterian patriots with aiding and abetting the
insurgents. Accusations against his loyalty to the Colony,
accompanied by an affidavit of a man who it appears was
of little character, were forwarded to the Council of Safety
at Annapolis, and his arrest followed. His accuser, a man
named Davis, swore that he had heard the minister
declare he " hoped his tongue might cleave to the roof of
his mouth before he would take oath of allegiance to the
Province — that he would sooner loose his right arm than
sign articles of fealty — and if he had a few other Ro}-al
sympathizers, he would kick out of the court house those
who wished to force the oath upon the people, would
huzza for the king, and drink his health." Another affi-

62 THE MARYLAND BO IVIES.

davit aconipaiiied this accusation, and the last deponent
stated that he had been present when Davis had the inter-
view with Mr. Bowie, and heard no such language as that
attributed to the minister by Davis. He further said that
they had called on the parson to ask if he could not pro-
cure some salt from the British ships in the bay. ]\Ir.
Bowie joked about the possibility of Lord Howe letting
him have the salt, as he was known not to be a rebel.

Jests in those days were sometimes made serious mat-
ters, so Dr. Bowie was imprisoned at Annapolis for about
two months. He, however, presented a petition to the
Council of vSafety, and asked for his liberty, which was
finally granted upon his giving a bail of ^10,000, that he
would not leave the upper part of Prince George's County,
and the lower part of Frederick (now ^Montgomery)
County. The hostility of the Presbyterians against the
Church of England was then so bitter that it was thought
best for him not to return to the Eastern Shore during the
war. His brother, Allen Bowie, Jr., was one of his bonds-
men, and he appears to have passed his time between the
homes of his brother and that of his friend, the Rev.
Thomas John Claggett, who was afterwards the first Epis-
copal Bishop consecrated in America, and who, at that time,
was also accused of being a Tory. The trial of Rev. Mr.
Bowie came up later, and, as the accusation could not be
sustained against hiiu, Governor Tom Johnson directed
that all the charges be dismissed, and shortly afterwards
he took the oath of allegiance. He then returned to
Worcester County, but partisan hostility prevented his
oflficiating publicly, though in private his ministrations
were sought by many. That he did thus quietly perform
the rights of the church is shown by a list of marriages
celebrated by him, which he reported to the Governor,
November 10, 177S, he having officiated at twenty-five
weddings in one year. In 1779, under the new "Select
Vestry Act," he was appointed Rector of St. Peter's Parish,
Talbot County, Maryland, at an annual salary of $900.00.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 63

He also had a school at this time, and it was much
patronized by the gentry of the Province.

The reorganization of the church from the English to
the Protestant Episcopal, took place in 1784, and ]\Ir.
Bowie was always in attendance at the conventions held
for that purpose. His literary standing was so high that
in 1785 he was honored by Washington College with the
degree of A. I\I. During this same year he accepted a
call to Great Choptank Parish, Worcester Countv, and
resided in Cambridge, ^Maryland. Here he also established
a school which became widely known for its excellence.
For years he was on the standing committee, and in 1789
received the honorary degree of D. I), from Washington
College. While livingin Cambridge he made the acquaint-
ance of Mr. James Kemp, a private tutor in a familv living
in that neighborhood. Mr. Kemp had graduated with
distinction at Aberdeen College, Scotland, and had attended
the theological lectures of the celebrated Rev. Dr. CaniD-
bellof the Presbyterian Church. In Dr. Bowie, however,
Mr. Kemp found a teacher whom he learned to call
master, and whose influence caused him to embrace the
tenets of the Episcopal Church. In 1789 Mr. Kemp was
admitted to orders, and later he became a Bishop of the
Episcopal Church.

In 1790 Dr. Bowde was the rector of St. Michael's
Parish, Talbot County, [Maryland. In 1792 he was a
delegate to the General Convention, and in 1794 and 1795
he preached the Convention sermons. In 1799 an academy
was established in Easton, Maryland, and consequently
a principal had to be selected. The Trustees were
addressed by Hon. John L. Bozman, the well-known Mary-
land historian, urging the fitness of Doctor Bowie for
the position. He said, "the high character which Doc-
tor Bowie has long sustained in this State, not only as a
teacher tor twenty years, but as a gentleman of extensive
erudition, of great talents and abilities, a complete classical
scholar, and, above all, as one of unblemished morals and

64 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

integrity, has been known by many of you from )our
youth up/' He was elected principal of the academy, and
one of his scholars, who received his education under his
direction, was that distinguished Marylander, John Leeds
Kerr.

Doctor Bowie was handsomely remembered by his
father, who, in his will, bequeathed to him extensive
landed property in the "Forest" of Prince George's
County, a locality noted for its magnificent plantations in
times past. The records show that this land was pur-
chased by Allen Bowie, Jr., the brother of Dr. Bowie.

The latter's name appears frequently on the records of
Prince George's County. In one instance it is recorded
that he acted as security on a bond given by his brother,
Allen, and his nephew, William Bowie 3d, in a law-suit
which his relatives had with their uncles, Allen Bowie,
Sr., and William Bowie, Sr., in 1772.

While Dr. Bowie was a divinity student at Aberdeen,
Scotland, he lost his heart with Margaret Dallas, who,
born in Inverness, Scotland, became his wife before he
returned to America. She was the daughter of Colonel
Dallas of the British Army, and her mother was the
daughter of Lady and Lord Thomas Hamilton, who fell
at the battle of Colloden in 1745, when Prince Charlie
and his Highland Army were so disastrously defeated.
Colonel Dallas and his wife are both said to have been
lost at sea. A miniature of Mrs. Margaret (Dallas) Bowie,
painted on a large old-fashioned gold breastpin, was in the
possession of her descendant, Mrs. Gowan of London, a
few years since.

Dr. Bowie is described as " a man of large stature of
imposing presence, with the manner of one accustomed
to command and be obeyed, and whom nothing could
daunt." His death occurred September 3, i8or,whenat
the age of fifty-five. He and his wife are both buried in
"White Marsh" churchyard, Talbot County, Maryland.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 65

He left three sons and a daughter; the latter died un-
married.

The issue of Rev. Dr. John Bowie and his wife, Margaret Dallas, was :

I Margaret' Elizabeth Bowie, b. 1773 ; d. single.
19 II ArxEN* Bowie, b. 1776 ; m. Charlotte Boone; d. 1S22.
SfO III James* Bowie, b. 1779; m. Anna Maria Barclay Haskins ;

d. March 7, 1845.
31 IV Thomas* Hamilton Bowie, b. 17S5 ; m. Mary Eliza Ray;

d. 1821.

Xo. 11.

Capt. Fielder'^ BoAvie, (Allen- Bowie, Sr. John'
Bowie, Sr., emigrant) the only child of Alien Bowie,
Sr., and his first wife, Priscilla (Finch) Bowie, was
born at " Brookridge," near Nottingham, Prince George's
County, Maryland, in 1745. Was educated at the school
presided over by Rev. John Eversfield, near Nottingham,
and at a more widely known one near Baltimore, conducted
by Rev. Mr. Craddock, which was much patronized by
the Bowies of that era. He wrote a bold, rapid hand, and
his autograph is strikingly like those of his grandson.
Gen. T. F. Bowie, and his great grandson, Maj. T. F.
Bowie. He married (about 1766) Elizabeth Clagett
Eversfield, who was born May 6, 1745, and was the
daughter of Rev. John Eversfield and his wife, Eleanor
(Clagett) Eversfield, daughter of Richard Clagett, of Croom,
and aunt of Bishop Thomas J. Claggett. Richard Clagett
was the son of the emigrant, Capt. Thomas Clagett, and
his wife was Deborah Dorsey, daughter of John Dorsey,
the emigrant. ^Ir. Eversfield was a distinguished Epis-
copal divine, who was born in England in 1701, and upon
his emigration to America in 1727, received from Lord
Baltimore the large parish of St. Paul's, comprising most
of Prince George's County, as now known.

66 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Fielder Bowie, upon his marriage, settled in the vil-
lage of Nottingham. His dwelling was located on a
bluff overlooking the river. He owned a plantation of five
hundred acres called "Reed's Farm," only a short
distance from the village, and was thus enabled to
supei-vise his agricultural interests as well as a mer-
cantile business conducted in the little town, havins:
for his partner Col. Thomas Contee, of Brookfield. The
firm bought and shipped tobacco directly from Not-
tingham to Europe, and imported large assortments of
goods in the return vessels. In one of their advertisements
mention is made of " a large cargo of Madeira wine, which
has just arrived, will be sold either in pipes, hogsheads, or
barrels." In another notice it is said a " large assortment
of imported goods, direct from Europe and India " had
arrived. A warehouse, erected by Fielder Bowie in Not-
tingham, for thestoring and inspection of tobacco, remained
standing until 1875, when it was blown down, having
stood more than a centur\'. Col. Thomas Contee w^as
much older than Fielder Bowie, and was one of the most
prominent figures in Prince George's during the Revolu-
tionary era, and a signer of the " Declaration of the Asso-
ciation of Freemen." Upon the beginning of hostilities
with Great Britain the mercantile business was closed out
by the two partners, probably to avoid seizure of their
ships by the enemy.

The records of St. Paul's Parish show Fielder Bowie as
one of the wardens and vestrymen of that church for many
years. July 16, 1767, he was registrar for the parish, and
in that capacity issued a notice to the public regarding a
levy of ^200 for the erection of a vestr\'-room and other
improvements. At an early age he took an active part
in all the public events of his county and State, being one
of those energetic men whose good sense and fearless
patriotism guided the Revolution from its incipiency
to its glorious conclusion. At a meeting of "Free-
holders," held in Upper Marlborough January, 1775, for

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 6y

the purpose of choosing a committee of inspection, which
should ascertain the condition of the Province for an armed
resistance, Fielder Bowie, his uncle William Bowie, and
the latter's two sons, Walter and Robert, were selected as
members of the inspection committee. In January, 1776,
a military company was enrolled at Nottingham, and the
State archives affirm that on "January 20, 1776, the Pro-
vincial Council commissioned P"'ielder Bowie captain of
the Nottingham company ; Robert Bowie, first lieutenant,
and Newman Dorsett, second lieutenant." Also that
"on July 6, 1776, a general court-martial was held in
Upper Marlborough to try certain men for insubordina-
tion. Capt. Fielder Bowie and several others acted as
judges. Owing to the incomplete condition of the records
of that period it is impossible to say how long Capt. Fielder
Bowie served in the army. It is probable he took part
in the battles of 1776 in which the Maryland Line partici-
pated, but he did not re-enter the military organization of
the Province when it was reconstructed the following
year, as he was appointed in 1777, by the Provincial Coun-
cil, one of the first judges of the County Court commis-
sioned by the new Government. At his father's death he
inherited " Brookridge," " Leith," " Essex Lodge," and
other tracts of real estate, which made him the owner of
more than two thousand acres and a very large number of
slaves. He not only acted as his father's executor, but in
the capacity of attorney administered upon a number of
other estates and as counsel in many of the suits before
the local courts. He was also fond of blooded stock, and
mention is made in the journals of the day of his fine
horse, "Young Yorrick." He possessed, in a marked
degree, that love for politics which in every generation
has been an inheritance of the Bowies.

On October 20, 1785, Fielder Bowie, Walter Bowie,
and Robert Bowie, were elected to represent Prince
George's County in the Legislature. For a long
period the delegates were annually chosen, and these

68 TFIE MARYLAND BOWIES.

three men were re-elected each year, without excep-
tion, until 1792. The proceedings of the Legislature
show the three Bowies, acting together in their advocac}',
or in their opposition to many of the public measures
introduced, that were of vital interest to the new State.
In 1785-6 Fielder Bowie opposed a bill which provided
for a general tax for the support of " all ministers of the
Gospel." He claimed it would be injurious to the public
good, and that he objected to any union of Church and
State. He also voted against a bill which asked the State
to pay Henry Hartford for certain confiscated property.
In 1787 the Legislature selected Fielder Bowie and Mr.
Digges to arrange the commission for a meeting of the
delegates from Virginia and Pennsylvania to confer with
representatives of Maryland regarding commercial rela-
tions between the several States. In 17S8 the Maryland
Ivegislature passed an act ordering an election throughout
the State of delegates from each county to assemble in
Annapolis, April 21, of the same year, to ratify the Con-
stitution. " The people of Maryland, aw'are of the impor-
tance of the new^ Constitution, selected as their represen-
tatives a body of men known to the public for their high
character and enlarged views, as shown by previous ser-
vice."— Scharf. One of the four men "of high character"
sent by Prince George's County was Fielder Bowie, and
when the convention met and finally ratified the new
Constitution, making Mar^dand one of the " United States
of America," he was a signer of this memorable document
which was of such vast importance to the nation. He
does not appear as a member of the Legislature after 1791,
though he continued to act as a justice of the peace as
well as counsel before the courts, and evidently led
a life of great activity until his death, in September, 1794,
at the comparatively early age of forty-nine. From the
fact that he was so frequently honored by the people of
his county with important trusts, was so prominent in all
public matters from the time he reached his majority, it

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 69

can be easily inferred he enjoyed the confidence and esteem
of his contemporaries to a marked degree, and, bnt for his
untimely demise, it is probable that he would have
received yet higher testimonials of his people's approba-
tion. At the time of his death he had been oftener and
more prominently before the public than either of his
distinguished cousins, Walter and Robert Bowie. It is
seldom that three men of one family and one county have
been elected year after year to represent the same con-
stituency, as was the case of Fielder, Walter and Robert
Bowie. The author has met with no parallel, except in
one instance ; for a single term three Worthingtons repre-
sented Anne Arundel County in the Legislature.

As Fielder Bowie died intestate, his son, Allen, was
appointed administrator, but, dying before the estate was
divided, the second son, Thomas Contee Bowie, completed
the settlement. The dwelling in Nottingham was bought
by Col. Thomas Contee, and most of the large landed
property was sold to effect a division, though " Leith "
continued in the possession of his grandson. Fielder Bowie,
Jr., for many years. But " Brookridge,'' "Essex Lodge,"
and " Reed Farm," as well as the other plantations, were
bought in by his children, and later sold by them.

Mrs. Bowie died March 24, 1794, about five months
prior to her husband's death, and both are buried at
" Brookridge." The character of Fielder Bowie, as it
appears through the mists of time, is that of a bold and
energetic man of keen business talents, a sagacious politi-
cal leader possessing fearless patriotism and spotless
integrity.

Issue : .

Ai,r,EN* Bowie, b. 1768 ; m. Sarah Chew ; d. 1795.
Thomas* Contee Bowie, b. 1771 ; m. Mary M. Bowie; d.

1813.
EvERSFiELD* BowiE, b. 1773 ; m. Elizabeth Lane; d. 1S15.
Priscilla* Bowie, b. 1776; d. single iSio.
John* Fraser Bowie, Jr., b. 1781 ; m. Mary Calvert; d.

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VI ErjZABKTJi^ vSuSAXAU Howii;, b. January 4. 17S5 ; m. April
4, 1S09, to Joseph Howard, Jr. ;b. Julv i, 17S6), son of
Joseph Howard, Sr. , and liis wife .Martha, daughter of
Rev. Henry Hall, an Episcopal minister, -who emigrated
from Phigland prior to the Revolution. The Marvland
progenitor of the Howards was Matthew Howard, who
emigrated from England about 1650 and settled at
"Howard's Grove," in Anne Arundel Countv, ^larv-
land. Joseph Howard, Jr., had six children h%- his union
with Elizabeth S. Bowie, who died INIarch 31, 1S24. A
few years later Mr. Howard married Catherine, daughter
of Mary and Belt Mullikin, a sister of the second wife of
William Bowie, of Walter. There was no issue bv this
marriage. Mr. Howard died ^lay 13, 1S39, and his widow
December 26, 1S59, while on a visit to "Fairview," and
is there buried.
Issue of Joseph Howard, Jr., and his first wife, Elizaljeth :

1 Dr. Joseph^ Howard, b. May 24, iSii; m. Ellen,

daughter of William Digges Clagett and his wife,
Sarah Young.
Issue :

Two children who died in childhood.

2 Thomas' Contke Bowie Howard, b. November 2,

1S12 ; m. Louisa, daughter of John Selby Spence, of
Worcester County, Maryland, United States Senator,
and his wife, Sarah Maria Purnell.
Issue :

1 Margaret® Louise Howard, m. Nicholas T.

Watkins, of Howard County, a descendant
through his mother of John Bowie, Sr.

2 Thom.^s'' Contee Bowie Howard, Jr., m. Sallie

Stevens, of Cambridge, Maryland, and resides
near Annapolis.

3 Margare'T' Howwrd, m. Dr. Thomas S. Duckett.
Issue :

1 Mazzini** Duckett, single.

2 Marion'' Duckrtt, m. Ella DuVal.

Their eldest son served through the campaign
in Cuba in the ist Regiment, District of Colum-
bia Volunteers.

4 Martha^ Howard, d. single.

5 Elizabeth^ Howard, m. Dr. Thomas S. Duckett, her

sister's widower. Died without issue.

6 Allen' Bowie Howard, b. March 4, 1S19; ui. .\nna

Maria Spence, a sister of his brother's wife. He re-
sided at his ancestral home, "Mulberry Grove," in
Anne Arundel County. Died 1896.

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Issue :

1 John'"' Sphnck Howard, ni. Mary E. Hodges ; d.

June, 1S90.
Issue :

1 Mary' K. Howard.

2 John' Spexck Howard, Jr.

3 Margaret' Ali.hx Howard.

4 Sophia' Howard.

5 James" Hodgks Howard.

2 Ai^IvEn" Bowie Howard, Jr., m. Rose Alexander,

of Philadelphia. Resides in Baltimore and has
no issue.

3 S.\RAH^ M.ARiA How.\rd, single.

Xo. 12. "

Walter^ I5owie, Sr., (Capt. William- Bowie.
John^ Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of "Captain," or William
Bowie, Sr., and his wife, [Margaret (Sprigg) Bowie, was
born in 1748 at ''Mattaponi," near Nottingham, Prince
George's County, Maryland. He was probably educated
by the Rev. John Eversfield and by the Rev. Mr. Crad-
dock, at the latter's school near Baltimore.

His father bought for and conveyed to him a large farm
near Collington, then known as " Darnell's Grove," later
as " Locust Grove," and now " Willow Grove." On this
estate he built his residence, which is still standing
and is owned by one of his descendants.

At one time he was interested in a large commercial
business conducted at Queen Anne, and shipped tobacco
direct from the landing at that point to Europe, importing
merchandise from England and even from India in the
return ships, as is seen by an advertisement in the Annapo-
lis Gazette (5f 1774. This periodical was first issued in
1745, and was the first paper published in America.
Walter Bowie became exceedingly wealthy, and the county
records show him possessed of enormous plantations and

7 2 THE MAR YLAND B O IVIES.

large niinibers of Negroes. His land extended for many
miles on either side of the public road. Pie was a raiser
of blooded stock, and his racers carried his colors on the
tracks of Annapolis, Baltimore, Bladensburg and Notting-
ham. His horse, " Little Uavy," won fifty guineas at
Annapolis in 17S4, and on October 12, 1790, his famous
flyer, " Republican Presideiit," won a purse of twenty
guineas, and, the day following, one of fifty guineas.
Walter Bowie's career was an exceptionally brilliant one ;
possessing a faculty for directing public opinion, he held
an influence over his people for a longer time than is often
seen. Intellectual, wealthy, and ambitious, he early
became a prominent figure in the field of politics, and at
the commencement of the struggle for independence,
stepped to the front with those other stern patriots who
determined to risk both life and property in defense of
their rights. In March, 1774, he attended a meeting of
citizens and Freeholders, held at Upper Marlborough, and
with his brother, Robert (later governor), and their uncle,
Allen Bowie, Sr., was selected a member of the committee
appointed to carry into execution, throughout Prince
George's County, the resolutions of the Continental Con-
gress. On January 16, 1775, at another meeting of Free-
holders, he and his father, Capt. William Bowie, were
chosen as two of the delegates to represent their county
at the first Provincial Convention, called to assemble at
Annapolis the following June. When the assembly con-
vened, Walter Bowie was appointed a member of the com-
mittee of correspondence, and on July 16, 1775, the Con-
vention issued the celebrated '' Declaration of the Associ-
ation of Freemen," and Walter Bowie, his father, and
many other distinguished men affixed their names to that
famous paper.

January, 1776, he was elected second lieutenant of a com-
pany of militia raised in his county for defense of the Prov-
vince. In the Maryland archives is a letter from Robert
Taylor, to Hall, chairman of the Council, dated March 7,

THE ArARYLAND nou-TES. y,

1776, in wlucl, l,e says, "as youv Honorable Council of
Safety sc=„,s at a loss who should be appointed n.ajors of
batahous, I reco.ntnend to your notice Captain Snowden
and L.eut Walter Bowie-they will both, I au, certain'
give con.plete satisfaction." A short tin.e later he was
comn„ss,oned major of militia, and was referred to in
pubhc papers as " Major liowie," until after the war en.led •
though ,t .s not shown what part he took in the active catn-
paignsbeyondthebordersoftheState. InXoveniber 1-6
he was one of the four delegates elected to represent kince
Georges County at th.e first Constitutional Convention
and assisted n, fran.in. the first Constitufon of the " State
of Maryland." The other three delegates front Prince
Georges Countv, who signed this Constitution, were
Osborne Spr.gg, Lr.ke Marbury, and Benjautin Hall
November, 1780, Walter Bowie was elected to tire State
Legtslature The elections for n.embers of that body
were annua, and ^-alter Bowie was returned to the Hous
>n i78l-82-S3-,S4, when h,s brother, Robert, and his first
coustn, Fielder Bowie, were elected two of his assoda '
These three Bowtes continued to be elected in ,785-86-
87-88-S9-90, when Robert and Fielder dropped out for
-vh,le, but Walter continued ,0 hold his seat i," the
House nnt.l ,8or, when he w.s sent to the State Senate
Wlule a ,nen.ber of the House, he opposed the proposition
to donate pubhc tnoney for support of a,.r church or
denomtnatton, and appears to have been a frequent a "d
ead d b tor o„ other questions. In ,786 he was one of
the electors for United States Senator." In r-gj he
was appo.nted a justice of the peace. In ,794, the Gov-
ernor con„n>ss,oned hi,n colonel of n.ilitia. I„ rSc he
restgned frou, the State Senate, and was elected a re'pre
entattve to the Ninth United States Congress, to fill 'he
une.xp,red tern, of Willian, Richard Sprig. m ,80, a
a County Convent.on held in Upper Marlborough, Col
Tho.nas Contee, chairn.an, resolutions were passed "urg-
■"g M.. Walter Bowte to stand for re-election as the

74 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Republican condidate for Congress from this district."
He was elected, served until March, 1S05, and then refused
to accept a tliird nomination. The nominating conven-
tion passed resolutions of regret that he should decline to
run again, and selected his successor. In iSogan act was
passed to enforce a better administration of justice in the
various counties, and Walter Bowie was one of the men
selected by the governor to see the law enforced in Prince
George's County. After a long and continuous public
career of thirty-five years, his death occurred November 9,
1810, and he was buried at " Locust Grove."

On May 16, 1771, Walter Bowie married Mary Brookes,
who was born November, 1747. She was the daughter
of Benjamin Brookes, Sr., and his first wife, Elizabeth
Townlev, and she died May 16, 1812, after a long illness,
as stated in the Annapolis Gazette. She executed a will
and named her son, Walter, executor. Her husband died
intestate.

Benjamin Brookes, Sr., was married in 1745 by the Rev.
John Eversfield at the latter's residence. He lived near Marl-
borough, and is buried at the church in that village. His
wife was the daughter of William Townley and Jiis wife,
Elizabeth, daughter of John Smith. Benjamin Brookes
had a. brother, Henry, and two sisters, who never married.
One of the sisters made a will in 1790 and requested her
"friend, Robert Bowie," to see its provisions carried out.
Benjamin Brookes had four children by his wife, Eliza-
beth, viz. : Maj. Benjamin Brookes, of the Revolutionary
Army, who married ^Margaret, sister of Gov. Robert
Bowie, and was the father of Judge R. B. B. Chew's
mother ; Mary Brookes, who married Walter Bowie ; John
Smith Brookes, who married first, Anne Bowie, second.
Miss Harwood, and was the grandfather of Mrs. R. B. B.
Chew ; and Elizabeth Brookes, who married first, John
Clark Sprigg, by whom she had a son, Benjamin Sprigg,
and secondly, married Capt. William Sprigg Bowie, also a
brother of Walter Bowie. Benjamin Brookes, Sr., mar-

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 75

ried secondly, Sarah Johnson, November 2, 17S3, and died
1787. He left two children by his second wife, Robert,
and Sophia, who married John Frost, of Philadelpliia.
Old ]\Ir. Benjamin ]]rookes left a family Bible. In it we
find the followin^j in his own writing : " William Piowie,
a fine brave lad, who, pray God, will live to be an honor
to his deare parents.'' Also the date of his granddaughter,
Margaret Bowie's birth, and the following entry : " My
deare and pretty granddaughter, as pretty a babe as the
sun ever shown on. Understands everything they said to
her. Ah ! my little Peggy, would that I could live to see
yon a woman, and such a one as I pray God will be an
honor to yourself, your father and mother, to me, and all
of your acquaintances, with ten thousand pounds and the
blessings of God, is the prayer of }'our old granddaddy, Ben-
jamin Brookes." '

The issue of Walter Bowie and his wife, Mary (Brookes) Bowie, was :

I Margaret^ Bowie, b. March 22, 1772; m. 1791, Isaac
Duckett (a brother of Baruch Duckett), b. 1753, ^- i''^23.
Issue :

1 Marv^ Duckett, b. 1792 ; d. aged sixteen.

2 Eliza^ Duckett, b. October 16, 1796; d. Xovember

12, 1823 ; ni. December 28, 1S13, Lieut. John Contee,
son of Richard A. Contee. (See Contee.)
2(5 II William* Bowie, b. January 29, 1776; m. Kittv Duckett;

d. 1S26.
27 III Daniel* Bowie, b. March 7, 1779 ; m. Fannie Lane ; d. 1S43.
IV Elizabeth* Bowie, b. April 11, 17S1 ; m. 1S03, Thomas
Brooke, son of Rev. Clement Brooke and his wife, Mary
Murdock ; d. August 17, 1810.
Issue :

I Walter' Bowie Brooke, b. 1S05 ; m. Mary Sprigg,
daughter of Benjamin Sprigg, grandson of Benjanjin
Brooke, Sr.
Issue :

1 Benjamin" Sprigg Brooke, d. single.

2 Marv" Elizabeth Brooke, m. Dr. John Hunter.
Issue :

I Walter' Brooke Hunti.r.

3 Elizabeth" Sprigg Brooke, single.

4 Thomas'' Brooke, b. September r, 1S32; single.

^(> THE MAR YLAND BO II 7ES.

28 V \Valti;r* Eowik, Jr.. b. 1785; in. Amelia M. Weeins ; d.

VI JfLiKT' MATir.nA Bowie, b. 17S8 ; in. 1812, James B.
Brookes.
Issue :
, I Jamks'' B. Brookes, d. single.

2 William'- Bowie Brooke.s, ni. vSophia Baldwin ; lived
in Bladensbnr".

No. 13.

Cwov. Robert' Bowie, (William- Bowie, Sr. Joiix'
Bowie, Sr.) the third son of Capt. William Bowie and his
wife, Margaret (Sprigg) Bowie, was born at " Mattaponi,"
near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland, in
March, 1750. He was educated at the school of the Rev.
John Eversfield, near Croom, and later was a student un-
der the Rev. Mr. Craddock, near Baltimore.

In 1770, when scarcely twenty years old, he married
Priscilla, daughter of Gen. James John Mackall, of Cal-
vert County. She was born May 29, 1755, ^i^^i was,
therefore, not fifteen at the time of her marriage, which is
said to have been a " run-away match." Her father was
an officer of the militia, and one of the foremost men of
his county during the Revolutionary period, representing
Calvert at nearly all the meetings and conventions in An-
napolis during that exciting period. He was born Nov-
ember 29, 1717, and married Mary, daughter of Beujaniin
Hance. He was the son of Col. John and Su.sanah
Mackall, and grandson of James Mackall, "of the Clitfs,"
Calvert County. James ^^lackall was born in Scotland
about 1630, and, after his marriage with a Miss Graham,
emigrated to Calvert County, Mar\land, where he received
a grant of thirty thousand acres of land, and died in 1693.
He has a large number of descendants in Maryland, Vir-
ginia, and Georgetown, D. C.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 77

Robert Bowie received a liouse and lot in Nottingham
and a farm, adjoining the \illage, from his father. Fie
lived in that town most of his life, thongh, after the death
of his father, he spent the snmmer months at " Matta-
poni,'' which he inherited.

It has been asserted that jnst prior to the Revolution
Robert Bowie made a trip to Europe, in company with
Richard Ogle, and was introduced at the Court of George
III. He could not ha\-e remained abroad very long, as,
in November, 1774, he is shown to have been present at
a meeting of "Freeholders and citizens" held in Upper
Marlborough, when a committee was selected to see exe-
cuted throughout the county the instructions of *'Tiie
Association of the American Continental Congress."
Four of the men placed upon this committee were Robert
Bowie, his brother Walter, their father, and their uncle,
Allen Bowie, Sr. From this time on, Robert Bowie be-
came a leader in the public affairs of his county and State.
He is mentioned as taking an active part at all the meet-
ings of the citizens held at Marlborough during the next
twelve months, when plans were being formed for resist-
ing Great Britain. September 12, 1775, a "Committee
of Observation " was formed, of which Capt. William
Bowie was a member, and Robert Bowie, Levin Coving-
ton, and John Hawkins Lowe were instructed to enroll a
company of " Minute Men." Capt. William Bowie, John
Contee, and William Turner Wootton were directed to
select and procure proper uniforms for this military force.
On January 20, 1776, a company of militia was formed
in Nottingham ; Fielder Bowie elected captain, Robert
Bowie first lieutenant, and Newman Dorsett second lieu-
tenant. June 21, 1776, the Provincial Convention com-
missioned Robert Bowie captain of the Second Battalion,
Maryland Flying Artillery.

The State archives show that for several months Cap-
tain Bowie maintained his company at his own expense,
and later the State issued vouchers of from ^'100 to /"300

7S '^JJi^ MARYLAND lunilKs.

■ each, to rein.b,,,.. I,i,„ fo, t,,, ,,,a„ccs l,c l,ad „,ad. I„
S H™,be, :7-6 the Hyin. AniHery was ordered to

. on General \\ a.sInugto„ at Kew York, but arrived too

late to partic.pate i„ tl,e battle of Lo, <. Island T
con„„a,,d covered i.seif .ith g.ory at Jh^b t ef of H ^
lem He.glus and Ultite Plains, Xe«. York, and other f""e
engagetnent. d.,r,ng the ea,„paig„ of 1776. Capt. R , '
Bowre was wonnded i„ the knee at White Plai.r, and a
."d.catue of his nerve, the following is related : H be

g hnnself n a toon, so as to be undisturbed, he cut into
the Innb w.th h,s pocket knife and ren.oved \ splinte of
■ bone, whtch .vas causing irritation, and rebandS".,: "

capta.r. of a tndn.a company enrolled in the southern
par of Prrnee George's County, which was attache to
battahon of which Luke Marbury was appointed colonel
Thts regunent, or battalion, participated in the batttof
Gennantown, where Captain Bowie was wounded in he
shoulder, and Colonel Marbury was taken prison

of ll : ":\™P-f-' »-'i"o" of the military'records
of that penod n ,s .ntpossible to determine what part

A ' rT-sTT '"'"-^ ,"'^ "^-^^ f-^- >■--. "-on

A r ]-■ ' '"'"'"' ^" advertisement in the

Annapolts Ga.citc for "dragoon horses for use of tie

waTst'iU 'c '°"":,-" • ^^°'" '"'^ '' '"^>- ^^ P— d
State ndTtTt "■"',"" """">' -»-"'-tion of the
t.tate, and It has been clai.ned he served in the South-
ern campaign. ouucn

October -IS 1785, he was elected a menrber of tlie

cou:::b°ii ^t^-r-'™ ^^ "-^ -^^s^"- fro- "■•

cousin r f p'",,''""^-' -^'^J- Walter Bowie, and their
cou m, Capt F.elder Bowie. The san.e three men were
e-eleced r786-S7-S8-89-9o. The report of the Ws !
^ve proceednrgs show the three Bowls actively, aclvo-
eatmg or opposing many measures of vital importance-
among then, a bill introduced in 1786 providi,^ for sup-

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port by the State of uiinisters of the Gospel. The three
Bowies steadfastly opposed this measure, as well as
another, declaring that the State debt should be assumed
by the National Government.

On June 12, 1794, the governor appointed Robert
Bowie a major of the militia and also a justice of the
peace. September 17, 1796, he was elected an "Elector
of Senators." While a member of the House of Delegates
he earnestly advocated a measure for establishing the Col-
lege of St. John, in Annapolis, and subscribed to the fund
raised for building the edifice. lu i So 1-02-03 he was
again a member of the House of Delegates. November
17, 1803, "the House being then assembled, a message
was received from the Senate agreeing to ballot for gover-
nor, naming the members of that body selected for a joint
examination of the votes. The House then qualified and
proceeded to cast its vote for governor. Upon an exam-
ination of the ballot it appeared that Hon. Robert Bowie
had a majority of the votes cast." It was then " Resolved,
that the Hon. Robert Bowie be, and is, hereby declared
to be Governor of the State of Maryland." A message
was sent to the Senate proposing a "joint letter be writ-
ten by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House, to Robert Bowie, Esq., notifying him of his elec-
tion and requesting his attendance to qualify ; the letter
to be sent immediately by express." The day following,
the House received a letter from Robert Bowie containing
his resignation as a member of the Legislature. The
House then proceeded to elect a council for the new gov-
ernor, and appointed Francis Digges, David Davidson,
Edward Hall, Allen Bowie Duckett (the governor's
cousin), and Reverdy Ghiselin, the latter afterwards a son-
in-law of the governor.

November 20, 1804, the Legislature again elected
Robert Bowie governor, and named as his council Allen
Bowie Duckett, Reverdy Ghiselin, Richard Tilghman, R.
H' Harewood, Earle and Francis Digges. Salutes were

8o THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

filed by Captain Muir's artillery and by the Inench fri^^ate
" Le President," then lyingat Annapolis. November 19,
1805, the Legislature, for the third time, made Robert
Bowie governor, and a \ear later he was succeeded by
Robert Wright. Robert Bowie has the distinction of hav-
ing been the fust Democratic governor of his State.
Upon leaving the executive chair, he continued an active
party man; was in 1S07 again appointed a justice of the
peace, and in 180S a member of Prince George's County
Levy Court. In 1S09 he was one of the Presidential
electors for Madison, and was one of the directors of the
first bank establislied in Annapolis. He was named in
the wills of Gen. Benjamin Brookes, Turner Wootton,
Beans, Chew, and many others, as executor of their estates.
In fact, so highly was he esteemed by his neighbors, that,
it was the exception if he was not requested to act as ad-
ministrator when any of them died. He was a very large
land-owner, and was also interested in a mercantile busi-
ness conducted by his agents in Nottingham. Like his
brother, he was fond of fine stock and owned a number of
race horses. In 18 10 his son, Robert William, was elected
for the first time to the Legislature. September 12, 181 1,
Robert Bowie was defeated by the Federalists for "Sena-
torial Elector," but on November 11, 181 r, the Legislature
elected him for the fourth time governor of the State.
New troubles were brewing with Great Britain, and Gov-
ernor Bowie was in favor of an immediate declaration of
war. Early in the spring he issued a proclamation call-
ing an extra session of the Legislature " for grave and
weighty reasons," to assemble June 3d. When, in June,
Congress formally declared war, the Annapolis Gazette
announces that " the governor was so rejoiced wdien he
heard the news that he did not wait for his hat, but with
a few friends proceeded through the streets bare-headed
to the State House, where he congratulated the leaders
upon the welcome news."

THE MARYLAXD BOWIES. 8i

Jle at once issued a proclamation directing the militia
to be organized, disciplined, and equipped ; calling upon
field officers and captains to assemble in Baltimore and
select a " uniform dress," and " trumpet soundings " for
the cavalry. The governor suggested for the horses, "a
bridle, with bit and bridoon, black reins, front and nose
bands, a bearskin housen, or schabrache, trimmed with
white cloth, indented and thrown over the saddle ;
holsters, a breast-plate and crupper." Other proclama-
tions followed, containing instructions for the equipment
and officering of six thousand men, which the General
Government had decided should be [Maryland's quota.
He also offered a reward for the apprehension of certain
parties who had kidnapped some Negroes and sold them
into Maryland.

In August, I St 2, the country was shocked by the acts
of an infuriated mob in Baltimore, which attacked and
sacked the house of Alexander Contee Hanson, Jr., who,
at the time, was entertaining a number of prominent
leaders of the Federalist or Whig party. Mr. Hanson
was left for dead. General Lingon killed, and the gal-
lant Gen. Henry Lee (" Light Horse Harry," father of Gen.
R. E. Lee) so beaten that he died from his injuries some
weeks later. The mob was composed of the toughs and
scum of the city, yet claimed to be a " Democratic upris-
ing." The Federalist leaders quickly took advantage of
the indignation aroused throughout the State, and directed
public sentiment against the Democratic party, which
they held responsible for the outrage. It was alleged that
the rioters could ha^■e been dispursed but for the cowardice
or inaction of the mayor and Adjutant-General Strieker,
both prominent leaders in the Democratic party. Meet-
ings were held throughout the State, at which resolutions
of condemnation were passed urging the governor to
investigate and punish the guilt\' officials. Washington
Bowie, of Georgetown, D. C, and Dr. John F. Bowie, of

82 THE MARYLAND BO IVIES.

Prince George's, were conspicuous leaders at these
assemblies.

In September, the governor replied to these resolutions,
saying that his investigations had not shown that the Balti-
more officials had been either cowardly or criminal, and
while deploring the lawless acts of the rioters, declared it
improper for him, as governor, to discuss the causes which
produced the emute. He then counseled moderation, as
personal recriminations were subversive to the public
good at a time when the country was menaced by a for-
eign foe, and urged that a united front be presented to the
common enemy. Party feeling was running very high,
and the governor was violently assailed by his political
opponents, who accused him of shielding the guilty offi-
cers for partisan reasons. Mr. H. G. S. Key, of St. Mary's
County, was especially abusive. The governor retorted
that Mr. Key was " uncandid and disingenuous." At the
ensuing election the F'ederalists swept the State, and
Levin Winder, one of their leaders, was elected to succeed
Governor Bowie, who, however, received the full Demo-
cratic vote in the Legislature. Upon resigning the office
he notified the House that of the $i,ooo appropriated by
that body for furnishing the Executive Mansion, he had
expended but $211, and had returned the balance to the
Treasury-. The Federalists again controlled the Legisla-
ture in 1 81 3, and re-elected Winder, while the Democratic
minority cast a strictly party vote for Robert Bowie. In
November, 1814, Winder was for a third time elected,
beating Robert Bowie by only two votes. By this time
the Federalists had entrenched themseh'es in power, and
it was a number of years before the Democrats could oust
them. In 18 15, their candidate, Charles Ridgely, was
elected to succeed Winder, receiving a scant majority over
the vote given Robert Bowie. The fall of 18 16 saw the
same two leaders pitted against each other, both receiving
the full support of his party, and Ridgely was again elected
by a small number of votes over Bowie. The following

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 83

year the Democrats endeavored to elect ex-Govenior
Bowie United vStates Senator, but failed to overcome the
majority against them. This was a most bitter campaign ;
the opposition press and speakers violently assailed the
grim old leader of the Democracy. One speaker asserted
tliat the defeat of the Maryland forces by the British at
Bladensburg was in consequence of incompetent officers
appointed by Governor Bowie for political reasons. An-
other claimed that the old governor was too good a
"hater;" that "age has not cooled his fiery disposition,
softened his youthful impetuosity, tamed his fierce denun-
ciations, or enabled him to see any good in his oppo-
nents," and while denying any intention to detract from
"his private virtues," admitting that he had received all
" the honors his State could bestow," yet thought that
"his eloquent arraignment of his adversaries lacks Chris-
tian dispensary^ which should be possessed by one of his
years and dignity." These attacks seemed but to endear
the old chief to his followers, and they continued to rally
around him, with marvellous devotion, to the very last.
A cold, contracted in December, 1S17, developed into
pneumonia. He was attended by his cousin, the noted
Dr. William Beans, but finding his end approaching,
executed a will on January 5th, expired at his home in
Nottingham, January 8, 181 S, in the sixty-eighth year of
his age, and was interred in the family graveyard at
" Mattaponi."

On motion of Mr. Kennedy, in the House of Delegates,
January 10, 181S, the following resolution was offered,
twice read, and unanimously adopted : ''''Resolved^ as a token
of respect and high esteem which the members of this
body entertain for the memory of Robert Bowie, of
Prince George's County, formerly Governor of ^Maryland,
and lately deceased, that we wear crape on the left arm
duringf the remainder of the session." The House then
adjourned in token of respect to the deceased. Partisan
rancor was stilled, and friends and foes united in pajdng

84 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

tribute to the patriotism, bravery, and integrity of him
whose long and brilliant career was at last ended.

He devised to his widow the house and farm at Notting-
ham during life, and at her death it was to go to his
daughter, Mrs. Waring. " ]\Iattaponi '' was left to his son,
Robert \V., and the estate later known as "Bowieville"
was given to his daughter, Mrs. Thomas C. Bowie, while
his daughter, Tvlrs. Ghiselin, received the plantation con-
sisting of about five hundred acres, which had been part of
" Brookefield." To his grandson, William T. Wootton,
he left fifty guineas and a " lock of my hair."

Great numbers of horses and cattle, as well as a very
large number of slaves, were divided among his children,
and he directed that his old body servant. Will Watson,
should be manumitted. This old darky lived to be more
than one hundred and ten years of age, and is well re-
membered by the present generation. He was very proud
of having been the '' ole Guvner's body sarvent," of
which he boasted to the end of his life, retaining among
his treasures an old Continental uniform, which he
claimed " ole Marster " had given him.

Robert Bowie was, undoubtedly, a man of strong con-
victions, possessing great steadfastness and determination
of purpose, with unflinching courage, as was demonstrated
by his long struggle for re-election and vindication after
his defeat in 1S12. Endowed with brilliant eloquence, he
was unsparing in his denunciation of his opponents.

A born leader, politics were as the breath oflifetohim;
a bitter partisan, and relentless foe, he was to his friends
as true as steel, and, in private life, was noted for his lib-
erality and kindness of heart. As a guardian of a number
of orphan children, he won their love and admiration, and
the grandchildren of these wards yet repeat anecdotes told
them by their aged relatives, which illustrate the softer
side of the old hero's character. For many years he was
a member of the vestry for St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
and had a pew at St. Thomas' Church also. His widow

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 85

died January 18, 1822, and is buried by his side. She
executed a will in which she remembered her " friend,
Newman Dorsett," and her pastor, Rev. Dr. Gillis, as well
as her various children and grandchildren. No picture of
her is preserved, though she is credited with having been
remarkably handsome.

Issue of Robert and Priscilla Bowie :

I Mary* Mackall Bowik, b. 1776; m. ist Turner Wootton,
1794, 2d Thomas Contee Bowie in iSoo. (See T. C.
Bowie, No. 23.)

29 11 Elizabkth* Maroarkt Bowie, b. October 4, 17S0; m.

John Waring, Jr.

30 III :Margarf.t* Axxe Bowie, b. 17S3 ; m. Dr. Reverdy

Ghiselin, 1S04.
IV J.\MES* John Bowie, b. 1785. Named for his grandfather,
Gen. James John Mackall. May 3, 1808, he was, by the
Secretary of War, appointed first lieutenant United States
Light Dragoons and ordered with hiij regiment to New
Orleans, Louisiana. A year later he became involved in
an altercation with Lieut. D. II. Hage of tlie same com-
mand. A duel was fought on the morning of May 15,
1809. Bowie fell dead at the first fire, and Hage was
badly wounded. The latter recovered and was promoted
to a captaincy during the war with Great Britain in 1814.
Bowie is described as splendidly handsome, and a mag-
nificent specimen of manhood. The New Orleans
Gazette of May iS, 1809, contains the following notice of
the duel :

" .^t four P . M. ye^iterday was carried to the tomb the remains of
Lieut. James John Bowie, of the Light Dragoons, who was shot iu
an affair of honor Monday morning by Lieut. D. Hage, of the same
corps^Hage being badly wounded.

" The laws of the .\rniy , as well as morality, prohibited the paying
of those military honors to the remains of the decea.sed which the
feelings of his brother officers so slroii^ily demanded, and yet, by the
voluntary attendance of his brothers in arms from every corps and
rank — a respectable body of the gentlemen of the Navy and of New
Orleans — the flags flying at half mast on the shipping, may be esti-
mated the esteem iu which he was held hv the community at large.

"Thus has fallen in the bloom of youth another victim at the
shrine of mistaken honor ! .A. soldier bv the hand of a brother
soldier I He whose eye bespoke the generosity, but the impetuosity
of his soul ; whose person was pre-eminent even among the chosen
youths whose country has clothed with her livery and arrayed for
her glory ! Brave, noble, and generous, if his head erred, his heart
plead forgiveness. Jealous of his honor, delicate to an extreme in
his feelings, is it to be wondered at that he sometimes gave olfen.se
without a culpability of intention'' Let his virtues live, and his
faults be forgotten I Think how different would have been his fame
had he fallen in battle against his country's foes : Posterity would
have recited the deed, and the page of hi^ttjry consecrated his name
to glory. We must both denloie and ceusiire the means by which he
met his untimely end. But he is now before tliat awTul Judge
whose decision is eternal, though founded on mercy and justice,
and to Him he is to answer. What mortal man shall dare to pre-
j udge H IS decree ?

" By a Brother Soldier."

^6 THE MARYLA.VD BOWIES.

31 V Robert' William Rowik, b. March 3, 17S7 ; 111. Kitty
Lansdale ; d. 1848.

No. 14.

William'' Sprio-g; Bowie, (William- Bowie, Sr.
JOHN^ Bowip:, Sr.) third son of Capt. William Bowie and
his wife, Margaret (Sprigg) Bowie, was born near Notting-
ham, Prince George's County, ^Maryland, in 1751. He
was a planter until the commencement of the Revolution,
when he enlisted in the army. Was commissioned second
lieutenant of Gundley's Independent ]\Iar\'land Company,
January 14, 1776. Was promoted to first lieutenant of
the Maryland Flying Camp, in which his brother, Robert,
was captain, July i, 1776. Upon the reorganization of
the army, January, 1777, he was commissioned captain
Fourth Battalion, regular forces. Took part in the fierce
engagements at White Plains, New York, Harlem Heights,
and Germantown, in which latter fight he was severely
wounded. His physical condition forced him to resign,
December 15, 1777, and kept him an invalid for many
years. Upon leaving the army he returned to his farm,
near Marlborough, and engaged in a mercantile business
in that town which did not prove profitable, as in 1795 he
advertised all his property for sale, stating ill-health had
forced him to neglect his affairs, which resulted in heavy
losses. Among the property which he offered for sale, men-
tion is made of a " beautiful little farm about one mile from
Marlborough," two thousand acres of land in Charles
County, and two " splendid saddle horses, formerly the
property of my brother, Capt. Osborne S. Bowie." The
land was bought b\' his brother, Robert Bowie, who parted
with it a few years later.

December 13, 1781, William S. Bowie married Mrs.
Elizabeth Sprigg, the widow of John Clark Sprigg, and

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daughter of Benjainin Brookes, Sr., consequently a sister
of his brother, Walter Bowie's wife, and also a sister of
Benjamin Brookes, Jr., who married Margaret S. Bowie,
William's sister. Mrs. Sprigg had one son by her first
husband, but had no issue by her second husband, W. S.
Bowie, who died in August, 1809. His will is dated Aug-
ust iS, 1S09; speaks of himself as being in the fifty-ninth
year of his age and long "a sufferer from great infirmities."
He requested that he be buried in the neighboring
churchyard, " as I have no land of my own ;" desired a
" few prayers to be said over me, according to the rites of
the Episcopal Church, but I wish no sermon, as I do not
hold with the preaching of sermons at such times, and
wish no pomp or parade."

He directs that all of his debts be satisfied and the rest
of his personal estate be given to his step-son, Benjamin
Sprigg, for the use of the latter's daughter, Julia I\Iaria
Sprigg, and mentions two sisters of the latter. One of
these girls, in after years, became the wife of Walter
Bowie Brooke, a great nephew of W. S. Bowie. The
only civil office which Captain Bowie is known to have
held is that of magistrate, in which capacity he served for
many years in Marlborough, where he lived. An old letter
from him to his mother is still extant. He says it is sent
by "my man, Daniel," and refers to hhnself as a great
sufferer from rheumatism, gout, and old wounds. His
mother, who died in 1804, made him her principal bene-
ficiary' and executor. In his own will he made John Bur-
gess Bowie, his third cousin, executor. He left no issue.

No. 15.

William' Bowie :Jcl, (William^ Bowie, Jr. Johx'
Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) the only issue of William

88

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Bowie, Jr., and his wife, Rachel (Pottinger) Bowie, was
born early in 1S53 ox late in 1S52. After liis father's
death his mother married ^Ir. Cook and removed to Lower
Frederick County (now .Alontgomery), and the earlier years
of William was spent in the home of his stepfather, wlio,
tradition says, treated his wife's son very harshly, and
young Bowie returned to Prince George's as soon as' he
was of sufficient age to enter into possession of his inheri-
tance, " Thorpland." When he first grew up the ^•oung
man signed himself " William Bowie, Jr," but later styled
himself " William Bowie 3d," and was so called for 'the
rest of his life. His great uncle, Captain William, was
the first of the three Williams, and his own father, of
course, the second. The court records show that in 1772
William Bowie 3d entered suit jointly with his half uncle,
Allen Bowie, Jr., against his two great uncles, Allen Bowie,'
Sr., and William Bowie, Sr., for the recovery of the two
plantations known as " Brookewood " and '' Brookefield,"
which had been devised to his relatives bv their father,
and his great grandfather, John Bowie, Sr.' By the will
of John Smith, proven in 1707, this propertv was devised
to his nephew, John Bowie, Sr., and to the latter's - heir-
at-law forever." For some reason John Bowie, Sr., either
through oversight or being ignorant of the law of entail
devised the two tracts of land to his third and fourth sous,
probably thinking he had a right to do this, ha\-ing
amply provided for his eldest son many years earlier. A^t
any rate, the entailing clause in the will of John Smith
was not heeded, William 3d, being the eldest son of tlie
eldest son for three generations, was really the heir-at-law
(as shown by the decision of the court), and, as stated in
the record, " dispossessed his two great uncles." He then
made a demand upon them for the payment of rent for
the time they had held the property. The county records,
Vol. B. B., Folio 153, November, 1772, cites that "owing
to the controversies and disputes which have arisen i.>e-
tween Allen Bowie, Sr., and William Bowie, Sr.,of Prince

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George's County, Gentlemen, and Allen Bowie, Jr., and
William Bowie, Jr., of Frederick County, Gentlemen, re-
gardin^j rents," the following bond was executed : " Know
all men that we, Allen Bowie, Jr., and William Bowie,
Jr., of Frederick County, Gentlemen, are held bound unto
Allen Bowie, Sr., and William Bowie, Sr., of Prince
George's County, Gentlemen, in penalty of 1,000 pounds
Stirling money, to abide by the conditions, and to carry
out the award, whate\-er it be, that is agreed upon by the
arbitrators, selected, viz., John Hepburn and Joseph Sim.
Signed in the presence of Fielder Bowie and John Bov. ie
(Rev. John) November 7, 1772." The judges thus selected
rendered an opinion '' that the land, having been given
up by the defendants after haying been in actual posses-
sion of it, the plaintiff had no just right to the rents now
demanded.'' Directly after this, William substituted
"the 3d " instead of the "Junior " at the end of his name.
Four years later, September 7, 1776, William 3d "docked"
or " barred " the entail on the property he had recovered
by selling it at a nominal price of five shillings to his
friend, Charles Clagett, who, on the following day, for the
same price, reconveyed it back to William 3d, who then
sold the "Brookewood" place on December 22, 1777, to
Matthew Eversfield, who had married his cousin, Susanah
Bowie, a daughter of Allen Bowie, Sr. This deed of sale
expresslv reserved '' the family graveyard, around which
there is now a fence." In 1776 the name of William
Bowie appears on the military rolls of Maryland as second
lieutenant in the Independent Companies. He does not
again appear on these rolls, and it is not known what
part he took in the War of the Revolution, but it is probable
he participated in the battle of Long Island and was under
the command of Mordacai Gist, as he named his second
son Mordacai, possibly in honor of his old commander.
Early in 1777 William married Ursula Burgess, daughter
of Richard Burgess, and his wife, Elizabeth Waring, a
daughter of Capt. Basil Waring, grandson of Capt. Samp-

90 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

son Waring, the emigrant. In 17S4 Richard Burgess de-
vised £^Q to " my daughter, Ursula Bowie." He was a
direct descendant of the Hon. William lUirgess, who was
born at !\Iarlboro, in Wilts, England, in 1622, and arrived
with his wife, Ursula, iu Maryland early in 1650. He be-
came one of the leading colonists on South River, Anne
Arundel County, and had transported to the Province more
than one hundred and fifty colonists. (3ne of his daugh-
ters married a Sewell, closely counected with Lord Balti-
more. William Burgess was a justice of the peace, a
colouel of " ye trained bands " (the regular army of the
colony), a judge of the Provincial Court, member of " His
Lordship's Council," general of all the military forces, and
one of the Deputy Governors of ^Maryland. He died
January 24, 1686, and is buried near South River, his
tombstone containing a lengthy inscription, setting forth
all the honors bestowed upon him and explaining that
the monument was erected by his loving wife, Ursula,
who, with seven sons, four daughters and eight grand-
children, survived him.

William Bowie died intestate September 17, 1809, and
was buried at "Thorpland." His widow, Ursula (Bur-
gess) Bowie, survived him until July 11, 1824. Her will,
dated May 31, 1S23, ^^'^s witnessed by Charles Clagett and
the latter's two daughters. She appointed her son, Charles,
executor ; made bequests to her children and grandchild-
ren then living, and some silverware to her niece, Anne
Burgess,
Issue of William Bowie 3d :

32 I John' BuRGKSS BowiH, b. 1777 ; in. Catherine Hall ; d. 1821.

II Robert^ Pottinger Bowie, b. 1780; d. November 29,

1801 ; single.

III Dr. RICHARD'^ Bowie, b. 1782; d. single November 11,

1807. Studied medicine and graduated with great hon-
ors. On the day that his diploma was awarded the
faculty announced tliat his " examination had discovered
such remarkable efficiency and learning, that he should
occupy a seat with the judges." The brilliant career
predicted for him was cut short by his early death.

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J53 IV WiT.r.iAM'' MORDACAI BowiK, b. May 25, 17S6; m. 1S09 ; <1.

1S63.
34 V Charles'' BowiK, b. 17S9; m. 1S2S ; d. 1849.

Xo. 16.

Col. Tlioiiias* BoAvio, (Allen'' I'owik, Jr. John-
Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Allen Bowie,
Jr., and his wife, Ruth (Crainphin) I]o\vie, was born at
"The Hermitage," Montgomery County, IMaryland,
December 22, 1767. He began the study of law, but ill-
health forced him to abandon it and turn his attention to
asfriculture. He received from his father land near
Bladensburg, Prince George's County, then called " War
Park," but originally '' Railey's Discovery," and built his
home on the heights overlooking the village, and the
Anacostia River. This house is still standing, and is now
occupied by a Mr. Rogers. On January 26, 1794,
Thomas Bowie married Margaret, daughter of Dr. Humph-
rey Belt, and his wife, Mary (^Brooke) Belt.

October i6, 1795, Colonel Bowie was elected to the
State Legislature as a delegate from Prince George's
County, and on December 24, 1795, his vote is recorded
in favor of the bill incorporating the Chesapeake Bay and
Delaware River Canal. In 1807 he acted as administra-
tor for his uncle, Thomas Cramphin, Jr. ; December 10,
181 2, he was, by the governor, appointed justice of the
peace and judge of the Orphan's Court, and again to the
same offices in 1814-16. In this year he declined to be ex-
ecutor for the estate of ]Mrs. Elizabeth Lamar. In all of
the publications of that era he is invariably spoken of as
"Colonel" Thomas Bowie. For many vears he was
vestryman for the Episcopal church in Bladensburg, and
a regular attendant upon divine worship. He is said to
have possessed a gentle disposition and fine intellectual

92 THE MARYLAND BOJVIES.

abilities. His death occurred while on his knees in a
Washington church, July 27, 1S23. His wife was born
m 1770, and died January 2, 1S14. Both are buried near
Beltsville.

Issue :

I Dr. HL-MPHRirv"^ Belt Bowik. b. July 20, 1796 ; ^^raduated
at the Maryland Medical Colle-e, Baltimore, in 1S24, and
began practice in Bladensburg, but died of consuuipiion
June S, 1828. In his will he asked to be buried near liis
father, and provided one thousand dollars for the
erection of marble slabs over the graves of his parents,
his sister and his own. Unmarried.
II Thomas' Boxviic, Jr., b. October 8, 1797 ; d. of consumption
October 9, 1827. Devised his property to his sister and
brothers, giving to "dear, affectionate brother Richard
C. Bowie my wearing apparel, saddle-horse, gig and har-
ness." Unmarried.
35 III John- Bowik, born October 4, 1799; m. Margaret L Gantf
d. 1S71.
IV Marv^ Axx Bowie, b. .March 12, 1S02 ; m. February 5,
1828, William D. Clagett, a widower and son of Jos-
eph White Clagett.
Issue :

I Margaret'' Ci^agett, single.
30 V George' Washington B 3\vie, b. April 11, 1S04 ; m. Mary
Rapine.

VI Margaret' Ruth Bowie, b. March 15, 1S06 ; d. Januarv 2
1814. ^ '

37 VII Richard' Cramphin Bowie, b. September 26, 180S ; m.
Martha :Magdalene Rapine.

Xo. 17.

Elizabeth' Bouic, (.\llex^ Bowie, Jr. Joiix^
Bowie, Jr. John^ Bowie, Sr.) eldest daughter of Allen
Bowie, Jr., of :\rontgoniery County, and his wife, Ruth
(Cramphin) Bowie, was born at her parent's home, the
" Hermitage," September 11, 1772. On January 21, 1802,
she married Thomas Davis, an eminent citizen of Mont-

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goinery County, wlio filled many positions of public honor
and trust. He was the son of Ephraini Davis, who, in
1755, built the handsome house at "Greenwood," which
became the home of his son, Thomas, and which is \et
owned by the grandchildren of the latter. Thomas Davis
died in 1S37, and his wife, Elizabeth, November 23, 1S40.
They are both buried at " Greenwood."

Issue :

I Catherine^ Worthingtox Davis, b. June 26. 1S03. Was

named in honor of her father's first wife, Catherine
Worthington, who died without issue. In 1832 Catherine
W. Davis married her first cousin, Thomas Johns Bowie,
and died June i, 18S9. ^See issue of Thomas Joinis
Bowie, No. 38.)

II Thomas-^ John Davis, b. 1S05 ; graduated in medicine,

April, 1S2S. Died three months later.

III AllEn^ Bowie Davis, b. February 16, 1809; d. April 17,

1889. His academic course was completed at the
Brookeville Academy when only sixteen years of age ;
delicate health preventing him taking a collegiate
course. In the healthful pursuits of a farmer's life he
grew stronger, and, endowed with indomitable will and
energy, overcame obstacles which might have disheart-
ened a weaker mind. Deeply interested in politics from his
boyhood, all public topics arrested his attention, and his
pen was ever busy upon educational , agricultural and poli-
tical subjects. Having fitted himself for any position of
public trust by close reading and study, his opinion was
sought by those wishing an expression tempered by sound
judgment and a clear brain. He was elected president
of the board of trustees of the Brookeville Academy,
and held that position for twenty-six years. Was instru-
mental in securing the first law of Maryland prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors. This enactment inter-
dicted the sale of ardent spirits within a mile of the
Brookeville school. In 1S62 he succeeded in having the
law extend over his entire district, which contained more
than a thousand voters. He was elected president of the
board of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural College ;
was president of the Montgomery County Agricultural
Society, and, in this capacity, greatly advance<l the
agricultural interests of his county. In 1840, was elected
president of the State Agricultural Society ; was, by the
I^egislature, appointed agent for the State, and also was

94 THE MARYLAXD BOWIES.

made chief of tlie Board of Puhlic Works, with instruc-
tions to supervise the affairs of tlie Clicsapeakc and
Ohio Canal, which latter position he maintained for a
number of years. In 1S50 he was elected as a Whig
delegate to the "Reform Constitutional Conveniion,"
which was regarded as one of the ablest assemblies ever
convened in the State. While a member of this body
he was the author of man}- important measures adopted.
Always an ardent Union man, he had deep-rooted con-
victions, and opposed secession with all the strengtli of
his nature. Was elected to the Legislature in 1S62, and
took a leading part in the exciting incidents of that
historic session. Was, for a quarter of a century, com-
missioner of public schools in his county, and his interest
in educational matters continued as long as he lived.
He was a devoted member of the Protestant Episcopal
Church ; for many years was vestryman of St. Bartholo-
mew Parish, and always active in Diocesan Conventions.
He resided at " Greenwood " in the summer, and at his
city residence, in Baltimore, during the winter. His good-
ness of heart and gentle disposition, made him a ready
helper of those less fortunate. In 1830 he married
Rebecca Comfort Dorsey, the daughter of Judge Thomas
Beale Dorsey, of Elkridge. She died in 1837 without
children. On October S, 1S39, Allen B. Davis married
Anne Wilkins, daughter of William Wilkins, of Balti-
more, and for fifty years she was his devoted partner in
life. An attack of bronchitis caused his death at his
home on Madison Avenue, Baltimore, April 17, 1S.S9, and
his last request was that he might be "carried to the
home of his fathers. " His wish was granted and he is
interred with his ancestors at " Greenwood."
Issue :

1 Thomas'' Davis, b. August 11, 1840; d. February 3,

1849.

2 William'' Wilkixs Davis, b. INIarch 27, 1S42. Of

studious habits he began the study of medicine, but
was attacked with consumption, and, acting upon
advice, went to the drier climate of Minnesota where
he grew better, but again succumbed to the disease
and died March 2, 1S66. While on his death-bed he
was united in wedlock to Nellie Ward Whipple,
daughter of the Rt. Rev. H. B. Whipple, D. D..
Bishop of r^Iinnesota. His death occurred at " Fari-
bault," the Bishop's home.

3 Rebecca'' Dorsev Davis, b. December 23, 1843 ;

single.

4 Mary" Dorsey Davis, b. September 9, 1845 ; single.

THE MAR ] 'LAND BOU 'lES. 95

5 Esthp;r'' Wilkins Davis, b. Novcinljcr 29, 1S47 ; d.
sing-le.

No. 18.

Col. "Wasliiiio-toii' Bowie, (Allkx* Rowik, Jr.
John- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) third son of Alltu
Bowie, Jr., of Montgomery County, and his wife, Ruth
(Cramphin) Bowie, was born at "The Ilerniitage," Mont-
gomer}' County, ]\Iaryland, August 12, 1776. Tradition
says that General Washington, while passing through
Georgetown, D. C, visited Allen Bowie and spent the
night at his house ere rejoining his troops in the North.
During this visit a clerg)-nian was sent for and the Gen-
eral stood sponsor for the youngest member of the family,
who was named "Washington" in honor of "the father
of his country." Washington Bowie, when quite young,
entered the mercantile house of William Deakin, George-
town, D. C, where he acquired a practical knowledge of
the business, which enabled him to establish in 1799 the
firm of Bowie & Kurtz, which became widely known in
mercantile circles, not only in America, but also in Liver-
pool, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Cadiz,
Gibraltar, and the West Indies ; ships of the firm trading
at all the ports mentioned. In 18 10 the Annapolis
Gazette mentions " Col." Washington Bowie as one of the
wealthiest and most public-spirited citizens of George-
town, and he is spoken of as "a merchant prince." Dur-
ing the short war with France, 1800-1, a ship, owned by
Bowie &: Kurtz, fell into the hands of the enemy ; the
crew was imprisoned for a long time and treated with
great cruelty. The " supercargo " on this ship was James
Bowie, a first cousin of. Washington Bowie. The firur
also sustained other heavy losses at the hands of the
French. In 181 2 a vessel was built by Bowie S: Kurtz

96 THE MARYLAXD BO IVIES.

and named "General Lingan/' and, when the Revolu-
tionary liero of that name was buried, after being- mur-
dered by the Baltimore mob (1S12), the flag on this ship
was hung at half mast, and minute guns fired from its
deck. The Xafional Intelligencer, a daily paper published
in Washington during this era, contains many references
to Washington Bowie and his firm, and he is spoken of
as " Colonel." He resided in a large dwelling on the
heights of Georgetown, overlooking the Potomac River,
until a few years prior to his death, which occurred in
1825 at his country residence, " Oatland," in Montgomery
County, where he removed after closing out his mercan-
tile business, in consequence of heavy losses sustained
during a financial crisis. To satisfy his creditors he sur-
rendered his large possessions and retired to private life
without a blemish upon his character, honored and es-
teemed by the entire community. In 1799 Washin<Tton
Bowie married ]\Irs. Thomas John Cliew, widow of Rev.
Thomas J. Chew, a son of Col. Samuel Chew and his wife,
Priscilla Clagett, sister of I>isIiop Thomas John Claggett.
There was no issue by her first marriage. Mrs.. Bowie's
maiden name was Margaret Crabb Johns. She was the
eldest daughter of Col. Thomas Johns, of the Revolu-
tionary Army, and his wife, Sarah Hollvday. At one
time Colonel Johns owned the ground on which stands
the President's House in Washington, D. C. He was
the son of Richard Johns and his wife, ^Margaret Crabb.
Richard Johns was the son of Abraham Johns and
Margaret Hutchins, and Abraham was the son of Richard
Johns, of "The Cliffs," Calvert County. He was born at
Bristol, England, in 1630, and came to Maryland and set-
tled at " The Cliffs" about 1671, where he died in 17 17.
He married the widow of Thomas Sparrow, whose maiden
name was Eliza Kinsey. She died in 1715. The mother
of Mrs. Washington P)0\vie, Sarah (Hollvday) Johns,
was the daughter of Dr. Leonard Hollyday and his
wife, Miss Brady. Dr. Leonard Hollyday was the

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 97

sou of Col. Leonard Hollyday, of " Brookefield," Prince
George's Connty, Maryland, and his first wife, Sarah
Smith. He is bnried near the Patnxent, just north
of Nottingham, and the grave is marked with an enor-
mous marble slab on which is car\ed his coat of arms.
He was the son of Col. Thomas Hollyday, the emigrant

Colonel AVashiiigton Bowie.

(and his wife. Miss Truman), and the latter was the son
of Sir Leonard Hollyday, Lord Mayor of London in 1605.
(See Burke's Heraldry for Sir Leonard's ancestry; also see
Waring Sketch for Hollyday's.)

Mrs. Washington Bowie died July 22, 1S40, aged sixty-
six, and is buried by the side of her husband at "Oatland,"

98 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

which is at present the property of her grandson, Mr.
Washington B. Chichester.

Issue :

38 I Thomas' Johns Bowie, b. October, iSoo ; iii. Catherine' W.

Davis ; d. 1850.

II Mary' Bowik, b. 1S02; m. December 23, 1S24, George

Masou Chichester, of IvOudoun County, Virginia.
Issue :

1 Washington'^ Bowir, Chichester, b. 1S2S; m. Janu-

ary 17, 1S54, Lydia Ridgely Brown, and lives at Rock-
ville, Maryland.
Issue :

1 Washington" Bowie Chichester, Jr., m. Eiiza

Hallowell.

2 Margaret" Bowie Chichester, ni. W. Smith, of

Baltimore.

3 IvYdi.a' W. Chichester, m. William Muir, of

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4' Harriet" G. Chichester.
5 Mary' Richards Chichester.

2 C.\PT. Arthur*^ Mason Chichester, b. 1831 ; m.

October 25, 1S54, Mary Beverly, of Virginia. Served
in the Confederate Army. Is a civil engineer, and
lives at Leesburg, Virginia.
Issue : . •

1 G.' M.\soN Chichester.

2 Arthur' Chichester.

3 Beverly" Chichester.

4 S.\r.a.h' Chichester, m. Mr. Page.

5 Jane" Chiche;ster, m. Dr. Fox.

6 Mary" Chichester, m. Mr. Jenkins.

III Margaret' Bowie, b. 1S03 ; d. January i, 1S51; single.

IV Washington^ Bowie, Jr., b. June- 23, 1S05 ; d. 1844 ; single.

He was a successful planter, and highly esteemed in his
community.

39 V Judge Richard^ Johns Bowie, b. June 23, 1S07 ; d. 1S81.

40 VI Robert^ Gilmer Bowie, b. 1S08 ; m. Julia Wilson ; d. 1881.
VII Sarah^ Hollyday Bowie, b. 1811 ; d. 1S25.

Xo. 19.

Allen* Bowie, (Rev. John* Bowie. John- Bowie, Jr.
JoHN^ Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Rev. Dr. John Bowie and his

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 99

Avife, Margaret (Dallas) Bowie, was born about 1776,
and received his education at his father's celebrated school
in Easton, Maryland. He acquired a plantation in Talbot
County known as " Glasgow," where he settled in
1800, and married Charlotte Boone of " Greenbury Point,"
Maryland. Allen Bowie, like others of his family, took
an active part in local politics. In 18 16 he was elected
as one of Talbot County's " Senatorial PZlectors." He also
for a number of years held the position of High Sheriff
for the same county, and occupied that office when his
death occurred, January 16, 1822. He and his wife are
buried at White :\Iarsh Church, Talbot County.

Issue

I Anxe^ Bowie, m. Thomas D. Singleton, Sr., of Talbot

County. Both died young.
Issue :

1 John'' Singlktox, m. the Widow Ridgely.

2 Eliza^ Sixgletox. m. Capt. Thomas Griffith, of

Montgomery County.
Issue :

1 Nicholas" Griffith.

2 AxxiE' Griffith.

3 Charlotte' Griffith.

4 Dallas" Griffith.

3 AxxiE^ Sixgletox, m. William Bayne.

4 Thomas^ D. Sixgletox, Jr., m. Magruder ;

lives in Washington, D. C.

II CaTherixe^ Bowie, ni. Ed-ward Trippe, of Talbot County.

Issue :

I Richard^ Trippe, m. Sophia, daughter of Gov. Philip
Francis Thomas.
Issue :

1 Philip" Fr.\xcis Trippe.

2 Richard" Trippe.

III Charlotte^ Bowie, d. single.

IV Johx^ Bowie. Entered a mercantile house in Washington.

Later removed to New York City, and died single at the
age of twenty-five.

V James'' Bowie, d. in childhood.

VI Elizabeth' Hamilton' Bowie, was adopted by her father's

first cousin, Elizabeth (Bowie) Davis, wife of Thomas
Davis, of Montgomery Count}-. Married Thon-a-?, son of
Maj. William Worthington, of Howard County. After

I oo THE MAR ] 'LAND B O IVIES.

his death she married William Ri>^gs. No issue by
either marriage. She adopted her niece, Elizabeth
Singleton, and died in 1894.

No. 20.

James* Bowie, (Rev. Dr. Johx^ Bowie. John^
Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) second son of Rev. Dr.
John Bowie and his wife, Margaret (Dallas) Bowie, was
born March 29, 1779, in Talbot County, Maryland. Re-
ceiving a careful education from his distinguished father,
he became a fine linguist, well skilled in Greek, Latin,
French, etc. When a young man he went to sea as super-
cargo of a merchant vessel owned by his first cousin, Col.
Washington Bowie, and Robert Gilmer. While on one
of his voyages, the short war between America and France
occurred. A French privateer captured the ship, and
James Bowie, with the other officers and crew were very
cruelly treated by their captors. He was lashed to a
gun and so tortured that he never entirely recovered
from the effects. After being incarcerated in a French
prison for a considerable time, he was liberated, returned
to America, and entered into business in Georgetown, D. C.
A few years later he married Anna Maria Barclay Has-
kins, of Talbot County. The war between the United
States and Great Britain in iS 12-14, precipitated a finan-
cial panic, and among other merchants of that era who
were forced to make assignments was James Bowie. He
then went to Virginia for a short while as a tutor in the
family of a Mr. Mason ; his earlier training amply fitting
him for such duties.

He never held public office, and when some years later
he became a confirmed cripple, as the result of injuries sus-
tained while a French captive, he resided at the planta-
tion G'f Col.; Washington Bowie, known as " Oatland,"

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and here he continued to instruct many of his neighbors'
children. He is said to have been a devoted sportsman,
and loved to roam the fields with his dog and gun. When
his infirmities would not permit him to continue his
tramps, he would have some one take him in his chair to
the edge of a neighboring forest, and there would beguile
the hours with a book, while waiting, with his gun across
liis knees, for a chance shot at a squirrel or other game.
A constant reader, and hard student, he was admired
for his scholarly attainments and mental abilities. His
death occurred March 7, 1845, and he is buried at "Oat-
land," Montgomery County, Maryland.

The issue of James Bowie and his wife, Anna Maria, was :

41 I Joseph^ Haskins Bowie, b. January 15, 1S16 ; d. January 5,
1879 ; twice married.
II Louisa^ Emily Haskins Bowie, b. December 26, 1S17 ; ni.
November 28, 1837, Charles Page Craig, of Cambridge,
Maryland. He was bom March 30, 1S13, and died Dec-
ember 3, 1S7S. Mrs. Craig is still living.
Issue :

1 Annie" Louis Craig, b. September 2, 1S38 ; single.

2 Charees*^ Page Craig, Jr., b. December i, 1S40 ; m.

Irene Dashiell.
Issue :

1 W." G. Craig.

2 Irene' Lofis Craig.

3 Margaret" Dallas Craig. .

3 Sarah*^ Elizabeth Craig, b. March 6, 1843 ; d. Feb-

ruary 3, 1S84 ; single.

4 Isabella'* Bowie Craig, b. August 19, 1845 ; single.

5 William** H. Craig, b. March 18, 1848 ; single.

6 Dr. Barclav** Haskins Craig, b. January 5, 1852;

m. 1S84, Annie, daughter of Robert H. Kemp, and
resides at Trappe, Marj-land.
Issue :

I Laorence' Bowie Craig, b. 1886.

7 John* Hooper Craig, b. January 2, 1855 ; single.

8 Margaret" Dallas Craig, b. February 24, 185S ;

single.

9 Josephine*"' Bowie Craig, b. July 31, 1S61 ; d. July 12,

1883 ; single.
10 Marv® Haskins Craig, b. August 25, 1S64 ; d. Janu-
ary 24, 1S66.

102 THE MARYLAND no IVIES.

III ISABiaLA^ Dallas Bowie, b. July ii, 1S20 ; d. April 16,

1S93 ; single.

IV JoSKPHiNF.-^ Haskins Bow-ik. b. August 17, 1823 ; m. Janu-

ary 24, 1S54, Thomas Smyth Ilayvvard, of "Locust
Grove," Talbot County. This old homestead was an in-
heritance of the Haywards for many generations. Mrs.
Hayward now resides in Easton, Maryland.
Issue :

1 HenrietT-V*^ Maria Robins Havward, d. young.

2 Elizabeth® Caile Havward, d. in infancy.

3 Thomas" Smyth Hayward, Jr., of Easton, Maryland.

4 William" Hayward, d. young.

5 Dallas" Bowie Hayward.

Xo. 21.

T]iO]ua!i»' Hainilton IJowie, (Rev. Dr. Johx^
Bowie. John- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) third son
of Rev. Dr. John Bowie and his wife, Margaret (Dallas)
Bowie, was born in Talbot County, Maryland, July 11,
1785, and is said to have been named for his maternal great
grandfather, Lord Thomas Hamilton, who fell at the bat-
tle of CuUoden. Was carefully educated by his learned
father and adopted the profession of law. Settled in
Annapolis, Maryland, where he was admitted to the bar,
and in a few years was recognized as one of the ablest
counsellors in that city. His name is frequently men-
tioned in the publications of his era, showing that he took
an active part in public matters affecting " ye Ancient
Citie." He was the secretary of the Union Fire and
Hose Company, and, in 1813, was nominated by the Fed-
eralists for the Legislature, but was defeated by four votes.
January 25, 18 16, he was, by the governor, appointed
register in chancery, to fill the vacancy caused b\' the
resignation of James P. Heath. January 4, 181 8, he was
selected to respond to the toast, " Bunker Hill and Gen-

THE MAR YLAND B O J I VES. 1 03

eral Putman," given at a grand dinner in Atniapolis when
the citizens entertained President ]\Ionroe. Thomas H.
Bowie resided in the old colonial house facing St. Anne's
Church, on the " Circle.'" It is now used as a bank. His
death occurred February S, 182 1. The Annapolis Gazette
contains the following notice : " Died on Tuesday night,
after a lingering illness, Thomas H. Bowie, Esq., attorney
at law, and late register of chancery."

February 2, 181 2, Thomas H. Bowie married Eliza Ray,
daughter of Jesse Ray, a planter residing on the Severn
River some miles from Annapolis. His wife was I\Iary
Wall. It is said he was born in England, emigrated to
America with an only sister, Mary Ray, and settled on
the plantation called " Rayland," which was bequeathed
to him by an uncle. His sister, ]\Iary, became the wife
of a Mr. Clements. They died childless, and she bequeathed
her home, " Sherw'ood," to her nephew. Dr. Hyde Ray.
Mary Wall, the wife of Jesse Ray, was the only child of
Thomas Wall and his wife, Eliza, only daughter of
Thomas Hyde, who, with his wife and one son and
daughter, emigrated to Mar}'land from England. This
son, Thomas Hyde, Jr., never married, so that the only
descendants of Thomas Hyde, Sr., spring from the mar-
riage of his daughter with Thomas Wall. Thomas H\de,
Sr., was a younger member of the Clarendon family, and,
when he left England, brought with him an oil painting
of the Tamily arms, bequeathed to him by Lord Hyde.
This painting descended to the children of Thomas H.
Bowie. James K. Bowie, a son of the latter, once took it
to England and had it identified as the original painting
of the Hyde coat of arms. Eliza Hyde (Ray) Bowie,
widow of Thomas H. Bowie, died in Baltimore in 1846.
She had two brothers, namely, Lieut. James Hyde Ray,
United States Navy, who never married, and Dr. Hyde
Ray, United States Navy, who married a sister of Nevitt
Steel, and had

104 THE MAR } 'LAND B O U 7ES.

Issue :

I Mary Ray, in. Hunter Davidson, United States Navy.

Issue :

1 Lklia Davidson, ni. her cousin, Bowie Gowan, of

London, England.

2 Perry Davidsox.

3 HuxTKR Davidson.

4 Charlks S. Davidson.

5 Hyde Ray Davidson.

6 Frankijn Davidson.

7 Maury Davidson.

II ISABEi, Ray, ni. Capt. McGonigal, United States Navy.

Issue :

1 Kenney McGonigal.

2 Hyde R.ay McGonigal.

3 Catherine McGonigal, ni. J. Lord.

4 Isabel McGonigal.

III Catherine Ray, m. Samuel Hulburt, a Northern business

man.
Issue :

1 Samuel Ray Hulburt.

2 William McGonigal Hulburt.

The issue of Thomas Hamilton Bowie and his wife, Eliza Hj-de (Ray)
Bowie, was :

I Lieut. J.\mes'' Kemp Bowie, b. 1S13 ; named for his grand-
father's friend, Bishop James Kemp. Entered St. John's
College in 1S23. Examined for appointment to United
States Navy in 1S2S, and received a commission as mid-
shipman, November ist of the same year. In 1S29 was
ordered on board the United States Ship Constellation.
January 2S, 1S40, was promoted to first lieutenant and
ordered to the West India Station. In 1S42 was trans-
ferred from New Orleans to the navy yard at Pensacola,
Florida, and, while there, married Cecille Collins, of
Pennsylvania. Previous to this Lieutenant Bowie ha<l
made several voyages to both Europe and .\sia. .A.
memorable incident in his career was a duel in which he
participated while a midshipman. He espoused the quar-
rel of a brother" Middy " whom he believed had not been
fairly treated, and challenged Midshipman McLaughlin.
The latter was seconded by Richard Meade, anfl tlie
former by David Porter. At the first fire McLaughlin
fell with a bullet in his hip. They fought at five paces.
McLaughlin, Meade, and Porter, all were later distin-
guished admirals in the United States Navy. While at
Pensacola Lieutenant Bowie was injured by a fall, and
died there December 25, 1S43, leaving no issue.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 105

42 II Hydf/ Ray Bowik, b. 1S13, twin ; m. Mary Wallace.

Ill Mary^ Ray Bowik. b. 1S14 ; ni. Maj. Samuel Duscnburv,
United Stites Army. He died while stationed at Santa
Fe, New Mexico, in 1S55, and his widow removed to
Concord, North Carolina, where she died October 25,
iSSi.
Issue :

1 Mary" Ray DusENBURY, d. at Concord, North Carolina,

in 1S93 ; single.

2 Hamilton'^ Bowie Dl'SEnbury, an officer in the

Confederate Army, married IMary Cameron, of Con-
cord, North Carolina, and died in that town Sep-
tember 22, 1875.
Issue :

I Gowan" Dusexbury, an official of the Southern

Railway Company ; lives at Concord, North

Carolina; m. March 21, 1S93, Sadie Jones, of

Richmond, Virginia.
Issue :

I GowAN^ DuSENBURV, Jr., b. March 22, 1S94.

43 IV Dr. Augustus'^ Jesse Bowie, b. October 23, 1S15 ; m. Helen

Pike.

44 V Thomas^ Hamilton Bowie, Jr., b. iSiS ; m.Mary E.

Sanders.
VI Sarah^ Clementine Bowie, b. 1S19; m. June 26, 1S3S,
George D'Olier Gowan, a wealthy banker of London,
England. He was born in 1S15, and was the son of
Philip D'Olier Gowan, of Ireland.
Issue :

1 Philip*' Hamilton Gowan, b. 1S39.

2 Elizabeth'' Hyde Gowan. b. December, 1840.

3 Cecelia'' Gowan, b. July, 1S42.

4 James" William Hyde Ray Gowan, b. March, 1S44.

5 Helen" Jane Gowan, b. May 31, 1846.

6 BowiE'5 Campbell Gowan, b. July 30, 1S4S. When

on a visit to his American relatives (1870), married
his cousin, Lelia Davidson. .A. Maryland cousin has
a photograph of Bowie Gowan taken in court dress,
showing a rather strong, handsome face.

Xo. 22.

Allen^ Bowie, (Capt. Fielder'^ Bowik. Allen-
Bowie, Sr. JoHN^ Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Capt. Fielder

io6 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Bowie and his wife, Elizabeth (Eversfield) Bowie, was born
in Nottingham about 176S, and received from his father
" Leith " or " Half Pone," containing four hundred acres,
on the Patuxent River. On it was erected a large brick
house, which still withstands the ravages of time. In
1 791 young Allen married Sarah Chew, who was born
July II, 1770, and was the daughter of William Chew and
his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Re\'nolds. Wil-
liam Chew was a son of Samuel and Sarah (Lock) Chew,
and a half-brother of Philemon Lloyd Chew, who married
Ann, sister of Gov. Robert Bowie.

Allen Bowie was appointed administrator of his father's
estate in 1794, but died in April, 1795, and his brother
Thomas became the administrator for both father and son.
An inventory of Allen Bowie's property shows him to
have been quite wealthy, though so young. Besides
his landed estate, and paying debts of more than
three thousand dollars, the personalty remaining was
upward of six thousand dollars. Among the items
of his indebtedness was one of twenty-five dollars, rep-
resenting his subscription to the salary of the Rev.
Andrew McCormick for teaching school in Nottingham.
He is buried at " Brookridge," and his brother, Eversfield
Bowie, was appointed guardian of his infant son. His
widow became the wife of Beverly R. Grayson, by whom
she had one son, Thomas Grayson, who went with his
parents to Mississippi, where Mr. Grayson died, and Mrs.
Grayson, marrying a third time, became the wife of Dr.
Frisbie Freeland, by whom she had no children, and died
September 10, 1843.

The issue of Allen Bowie and his ^-ife, Sarah (Chew) Bowie, was:

45 I Fielder^ Bowie, Jr., b. January 25, 1792; d. May 13, 1866;
was three times married.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 107

Xo. 23.

Tlioiiias^^ Coiiteo Bowie, (Capt. Fiki.der-'' Bowik.
Allen- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) second son of
Capt. Fielder Bowie and his wife, Elizabeth Clagett
(Eversfield) Bowie, was born in Nottingham, Prince
George's County, Maryland, in 1771, and was educated
at Charlotte Hall and in Baltimore. He received from
his father a farm near Queen Anne, which the latter had
inherited from Allen Bowie, Sr., and there he resided for
a number of years prior to his marriage in February, iSoi,
to his third cousin, ]\Iary ]\Iackall Wootton, widow of
Turner Wootton, and oldest daughter of Gov. Robert
Bowie. The cousins had grown up together in Notting-
ham, and young Bowie early lost his heart with his fair
relative, who is said to have been one of the beauties of
her day. She at that time preferred ]\Ir. Wootton, a
talented and wealthv Prince Georgian, living near Queen
Anne, at his ancestral home, " Essington," and married
him in 1794. After achieving an enviable reputation in
the State Legislature, Mr. Wootton died in 1797, leaving
his widow with one child, W^illiam Turner Wootton,
named for his grandfather. Thomas Contee Bowie had
not outlived his early attachment, and, after the death of
Mr. Wootton, again offered his hand. Some of his
impassioned love letters (in the possession of his descend-
ants long years after his death) proved him an eloquent
suitor. He was rewarded for his patience and persever-
ance by winning the hand of the beautiful widow four
years after her first husband's death. Thus was brought
into one two straight lines of descent from John Bowie,
Sr. Thomas C. Bowie was named in honor of his father's
old friend and partner. Col. Thomas Contee, of " Brooke-
field," and is described as a man of splendid physique,
remarkably handsome, possessing unusual muscular
strength and mental energy. He inherited the family
love of politics and was a frequent and eloquent speaker

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THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

on the hustings. Some of his speeclies, preserved by the
family, ably present his views in clear, vigorous lan-
guage, indicating considerable talent, and, further, that he
was a candidate for office, but his election is not shown.
He is said to have been a man of quick temper, determined
will, and prompt to adjust a difiiculty without resort to

Thomas I'oiittH' liouio.

the courts. As illustrative of this trait, an advertisement
which he inserted in the Annapolis Ga-cttc of P'ebruar}'
13, 1806, is of interest. He offered twenty-five dollars
for the return of a runaway servant boy, and added, " I
have good reason for believing the Xegro has been enticed
away and is being harbored by a very disreputable person;

THE MARYLAXD B Oil 'IKS.

109

I will, therefore, gi\e an additional fifty dollars for such
information as will enable nie to justify my feelings by
inflicting proper punishment upon that dishonorable
scoundrel." Upon the death of his brother, Allen, he was
made administrator of the estates of his father and brother,

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and was bonded by his uncle. Dr. John F. Bowie, and Gov.
Robert Bowie, his father-in-law.

After his marriage he resided at " Essington " during
the minority of his stepson, for whom he was appointed
guardian. He died suddenly April, 1S13, in the prime
of life and was buried at " Hssington." That he was a
good business man is shown by the settlement of his estate.

I lo THE AfAR } ^LAND BOW 'IKS.

the personalty being appraised at twenty thousand dollars,
while the real estate was undoubtedly worth more thau
double that amount.

After his death his widow, or " ]\Irs. Polly Bowie," as
she was called, built the fine brick dwelling still known
as " Bowieville," on a plantation near Queen Anne, which
she received from her father. It is now owned bv Mr.
Jerry Berry. She is represented as a woman possessing
masculine business capacity and energy, managing her
large plantation with the utmost skill and success after
her husband's death. She died, after a short illness, July
31, 1825, aged forty-nine, and was interred between her
two husbands at '' Essington."

The portrait of Thomas C. Bowie, now in the possession
of a granddaughter, was taken when he was about twenty-
five, and shows him in a powdered wig, with red waist-
coat and the usual high collar and stock. That of Mrs.
Bowie was painted by Peel, arid shows her in a widow's
cap. A copy of this painting was made for her son, Dr.
Allen T. Bowie, and hung upon the walls of his elegant
house in Louisiana, when burned by Sherman's army.
The painting was rescued after it had been mutilated by
the bayonets of the soldiers, as is shown in the photo-
graphic copy for this work. The stab under the eye is
especially noticeable, but does not detract from the won-
derfully sweet expression.

Issue :

40 I Mary' Mackall Bowie, b. December, 1801 ; m. iSiS Hon.
Reverdy Johnson.
II Camill.v' Bowie, b. February 25, 1S03 ; m. November 29,
1825, Thomas Somervell, of Annapolis, Maryland. Died
without issue.

47 III Robert^ Bowie, b. April 4, 1804 ; twice married ; d. iSSi.
IV Emilv^ Coxtee Bowie, b. May 3, 1805 ; m. 1823 to Richard
A. C. Magruder, residing near Fort Washington, Mary-
land. She outlived her husband many years, and died
in Washington, D. C, July, 1895; is buried in Congres-
sional Cemetery.

l^HE MARYLAND BOWIES. iii

Issue :

1 Anxf.'' Magrudkr, single.

2 Enoch" MAGRCnKR, died in early manhood ; single.

3 Marion'' Magrudkr, m. Piefer.

4 Emiia'*^ iMAGRUDER, III. Mr. Ferris.

5 Richard"^ Magrudkr, m. Miss Darrel ; left two child-

ren.

6 VicTORi.\" Magrudkr, ni. Dr. Roberts.

7 Roberta'' Magrudkr, in. r^Ir. Thomson.
Issue :

I Rev. Enoch' Magrudkr Thomson.

8 Helkn*^ Magrudkr, single.

Matild.\^ Elizabeth Bowie, b. March lo, 1S07 ; m. Sep-
tember 22, 1832, to William Saunders Green, of Annapo-
lis, a widower with several grown children. Mrs. Green
was a remarkably beautiful woman, and died July 29,
1871.
Issue:

1 Marv*^ Mackall Bowie Green, b. February i, 1S34;

m. December 21, 1S54, Nicholas Hammond, b. March
29, 1824, of English parents, lived in Annapolis and
died September, 1S68. His widow lives in Balti-
more with her son.
Issue :

1 Nicholas' Hammond, Jr., b. January 21, 1867; d.

December 16, 186S.

2 William' Saunders Hammond, b. August 2, 1S6S.

2 Alice® Bowie Green, b. May 10, 1839 ; m. October

19, 1865, Kenelhm Ripley Robbins, United States
Army, b. May 10, 183S, at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
He died February 27, 1870, and she November 27,
1870.
Issue :

I Matilda' Bowie Robbins, b. August 31, 1S68, at
Copper Hill, Michigan.

3 F.^nnie" Nicholas Green, b, March 14, 1841 ; m.

April, 1873, to Hamilton Tillard Smith, of Baltimore,
b. April 24, 1836 ; he died May 28, 1881.
Issue :

1 Fannie' Nichol.\s Smith, b. January 25, 1874.

2 Gordon' Green Smith, b. May 17, 1875.

3 Gordon' Hamilton Smith, b. December 19, 1876.

4 Gordon® Winslow Green, b. February 6, 1844; m.

November 18, 1873, to Mary Rosalie Stewart, who
■was born September 27, 1846.
Issue;
I William" Saunders Green, b. September 7,
1874 ; d. .\pril 16, 18S9.

1 1 2 THE MAR YLAND BOll 'lES.

2 Charlks" Revhrdy GRKEN.b. February 15, 1S78.

3 Joseph' M?;lvin Grkkx, b. November 29, 1879.

4 Marie" Angela CiREEN, b. September 2, 1S82.

5 Frederick' Green, b. 1884.

6 Thomas' Opie Green, b. December 2, 1S86.

48 VI Gen. Thomas'' Fielder Bowie, b. April 7, 1808 ; d. October
31, 1869.
VII JOHN^ T. Bowie, b. April 16, 1S09; d. 1S40, at Grand Gulf,
Mississippi, unmarried. Received a collegiate education,
studied law, and began practice in Marlborough, but
later removed to Natchez, where he continued his pro-
fession. Had red hair and its usual accompaniment, an
impulsive disposition. Was a fluent speaker, and took
an active part in various political campaigns. Shortlv
after removing to the South he became involved in a
difficulty with Colonel Nicholson, a noted duelist. The
latter inflicted a severe wound with a dirk upon young
Bowie, who, however, disarmed his adversary, though
Bowie, when attacked, was unarmed. A challenge re-
sulted from this rencontre. John Bowie selected bowie-
knives and a spot on the opposite side of the Mississippi
River where they could not be disturbed. His seconds
were John T. Moore and the distinguished Col. Rezin
P. Bowie, inventor of the bowie-knife, and a brother of
James Bowie, a hero of the Alamo. At the last moment
Nicholson refused to fight unless pistols were used, he
being an unerring shot. Rezin P. Bowie refused the
conditions for his principal, who was entitled to a choice
of weapons. A delay ensued, and Colonel Nicholson
left for the North. A card was published in the Natchez
Courier, signed by John T. Bowie, together with state-
ments from Col. Rezin P. Bowie and Mr. Moore, severely
scoring Nicholson for his alleged cowardice in first
attacking an unarmed man and then refusing to meet
him on equal terms with proper weapons. Some time
after this occurrence, John T. Bowie had a disagreement
with a lawyer by the name of Brown, who had been his
partner, and Brown fired upon him, but was knocked
down, doing no harm. Friends separated them, but
both men armed themselves, and when, a day or two
later, they met on the street, both " drew" and Brown
was killed. A trial resulted. Bowie was defended by
his friend, Sargent S. Prentis, the famous lawyer, and
acquitted without the jury leaving the room. The ver-
dict was so popular that the audience carried the defend-
ant off on their shoulders. He also had a duel with
Governor Allen, of Louisiana, the latter being wounded.

THE MAR ) l.AXD BOU 'IBS. 1 13

It was foujjht with shotguns on the banks of the Miss-
issippi, opposite Natchez.
VIII Gkorgk' Washington Kowik, b. April 4, 181 1. Like his
brothers, he was sent to college, and later admitted to
the bar in Upper Marlborough, where he practiced law
for a few years. lie is described as a man of marked
ability, but indolent ; cared more for stump-speaking and
politics than for his profession. When war was declared
against Mexico he went to Baltimore ; enlisted June S,
1S46, in Company K, Watson's Regiment of Maryland
Volunteers. Served throughout the struggle, and
made a gallant record for bravery in the various bloody
battles of that campaign. His comrades relate, that on
one occasion, when the Americans had been repulsed,
George Bowie, instead of retreating with his companv,
sat down on a rock between the two hues, remarking
he would wait for the regiment to reform and charge
again, and thus save walking. This he did, and he
rejoined them in the second charge, which was success-
ful. The men said he was too la~y to run, caring less
for the enemy's bullets. Was mustered out at the end
of the war while ill in a hospital in New Orleans. In 185 1
was granted, by the War Department, order for certain
bounty land bestowed by the Government upon veter-
ans. He never returned to Maryland, and his death was
reported to his family, from Texas, a few years later.
Was unmarried,
49 IX Dr. Allen' Thomas Bowie, b. August 24, 1S13 ; m. Matilda
J. Routh.

Xote.

"Woottoil. This has been a well-known Maryland family for
many generations. The records show that in 1713 William Turner
Wootton was appointed High Sheriff for Prince George's Conntv.
His son, William Turner Wootton, was a large land-owner, and his
son, Turner IVooitoti, was a prominent man during the Revolutionary
period. After the war served several times in the Legislature. He
is said to have been a man of talents and large means. In 1794 he
married Mary Mackall Bowie, daughter of Robert Bowie, governor,
and died in 1796, leaving one child, viz :

W'illiain Tui-ikt W4M»tt<>ii. born in 1795. Graduated at
St. John's College, Annapolis, before he reached his majoritv. He
early entereil the political arena, and was repeatedly elected to the

114 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Legislature b\- the Wliigs. We find him in the lower House in iSji,
1S22, 1823, and in 1S24. In the latter year he was commissioned by
the governor a major of militia. In 1S30 to 1840 he was in the
State Senate. In 1839 was chairman of a committee appointed to
examine into alleged misappropriation of public funds and expendi-
ture accounts of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal. The Democrats charged the Whigs with having
accepted bribes for voting in favor of these corporations. The
report of the committee was, in some way, lost or stolen, and the
Democrats charged the Whigs with suppressing it in order to conceal
their misdeeds. The Baltimore Post, a Democratic organ, in speak-
ing of the matter, said : " Colonel Wootton, though a Whig, is, him-
self, above suspicion, and becoming disgusted at the corruption of his
party associates refused to furtlier act with the committee."
Colonel Wootton was later Secretary of State under Governor
Pratt, and -was nominated for Congress, though defeated. He
was also a candidate for governor, but his uncle, Robert W. Bowie,
and his half-brother. Gen. Thomas F. Bowie, both aspired for the
nomination at the same time, and the rivalry of the three relatives
insured the defeat of all. In the will of Gov. Robert Bowie he de-
vised "fifty guineas, and a lock of my hair, with my love, to my
grandson, William T. Wootton." Colonel Wootton married, 1819,
Margaret Hall, daughter of Francis Plall, and died 1S50.

Issue

I Mary Woottox. m. Benjamin :Mullikin.

Issue, one son :

I Oden Mullikix, d. single.

II Francis Hall Wootton, a young man of brilliant promise;

was appointed Governor of Utah Territory ; entered the
Confederate Army, and was killed at the battle of Fred-
ericksburg ; single.

III Elizabeth Wootton, d. single.

IV William Wootton. Entered the Confederate Army and

fell at the battle of Winchester, Virginia ; single.

V CoL. Richard Wootton, m. Elsie Contee, daughter of

Capt. John Contee, United States Navy. Resides in
Baltimore.
Issue :

1 William H. Wootton.

2 RiCH.vRD Wootton.

3 Cora Wootton.

4 Elsie Wootton.

THE MA R YLAND B O U7ES. 1 1 5

Xo. 24.

. Capt. FiVerslield* BoM-ie. (Capt. Fiki.dkr'' Bowik.
Allen- Bowik, Sr. John^ Bowik, Sr.) third son of Capt.
Fielder Bowie and his wife, Elizabeth Clagett (Eversfield)
Bowie, was born at his parents' home in Nottingham,
Prince George's County, Maryland, about 1773-4. In-
herited a farm called " Essex Lodge'' near the one owned
by his brother, Allen, called " Leith," about two miles
from Nottingham. The court records show he bought
several other tracts of land and owned a large property.
He also acquired real estate in the District of Columbia;
established there brick kilns and furnished material for
the new city of Washington. He owned several houses
in that city ; one of them, a large dwelling on F Street,
N. W., near Nineteenth Street, is owned and occupied
by his granddaughter, Mrs. Edwards. Eversfield Bowie,
in 1S04, married his second cousin, Elizabeth Bowie Lane,
born August 10, 17S0. She was the daughter of Capt.

Lane and his wife, Barbara Eversfield, who was the

widow of her cousin, John Eversfield No. 3, and the
daughter of Benjamin Brooke, Jr., and his wife, ]Mary
Eversfield, daughter of Rev. John Eversfield. Barbara
Brooke was born May 6, 1757, and was the great grand-
daughter of Col. Thomas Brooke, of Brookefield, also of
John Bowie, Sr. (See Brooke and Eversfield records,
and Article No. 3, Eleanor Bowie.)

Eversfield Bowie was elected captain of a cavalry com-
pany organized in Nottingham and noted for its splendid
equipment. Among the general orders issued by the
governor in 1S07 was one directing that " Capt. Evers-
field Bowie's select company of cavalry be attached to the
Seventeenth Regiment of State ^Militia." This company
took part in the War of 1812-14. The mounted troops
of Prince George's are especially mentioned in a series of
letters written by an English officer, who was with the in-
vading army, and he describes with enthusiasm their fine

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THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

appearance and splendid horsemanship. The sword worn
by Captain Bowie is said to have been the property of both
his father and grandfather, and is now owned by Dr. H.
S. Bowie, a grandson of Eversfield Bowie. It is a light
cavalry sword, with ivor\' hilt and brass scabbard, of the

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American Revolution. It has cut on its scabbard " A. B.,"
the initials of Eversfield Bowie's grandfather. The Not-
tingham company was long the pride of the little town
and its vicinity, and, after the death of Captain Bowie,
was commanded by his nephew, Fielder Bowie, who had

THE MARYLAXD BOU'TES. 117

been the ward of the Ibnner, after the death in 1795 of
Fielder's father.

Eversfield Bowie died in March, 1S15, having con-
tracted pnennionia in conseqnence ofexposnre dnring a
windy day when he rode to Washington on horseback
with his little son behind him. He died in that city and
was buried at Rock Creek Church. December 4, 181 7,
his widow married Capt. George Beale, who, by a former
wife, had two sons, Robert and George. The latter was
the father of the late Gen. Edward F. Beale, United States
Army, and the grandfather of the present Truxton Beale,
of Washington.

The issue of Eversfield Bowie and his wife, F;Hzabeth, was :

50 I Aij^EN^ Perrie Bowie, b. March 6, 1S07 ; m. Melvina
Harper Berry.
II JOHN^ Eversfield Bowie, b. August 12, 1S13. Traveled
many years; returned home about 1S70, and then went
West, where he died unmarried. .\ miniature, taken
of him in early life, shows a handsome face with blue
eyes and curly hair.
The issue of Mrs. Eversfield Bowie by her second husband, George
Beale, was two children ; one died young. The other was :
I Elizabeth Axxe Beale, m. Commodore W. D. Porter, of
the United States Navy, sonof Commodore David Porter,
and a brother of Admiral David D. Porter.
Issue :

1 William D. Porter, m. Mary Gillam, of Virginia.

2 Edna Dixox Porter, m. Gen. John D. Imboden,

Confederate States Army.

3 Mohena Tlscarora Porter.

No. 25.

3Iaj. J0I111* Fraser Bowie, (Caff. Fielder^
Bowie. Allhx- Bowie, Sr. Joiix' Bowie, Sr.) young-
est son of Capt. Fielder Bowie and his wife, Elizabeth
(Eversfield] Bowie, was born about 17S1 in Nottingham,

it8 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Prince George's County, ^Maryland. He was named for
his father's half-brother, Dr. John F. I]o\vie, and before
he entered the army was known as, "John F. Bowie, Jr."

In August, 1S05, while on a visit to his uncle, who
lived near Piscataway, a grand ball was given in the
village, and young Bowie, with his sister, Elizabeth (later
Mrs. Joe Howard), attended the entertainment, as did
also a young man, who lived in the neighborhood, by the
name of Lyles, who is said to have been an admirer of
Miss Bowie.

During the evening this young man, stung by some
fancied coldness on the part of the young lady, or else
jealous of some other admirer, made a retort to one of her
witticisms, which gave offense. The remark, greatly
exaggerated, was, by a third person, repeated to her
brother, who, possessing a quick, fiery disposition,
promptly slapped ]Mr. Lyles' face. A mutual friend
interposed and assured Bowie that Lyles had been mis-
represented, whereupon, the former, generous as impulsive,
at once offered his hand and an apology. Lyles was
inclined to accept the "amende honorable," but his father,
a peppery old man, urged his son to demand " satistac-
tion." A challenge followed. In those days no gentle-
man could refuse to meet his adversary on the " field of
honor " and retain social recognition. Early on the
morning after the ball, while a heavy fog was rising from
the Potomac, the little party, consisting of " principals
and seconds," pushed out from the ^Maryland shore and
rowed to a point on the Virginia side, a few miles south
of Alexandria. Old Mr. Lyles, whose house stood on a
bluff overlooking the river, sat on his porch with a num-
ber of friends, watching for the signal, which he had arranged
should be given if his son was victorious. They expected
to celebrate a certain victory, as young Lyles was said to
be a "crack shot." The father was destined to disap-
pointment, as a red flag was soon displayed, that being
the concerted signal if Lyles should fall.

THE MAR YLAND BOW 7ES. 1 19

The following is an extract from the Alexandria Gazette :

"Alexandria, Va., Aui^iist S, /Soj. — It is^vith rc,u;rct we .announce
the sacrifice of another victim at the shrine of the sant^uinary prac-
tice of dueHnJ^^ Yesterday morning at six o'clock, a duel was fought
between Mr. John F. Bowie and Mr. Knoch M. Lyles, of Piscataway,
Maryland, at Johnson's spring, six miles from this town, on the
Virginia side of the Potomac River. They exchanged shots at but
_/?//tYv/y^W distance ; when, unfortunately, Mr. Lyles received his
antagonist's ball a little below the right breast; it penetrated his
liver, and he expired a few minutes past eleven o'clock yesterday."

Old jNIr. Lyles' anguish may be partly imagined from
the inscription he had placed on his son's tombstone in
the Broad Creek Churchyard, which may yet be seen
there. It reads :

p:noch m. lyles.

Died, 7th August, 1S05, aged 26.

Go thou, ray son, obey the call of Heaven.
Thy sins, my son, we trust they are forgiven.
Y'et Oh, what hand can paint thy parents' woe ;
God, only, can punish the hand that gave the blow.

After this tragic affair, young Bowie decided to enter
the army, and a letter is on file at the War Department,
addressed to the Secretary, as follows ;

"Warburx, near Piscataway, Md.,

" December 24, 1S05.

" The bearer of this, Mr. John F. Bowie. Jr.. is anxiously solicitous
to enter the military service of our country. For his respectable and
extended family connections in our country, as well as for his own
name and station in it, I cheerfully acquiesce in giving him this
line of commendation and recommendation to you.

"(Signed) Thomas Digges."

The official records show that on March 6, 1S06, John
F. Bowie was appointed first ensign, United States Infan-
try, First Regiment, and, on March 4, 1S07, he was pro-
moted to second lieutenant. On May i, 1808, he resigned
his commission and settled in Mississippi. November 13,
181 3, the records further show he was commissioned
adjutant in Colonel Nixon's regiment of Mississippi Vol-

126 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

unteers of the War of 1 812-14. April 14, 1S14, was
ordered to Pierce's Stockade. October i, 1S14, he was
promoted to major in Hind's battalion of ca\-alry, and
mustered out of service in 1815. He is said to have par-
ticipated in the battle of New Orleans. While in the
regular army he was married to Mar}- Calvert, about 1807.
She, her brother Joseph, and sister Fannie (descendants
of the distinguished family of that name, whose ancestors,
the Lords Baltimore, were the original proprietors of
Maryland), emigrated from the latter State to [Mississippi,
where young Bowie, met them. After resigning from the
regulars in 180S, he settled in Yazoo County, Mississippi,
and became a cotton planter, later moved to Lawrence
County, and finally, after the war wnth England, went to
Washington, Adams County, iMississippi. His wife,
Mary, died in 1813, and he married again in 1S14; his
second wife being a widow, Mrs. Beauford, whose maiden
name was Phcebe Cochrane. His death occurred at
Washington, Mississippi, ]\Iay 6, 1823, and his widow
survived him until 1S65. The sister and brother of his
first wife never married, and finally removed to Texas.
^Ir. Calvert was quite wealthy and devised considerable
property to his nephews.

Issue of Maj. J. P\ Bowie by his first wife :

I Allen^ Bowit:, b. iSoS ; ni. the daughter of Joe Davis, near

Natchez, and removed with his family to Texas. Issue
unknown.

II JOHN^ Fraser Bowie, Jr., d. in infancy.

III MUMFORD^ Bowie, settled in Texas, became quite wealthy,

and died single.
51 IV Frederick'^ Joseph Bowie, b. 1812 ; m. Cliarlotte Miller;

d. 1887.
Major Bowie's issue by second wife :

I Frances^ Bowie, d. young.

II Elizabeth' Anne Bowie, b. January- 21, 1S18; m. April 22.

1834, to Thomas M. Dawson, of Washington, Mississippi ;
d. June 22, 1893. ■
Issue :
I Harriet" Matilda Dawson, d. in infancy.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 121

2 Catherine^' Thomas Dawsox, b. July 14, 1S37 ; ni.
May 5, 1S57, Frederick Caswell and removed to
Akron, Ohio; she died May 14, 1S98.
Issue :

1 Edward^ Walker Caswell,.

2 Olivia' Elizabeth Caswell.

3 Katherine' Brown Caswell.

4 Hexrietta" Jane Caswell.

5 Cornelia" Beebe Caswell.

No. 26.

William' IJowie -'of Walter," (Walter^ Bowie,
Sr. William- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) eldest
son of Walter Bowie, Sr., and his wife, Mary (Brookes)
Bowie, was born at " Locust Grove," Prince George's
County, Maryland, January 29, 1776. He inherited a
large property from his father, and administered on
the latter's estate. He is described as a man of sound
judgment and business capacity. Was the only one of
his direct line who did not actively engage in politics,
though he evidently took an interest in them, as is shown
by the governor appointing him a justice of the peace in
1808-10 and 1812 ; also a member of the Levy Court in
1820. At a convention held in Marlborough in 1S25,
Dr. Joseph Kent (then governor) presiding, William Bowie
was selected as a delegate to represent his county at a
State convention to convene in Baltimore for the purpose
of considering plans for chartering the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. He was always a Democrat, and an attend-
ant of the Epi-scopal Church.

On December 14, 1802, he married Kitty Beans Duck-
ett, the only child of Baruch Duckett and his wife, Mary
Beans. She was born December 4, 1783, and her parents
were married January 11, 1783. Mary Beans was the
daughter of William Beans, Jr., and his wife, ^Liry Bowie,

122 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

daughter of John Bowie, Sr., William Bowie's great grand- *
father. (See Article No. 7.) William Beans, Jr., executed
a will in iSoi, and devised " to my granddaughter, Kitt>'
Duckett, the gold ring which I gave her grandmother,
Mary Beans." Baruch Duckett, father of Kitty (Duckett)
Bowie, was born in 1745, and was the son of Richard
Duckett, Jr., and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Baruch
Williams. Richard Duckett, Jr., was born in 1705, and was
the son of Richard Duckett, Sr.,and his wife. Charity Boyd,
who were married in 1698. Baruch Duckett had several
brothers; the eldest, Richard, married, in 175S, Martha
Waring ; Thomas married Priscilla Bowie, daughter of
Allen Bowie, Sr., and Isaac Duckett, who, late in life,
married Margaret Bowie, a sister of William Bowie "of
Walter.'' Isaac and ^Margaret (Bowie) I3uckett were the
parents of the first wife of Lieut. John Contee. Baruch
Duckett served as second lieutenant in Capt. Basil War-
ing's company during the Revolutionary War. He was
a very large land-owner, and lived at " Fairview," which
he devised to his son-in-law, William Bowie, during life,
and at his death, to the latter's children. He died sud-
denly, while sitting in his chair at " Fairview," October
2, 1 8 10. His will was witnessed by his brother, Isaac
Duckett, his nephew, Basil Duckett, and Thomas Contee
Bowie. It provided that his son-in-law and the latter's
children should have " Fairview "' as long as they did not
cut down certain trees standing near the house, " but if
the said Bowie, or any of his children, should fell the
trees, then the property shall go to my brother, Isaac
Duckett." Another valuable plantation, with its stock
and Negroes, was left to his grandson, William D. Bov/ie.
W^illiam Bowie resided at " Fairview " after his marriage
to Kitty Duckett, who died August 11, 1819. On March
27, 1822, he married, secondly, Anne Duckett Mullikin,
who was born March 23, 17SS. She was the daugliter ot
Belt Mullikin and his wife, Mary Duckett, who died
December iS, 182 1, aged si.xty-nine, being twenty-se\cn

: . THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 123

years younger than her husband, who was born February
8, 1725, and was the son of James jNIullikin and his wife,
Charity Belt. William Bowie died September 10, 1826,
from an attack of acute bilious colic. He executed a
will the day before his death amply providing for each
cliild. His widow, some years later, became the wife of
■Dr. Charles G. Worthington, of Howard County, and died
January 23, 187 1. She is buried at " Fairview," where
are also interred her husband, her parents, and the parents
of William Bowie's first wife; monuments marking the
graves of each one.

Issue of William Bowie and his first wife, Kitty Duckett :

o5J I William"' Duckktt Bowie, b. October 7, 1803 ; twice mar-
ried ; d. 1S73.

II Mary' Margaret Bowie, b. October 23, 1S06 ; d. June 2,

1809.

III Eliza'' Duckett Bowie, b. October 19, 1S09; d. April 20,

1S46 ; ni. October 7, 1828, Dr. Edmund Brice Addison
and removed to Baltimore County, where they lived un-
til her death. Dr. Addison then settled in Alexandria,
where he died February 14, 187S. He is said to have
been a man of profound learning and greatly respected.
He was the eldest son of the distinguished clergyman,
Rev. Walter Dulaney Addison, and his first wife, Eliza-
beth D. Hesselius. Rev. Mr. Addison officiated at the
funeral of General Washington, and was the first minister
ordained by Bishop Claggett. He lived at Oxen Hill,
Prince George's County, ^Maryland, and was the son of
Thomas Addison and his wife, Rebecca Dulaney, daugh-
ter of Walter Dulaney, of Annapolis, and his wife, ]Mary
Grafton. Thomas Addison was the son of John Addison
and his wife, Susannah Wilkinson. John Addison was
the son of Col. Thomas Addison, member of the Privy
Council, and his wife, Elizabeth Tasker. Col. Thomas
Addison was the only son of Col. John Addison, who
came to Maryland in 1667 and married Rebecca, widow
of Thomas Dent and daughter of Rev. William Wilkins.
Colonel Addison was born in England, and was the son
of Rev. Launcelot Addison, of " The Hill. " He received
large grants of land ; was an officer of the militia, and a
member of " The Council." " O.xcn Hill," the home of
the Addisons, was one of the liandsomest old residences

124 THE MARYLAND BOWiES.

in Maryland and overlooked the Potomac. It was sold
to Mr. Berry by the Rev. Walter Addison.
The issue of Dr. Edmund B. Addison and his wife was :

1 WiLr.iAM" BowiK Addison, b. 1S29 ; d. 1S50; single.

2 Wai.Tp;r*^ Dl'I.aney Addison, b. 1S31 ; resides in Cali-

fornia.

3 Elizabeth'' Hf.ssei.ius Addison, single.

4 PvDMUnd'' Brick Addison, Jr., b. 1834; m. 1S59 Miss

Crockford, who died in 1S96, leaving
Issue :

1 Nellik' Crockford Addison, m. Robert Rey-

nolds.
Issue :

1 Edmund" Reynolds.

2 Caroline'^ Reynolds.

3 Robert^ Reynolds.

. 4 Nf;llif/ Addison Reynolds.

2 John' Hamilton Addison, ni. Christine Henckel.
Issue :

I John** Hamilton Addison, Jr.

3 Walter" Dulaney Addison, m. Virginia Har-

rison.
Issue :

I Julian'' Harrison Addison.

4 Bessie' Bowie Addison, m. John H. Lyons.
Issue :

!• Emily'* Lyons.

5 James" Allison Addison, m. Grace Jolliffe.

6 William" ^Ieade Addison, m. Margaret Jones.

7 Emily" Addison, single.

5 John*^ Addison, b. 1S36 ; m. Rebecca Ball ; no issue.

6 Catherine'' Duckett Addison, single.

7 Mary'' Addison, single.

8 Charles'' Golden .Addison, single; lives at Spring-

field, Maryland.

9 Thomas" Duckett Addison, m. Mary Brockenbor-

ough Smith.
Issue :

1 D.\ngerfield" Addison.

2 Bl.and" Addison.

rv Walter^ Baruch Bowie, b. September 8, 181 1 ; d. single
October 11, 1S32. He is represented as a handsome
young man. His death was caused by contracting a
cold while making a trip to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on
horseback. He, and his cousin, John T. Bowie, and their
body-servants, started for the West, as then known, but.
upon reaching the Ohio River, turned back, and Walter
Bowie died shortly after reaching home.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 125

V KiTTV^ BowiK, b. January 11, 1S16; ni. 1833 Daniel Clark,
a talented young planter and member of the Legislature.
He died, leaving
Issue :

1 Danikl'' Clark, Jr. A distinguished lawyer ; mem-

ber of the vState Legislature; delegate to Constitu-
tional Assembly, etc., etc. Married Rachel Pratt,
daughter of Gov. Thomas G. Pratt.
Issue, three sons and two daughters :

1 AdklinE' Clark, single.

2 Danikl' Clark, Jr.

3 Cathp:rlve" Clark, m. McKenzie.

4 Thomas" Pratt Clark.

5 William" B. Clark

2 William*' Bowie Clark, m. Martha Forbes; died

without issue.

3 KiTTv'^ Clark, d. at school from cholera, in Burling-

ton, New Jersey.
Mrs. Clark's second husband was Thomas Duckett, a
widower, and son of Judge Allen Bowie Duckett and
his wife, Miss Howard.
Issue :

I Thomas'' A. Duckett, m. Lucy Selman.
Issue :
. I Lucy' Duckett.

2 Oden' Bowie Duckett, m. Miss Iselin.

3 Richard' Duckett.

4 Kitty' Duckett.

VI Robert'' Bowie, b. December 23, 1S17; d. September 13,
1818.
The issue of William Bowie by his second wife, Anne Duckett Mul-
likin, was :

I Richard'' Duckett Bowie, b. January 27, 1823 ; d. October
I. 1832.

Xo. 27.

Danier Bowie, (Walter^ Bowie, Sr. William-
BowiE, Sr. JoHN^ Bowie, Sr.) third son of Hon. Walter
Bowie, Sr., and his wife, Mary (Brooke.s) Bowie, wa.s born
March 7, 1777, at "Locust Grove,'' near Collington,
Maryland. Was named for his father's friend and first

126 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

cousin, Capt. Daniel Bowie, who fell at the battle of Long
Island. Owned a large form near Collington. About
1 8 15 he married Fannie R. Lane, a beautiful belle of
Anne Arundel County. Had but one child, who died
before his parents. A will was executed by Daniel Bowie,
who died in 1S43, leaving his property to his wife during
her life, and at her death, to his nephew, Col. William D.
Bowie. His wife died about 1S55 and both are buried
at " Locust Grove.'"

Issue

I W.a.lTer'^ Bowie, b. iSiS ; d. shortly after reaching man-
hood.

Xo. 28.

Walter^ Bo^'ic. Jr., (Walter' Bowie, Sr. Wil-
liam- Bowie, Sr. Joiix' Bowie, Sr.) youngest son of
Walter Bowie, Sr., and his wife, Mary (Brookes) Bowie,
was born at " Locust Grove,'' Prince George's County,
Maryland, in 17S5. Inherited his ancestral home and
passed the life of a " country gentleman " of that period in
Maryland. In early life he was very delicate, and at the
age of twenty-seven was still so slight that on order-
ing his wedding suit (for some reason not finding it con-
venient to be in Baltimore) he had a friend, who was
known as the smallest man in Anne Arundel County, go
to the city and be measured for the outfit. He, however,
grew to be a man of enormous size, and, on Sundays,
being always a conscientious member and attendant of
the Episcopal Church, he found the pew too narrow for
him, so he was forced to use a large chair close to and
facing the pulpit. Owing to his occupying this seat so
long, his friends jokingly named him " Bishop Bowie."
He is said to have weighed three hundred and fifty pounds,

THE MA R } ^LA ND BOll 7ES. 1 2 7

and a portrait of liini, now possessed b\' his youngest son,
presents a kindly, amiable face, with a mirth-loving dispo-
sition. He was never a candidate for office, though the
governor, for many years, appointed him regularlv a jus-
tice of the peace, and in 1S30 a member of the Levy Court
of the county. Htj was frequently selected by his neigh-
bors as their delegate to the \arious county conventions,
where, as shown by the local papers, heenergeticallv advoca-
ted the nomination of those men supported by his district.
November 30, 18 12, he married Amelia ?\Iargaret Weems,
a daughter of James William Lock Weems and his wife,
Margaret (Hall) Weems. Another daughter, Margaret
Weems, married George French, of Frederick County,
and was the mother of Mrs. Robert Bowie, of " Cedar
Hill." Mr. Weems was a conspicuous figure of the Revo-
lutionary era, and died in iSoS. His father was William
Lock Weems, a wealthv planter of Prince Georo-e's
County, a member of the '' Committee of Observation " in
1770, and one of the earlier judges of the County Court.
The Weems family claim descent from Lord Wemyss, of
Scotland, a name illustrious in the early annals of that
country. In Maryland a number of the descendants of
these Scottish chiefs have borne an honorable part in the
history of their State, viz : the two mentioned above ;
John C. Weems, member of Congress ; Rev. Mason
Weems, author of the lives of Washington and of Marion ;
and others of more or less local prominence.

Walter Bowie died suddenly April 24, 1839, and is
interred at " Locust Grove." His tombstone bears the
following inscription :

"He -was the affectionate husband, the fond parent, and the kind
master ; the good neighbor, generous friend, and worthy citizen.
He died as he had lived, beloved and esteemed bv the rnany who
knew of his goodness in the various relations of life'."

Mrs. Bowie was born in I79i,and died January 7, 1S52.
Her husband's high appreciation of her character is shown

128 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

by his will, in which he provides that she shall be execu-
trix, assisted by her son, Walter ; she to have exxlusive
control of all the land and Negroes during her life, and if
any child should prove undutiful, said child should be
debarred from receiving any portion of the estate if the
mother so decreed. The land was equally divided between
the two eldest sons, but the latter were required to pay
appropriate sums of money to the three younger children,
so that they might inherit a just proportion of the
property.

Issue :

5;i I WAi,TKRMVii,i,iA:ir Wkfcms BowiK, b. March 30, 1814; ni.
Adeline Snowdcn.
II Mary^ Margarkt Bowie, b. 1819; m. January 12, 1836,
Dr. Graflon Tyler, of Frederick, Maryland ; settled in
Georgetown, D. C. ; d. July 12, 1876.
Issue :

1 Mary« Tvler, m. W. D. Casiu, of Geori^^etown, D. C.

2 Grafton'^ Tyler, m. Eva Horton.

3 ANX.A.S Tyler, m. Truman Belt. A daughter married

W. T. Brown of Georgetown, D. C.

4 Dr. Bowie*^ Tyler, m. Stansbury.

5 Susan" Tyler, m. Granville Hyde.

6 Richard" Tyi.er, single.

7 Samuel" Tyler, single.

54 III Richard^ William Weems Bowie, b. May 8, 1S23 ; m.

Elizabeth L. Waring.

55 IV Robert- Bowie, b. July 13, 1S26 ; m. Julia V. Waring.

V Jame.s'' William Lock Weems Bowie, b. December 18,
1830; graduated in medicine; d. May 5, 1853; single.
- VI Amelia^ Margaret Bowie, b. January 7, 1834 ; d. Novem-
ber 6, 1837.

Xo. 29.

Elizabeth' :!rarj^aret Bowie, (Gov. Robert'
Bowie. Capt. Willev.m- Bowie. Joh.x' Hcjwie, Si.)
second daughter of Gov. Robert Bowie and his wife, Pris-

THE MAR } 'LAXD BO I! V/SS. 1 29

cilia (Mackall) Howie, was boiii in Nottinghain, Prince
George's County, Maryland, October 4, 17S0. In I'eb-
ruary, iSoo, she married John Waring, Jr., son of John
Waring, Sr., of Mount Pleasant, and his wife, Ilein-ietta
Maria (Plall) Waring. (See Waring Sketch.) The }-oung
couple lived in Xottinghani and at '' Mattaponi'' during
the life-time of old ]\Irs. William Howie, I\Irs. Waring's
grandmother. During the War of iS 12-14 John Waring,
Jr., served in the arm\- of his State, died in 1815, and was
buried at Mount Pleasant. His father bequeathed to him,
during life, the large estate consisting of about thirteen
liundred acres, now known as Bald Eagle, but at his son's
death it was to go to the latter's onl\- son, John Henry
Waring. During the war with England, the British
occupied Nottingham and the surrounding country.
One of the officers rode to the house of Mrs. Waring and
asked where her husband was ; she replied, " where he
and e\-ery other brave man should be, in the army of his
country fighting its invaders." The Englishman raised
his hat, and, with a bow, replied, " ^ladam, I honor your
spirit." He then ordered his men to guard her house,
and she was treated with great consideration as long as
they were in the neighborhood. After the death of Mr.
Waring she resided in Nottingham (having recei\'ed from
her father the latter's residence in that village) until long
after her children were all grown. The dwelling was
then bought by her brother, Robert W. Bowie, for the
latter's eldest son. Mrs. Waring died while on a visit to
her daughter, }klrs. Magruder, in Baltimore, Jul\' 3, 1S54,
and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery. A small oil
painting, taken of her late in life, shows a handsome face
for one so old.

Issue

I Hen'rietta' Priscu.la Warin'G, b. December 4, iSoo; m.
1st, Benjamin Odcn, Jr., by whom there was no issue; 2d,
on November 6, 1827, Walter B. C. Worthington, of Not-
tingham. (See Worthington Sketch.) Her eldest

I30 THE MARYLAXD BOWIES.

daughter, Klizabcth, married Thomas F. Bowie. Jr.
(See Article No. 67.)
II Eliz.^^ \V.\rixg, b. July S, 1S02 ; m. April 4, 1S20. John
Reed IMagruder the 3d. Resided for a number of years
near IMarlborough, and then removed to Baltimore,
where Mr. Magruder died, August 19, 1854. He was
born October 22, 1796, and was a son of John Reed
Magruder, Jr. The first of his name in Maryland was :

Alexander INI.^Grudkr, who emigrated from Scotland
about 1655 and died 16S0. His third son. James Magru-
der, Sr., was the father of James Magruder, Jr., born
January 16, 1699 ; married May 15, 1720, Barbara
Combs, who was born in 1704. He died 1777 and his
wife 1799. Their eldest son, James, married Mary
Bowie, daughter of John Bowie, Jr. ; a younger son, John
Reed Magruder, Sr., born June 17, 1736, died Septemiier
24, iSii, married January 14, 1772, Barbara Contce,
daughter of Alexander Contee and Jane Brooke. John
Reed INIagruder, Jr., was born October 23, 1772 ; married
September 14, 1794, Amelia Hall; died December 23,
1830. Their son, John Reed Magruder the 3d, married
Kliza Waring, as above shown. His widow is yet living
at the age of ninety-six and her mind is bright and vig-
orous.

Issue :

1 John* Rp:f;d M.\gruder the 4th, b. January 7, 1S21 ;

m. Hannah Maria Levering, who died leaving one
child :

I ELIZ.A.BETH' M.\gruder, m. Thomas Clark, of
Baltimore. No living issue.

2 Rich.^rd'^ Hall r^I.^GRUDKR, b. January 4, 1828 ; d.

February- 2, 1872 ; single.

3 Elizabeth*' M.argaret Magruder, b. April 22, 1S31;

m. 1st Dr. Sylvanus Mills, 2d Mr. Slothower, 3d
Mr. Reese. No issue.

4 Amelia" Hall M.\GRUDER, b. September 50, 1834; d.

January, 1S9S ; single.

5 Robert" Bowie Magrtder, b. March, 1836; m. ist

Miss Wise, 2d Alice Wilson.
Issue by first wife :

1 Id.\^ M.a.gri:der, m. Linwood Collins.
Issue :

1 Margaxett.a^ Collins.

2 Elizabeth* M. Collins.

2 Robert' Bowie Magruder, Jr., m. Louisa Rob-

ertson.
Issue by second wife :
I Alice' Magruder.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 131

6 Francis'"' Hall MACRUDKR.b. November 29, 1S39; d.
single.

III Marv^ Mackall Waring, b. 1S04; d. 1S50 ; single.

IV RoBHRT^ BowiK Waring, b. 1S06 ; d. in infancy.

V John* Henry Waring, b. INIarch, 1S09; ni. Jnlia Maria

Worthington ; d. 1S71. (See Waring Sketch for issue.)

Xo. 30.

^largaret^ Aime Boivie. (Gov. Robert' Bowie.
Capt. \Villi.\.m- Bowie. John^ Bowie, Sr.) third, and
youngest, daughter of Gov. Robert Bowie and his wife,
Priscilla (Mackall) Bowie, was born in Nottingham,
Prince George's County, Mar)land, about 1783. Decem-
ber 25, 1S04, she was married at the Executive Mansion,
in Annapolis, Maryland, to Dr. Reverdy Ghiselin, the
Rev. I\Ir. Duke officiating.

Dr. Ghiselin was an eminent physician of Annapolis,
where he was born about 1765. For many years he had
charge of the Laud Office, succeeding his father in that
position, and was also several times a member of the Gov-
ernor's Council, serving twice in that capacity when
Robert Bowie was the chief executive. He was finely
educated, and during the French Revolution was a stu-
dent of medicine in Paris.

He had been married earlier in life, but had no children
by his first wife. For a year or so after his marriage he
resided with his father-in-law in the go\'ernor's mansion,
the present library building of the Naval Academy, An-
napolis. During the War of 1812-14 he acted as a sur-
geon in the army, and then, acquiring " Brookefield," the
former residence of Thomas Contee, removed his family
to that plantation, near Nottingham, where he died in
1823 and was buried a short distance from the house.
His widow survived him until 1S50, and died, while visit-
ing her daughter, Mrs. Thomas S. Alexander, in Balti-

•*t>!"-

132 THE MARYLAND BOiriES.

more, but her remains were brouglit home and she is
interred by the side of her husband.

Dr. Gliisclin was descended from an old Huguenot lamiK
which came to Maryland during the Seventeenth Centurw
Tradition has it that they were descendants of the Che\a-
lier DuGuesclin. The first of whom we have direct an-
cestral record is Cccsar Gliiselin, whose name appears as
a resident of Annapolis in 1695, and he died there in
1 72 1. His son, William Gliiselin, married, on June 9,
1726, Naomi, daughter of Mary and Richard Lusby, Sr. ;
she died in August, 1742. Their son, Reverdy Gihiseliu,
Sr., was born July 13, 1727, and for a great many years
was in charge of the vState Land Office. Pie it was who
systematized the manner of preserving the conveyances of
land still followed. He, doubtless, was no longer \-oimg

when he married Mary (maiden name unknown)

and became the father of several children. His eldest
daughter, Deborah, married Hon. jolm Johnson, and was
the mother of Hon. John Johnson, Jr., Chancellor of
Maryland, and of Reverdy Johnson, United States Senator,
Minister to the Court of St. James, etc. (See Article 46,
Mary Isl. Bowie.) Mrs. Mary Gliiselin survived her hus-
band a number of years, and died in iSii. She made a
will in 1808, and in it devised considerable property, con-
sisting of bonds and real estate, to her children and grand-
children.

The issue of Dr. Reverdy Ghiselin and his wife, Margaret Anne
Bowie, was :

I Maj. Robert^ Ghiselix, b. 1805. Inherited " Brookefield,"
where he resided many years. He married Mary
Elizabeth Lansdale, a sister of the wife of his uncle,
Robert W. Bowie, and daughter of Isaac Lansdale and
his wife, Catherine Brooke. Major Ghiselin died July
27, 1853, and his wife August 20, 1854. Both are buried
at St. Thomas' Church, Croom, Maryland.
Issue :

I Dr. James" T. Ghiselin. Sen,-cd through the Civil
War as chief of General Sheridan's medical corps,

THE MAR 1 'LAND BO J J 7ES. 133

and was several times promoted for gallant conduct.
He died in California in 1896 ; single.

2 Ros.\lie''' G111SKI.IX, m. Dr. Frederick Sassccr, of

Upper Marlborough, a son of Zadock v'^asscer and
his wife, a sister of Dr. John 11. Skinner. Dr.
Sasscer died in 18SS, leaving
Issue :

1 Frkderick" Sasscer, Jr., b. 1S56. A lawyer of

Upper Marlborough. He married June, 1SS3,
Lucy Clagftt, daughter of R. A. Clagett, and
has
Issue :

1 Lucy* Sasscer, b. 1SS4.

2 Robert^ Sasscer, died.

3 Harold^ Sasscer.

4 Ghiselin" L. Sasscer.

2 John" H. S. Sasscer, b. 1857; d. 1889; single.

3 Ellen' Douglas Sasscer.

4 Elizabeth' G. Sasscer.

5 SELWIN' S.A.SSCER.

6 Dr. Reverdv' Sasscer.

3 Elizabeth'^ Ghiselin, single.

4 Lansdale'' Ghiselin, d. single.

5 Thomas'^ Ghiselin, d. single.

6 Reverdv*^ Ghiselin, captain of a steamer* running

between New York and Liverpool. He and his wife
were lost at sea. They left one son, who resides in
New York.

7 Robert® Ghiselin, married, and died leaving four

children who reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
II Priscilla^ Ghiselin, b. about 1807 ; m. Thomas S. Alex-
ander, an eminent lawyer of Baltimore. She had
Issue :

1 Reverdv'' Alexander, d. single.

2 Thomas'"' S. Alexander, Jr., d. single.

3 Mary'' H.\r\vood Alexander, m. Gen. Henry H.

Bingham, of Philadelphia.

4 Fanny'' Alexander, m. Edward Leeds Kerr.
Issue :

I Ida' Goldsborough Kerr.

5 Margaret® Anne Alexander, m. Arthur A. Du

Bercean.
Issue : . "

I Arthur' A. DuBercean, Jr.

6 Priscilla'' Alexander, d. single.

7 Emma® Stocket Alexander, m. Shales Abner Lin-

thicum, a lawyer of Baltimore, and had

134 "THE MAR Yt.AND B O U 7J^S.

Issue :

1 Stewart" B. Lixthicum, m. Marie Louise

Wilson.
Issue :
I Alexander" Wilson Linthicum.

2 Margaret' Alexander Linthicum, d. 18S2 ;

single.

3 Ella' Linthicum, m. Dr. Harry J. Berkeley, of

Baltimore.
Issue :
I Margaret'* Harwood Stocket Berkeley.

III Reverdv^ Ghiselin, d. single.

IV Dr. William' Ghiselin. Resided in Annapolis. Married

Mary Harsvood, and died leaving
Issue :

I William*^ Ghiselin, Jr. Resides in Baltimore.

Xo. 31.

Robert* William Bo-wie, (Gov. Robert^ Bowie.
Capt. William' Bowie. John' Bowie, Sr.) youngest
child ofGov. Robert Bowie and his wife, Priscilla ( Mackall)
Bowie, was born in Nottingham, March 3, 1787. When
a boy he received a fall, while skating, which lamed him
for life, and caused his health to be always far from robust.
On leaving college he removed to a plantation which liis
father owned in the upper part of the county, which, in
later years, became the home of his sister, and was named
• " Bowieville." He did not reside there permanently,
but returned to Nottingham district, and at his father's
death inherited "Mattaponi," which he greatly improved
by adding the present wings to that fine old brick
mansion. Possessing a strong mind and an ardent love
of politics, he was scarcely of age when he entered the pub-
lic arena. In 1810, when but twenty-three, he was elected
to the House of Delegates, and served in the Legislature
during his father's last term as governor. An impassioned
speaker and ready debater, the young statesman sprung

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 135

at once to the front rank among the veteran managers of
the Whig party, and, for a long time, his fiery energy
and inflnence were all potent. So highly was he esteemed,
that, for many years, he moulded the policy of his party,
and more than once named the nominee for governor and
United States senator. State control of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal was the burning issue at that period,
and he took a conspicuous part in all the passionate
debates on the subject. He served four terms in the
House of Delegates, and three terms as State senator.
Was three times a member of the Governor's Council, in
which body he wielded a powerful influence. Was a
Presidential Elector in 1821 and again in 1S37, and was
chosen an elector of United States senator. While in
the Legislature he introduced a bill prohibiting imprison-
ment for debt, which w^as finally enacted. In 1825 was
sent as delegate to a general convention held in Baltimore
for the purpose of considering the advisability of con-
structing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and earnestly
advocated the necessity of building it. In 1833 was
selected by the governor as one of the State representa-
tives to confer with the president of the Baltimore &: Ohio
Railroad with a view of selecting the proper route for
that line. Once he was defeated for the State Senate by
his younger relative and Democratic adversary. Col. Wil-
liam D. Bowie. At another period he was sent as a dele-
gate to a Convention of Southern Planters, held in
Annapolis, for the purpose of discussing the slavery ques-
tion, and was elected chairman of that assembly, being a
recognized authority on all parliamentary laws. A large
land and slave-owner, he was chosen as director of the
Planters' Bank in Upper Marlboro.

Generally selected as the representative of his district,
he was, for nearly forty years, constantly and prominently
before the people, ably filling every oflfice with which he
was entrusted. The ambition of his life was to ocupy the
executive chair as his father had done, but, unfortunately

1 3 6 THE MA R } 'LAND BO II 7ES.

for him, the same exalted position was coveted by his two
nephews, Col. William T. Wootton, and the latter's half-
brother, Gen. Thomas F. IJowie. The rivalry of these
three men of conceded ability rcsnlted disastrously to
each. The divisions defeated the family, the weight of
whose influence, if combined, would have elected any one
of the trio. (See account of Nominating Convention in
Sketch No. 48, Gen. T. F. Bowie.) It is difficult to
understand how Robert W. Bowie became such an ardent
Whig, when his father had been, for so many years, the
uncompromising standard-bearer of the Democracy. Each
man was a most bitter partisan.

Probably Robert W. Bowie would have achieved greater
success in the public arena, as he was a born general, but
for the fact of his possessing a rather domineering and
haughty disposition, combined with an irascible temper,
which often antagonized the masses, who regarded him
as proud and styled him ''an aristocrat," though his great
abilities were alwa}s recognized by thoughtful and con-
servative men.

On April 2, 18 18, he married Catherine, daughter of
Isaac and Catherine (Brooke) Lansdale. Her sister, ^Nlary,
later became the wife of Robert Ghiselin, nephew of
Robert W. Bowie. Isaac Lansdale was an officer in the
Revolutionary Army and a wealthy planter. He married
March 27, 1792. IMrs. Bowie was born January 13, 1800,
and had a sweet, cheerful temper, noted for her charity
and greatly beloved.

Robert W. Bowie's lavish hospitality and heavy contri-
butions to campaign expenses left his large estate heavily
encumbered, when, after a long illness, he died June 3,
1848. His son was not able to liquidate the indebtedness
before the Civil War came on, and, in 1S66, Mrs. Bowie
had the sorrow of seeing her beautiful home pass from the
family. She survived all of her children except her
youngest son, and died October 22, iS67,at " The Valley,"
the residence of Maj. Thomas F. Bowie, a grandnephew

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 137

of her husband. Both are buried at ".Mattaponi," and
marble slabs mark their graves.

The issue of Robert W. Bowie was :

I Carolink' I.ansdai.e Kowik, b. February 5, 1S20; in.
December 22, 1S40, to Osborne Sprigg, only son of Gov.
Samuel Sprigg and his wife, Violetta Lansdale. The
latter was a first cousin of Mrs. Robert \V. Bowie.
Samuel Sprigg was elected (Tovernor of Ivlaryland in
1819, and lived at "Northampton," which he inherited
from his uncle, Osborne Sprigg, Jr., the half-brother of
Gov. Robert Bowie's mother, and one of the signers of
the " Association of Freen:en " in 1776.
The issue of Osborne Sprigg and Caroline Bowie was :

1 Mary" Bowie Sprigg, b. August, 1S42 ; m. April,

1876, James Anderson, of Rockville, Maryland, who
died without living issue.

2 Violetta*"' Lansdale Sprigg, b. June 30, 1S44 ; died

single.

3 Catherine*^ Laxsdale Sprigg, b. August 30, 1S46 ;

d. in infancy.

4 SA:MrEL''' Sprigg, b. September 27, 1849; entered

United States Navy. Married Mademoiselle Dubois,
of Cannes, France; died November 2, 1882, at San
Francisco, California, without issue.
56 II Robert' Bowie, Jr., b. October 6, 1S21; m. Elizabeth Stod-
dert ; d. 1S60.

III Mary' Elizabeth Lansdale Bowie, b. September 10,

1S23 ; d. August 25, 183S.

IV Priscilla' Mackall Bowie, b. November 29, 1825; m.

December 17, 1S46, to Richard L- Ogle, youngest son of
Benjamin Ogle, Jr., and his wife, Anna Maria, and grand-
son of Benjamin Ogle, Sr., Governor of Maryland in
1798-1S00. The latter was a grandson of Gov. Samuel
Ogle and Lady .\nn Ogle, his wife. He was Royal Gov-
ernor of the Province 1732-1735, and then went back to
England, where he married. Receiving, for the second
time, the appointment as Governor of Marvland, he
returned, with his bride, in 1747 on board "His Majes-
tie's ship Foulkestone," which was received at Annapolis
with booming of cannon, and the governor and his lady
were welcomed with great ceremony. He died May 5,
1752. Lady Anne Ogle lived to be ninety-four, and died
August 14, 1817. Richard L. Ogle and Priscilla Bowie,
his wife, resided near "Bel .\ir," the old (Jgle home-
stead in Prince George's County, and had

13S THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Issue :

1 An-nA« Maria Oglk, b. June 16, 1S49 ; d. January 19,

1S51.

2 Catherin};'^ Lanspalk Oglk, b. August 21, 1S50 ; m.

April 12, 1S75, Frank A. Dalcour.
Issue :

I Frakk' a. Dalcour, Jr., b. Septembers, 1S76.

3 Francis'^ Cornelia Ogle, b. April 4, 1S52 ; ni. R. H.

Griffith.

4 Caroline'' Lansdale Ogle, b. April 18, 1S53; "i-

September 22, 1S78, Thomas H. Worthington, of
Howard County, Maryland.
Issue :
I Clemintine" Worthington, b. October 12, 1S79.
. . 2 I'liOMAs" C. Worthington, b. January 12, 18S4.

3 Harry' Dorsey Worthington, b. November 29,

18S5.

4 Roy' Worthington, b. July 7, 1S89.

5 Arthl-r' Ogle Worthington, b. November 24,

1S91.

6 Lillian' Bowie Worthington, b. March 2, 1S94.

5 Richard^ L. Ogle, Jr., b. May 14, 1S55 ; single.

6 Louisa'^ Ogle, b. July 5, 1S56 ; m. November 24, 1SS9,

James S. Gvvynn.
Issue :

I Priscilla' Bowie Gwynn, b. May 23, 1891.

7 Susan" Ogle, b. October 16, 1857; m. October iS,

1893, Allen B. Welch.
Issue :

I Richard' Ogle Welch, b. March 9, 1895.

Mrs. Priscilla Bowie Ogle died August 16, 1S58. Her husband
married a second time, and died April 4, 1895, leaving several
children by his last wife, names not given.

V James=John Bowie, b. April 17, 1827; resided at " Matti-

poni " until 1S67, then engaged in a lumber business iu
Nottingham ; d. August 6, 1S71, unmarried, and is buried
with his parents. He was noted for his courtly manners,
and, like his father, was fond of politics. In 1861
was elected to the State Legislature as a " Uniitn
Democrat " on the same ticket with John Bowie, "of
Bladensburg." Was opposed to secession, but ever a
Democrat.

VI Laura^ Bowie, b. September 11, 1S30, d. September 3,

183 1.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 139

No. :i2.

Joliii' l$ui'j>;oss Bowie, (William' Bowie 3d.
William' Bowie, Jr. Joiix- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie,
Sr.) eldest son of William Bowie 3d and his wife, Ursula
(lUirgess) Bowie, was born at " Thorpland," near Upper
Marlborough, Maryland, in 1777. Resided upon his farm
a few mile west of that town, and in 1S03 married
Catherine Hall, who was born in 1778. She was the
daughter of Benjamin Hall and his wife, Eleanor Mur-
doch. Benjamin Hall was conspicuous during the Revolu-
tionary period. He signed the celebrated document
"The Declaration of the Association of Freemen'' in
1775, and in 1776 was one of the four delegates from
Prince George's County to the first Constitutional Con-
vention held in Annapolis. John Burgess Bowie was
active in local politics; was in 1S07 commissioned an
ensign in the 34th regiment, State Guards, Capt. Richard
T. Snowden's Troop, and served with the Maryland forces
during the war of iS 12-14. The governor appointed him
a justice of the peace in 181 2, and again in 18 16-18.
He was also elected as High Sheriff of Prince George's
County, an office of much consequence at that era and
greatly prized. In 1S09 he was a witness to the will of
his cousin, Capt. William Sprigg Bowie, and was named
by the latter his executor. He died February 15, 1821,
and is buried at " Thorpland." His wife, who is also
buried there, lived until May, 1856.

Issue :

I Ellen^ Ursula Bowie, b. 1S04 ; m 1S22 Capt William J. Belt,
of the United SUites Navy. He %vas the son of Joseph
Sprigg Belt and his wife, Sarah Burgtss, who were mar-
ried in 1790. Joseph S. Belt was the son of Thomas
Belt and his wife, Elizabeth L. Bowie, daughter of
Thomas Bowie, son of John Bowie, Sr.
Issue of Captiiin Belt and L'rsula Bowie was:

I Dr. William' .Seaton Belt, m. Eleanor, daughter of
Dr. Benjamin Lee and his wife, Miss Lans<lale.

140 THE MARYLAND BOUIES.

Issue :

1 Bkxjamin' ].KK Rklt, 111. .Mitlic, d:ui<,'htcr of

Richard \V. W. Bowie.

2 Wii.LiAM" .Shatox Bia.T.Jr.. single.

2 Algkrxon" Sidxhv Bki.t, ni. Susie M. Green, daui^h-

ter of Judge Green, Moved to Iowa, where his
family now reside.

3 CapT. Charlks' R. Bklt, ni. Antionette Blake, of

Calvert County, Maryland.

4 Victoria' E. Bklt, m. J. Yates Kent, of Baltimore.

5 S.\ML'EL' Si'RiGG BELT, of Washington, D. C, m. Mary

Wilson.

6 Violetta" Laxsdale Belt, m. Edward C. Bowie, her

cousin. (See No. 57.)

7 Catherixe" Belt, unmarried.

II R.\CHEL*' Bowie, b. 1S06; d. in early womanhood.

III Elizabeth'' Axn Bowie, b. 1S09 ; m. 1S32 to Edmund

Coolidge, of Washington, D. C, and had
Issue :

1 Edmuxd' J3RAIXARD CooLiDGE, m. Miss Turner, of

Calvert County, ^Maryland.

2 Marion' Coolidge, m. Henry W. Blunt, of Washing-

ton.
Issue :

1 EnMUND- Blunt, d. in 1S97 ; single; aged about

thirty-five.

2 HenrV" Bluxt.

, 3 Marion" Blunt.

After the death of Edmund Coolidge, Sr., his widow, Elizabeth
Ann (nee Bowie), married Andrew ^lartine, of New York,
but had no issue by her second husband.

IV Mary"* Catpierine Bowie, b. iSii; m. October 10, 1S33,

Samuel C. Moran, of Aquasco, Prince George's County,
and had
Issue :

1 Catherine' Moran, m. ist John Hunicutt, 2d :\Ir.

Corcoran.

2 Bowie' r^IORAX, d. single ; aged forty.

3 Marion' Morax, d. single.

4 Nann'Ie' Mor.an, single; resides near Upper Marl-

borough, Maryland.
57 V William*' Benj.vmin Bowie, b. December 26, 1S13; m. Ann
Clark.

Tin: MARYLAXD BOWIES.

141

William' 3E<M'<lacai IJowie. (William' I5(j\vik 3d.
William' r>o\viK, Jr. John- Uowih, Jr. Jc)iix' Bowik,
Sr.) fourth son of William Bowie 3d and his wife, Ursula
(Burgess) Bowie, w^as born at " Thorpland," near Upper

AVilliani ^lordacai Ilowie.

]\Iarlborough, Maryland, May 25, 1786. He at first began
farming on a plantation which his father owned near Col-
lington, but in 1816 removed to a farm, which he pur-
chased, about four miles west of Marlborough. There he
resided for the balance of his life, devoting hiuLself to the cul-
tivation of his landed property, and by judicious manage-

142 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

nieut acquired a liaudsoine estate. On October 31, iStjQ,
he married Martha, daui^hter of Francis and Barbara
Magrnder. She died !\Iarch 6, 1S12, leaving two sons.
On December 14, i<Si4, William ]M. Bowie married Mary
Trueman Hilleary, who survived him until 1SS5, but by
whom there was no issue.

I\Ir. Bowie was prol)ably named for his father, and the
latter's old commander, ]\Iordacai Gist, and, like his father,
was a volunteer in defense of his State, having ser\'ed
with the Maryland troops during the war with England
in 181 2-14. He was of a robust frame, standing over
six feet, and in his younger days devoted to field sports ;
kept a pack of hounds, and was an eager follower of the
chase. In later life he seldom left home, but was never
so happy as when surrounded by his neighbors and asso-
ciates, whom he loved to entertain around his hospitable
board. He was a fine type of the county gentleman — a
fitting representative of a class which made the State
famous. He died February 15, 1S63, and he and both of
his wives are buried at '' Thorpland."

Issue : 1

58 I Dr. Richard'^ William Bowie, b. September 12, iSio; m.

Margaret Somervell.

59 II Francis*^ Magruder Bowie, b. February 21, 1812 ; m.

Sarah Coates.

Xo. 34.

Charles' Bowie, Sr., (\Villl\m' Bowie 3d. Wil-
liam^ Bowie, Jr. John- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.,
emigrant.) youngest son of William Bowie 3d, and his
wife, Ursula (Burgess ) Bowie, was born in 17S9 at the
home of his parents, near Marlborough, and inherited his
ancestral home " Thorpland." His health wi\s never

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 143

strong, but this did not sour his disposition, which was
blight and social, and he was very fond of the society of
young people. He cared not for politics, and the only
public office he held was that of justice of the peace, to
which he was appointed in 1S20, He was a devoted
member of the Episcopal Church ; served as vestryman,
and took an active part in diocesan matters.

On May 15, 1S28, he married Eliza L. Combs, of Prince
George's County, and by her had three children. Her
death occurred January 25, 1S36, and on February 15,
1838, he married Sarah Maria Sutor, of Washington, D. C.
By this union there were also three children. His death oc-
curred ]\Iay 8, 1S49; that of his second wife March 30,
1883. All are. buried at " Thorpland,'' which farm de-
scended to his youngest daughter.

Issue by first wife ;

I Eliza'^ L. Bowie, b. 1S32 ; d. 1S35.
<iO II Charles" Bowie. Jr., b. October 13, 1S33 ; m. Isabella
Richardson.

Ill Mary* Ursula Bowie, b. 1S34; d. 1S42.
Charles Bowie's issue by his second wife was :

I John® William Bowie, b. August 30, 1S39 ; lives in Prince

George's County ; single.

II Eliza" Combs Bowie, b. August 31, 1840 ; m. November 20,

1873, Edgar P. McCeney, who died in 1892 at their home,
"Thorpland."
Issue :

1 Edgar' P. McCeney, Jr.

2 George" McCeney.

III Thomas'^ Ray Bowie, b. 1842 ; d. 1845.

Xo. 35.

John' BoAvie, "of Bladciisburg," (Col. Thomas^
Bowie. Allen^ Bowie, Jr., of Montgomery County.
John- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) third son of Col.
Thomas Bowie and his wife, ]\Iary (Belt) Bowie, was

144 ^"^3^^^ MARYLAX/') B0J17/IS.

born at I>ladensburg-, Prince George's Count\-, INIarxland,
October 14, 1799, and inherited his father's home on the
heights of Bladcnsburg. He is described as a strong,
handsome man, possessing mnch force of character and
determination. A member of the Whig party, he activelv
opposed " Secession,'' and was elected in 1S61 as a Union-
ist member of tlie State Legislatnre. On the same ticket
with him was liis consin, James John Bowie, of " ]\Iatti-
poni.'' Another member of tlie same Legislature was his
consin, Alien Bowie Da\is. During the Ci\ il War John
Bowie was entrusted by the Federal Government with mat-
ters of mnch importance to the people of his county, and
was made a prosost marshal!. He became a member of the
Republican part}-, and continued as one of its recognized
leaders in Southern Maryland when the war ended.
November 19, 1S33, he married Margaret Lowndes Gantt.
daughter of Levi Gantt and his wife, Harriet, and removed
to Hyattsville, where he continued to reside until his
degth, January 3, 1S71. His widow survived him until
December 16, iSSo, when she was buried near her hus-
band in Rock Creek Cemetery. ]\Irs. Bowie's mother,
Harriet Gantt, was the daughter of Christopher Lowndes,
an English emigrant who lived at "Blenheim," near
Bladensburg, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Gover-
nor Tasker and his wife, Miss. Ogle. The present gover-
nor, Lloyd Lowndes, is a great grandson of Christopher
Lowndes. Levi Gantt, mentioned above, was a soldier in
the Revolutionary War, though quite young, and did not
marry until some time after the war was over. He was
the son of Dr. Thomas Gantt, of White's Landing, and
his second wife, Miss Hilleary. Dr. Gantt was born about
1 7 10, and married first, in 1735, Rachel, daughter of
Col. John Smith, by whom he had several children,
the eldest being Thomas Gantt, Jr., born 1736 (lived at
White's Landing, and was twice married ; first to Susannah
Mackall, an elder sister of Mrs. Gov. Robert Bowie). The
second son was Rev. Edward Gantt. A daughter, Rachel

THE AfAR YLASD BO If V/iS. 145

Gantt, married, in 1767, Dr. Richard Brooke. The second
wife of Dr. Thomas Gantt was Miss Hilleary, by whom
he also had a nnmber of children ; the eldest, Le\'i Gantt,
father of Mrs. John Bowie ; Fielder Gantt, who never
married, and Rachel Gantt, who married ]\Ir. Sprigg.
Dr. Thomas Gantt, had a brother, Kdward Gantt, who
married Eliza, danghter ol Robert and Mar\- Wheeler, and
was the father of Mary Gantt, who married Bishop Thomas
John Claggett. The latter's mother, Elizabeth (Gantt)
Clagett, was a sister of Dr. Thomas Gantt and Edward Gantt,
and married Rev. Samuel Clagett, the Bishop's father. Dr.
Thomas, Elizabeth, and Edward Gantt were the children
of Thomas Gantt and his wife, Priscilla, who lived at
White's Landing and were married about 1709. Thomas
Gantt's father was named Edward, and the latter was the
son of another Thomas Gantt who emigrated from Eng-
land to Mar^'land about 1660. It is claimed that the
Gantt's of Maryland are descended through the Ducal
house of Somersett, from John, Duke of Lancaster (young-
est son of Edward III, King of England), who was known
as "oldjohn of Gauntt." Their coat of arms : "threefleur
de lis or [gold] ; three lions passant or [gold] ; sur-
mounted b}' a ducal coronet w-ith rose and crosses gu."
Judge Richard Gantt, of the Supreme Court of South
Carolina, was the son of Thomas Gantt, Jr., of White's
Landing, and his first wife, Margaret Mackall. The
family, in Calvert County, is represented by Mr. Francis
Gantt, of Prince Frederick, and whose brother, Rev.
J. G. Gantt, resides at Trappe, Maryland.

The issue of John and Margaret L. (Gantt) Bowie was :

I Amelia^ Gantt Bowie, b. December 12, 1S34 ; m. 1867 Dr.
Charles M. B. Harris, of Washington, D. C.
Issue :

1 AxNA^ Bowie Harris.

2 Charles' Gantt Harris, b. September, 1876.

3 Thomas' Cadwaladhr Harris, b. February, 1S79.
CI II Thomas'^ John Bowie, b. February 22, 1837 ; m. May 20,

1870, Susannah Anderson.

146 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. »«.

CiJeorgc" Wartliiii*»ioii Bowie, (Col. Thomas'
BowiK. Allen '• I5o\vik, Jr. Joiix- liowit:, Jr. John'
KowiK, Sr.) fourth son of Col. Thomas Bowie, ofBhiclei^s-
biirg, and his wife, ]\Iary (Belt) Bowie, was born near
Bladensbiirg, Prince George's Count\-, l\Iar\-land, April 1 1,
1804. Received a farm from his father, called, " Locust
Hill," in the upper part of Prince George's Countv,
wliere he resided for a number of }'ears, but ftnall_\-
sold it and removed, with his family, to Mcjutgomery
County, near Brookeville. Later, he settled in George-
town, D. C, where he died about 1870. In 1S27 he
married Mary Rapine, daughter of Daniel Rapine, the
fourth Mayor of Washington. It will be seen that both
George \V. Bowie and his brother, Richard C. Bowie,
married daughters of Mayor Rapine.

Issue of George \V. and ^L1^y Bowie :

I MARG.'VRE'r'' Bowie, b. 1828 ; 111. Oscar McCauley, of Mor.t-

gomen.- County, MaryLand, and removed with him to
Nebraska. One of their sons was recently nominated for
Congress.

II CH.\Rr,OTTE*^ Bowie, b. 1830; d. 1S86 ; m. Lieut. James

Madison Alden, L'nited States Navy, and a nephew of
Admiral Alden.
Issue :

I S.\RAH' Alden, m. 1889 Vernon M. Dorsey, a great
grandson of Judge Clement Dorsey, of St. Mary's
County, Maryland.
Issue :

1 Vernon* Alden Dorsev, b. 1S90.

2 Charlotte" Bowie Dorsev. b. 1893.

3 Catherine"* Fitzsimmons Costigan Dorsev, b.

1895.

III Allen* Thomas Bowie, b. 1832 ; d. January 25, 1S60; single.

IV Mary* Anna Bowie, b. 1835 ; d. 1855 ; single.

V Frances" Bowie, b. 1838. Entered the Episcopal Sister-

hood of St. John. Died 1893, and is buried at Rock
Creek Church.

VI Argvle'' Campbell Bowie, b. 1840. Entered the L'nitcd

States Navy at tlie commencement of the Civil War.

THE MARYLAXD BOWIES. 147

Was appointed mate in Jnly. 1S63, and honorably dis-
charged A]>ril 26, 1S65. Sinylc.
(j;ii VII IIkn'RV' Ci.av Bown;, b. 1.S42 ; ni. 1868 Anne Holland.

Xo. Ml,

Rieliard Cranj]>!jiii Bowie, (Col. Thomas^
BowiK. Allkn' r.owiH, Jr. John- Bowik, Jr. John'
BowiK, Sr. ) yoini<;est sou of Col. Thomas Bowie, of
Bladensburg-, and his wife, Mary (Ik-It) Bowie, was born
at Bladensbnri,^, Prince George's County, Maryland, Sep-
tember 26, 1808. Tuhtrited a considerable estate from
his father and his uncle, Dr. John r)Owie of ^Montgomery
County, and also from his two brothers, Thomas Bowie,
Jr., and Dr. Humphrey Belt Bowie. Settled on his planta-
tion some miles from Beltsville, and for many years was a
successful farmer. The reports of the agricultural fairs held
at Marlborough from 1835-50, show a number of pri?:es
were awarded to him for excellent stock, produce, etc. In
1850 he sold his lands and removed to Baltimore, where he
was long a member of the well-known commission firm of
Belt & Bowie, which firm, in later years, was known as
Trueman Belt iS: Sons. In 1830 Richard C. Bowie married
Martha Magdalene Rapine, daughter of Daniel Rapine, a
mayor of Washington in 1S12.

Mrs. Bowie's sister, Mary, married George W. Bowie, a
brother of Richard C. Bowie. The last years of Richard
C. Bowie were passed in Washington, D. C, wdiere he
died December, 1S90. His wife died December 16,
1863. They had

Issue :

I Thomas'' Daniki. Bowie, b. 1832 ; d. in the Confederate

.■\rmy ; single,

II Richard*^ Cramphin Bowie., Jr., b. 1834; d- 1849.

148 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

III Martha*' Magdalene Bowie, ni. Williaii) R. Gcttiiigs, of

Baltimore ; d. April 20, iS8j.
Issue :

1 Richard" Bowik Gkttings, d. single.

2 Marv' Bowie Gettixgs, single.

3 Eleanor^ A. Gettixgs, single.

4 John" H. Gettixgs, d. iSSS ; single.

5 Elizabeth" D. Gettixgs, m. May 31, iSSS, John Paul

Jones.
Issue :

1 Rl'TH* Eleaxor Joxes, b. Feruary 24, 1SS9.

2 JOHX^ Paul Jones, Jr., b. October 15, 1S90.

3 Eliz.abeth'" Jones, b. February 26, 1S93 ; d.

December, 1S93.

IV Charlotte*"' Gillotte Bowie, b. 1837 ; m. October 26,

1865, Henry Murry Planan who died 1875.
Issue :

I M.^rth-a' Magdalene H.\xax.

V Elizabeth*^ D.wis Bowie, b. 1S41 ; m. Dr. Brinton Stone,

United States Navy.
Issue :

1 Ch.\rles" H. Stone, b. April 20, 1S67 ; single.

2 George" Lorixg Porter Stoxe, b. January 15,

1875 ; ensign United States Navy.

VI Thyrza" Bowie, b. 1S42 ; d. 1S77 ; single.

VII Mary*^ Axxe AuGfSTA Bowie, b. 1843 \ "i- Cleland

Lindsley ; d. 1S95.
Issue:

I Cleland" Lixdslev, Jr., b. 1876.
63 VIII Leoxard'^ Osborxe Bowie, b. February i, 1844; m. Blanche
Drew.

IX F.ANNY* Mary Bowie, d. in infancy.

X Willi.^m" Diggs Cl.\.gett Bowie, d. in childhood.

XI Allen" Lee Bowie b. 1S50; m. May 25, 1873, Susan

Macomb, of Baltimore ; d. 1S86 ; no issue.

Xo. 38.

Thomas' Johns Bowie. (CoL. Washington*

Bowie. Allen'' Bowie, Jr. John- Bowie, Jr. John'
Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Col. Washington Bowie and his
wife, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Johns, was born in

' THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 149

Georgetown, D. C, October, 1800. Attended school, as
a boy, in that town, and later graduated at Harvard Uni-
versity. Bought a farm near Brookeville, ^Montgomery
County, Maryland, which he named " Roseneath," and
was known as a practical and successful farmer. In 1S39
he was, by the governor, appointed a justice of the peace,
and was one of the board of directors of the Brookeville
Academy. He took great interest in all educational mat-
ters pertaining to the free schools of his county and State,
and was an active member of the Agricultural Society
of Maryland.

In 1829 ^c married his first cousin, Catherine Worth-
ington Davis, daughter of his aunt, Elizabeth Bowie, and
her husband, Thomas Davis. She was named for her
father's first wife, a ]\Iiss Worthington. He is described
as a man pf most polished manners, delightful company,
and dispensed a whole-souled hospitality which charmed
his guests the moment they crossed his threshold. He
died July 26, 1S50, and his wife June 21, 18S9. Both
are buried at Oatland.

Issue :

64 I Thomas" John Davis Bowie, b. Januarj- 2, I1834 ; twice

married.

II Sarah" Hollvday Bowie, b. December 23, 1S35 ; d. August

10, 1S36.

III Ei^LEn" Ruth Bowie, b. February 3, 1S3S ; d. March 31,

1848.

65 IV "Col." Washin'GTOn" Bowie, b. July 22, 1S41 ; twice mar

ried.

Xo. 30.

Jucljje Riohard Joliiis Bowie, (Col. Washing-
ton' Bowie. Allen' Bowie, Jr. John- Bowie, Jr.
John' Bowie, Sr.) son of Col. Washington Bowie and his

150

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

\vife, ^Margaret (Johns) Howie, was born in Georgetown,
I). C, June 23, 1S07. Recei\e(l a classical and collegiale
education, and ^vas at the age of nineteen, admitted to the
bar of the District of Columbia. A diligent student, he
quickly achieved a prominent position among the young
lawyers of Washington, and, when twenty-two, wasadmit-

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ted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
The same year he removed to Rockville, Montgomery
County, Maryland, became at once identified witli public
matters and met with marked success in his profession.
May 7, 1S33, he married Catherine L. Williams, of Hagers-
town, Maryland, a granddaughter of Col. Kli Williams,

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 151

brother of Gen. Otlio H. Williams, of the Revolutionary
Army.

A Whig ill politics, his brilliant intellect and practical
mind early made him a trusted leader, and at the age of
twenty-five, was elected prosecuting attorney for [Mont-
gomery County. In 1S35 he was elected to the House
of Delegates, and in 1S37 was sent to the State Senate.
After leaving the Legislature he was elected judge of the
Circuit Court, and in 1S49 was sent to Congress from the
Fifth District. In 1S51 he received a renomination,
though there was a split in the nominating convention,
the bolters, or " Independent Whigs," selecting as their
leader. Gen. Thomas F. Bowie, a relative of Judge Bowie's.
The contest was sharp, the result close, but Judge Rich-
ard J. Bowie was again successful. While in Congress he
gained distinction by his eloquence and force as a debater.
Never speaking until he had fully mastered the subject,
his close reasoning held the attention of his audiences.
Richard J. Bowie left the halls of Congress to become
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and
was succeeded in the House of Representatives by Gen.
Thomas F. Bowie.

The Whigs had long regarded Judge Bowie as one of
their ablest leaders, and did not allow him to retire from
politics, but in 1S53 nominated him for Governor of
Maryland. The slavery question was one of the burning
issues of the day, and the Whig party, badly split by fac-
tional differences, had lost ground in the State. Therefore,
while a majority of the leading Whigs were true to him,
they could not regain their former ascendancy, and Mr.
Lingon was elected governor by the Democrats. The
campaign was, however, hotly contested ; Judge Bowie
took the stump and made many forcible speeches. In a
joint debate at Bel Air, his opening remarks were " I wish
the people of Maryland to perfectly understand me in this
matter, I would rather retire to the peaceful shades of pri-
vate life than wear a diadem of princely grandeur won by

152 THE MARYLAND BOWlES.

pampering to the appetite, or appealing to the passions of
any portion of my fellow citizens for electioneering pur-
poses." Bitterly opposed to secession, and a firm sup-
porter of the Union, he affiliated with the " Union Demo-
crats" after the disruption of his old party. The exigen-
cies of " practical politics," even at a time when partisan
spirit was most bitter, never caused him to swerve from
the path his conscience taught him was the honest one,
and his iron will carried him safely through temptations
which might have wrecked a weaker man. He was a
director of the Farmers' Bank of ^Maryland, and ably
assisted in its management. He had a large and lucra-
tive practice, but was always greatly interested in agricul-
tural matters and closely supervised his various farms.
Devoted to domestic life, he was idolized by his wife and
loved by all who knew his beautiful private character.
His great sorrow was that he had no children, and he
fnially adopted his wife's nieces. His death resulted from
inflammation of the stomach, at his residence "Glen view,"
March 12, i88i, and about a year later his wife was buried
at his side in the cemetery at Rockville.

Their adopted daughters were :

I Emma Bowie Holland.

II Rose Holland.

III Maria Holland.

Xo. 40.

Robert^ CiJiliiier Bowie, (Col. Washington'
Bowie. Allen' Bowie, Jr. John- Bowie, Jr. John'
Bowie, Sr.) youngest son of Col. Washington Bowie and
his wife, Margaret (Johns) Bowie, was born in GeorLre-
town, D. C, in 1808, Received a collegiate education,
and became a civil engineer. He aided in the con-

THE MARYLAND BOU7ES. 153

struction of the Baltimore 6c Ohio Raih-oad, as well as the
building of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Later his
skill was shown in the completion of the old Orange &
Alexandria Railroad, and that of the Washington, Ohio
& Western, at that day known as the A. L. & H. Ry.
It is now a branch of the Southern. He married Julia
Wilson, daugliter of John Wilson, of Virginia, and settled
at Clark's Gap, Virginia, where he erected a stone dwel-
ling overlooking the railroad and the station at that
point. He was distinguished for his sterling qualities,
polished manners, and unblemished integrity. Pie died
in 1 88 1, leaving

Issue

I John" Wilsox Bowie, b. 1S46; in. November 23, 1879,

Mary Lloyd West, daughter of Dr. Nelson Gray West, of
Leesburg, and his wife, Virj^inia Thomas, daughter of
Francis Thomas, of " ISIerryland Tract," Governor of
Maryland.
Issue :

1 Robert" Gilmer Bowie, b. November, iSSo.

2 Virginia" Thomas Bowie, b. 1S.S4.

II Ax.len'^ Washington Bowie, b. 1S4S ; unmarried, and

resides at Clark's Gap, Virginia.

Xo. 41.

Josei)h' Haskiiis ISowie, (James^ Bowie. Rev.
JoHN^ Bowie. John- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.)
eldest child of James Bowie and his wife, Anna Maria
Barclay (Haskinsj Bowie, was born in Georgetown, D. C,
January 5, 1S16. He grew up in Montgomery County
and from there went to Baltimore, where he lived some
years, but about 1S43 removed to Illinois, thence to Cali-
fornia, and also lived some years in Te.xas, but final-
•ly returned to Monticello, Illinois. He died wdiile on a
visit to St. Louis, Missouii, Januars' 5, 1879, aged sixt\'-

154 THE MARYLAND BOUIES.

three. He was twice inarried, his fust wife having been
Catherine Elizabeth Ran, by whom he had one chiM.
After lier death he married Harriet, daughter of Captain
Godfrey, of Godfrey, Illinois, and by her he had five child-
ren. She died a few years after her husband.

The issue by first wife was :

I Louisa'"' A. Bowik, m. Dr. William J. Wroth, of Baltimore,
^ Maryland.

Issue :

I Margaret" Wroth, m. Daniel Unorozagt, of Haiti-
more, Maryland.
The issue of Joseph H. Bowie and his second wife, Harriet, was :

I Allkn*^ Bowie, died in infancy.

II LiULiE*^ Bowie, m. and removed to New Mexico.

III Joseph'^ Haskins Bowie, Jr.

IV Annie'^ Bowie, m. Green, of Greenville, Green

County, Illinois.

V Robert*^ Lee Bowie.

Xo. 4J>.

Hyde" Ray Bowie, (Thomas' Hamilton Bowik.
Sr. Rev. Dr. John' Bowie. John- Bowie, Jr. John'
Bowie, Sr., emigrant,) a twin son of Thomas Hamilton
Bowie and his wife, Eliza Hyde (Ray) Bowie, was born
in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1S13, was a student at St.
John's College, Annapolis, with his twin brother, who
was later Lieutenant James K. P)Owie, United States
Navy, read law several years, and was admitted to prac-
tice before the courts of Baltimore and rose rapidly in
his profession. Had a large clientage in Baltimore and
Washington, but a few years prior to his death re-
moved to San Francisco, California. His business in-
creased, and in 1S56 he returned Hast to plead a case be-
fore the United States Supreme Court. While stoj)t>iiig
at the National Hotel, in Washington, he was stricken

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 155

with apoplexy and expired a few hours later, aged forty-
three. While residing in Baltimore, Mr. Bowie mar-
ried Mary, daughter of Joseph Alexander Wallace of that
city, and his wife, Rebecca ^Nlaria McCoy. Mrs. Bowie
survived her husband many years, and died in her native
citv.

Issue

I Wallack*^ Alkxaxdi:r Bowie, b. 1S43 ; m. Libbie West,

daughter of Capt. Benjamin West, United States Amiy.
At the coninienceTnent of the Civil War, Wallace A.
Bowie enlisted as a private in the ICighth Regiment,
Maryland Volunteers, Federal Army, and rose to the
rank of first lieutenant. Was transferred to the navy in
1864 and served as assistant engineer on the U. S. Ship
Kearsarge. This vessel was ordered to Panama, and
while there the crew was stricken with yellow fever.
For his gallant and unselfish behavior during this period
Engineer Bowie was highly commended, but owing to
ill-health resigned in iS6S and settled in San Francisco,
California.
Issue :

1 Wallace' A. Bowie, Jr., d. in infancy.

2 Sherlock' Bowie, d. in childhood.

3 Robert" Emmet Bowie, b. 1872.

4 Benjamin" West Bowie, b. 1S75.

5 HvDE' Rav Bowie, b. 1S76.

6 Mary' W. Bowie.

II Rebecca*^ Maria Bowie, m. John Alexander Grant, of

Oakland, Maryland ; d. January 2, 1897.
Issue :

1 Annie' Morlson Grant.

2 M.A.RGARET' Bowie Grant.

3 William' Wallace Grant.

III Margaret'' Dallas Bowie, b. 1S47 ; "i- George Colfax

Chipman, of St. Lawrence County, New York, a first
cousin of Schuyler Colfax, Vice-President of the United
States. They resided in Washington, where Mr. Chip-
man died in 1892. ,
Lssue :

1 George' Bowie Chipman, b. 1879.

2 Philip" Colfax Chipman.

3 M.A.RGARET' Dallas Chipman.

4 Allen' St. John Chipm.vx, d. in childhood.

5 Frank" .Sherman Chipm.\x.

IV F'liz.a." Hvde Bowie, single.

156 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. 43.

Dr. Auj>-ustii.s'' Jesse BoAvie, (Thomas' Hamil-
ton BowiK. Rev. John' I5o\vib:, Joiix- Bowik, Jv.
JOHN^ Bowie, Sr.) third son of Thomas Hamilton Bowie
and bis wife, Eliza Hyde (Ray) liowie, was born in Anna-
polis, Maryland, October 23, 1S15, entered St. John's Col-
lege in 1825, and afterwards began the study of medicine
under the tuition of his uncle. Dr. Hyde Ray, United
States Navy. February 9, 1S35, hegraduated at the Mary-
land Medical University in Baltimore, received an appoint-
ment as Assistant Surgeon, United States Navy, and passed
the examination at the head of a large class of applicants.
When commissioned he was the vounsrest surgeon in the
service, being under twenty-two. He was ordered to the
U. S. Ship ''Independence," at Boston, and later to the
" Missouri," which was the first steamship built for the
American Navy. While Dr. Bowie was attached to this
ship, our Minister to Russia, Mr. Dallas, embarked upon
it for St. Petersburg, and all the officers of the frigate
were royally entertained by the Emperor Nicholas.
The ship proceeded to Gibraltar, at which port it
caught fire while at anchor and was burned to the
water's edge. For a number of years Dr. Bowie was with
the European and South Atlantic squadrons. In 1848 he
was commissioned full surgeon and ordered to the China
fleet and assigned to duty on the "Massachusetts," which
was about to sail for San Francisco. In April, 1S49, the
ship reached the latter port, making the third steamer
which had ever entered the Golden Horn. Dr. Bowie was
selected by the Government as one of a special commission
of officers delegated to locate the hospital at the navy yard
in San Francisco. In 1853 he was ordered to report at
Boston, Massachusetts, for duty on board the " Rantau."
but he had become so delighted with the wonder tul cli-
mate and beautv of California, he decided to locate there

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 157

pennaneiitlv and sent in his resignation, wliieh was ac-
cepted in the following October.

By close attention to liis profession and judicions in-
vestments in real estate, he acqnired a largt fortnne.
Thongh his practice occnpied most of his time, he fonnd
opportunity to take active part in local politics atid to
attend to social matters, entertaining his friends with all
the sumptuous hospitality which was with him an hered-
ity from his Maryland forefathers. He was a keen lover
of field sports, an excellent shot and perfectly at home
with his horse, dog and gun. For thirteen ■sears he was a
regent of the University of California, was professor of
Theory and Practice at the San Francisco ^Medical Col-
lege, and filled the chair of Professor of Surgery. His
skill as a surgeon was known among the fraternity
throughout the State, aud his success with difficult opera-
tions, gained him much celebrity. He was an expert
linguist, and as a classic scholar had few peers. He
was a brilliant conversationalist, and his descriptive
powers were the admiration of his acquaintances.

In 1842 Dr. Bowie married Helen Martha Pike, daugh-
ter of Henry Pike, a wealthy and well-known Balti-
niorean. The first years of her married life were spent in
Baltimore, but she joined her husband in San Francisco
in 1852, wdiere she died October 4, 1S70. The Doctor
survived her until July 6, 1SS7, wdien he succumbed to
an attack of gout. He was probably one of the best
known men on the Pacific coast, where he was much
admired for his brilliant attainments.

Issue :

I Hexrv" Pike Bowie, b. 1S43 ; d. 184S.

II Augustus" Jesse Bowie, b. December 31, 1845,111 Balti-

more, Maryland. Was a student at the Jesuit College,
Georgetown, D. C. Matriculated at the University of
California, and later -vNent to Germany, where he gradu-
ated in civil engineering. Returning to America he
devoted himself to his profession in various parts of the
country, and is an acknowledged "expert" and auth-

15S THE MARY LAX I) BOWIES.

ority on ininin,t^. His liome is in San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, where, in 1S70, he married Kliza, daughter of
John lYiedlandcr, a '\'grain king " of " the coast." Mr.
Bowie has
Issue :

1 Eliza'' Bowie.

2 AUGL'STL'S" Jesse Bowie, Jr., b. December 10, 1S72.

Graduated A. B. at Harvard. In 1S96 matriculated
at the Boston School of Technology and graduated
as electrical engineer. Was the " star" man of his
class.

3 John" F. Bowie, b. September 1S7S. Is a law student.
in Henry*' Pike Bowie, b. 184.S. Graduated at the University

of California. Married Agnes Howard, but has no issue.
Resides in California.

IV Thomas'' Hamilton Campbell Bowie, M. D., b. 1S54.

Graduated in medicine, and resides in California. Mar-
ried Eliza Stairlcy.
Issue :

1 Hamilton" Campbell Bowie.

2 Helen'' Bowie.
_ • 3 Allen" Bowie.

4 Emily" Bowie.

5 Lawrence' Bowie.

6 Joseph'' Bowie.

Also two other sons, names not given.

V Dr. Robert'^J. Bowie, b. November 25, 1S56. Is a prac-

ticing physician in Sau Francisco. Married Clara Osgood
Mandell.
Issue:

1 Edw.ard" Mandell Bowie.

2 Claire" R. Bowie.

VI James" Hyde Ray Bowie, b. September 18, 185S.

VII Allen® St. John Bowie, b. October 26, i860 ; single. Is

president of the Western Light and Power Company, of
San Francisco.
VIII Helen*' Jesse Bowie, b. July 24, 1862 ; m. Charles R.
Detrich.
, Issue :

I Charles" Bowie Detrich.
IX Agnes' Bowie, b. May 2, 1S64 ; d. single.

Xo. 44.
Tlioiiias' Hamilton Bowie, Jr., (Thomas' Ham-

THE MAKYLAXD BOWIES. 159

ii.Tox BowiK, Sr. Rkv. Dr. Johx^ Rowik. Joiin'
BowiE, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr., emig-rant,) youno;esl sou
of Thomas Haniillon Bowie and his wife, Hliza Hyde
(Ray) Bowie, was born at Annapolis, Maryland, in 181 7,
grew up in that city and was educated at vSt. John's Col-
lege. After reaching his majority, he began, farming on
his plantation on the Se\'eru River, near Annapolis. This
life was too slow for young " Ham " Bowie, as he was
familiarly called. Having an adventurous and roving
disposition, he gave up agriculture and removed with his
wife to California, where his two elder brothers had pre-
ceded him. Some years before this, in 1842, he had mar-
ried Mar)' Elizabeth Sanders, daughter of William San-
ders, of South River, Anne Arundle County, Maiwland.
After reaching California he became identified with some
of the filibustering expeditions to Central America. When
Walker organized a company for a revolutionary attempt
on Nicaragua, " Ham '' Bowie sailed with him, and lost
his life in that ill-fated venture, 1S58.

He is said to have died of fever, and was buried in Cen-
tral America. He is described as a handsome man, of
fascinating manners, and a great favorite. After his death
his wife married Mr. Higgins of San Francisco, and by
him had a son named Beaureg-ard Hig^o-ins.

The issue of Hamilton Bowie and his wife, Mary, was :

I William'^ Dallas Bowie, b. 1S43. ^Ventto Oregon, where

he married, and in 1S93 lost his life by the premature
discharge of blasting powder. His widow then removed
with her children to California. Issue not reported.

II Camille" Bowie, m. Judge Wickam Leigh, of Virginia,

and settled in Lower California.

Xo. 45.

Fielder' Bowie 2d, (Allen' Bowie. Capt. Field-
er^ Bowie. Allen- Bowie, Sr. John^ Bowie, Sr.,

i6o THF£ MARY LAM) HOWIES.

einigiant,) only cliild of yoimi:^ Alkn Bowie and liis v.ilV,
Sarah (Chew) Bowie, was born at his parents' humc,
" Leith, " near Nottingham, Prince George's Connt.\-,
Maryland, on Jannary 25, 1792. He was named for liis
grandfather, Capt. Fielder Bowie, and was onl\- tinee
years old when his father died. His nncle, Ever.s field
Bowie, was by the conrt appointed his guardian. While
Fielder Bowie was still very young his mother married
Beverly R. Grayson, and he remained with his step-father
until the latter removed with his wife to ^Mississippi.
Young Bowie then resided with his uncle's famih' until
he was old enough to assume charge of his estate of
" Leith," or as it is now known, "' Half Pone." This was
a plantation on the Patiixent River containing o\er
four hundred acres and a large brick honse, whicli is
still standing. Near his dwelling Ph'elder built a l^rick
stable for the accommodation of his blooded horses, of which
he was passionately fond. He was de\-oted to fox li'int-
ing, rode like a centaur, and as daringly as any who ever
followed the hounds in Southern ^Maryland, a coun.try
noted for the horsemanship of its people. On one oc-
casion, when past si.xty years of age, he was known to
approach a fence in full career in a spirited fox hunt,
and as his horse was in the act of rearing he snatclicd
up the top rail from the five foot fence, leaped his hunter
over, and with a backward swing of the arm replaced the
rail in its original position, exclaiming as he did so, " now-
some of you young men do that." He continued his
daily rides until the week of his death and retained his
erect, active bearing nearly to the age of seventy-five.

When a young man he was a member of the select
cavalry company which Nottingham boasted, and suc-
ceeded his uncle, Eversfield Bowie, as its captain. At the
head of this company Fielder Bowie marched to Annapo-
lis and acted as an escort, or s^uard of honor, to LaP'a\ettc
when the latter visited this country in December, 1824.
The appearance of this troop attracted the admiration ot all

THE MARYLAXD BOWIES. i6i

observers. In 1830 he sold his plantation, and it was
bonght by his friend, Walter B. C. Worthington. After
this sale he purchased a farm known as " Hverstield's
Map of Italy," which had been the old homestead of his
great grandfather, Rev. John Eversfield. Here he resided
until his death, and the place was then purchased by the
late Edward \\\ Magruder. Fielder Bowie was three
times married ; first on December 11, iSii, to his third
cousin, Barbara vSusannah Parker Lane, daughter of Cap-
tain Lane and Barbara Brooke. She was a sister of h^^liza-
beth Lane who married his uncle, Kversfield r>owie. (See
Sketch No. 24.) By this union there was one son. !>Jrs.
Bowie died a few years later and was buried at " Brook-
ridge." Fielder Bowie married secondly on September
22, 1829, Christiana Mackall, a sister of Dr. Louis Mack-
all, Sr. By her lie also had a son. She died in 1S31,
ao-ed thirtv, and is buried at the old Mackall farm called
"Mattaponi," a few miles from the Bowie farm of that
name. Fielder Bowie's third wife was Rebecca Mackall,
a sister of Christiana, and he had no issue by her. Mr.
Bowie was tall, dignified, and of courtly manners, fond of
social gatherings, but punctilious, and those who knew
him best were careful to indulge in few familiarities. He
died ]May 13, 1866, and his widow in 1S70. Both are
interred at St. Thomas' Church, Croome.

Issue by first wife :

I Allen'' Bowie, b. 1S12; named for his grandfather.
Graduated in medicine at the Maryland Medical College
in 1835, and went to Mississippi, where he settled near
his half-uncle, Mr. Grayson. He died in that State in
1859; unmarried.
Fielder Bowie's issue by his second wife was :

I William^ Lock Bowie, b. 1830 ; d. at the age of seven.

i62 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. \i\.

Mai\v" Maokall Bowie, (Thomas' Contkp: Bowik.
Capt. Fieldkr' Bowik. Allkx- Bowik, Sr. John'
Bowik, Sr.) eldest child of Thomas Contee Bowie and his
wife, Mary Mackall, daughter of Gov. Robert Bowie, was

lion. Keverdy .IoIiiimoii.

born in December, iSoi, at " Essington," Prince George's
County, ^Maryland, and was married on November i6,
1819, to Reverdy Johnson, of Anne Arundle County,
Mar}dand.

Her portrait, painted by the English artist Sully while
she was in London with her husband who was the Ameri-
can Minister to the Court of St. James, sliows she was a

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

163

lovely woman, having inherited her mother's beauty.
This portrait now hangs in the Peabody Institute at Balti-
more. She had her mother's clear, practical intellect,
firmness of decision, and unwavering devotion to her
familv and intimate friends. It is said she managed the

Mrs. Reverdy Johnson.

financial affairs for her husband, while he devoted his time
to public matters. Of him it is scarcely necessary to
speak, since his reputation is not confined to his own
State, but has become national. Of an old Knglish stock
on his father's side, from whom he acquired the solid, pro-

1 64 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

found insight into law and kindred matters, combined
with a Frencli vivacity and playful humor derived from
his mother's race, the Ghiselins, he formed a bright ex-
ample of the composite American. His father was Hon.
John Johnson, an eminent lawyer, judge of the Court of
Appeals, and Attorney-General of Maryland. His mother
was Deborah, a daughter of Reverdy Ghiselin, long Com-
missioner of the Land Office at Annapolis, father of Dr.
Reverdy Ghiselin, who married Margaret Bowie (daugh-
ter of Gov. Robert Bowie), and a grandson of Cccsar
Ghiselin, one of the early settlers in Maryland. John
Johnson, Jr., a distinguished chancellor of Maryland, mar-
ried Mary Tyler, of Upper Tvlarlborough, and was the elder
brother of Reverdy Johnson, who began the practice of law
in Marlborough, Maryland, in 1S15, after graduating at
St. John's College, Annapolis.

It is asserted that Reverdv Johnson was so discouracred
by his first speech he decided to abandon law. but was
fortunately dissuaded from so doing by Judge Edmund
Key, of the Prince George's County bench. In 18 17 he
was appointed State's Attorney for Prince George's County,
and two years later removed to Baltimore, where he was
elected in 1821 to the State Senate, and several times re-
turned to the same office. He was sent to the House of
Representatives, and in 1849 was elected United States
Senator, which position he later resigned to accept the
Attorney-Generalship in President Taylor's Cabinet. He
was a Whig and a staunch Union man. lu 1862 he v/as
again elected United States Senator, and in 1866 voted
against the impeachment of President Johnson. In 186S
President Grant sent him as our Minister to the Court of
St. James, and while in England he and his wife received
attentions never before paid to an American. He nego-
tiated the settlement of the "Alabama" claims, and upon
his return home, was for a third time elected to the United
States Senate. Although opposed to secession he was
entirely free from bitterness, and Southern sympathizers

THE MA R } 'LAND B Q J I 'JES. 165

ever found in him a warm and influential friend when in
trouble. He and his wife celebrated their " golden wed-
ding " at their home in Baltimore in 1S69, where she
died in 1873 ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ February, 1S76.

Issue :

I Marv*"' Mackall Bowik Johnson, b. 1S20; d. in chikl-

hood.

II Marv*^ Johnson, b. 1S22 ; m. Thomas II. Morris, of Balti-

more.

Issue :

1 Anna" Maria ^Iorris, m. ist John D. Prince, of New-

York, 2d Ur. Alfred Loomis.
Issue by first husband only :

1 John' D. Prince, Jr.

2 Mary® Prince.

2 M.^ry' Bowie Morris, m. Richard Irving, of New-

York. No issue.

3 James' Round Morris, d. young.

4 Thomas" IIollixgsworth Morris, d. single.

5 Lvdia' H. Morris, m. Hollins McKim.
Issue :

I Mary^ C. McKim.

6 John" Bowie Morris, d. single.

7 Camil,i,.\" Ridgely Morris, m. Clayton C. Hall.
Issue :

I Clayton* Morris Hall.

III Ella*^ Ridgely Johnson, m. Henry Dangerfield, a widower,

of Alexandria, Virginia, with several children. She
died Januan,-, 1S98.
Issue :

1 Henry' Dangerfied, Jr., m. Virginia Peyton Kej-.
Issue:

1 Henry* Dangerfield.

2 Philip* Barton K. Dangerfield.

3 Lorenzo'' L. Dangerfield.

4 John" S. Barbour Dangerfield.

5 Kate^ Sewell D.angerfield.

2 Reverdy" Johnson Dangerfield, m. EfSe Nichol-

son.
Issue :

1 Sar.ah* Carroll Dangerfield, m. Charles R.

Carter.

2 Eliza"' Dangerfield.

3 Ch.\rlotte" Rosett.a D.angerfield.

4 Reverdy" Augustus Dangerfield.

[66 THE MARVLAXD BOWIES.

IV Camilla'^ JOHXsox, in. Andrew Sterett Ridgely.

Issue:

1 ;Marv' M. Ridgklv, d. } ouiit^.

2 Chaklks' S. Ridgely. d. young.

3 Camilla' Morris Ripgkly, ni. Lieut. Kdward Simp-

son, United States Navy.
Issue :
I Ivdward* Ridgklv Simpson.

V Revkrdv'"' Johnson, Jr., m. Caroline Patterson, of :\I,irv-

land. No issue. He is a well-known lawyer of Balti-
more.

VI John'' Johnson, d. young.

VII Maria'' Louisa Johnson, ni. William R. Travers, the cele-

brated wit and banker of New York City.
Issue :

1 IMarv'' Mackall Travers, ni. ist Winthrop Gray,

2(1 John G. Hecksher.
Issue by first husband only :
I Travers^ Gray.
• 2 Minnie* Gray.

3 Louisa* Gray, d. young.

2 Louisa' Travers, m. James W. Wadsworth, of Genese,

New York, who is at present a member of Congress.
Issue :

1 James^ W. Wadsworth, Jr.

2 Harriet" Wadsworth.

3 John' Travers, d. young.

4 Ellen' Tr.wers, m. William Duer, of New York.
Issue :

I Katherine** Duer, m., 1S9S, C. Mackey.

5 H.\TTIe' Tr.wers, m. George R. Fearing, of New

York.

Issue :

I Richmond** Fearing.

6 Matilda' Tr.wers, m. Walter Gray, of New York.

No issue.

7 William' R. Tr.wers, Jr. m. Miss Hariman. No issue.

8 Sus.\n' Tr.wers, unmarried.

9 Reverdy' Johnson Tr.wers, d. without issue.
VIII Matild.^*^ Elizabeth Bowie Johnson, m. Charles Jolin

Morris Gwynn.
Issue :

I M.\rv' Mackall Gwynn, single.
IX Emily* Contee Johnson, m. Judge George Washington

Lewis, of Virginia.
Issue :

I Lorenzo' Lev.-is, m. Rose IMcCormick.

THE MARYLAND HOWIES. 167

Issue :

I WASHlNtiTON"* I,i;\vis.

2 KSTUKR' Lkwis, ni. Samuel McCorniick.
Issue :

I Kmiia"' McCormick.

3 Louisa' Licwis.

4 Conrad" Lf.wis.

•5 ROBKRT' LeK IvKWIS.

6 Rkvkrdv" Lkwis.

7 Maud' Lkwis, in. Whiting.

8 William" Travkrs Lewis.

9 Ella" I^kwis.

TO Mary' Lkwis, died.

X Frances" Curxklia Barhkr Johnson, d. young.

XI Thomas*' Bowik Johnson, d. young.

XII Louis'"' Kichelberger Johnson, ni. ist Margaret H.

Clancy, 2d Charlotte Boteler.
Issue by first wife :

1 Lewis" E. Johnson, Jr., m. and living in Cincinnati,

Ohio.

2 Mary" Johnson, ni. William Scott O'Connor, of

New York.
. 3 REVERin-' Johnson, d. young.

4 Matilda" Johnson, m. Arthur Kavanaugh, of New
York.
The issue by second wife, Charlotte Boteler, was :
I Allen' ^L Johnson.

XIII Ella*^ Johnson, m. Charles Goldsboro Kerr, of Baltimore.

He died in 1S98. For many years was State's .attorney
for Baltimore City, and long a distinguished leader of
the Democracy.
Issue :

1 Mary" Bowie Kerr.

2 Ella" Johnson Kerr.

3 Charles' Goldsboro Kerr, Jr.

4 Reverdy' Johnson Kerr.

XIV BowiE*^ Johnson, m. Virginia Thayer; d. leaving

Issue :

1 Reverdy' Ralph Johnson, d. in childhood.

2 Virginia" Johnson.

3 Bowie' Johnson, Jr.

XV Maj. Edward*"' Contek Johnson, m. Kate Moore, of Vir-
ginia. He is an officer in the Fifth Maryland Regiment.
Issue :

1 Mary' Bowie Johnson.

2 Anne" Bowie Moore Johnson.

i68

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. 47.

Robert' Howio, •• of Cedar Hill," (Thomas'

CONTKE KOWIK. CaI'T. FiKLDHR"' Bo\\'IK. AlLEX"

"BowiK, Sr. John' Uowik, Sr.) eldest sou of Thomas
Contee Bowie and his wife, Mary Mackall (Bowie) Bowie,

m

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iiiiiit iin- «■ ■'■-'tt..-i.- .

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Robert IJowie. "of Cedar Ilill."

was born near Queen Anne, Prince George's County,
Maryland, April 4, 1S04. He grew up at '' Bowieville,"
the beautiful home erected by his .mother after his father's
death. Was educated by private tutors when a small boy,
and finished a collegiate course at St. John's College,
Annapolis. Upon the death of his mother, was appointed
administrator of the estate, and in order to eflfect a divi-

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 169

sioii amoug the nine children was compelled to sell
" Bowieville." In 1826 he married Margaret, daughter
of George French, of Washington County, Maryland, and
his wife, Margaret \V. Weems, who was a daughter of
James William Lock Weems and Mary Hall, his wife.
Mrs. French's sister, Amelia Weems, married W'alter
Bowie, Jr. (Sec Article 28.) After his marriage, Robert
Bowie resided at "Cedar Hill," which farui was an inheri-
tance of his wife. This estate Mr. Bowie maunged with
such skill that it soon was one of the fiuest plautatious
in that fertile region, known as "The Forest," of Prince
George's Couul\'. He was \erv actixe in or^aniziu''-
agricultural societies, and at the annual counl\- fairs
usually bore off many of the best prizes for blooded slock,
fine fruit, tobacco, and other products of his estate. A
man of splendid physique, a fluent talker and graceful ad-
dress, he organized the Maryland Jocke\- Club, and bv his
eloquent appeals throughout Southern ]\Lar\lan(], suc-
ceeded in gaining sufiTicient subscrifers to er^ct the well-
known " Mar}land Agricultural College." He also was
one of the first to bring before the people the necessity
for a railroad through the Southern coinitries, and the
final construction of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
was largely owing to the zeal and euergv with which Mr.
Bowie adxocated the enterprise. Although ever deeph' in-
terested in politics, and a clear and read\- public speaker, he
never sought office for himself, but preferred the more in-
dependent life of a planter. A contemporary who knew
him intimately says: "In his private life he was a true
gentleman of ' ye ancient regime,' and his lavish hospi-
tality made his home a delight of e\-ery visitor. As
chivalric as Bayard, he was quick to resent an affront, and
firm in the maintenance of his position, but generous and
without resentment when the difficulty had been adjusted."
April 20, 1847, Mrs. Bowie died, and on December 12,
1854, ^I^- Bowie married Mrs. I^llen Magruder (widow of
Dennis Magruder), a daughter of John B. Mullikin and his

170 THE MARYLAND BO IV IBS.

wife, Mary ]\I. Weems. There was no issue by this
union, but Mrs. Bowie was the mother of an only child
by her first husband, IJennis IMagruder, This child, Cor-
nelia Magruder, in after \ears became the wife of George
French Bowie, Robert Bowie's second son by his first
wife. Mr. P)Owie reached an advanced age, and died
April 3, iSSi, and is buried at Cedar Hill. His widow
survived him until April, 1S91, when she died in Wash-
ington while on a visit to her granddaughter. She is in-
terred at Cedar Hill.

The issue of Robert Bowie was :

I Marv" Mackall Bowik, b. February 19, 1S2S ; 111. in 1S55

Franklin Weenis, of Anne Arundel County. She died
leaving
Issue :

1 Robert" Bowie Weems.

2 Franklin' Weems, Jr.

3 John" French Weems.

4 Mary' M. Weems.

5 Stephe;n' Weems.

6 ELizABiiTn" Weems.

7 Ellen' Weems.

II CORA*^ Bowie, b. April 21, 1S30; m. November, 1S56, Ed-

ward Clare Fitzhugh. She died without issue.

III Robert'^ William Weems Bowie, b. :March 27, 1833; d.

1871 ; single.
60 IV George*"' French Bowie, b. November 30, 1S35 ; m. Cor-
nelia Magruder.

V Thomas" CoNTEE Bowie, b. November 19, 1S37 ; m. Mag-

gie Hunt, of St. Louis, Missouri. Removed to the latter
city, where he died from the effects of a fall. His widow
married Mr. Rowe, and removed to Green Cove Springs,
Florida.
The issue of T. C. Bowie was :

I Thomas" Contee Bowie, Jr., d. at the age of twenty-
one ; single.

VI Maria*^ Lewis Bowie, b. May 10, 1839 ; m. James Owens,

son of James Owens, Sr., of Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, and his wife, Mary Johnson. The latter
couple h > other sons, William F. and Edward R.

Owens, and two daughters, Jennie and Elizabeth C.
(Mrs. A. R. Parkhurst). Maria L. (Bowie) Owens died
leaving

THE MAR YLAXD B O U 7ES. 1 7 1

Issue :

1 James' Owens, Jr.

2 Robert" Bowie Owens. Graduated with hii^h honors

at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and though
not twenty-one years of age was, upon the recom-
mendation of the faculty, called to the Chair of
Electricity in the State University, at Lincoln,
Nebraska. The management sent Professor Owens
to Scotland in the interests of science, and on his
return he was placed in charge of the Klectrical
Exhibit at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1S93. In
189S Professor Owens was tendered the Chair of
"Applied Science," by the faculty of the McGill
University, Montreal, Canada, an honor seldom con-
ferred on one so young. He accepted the call, and
is now in IMoutreal. Is unmarried.

3 Dr. French" Owens. Resides in Marlborough,

Maryland. In April, 1S98, married Florence,
daughter of Mordacai Plummer and the latter 's iirst
wife, Addie, a daughter of Governor Pratt.

4 Maria'' LonsE Owens.

VII Margaret" Hall Bowie, b. April 30, 1841 ; m. in 1869,
William W. HemsIey,of Queen Anne County, INIaryland.
They reside in Baltimore, Maryland.
Issue :

1 Pauline" Forbes Hemslev, m. C. W. Price, of Balti-

more County.
Issue :

1 Helen^ Maria Price.

2 M.\UDE* Annita Price.
• 3 Edith* Estelle Price.

2 Guy' Hemsley.

3 Eileen' Hemsley.

4 Ann.a' Lea Hemsley.

VIII Amelia*^ Margaret Bowie, b. February 20, 1S43 ; m.
Edwin Gott, of Anne Arundel County, ^Maryland. She
died leaving
Issue :
I Edwin' Gott, Jr.

Xo. 48.

<jJen. Thomas Fielder Bowie, (Thomas' Contke
Bowie. Caff. Fiklder* Bowik. Allen'- Bowie, Sr.

172

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

JOHx' P>o\viK, Sr.) second son of Thomas Contee Bowie
and his wife, Mary Mackall (Wootton, Bowie) Bowie, was
born April 7, 1808, at " Kssington," Queen Anne District,
Prince George's County, IMaryland.

When a small boy he was sent to Charlotte Hall
Academy, in vSt. Mark's County, and fro\n there to Union

Cieii. TIioiiinM Fiehler llowio.

College, Schenectady, Xew York, where he graduated
with high honors. While at Union he was a member of
the " Sigma Psi " Society and was president of the
"Delphic Oracle'' Debating Society.

Upon leaving college he studied law with his brother-
in-law, Hon. Reverdy Johnson, and was admitted to the

THE MA R \ EAXD BOJl VES. 1 7 3

bar in I'pper Marlborough when he reached his twenty-
first year.

About this time the Grecian struggle for independence
was attracting the civilized world, and the boy, burning
with }'outhful ardor and love of libertv, desired to fight
for Greece. He consulted Henry Clay, whose letters
(now in possession of the famih) show that the great
American advised against so rash a step, and young Bowie
deferred to the superior judgment of the celebrated states-
man.

A close and omnivorous reader, energetic and industri-
ous, Thomas F. Rowie soon gained a conspicuous position
at the ]\Iarlborough bar, wdiere such intellectual giants
as Thomas S. Alexander, Thomas G. Pratt (later governor),
John B. Brooke, Sr., Robert G. Brent, and John M. S.
Causin were building a State and national reputation.

Excelled by few in legal knowledge, endowed with
wonderful eloquence, his close reasoning and forcible
presentation of his cases gained him a large and lucrative
practice, and he was engaged as counsel in all the " causes
celebres " of lower Mar\-land. Among the latter may be
mentioned the "Crawford" and " Notely Young" will
cases and many other noted suits in which he achieved
much distinction, A man of commanding presence —
standing over six feet and weighing more than two hun-
dred pounds — possessing a deep, powerful voice, he awoke
the enthusiasm of the crowds who were wont to hear him
speak.

Like many others of his family, he early entered the
field of politics and was elected Deputy Attorney-( jcneral for
Prince George's County several different times, in all hold-
ing the office sixteen years. Was three times elected to the
State Legislature, defeating his cousin, Col. William D.
Bowie, the Democratic leader. In 1842 he was commis-
sioned by the governor major of militia, and in 1843,
though but thirty-six years of age, was urged by his ad-
mirers to become a candidate for the governorship. His

174 'THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

name was placed before the people, but his half-brother,
Col. William T. Wootton, and his uncle, Hon. Robert \V.
Bowie, of ]\Iattaponi, were each ambitious at the same
time to be the next governor. All three men wielded
o-reat influence in their party — each was of conceded ability
— but their struggle for pre-eminence resulted in mutual
defeat. When the nominating convention was held it be-
came at once apparent that these three candidates over-
shadowed all other aspirants, and that the delegates were
almost equally divided in their preference for these men
of one family. As neither could muster sufficient votes
to secure the priz.e, a "deadlock" resulted in the conven-
tion, which remained unbroken for three days. A caucus
was then held ; a committee selected to wait upon the
three candidates and to say that the members of the con-
vention had decided to nominate any one of the three
relatives which tzco of them might select. Unless the
candidates could agree among themselves that two of their
number should withdraw in favor of the third, the con-
vention would be forced to select another candidate to
prevent the party from being wrecked by divisions. The
committee added : " As you are all of the same family we
hope that you will arrange the matter between yourselves
ere morning, for we are anxious to make one of you our
standard-bearer. Unless you do this, however, we shall
be compelled to make an outside selection for party har-
mony." Unfortunately, the relatives could not agree as
to ivho should withdraw, and Mr. Robert W. Bowie threw
his support to Thomas G. Pratt, who was nominated and
elected a few months later.

The coolness between the uncle and nephews resulting
from this affair existed a long time, and their mutual oppo-
.sition in politics prevented each from achieving that suc-
cess which they might otherwise have accomplished by
united efforts. In 1S44 Governor Pratt appointed Thomas
F. Bowie colonel of militia, a year later brigadier-general,
and upon the death of General Matthews he was commis-

THE MAR YLAXD BOW 7liS. 1 7 5

sioned inajor-geneial of the Maryland forces. In 1851
his name was presented as a candidate for Congress against
his cousin, Judge Richard J. Bowie, the then incumbent
from the Fifth District. Another inharmonious conven-
tion was held, and resulted in "a split." Judge Bowie
was nominated by " the regulars," and General Bowie by
the "Independent" Whigs. At the previous election
Judge Bowie had been elected practically without opposi-
tion, but in this year narrowly escaped defeat. General
Bowie losing by a very narrow margin. In 1S51 the lat-
ter was chosen as a delegate to the State Constitutional
Convention, was a member of the Judicial Committee
selected by the convention, and assisted in framing tlie
Constitution adopted by the State the same }ear. In 1S52
he was elected as '' Presidential Elector " and cast his vote
for Scott and Graham. In 1S55 he was nominated by
the Whig party and elected a member of the l'hirt\-I"ourth
Congress, United States. In 1S57 was renominated and
elected by the largest majorit\' ever received by an\' repre-
sentative of the Fifth District ; his candidac)- having been
endorsed by the democrats, as well as a majorit\' of the
disrupted Whig party. In 1859 General Bowie was de-
feated in convention for a third nomination. The meet-
ing was a stormy one. A number of ambitious candidates
finally united their forces, a "deadlock" followed, which
was only broken by the withdrawal from General Bowie
of the vote and influence of his young cousin, Walter
Bowie, one of the delegates from Prince George's County.
This relative was later a distinguished Confederate officer
under General Mosby, and headed several raids into ;\Iar\'-
land, in one of which he finally fell October, 1864.
While in Congress, General Bowie is said to have greatly
added to his reputation by a number of able speeches on
the admission of Oregon, and also one commenting upon
President Pierce's Message. These deliverances have
been ranked with the best orations heard in that Congress.
President F'ilmore was much impressed with his legal

176 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

ability and tendered him a place in his Cabinet, but
owing to some differences of opinion as to policy the
offer was withdrawn.

General Bowie was devoted to agriculture and became
a large land and slave-owner, possessing more than two
thousand acres. One plantation of thirteen hundred
acres he named *' Cheltenham," because of its healthful-
ness and pure water. This farm is now owned by the
State, and on it is located the large colored reformatory
near Cheltenham Station, which took its name from this
land. For many years, as corresponding secretary of the
State Agricultural Society, he took a prominent part at
all of its meetings, and his able speeches annually de-
livered before the Board attracted wide attention. He
was a delegate to the Tobacco Growers' Convention, held
in Washington, to protest against the enormous duties
levied by Europeon countries upon our export of the leaf.
His speech before that convention, wherein he gave statis-
tics showing that Fratice and England supported their en-
tire navies with the millions thus raised upon our labor,
startled the country, and resulted in Congressional action
which finally effected an amelioration of the excessive
duties.

His love of agriculture extended to the raising of blood-
ed stock, and he was corresponding secretary of the Mary-
land Jockey Club. He imported the noted stallion
"John Bull," and owned such well-known racers as
" Harvey Burch," " Flora Hastings," and " Lady Cleve-
land." He was one of the early advocates for building
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. With his brother,
Robert Bowie, his cousins, William D. Bowie, Uden
Bowie, and Walter W. W. Bowie, he earnestly and per-
sistingly worked for the accomplishment of that design.
Finally, when the road was incorporated in 1853, General
Bowie and Col. Walter W. W. Bowie were two of its
charter members, Oden J^owie its president, and Col.
William D. Bowie a director. General Bowie resided ni

THE MAR } 'LAND BOW 'lES. 1 7 7

a larg^e house wliicli he built in Upper Marlborough, its
lofty and beautiful rooms enabling him to dispense that
hospitality he so well loved. This building, situated in
the heart of the \illage, is now the " Town Hall,'" and on
the grounds in its rear, where was once the garden, now
stands the new courthouse.

November 11, 1S30, Thomas F. Bowie was married to
Catherine Harrison Waring, daughter of Henry Waring, of
" Mount Pleasant,'' and his wife, Sarah (Harrison) Waring.
The latter was a daughter of John Harrison, of George-
town, D. C, and his wife, Catherine Contee, daughter of
Alexander Contee, the emigrant. (See Contee.) Mrs.
Harrison reached the age of ninety-eight years, and, to
the last, was an ardent Tory. Her daughter, Mrs. War-
ing, lived to be ninety-six, and was a devoted member of
the Episcopal Church. Mr. Waring was a direct de-
scendant of Capt. Sampson Waring, the English emigrant
to Maryland in 1645. (See Waring.) Mrs. Bowie was a
woman of imcommon beauty, and devoted wife and
mother. Her death, June 2, 1849, when in her forty-
second year, was caused by contracting erysipelas while
nursing her husband through an attack of that disease.
Six years later, July 24, 1855, General Bowie married
Virginia Griffith, daughter of Luke Griffith, of Hartford
County, Maryland, and the heiress of her uncle, PMward
Griffith, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a
Quakeress, and a member of the Haywood family, of
Philadelphia.

The brilliant career of General Bowie terminated
October 31, 1869, in the town of Upper Marlborough
where his manhood was spent, and where his talents
were so well known. He was buried near his first wife
at "Mount Pleasant," where marble monuments were
erected to both. His widow removed to Baltimore with
her little son, and died there February 5, 1895. Her
remains were placed in the Griffith vault in Greenwood

1 78 THE ^fAR ] 'LAND BO U 7KS.

Cemetery. Slic is rcineinbired as a handsome woman of
gencrons disposition and warm heart.

The issue of Gen. T. F. Bowie and his first wife :

I IlKXRV*^ Warin'G IJowik, b. September 2, 1S32; d. in

iiifanc}-.

II HiCNRV*^ BowiK, b. June 5, 1S34 (twin') ; d. in infancy.

III TnoM.A.s" BowiK, b. June 5, 1834 itwin); d. in infancy.
07 IV THOM.A..S*' I'iKi.Di'.R BowiK, Jr., b. ■Slay 14, 1836; ni. Mli/.a-

bcth M. Worthington.

V Sak.vh'^ Loui.SK BowiK, b. Aj)ril 17, 1838; ni. Octoljcr 11,

1S60, to William Worthin.gton, son of Walter B. C.
Worthington. (See Worthington Note.) vShe is said to
have been one of the most beautiful women in the State.
She was left a widow in 1S70.
Issue :
f Catherixe' Harrison Worthingtox, b. 1S62 ; m.
in Washington to Ralph Plater Stull. No issue.

2 Henrietta" Prisciixa Worthington, b. 1865; m.

1SS7 to R. N. Lancaster, of Rhode Island. Issue,
six children. (See Worthington.)

3 W.vlti:r' B. C. Worthington, b. ^larch 14, 1867;

single.

VI Henrv*^ Contke Bowik, b. May 18, 1S40. Educated for the

bar, but entered the Confederate .\rmy in 1S61. and
served in Denient's Battery, Maryland Line. He won
a reputation for such coolness and bravery in the face of
danger that his coiTirades still speak of him as one of
the most superb soldiers of that gallant army. Many
anecdotes are related of his courage. On one occasion.
during a desperate artillery engagement, a shell with a
burning fuse fell in the battery. The gunners threw
themselves upon the ground to escape, if possible, the
deadly explosion, while '' Hal " Bowie, stepping quickly
to the smoking missile, picked it up, and, walking to
the edge of the embankment, cast it far from him. The
explosion resulted hannlessly. He contracted a fever
in the trenches, which ended his life in a Richmoml
hospital October 24, 1864, and he lies with hundreds of
other " Boys in Gray" in a Richmond cemetery.

VII Mary® Mackall Bowie, b. August 22, 1S41 ; m. October

26, 1869, Thomas Clagett, son of Thomas Clagett, Sr., of
"Weston."
Issue :

1 Thomas' Clagett, b. 1870; d. in infancy.

2 Charles' Thomas Clagett, b. July, 1873.

3 Henry" Contke Bowie Clagett, b. July 20, 1S76.

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4 Revekdv" Johnson Clagett, b. January 25, 1S77 ; in.

Januar%- 25, 1S99, Kate K. Mcliitosli.

5 Thomas' Fielder Bowie Ci.agett, b. Sci)tcnibc'r 4,

1S7S.

6 MvER^ Lewin Cr.AGETT, b. August, iSSo; <1. an infant.

VIII Kllen*^ Waring Bowie, b. July 12, 1S43 ; single.

IX Edith*^ Pl.A-NTagenet Bowie, b. July 12, 1845 ; ni. June 7,

1S66, Joseph Kent Roberts, Jr., a lawyer, member of
the State Legislature, Collector of Internal Revenue at
Baltimore, and Chairman of the Democratic Committee.
He died October i, 188S.
Issue :

1 Saleie" WaringRo'herts, b. August^i, 1S67 ; m. 18S8,

William Stanley, a lawyer, and son of Rev. Plarvey
Stanley. He died March 3, 1S90.
Issue :

I Edith" Stanley, b. 1SS9.

2 Joseph" Kent Roberts, b. December, 1S72. Member

of the Marlboro' bar. Married November 11,-1896,
Alice, daughter of Judge George B. Merrick and his
wife, Alice Waring. Judge Merrick is a son of the
late Richard Merrick, United States Senator, and
his wife, the sister of rrovernor Thomas, of St. ^Mary's
County.
Issue :

I Alice" Waring Roberts, b. 1S9.S.

3 Bowie' Roberts, b. July, 1S76. Patent attorney,

Washington, D. C.
The issue of Gen. Thomas F. Bowie and his second wife, Virginia
Griffith, was :

I Edward*' Griffith Bowie, d. in infancy.

II Alexander'^ Bowie, d. in infancy,

III Robert'^ Bruce Bowie, b. July 9. 1S65. Graduated at

Princeton, New Jersey. Was admitted to the bar at
Towson, Maryland. Graduated in civil engineering,
which he has adopted as his profession, and resides in
Baltimore. Became a member of the 5th Regiment,
Maryland National Guard, and was elected a lieutenant
in 1896. In May, 1S98, he was commi.ssioned captain of
Company A, and went south with the regiment in June
for active service in the war with Spain, but his division
was held in Tampa, where he was when hostilities
ceased.

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No. 4».

I>r. Alien' Thoiiiiis Kowie, (Thomas' Contkk
Bowie. Capt. Imkldkr' Bowik. Ai.lkx- Bowik, Sr.
John* Bowik, Sr., eniigrant) tlie postluinious child of
Thomas Contee Bowie and his wife, r^Iary Mackall Bowie,

I>r. A lieu Tlioiiin«<« Itonle.

daughter of Gov. Robert Bowie, was born August 24,
1813, at Essington, near Upper Marlboro', Prince George's
County, Maryland.

At the personal request of Bishop Chase, of Ohio, he
was sent to Kenyon College, Ganibier County, Ohio. He
left Kenyon ere graduation, and then studied medicine at

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Baltimore (Maryland) Medical College, where he received
his diploma in 1S36, and in the same year went to
Natchez, Mississippi. He practiced his profession a short
time at Port Gibson, Mississippi.

April 14, 183S, he married Matilda Jane Roulh at
"Oakland," the home of lier father, John Ronth, the Rev.

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Dr. Winchester officiating. "Oakland" was within the
present limits of the city of Natchez. After his marriage
Dr. Bowie moved to Louisiana, abandoned the practice of
medicine and engaged largely in cotton-planting.

He acquired a magnificent estate known as the " I'rank-
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of the lovely shores of Lake St. Joseph, in Tensas Parish,
Louisiana. On the " Franklin " plantation, opposite
"Glen Allen," he built his home, which was one of the most
splendid private residences in the South. This palatial
building contained upward of twenty rooms, large halls, and
wide galleries. It was furnished with exquisite taste and
luxury. Sloping to the waters of the lake (seen across
the public road that wound around its curved shores)
stretched a spacious lawn ; deer roamed beneath the forest
trees in an adjacent park ; numerous parterres of rare
flowers, diversified, a scene whose natural beauty needed
little to enhance it. Within the building was a carefully
selected library, and the walls were hung with rare paint-
ings and costly mirrors. In the music room were a
variet}' of fine instruments ; a billiard room ; pleasure
boats on the sparkling waters of the lake, and blooded
horses in the stables, broken to the saddle or harness,
were among the pleasures Dr. Bowie provided for the
entertainment of his friends and family.

Climate, localit>', taste, and wealth, combined in
creating an earthly paradise, which, notwithstanding or
because of its charms, was doomed in a few years to
destruction by the torch of an invading army.

Dr. Bowie was like most gentlemen of the South, fond
of politics ; a ready and forcible speaker, his addresses,
generally impromptu, abounded with grace and wit. At
the outbreak of the Ci\'il War he was opposed to secession,
and bitterU' denounced such action in a letter addressed
to a mass meeting held in his State, declaring, " Rather
than disunion, I would vote to elevate my Xogro coach-
man to the Presidency. I am a Union man ; I love the
North, I love the Plast, the West, the South ; the zcholc
Union. I go for the Union first, last, and forever, against
the combined plots and machinations of every people on
earth." When war was however declared, being a ''State
Right's man," his lot and his fortune were cast with
Louisiana wdien she seceded, and his three sons entered

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the Confederate Anny. His home burned, his princely-
fortune lost, he returned to Natchez and became identi-
fied with every public work, whether political or chari-
table.

The following is an extract from the first volume of the
Memoirs of Gen. \V. T. Sherman, descriptive of " Frank-
lin " and its fall :

"Along the Bayou, or Lake St. Joseph, were many very fine cotton
plantations, and I especially recall that of a Mr. Bowie', brother-in-
law to the Hon. Reverdy Jolmson, of Baltimore. The house was very
handsome, with a fine and extensive plot in front * * * We dis-
mounted and walked into the house. On the front porch I found
a magnificent grand piano, with some satin-covered armchairs, in
one of which sat a Union soldier (one of McPherson's men) with his
muddy feet on the ivory keys of the piano, his musket and knapsack
lying on the porch. I asked him what he was doing there. He
answered, ' Taking a rest.' This was manifest, and I started him in
a hurry to overtake his command. The house was tenantless and
had been ransacked; articles of dress, books, etc., were strewn
about. A handsome boudoir cabinet, with mirror front, had been
thrown down, striking a French I)edstead, shivering the glass. The
library was extensive, containing a tine collection of books, and
hanging on the walls were two full-length ])ortraits of Reverdy John-
son aiici his wife ; the latter lone of the mo.^i beautiful ladies of our
country) I had been acf|uainted with in Washington at the time of
General Taylor's administration. Behind the house was the usual
double row of cabins called ' (Quarters.' There I found an old Negro
(a family servant), with several women, whom I sent to the house to
put things in order ; telling the old man that other troops would
follow, and he must stand on the porch and tell any othcer who
came along that the property belonged to 'Six. Bowie, who was a
brother-in-law of our friend Reverdy Johnson <jf Baltimore, and ask
them to see that no further harm was done. Soon after we left I
saw some Negroes conveying awa\- furniture which manifestlv be-
longed to the house, and compelled them to carrv it back. After
reaching camj) at 'Hard Times' that niirlit 1 sent a wagon to the
Bowie plantation to bring up to Dr. Hollingsworth's house the two
portraits for safe-keeping, but before the wagon had reached it the
house was burned, whether by some of our men or by Negroes I have
never learned."

With this account of General Sherman's, contrast an
extract from a speech of Gen. James M. Tuttle, of Iowa,
made at Des Moines during the Hayes and Wheeler cam-
paign:

"Some one on the Lower Mississippi writes to a St. Louis paper
wondering if I am the (General Tuitle whose troops on the march
from Miliikin's Bend to (iraiid (iulf burned so many line houses on
Lake St. Joseph — among them tl:e finest residence in all the South-
ern country, that of Dr. ii(jwie. I aui the >iia>t .' The Bowie mansion

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was the finest and grandest house I ever saw or read about. The
house and furniture were said to have cost five hundred thousand
dollars. The upholstering was grand, beyond all description. 1
found a lunnljer of Union soldiers in the house lounging around in
their luuddv boots enjoying the luxuries. After about half of luy
division had passed and I was about two or three miles away I looked
back, attracted bv an immense blaze, and the Howie house was goin.-.
I sitpposr rtr could have prevented their burning it if we had made it
A specialty ! I expect, too, that it was burned by some of my own
boys ! In fact, I do not doubt that it was !"

The Negroes resetted some of the portraits, hid them in
a poultry house, and they were afterwards restored to the
family. j\Irs. Johnson's, which was a full-length, copied
from the orginal by Sully, was cut in two, and the upper
half taken away by one of the soldiers, but it was recov-
ered after the war and returned through a friend to Dr.
Bowie, it having been recognized, and a Union staff officer
who had the pictiu'e upon hearing who owned it, returned
it to its proprietor with a polite note. The portrait ot
Dr. Bowie's mother, Mrs. Polly Bowie, was defaced by
bayonet thrusts — one under the eye can be easily seen in
the photographic copy. This portrait was painted by
Peel. IMuch of the family plate was saved by being
placed in casks, and, upon the approach of the Union
troops, sunken in the waters of a well at Alexandria,
Louisiana, where it was taken, and later removed to
Texas. The portraits of the family that were rescued
are now in the possession of Capt. Allen T. Bowie, ot
Natchez, a son of the Doctor.

The latter years of Dr. Bowie were passed in Natchez.
He was president of the Reading and Social Exchange
Club, a member of the Agricultural and Mechanical Asso-
ciation of Natchez, and a vestryman of Trinity I^piscopal
Church. His death occurred September 12, 1872, and he
is buried at Natchez. All the leading papers of Natchez
and St. Joseph published articles at the time of his death
deploring his loss and eulogizing his character. The vari-
ous clubs and a.ssociatious of which he was a member,
a.ssembled and passed resolutions of commendation and
regret. Plis wife, Mrs. Matilda Jane Bowie, survived him

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until March 7, 1SS2, when she was laid to rest by his
side.

Mrs. Bowie's grand fatlier, Job Ronth, was one of the
very earliest American settlers of Natchez. An acquaint-
ance, in speaking of her, said, '* In her youth she was an
ornament to society, and, in her mature years, a model of
domestic devotion." Her mother's maiden name was
Anne Smith. Her father, John Routh, a splendid looking
man, standing six feet four in his stockings, resided on his
"Holly Wood" plantation, on Lake St. Joseph. In 1813
he was one of the defenders of New Orleans, and one
of the heroes of " Chalmet ;" a member of the " Wilkin-
son Rifles," a company raised in Natchez, who, in their
eagerness to reach New Orleans when that citv was
menaced by the British, floated down the Mississippi in a
flatboat.

He was said to have been the largest cotton-planter in
the Southwest. He died October 11, 1S67.

The issue of Dr. Allen T. Bowie and his wife, Matilda Jane (Routh)
Bowie, was :

08 I JOHN*^ Routh Bowie, b. Aprl 14, 1S39; m. January 15,

1861 ; d. 187S.

09 II Allen*^ Thomas Bowie, Jr., b. August 17, 1S40; ni. Nov-

ember 21, 1867.
70 III Thomas'" Contek Bowie, b. October 14, 1S41 ; m. May 7,
1S66; d. 1S80.
IV Anne* Routh Bowie, b. February 27, 1S43 I d. at Natchez
of yellow fever October 10, 1S71. The Natchez Courier
when announcing her death said : " Highly educated,
dignified in deportment, and blessed with many acconi-
' plishments, she won love and respect wherever she

moved."

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Allen"' Perrie Bowie, (Evkrsfield* Bowik. Capt.
Fielder' Bowie. Allen- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie,

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Sr.) eldest son of Eversfield Bowie and his wife, Elizabetli
Bowie (Lane) Bowie, was born near Nottingham, Prince
George's County, March 6, 1S07. Scarcely nine years
old when his father died, he soon learned self-reliance and
became the mainstay of his mother, and her younger child-
ren. Though his inheritance was a goodly estate, much

Allen Perrio ISowie.

of it was frittered away by those liaving the management
of it before Allen was old enough to assume possession.
But Ijy strict business habits and industry, together with
a small legacy left him by his maternal grandmother,
Barbara (Brooke) Lane, his energy was early crowned with
success, and he acquired a large property, part of which

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was the estate known as "()akland/' near Alarlborou^li,
now owned by ^Irs. Robert Clao;ett. Allen Bowie lived
some years at "Oakland," but finally exchanged it with
Judge Thomas William Clagett for a mncli larger tract
known as " Cleveland," near F'orestville.

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reports of the county fairs, and was often awarded
prizes for his fine stock. He was a justice of the
peace, public school commissioner, and for several
>ears judge of the Orphan's Court. The plantation u^ar
Nottingham, known as " Leith" or " Hdf Pone," which

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has been the property of his grandfather, was bonght bv
Mr. Bowie about 1S50, thus it again came back into the
Kowie family. On December 27, 1S31, he married Mel-
vina Harper Berry, who, born October 26, 1S13, was tlie
daughter of Dr. John Kverstield Berry and his wife, Rachel
Wells Harper. (See Harper Xote at the foot of this
article.) The latter was the daughter of Samuel Harper,
of Alexandria, aud his wife, Sarah, daughter of Dr. Rich-
ard Brooke and Sarah Gantt, his wife. (See Berrv,
Eversfield and Brooke Sketches.) Allen P. Bowie died
October 10, 1S56, and is buried in the Congressioual
Cemetery in Washiugton. His clear judgment and un-
blemished integrity gained the respect and esteem of all
who knew him, as attested by the publications in the
local press at the time of his tlcath. His widow sur\i\ed
him until May 20, 1894, when she died in Baltimore at
the home of her son, and was interred by the side of her
husband.

The issue of Allen P. and Melvina Bowie :

I Clarknck*^ Lindkx Bowie, b. September 23, iS-,2. Re-

sided on his farm near Forestville. Died single January
4, 1SS9.

II Rachel" Alice Bowie, b. November 15, 1833 ; m. Decem-

ber I, 1857, to Frank Tolson, of same county.
Issue :

1 Aline" Tolson, single.

2 Florence' Pixcknev Tolson, d. single.

3 Allen" Bowie Tolson.

4 Elizabeth" Bowie Tolson, m. 1896, Wentworth Childs

Jones.
71 III John"* Eversfield Bowie, b. March 26, 1S35 ; m. Jennie

Morsell ; d. 1874.
7/J IV Clifford*^ Napoleon Bowie, b. March 17, 1S37 ; m. Mary

E. Irvine.

V Elizabeth*' Anne Bowie, b. December 12, 1838; single.

VI Allen* P. Bowie, b. November 15, 1840; d. June 21. 184S.

VII Florence'^ Elmore Bowie, b. September 23, 1S42 ; m.

October 2, 1S77, to John L. Edwards, of Washington, a
widower with two daughters.
Issue :

I John' Lewis Edwards, Jr., b. 1S78.

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VIII Marv" Mklvina Bowiic, b. November 23, 1844 ; single.
73 IX Dr. Howard'^ Straiford Bowie, b. August 10, 1S46; 111.
Laura V. Berkeley.

X Vircini.\* Hartkr Bowik, b. May i, 184S ; d. April iS,

1S93 ; single.

XI Albert^ Brooke Bowie, b. November 13, 1S49 (twin) ;

single.

XII Victoria" Alixk Bowie, b. November 13, 1S49 (twin);

single.

XIII Ei'OEN'E'^ H. Bowie, b. November i, 1S53; m. HH/abcth

Clagett Berry, daughter of Zachariah Berry ; lives in
Baltimore. No issue.

Note.

Harper. This is an old Virginia family which claims descent
from one Sir Johti Harper, who, about 1191. was knighted by Richard
Cceur de Lion for gallantry against the Saracens at the battle of
Askelon. A descendant of this Sir John Harper was one

John Harper, " Gentleman," who emigrated to Jamestown, Vir-
ginia, about 1615. He left a large family. A descendant of his
named

JOHX H.\rper, born near the James River in 1728, removed to
Alexandria, then called " Belle Haven," and became a wealthy mer-
chant and shipowner. He died in 1S03, leaving a large family, viz :

1 JOHX Harper, Jr., m. Margaret West.

2 Robert Harper, m. Sallie Washington, daughter of John

Washington.

3 Capt. William Harper, of the Revolutionary Army, m.

Mary Scull.

4 Joshua Harper, m. daughter of Governor Thomas, of Mary-

land.

5 Charles Harper, m. Janey.

6 Joseph Harper,

7 James Harper, m. Miss Ward.

8 Samuel Harper.

Samuel Harper, Sr., eighth child of John, was born 1765 ; removed
to Prince George's County, Maryland, and married July 23, 1789,
Sarah Brooke, daughter of Dr. Richard Brooke and his wife, Rachel
Gantt. He had several children :

I Samuel Brooke Harper, b. 1790, m. first his cousin, daugh-
ter of John Harper, and secondly Miss Magruder.

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2 Rachki, Wici.i.s IIarimk. 111. Dr. John Kvcr-^ficld Bcrrv. (See
Berry and .\llen ]'. 15o\vie. )

Anioii.i,' other <le<cciulanls of the eiiiit^rant John Harper, \verc Dr.
James Harper of Upper :\Iarlboro', Maryland, and his brother Dr.
Robert Harper. They were members of a brancli of the familv v.hieh
settled in Norfolk, \'irL;inia, their father beint; Maj. James Harper
of the Revolutionary Army. ])escendcd from yet another branch of
the same family, was the distinguished Rol)ert CTOodloe Harper, wlu),
born near Fredericksburg, \'irgiiiia, in 1765, graduated at Princeton
and settled in Baltimore. Maryland. He was elected to Congress and
later to the United States Senate. He married Catherine, daughter
of Charles Carroll, " of Carrollton."

No. 5 1 .

Frederick Joseph Rowie, (John' Fkaskr
BowiK. Capt. Fieldkr' Bowik. Allp:x- Bowie, Sr.
JOHx' I-.o\viK, Si-.) youngest son of Maj. John Fraser
Bowie and his first wife, Mary (Calvert) Bowie, was born
in Maryland in 1S12, while his parents were visiting in
that State. Grew up in Mississippi and settled upon a
cotton plantation in Copiah County, having removed from
Adams County, where, in 1S36, he married Catherine Ann
Miller, daughter of Thomas Glen Miller and the latter's
wife, Parthenia Elizabeth Rowan. In iS6r, though then
forty-eight years of age, he enlisted in Maj. B. F. Marlin's
battalion of Mississippi Volunteers, and served throughout
the four years of the Civil War ; his eldest son being a
member of the same regiment. The war over, he re-
turned to his plantation, where he continued to reside
until his death in 1887, having outlived his wife several
years.

Issue :

I M.\Rv« Rowan Bowie, b. 1S37 ; m., 1S60, Thomas R. E.
Wanier, of Copiah County, a cotton-planter, a man of
fine physique, standing six feet nine inches in his stock-
■ ings. . Was in the Confedarate Army.

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Issue :

1 Danikl" Waknkr, b. iS6r.

2 ClIARLOTTi;' WlLMOlTH WaRXI.R, b. 1863.

3 Fredi.rick^ Warner, b. 1865.

4 Jamks' Warner, b. 1S67.

II Thomas'"' Miller P.owie, b. 1841. Sened in the Confed-

erate Army in the 12th Mississippi Regiment with his
father. Single.

III Fannip;*^ CalvkkX Kowie, b. 1S47; m. in 1S74, David W.

Simmons, of Copiah County, Mississippi. He is a
son of the Rev. Thomas Simmons, a brother of Rev. W'.
W. Simmons and Dr. F'ranklin W. Simmons, ex-member
of the Texas Legishiture and Tilayor of Yeocum, Texas.
David W. .Simmons served in the Confederate Army,
was assessor of Copiah County, is a planter, and lives in
Martinsville, Mississippi.
Issue :

1 David' Glen Simmons, b. 1S75.

2 Thomas" Mumford Simmons, b. 1877.

3 Earnest" Frederick Simmons, b. 1880.

4 Anna' Pearl Simmons, b. 1881.

5 Bertha' P. .Simmons, b. 1883.

6 LrciAN' L. Simmons,- b. 1885.

7 Carl' Lamar Simmons, b. 18S7.
S Mary' B. Simmons, b. 18S9.

IV Parthenia'* FIlizareth Bowie, b. 1847 ; m. 1872, George

W\ Kilcrease.
Issue :

1 James' e:dgar Kilcrease, b. 1874.

2 Florence' Kilcrease, b. 1S76,

3 Frederick' Kilcrease, b. 1878.

4 Dennis' Kilcrease, b. iSSo.

V Mumford'* Bowie, b. 1853 ; m. 1875, Mary Compton ; d.

1879. No issue. His widow married John W. Newton.

VI Sarah" Charlotte Bowie, b. 1855; single.

VII Josephine" Glen Bowie, b. 1858 ; m. 1896, Louis U. King.

VIII Leonard" Wilkerson Bowie, b. 1861 ; m. 1893, Mary L.

Steel. Lives at Wesson, Mississippi.
Issue :

1 Montfort' Ellicott Bowie, b. 1895.

2 Milba' Miller Bowie, b. 1S97.

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Walter." Walter' Rowik, Sr. William- Bowie, Si.
John' Bowie, wSr.) eldest child of William Bowie, "of
Walter," and his wife, Catherine (Duckett) Bowie, was
born at " Fairview," Prince George's Connty, Maryland,
October 7, 1S03. His grandfather, Barnch Dnckett, de-
vised him a valuable estate near Collington, where he

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settled after leaving college, but by the death of his two
brothers, and by purchasing the interests of his sisters,
he came into the possession of " Fairview," which he
then made his home. He was his father's executor, and
by the will of his uncle, Daniel P>owie, inherited all of the
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one of the wealthiest planters in Prince George's County.
A tall, handsome man, with bright, dark eyes and strong
features, endowed with a clear, vigorous and well-bal-
anced mind, he was yet more highly esteemed for the
sound principles which added greater luster to his
character. So generalh- was his worth appreciated, that
he might have occupied some of the highest official posi-
tions had his ambition been for public life. Although
ever interested in political matters, and a forcible speaker,
his tastes led liim mostly to the retired paths of his well-
regulated plantations and the comforts of domestic life,
though, on several occasions, he was indnced to allow his
name to be brought before the people. In 1830 he and his
uncle, Walter Bowie, Jr., were appointed by the governor
members of the Le\'y Court. In 1S31 he was a delegate
to the Congressional Convention. In 1S3S he was nomi-
nated by the Democrats for the Legislature, but defeated by
his cousin. Gen. Thomas F. Bowie, the Whig candidate.
Again the following year he was defeated by General
Bowie, but in 1840 he overcome the large Whig vote
and was elected to the House of Delegates, in which he
served two terms. He was then pitted against that old
veteran Whig leader, Robert W. Bowie, of " Mattaponi,"
who was considered by his party to be almost invincible,
but was triumphantly elected to the State Senate, and re-
elected at the expiration of his term. He was among the
first to recognize the benefits to be derived by his com-
munity if a railroad shonld be built through Southern
Maryland, and to his efforts, jointly with those of his son
Oden, and their relatives, Robert, Walter and Thomas F.
Bowie, is due the construction of the Baltimore & Poto-
mac Railroad. When that company was organized, he
was elected one of its directors, and was regularly re-
elected by the stock-holders for a number of years.

The governor appointed him a colonel of militia and
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until the day of his death he was known as ''Col.'" Wil-
liam D. Bowie.

On February 8, 1S25, he was married at "Bellefiekr'
to Eliza Mary, daughter of Benjamin Oden, Sr., and the
latter's first wife, Rachel Sophia West. By this union
there were five children, and he was left a widower in
1S49. On January 7, 1S54, he married Mary Oden, his
first wife's half-sister, daughter of Benjamin Oden, Sr.,
and his second wife, Harriet Black West, sister of the first
Mrs. Oden. Shortly after this marriage Colonel P)0wie
conveyed " Fairview " to his eldest son, Oden Bowie, and
removed to " Bellefield " (near Croome, in Nottingham dis-
trict), the lovely old colonial home of his second wife. In
this old brick mansion, which his skillful management
surrounded by a highly productive plantation of twelve
hundred acres, he passed the remainder of his years,
leaving it for no length of time until the winter before his
death, which he spent in Baltimore. He was an enthusi-
astic breeder of stock and his Southdown sheep and Here-
ford cattle were famous throughout the State.

His estimable wife died in Baltimore, March, 1873, and
is buried at St. Thomas' Church, Croome. Colonel Bowie
died at "Bellefield" July iS, 1873, ^^^^^ ^s interred at
"Fairview." Benjamin Oden, Sr., father of both of
Colonel Bowie's wi\es, was a very large land-owner, and
was born in 1762. W''hen a young man he had charge of
some of the mercantile interests of Stephen West, accumu-
lated much property and married two of Mr. West's
daughters. He then bought " Bellefield '' (which had
originally been the property of Patrick Sim, ancestor ot
Gov. Thomas Sim Lee), and which was then known as
'* Sim's Delight," the fine double brick house having
been built by the Sims more than a century ago. Mr.
Oden was married at "The Woodyard," the famous old
home of the Wests, on January 27, 1791, b}- the Re\'.
William Duke, who also officiated at his second wedding,

THE MARYLAXD BOWIES. 195

August 22, I Si 3, Nvhcn he inanied the younger sister.
He died in 1829, having- had

Issue :

I Maria- Ojn;x, 111. 1st James MuUikin, 2d Rev. Mr. Jack-

son.
Issue by first husband :

1 James'* Mulijkix.

2 Bexjamin^ Mri.LIK[X.
Issue by second husband ;

I Heber'' Jacksox.

II Haxxah- Odkx. ni. Mr. Calvert, of Nottingham.

III Eleanor- Ookx, m. her cousin, .\rthur West.

IV SoPHi.\- Odkx, ni. Baruch ^tlullikin.

V Christi.\x.\- Odex, m. Dr. Clai^ett. of Leesburg, Virginia.

VI EiJZA- Odkx, ist wife of Col. William D. Bowie.

VII Bkxj.\mix-' Odkx, Jr., m. Henrietta P. Waring; d. a few

months later, and his widow married Walter B. C.
Worthington, of Xottinghain.
Benjamin Odeu's issue I)\- his second wife was:

I Fraxcis- Odex, d. in childlioo«l.

II Mary- Odex, 2d wife of Col. William D. Bowie.

The West family, of whieh the wives of I'enjaniin (Jden
were nienibevs, is an old one in Maryland, tracing their
lineage back for centuries to an English peer, Lord De
La Ware. The first of the name to emigrate to Maryland
was Stephen' W^st, son of Sir John West, of Houghton,
Buckinghamshire, England. He settled in Anne Arundel
County and married Martha Hall about 1720. Their son,
Stephen' West, Jr., married Hannah Williams, daughter
of Captain Williams, of Wales, and his wife, Christiana
Black, of Scotland. Captain Williams bought from his
wife's brother (a ]Mr. Black, of London) the " \\'ood-
yard,'' which was a large estate on which Henry Darnall,
brother-in-law of Lord Baltimore, had built an enormous
brick house. He was Land Commissioner under the
Lord Proprietor, and named his plantation " The Delight
of the Darnalls." At his death it passed to ]\Ir. Black, of
London, a relative and a large creditor of Henr\' Darnall,
from whom it was conveyed to his niece, Hannah Wil-

I9<'J THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

lianis, who married Stephen West, Jr., and thus became
" West property." The house was probably the largest
in Southern Maryland, surrounded by a park and Knglish
shrubbery, but was destroyed bv fire shortly after the
Civil War.

Issue of Stephen- West, Jr. :

I Stephen^ West, m. Anna Pue.

II John' West.

III William' West.

IV :Margaret^ W]:st.

V SoPHL\^ West, m. Benjamin Oden.

VI Richard^ West, ni. :\Iaria Lloyd, daughter of Col. Ed-

ward Lloyd, of Wye House, and had
Issue :

1 Lieut. Richard* West, United States Army.

2 CapT. Edward* Lloyd West, United States Navy ; h.

1807 ; ni. Lucy Gushing, of Massachusetts.
Issue :

1 Charles' C. West, of Prince George's County ;

single.

2 Dr. Frank'' West, of Baltimore, m. Matilda

Smith.

3 Mary* Lloyd West, m. Dr. Burr Hereford.
Issue :

I Richard' W. Hereford, m. Kate Mitchelmorc,
of England.

Col. William D. Bowie and his first wife, Mary Eliza
Oden, had

Issue :

74 I Gov. Oden« Bowie, b. November 10, 1826 ; m. Alice Carter;
d. 1894.
. II Catherine'' Duckett Bowie, b. 1828; graduated %vith
high honors at Patapsco Institute, conducted by Mrs.
Phelps, at I-Ulicott City, Maryland. November 13, i,S4>;,
she married John Swan, a member of the Legislature
from Allegheny County, Maryland. He was the son of
Robert Swan and his wife, Julia, daughter of Charles P.
Broadhag, and a grandson of Gen. John Swan and his
wife, Elizabeth Maxwell. General Swan emigrated
from England prior to the Revolutionary War and
received a grant of five thousand acres in the westt-rn
part of Maryland. His home was "The Glades," near

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 197

Cumberland. lie distinguished himself as an officer of
the Patriot Army. His seal ring, now owned by his
granddaughter, Miss Willie vSwan, was worn by him
through all of his cain])aigns, and bears the family coat
of arms, viz : A shield, chevron, three swans; crest,
three swans ; motto: "■ yiotquatu non Paralus." Hon.
John Swan, grandson of the General, died August 6,
1850. His wife, Catherine D. Bowie, whose beautv,
intellect, and charming manners endeared her to all,
died November 8, 18S3, and is buried at " Fairview."
Issue :

I Wilije' Swan, named for her grandfather, Col.
William D. Bowie ; single.

III William*^ Duckett Bowie, Jr., b. November, 1S30; was

never in public life ; m. Henrietta (ieorge, widow of Dr.
John George ; d. February 2, iSSS. No is:^ue.

IV Christiana^ Sophia Bowie, b. 1835 ; m. December i,

1853, at "Fairview," to Colin Mackenzie, of Baltimore,
and for fifteen years resided in England, where he died
February 17, 1S76.
Issue :

1 Colin' Mackenzie, Jr., d. single August 7, 1S83.

2 Wiijjam' Dlckett Bowie :\Iackexzie, d. single

April 3, 1S8S.

3 John' Pinkerton Mackenzie, m. Mary Serwood, of

Baltimore.

4 Eliza" Bowie Mackenzie, m. Charles Mackall, of

Baltimore.

V Walter*' Barlch Bowie, b. August 26, 1S36 ; d. Februarv

17. 1837.
Issue of Col. William D. Bowie and his second wife, Mary :

I Harriet'' Oden Bowie, single.

II Mary" Eliza Bowie, a member of '' All Saints Sisterhood,"

Protestant Episcopal Church.

III Lal-ra*^ Bowie, single.

Xo. 53.

Walter' AVilliaiii Weeiiis liowie. (Walter*
BowiK, Jr. Walter' Bowie, Sr. Wittjam- Bowie,
Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Walter Bowie, Jr.,
and his wife, Amelia Margaret (Weenis) Bowie, was born

198 THE MARYLAA'D BO IV I PS.

at " Locust Grove," Prince George's Count)-, Maryland,
iMarcli 31, 1S14. He inherited his ancestrial home, but
having previous!)- located on a farm he owned some miles
distant, did not occupy that j^lantation after he became
its proprietor. The old homestead, later, was the re-
sidence of his brother.

His education was commenced under the tuition of the
Rev. Stephen H. T)ng, rector of Holy Trinity Parish.
It was completed in the city of Washington, D. C, at the
school of which the Plon. Salmon P. Chase, subsequt- nth-
Chief Justice of the .United States Supreme Court, was
the principal instructor. Having studied law, first under
Judge Gabriel Duvall, who had retired from his position
of Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, and
afterwards under Hon. Reverdy Johnson, he was admitted
to the practice of law before he reached manhood, and
soon ranked, especially in criminal cases, with the fore-
most of his professional associates. P'ollowing his famil\-
traditions, he became an acti\e and zealous member of
the Democratic party, and was its chosen candidate in
various campaigns for the General Assembly of Maryland,
for Congress, and for Comptroller of the State Treasury.
But notwithstanding his great personal popularit)', and
the admiration excited by his numerous and masterly ad-
dresses, he failed of election in consequence of the numeri-
cal superiority enjoyed at that era by the Whig party, to
which he was invariably opposed. He possessed in the
highest degree the attributes of a popular orator, and so
highly was he appreciated in this regard that no man of
his time was more frequentl)- selected on special occasions
of public interest as the orator of the day. His surviv-
ing friends and conteniporaries tell of the ease and grace
■with which, on the hustings, as at the bar, he adorned dry
argument and logical detail with fiery and impassioned
eloquence, relie\-ing the same with mirth-provoking anec-
dote and wit.

After retiring from the practice of law, and to some ex-

TJIE MA R \ 'LAND B O U 'lES. 1 99

tent from active participation in politics, he devoted him-
self to agriculture, and repeatedly received premiums
from the agricultural societies of the State for the super-
iority of his blooded stock, tobacco, and corn. Other
prizes were awarded him for his essays on the '' Renova-
tion of Worn-Out Lands," the "Cultivation of Tobacco,"
and similar topics. He was long a valued contributor
to the columns of agricultural papers and magazines,
especial!)' of I'/ic Anici-icaii Far»icy, with which journal
he was for a number of \ears connected as associate editor.
?Ie was frequently selected as the orator at agricultural
fairs held near Marlborough, Rockville, Easton, and ]>alti-
inore. His addresses dtrli\"ered on these occasions are con-
sidered valuable for the information and suggestions they
afford. He was the life and spirit at convivial parties,
and as a post-prandial speaker was remarkable for the
ready and exuberant wit with which he was wont to set
the table in a roar. He was greatl}' interested in the con-
struction of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad, and earn-
estly worked to further that enterprise, together with his
relatives, Robert P)Owit-, William D. Bowie, Gen. Thomas
F. Bowie, and Oden Bowie. He and Gen. T. F. Bowie
were charter members of the compau}-.

September i, 1836, Mr. Bowie married Adaline Snow-
deu. She was born October 19, 1814, and was the daugh-
ter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Snowden, members of an
old and distinguished Maryland family. She was a
woman of strong intellect, a devoted wife and mother,
and died January 8, 1S65 ; her husband died April 2)^,
1 89 1. Both are buried at Locust Grove.

Issue :

I Wai.TER'' Bowie, b. June r, 1S37 ; studied law and was
admitted to the Marlborough bar. At the commence-
ment of the Civil War young Bowie went South ; entered
the Confederate Army and was attached to Mosliy's
command, and became one of his most noted Rangers.
P'or gallant conduct was commissioned a lieutenant,

20O THE MAR } 'LAND BOU 7ES.

and at the time of his death, October 7, 1S64, held the
rank of captain. He ^vas entrusted with nianv inde-
pendent expeditions into the enemy's country, and
headed several raids into :\Iaryland. So dashing and
energetic did he prove himself that he became a terror
to his foes, and the Federal Government set a price upon
his head. He was at last captured, imprisoned in the
" Old Capitol," at Washington, and condemned to be
shot. The night previous to the date set for his execu-
tion he escaped by climbing to the roof while the guard
was asleep, and, by means of a raiuspout, reached the
ground and joined his friends who held a horse in wait-
. ing; his success being due to the greatest coolness
and daring. On another occasion he was at the home of
his relative. Col. John H. Waring, in Prince George's
County, when tlie house was surrounded by Federal
scouts at midnight. He eluded his would-be captors by
blacking his face and dressing as a Negro woman, a ban-
dana handkerchief wound around his head, and, with an
empty pail under his ann, he boldly walked forth, reply-
ing to the challenge of the picket with, " why, honey,
I'se jest gwine to fotch some water from de' spring.''
One of the men on guard remarked, " that is a damned
tall nigger wench," but did not stop him. Colonel
Waring was, however, arrested and his estate confiscated,
and he and family imprisoned for aiding their dare-devil
young relative. On October 7, 1S64, while leading an
expedition through Southern Maryland, Captain Bowie
attempted to recross the Potomac above Washington,
but just before reaching the river the party was^fired
upon from ambush near Sandy Springs, Montgomery
County, and Walter Bowie was mortally wounded. Hi's
brother, Brune Bowie, who was at his side, remained
with him until he died, and was taken prisoner, but
lived to return home and deliver a loving message to his
mother, which his dying brother sent her. Walter
Bowie inherited much of his father's brilliant mind, and
possibly, but for his early death, his career might have
been an illustrious one. He is interred in the family
graveyard at Locust Grove.

II Nicholas*^ DkWilton Bowie, b. Januarv 27, 1S39 ; d. May

15. 1S45.

III Thomas'' Richard Eowik, b. November 23, 1S40. Was

drowned in the Patuxent River June 20. 1S53, while
making an heroic effort to save the lives of two voung
companions, Mullikin and Magruder, who had' beeii
caught in a swift current while swimming. All three
boys lost their lives.

THE MARYLAND BOUIES. 201

IV FIlizabeT}!'^ Rowii;, b. October 25. 1S42; d. April xp, 1S45.
T5 V Hkn'Rv'' Krink BowiK, b. June 2b, 1845; ni. 1872 Florence
Reese.

VI Amkija*' M. Bowie, b. October 25, 1846; twice married ;

1st to Judge Joseph Emnions Smith, of Chicago, by
whom she had two children. After his death she mar-
ried Clcland Welch, of Annapolis, Maryland, by whom
she has no issue, and removed with him to Denver,
Colorado.
Issue :

1 Joseph' E. Smith, Jr., associate editor of the Denver

Chrojiiclc, Colorado.

2 Amelia" Bowie Smith.

VII Ahelixe*^ Bowie, b. October 10. 1S4S ; m. November 24,

1874, Prof. Bernard Maurice, of France. He is an in-
structor at the Central High School, of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. They reside at Germantown, Pennsyl-
vania.

Issue :
I Adeline' Macrice.
VIII Mary** Bowie, b. December 11, 1S50 ; m. October, 1870,
to Thomas Franklin, son of George F'ranklin, of Annapo-
lis, and his wife, Mary Johnson. Mr. Franklin is a civil
engineer, and removed with his family some years
since to San .Antonio, Texas, His sister married
Admiral \V. S. Schley.

Issue :

1 Thomas' Fraxklix, Jr., lieutenant United States

Army.

2 \V.\lter' Bowie Eraxklix.

3 Adeline" Amelia Fraxklix.

4 Mary' Bowie Fraxklix.

5 George" Fr.-\.xklin. lieutenant United States Volun-

teers ; served in Cuba.

6 Rlth" Franklin.

7 Claude" Fraxklix.

8 Lowrv" Fraxklix.

76 IX Robert'' Bowie, b. December 22, 1852 ; m. June, 1873,

Miss Earley.
7T X Regixald*' Bowie, b. December 14, 1854 ; m. January-,

1880, Blanch Cruch.
XI F^MILY*^ Bowie, b. July 9, 1S57 ; d. January 28, 1858.

202 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. 54.

Kieliard Williaiii Weeiiis Itowie. (Wai tkr'
RowiK, Jr. Waltkr' Bowik, Sr. Willia.m- Bowii:,
Sr. John' Bowik, Sr., emigrant) third child of Walter
Bowie, Jr., and his wife, Amelia }*Iargaret (Weems) Bowie,
was born at "Locust Grove" (since called "Willow
Grove "), in Prince George's County, the Sth of May, 182^.
He was educated at St. John's College, Annapolis, Mary-
land, and at Brookeville Academy, near Rockville, Mont-
gomery County, Maryland. After leaving school he be-
gan farming, and finally settled at his ancestrial home,
Locust Grove, which was sold by his elder brother.

In 185 1 he married Elizabeth Lansdale Waring, eldest
daughter of Marshani Waring and his wife, \'ioletta
(Lansdale) Waring. Mr. Waring was the son of Marsham
Waring 2d, and a great-grandson of ]\Larshani Waring ist,
who wasa grandson of Capt. Samson \\'aring, the emigrant
to Maryland. (See Waring Sketch.) Mr. Bowie was at
intervals engaged in politics, and although frequently be-
fore the public, was ne\-er so strictly a member of an)-
party as to defend or excuse what he believed to be its
errors or misdoings. Bold and conscientious, he was ever
ready to maintain on the hustings, or elsewhere, such
principles and policies, and such only as his judgment
approved. In 1S71 he was elected to the House of Dele-
gates. Previous to this he had been nominated for the
same position by the " Know Nothing" party, but failed
of election. In 18S0 he was one of the Hancock Presi-
dential Electors for the State, and was chosen by a large
'majority. Was a member of the Board of Commissioners
of Prince George's County, and by appointment one ol
the Governor's Staff. About ten years previous to his
death he was nominated by the Republicans for the
House of Delegates, but failed of election. He died at
his home, " Locust Grove," February 23, 1897. His wife
died in 1SS2.

THE MARYLAND BOU'IFS. 203

Issue :

I MiTTiF," BowiK, ni. 1SS2, Benjamin Lee Belt, her cousiti.
Mr. and ]Mrs. Belt are said to be the largest land-owners
in the county. Thc\- have no children.

iVo. 55.

Kohcrt' IJowie, "of Aiinapolis/" (Waltkr^
BowiK, Ji. Walter' Bowik, Sr. Willia.m- Bowik,
Sr. John' Kowik, Sr., eniigraiU) fourth child of Walter
Bowie, Jr., and his wife, Amelia Margaret ( Weenis) Bowie,
was born at " Locust Grove," Prince George's County,
Maryland, July 13, 1S26, educated at St. John's College,
Annapolis, Brookeville Academy, Montgomery County,
and " Melford Select School," Baltimore County, Mary-
land, fie inherited a farm near Collington, Prince
George's County, which he called " Spafield," on which
he built a comfortable dwelling and followed the pursuit
of agriculture for a number of years. After the war he
sold this plantation, which then because the home of
George French Bowie, and the name of the place was
changed to " Maple Shade." Mr. Bowie lived in Balti-
more for two years, but in 1S72, upon receiving an ap-
pointment in the office of the State Treasurer, Hon. John
W^ Davis, he removed to Annapolis, where he has ever
since resided. His able, conscientious work in the Treas-
urer's office soon gained him promotion, and he was ap-
pointed chief clerk, which position he held until June,
1S96, -when, after being in the office for twent}"-four
years, he resigned, upon Gen. T. J. Shryock (the first Re-
publican Treasurer of Maryland) assuming charge, and
accepted a position in the Annapolis Savings Bank.

Always an ardent party man, Robert Bowie never cared
to accept leadership, though at several different times he
was urged to take the nomination for the Legislature and

204 THE MAR YLAND B O IJ 'lES.

various county offices. He gave his aid, however, in
many of the exciting campaigns, and was widely known
for his impromptu speeches. So graceful and telling
were his addresses that he gained the sobriquet of " Orator
Bob" Bowie, and was in constant demand on the hust-
ings, as well as on festive occasions. An address which
he delivered to the knights who participated in a graud
tournament held near Nottingham in 1S57, is said to
have been one of the best of its kind ever delivered in
Southern ^Maryland.

On INIay 28, 1S72, Mr. Bowie was married to Julia
Victoria Waring, daughter of Col. John Henry Waring, of
" Bald Eagle," and his wife, Julia ]\Iaria (Worthingtonj
Waring, who was a daughter of Judge William G. D.
Worthington. (See Worthington Sketch.) Colonel War-
ing was a grandson of Gov. Robert Bowie. (See Article
13 and Waring Sketch.) Mrs. Bowie is chairman of the
Marvland Daughters of the Confederacv for Anne Arun-
die Countv. Xo issue.

Xo. 56.

Itobert Bowie, Jr., *^ of llattapoiii," (Robert'

W. Bowie. Gov. Robert' Bowie. Capt. William-
Bowie. JOHN^ Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Robert William
Bowie and his wife, Catherine (Lansdale) Bowie, was born
at " Mattaponi," near Nottingham, October 6, 1821, edu-
cated at St. John's College, Annapolis, and was known as
one of the handsomest men of his day. May 24, 1S46, he
married Elizabeth, daughter of Maj. John Trueman
Stoddert, of Charles County, a nephew of Benjamin Stod-
dert, first Secretary of the Navv, and a grandson of Capt.
John Stoddert, the great Indian fighter. Major Stod-
dert's wife was Miss Smalhvood, a niece of General Small-

THE MARY LAX D BOU'IKS. 205

wood, the coininander of the famous "Maryland Jvine"
during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Robert \V. Howie
and Major Stoddert bought for the \-oung couple the
house in Nottingham, and the farm adjacent, which was
then owned by Mrs. Betse)- (P>owie) Waring, young Rob-
ert's aunt. This had been the winter home of Gov.
Robert Iiowie. A few years later, Robert Bowie and his
wife removed to the plantation of ]\Iajor Stoddert, on the
Wicomico River, and there permanently resided. Jan-
uary 17, 1S60, Robert Bowie died while visiting Annapo-
lis, and his remains were taken to his old home " Matta-
poni " and interred in the family gra\eyard. His widow,
who still owns the beautiful "Wicomico" home, continued
to live there, until, after the death of all of her children,
she removed to Baltimore with her grandson.

Issue :

I John" Trukman Stoddert Bowie, b. August 13, 1843.

His grandfather, Major Stoddert, having no son to in-
herit the name, petitioned the Legislature and had
John's name altered to that of Stoddert, dropping the
Bowie. The boy was sent to Charlotte Hall Academy,
and, while there, ran away with a number of his class-
mates and entered the Confederate Army when but
fifteen years old. This incensed his grandfather, the
Major, who was a Union man, and who refused to be-
queath to him the old homestead, as was first intended.
By a second petition to the Legislature, Major Stoddert,
succeeded in having the name of John's younger brother
changed to that of Stoddert, and to him he devised the
land he had promised the older boy, though he still
provided liberally for the latter. In 1871 young John T.
Stoddert married Laura Smith, of St. Mary's County.
He died October 22, 1S7S, and his widow became the wife
of Rev. J. Gibson Gantt, of Calvert County.
Issue of John T. Stoddert and his wife, Laura, was :

I Robert' William Bowie Stoddert, b. 1S74 ; edu-
cated in Baltimore, where he entered business. On
November 6, 1S95. he married Katherine Stuart
Hereford, daughter of United States Senator Frank
Hereford, of West Virginia.

II Mary® Stoddert Bowie, b. January 10, 1850 ; d. in 1869 ;

single.

2o6 THE MAK } 'LAND BO I J '//iS.

III RoiuCRT'^ WirjjAM BowiK, b. Mav ii, 1.S54. His i^raiul-

father, Major Storklcrt, succeeded in having the Legis-
lature pass an act changing the name of th.is tjov to that
of William Trueman Stoddert, and bequeathed to him,
after his mother's death, the estate on the Wicomico
River. While a student at college, near Winchc>ier.
Virginia, he met, and, on May 6, 1S75, married INIargarct
Parker McCormick, daughter of Dr. William A. McCoi-
niick. of Winchester, Virginia, and his ^vifc, the
daughter of Judge Richard Parker, and sister of Judge
Richard Parker, Jr., who presided at the trial of the
notorious John Brown. William T. vStoddert died
August 2, 1SS5, leaving one child, viz :
I Elizabkth" Love Stoddkrt, b. December 6, iSSo.

IV Jamks'''John Rowik, b. vSeptember 7, 1856; m. September,

1877, ]\Iiss Grose ; d. December 4, 187S, without issue.

Xo. 57.

William'^ ISeiiJaiiiiii Howie, (Jonx' BurctK.ss
Bowie. William' Bowik 3d. Willia.m' Bowih, Jr.
John- Bowik, Jr. John' Bowik, Sr.) only son of John
Burgess Bowie and his wife, Catherine (Hall) Bowie, was
born near Upper Marlborough, ?vlaryland, December 26,
1813. His education was completed at Kenyon College,
Ohio, wliich institution was then conducted by Bishop
Chase, and his later distinguished nephew, Salmon P.
Chase, Chief Justice United States Supreme Court.
Young Bowie's father died while he was still at Kenyon,
and the boy made the return trip to ]Mar\land alone on
horseback.

■ His inheritance was small, but his close attention to
business, and practical character displayed throughout a
long life, enabled him to accumulate an extensive prop-
erty, and, at the time of his death he was not only one of
the largest land-owners, but possibly the wealthiest man
in Prince George's County. He took little part in poli-
tics— his only public office was that of Count)' Commission-

THE MAR } 'LAND BOW 'lES. 207

cr and judge of the Orphans' Court for a short time. He
was married on July iS, 1S37, to his cousin, Ann Hall
Clark, daughter of Benjamin Hall Clark and his wife,
Eleanor, daughter of Joseph White Clagett and the
latter's wife, "Nora" Digges. William B. Bowie resided
at his farm, " Melwood," about four miles west of Upper
Marlboro', where he died November 19, iSSS, and his
wife died June 13, 1S90, each aged seventy-five N'ears.
Both are interred at the " Brick " Church, Queen Anne
Parish,

Issue :

I Benjamin" Hall Clark Bowie, h. 1S3S; in. November,

1871, to Mrs. Clotilda IIillcar\- (nee Gwynii), widow of
George \V. Hilleary. They live near Upper Marlboro'
and have no issue.

II Ann" F,i,een Bowie, b. 1S40 ; single.

III William' John Bowie, b. 1841 ; ni. October iS. 1S76,

Rosalie, daughter of Washington I. Eeall and Mary, his
wife. He died in 1SS5.
Issue :

I Washington^ Beall Bowie, b. 1S77.

IV Edmund' Coolidge: Bowie, b. 1S43 ; m. Juh- 3, 1S72, his

cousin, Violetta Lans'dale B^lt, daughter of Capt. W.J.
Belt and Ursula (Bowie) Belt, his wife, and resides in
Baltimore.
Issue :

1 William' Benjamin Bowie, b. June 3, 1873.

2 Edmund" Lansdale Bowie, b. August, 1S75.

3 Yates* Kent Bowie, b. February, 1877.

V Francis' Magruder Bowie, b. 1847 ; named for his cousin.

Like his father, a very large land-owner. Married, Jan-
uary 14, 1S79, Mary Ida, eldest daughter of Charles C.
Hill and his wife, Emily iSnowden) Hill. While rid-
ing through his plantation about sunset on Palm Sunday,
April, 1S94, he was attacked by two Negroes, whom he
had previously discharged, dragged from his horse and
murdered. The assassins hid the body in an old well
near the scene of the tragedy, but upon the return of the
riderless horse the family began an immediate search.
The body was discovered the following morning, and
the Negroes apprehended the next day. One of them
escaped from jail but was later recaptured, and both
executed for their terrible crime.

2o8 THE MARYLAXD BO JIVES.

Issue :

1 Francis" :Magrui)ER Rowxk. Jr., b. February 20,

iSSo ; d. June ij, iSbo.

2 Mary" Ida Bowie, b. June 2, 18S1.

3 Naxxie^ Hall Bowie, b. December 25, 1SS3.

4 Katherine- Mary Bowie, b. July 11, 1S85.

5 Charles^ Hill Bowie, b. December 20, ibS6.

6 Emily^ Dolores Bowie, b. March 30, 1SS8.

7 Francis'' William BowD':, b. October 18, 1889.

8 Edith" Mary Bowie, b. November 28, 1S91 (twini.

9 Mary- Elizabeth Bowie, b. November 28, 1891

(twin); d. December 5. 1S95.

VI Catherine' Hall Bowie, b. 1S49; d. 1851.

VII John' Burgess Bowie, b. 185 1 ; d. in infancy.

VIII Mary" Elizabeth Bowie, b. 1852 ; ni. June 3, 1874, Samuel

C. Hill; d. June 23, 1S91.
Issue :

1 William^ Alexander Hill, b. April 23, 1875.

2 Nannie- Bowie Hill, b. October, 1876 ; d. in infancy.

3 Samuel- Childs Hill, Jr., b. October, 18S0.

4 Eleanor'* Ann Hill, b. 1S82.

5 Peter- Henry Heiskall Hill, b. November iS, 1884.

6 Rosa** Bowie Hill, b. December, 1887.

7 William'* Bowie Hill, b. January, 1SS9 ; d. in in-

fancy.

IX Eleanor" Rachel Bowie, b. 1853 ; d. in infancy.

X Richmond' Vernon Bowie, b. 1856 ; d. in infancy.

XI Richmond" Irving Bo\.-ie, b. July 2, 1858 ; a planter near

Marlboro'; m. February 5, 1880, Ella, daughter of
Zachariah B. Beall. Mrs. Ella iBeall) Bowie died Nov-
ember 23, 1SS9, aged thirty-one years, and R. I. Bowie
on July II, 1894, married Effie Augusta Gwynn, daugh-
ter of Andrew J. Gwynn, of Spartensburg, South Caro-
lina, a brother of Mrs. Benjamin H. C. Bowie.
Issue :

1 William' Irving Bowie, b. December 23, 1880.

2 Henry^ Addison Bowie, b. August 23, 1S84.

3 Edmund- Coolidge Bowie, b. March n, 1887.

4 Richmond' Vernon Bowie, b. November, 1888 ; d.

in infancy.
Issue by second wife :

1 Andrew** Gwynn Bowie, b. December 3, 1S96.

2 * Bowie.

THE MAR YLAND B O U 7ES. 209

No. 58.
Dr. Iticliard ^^'illiaiu IIom ie. (Wii.ijam' Mor-

DACAI BOWIK. Wll.IJA.M* liOWlK 3cl. WlLLIAr^l'' BoWIE,

Jr. John- Bowik, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of
William Mordacai Bowie and his first wife, ^Martha (Mag-
ruder) Bowie, was born near Upper Marlborough, !Mary-

Dr. Ricliar<I A^'illiani Bowie.

land, September 12, 1810. He received a collegiate edu-
cation, then attended medical lectures at the Maryland
University in Baltimore, where he graduated in 1S33 an
M. D. Began practice in Upper iNIarlborough where he
lived about six years, and then removed some four miles

2IO THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

west of that town to his plantation which adjoined that
of his fatlier. May 24, 1S3S, Dr. Bowie married ^Margaret
Weenis Somervell, who was born in IMarch, 1818, and
was a danghter of Thomas Truenian Somervell and his
wife, Margaret Hollyday, danghter of Thomas Hollydav,
who was descended from Col. Thomas Hollyday, emigrant.
Dr. Richard \\'. Bowie was for manv years a member
of the Board of Trnstees for the public schools of Prince
George's County, and a vestryman of Trinity Episcopal
Church, wdiich he regularly attended.

He is remembered as a man of sound sense and gen-
erous heart, loved and honored by all who knew him.
His death from t)phoid fever January i, 1S59, deprived
a large community of one of its most valued and useful
members. He was buried in the famil}- graveyard at
"Thorpland." ^Nlrs. Bowie yet survives him, and though
in her eighty-fust year, her mental faculties are undimmed
and she is beloved and venerated by all who know her.

Issue :

I Virginia" Bowik, b. April 7, 1S37; d. 1S39.

II William' Francis Bowik, b. April 7, 1S39 ; d. February,

1893; single.
yS III Thomas" Trueman SoMKRVELL Bowie, b. June 12, 1S42 ;
m. Margaret E. McGregor.

IV Margaret" T. Bowie, b. 1S43 ; d. an infant.

V Margaret" Elizabeth Bowie, b. October 2, 1S44; ni.

October 16, 1S66, Roderick M. McGregor, son of Nath.iniel
M. McGregor, a civil engineer.
Issue :

1 Maggie" McGregor, m. Ford Shaw, of Baltimore, in

1891.

2 Richard" McGregor, single.

3 Bessie" McGregor.

4 Rebecca* Mason McGregor.

5 Ellen- Ewell McGregor.

6 Mary* Mitchell McGregor.

7 S.arah" Louise McGregor.

8 Albert" Talhert McGregor.

9 Grace/ MccIregor.

VI Sarah'' Mari.a Sute:r Bowie, b. 1S47 ; '^' i" early woman-
hood.

THE MA R YLAND B O II 7/SS. 2 1 1

VII RiCHARiv BowiK, b. October 13, 1S43 ; d. 1873 ; single.

VIII Amklia" IIoija'dav Somervkll Bowie, b. June 10, 1850;

single.

IX Mary" Trckman Rowik, b. 1S53 ; ni. iSSo.John \V. Wall.

Resides near Upper Marlljoroiigh.
Issue :

1 Philip' Wall.

2 IMargaret^ Wall.

X Agnes' Louise Bowie, b. 1856; ui. 18S0, Allen P. Bowie,

son of John t.vcrsfield Bowie. (For issue see Sketch
No. 71.)

Xo. 50.

Francis" 3Ia«Tiicler Bowie. (William' M. Bowie.
William^ Bowik 3d. William'' Bowie, Jr. Joiix-
BowiE, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr., emio;rant) >onngest son
of William Mordacai Bowie and liis first wife, ]\Iartha
(Magruder) Bowie, was born February 12, 1S12, near
Upper Marlborough, ^Maryland, three weeks before his
mother's death. He was reared by his aunt, Miss Elea-
nor Magruder, at her home " Dumblane,'' a few miles
west of Marlboro'. Here he resided all his life, havine; ac-
quired this old Alagruder property upon the death of his
aunt.

Francis M. Bowie applied himself closely to the man-
agement of his farm, but was very fond of field sports and
was a crack shot. While following this pursuit, he
lost the index finger of his right hand by the pre-
mature discharge of his gun. He cared nothing for public
office, his tastes turning entirely to the pleasures of domes-
tic life, agricultural pursuits, and the delights of the chase.

October 17, 1833, he married Sarah Coats, of Prince
George's County, who sur\i\ed him many years. His
death occurred in October, 1877. Both he and his wife
are buried at " Dumblane."

212 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Issue :

I Martha' Magrhdhr Bowik, b. 1S35 ; ni. Deccinl.t.r iS,
1S60, Benton Tolson ; d. in 1S64. She and her husband
arc both buried at Trinity Church, Marlljoro'.
Issue :
I Frank- Bowie Tolson.

Xo. 00.

Charles'' Kowie. Jr., (Charlp:.s" Bowik, Sr. Wil-
liam* Bowie 3d. William"' Bowik, Jr. John- I'.owii',
Jr. JoHN^ Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Charles Bowie, Sr.,
and his first wife, Eliza L. (Coombs) Bowie, was born al
"Thorplaiid," Prince George's County, Maryland, October
I3> ^^'hZ- H^ inherited a farm near Marlborough, which
had once been the home of Charles Clagett, the intimate
friend of William Bowie 3d. January 29, 1S61, Charles
Bowie married Isabella W. Richardson, daughter of Dr.
Charles Richardson, of Baltimore. In 1S92 Mr. Bowie
sold his farm and removed to Washington, D. C.

Issue :

I Cpiarles' Coombs Bowie, b. 1S61 ; d. in infancy.

II Maria" L. Bowie, d. young.

III Susan" Clagett Bowie, b. 1S64 ; ni. 1897, ElwoodMeitzgcr.

IV John' Montague Seaton Bowie, b. November, ib66 ; in.

November, 1S95, BLanch Crawford, daughter of Dr.
Basil Crawford, of Montgomery. Resides in Washing-
ton, D. C.
Issue :

I Basil'' Crawford Bowie, b. September 7, 1S97.

V Virginia^ Bowie, b. 1S6S ; m. March, 1S97, William Head,

of Baltimore, Maryland.

VI Telfair' Ridgely Bowie, b. 1869.

VII Charles" Bowie, b. 1S71. *

VIII Louisa" Bowie.

IX George' Richardson Bowie, b. 1S75.

X Hattie" Bowie.

THE MAR YLAND BOW 'IBS. 2 1 3

Xo. «!.

Tliomas'' John IIomIo, (John' Bowii'., of Bladens-
burg. Col. Thomas' P>o\vik. Allkn' Bowik, Jr.
JOHN" Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr., einigrantj only son
of John Bowie, of Bladensburg-, and his wife, Anna (Gantt)
Bowie, was born February 22, 1S37, at his parents' home
•in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, ^Maryland ; re-
ceived a collegiate education, and settled in Hyattsville,
Maryland. May 26, 1870, he married Susannah Anderson,
who was born April 27, 1S50, and was the daughter of
William Anderson and his wife, Sarah Hall.

T. John Bowie, like his father, was a pronounced
*' Union" man, and when but twenty-five was appointed
by the Federal Government Provost ^Marshal for the north-
ern part of Prince George's County during the Civil War.
Unlike most of his name in Maryland, he was a Republi-
can in politics and was elected by that party to the Legis-
lature in 1 887, and again in 1889. He removed from
Hyattsville to " Grasslands," a farm he owned in Ann
Arundle County, near Annapolis Junction, and a few
years later was nominated by the Republicans for County
Clerk, but was defeated by Sprigg Harwood, Democrat.
In 1888 his friends presented his name as a candidate for
Congress, but he retired in favor of Sydney Mudd, who
secured election. He was an advocate of " free silver,"
and voted for W. J. Bryan in 1S96. For many years he
was a member of the Masonic Order, and long Worthy
Master of his lodge. He was a member of All Saints'
Protestant PZpiscopal Church, and was regarded as one of
"the most prominent and influential men in his locality.
He died at his home after a short illness, September 3,
1898, and was interred in the family graveyard.

Issue :

I John' RowiK, b. January 21, 1S71 ; nominated by the Rcr
publicans for the House of Delegates in 1S97, but failed
of election.

214 THE MARYLAXD BOWIES.

II William^ Bowik, b. May 6. 1S72. is connected with the

United .'States Coast Survey.

III EinvARiv IlAij, BowiK, b. May 29, 1874; ni. December 12,

1S95, I'lorcncc Hatch, daughter of Alonzo I'errie Hatch
and his wife, Clara (MacKinstry) Hatch. Is in Ui."
United States Weather Bureau Service, and since is>/.
has been stationed at rilontgonierv, Alalxiina.

IV Henry" Andkrsox Bowie, b. June 7. 1875 ; d. 1S.S7.

V M.\Rv" Tasker Bowie, b. October iS, 1S78.

Xo. G2.

Heiir.v*' Clay ISowie, (Gkorge' W. Bowik. Coi..
Thomas^ Bowie. Allen-' Bowie, Jr. John- Bowii:!
Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) youngest son of Georoe Washing-
ton Bowie and liis wife, Mary (Rapine) Bowie, was boni
in Prince George's County, Maryland, in 1S42, and re-
moved with liis parents to Montgomery County when a
child. In 1S6S he married Anne Holland, of Rockville.
Maryland. She was the daughter of Lieut. Zachariah
Holland, of the United States Navy. The latter's wife
was a granddaughter of Gen. Otho H. Williams, of the
Revolutionarv Arm v.

Issue :

I George' Rapine Bowie, b. 1870; ni. 1896.
Issue :
I FLORENCE" Mildred Bowie, b. 1S97.
II Arthur" Bowie, b. 1871 ; single.

Xo. 6:{.

T.eoiiard'' Osborne Kowic, (Richard' C. Bowik.
Col. Thomas' Bowie. Allen- Bowie, Jr. John-
Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, Sr.) the eighth child of Rich-

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 215

arcl Ciamphin l)0\vie and his wife, Martha Magdaliue
(Rapine) Bowie, was born I'ebrnary i, 1844, in Prince
George's Connty, Maryland, and removed witli his parents
to Baltimore, where he remained nntil December 15,
1861, when he entered the United States Army as a clerk
in the Commissary Department, Army of the Potomac.
He resigned this position at City Point, Vir^^^inia, Angnst
9, 1864, and on October 4, 1S64, was ap]X)inted a clerk
in the Pay Department, United States Army, at Wash-
ington. He still holds a position in this department,
where he has now been thirty-fonr years.

On October 15, 1868, he was married at Ascension
Church, Washington, by the Rev. William Pinckney, later
Bishop of Maryland, to Willie Blanche Drew, daughter
of Edward M. and Mahala Drew, of Washington.

Issue :

I Edward" Osborne Bowik, b. August 4, 1S69.

II Josephls" Waters Bowie, b. June 7, 1S71 ; ui. July 10,

1S93, to Harriet Fisher Zantzinger, daughter of William
P. and Harriet O. Zantzinger, of Washington.

III William' Pincknev Bowie, b. October 28, 1S73 ; m..

April II, 189S, to Blanche :M. Childs, of Washington,
D. C.

IV Martha" Magdaline Bowie.

V Ben'Jamin" Brice Bowie, b. September 5, 1879. Named for

Gen. Benjamin Brice, late Paymaster-General, United
States Army.

Xo. 64.

Thomas'^ John Diivis Bowie, (Thomas' Johns
Bowie. Washixgtox' Bowie. Allex^ Bowik, Jr.
John- Bowie, Jr. Johx' Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Thomas
Johns Bowie and his wife, Catherine Worthington (Davis)
Bowie, was born at " Roseneath," Montgomery County,
Maryland, January 24, 1S34. Received a collegiate edu-

^i6 THE A/ARYLAXD BOWIES.

cation and settled on his inherited farm in his native coniity.
On November 24, 1S55, he married Elizabeth Chew
Beatty, daughter of Edward Beatty and his wife, Maria
Williams, the latter being a daughter of Brig.-Gen. Otho
H. Williams, of the War of 18 12-14, and his wife, Eli/a
Bowie Hall, daughter of Barbara (Bowie) Hall, daughter
of Thomas Bowie and his wife, Hannah Lee. (See Article
No. 6.) ]May 25, 186S, Mrs. Bowie died, and Mr.
Bowie, on July 11, 1S70, married Mary Sophia Gardiner,
of St. Mary's County, daughter of Dr. Llewellyn Gardi-
ner, of " Brambley," and liis wife, Eliza Leigh, daughter
of John Leigh, descended from the Leighs of Stonv Ab-
bey, England. Dr. Llewellyn Gardiner was descended
from Luke Gardiner, who came to Maryland in the '' Ark
and Dove," and occupied nearly every office in the gift of
the colony. She is also descended from John Gardiner and
his wife, Mary Lloyd. The former is said to have been
"the father" of the Maryland Land Office.

Issue of T. J. D. Bowie and his first wife, Klizabeth Beatty :

I Edward" Bp:attv Bowie, b. June 18, 1S57 ; m. December

9, 1885, Kleanor Douglas Vass, of Mobile, Alabama.
Resides in Wheeling, West Virginia, and is secretary of
the West Virginia Fire Insurance Company.
Issue :

1 ROBKRT^ Edward Bowie, b. December 12, 1SS6.

2 Allen"' Davis Bowie, b. May 21, 1S95.

II Catherine' Davis Bowie, b. June 31, 1S59 ; m. 1S.S5,

James E. Trundle, of Montgomery County, Maryland.

III Allen' Thomas Bowie, b. November 8, 1S61 ; m. February

4, 1893, Mollie Paul, of Wheeling, West Virginia, and
resides in Bridgeport, Ohio.
Issue :

I Georgia" Paul Bowie, b. June 17, 1896.

IV Maria" Williams Bowie, single.

Issue of Thomas J. D. Bowie and his second wife, I\Iary Gardiner :

I John' Leeds Bowie, b. March 23, 1874; located in Balti-

more, Maryland.

II L,ucv' Leigh Bowie.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 217

Xo. 05.

" Col." l\'a!^liiiij»;toii'' 15owie :i<l, (Thomas' J<;hxs
BowiK. Washington' BowiK ist. Allkn* Bowik, Jr.
John- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowik, Sr.) second son of
Thomas Johns P>owie and his wife, Catherine Worthing-
ton (Davis) P)0\vie, was born at '' Roseneath," near Brooke-
ville, Montgomery County, [Maryland, July 12, 1S41.
Received an. academic and collegiate education, and en-
tered upon the pursuit of agriculture on his inherited es-
tates, "Roseneath" and "The Hermitage."' A Southern
sympathizer during the Civil War, and a Democrat in
politics, he has been for many years an active party man
and a leader in public matters iu his county. He was for
a time a journalistic correspondent, later chief clerk to the
Collector of Customs, Baltimore, and a member of the
staff of Gov. Oden Bowie. In 1893 President Cleveland
appointed him Deputy Surveyor of Customs for the port
of Baltimore, and in 1S97 he succeeded Col. Buchanan
Schley as acting Surveyor of Customs for the same
port. President McKinle\-, recognizing his fitness and
ability for the position, selected him, though a Demo-
crat, to fill the vacancy when the Republican factions
were unable to agree upon a suitable man for so impor-
tant a position. June 23, 1S6S, Mr. Bowie married Net-
tie Schley, daughter of Col. George Schley, of PVederick,
Maryland, an e.x-member of Congress, and his wife, Mary
Sophia Hall. The Schley family has been a distinguished
one. The progenitor, Thomas Schley, was born in Pal-
atinate, Germany, in 17 12, and emigrated to iVmerica
and settled at PVederick, Maryland, in 1745. His plan-
tation was named " Springfield," and there he died in
1790. His son John Jacob Schlev married Anna Maria
Shelman, and lived at " Springfield" until 1793, ''Vhen
he removed to Louisville, Georgia, but his inherited plan-
tation descended to his fourth son, Frederick Augustus.

The children of John J. Schley were, Michael Schlev,

2 18 THE MAR YLAND B O U 'lES.

who left no issue ; Judge John vSchley, father of Admiral
- W. S. vSchley, hero of the naval battle off Santiago, Cuba,
1898 ; Judge William Schley, later Governor of Georgia ;
Frederick Augustus Schley, Philip Thomas Schley, and
Catherine Schlev. The last two were born in Geor^-ia.

Frederick Augustus Schley, the fourth son of John
Jacob Schley, was born May 14, 17S9, and died February
5, 1858, having lived all his life at "Springfield," the
Schley plantation. He was a prominent member of the
Western Marj-land bar, and was married three times.
His first wife was Eliza Ashbury INIcCannon, by whom he
had George Schley and James McCannon Schley. By
his second wife he liad Frederick Augustus Schlev, Jr.,
William Schley and Eliza ]\IcCannon Schley. His third
wife was Barbara Bowie Hall, daughter of Thomas B.
Hall and his wife, Ann Buchanan Pottinger. The latter
was the daughter of Dr. Robert Pottinger and his wife,
Mary Buchanan, sister of Chief Justice John Buchanan,
of Maryland, and the daughter of Thomas Buchanan and
Ann Cook, of England.

Thomas B. Hall was the son of James Hall and his
wife, Barbara Bowie, daughter of Thomas Bowie, young-
est son of John Bowie, progenitor of the Maryland
Bowies. The issue of Frederick Augustus Schley by his
third wife, Barbara P.owie Hall, was Roger Taney Schley,
Mary Buchanan Schley, and Col. Buchanan Schley, now
prominent in Maryland politics. George Schley, the
eldest son of F'rederick Augustus Schley by his first wife,
Eliza A. McCannon, married Mary Sophia Hall, the sister
of his father's third wife, Barbara B. Hall. His issue vs-as,
Netty Schley, who married Washington Bowie, subject of
this sketch ; ]Mary P. Schley, who married William H.
Harwood, and Eliza McCannon Schley who married
Joseph H. Stillman. Mrs. Washington Bowie was the
second cousin of Admiral Schley, abo\-e mentioned. She
became the mother of five children, and died September
4, 1 89 1. January 8, 1896, Mr. Bowie married Katherine

THE AfARYLAXD B0U7ES. ' 219

Poole Gaither, daughter of George Gaither, of I'rederick,
and his wife, vSarah Catherine Poole. " Col. Wash."
]^)0\vie, as he is generally known, resides in Baltimore.

The issue b)- his first wife was :

I NetTv" Schlkv Bowik. b. April 24, 1S69 ; d. January 13,

1892 ; single.

II Mary' Gi:orge Bowie, b. Septeniber iS, 1870; 111. June i,

1895, Herbert :M. GrilTith, of :Montgoinery County.

III \V.\.SHixGTOX' Bowie, Jr., b. November 20, 1S72. Studied

law, and was admitted to practice in Baltimore, June,
1S96. December 16, 1896, he married Florence Kugenie,
daughter of Charles Douglas Kirk, of Baltimore, and his
wife, Cassandra Ashton Anderson. 'Sir. Bowie became
a member of tiie IMaryland I'ifth Regiment in 1S93. and
was promoted to a lieutenancy. When war with Spain
began he at once volunteered and was sent to Tampa,
Florida, with his regiment, and commissioned captain
of Company L.

IV Harriet" Hale Bowie, b. January 4, iSSo.

V Donald" Mac.\lpin Bowie, b. .\ugust 9, 1SS2.

Xo. 6G.

Oeorge*^ French Bowie, (Robert'' Bowie, "of
Cedar Hill." Thomas' Coxtee Bowie. Capt. Fielder'
Bowie. Allen- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) second
son of Robert Bowie, " of Cedar Hill," and his wife, Mar-
garet (French) Bowie, was born November 30, 1S35.
Was educated at the Gorgetosvn (D. C.) College, where he
studied law and graduated.

• September 7, 185S, he married Cornelia ^lagruder,
daughter of Dennis Magruder and his wife, Ellen (Mulli-
kin) Magruder, daughter of John Mullikin and his wife,
who was a Miss Weems. John Mullikin was a grandson
of William Beans, Jr., and his wife, Mary, daughter of
John Bowie, Sr.

PVench Bowie settled with his wife at " Maple Shade,"

220 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

which was purchased of Robert Bowie, of Annapolis,
their cousin. Here they resided until his deatli in 1S76,
and hers in 18S5. Both are buried at "Cedar Hill"

Issue

I John' .Mcllikix Bowik, b. March 4, 1S60 ; m. October

iS, i.S.S.S, to Sarali, (iauL,ditL-r of Rev. James Paj^e, of Ken-
tucky, an Episcopal minister, and a chaplain in the
Confederate States Army ; resides on his farm near
INIullikin Station, Prince George's County.
Issue :

1 Jamks"^ P.\gk Bowie, b. 1SS9.

2 CoRRiK** ^I. Bowik.

II Ellkx" Magrudkr Bowik, 1). December 22, 1S62 ; m. Octo-

ber 15, 18S4, to Frank (;. Addison, son of William Meade
Addison, a lawyer of note and District Attorney for
^Maryland under Pierce and Buchanan. His wife was
Miss Girault, of Natchez, and he was a son of Rev. Wal-
ter Dulaney Addison, of Oxen Hill. (See Addison
ancestry, given in sketch of William Bowie of Walter.)
Mr. Addison resides at " Maple (irove," Prince George s
County, and has
Issue :

1 JOSKPH'^ Addisox, b. 1SS5.

2 BowiK^ Addisox.

3 Fraxk^ G. Addisox.

4 CoRXEtiA'' M. Addison.

5 W.^LTKR" .A.DDISOX.

III Arthur" Gillettk Bowik, b. June 4, 1S66. Is chief clerk

in the motive power department, Pennsylvania Railroad,
Wilmington, Delaware. :Married October 21, 1896,
Eleanor H. Chandler, daughter of David W. Chandler,
of Wilmington, Delaware.

Xo. 67.

5Iaj. Tlioiiias' Fielder ISouie. (Gen. Thoma-s"*
F. Bowie. Tho.mas' Co.ntee P><jwik. Capt. Fielder'
Bowie. Allex- Bowik, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr., the
emigrant.) fourth son of Gen. Thomas Fielder Bowie and
his first wife, Catherine Harrison (Warinir) Bowie, was

THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

221

born in Upper Maiil^oro', Prince George's Connt>', :\rary-
land, May 14, 1S36.

When a small boy he attended tlie Marlboro' Academy,
and then the Virginia High School, near Alexandria, for
two years. From there he went to vSt. Timothy's Plall,
near Baltimore. One of his classmates at this collec^e was

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the later famons Gen. Fitz Lee. From St. Timothy's
Hall, young Bowie went to Princeton College, New Jersej-,
but finished his collegiate course at Union Colleg-e,
Schenectady, New York. Studied law in his father's
office, in Marlboro', but gave it up, when on December 16,
1856, he married Elizabeth Margaret Worthington,

2 22 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

daughter of Walter H. C. Worthingtou and liis wife, Pn's-
cilla Waring. (See Wortliington and Waring Notes.)
Mrs. Bowie was, through her mother, the great-grand-
daughter of Gov. Robert Bowie, and a double third cousin
of her husband. The marriage ceremony took place at
"The Valley," the Rev. John H. Chew officiating. It
was a "double wedding" — Laura Worthingtou, Mrs.
Bowie's sister, being united at the same time to Robert
W. Harper. Thomas F. Bowie and his wife resided for
many years at the " Valley," near Nottingham, the farm
being part of the old Brookefield estate, and has never
been out of the possession of the descendants of the origi-
nal owner. On this farm is the family graveyard in
which are interred Brookes, Contees, Worthingtons, War-
ings, and others of the same descent, the land having
been inherited through the female as well as male lines.
In i860 Thomas F. Bowie was commissioned second
lieutenant in the " Planter's Guards," a splendidly
mounted and equipped company of cavalry, organized that
year in Prince George's Count}'.

A Southern sympathizer, he enlisted in the Confederate
Army, renewed his boyish acquaintance with Gen. Fitz
Lee, and was appointed a captain on the latter's staff.
Was slightly wounded at the battle of Hartwood Church,
February, 1S63. In May, 1S63, as a recognition of gal-
lant conduct on the field, and a successfid coup, by which
he captured an important detachment of the enemy, was,
by President Davis, commissioned a major and appointed
adjutant and inspector of cavalry. Was badly wounded
in the abdonien by a fragment of shell'during the second
day's fight in the Wilderness, near Spotts\lvania Court
House, and his leg pierced by a ball in a fight near
Brandy Station ; was in such other noted battles as Chan-
cellorsville, Gettysburg (where he was wounded in the
shoulder), Malvern Hill, etc., etc. Was Provost Marshal
at Culpeper during the winter of 1863. Was taken
prisoner in March, 1S65, and confined in the "Old Capi-

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to!/' at Washington, nntil the following Ma\-. The \var
being over he took the oath of alleijiance and returned to
Maryland. He resumed his residence at " The \'allc>'"'
until November, 18S6, when he removed to Washington.
Though taking great interest always in politics, and
representing his election district for many years at the
county convention, he was ne\'er a candidate for office,
and declined to accept a nomination for the Legislature.
Was an active member of the P'armers' Grange, and held
the position of lecturer for several years, or initil the <lis-
banding of the organization. Tall, of an athletic build and
training, he was a beautiful rider up to the time he re-
moved from the country, and sat his horse as if man and
animal were one. He contracted an acute affection of the
lungs, and, after a few weeks' illness, died December 13,
1896. He was interred December 15 in the family
graveyard at " The Valley," just forty years after his mar-
riao^e.

Issue

I Walter" Worthington Bowie, b. April 22, L858. At-

tended school in Nottingham, and also at the Academy
in Marlboro' ; lived two years in Baltimore, and then
entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in
Washington, D. C, v^'here he now resides. Married
September 23, 1885, Eleanor, third child of Thomas
Clagett, "of Keokuk," in Prince George's County,
Maryland. (See Clagett Note.) She was born July 20,
1862.
Issue :

I Ruth" Worthingtox Bowie, b. July 17, 1S86.

II Catherine' Waring Bowie, b. April 5, i860; m. Thomas

J. Clagett, eldest son of Robert A. Clagett, of Prince
George's County, December 14, 18S1, and resides in
Baltimore, Maryland. (See Clagett Note.)
Issue :

1 Elizabeth* Worthington Clagett, b. September

30, 1882.

2 Maud' Clagett, d. in infancy.

3 Catherine;' Bowie Cl.a.gett, b. January 4, 1S85.

4 Robert^ .\. Clagett, d. at the age of three.

224 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

5 Samuki/ Gordon- Clachtt, named in honor of Rev.

Dr. Samuel Gonlon ; d. at the age of seven.

6 Dorothy'* Clagi;tt, d. in infancy.

7 Thomas" jKi'i-i'.RSON Ct.agic'it, Jr., b. September i,

1894.

No. 68.

Joliii'' Kotitls Bowie, (Dr. Allkx' T. Bowie.
Tho.m.a.s' Coxtkk Bowie. CAin\ Fielder' Bowie.
Allen'-IVowie, Sr. J(jHx' Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of Dr.
Allen T. Bowie, of Maryland, and his wife, Matilda Jane
(Ronth) Bowie, was born April 14, 1S39, at Natchez,
Mississippi, and reared at his parents' home, " Franklin,"
on Lake St. Joseph, Tansas Connt\", Lonisiana. Private
tntors ])reparcd him for college, and he was sent to Yale ;
later to the L^niversity of Virginia, and from there to the
University of North Carolina, where he graduated.

In 1859 he visited his relati\-es in [Maryland, and while
there met FVances Caroline Calloway, of North Carolina,
who was visiting her schoolmate, the daughter of Col.
John D. Bowling. She was the daughter of James Cal-
loway, of Wilkesboro', North Carolina, and the latter's
wife, Mary Louise Carmichael. This chance meeting re-
sulted in the marriage of John R. Bowie and Miss Callo-
way at Salisbury, North Carolina, January 15, 1S61.
Dr. Bowie gave his son a valuable cotton plantation on
Lake St. Joseph, known as "Glen Allen," where the
young couple resided until the beginning of 1S62, when
John Bowie enlisted in Company A, Wirt Adams' Regi-"
ment of Louisiana Cavalry, Confederate States Army.
He was later detailed as sergeant in the Signal Corps, and
was stationed on the banks of the Mississippi in charge
of the signal station at that point, where he was entrusted
with the transmission of all dispatches to and from the

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 225

armies of the East and West Divisions. In 1865 he re-
turned to " Glen Allen " and resumed the management of
his plantation.

A lover of aquatic sports, he organized a club on the
lake, and his racing shell, "The \'iking," became quite
renowned for its success in various regattas on I^ake vSt.
Joseph. This boat was built at the Confederate vStates
Navy Yard, Selnia, Alabama, for its owner's use while in
charge of the signal station during the war. He was a
man of fine physique, fond of all out-door sports, a good
rider and crack shot. For several years previous to his
death he was lay-reader every Sunda\- in the neighboring
Episcopal Church. He died September 23, 1S7S, from
the effects of a kick received from one of his favorite
horses. His widow then removed to North Carolina
where she had inherited a large lauded estate near Wilkes-
boro.' She died there of pneumonia May 25, 1SS5.

Issue

I James' Calloway Bowie, b. October 17, 1S65.

II Frances' Caroline Calloway Bowie, b. August 13, 1S67.

Entered a Roman Catholic Sisterhood in North Caro-
lina, 1896.

III Mary' Mackall Bowie, b. January 12, 1870; ni. October

3, 1893, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Adam W. Jones, son
of William Jones, of Georgia, and his wife, Martha
Harris, of Staunton, Virginia. They reside in Atlanta,
Georgia.

IV Annie' Smith Bowie, b. February 14, 1871.

V Mary' Virginia Bowie, b. August 13, 1S74.

VI Matilda' Jane Bowie, b. August 13, 1874.

VII Thomas' Contee Bowie, b. July 27, 1876. Is a law student

at the University of North Carolina.

VIII Johny' Routh Bowie (a girl), b. June 10, 1880.

Xo. 69.

Capt. Allen Thomas Bowie, (Dr. Allen' T.
BowiK. Thomas' Contek Bowie. Capt. Fielder'

226 THE MARY LAX n BOWIES.

BowiK. Allien- 1^)0\vik, Sr. John' P)0\vik, Sr., emi-
grant.) second son of Dr. Allen Thomas Bowie and liis
wife, Matilda Jane (Ronth) Bowie, was born at Natchez,
Mississippi, Augnst 17, 1S40. With his brothers he was
prepared for college by private tntors. Was a student at
Oakland College, Mississippi, and at the University of
Virginia. Was in the graduating class at the Universit)-
of North Carolina in 1861 when the great Civil Conflict
burst forth. He did not wait to finish his course at the
university, but cast his lot with that of his native vState,
and enlisted as a private in Company A, Wirt Adams'
Cavalr}-, Confederate States Army.

The gallant bearing of the young private early attracted
the attention of his commanding officer, and, for meritori-
ous conduct, was, in 1S62, promoted to adjutant of the
regiment. On November 11, 1S63, as a further recogni-
tion of his ser\ices, was assigned to the staff of Gen. Wirt
Adams, with rank of captain. Was in active service
during the entire four years of the Civil War, and at the
suspension of hostilities in 1S65 was paroled with his
brigade at Gainesville, Alabama. He then returned to
Lake St. Joseph, where he engaged in cotton-planting
until 1869, when he removed to Natchez, where he since
resided, having at one time been Assistant-Postmaster of
that city. On November 21, 1867, he was married at
" Franklin," Lake St. Joseph, by the Rt. Rev. J. P. B.
Wilmer, Bishop of Louisiana, Protestant Episcopal Church,
to his first cousin, Ann ^Matilda Marshall, widow of Henry
Jourdan Marshall, and a daughter of Calvin Smith Routh,
(son of John Routhj and his wife, Ann PZlizabeth (Skill-
man) Routh. The latter was a daughter of Andrew Skill-
man and Anne Sterling. Mrs. Allen T. Bowie, Jr., was
born June 8, 1843. ^^r first marriage also occurred at
"Franklin," Lake St. Joseph, December 20, i860, when
the Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana, Protest-
ant Episcopal Church (later the celebrated Confederate
general), officiated. Thus both of her marriages were per-

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 227

formed by bishops of tlie b^piscopal Churcli, a sonicwhal
unique circunislance. ]5y lier first marriage there was
born December 31, 1S61, a daughter. Henry Jourdan
Marshall died in 1S62. Mrs. P>o\vie\s death occurred at
Natchez, .Mississii)pi, October 27, 1S95. She inherited
the "Kenihvorth" plantation, on I.ake vSt. Joseph, from
her father, and when the Episcopal Church was built ii]
St. Joseph, she generoirsly donated the " Kenihvorth "
bell to the church, and for a quarter of a centurv it has
summoned the people of the village to the house for
prayer. vShe was noted for her beauty of person and char-
acter.

Issue of Capt. Allen T. Bowie and wife :

I Aixen" Thomas Bowie Jr., b. September 25, 1S6S, at "Frank-

lin ; " ni.Junej, 1S9S, at Eutaw Plantation, Colahoula
County, Louisiana, Myra A. Crossj^rove.

II Matilda' Routh Bowii;, b. at Natchez, October 30, 1S70.

III Anne" Smith Bowik, b. April 13, 1872 ; d. May iS. iN;^

IV Andrew" Rolth Bowu:, b. June 21, 1S73 ; d. Decetntjer

13, 1S7S, at " Bell :Meade" plantation, Jefferson County,
Mississippi.

V Thomas" CoNTEE Bowie, b. July 29, 1874; d. August i,

1874.

Xo. 70.

Thomas' Coiitee Bowie, Jr., (Dr. Allen' T.
Bowie. Thomas' Contee Bowie. Capt. Fielder'
Bowie. Allen- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) young-
est son of Dr. Allen T. Bowie and his wife, Matilda Jane
(Routh) Bowie, was born October 14, 1841, at " Oakland,"
Natchez, jMississippi, where his father settled after he left
Maryland. He was raised, however, at " Franklin," on
Lake St. Joseph, Tansas Parish, Louisiana, which was
his parents' home. Like his brothers, he was prepared
for college by private tutors; went tirst to Oakland Col-

228 THE MAR YLAND BOU VES.

lege, Mississippi, then to the ruiversity of \'irginia, and
finally to the University of North Carolina. Was in the
graduating class of iS6i when the war came on. Re-
signed his prospects for collegiate honors, and, with his
two brothers, enlisted as a private in Company A, Wirt
Adams' Regiment of Cavalry, Confederate States Army.
W^as transferred to ' the Trans-Mississippi Department,
promoted to lieutenant, and assigned to General Major's
staff. While stationed in Natchez, he met Celeste Vidal
Page, daughter of Dr. William Byrd Page and his wife,
Celeste (Davis) Page. After the war was over renewed
his acquaintance, and married her May 7, 1866, at
Natchez.

Dr. Page was a \'irginian by birth, and had been long
a distinguished practitioner in Philadelphia, but generally
spent his winters in Natchez, near which city he had
large cotton interests, in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas C. I'owie, or " Tam," as he was general!}- known,
took his bride to "I'ranklin," where he engaged in cotton-
planting until his death, April i, 1880, from a pulmonary
disease contracted from exposure and hardships in the
army. His wife survived him several years. After she
died her children removed to Philadelphia and resided
with their mother's family.

Issue of Celeste and T. C. Bowie :

I William" Page Bowie, b. 1867 ; d. 1868.

II Thomas" Contee Bowie, b. 1S69 ; d. 1869.

III Celeste' Page Bowie, b. February 20, 1871 ; m. November

28, 1894, David Pepper, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania.

IV Allen' Thomas Bowie, b. 1872 ; d. 1873.

V John'' Routh Bowie, b. July 5, 1875. Is connected with

the engineering department of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Altoona, Pennsylvania.

VI Marie' Vidal Page Bowie, b. 1878 ; d. in infancy.

VII Pauline' Davis Bowie, b. September 7, 1S79. Lives in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

rilE MARYLAND BOWIES. 229

Xo. 71.

John'' Everslit'lcl Bowie, (Allkx'' P. Bowik.
Capt. HvERSFiKLiy Bowii'. Capt. Fipxdkr'^ Bowie.
Allkx- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) third child of
Alien Perrie Bowie and his wife, ^Nlelvina Harper (Berry)
Bowie, was born near Upper IMarlborough, Maryland,
March 25, 1S35. Received a collegiate education. On
October 15, 1S56, married Jennie S. Morsell, daughter of
Judge James Morsell, of Georgetown, D. C, and his wife,
Jane Sewell.

For several years after his marriage he resided at
" Leith," or " Half Pone," the plantation which his father
had bought after the death of its owner, Walter B. C.
Worthington. This farm, as has been previously shown,
was once owned by Allen Bowie, Sr., and liis son P'ielder
Bowie (Jack Bowie as he was called) removed from the
Nottingham neighborhood to his old home " Cleveland,''
near " Forestville," Prince George's County, where he
died September 12, 1874. His widow and younger
children later made their home in Washington, He is
buried at the Episcopal Church in Forestville.

Issue

I James' Morsell Bowie, b. 1S57.

II Allen' I'reston Bowie, b. 1859 ; lives near Marlboro' ; in.

January 25, 188 1, Agnes Louise, daughter of Dr. Richard
WilHani Bowie.
Issue :

1 Allen'^ Percy Bowie, d. in infanc)-.

2 Richard^ William Bowie.

3 Florence" Edwards Bowie.

4 Amellv** Somervell Bowie.

5 Margaret^ Magruder Bowie.

6 Jennie* Morsell Bowie.

7 Marie'' Louise Bowie.

III Alice/ Bowie, d. in infancy.

IV Fielder" Bowie, d. young. ^

V Rohert' Lee Bowie, ni. 189S, Fannie Combs.

VI Cora' Bowie.

VII Marv' Bowie.

230 THE MARYLAND BOMIFS.

Xo. Tl,

CnnVn'd Xapoleoii I5«»\vie. (Allen' Pkrrii:
BowiK. I^vkrsfikld' l>()\viK. Fiki.dkr'' P>o\viE. Allkx-
BowiK, Sr. John' P.owie, Sr.) fouith child of Allen
Penie Bowie and liis wile, jNIelviiia Harper (Beny) Iiowie,
was born near Upper ^Marlborough, Maryland, March 17,
1837. Was educated at Dickerson College, and at St.
John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Served in the
Confederate Arniv during the Civil War, 1S61-64, and in
1866 he went to [Missouri, and thence to Montana, where
he lived several years, but finally settled in the southern
part of California. October 25, 1S67, he married Marv
Pv. Irvine, of Kentucky. In 1898 he went to Phillips-
burg, Montana, where his eldest son was postmaster, hop-
ing that a change of climate would restore him to health,
but he died August 27, 1S98, and was buried at Phillips-
burg, Montana.

Issue

I Marv" Irvixk Bowie.

II Allen' Preston Bowie, b. 1S71.

III Edna' Story Bowie. .

IV Fannie" O'Bannon Bowie.

V Thomas' Howard Bowie, b. 1S75.

VI Clifford" Pincknev Bowie, b. iSSo.

Xo. 7:^.

I>r. Howard' Staflord Howie. (Allen" Perrie
Bowie. Eversfield' Bowie. Capt. Fielder^ Bowie.
Allen- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) ninth child of
Allen Perrie Bowie and his wife, Melvina Harper (Berry)
Bowie, was born August 10, 1S46, at "Cleveland," the
home of his parents, near Forestville, Prince George's
County, Maryland. Was a student at St. Timotlu's

THF. MARYLAND BOWIES. 231

Hall, near Baltiiiioic, and later at Washington College,
Kent County, ]Mar\land. He then attended lectures at
the Medical University of ^Maryland, in l^altiniore. In
1869 was appointed one of the clinical assistants at the
Baltimore Infirniar\'. Took his degree in medicine at
the university in the Class of 1870, and became assistant
physician to the Baltimore Infirmary. Later he resigned
this position and went to Montana Territory, where he
pursued his profession for several }ears, but finally re-
turned to I>altimore and resumed practice in that city.
Was one of the organizers of the " Northwestern r)ispen-
sary,'' as well as attending physician to that charity for
years. Was a member of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty and Curator, as well as visiting ph}sician to the
Church Home for a long time. Retired from acti\-e
practice in 1S90, and resides at his home on North Eutaw
Street in winter, and at his country place near Catonsville
during the summer months.

October 7, 1879, Dr. IJowie married Laura Virginia
Berkeley, only daughter of Edris Berkeley and his wife,
Virginia Enders. Though born in Fairfax County, Vir-
ginia, Mr. Berkeley for a great number of years li\-ed in
Baltimore. The history of the Berkeley family is inter-
woven with that of \'irginia for nigh three centuries, its
men have assisted in upholding the honor of the '' Old
Dominion," both in peace and in war, for many genera-
tions. The progenitor of the Virginia family was Joseph
Rerkelev, of Beverstone Hall, England ; he emigrated to
Virginia early in the Seventeenth Centur)-. His son, John
Berkeley, Sr., died in 1692, and left a son, John Berkeley,
Jr., wdio married Susan Linton. The latter's fourth son,

William Berkeley, Sr., married Elizabeth , and

their eldest son, William Berkeley, Jr., born about 1720,
married a widow, Mrs. Barbara Reid, whose maiden name
was Walker. His son, Benjamin Berkeley, married Lucy
Newman and had two sons, John Walker Berkeley, who
married Elizabeth Ihewer, and George Newman Berkeley,

232 THE MARYLAND B0U7ES.

who was the father of the late :\Ir. William W. Berkeley, of
Alexandria, \'irginia, whose wife was Elizabeth Pattison.
John Walker I'erkeley and his wife, Elizabeth Brewer,
had one son, Edris Berkeley, who married Virginia
Enders, and had two children, viz : Mrs. Dr. Bowie, as
previously shown, and Dr. Henry J. Berkeley, of Balti-
more, who married Ella Linthicum, a great-granddaughter
of Gov. Robert Bowie. They have one child. (See Arti-
cle 30.)

The issue of Dr. Howard S. Bowie and his wife, Laura, is:

I Virginia' Bkrkki.kv Bowie, b. July S, iSSo.

II Edris" Bhrkki.p;v Bowik, b. :\Iay 8. 1S82.

III Allkx' Stafford Bowie, b. November 13, 1SS4.

IV Eleanor' Howard Bowie, b. August 15, 1S88.

No. 74.

<iJov. Oden'' Bowie, (William-' Dltkktt Bowie.
William* Bowie ''of Waker." Walter' Bowie, Sr.
W^iLLiAM- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) eldest son of
Col. William D. Bowie and his wife, .Mary Eliza, daugh-
ter of Benjamin Oden, of " Bellefield," and his wife,
Sophia West, of '' The Wood Yard," was born at '' Fair-
view," Prince George's Countv, Marvland, November 10
1826.

The subject of this sketch, was, in many respects, one
of the most remarkable men of his State, and his success
in life may be attributed principally to his unbending
will power and entire tliorougluicss in mastering each
task he undertook. Sent when only nine years old to St.
John's College, Annapolis. His three years there were
marked by close attention to his books and bv a remark-
able memor}-, which obtained for him, generally, the hon-
ors of his class. He then went to St. Mary's College,

THE MARYLAND BO IVIES.

233

Baltimore, where the same qualities of close attention to
details and determined application to his studies enabled
him to graduate with success. His school-mates said he
never forgot what he once learned, and this retentive
memory, aided by observation of men and events, unflinch-
ing courage, perseverance and clear judgment, carried

Governor Odt'ii Kowie.

him triumphantly tlirough life, over difficulties where
others as brilliant had failed. In 1S46 he enlisted as a
private in the Baltimore and Washington Battalion under
Lieut.-Col. \V. H. Watson, and started for the Mexican
border. At the battle of Monterey he displayed such
conspicuous bravery that he was complimented by Gen-

2 34 THE MA R } 'l.AXD IWU 'lES.

eral Taylor, and promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
Later President Polk commissioned him to a captaincy
in the X'oltigeur Regiment, commanded bv Col. Joseph
\l. Johnston ; he was the youngest captain of that time in
the arm}'. The Maryland Legislature recognized his gal-
lantry by a set of complimentary resolutions. When the
gallant Watson fell from his horse, mortally wounded,
Oden Bowie was by his side, and, amid a shower of bul-
lets from the- advancing foe, remained, at the peril of his
life, to receive from his dying leader certain valuable
papers and instructions. Remounting his horse, though
then nearly surrounded b\- the enemy, he made a desper-
ate dash and succeeded in rejoining his retreating com-
mand in safety. The climate of Mexico, however, so
ill-affected his health, that he was forced to return to
Maryland before the close of the war.

In 1847 he was a candidate for the Legislature, but his
opponent charged him with being under age, and though
he would have arrived at his majorit>' before the Legisla-
ture convened, this was not generalls- understood, and he
was defeated l)y ten votes. Two years later he again ap-
peared as a candidate for the House of Delegates, and was
the only Democrat elected that year in his county. A few
years after he was elected State Senator, and in i86r was
a candidate for the same position, but was defeated by
Federal military interference at the polls. In 1S64 he
was nominated for lieutenant-governor by the Democrats,
but lost his election by the intervention, again, of soldiers
stationed at the voting precincts. Although a warm
sympathizer with the South, he was not in favor of seces-
sion, and during the war used his utmost efforts to pre-
serve the organization of the Democratic party. It was
largely through his efforts that the party regained control
of the State. During the wliole war he was chairman of
the State Central Committee. In 1S64 he was sent as a
delegate to the Chicago Convention, which nominated
General McClellan for the Presidenc\-, and it was entireK'

THE MARY LAX D BOWIES. 235

through his influence and management that the next
National Democratic Con\ention was held in Baltin-iore.
In 1867 he was the Democratic nominee for governor,
and was elected by forty-one thousand, six hundred and
forty-four majority, the largest which has ever been given
by the State to any candidate. He thus became the second
of his name and family who held that high position. His
messages during his incumbenc}' were remarkable for
their vigor and public spirit. It was owing to his great
administrative ability that many vexed questions were
satisfactorily adjusted ; such as the oyster difficulties with
Virginia, the collection of arrears from the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad due the vState, conversion of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal into a paying enterprise, and the
collection from the United States Government of monevs
loaned it by the State for war purposes.

It was due to his energy, perseverance, and courage,
amid much public doubt and the strenuous opposition of
the Baltimore & C)hio Railroad, that the P)altimore &
Potomac Railroad achieved success. He was niade presi-
dent of the company when it first organized, and served
in that capacity until his death, being elected annually by
the directors without a dissenting vote for thirty-
five years. He became, during this period, president also
of the city passenger railway in Baltimore, and, as head of
that company for twenty-one years, managed its four lines
with great ability and success.

His versatility was remarkable. A periodical of the
day well said : " He was one of the few exceptions to
the rule that a person applying himself to various occu-
pations can be master of none."

An ardent lover of the " turf," he was the owner and
breeder of many noted racers. Passionately fond of this
" sport for kings," he spared no time or expense in the
rearing of blooded stock, and his stables contained such
noted '' flyers " as " Baltimore," '^ Catesby," " Ore Knob,"
"Crickmore," " Compensation,^' etc. He was for manv

236 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

years president of the Maryland Jockey Club, and his
colors were seen on every noted track in the East. The
contests between "Crickniore" and " Hindoo" are familiar
to every lover of racing. He liked the sport, not for gain,
but for the genuine pleasure he had in the manly pastime.
In later years, when his health failed and his physicians
persuaded him to dispose of his race horses, he remarked
that it was the saddest day of his life when he finally
parted with his belovtd thoroughbreds. He resided at
his ancestrial home, " Fairview," which under his careful
and systematic management was one of the finest planta-
tions in Prince George's Count)".

The more private side of his character was not less admir-
able. Though of a quick temper, it never hindered the
emotions of tenderness. A proof of which was that his
friends were iound in all classes who had known his con-
siderate generosity. It is probable that he was the means
of assisting more \oung- men to obtain employment, or in
aiding them to start in life, than an_\- other man whoever
lived in his county. The newspapers, at the time of
his death, eloquentl\- referred to his life and character "as
a storv which should be read with care bv the vouno- men
of today, to teach them how pluck and perseverance,
backed by indomitable will, can surmount all obstacles."
He died December 4, 1S94, and is interred in the family
graveyard a short distance from his dwelling.

On December 3, 1851, he married Alice, daughter of
Charles H. Carter, of "Goodwood," Prince George's
County, and his wife, Rosalie P^ugenia Calvert, daughter
of George Calvert, of Riversdale, a descendant of the early
proprietors of Mar\land. Bernard Carter, a distinguished
lawyer of Baltimore, is a brother of Mrs. Bowie.

Issue of Oden Rowie and his uifo, Alice (Carter) Bowie:

I Alick' Bowik, b. 1852 ; d. September 19, 1S9S ; ni. 1877,
Owen Roberts, son ofjosejih Kent Rol)erts, Sr., and his
wife, Miss Williams. Mr. Roberts was a widower with one

rilE MAKYLAXD nOU'IES. 237

son by his first wife, Miss Wecms. He resides on his
farm in the upper part of Prince George's County.
Issue :

1 Oden" Bowii; RoKKRTS.

2 ClvARKXCK^ MkrIDITH RoiiKKTS.

3 Alici;" Maid Rohekts.

4 Mavnarl)^ Roberts.

II William" Duckett Bowie, b. July 26, 1S54. Educated at
St. John's College, Annapolis. Maryland. Married, in
1S90, Marie Lee Bennett, of West Virginia. In ibgr was
elected to represent Prince George's County in the
House of Delegates. In Novendjcr. 1893, was elected
State Senator. Mr. Bowie enjoys the rather unique dis-
tinction of being the fourth member of his family, in
direct descent, who has l)een a State Senator, the same
position having been 'held by his father, grandfather,
and great great-grandfather. He has no issue.

HI Oden' Bowie, Jr., b. 1S56 ; a stock broker in New York City
for a number of years, but now a resident of Prince
George's County. Single.

IV Annette" Carter Bowie, m. 1S.S4, p;ugene Roberts, a

brother of her sister's husband.
Issue :

1 Annette" Carter Boberts.

2 Alice" Oden Roberts.

3 William'* Roberts.

4 Grace"* Roger.s Roberts.

V Mary" Oden Bowie, m. 1S93, Thomas Whitridge, of

Baltimore.
Issue :

1 Thomas" Whitridge, Jr.

2 Helen* Eccleston Whitridge.

VI Carter" Lee Bowie, b. 1S70 ; a lawyer of Baltimore. When
war with Spain was declared he volunteered and was
appointed corporal, Company A, 5th Regiment, :Mary-
land Volunteers. In June, 1S9S, was ordered south with
,bis command, and was stationed at Tampa when peace
was declared. Returned to Baltimore and resumed the
practice of law.

VII Washington" Booth Bowie, b. 1S74 ; resides at "Fair-
view."

Xo. 75.
Maj. Heiiry'^^ ilSniuc Bowie, (Walter W. W.

23S THE MARY LAX n BOWIES.

BowiK. WAi/rKR* HowiK, Jr. \Vai.ti-;r'' Bowik, vSr.
WiiJJAM- BowiH, Sr. John' Bowik, Sr.) fourth son of
Walter William Wcems Bowie and his wife, Adalinc
(Snowden) Bowie, was bom in Prince Cieorge's County,
Maryland, January 26, 1S45. When sixteen years of
age he went Sonth, entered the Confederate Army, served
in the ist \'irginia Cavalr\', under Fitz Lee, and was three
times wounded. He returned home in the fallof 1S64 on fur-
lough, in consequence of his wounds, and was there when
his brother, Capt. Walter Bowie, passed on his last and
fatal raid through ^Maryland. He at once attached him-
self to the scouting party, and was at his brother's side
when the latter was shot from ambush jiear Sandy
Springs, Montgomery County, Maryland. Brune Bowie
remained at the side of his d)-ing brother and was taken
prisoner and confined in the "Old Capitol," at Washing-
ton, until the war ended the following spring. The
Federal authorities had determined to exterminate Walter
Bowie and his entire command, and Brune Bowie nar-
rowly escaped death when first captured.

Some years later he removed to Baltimore, wdiere he
now resides, and is engaged in the exportation of hunber.
On November 6, 1S72, Mr. Bowie married Florence
Reese, a daughter of Rev. E. Y. Reese, of Baltimore.

Issue

I Walter' Bowip:, b. 1S73 ; d. in infancy.

II Carlton' Reese Bowie, b. December 3, 1S74. Entered

the ser\-ices of a mercantile firm of Baltimore, and when
the war with vSpain was declared volunteered and
was appointed a corporal in Company !M, 5th Mary-
land Regiment, of which he had been a member for
some years. He embarked with his regiment for Cuba,
but the latter was ordered into camp at Tampa, Florida,
where he remained until the command returned home
upon the cessation of hostilities.

THE MARYI.AXn BOW IRS. 239

Itobert" Bowk'. (Walticr' \V. \V. Howii'.. Waltkr'
15()\viK, Jr. Wai.thr'' Pjowih, Sr. William- P)()\vif., Sr.
John' Bowik vSr.) fifth son of Walter W. W. Bowie and
his wife, Adaline (Snowden) Bowie, was born in Prince
George's Count}-, Maryland, December 22, 1S52. Re-
ceived a collegiate education and j^radnated as a ci\il en-
gineer. Assisted in the constrnction of the Baltimore tS:
Potomac Railroad. Was nominated In- the Democrats as
Coimt)' Sur\'e}'or in 1S75, but defeattd b)- tlie Repub-
lican candidate. In June, 1S73, ^^^ married ]\Iary Alice
Earley, daughter of William II. I{arley, of Brand\-wine,
Prince George's County, Mar\land. In 1SS4 Robert
Bowie remo\'ed to North Carolina, where he engaged in
mining operations, and later located in Tennessee, where
he follows his profession of civil engineering.

Issue

I \V.\ltf:r' Bowie, b. 1S74 ; d. in infancy.

II Earlkv" Bowie, b. 1S76.

III Allen" Bowie, b. 1S7S.

Xo. 77.

Reg;iiia1cl" IJowie, (W^\ltf.r'' W. W. Bowie.
Walter^ Bowie, Jr. Walter'* Bowie, Sr. Willia.m-
BowiE, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) voungest son of Walter
William W'eems Bowie and his wife, Adaline (Snowden)
Bowie, was born at "W'illow GroN-e," Prince George's
County, Maryland, December 14, 1S54. Upon leaving
school received an appointment in the State Tobacco Ware-
house in Baltimore, and remo\-ed to that city. On January
28, 1880, he married Blanche Crouch, of Chestertown, Kent
County, Maryland. In 1890 he was nominated for the

240 rilK MARYLAND BOWIES.

Legislature by the Democrats and elected a meuiber of
the House of Delegates. After the expiration of his term
in the State Legislature he accepted an appointment in
the Raltimore City Post Office.

Issue

I Clarknck" K. Bo\vii:,b. February 14, iSSi. Is a student at

Baltimore College.

II Cecklu's' Cai.vekt Rowik. b. Septeni]>er 14, 1882.

III Marv' Kerxicia Rowie, b. November 14, 1884.

No. 78.

TlKMiias' Triioiiiaii Soiiiervell Howie, (Dr.
Richard''' \V. Bowik. William' ^L Bowik. William'
BowiK 3d. William' Bowie, Jr. John- Bowik, Jr.
John' Bowie, Sr.) second son of Dr. Richard William
Bowie and his wife, Margaret Somervell Bowie, was born
near Upper Marlborough, Aiaryland, June 12, 1842. Was
educated at the Brookeville Academy, Montgomery County,
and at the Maryland Agricidtural College. December
3, 1868, he married Agnes Woods McGregor, daugh-
ter of Nathaniel Mortimer McGregor, of Prince George's
County, and his wife, Euphemia Mitchell, who, born
July 17, 181 2, in Scotland, emigrated to America with
her parents in 1826, and married in 1S28.

Mr. Bowie pursued the life of a planter upon the estate
•known as " Brookefield," on the Patuxent River (which
he received from his grandfather, and which had been
owned in 1707 by John Bowie, Sr.), until 1S91, when he
disposed of his farm, removed to Washington, D, C, and
accepted a position in the United States War Department,
which he still holds. Mrs. Bowie's brother, Rodrick Mc-
Gregor, married Margaret Elizabeth Bowie, a sister of the

THE MARYLAND BOUTES. 241

subject of this sketch, thus doubly uuitiug the Bowies
and McGregors.

Issue of Thomas T. S. Bowie :

I Nathaniri," Mortimkr Bowik, b. October 21, 1869. En-

gaged \\\ mercantile business in Louisville, Kentucky.

II Richard' v'^omkrvkll Bowik, of Washington, D. C, b.

March 6, 1S71 ; m. November 11, 1896, Lena Campbell
Hunter, daughter of Frederick Hunter, of Fredericks-
burg, Virginia. Resides in Wasliington.
Issue :

I HuNTKR^ Somervp:ll Bowik, b. April 11, 1S98 ; d.
September 24, 1S9S.

III Rena" Vkrnox Bowik, b. August 15, 1872.

IV Blanch'^ Evki.vx Bowik, b. March 14, 1S78.

V Agnks" Woods Bowik. b. August 21, 1S82 ; d. August 19,

1884.

VI Hei.en^ Swan Bowik, b. October 16, 1884.

VII John* Francis McGrkgor Bowik, b. October 31, 1S85.

VIII Georgk" Calvkrt Bowie, b. April 17, 1SS8.

llie Bfl'is ol Mt Gouitf, /^iffiii

For the past three years the writer has vainly en-
deavored to trace, with perfect accuracy, tlie many
branches of that large family of Bowies, whose ancestor,
Abraham ISoey, emigrated from Scotland and settled
in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland, where he
died in 1752.

His descendants are very numerous, and, while many
are still to be found in Charles County, a much larger
number are located in Baltimore, Washington, D. C,
Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and the Gulf States.
The researches which have been made by the writer prove
conclusively that all the persons mentioned in the follow-
ing articles are directly descended from Abraham Boey,
above-mentioned, and, while the latter did not spell his
name in the same manner as his descendants have done
for generations, he was, without doubt, a member of that
ancient Scottish family which sprung from a common pro-
genitor— spread over the Gaelic districts of Scotland, and
in different localities spelled their name, Bue, Bui, Boye,
Boey, Buie, and Bowie. The posterity of Abraham Boey
have demonstrated that the courage of their Scottish ances-
tors has been an inheritance with them in each genera-
tion, and, like the Bowies of Prince George's County,
Maryland, they have fought for their country in every
war which it has had from the Revolution to the present
time. There has been no evidence discovered showing
relationship between Abraham Boey, progenitor of the
Charles County Bowies, and John Bowie, ancestor of the

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 243

Prince George's County Bowies, or between the descend-
ants of the two men. The following record of tlie Bowies
of Charles County is compiled from meager entries found
in the Durham Parish Register, Probate Court Records,
and family traditions supplied by a few members of the
present generation. Probably a fuller or more accurate
sketch could have been presented had the author received
replies to a great many letters written b\' him to mem-
bers of the family, who, it appears, possessing few records
of their line, did not consider it necessary to impart the
knowledge tliey had regarding the more recent generations.
It is to be regretted that such should have been the case,
as often a slight suggestion, or apparently unimportant
item, affords a clew to valuable discoveries to one who is
making a careful study of the subject.

Xo. 1.

Abraliaiu" Boey, said to have been born in Scot-
land, and to have emigrated to America early in the Eigh-
teenth Centur}'. It is not known who he married, but
his death occurred in 1752 at his home, " Senah's De-
light," Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland. The
records of the Probate Court show that his son, John
Boey, applied for letters of admitiistration, and rendered a
final settlement in 1753. Among the disbursements
claimed and allowed, were the funeral expenses for both
Abraham Boey and his wife, showing they died within a
short time of each other. No children are mentioned
other than the administrator, and in every case the name
is spelled Boey.

Known issue :

JJ I John' Boey.

244 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. 2.

Joint- Boey, (Abraham' Boev.) son of Abraliam
Boey, was jM'obably born in Durham Parish abont 1725.
He administered npon his father's estate, and later his
name appears as a contributor to the support of Dnrham
Parish, Plis name is spelled both Boey and Bowie, but
when his death is mentioned, abont 17S1, the entry reads,
"John Bowie, of Durham Parish." His wife's name is
unknown.

Issue :

3 I JOHN'' Bowie, Jr.

4 II OswELL^ Bowie.

5 III William' Bowie.

IV Alex.-vnder' Bowie.

Issue :

I ALEX.A.NDER* Bowie, Jr.

V Matthew^ Bowie, d. in the Revolutionary Army.

6 VI Rhodi^ Bowie.

Xo. 8.

John'' Bowie, Jr., (John- Boev. Abraham' Boev.)
eldest son of John Boey, or Bowie, resided in Charles
County, Marsdand. His wife is thought to have been a
Miss Peel. He died prior to 1800.

Reported issue :

I James* Peel Bowie, mentioned as a contributor to Dur-

ham Parish.

II John* Bowie, b. about 1775. Removed to Virginia, near

Markham Station, and married IMiss Holtz.claw. She
died in 1822, and he in 1837. He had a large family,
and his descendants are very numerous in Virginia at
the present time.
His children were :

I Newton^ Simon Bowie, m. Sophia Bradford, sister
of Col. Benjamin Bradford, of the War of 1S12-14.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 245

One of his sons was :

I Capt. H.'' C. Rowik, of the Confederate Army.

2 Watson-^ P.owijc, m. Lucinda Iden.

3 Gkorgk^ Washington Bowik, m. ist Harriet Ash,

2d Miss Mason.
A son by his first wife is :

I Jamf.s''' W. Bowie, of Ilcrndon, Virginia.

4 John' Bowik, Jr., in. ?:;iizabeth Lake.

5 NiMROi)'' Bowik, m. Sarah Conner.

6 Matilda^ Bowie, m. P^van Philips.

7 Sarkpxa^ Bowik, ni. Prancis Ash.

8 WiNNY^ Bowi]';, ni. John Crupper.

9 Harriet-^ Bowik, ni. John Wilson.
10 Cynthia^ Bowie, m. Silas Cornwell.

Ill Petkr^ Bowik. .Removed to Montgomery County. Issue
unknown.

No. 4.

Osweir' Bowie, (John- Boev. Abraham' Boev.)
son of John Boev, of Charles County, was probably born
about 1745. His wife's name is unknown. He died
about 1795-1S00.

Issue :

7 I Abraham* Bowik.
H II Joseph* Bowik.
9 III Isaac* Bowie.

IV Sarah* Bowie.

V Jane* Bowie.

VI Elizabeth* Bowie.

VII Annie* Bowie.

Xo. 5.

William' Bowie, (John- Boev. Abraiia.m' Boev.)
son of John lioey, of Charles County, is mentioned as liv-

246 THE MAR } 'LAND BO U 'lES.

ing in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland. His
wife is said to have been ^Nliss Davis. He was probably
born about 1750.

His known issue was :

I Davis* Bown:, in. :\Iiss Miller, and removed to Orange

County, Virginia. He left a number of children whose
names are not given.
One daughter :

I Jur.iA^ BowiK, b. 1S05 ; ni. 1S23, William Cox, of
Charles County.
Among her issue was :

I Julia* Cox, b. 1S24 ; m. Mr. Stroniberger, of
Washington.
Has issue :
I Julia'' Stromberger, single.

II Capt. Theophilus^ Bowie. Was a captain of a ship,

"Alexandria," sailing between Baltimore, Fredericks-
burg, and Georgetown, D. C. In 1S13 he severed his
connection with the owners of the ship and settled in
Fredericksburg, \'irginia, where he married.
One son was :

I Alexander-' Bowie. A merchant of Fredericksburg.
A son of his was :

I Alexander*' Bowie, Jr., of Richmond; twice
married.
10 III James* Bowie, m. Catherine H. Weston.

\o. 6.

Kliodi'' Bowie, (John- Boev. Abraham' Boey.) son
of John Boey, of Durham Parish, Charles County, Mary-
land, was probably born about 1752, and lived all his life in
Charles County, where he died in iSiS. The name of
his wife is not known, but he had at least six children,
all of whom left their native county and removed to
Abbeville, South Carolina, a niunber of years before their
father's death.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 247

Those of wlioni \vc have record were :

I CaThkrixk' Bowih, III. ill Maryland, a Mr. Flurrv, and
after his death removed to South Carolina.
1 1 II Hkzkkiah* Bowik, b. about 177S; ni. Elizabeth Sims.

Ill Francis' Bowii-., m. , of Maryland, and removed to

Abbeville.
XH IV Ki.i^ KowiK, b. about 1781 ; m. Catlurine Franklin,

V Gracv' Bowik. Rcinovt-d to Abljcville.
18 VI Richard' Pkici; Bowik, b. 1786; 111. Catherine Hodges.

Xo. 7.

Abraliaiii' Bouie, (Osweli;^ Bowie. John- Boey.
Abraii.am' Boev.) eldest sou of Oswell Bowie, of Charles
County, ]\Iaiylaud, resided in Durham Parish on his farui,
" Senah's Delight." Was mentioned in 1794 as contri-
buting to the support of the rector of Durham Church,
and also as Clerk of the Parish. The name of his wife is
not given.

Known issue :

I Uriah^ Bowik, b. about 1795 ; resided in Charles County.

Issue :

I Alexander" Bowie, m. and removed to Washington.
Issue :

1 Herbert' Bowie.

2 Webster' Bowie.

3 Sylvester' Bowie.

4 Weslev' Bowie, m. .\lice Bowie, a cousin.
Issue :

1 Joseph"* Bowie.

2 Isaac* Bowie.

II Zachariah^ Bowie, resided in Charles County.

Issue :

1 Eiavard'' Bowie.

2 John'^ Bowik.

3 Simon" F. Bowie, ni. 1867 Mary Burgess.

248 THE MARYLAND BOJV/ES.

Xo. 8.

Joseph* ISowie, (Oswell^ Bowie. John- Boev.
Abraham^ Boev.) second sou of Oswell Bowie, resided
in Charles County, Maryland.

He left issue :

I John'* Bowik, b. about iSoo.

Had issue :

I John" Kowik, Jr.

II Joseph^ Buwik, Jr., ni. ami left issue.

III OswELiv'' Bowik, Jr., m. and left issue.

IV Richard^ Bowik, hi. and left

Issue :

I Thomas*^ E. Bowik, ni. and had
Issue :

I JosKPH^ Bowie.

No. 1).

Isaac^ Bowie, (Oswell'' Bowie. John- Boey.
Abraham^ Boev.) third soi of Oswell Bowie, was born
about 1775 in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland.
In 1805 he married Josephine, daughter of Benjamin
Bullman, and died about 1S30, leaving

Issue :

I Ethelbert^ Bowie, b. 1806 ; m. .

Issue :

1 J.\MES^ A. Bowie, m. Susan Ward Simons.
Issue :

1 Maxamilliax' Bowie.

2 W11.LIAM' Bowie.

3 James' H. Bowie.

2 John* T. Bowik. Living in Charles County ; m. Miss

Posey.
Issue :

1 Marcki,i.us' Bowie.

2 Algie' Bowie.

3 John' T. Bowie, Jr.

4 Richard' Bowie.

THE MARYLAND BO JIVES. 249

3 Kthklkekt''' Bownc, Jr., in. .

Issue :

1 Vivian" Bow 11:.

2 Hkxrv' Jamks Bowie.

3 WiijviAM' B. BowiK, ni. .

Issue :

1 \Vn.i,i.\jr Bowip:.

2 Robert^ Bowie.

II Aouiixa"' Bowie, b. December 25. 1812; m.June 11, 1S40,

Margaret, dauglitcr of Jeremiah Hammett and his ^%■il'e,
ZSIargaret Burroughs. He removed to Vicksburg, Miss-
issippi, in 1S40, where he died in 1S93.
Issue :

1 William*' H. Bowie, b. 1841 ; d. 1862, in Confederate

Army.

2 Hester'^ Axx Bowie, b. 1S42 ; m. Dr. Stewart.

3 Elizabeth'"' Bowie, b. 1844; m. Rev. C. T. McAnley.

4 Josephixe" Bowie, b. 1845; "i- Rev. John W.Jones.

5 Bexjamix" Billmax Bowie, b. 1S49 ! "i- •

Issue :

Four children, names not given.

6 PvLLa*^ G. Bowie, b. 1S47 ; m. J. K. Burge.

7 Marv'' P.owie, b. 1S52; m. J. F. Riley.

8 IMarie" Bowie, b. 1S55 ; m. D. ^l. I'arker.

9 .A.oriLLA*' Bowie, Jr., b. 1859.

III Plixev'' Bowii;, b. 1S14; m. Jane, daughter of Henry

Ken<lrick.
Issue :

I Hexrv^ H. Bowie, b. 1S43 : "i- Mary E. Simons,
1S6S. Resides near Pisgah, Charles County. He
has been a successful farmer and has been also
elected a County Commissioner.
Issue :

1 Lee' Bowie, b. 1S69; m. Julia Dixon, of IMont-

gomery County. He is a merchant in Washing-
ton, D. C, and has also commercial interests in
Baltimore.
Issue :
Three children, names not given.

2 PiNKXEv' W. Bowie. Commercial broker.

3 Hester' Bowie.

Xo. 10.
James' ISowits (Wii.i.ia.m' Bowik. John- Bokv,

250 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Abraham' Boev.) third son of William Bowie and his

wife, (Davis) l^owic, was born in Charles Countv,

Maryland, about 1776. He removed to Baltimore,
Maryland, where, with his brother, Capt. Theophilus
Bowie, and a cousin, Alexander Bowie, he learned the
business of ship-building. At that era Baltimore was
noted for the "clipper" ships turned out from her docks.
About 179S Mr. Bowie removed to Charlestown, South
Carolina, wdiere he continued his business of building
ships. He married Catherine Hamilton Weston, who
was born in Kngland. They lived on Wadnealaw Island,
in Charleston Harbor. He died about iSio, leaving

Issue :

14 I James^ Westox Bowie, m. :Mary Campbell.

II William' Bowie, <1. single.

III CatherixK' Bowie, d. single.

Xo. 11.

Eli* Bowie, (Rhodi^ Bowie. John- Boev. Abra-
ham' BOEY.) son of Rhodi Bowie, Sr., was born in
Charles County, Maryland, in 1781, and in iSoo removed
with his sisters and brothers to Abbeville, South Carolina,
where, about 1S02, he married Catherine Franklin, who
was also born in Maryland. He owned a farm near
Abbeville. He was an active member of the Methodist
.Church, and about 181 7 founded " Gilyal Church," now
standing, in Abbeville County. He died' at Abbeville in
1850, and his widow in 1867.

Issue :

I James' Price Bowie, b. about 1S05 ; ni. Mary Elurry, of
Maryland ; d. in 1873. He served in the Confederate
Army and was commissioned captain.

THE MARYLAND BOWIES. 251

Issue :

1 Lieut. F.« K. IJowik, m. Susan Dill. Was an officer

in Holcomb's Ivegion, Confederate States Army.

2 John'^ W. Bowik, served in the Confederate Army.

3 Kli^ B. Bowir, served in the Confederate Army.

4 Bexj.vmix* Bowie.

5 Charles'^ T. Bowie.

6 S.\r.\hSJ. Bowie, m. Henry Taylor.

7 Malinda« Bowik, ni. John vSmith.

II Hezekiah^ Bowik, b. 1S09; m. Anne :\IcKo\vn. Removed

to McCool, Mississippi.
Issue :

1 Wilson* Bowie, served in Confederate Army.

2 Robert'^ J. Bowik, was mayor of McCool^ and was

murdered in 1S96.

3 Joseph" Bowie.

4 TuLLV* Bowie.

5 Brown" Bowie.

6 Appy® Bowie.

7 Mary" L. Bowik.

8 Emma" Bowie.

III JoiiN^ Bowie.

IV William^ B. Bowik, b. 1S13 ; m. Margaret Henry ; d. at

Abbeville 1S83 ; she died in 1S95.
Issue :

1 Marcy" C. Bowie, m. Quincy Radcliff. He was a

lieutenant in Confederate Army. Died 1863.
Issue :

I William' F. Radcliff, residing in .\bbeville.

2 Jane" R. Bowik, m. J. N. Drake ; he ser\-ed in Con-

federate Army and had
Issue :

1 John" W. Drake.

2 Ida' Drake.

3 Annie" Drake.

4 ^ Drake, m, W. S. Tinslev.

V ASA^ Bowie, b. 1S17 ; m. 1842 Martha A. Botts. Ser^-ed as

sergeant in Holcomb's Legion, Confederate Arm v.

Lives in Abbeville. His wife died in 1895.
Issue :

I Lewis" Davis Bowie, b. 1S43. Served for four years
as a member of Orr's Rifles, Confederate Army ;
was six times wounded. After the war taught
school, and later was elected for a term of four years
Clerk of the Court for Abbeville County. Lives at
Due West, South Carolina. He married Marv J.
Russell, of Abbeville.

352 77/E MARYLAXD BOWIES.

Issiu' :

1 IvILa" a. Bowie, m. John E. Kllisoii, a merchant

of Anderson, .Sonth Carolina.

2 Mixxik' L. Bowik, single. Is a teacher ami a

graduate of the female college at Due West,
South Carolina.

3 Anxk" Bowik. Also a graduate of Due West

College.

4 Willi.am" El'Gkxk Bown:.

2 Jacob'' Howard Bowir, b. 1845 ; served in the Con-

federate Army ; m. MalindaJ. Agnew. He lives at
Abbeville. His wife died in 1873, and he then mar-
ried Essie Loner.
Issue :

1 Lkoxor.a' H. Bowie.

2 Martha' N. Bowie.

3 Samuel' A. Bowie.

4 Axxe' B. Bowie.

5 Wieliam' T. Bowie.

Jacob Howard Bowie had issue by a second wife :

1 Louis' Bowie.

2 Carrie;" Bowie.

3 JOHX" B. Bowiic.

4 Lacv" Bowie.

5 P.\ul' Bowie.

6 Pearl' Bowie.

7 Bkxjamix' T. Bowie.

8 Maud" Bowie.

3 Leard*^ Kellv Bowie, b. about 1S48. Removed to

Elberon, Georgia. He married Anne Milford, of
Abbeville, South Carolina.
Has issue :

1 Samuel" Bowie.

2 William" Bowie.

3 LuciEx" Bowie.

4 Celesti" Bowie, m. John W. Simpson, of Abbeville.
Issue :

I Alice' Simpsox.

5 Emerlixe'' Bowie, b. 1S52 ; single. Lives in .A.bbe-

ville.
VI H.^ B. Bowie, b. at Abbeville, South Carolina, in 1S20. He
served in the Confeiierate Army, and is now living in
Abbeville. He married Matilda McKee, of Abbeville,
and they have
Issue :

I PixckxeV' W. Bowie, rvlember of the Second South
Carolina Rifles ; was killed at the battle of Malvern
Hill, Virginia, 1862.

THE MA R } 'LAXD BOW 'lES. 253

2 AuGUSTrs*^ L. BowiK. Served in the Confederate
Arniy, and married his consin, Martha J. l?owic,
dan^i;hter of his threat-uncle, Richard Price Bowie,
by the latter's second wife. He died in 1896, and
his widow lives in Abbeville.
Issue :

1 Annik" Bow IK.

2 Brown' Bowih.

3 Lee' Bowih.

4 George" Bowie.

5 Caevin' Bowie.

6 DoR.\" Bowie.

Xo. 12.

HeKeki!i]i' Howie, Sr., (Rpionr' Brnvip:, Sr. John-
BoKV. Abraham' P>oKY.) son of Rliudi Bowie, Sr., was
born about 177S, in CharlfS County, Maryland, and with
his sisters and Ijrothtrs renuned in iSoo to Abbeville,
South Carolina. He owned a farm in that county, on
which he lived until his death in 1S45. He married
Elizabeth Sims, who died in 1S57. They had a large
family, and all of them removed from South Carolina to
Mississippi about 1S52.

Issue :

I Wright' Bowie.

II George^ Bowie.

III JoHN^ F. Bowie.

IV Jetson^ Bowie.

V Eli' Bowie, Jr.

VI Llcinda^ Bowie, ni. David Ruff.
. VII Catherine' Bowie.

VIII Zebiah' Bowie.

Xo. \\\,
Kic'liard' Price Bowie, (RiioDr Bowik, Sr. John-

254 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

BoKV. Akraham' Bokv.) Youngest son of Rliodi P.owie,
Sr., was born in Cliailes County, ]\Iaryland, in 17S6, and
about 1800 removed with his brothers and sisters to
Abbeville County, vSouth Carolina. x\bout 18 14 he mar-
ried Catherine Hodges, a sister of General Hodges, by whom
lie had six children. She died iu 1845, and he then mar-
ried Jane I). Milford, by whom he had one daughter only.
He owned land near Abbeville, and was a farmer bv oc-
cupation. He died in Abbeville in 1S55, and his second
wife died in 1S64.

Issue

I Rhodi-"* Bowie, Jr., b. 1S15 ; removed to Mississippi, and

died at McCool in 1896, aged eighty-one. He left seven
daughters and two sons.

II Fraxces^ Bowie.

III Gracv^ Anxe Bowie.

IV Matilda' Bowie.

V JoiiN^ Bowie, b. 1S23 ; removed to IMcCool, Mississippi. Is

living and has six sons and three daughters (names not
given). He married Elizabeth Black.

VI Jami-:s'' Price Bowie, b. 1827; removed to Mississippi, and

has eight children (names not given).

VII Martha'^ Jane Bowie, b. 1850 (her mother being the sec-

ond wife). Resides in Abbeville, South Carolina ; m.
her cousin, .Augustus L. Bowie, son of H. B. Bowie, and
a grandson of her uncle, Eli Bowie.

No. 14.

James' AVcstoii Bowie, (Ja.mks' Bowie. Wil-
liam^ Bowie. John- Boey. Abraham' Boey.) eldest
son of James Bowie, of Maryland, and his wife, Catherine
Hamilton (Weston) Bowie, was born in Charleston, South
Carolina, about 1800. He grew up in that city and
married, when quite young, IMary Campbell, who was a
native of South Carolina. He then acquired an estate in
the northern part of Screven County, Georgia, and re-

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255

moved witli liis lamily to that place, where lie resided for
the balance of his life, and died in 1S51.

Issue

15 I Dr. WiLrrAM« Capers Kowie, b. about ,825; m. VirKinia
Humphreys.

^W^''i^S^,'^l^ih-'iysi^T^^fH'g>y^>^<.s^

James ^^'eston Boivie.

All James" Henry Bowie. No issue.

IV Sarah« Bowie, m. J. D. Wade.

V Amanda^ Bowie, m. A. P. Wade.

VI Marv« Bowie, ni. W. P. Wade.

VII iMarth.a* Bowie, m. L. L. Miller.

256 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. 15.

Dr. William'' Capers Bowie, (Jami:s'' Wf.stox
BowiK. jAMi'.s' Uowii'. William' F.owik. Joiix"
HoKV. Abraham' I^okv.) eldest son of James Weston
Bowie and his wife, Mavy (CanipbeH) Bowie, was born in

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Dr. AVilliam I'apor** Hon ie.

Screven Connty, Georgia, about 1S25. Studied medicine
and graduated as a physician in 1S4S. He continued to
reside in his native county, where he practiced his profes-
sion ver\- successfully for forty-nine years, and when he
died, May 10, 1897, left a large estate. For many years
he was president of the Board of Education for Screven

THE MARYLAXn BOWIES. 257

County; was widely known and lionored for liis stRu-th
of character, professional ability, and unblemished integ-
rity. In earh- life Dr. Bowie married \'irginia Hum-
phreys, and left

Issue

I Dr. Jamks' Wkstox Bowik. Graduated in mcdicin.-, and

located at Wade, Georgia. Is married and has an ex-
tensive practice. He is the father of three cliildren ; two
girls and one boy, names not given.

II ViRGiN-i.v Bowie, b. ; m. T.J. Black, of Barnuell,

vSouth Carolina. Died leaving
Issue :

1 H.* J. El.\ck.

2 T.'^J. Black, Jr.

III Cathkrink' i?j Bowik, m. \V. C. Thomas; d. leaving

Issue :

I RfBii;* Thomas.

IV ZULIMF,' Bowik, m. in 1S90, Dr. B. R. Saxon, of Valdosta,

Georgia. Resides at Bugley, Georgia.
Issue :

I Richard^ Bowik Saxon, b. 1892.

- In the absence of docunientan- evidence, family tradi-
tion must be accepted for the following account of the
ancestor of the Bowies who settled in Louisiana about
1800, and were such noted actors in the early history of
that State and Texas. The current tradition among all
branches of the family who are sprung from these first
Bowie settlers in Louisiana, is that the father of the elder
emigrants was James Bowie, who removed from Maryland,
where he left two brotliers, aud located in South Carolina
prior to the Revolution, married, and died there. F^ur-
ther, that the brothers whom he left behind him were
members of the well-known " Bowie family of Maryland."
Mrs. Joseph H. :\Ioore, a granddaughter of Rezin Bowie,
Sr. (son of the above-mentioned James), was born in
1817, resided with her grandparents when a child, was
nearly grown when her grandmother died, and, doubtless,
often heard them refer to their ancestry. A few. years
before her death she published an article regarding her
Bowie lineage, in which she positively asserted that her
great-grandfather removed from Maryland to South Caro-
lina, where he niarried, and where his son Rezin was
'born. That the latter served in the Revolutionary Army
when a mere boy, married when very young, and some
years later removed to Louisiana.

Other members of the family in different States (includ-
ing Mrs. Eugene Soniat, of Xew Orleans, who has frequent-
ly heard her mother discuss the subject) all agree that
their ancestor, father of Rezin Bowie, Sr., was named

rinc LouisiAXA bowies.

^59

either James or John P.owie ; that he removed from Mary-
land to South Carolina and left two brothers in the former
Slate.

The only member of the Maryland family who could thus
have gone to South Carolina, and of whom the record is
obscure, was James Bowie, born about 1739, and a son of
John Bowie, Jr. (See Article No. 2, Maryland Bowies.)
Of him we have no information after he reached his
majority to indicate whether he died young or left the
vS.tate. It may be observed as significant that he had two
brothers, Allen and John, who lived in Maryland and left
numerous posterity. There is also a tradition among
the Maryland Bowies that those of Louisiana were nearlv
related to them. •

Xo. 1.

James' IJowie. born in ^Maryland, removed to South
Carolina before the Revolution, and is said to have left
two brothers in the State of his birth. By a number of
the Maryland Bowies he is thought to have been the sec-
ond son of John Bowie, Jr., and his second wife, Elizabeth
Pottinger. If such was the case he was born about 1739,
and left Maryland about 1760. (See Article No. 2, Mary-
land Bowies.) It is not known zvJiere he located in South
Carolina, but it seems to be an established fact that he
married a Miss Mirabeau shortly after reaching that
State ; was the father of four sons and a daughter, and
died young, probably a short time before the Revolution.
One of his wife's sisters married Sir Caesar Ashley, and
removed to the Southwest. James Bowie's first children
were twins.

Issue :

JJ I Rezin- Bowie, Sr., b. about 1762 ; m. Elve Ap-Catesby
Jones.

2 6o THE L 0 1 7SL l A : -7 /; 0 1 1 -/KS.

II Rksa-' Bowii:, a twill brother of Rc/.in. Rcir.oved with the

latter to Louisiana in 1800. Locale. 1 in the ()pelou^as
District, where lie (lic<i in 1S15. IR- is rejjortcd to have
been uninarrie.l, luit left an aifcpidf son who took his
x^ name, but of whom we have no further record.

III John- Buwii:. Is said to have removed to North Carolina.

It is not known that he married.

IV David- Rowik, removed with his brothers to Louisiana in

iSoo. He is mentioned as owning both land and slaves
in the Opelousiis District in 1.S03. The court records for
that year show he had a law suit with a man named
Tucker, and in his testimony it is developed that he was
married and had children. He was alive in 1S12, and
it is supjK)sed that he removed to Arkansas, where his
descendants yet live.

V Martha'-' Rowik, m. Jesse Bowden, of South Carolina.

Issue :

1 Myra'' Bowden. •

2 Rksa-^ Bowie Bowdicn, was twice married.

3 Sarah' Bowden, m. Smith.

4 Martha^ Bowden, m. Zeaster.

Issue :

1 Elizabeth* Zeaster.

2 Stephen' Zeaster.

Xo. 2.

Reziii- Bowie. (Ja.mf.s' Rowik.) a twin son of James

Bowie and his wife, r^Iirabeau, was born in South

Carolina about 1762.

Served when a mere boy in the Patriot Army as a pri-
vate soldier under General [Marion. At the storming- of
Savannah he was wounded and taken prisioner. In ward-
ing off a blow directed at his head by a British officer,
his hand was nearlv severed bv the saber of the Knelish-
man. While confined in Savannah his wounds were
dressed by the patriotic women of that city, among whom
was Elve Ap-Catesby Jones, daughter of John Jones, a
Welch emigrant. Young P,owie lost his heart with his
nurse, and married her in 1782, when not twenty years of

THE LOUISIANA BOWIES. 261

age. For some time he devoted himself to the cultiva-
tion of his plantation, in Burke County, Georgia, where
five of his children were born. Mrs. Howie had se\eral
brothers and sisters ; one by the name of Seaborne Jones,
left a large family ; a second was Stephen, and a third set-
tled in Georgetown, D. C. All niarrietl and have numer-
ous descendants. A sister married a Air. Lamar.

In 1 79 1 Rezin Bowie removed his family to Elliott
Springs, Tennessee, where his four youngest children
were born. Attracted by descriptions of the wonderful
fertility of the land in the [Mississippi Valley, he emigia-
ted to Louisiana in iSoo, and with his brothers Resa and
David, entered lands in the Parish of St. Mary's, on Bayou
Teche, and in the Xew Madrid District. In 181 2 he located
in the Opelousas District, where he died in 1S21. His
twin brother Resa also died there some four years earlier.
After the death of Rezin Bowie, his widow removed to
Shrieveport, Louisiana, and resided with her daughter,
Mrs. A. B. Sterrett, until her death in 1S3S.

In those early days Louisiana was filled with turbulent
characters, who, attracted by the possibilities of the new
region, flocked there in great lunnbers. There was little
semblance of law, and the strong right hand was often
called upon to protect both life and property, but Rezin
Bowie was equal to such emergencies, and the turbulent
class soon learned he was not to be intimidated. He is
described as a man of fine physique, tall, red-headed, and
possessing a determined, fearless disposition. He was
fond of hunting, and his rifle ball seldom missed its mark.
His wife also was a women of rugged character, and en-
dowed with masculine courage. Raised in the rough
school of border life, she was a fit partner for her sturdy
spouse. Many stories are told of their struggles with
their aggressive neighbors. ( )n one occasion Rezin Bowie
was compelled to defend his property against a set of
reckless squatters encamped near him. In the conflict
which took place he killed one of his adversaries, and a

262 THE LOUISIANA BOWIES.

few days later he was arrested by a sherilT and charged
with manslaughter; he was confined in an insecure wooden
structure used as the "calaboose," or jail, to await trial.
Mrs. Bowie knowing the constable to be an enemy of her
husband, suspected he would allow his prisoner to be
foully dealt with. ^lounting her horse, and accompanied
by a Negro servant on another fleet animal, she rode to
the jail and demanded admittance to her husband's room.
She was allowed to enter, and in a few moments re-ap-
peared at the door accompanied b>- Reziu Bowie, each
\vith loaded pistols in their hands. While the jailer
sought a place of safety, they mounted the horses in wait-
ing and rode away. It is not recorded that he was again
molested.

As indicative of the iron nerve possessed by this re-
markable woman, it is said when told her gallant son
James had beeu killed by the .Mexicans at the Alamo,
she received the news calmly ; remarking that she would
"wager no wounds were found in his back," stoic-
ally resumed her domestic duties. It was from such in-
trepid parents that their sons inherited the cool courage
and indifference to danger for which they were so cele-
brated throughout the Southwest, and which indeed has
made the name a synonym for bravery.

Issue of Rezin Bowie and his wife, Klve (Jones) Bowie :

I LAViNiA^and L.wissa' Bowie, ( twins i b. 17S3 ; d. in infancy.
» II JOHN^ Jones Bowie, b. 17S5 ; ni. twice; d. 1S59.

III Sarah-' Bowie, b. 17S7 ; ni. Davis, of Opelousas.

Louisiana; d. at the birth other only child, which did
not survive her.

IV Mary' BowiR, b. 1789; m. Abraham Bird, of Bird's Point,

Missouri.
Issue :

1 John* Bird, planter, m. Winifred Pipes, of Baton

Rouge.
Issue :

I Axoicr.iNA' Bird, ni. James L. Lobdell, of Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.

2 Thomas* Bird, m. -\rthemisa ICsnard.

■ THE LOUISIANA BOWIES. 263

Issue :

I Maj. Abraham' Bird, lost his life in ^Mobile Bay,
1S61-5.
3 Mary* Bird, 111. Gilbert Dargre, of France.
Issvie :

1 Mary^ Elve Dargre, in. Henry Von Phul, of

St. Louis, Missouri.

2 Gilbert^ D.a.rgrk, Jr., ni. — : — .

3 LUCY^ Dargre, m. Dr. Joseph Beard.
Issue :

I Dr. George*' Beard.
V Martha^ Bowie, b. 1791 ; in. twice, ist when sixteen,
James Nugent, who was killed a few months later by be-
ing thrown from his horse against a tree wliile racing
with his brother; 2d Alexander B. Sterrett, first set-
tler of Shreveport, Louisiana. Was killed a few years
afterwards while performing his duty as sheriff.
Issue :

1 Matilda^ Sterrett, m. Gooch.

Issue :

I JOHN^ Bowie Gooch, m ; left two sons.

2 Kmma* Sterrett, m. ist Austin, 2d

Ivy, of St. Louis.
Issue :

1 William^ Austin.

2 Rezetta^ Austin', m. Donley.

3 Rezix* Bowie Sterrett, d. single.

4 VI Rezin'' Pleasant Bowie, b. September 8, 1793"; ™- ^lar-

garet Neville.

5 VII James^ Bowie, b. 1795; m. Urselita de Veramendi ; d.

1836 at " Alamo."

<» VIII Stephen' Bowie, b. 1797 ; m. Compton ; d. 1830.

IX David'' Bowie, drowned in the Mississippi at the age of
seventeen.

No. 3.

Jolm^ Jones Bowie, (Rezix- Bowik. James'
Bowie.) eldest son of Reziii Bowie and his wife, Elve
Ap-Catesby (Jones) Bowie, was born near Savannah in
1785, and removed with his parents, first to Elliott
Springs, Tennessee, then to Lonisiana in iSoo. He ac-

264 THE LOUISIANA BOU'IKS.

quired six luinclred and forty acres of land in Rapides,
and other tracts in Catahoula Parish. Later removed to
Issaquena County, Mississippi. Was elected to the Lcc^is-
lature when living in Louisiana, and again when he re-
moved to Mississippi. He finall\- bought a plantation in
Chicot Count}-, Arkansas, which he named " I>owie," and
where he permanently settled. In 1S06 he married
Nancy Scroggins, who was born in Scotland, but came
with her parents to this country when ver}- }oung. She
bore him five children, and died in 1S16. In 1S30 he
married a widow, Mrs. Kirkland, who was born in 179S,
and whose maiden name was Americus Waikins. She
died May iS, 1S91, at the age of ninety-three. By her first
husband she had two children, viz : William Kirkland, who
emigrated to South America, and Elizabeth Kirkland,
who became the wife of James Bowie, Jr., son of StepJicn
Boicic. John J. Bowie died at his plantation, " Bowie,"
in Chicot County, Arkansas, in 1859, and is there buried.

Issue by Nancy Scroggins, his first wife :

I Mary* Bowik, b. iSoS; m. 1S26 to Richard Burnett, of Port

Gibson ; d. 1S96, at Jackson, Texas. One daughter mar-
ried — — Burnett, of Jackson, Texas.

II Nancy* Bowik, b. 1810 ; ni. .Sanford, of Arkansas.

III Hattik' Bowik, b. 1S12 ; m. Hollingsworth.

IV IMatilda* Bowik, b. 1813, ni. Re/.in Homer, of Helena, Ar-

kansas.
7 V Rezin* EowiK, b. 1S15 ; m. twice, rst Smith, 2d

Lattimore.
Issue of John Jones Bowie by his second wife, Americus Watkins :

I John* J. Bowie, Jr., b. 1831 ; d. 1S59, at Chicot County, Ar-

kansas ; single.

II Martha* Bowik, b. 1S33 ; m. 1S53, ^ach Leatherman, of

Vicksburg, Mississippi. He died in 1875, leaving
Issue :

1 James' Bowie Leatherman, d. 1S92.

2 Lt'LU' Leatherman, b. 1S56 ; m. 1S73, Samuel Nel-

son, of Vicksburg, who was a widower with a son
and flaughter.
Issue :

I Howard'"' Xkeson, of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

III Col. James' Bowie, b. 1835. When twenty-one years old

rilE LOUISIANA BOW '/RS. 265

was elected shcrifi of Chicot, the lar^'cst and wealthiest
county in Arkansas. In 1861 was elected captain of a
company of men which he raised, and entered tlit Con-
federate Army at Menijdiis niider Forest, who att^'cl-.ed
him to his staff. Was hadly wonnded at the battle of
Shiloh, and forced to return home. Later recovered,
raised another company of men in Chicot County, and
was assigned to General Price's command, and with il in-
vaded Missouri. P\>r gallant conduct on the field M hat-
tie was commissioned colonel. When near Jefferson
City, Colonel Wright, his immediate coinniander, asked
for an officer who would undertake the diflicnlt and dan-
gerous task of making a reconnoissance within the en-
emy's lines. Colonel Bowie volunteered, succeeded in
successfully passing the pickets, and was returning,
when fired upon from ambush. Both arms and should-
ers were shattered, and his body piercd by fourteen
balls. Though almost helpless, he did not fall from the
saddle, but catching the reins in his teeth, gaiiojied
back to his command with the tlesired information, ile
died in great agony some hours later, and his bodv %vris
sent to Arkansas and buried near his father. He was
unmarried. Colonel Wright, the ranking officer who
sent Colonel Bowie on his fatal errand, was a nephew
of that :Major Wright who fell in the famous Sandbar
duel with Col. James Bowie, uncle of the subject of this
sketch.

Xo. 4.

Reziu' Pleasant ISowie. (Rezin- Bowie, Sr.
James' Bowie.) third son of Reziu Bowie, Sr., and his
wife, Klve Ap-Catesby Jones, was born at Klliott Sprnigs,
Tennessee, September S, 1793, and removed with his
parents to Lonisiana in iSoo. Was a snccessfnl cotton
and sugar-planter, and jointly with liis celebrated brother.
Col. James Bowie, owned the magnificent '' Arcadia ''
sugar plantation, wliereon was erected the first steam
plant for grinding cane in the State. This fine estate was
afterwards sold by the brothers to Wilkins & Walker for

266

THE LOriSIAXA BOWIES.

ninety thousand dollars. In 1S21 Rezin P. Bowie lived
in La Fourche Parish, and later in Avoyelle Parish, which
he three times represented in the State Legislature. Al-
though his father was a Presb\ terian and his mother a
Methodist, Rezin P. Bowie at an early age became a
member of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1813 at

Colonel Rexiii Pleasant Kowie.

Opelousas, Louisiana, he married Margaret Neville,
daughter of Dionysius Neville, and lived for several years
at Natchitoches. During the War of 18 12-14 he en-
tered the army and served as a private soldier in Col. Col-
man Martin's company, and took part in the Battle of
New Orleans. That same vear he was elected Colonel of

THE LOUISIANA BOWIES. 267

the Avoyelle Mounted Riflemen and \va.< commissioned by
Gov. Isaac Jolmson. Wliile in the Legislature he was
distinguished for his eloquence and clear forcible reasonin«y.
He held other public positions, and with his brother
James was very active in his efforts to assist Texas in her
revolt against Mexico. He participated in several desper-
ate engageuients with the Indians on the Texas border,
and his intrepid bearing in the battle of Nacogdoches
is especially described in Brown's History of Te.xas. Fond
of hunting, it was he who designed that celebrated weap-
on known as the - bowie-knife." It was fashioned from
an old file under his personal supervision b>- the planta-
tion blacksmith, Jesse Cliffe, and was intended as a hunt-
ing instrument— not for war. He finally gave the knife
to his brother James, when the latter was peculiarly ex-
posed to assaults from certain personal enemies, tellino-
him that ^' in the Iiands of a strong man, the knife was
more effective than a pistol, as the latter sometimes missed
fire, the knife never." Rezin P. Bowie was in many re-
spects one of the most remarkable men who have borne
the name. Calm, fearless, and talented, at an early age he
rose to distinction among the men of intellect who ""enii-
grated to Louisiana, eager to make their fortunes in that
promising new State. He is described by his cotempo-
raries as possessing wonderful originality, genius and
numerous accomplishments. A fluent linguist, he spoke
both French and Spanish like a native. His polished
manners, genial nature and social disposition won the ad-
miration of all who knew him. Fond of adventure, care-
less of the present as indifferent of the future, ever quick
to serve a friend and to defy- a foe, as ready to fight as
to forgive, he was little in nothing, and noble e\-en\i his
faults. Always cool and courteous, he never sought a diflS-
culty, but never quailed if a quarrel was thrust upon him.
Jle liked politics and indulged his taste both in Louis-
iana and Texas. In private life, was a fond husband and
father, a faithful friend. He is described as tall and

268 THE LOL 7S/ANA BOll 7ES.

graceful. His portrait, now owned by his granddanohter,
shows a thonglitful, determined face, with broad, massive
forehead, firm cliin and mouth. For a number of years his
eyesight was bad, and his health became much brokeu from
brooding over the deatli of his brother James, to whom
he was devotedly attached. He seldom went out during
tlie last year of his life, and died in New Orleans, Jan-
uary iS, 1S41. His widow died in the same city August
26, 1S76.

Issue :

I Jonx« BowiK, h. 1S14 ; d. in infancy.

II Matilda* Klkanor Bowie, b. August 15, 1S17; m. April

iS, iS4i,Josepli Hickman INIoorc ; d. at New Orleans,
May 19, 1S92. Mr. Moore was born at Milltown, on the
Brandy wine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, but removed
to Louisiana in early life, where he became a wealthy
sugar-planter. He died many years before his wife.
Issue :

I Elvf,' Anxa Bowik Moore, b. 1S42 ; m. Maj. P^ugene
Soniat du Forsat. He is a member of an old Creole
family of New Orleans which claims descent through
a long line of illustrious ancestors from the royal
houses of both France and Spain. A son of Charle-
mange, it is said, was the orginal progenitor of their
line. The first one in America was an officer in the
French Artillery. Major Soniat served with distinc-
tion in the Confederate Army, and his wife's occas-
ional contributions to literature possess an easy
fluency of style that at once attracts and interests
the reader. They have lost five children, but have
living one son :

I Joseph'' Moork Soniat du Forsat. A physician
in New Orleans, and chief of clinic to Professor
Reynaud, of the Chair of Materia, Tulane
Medical College. He married, October 17, 1898,
Ola Nelms, of Iberville Parish.
2 John'Sevbor.ve Moore, b. 1846. Served in the Con-
federate Army. In 1865 married Elizabeth Bird, of
St. Louis, Missouri. Settled in New Orleans,
where he was a well-known cotton broker. Died
October 2}), 1896.
Issue :

1 Matilda'' F^leanor Bowie Moore.

2 John'' Sevkorne Moore, Jr.

THE LOUISIAXA BOWIES. 269

3 Julian*' F. X. :Moork.

4 Marie'' IvAfRHTTA K. Mocmi;.

5 Eugkne" H. Nkvh.lh Moore.

6 Ro?p;*' Genkvikvk Moore.

7 Glakvs" C. K. Moore.

8 Gwenpolin'' Moore.

9 Ritta^ Axtionette Moore.
10 Muriel'' Moore.

3 Edgar'' Maurice Moore, b. 1S51; m. Julia Isabclle
Eanes, of Mississippi. Settled near Austin, Texas,
auflwas elected sheriff of his county. In his official
capacity he had many desperate characters lo con-
tend with, and in November, 18S7, was killed bv a
noted ilesperado. An article published in one of
the local papers described him as " a man of inflex-
ible determination, a dead-shot, and dauntless foe.
In private life gentle and tender-hearted. Though
five men have fallen by his hand, he never took a
life in a private quarrel, and only when forced to do
so in self-defense %vhile in performance of his duty
as an officer of the law."
Issue :

1 Maurice'' Bowie :Moore.

2 Sarah" ^Matilda Barrowes Moore.

3 Pe;arl'' Moore.

4 Bessie'' Bird :Moore.

5 Elve" .\nna Bowie Moore.

III Seyborne' Bowie, d. at the age of three.

IV Martha* AndremELLA Bowie, d. at the age of twenty-one.

V Elve* Anx.a. Bowie, b. September 8, 1820 ; ni. in June,

1841, John Taylor Moore, a first cousin of Joseph H.
Moore, her sister's husband. Died in 1873 at their home,
" Fairview," near Port Gibson.
Issue :

1 Edward'* Bowie Moore, m. Hattie Hunt ; d. 18S0.
Issue :

I Elve^ Anx.a. Bowie Moore.

2 JOHN-^ E. Moore, d. in childhood.

3 Akgelar' Elizabeth Moore, b. 1845 ; entered a

convent ; d. July 22, 1873, 3- ^^'^^ hours after her
mother.

4 Marv^ M.\rgaret Moore, b. 1847 I d. July 29, 1874 ;

single.

5 John' Taylor Moore, Jr., b. 1849; "'• Lulu Harri-

son ; d. 1S79.
Issue :

1 John" T.\ylor Moore.

2 Effie" Moore.

270 THE LOUISIANA BOWIES.

3 Kiak'' Mookk.
6 Rk/.in-^ Bowik Josia'H Mookk. Live? at Corsicana,
Texas. Is married and has several children.

No. 5.

" Col." Jltinie!«»'' Bowie, (Rkzin- Bowik, vSr. Jamks'
Bowie.) fourth son of Reziii Bowie, Sr., and his wife,
Elve Ap-Catesby (Jones) Bowie, was born at Elliott
Springs, Tennessee, in 1795, and while still a child
removed with his parents to Louisiana. He was a sugar-
planter, and together with his brother, Rezin P. I^owie,
owned several very valuable estates in La Fourche and Ra-
pides Parishes, and in the Opelonsas District. On the
"Arcadia" plantation the brothers introduced the first
steam mill for grinding sugar cane ever used in the State,
mules having been the moti\-e power prior to that date.
He left the active management of their lands to his
brother, and took more interest in politics, esptcially in
the trend of events in the neighboring Republic of Texas.
Yet he was a very wealthy man for that era, and at the
time of his marriage, when certain provisions were made
for the bride, he stated his property to be worth about
two hundred and ten thousand dollars. The Arcadia
plantation sold for ninety thousand dollars, and in the will
he made just before entering the Texan Army, much prop-
erty was mentioned and handsome bequests were made to
the son and daughter of his deceased brother Stephen.

April 22, I S3 1, at San Antonio de Be.xar, James Bowie
was married to Maria Ursulita, daughter of Don Juan
Martin de Veramandi, Governor of Coahuila and Texas,
and his wife, Don Maria Joseffa Navarro, both Castilians
by birth and education. Mrs. Bowie is said to have been
one of the most beautiful women of the South, and when
on the street with her distinguished husband they were
the " observed of all observers."

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oraceful and very nmscular ; ,yray or hazel eyes, and chest-
nut-brown curling hair. lie wore short side whiskers
and his face is said to have been singularh' handsome.
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and written of this famous man that it is difficult to sepa-
rate the false from the true in narrating his eventful
career. In disposition he is represented as cool, deter-
mined and enterprising. Although not possessing the
sparkling talents of his brother Rezin, he was however

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endowed witli mucli native eloquence. His oration at a
dinner given in New Orleans to General Jackson, and a
speech before the Council of vState at San Antonio in 1S35,
are mentioned as most able and eloquent. I5ut it was as
a soldier that he shines forth in all his greatness. As
colonel of Texas Rangers he gained a great reputation
at the battle of San Saba, November 2, 1831. The In-
dian trilics which were then so powerful and so danger-
ous called him " Fighting Devil." His Texan followers,
who idolized him, called him " the young lion." The
battles with the Indians and Mexicans, at Nocosfdoches,
Conception, and "Grass Fight," in 1S35, were occasions
wdien James Bowie displayed his great military genius
and intrepid courage. It is said that "to him the mean-
ing of the word /rar was absolutely miknown."

Most of his time was spent in Texas, whose independence
he was constantly scheming to accomplish, and was there-
fore hated and dreaded by the Mexicans. Both in Texas
and in Louisiana there were at that early period many des-
perate characters, and everyone went armed to the teeth.
Titles to the new lands were constantly being disputed and
many enmities were fostered. In his section of the
country the duello was a recognized law of the social
system ; from that appeal there was no retreat ; the man
who flinched would have been publically branded as a
dastard. It is not surprising that James Bowie, sensitive
and proud, brave to recklessness, and wdien aroused, as
fierce as the hunted tiger, should in such a community be
frequenth' involved in desperate personal affrays. Though
tolerant of opposing opinions, always courteous in bearing
and polished in manners, he yet would not brook the
presence of an eneni}-, and belie\-ed all difficulties should
be settled promptly on the spot. An unyielding adversary
he pursued unrelentingly, but was ever ready to forgive
when properly approached. His power of will was re-
markable, and in the presence of real danger the fiery im-
pulse of his nature was instantly subdued into cool can-

THE LOL'ISIAXA BOWIES. 273

tion, thougli the flash of his bright eye and the compres-
sion of his thin lips told in a moment that he considered
himself in the presence of an enemy. His name has been
the synonym of personal bravery, and a hundred tales are
told of alleged duels and quixotic encounters in which he
is made to figure as a hero. ]\Iany of them are without
foundation, though unhappil\- he was the principal actor
in a number of bloody and desperate altercations. These
fights were seldom if ever pre-arranged, but took place
upon the accidental meeting of the belligerents.

The " Sandbar duel," as it was called, which took place
on a little island in the Mississippi River opposite
Natchez, September 19, 1S27, ^1^^ been more written of,
perhaps, than any other of his numerous fights. Some of
the writers alleging that more than a dozen men lost
their lives in the affray. The following statement of
that celebrated fight is based on a letter written two days
after the duel by one of the participants, and an article
in a Southern paper, published a short time after the
occurrence. For many years a feud existed between two
parties in the Parish of Rapides, on Red River. On one
side was Col. James Bowie, Gen. Momfort Wells, Samuel
Wells, General Cuney, Dr. Cuue}', and McWhorter. On
the other Dr. T. H. Maddox, of Charles County, Mary-
land ; Maj. Morris Wright, of Baltimore ; Col. Robert A.
Crain, of Fauquier County^, Virginia ; Alfred and Edward
Cary Blanchard, of Norfolk, Virginia (the latter the father
of Senator N. C. Blanchard), and Dr. Denny, composed
the leaders of the two parties. Their quarrels finally
resulted in arrangements for the fight on the Sandbar,
•the principals, however, being Dr. ^laddox and Samuel
L. W^ells, the others as witnesses, seconds, and surgeons.
After two ineffectual exchanges of shots. Wells and
Maddox shook hands, but Cuney stepped forward and
said to Colonel Crain, "' This is a good time to settle
our difliiculty;" Bowie and Wright also drew, and the
firing became general. Crain killed Cuney and shot

2 74 THE LOUISIANA BOWIES.

Bowie through the hip. Bowie drew his knife and
rushed upon Colonel Ciain. The latter, clubbing his
empty pistol, dealt such a terrific blow upon Bowie's head
as to bring him to his knees and break the weapon. lie-
fore the latter could recover he was seized by Dr. Maddox,
who held him down for some moments, but, collecting his
strength, he hurled Maddox off just as Major Wright
approached and fired at the wounded Bowie, who, steady-
ing himself against a log, half buried in the sand, fired at
Wright, the ball passing through the latter's body.
Wright then drew a sword-cane, and, rushing upon Bowie,
exclaimed, " damn you, you have killed me." Bowie
met the attack, and, seizing his assailant, plunged his
"bowie-knife" into his body, killing him instantly. At
the same moment Edward Blanchard shot Bowie in the
body, but had his arm shattered by a ball from Jefferson
Wells.

This ended the fight, and Bowie was removed, as it was
supposed, in a dying condition. Of the twelve men who
took part in the affray, Wright and Cuney were killed,
Bowie, Craine, and Blanchard badly wounded ; the re-
maining seven men escaping any serious injury. Colonel
Grain, himself wounded, brought water for his adversary.
Colonel Bowie. The latter politely thanked him, but
remarked that he did not think Crain had acted properly
in firing upon him when he was exchanging shots with
Maddox. In later years Bowie and Crain became recon-
ciled, and, each having great respect for the other, re-
mained friends until death. The knife used by Colonel
Bowie was the one fashioned from a file by the plantation
blacksmith and given to James by his brother, Rezin, as
previously mentioned. This knife, it is asserted, was used
by Col. James Bowie in nineteen deadly encounters. It
finally was given by him to the actor, Forest. But the
terrible reputation it had gained while in the hands of
James Bowie gave it the name which is now applied to
all weapons similarly fashioned. It is eight inches long,

THE L O UISIAXA B Oil 'JES. 275

broad, single-edged, and with a curved point. The
"bowie-knife" is now known as one of the most eflectix-c
arms of its kind manufactured, and takes precedence over
the old dagger.

It is said that on one occasion James Bowie and a
neighboring Spanish planter, descended of a haughty Cas-
tilian family, became involved in a difiRcult)' and decided
to fight it out with knife and dagger. Their left hands
w^ere tied together, and, as the Spaniard drew his arm
back to strike, Bowie thrust forward and drove his awful
knife through his antagonist's body ; then cooly cutting
the cords that held them, allowed the corpse of his adver-
sary to sink to the ground.

Though he gained such a terrible reputation as a duel-
ist, he is especially noted for his efforts to free Texas from
her Mexican oppressors. His name is revered and honored
to this day by the citizens of that great State, where a
movement is now on foot to erect a monument commem-
orating his brave deeds and gallant death. The latter oc-
curred in the Alamo, March 6, 1836. General Houston
had directed Colonel Bowie to raise a company and co-
operate with his advance against Santa Anna. In Hous-
ton's correspondence with Governor Brown he states he
had selected Colonel Bowie for this important service on
account of his great ability, perfect coolness in the pres-
ence of danger, and remarkable courage. The sudden ap-
pearance of the Mexican Army rather disarranged the
plans of Houston, and Col. Bowie with a small body of
rangers became separated from the main army and joined
Colonel Travers (a North Carolinian by birth) at San An-
tonia. Upon the approach of the enemy, the Texans,
comprising but 185 men all told, fortified themselves in
an old mission known as " The Alamo," possessing strong
stone walls, but otherwise unfit for a fortress. Here on
February 26 they were besieged by Santa Anna with an
army variously estimated as numbering between four and
six thousand men. Bowie had been stricken down with

2 76 THE LOUISIANA BO HIES.

typhoid fever, and a Mexican woman known as an experi-
enced nurse was bronght into the building to attend him
before it had been surrounded. Santa Anna demanded
Travers to surrender, but he defiantly refused and was
supported by the other leaders, including Bowie and
the noted Davy Crockett. For eight da\s the little band
fought day and night, often hand to hand with their sav-
age assailants. Travers seeing that the fort must shortlv
fall, called the men around him and told them of the prob-
able fate which awaited them, but said he would remain
and fight it out. He then drew a mark on the floor with
his sword and requested all who wished to stand and fall
with him to cross the line to his side — the others might en-
deavor to escape by cutting their way through the enemy
under cover of darkness. Every man except one it
is said stepped to the side of Travers, and Colonel Bowie,
who was too weak to stand, had his cot taken up by
two men and carried across the line. The old Mexican
nurse who lived to be more than a hundred described the
events which followed. She was known as Madam Candel-
aria, and for forty years was pensioned by the State of Texas,
until she died in January, 1899. Colonel Bowie became
weaker and weaker, finally delirious, and died about three
o'clock on the morning of March 6, a few hours before the
last assault was made by Santa Anna. Every man sold
his life desperately. Crockett, with a cutlass, stood at bay
with his back to the wall and cut down his assailants un-
til shot. Not a single man was left alive. After the car-
nage was over and the heroes of this modern Thermopy-
lae had all been slain, their corpses were burned by the
savage Santa Anna, who lost in the eight days fight
against one hundred and eighty-five men, more than two
thousand of his best troops.

"Remember the Alamo" became the war cry of the Tex-
ans, and Santa Anna, a short time afterwards, had his army
annihilated and himself taken prisoner with that shout
ringing in his ears.

THE LOUISIANA BOWIES.

2/7

Three years before the death of Colonel Bowie he lost
his wife and two infant children by cholera. They were
on a visit at the time to her father, and the latter also fell
a victim to the scourge. Colonel Bowie did not again
marry, and left no descendants to inherit his indomitable
will and fearless spirit.

All cotemporaries of this noted man agree that not-
withstanding his reputation as a duelist, he never pro-
voked a quarrel in his life, but, on the contrary, prevented
many. He was a man of singular modesty and sweetness
of disposition, with a reverence for women and a fondness
for children ; ever ready to protect the weak ; in fact,
nothing at all of the desperado about him. He neither
drank, swore or gambled, but possessed " that desperate
courage which makes one a majority," and his name be-
came a terror throughout the Southwest to that reckless
class of law-breakers who infest a new countrv. He al-
ways dressed with good taste, and his extreme politeness
and fascinating manners captivated those who knew him
best. The perilous adventures of his early life heralded
his name to the country coupled with exaggerated accounts
of desperate deeds, and he was thus credited with many
sanguinary acts entirely foreign to his really generous
and heroic character.

Xo. 6.

• Steplien- Bowie, (Rezix- Bowie, Sr. James'
Bowie.) youngest son of Rezin Bowie, Sr., and his wife,
Elve Ap-Catesby (Jones) Bowie, was born at Elliott
Springs, Tennessee, in 1797; removed with his par-
ents to Louisiana in 1800, and finally settled in Issequena
Parish, of which in after years he was elected sheriff.
About 1S23 he married Mary Compton, daughter of a

278 THE LOUISIANA BOWIES.

wealthy Red River cotton planter, and died about 1S30.
His widow only survived him two or three years, and their
two children were reared by their grandfather Conipton.

Issue :

I Mary* Anne or Marion Bowie, b. 1S25 ; m. Charles

Leckie.
Issue :

I Sydney^ IvECKiK, living at Alexandria, Rapides Par-
ish, I.ouisiana.

II James* Bowie, Jr. , b. al)out 1S28 ; m. Elizabeth Kirkland,

the step-daughter of John Jones Bowie, his uncle. Was
provided for in the will of his uncle, Col. James Bowie.
A cotton-planter by occupation ; he was accidently
drowned some six years after his marriage. His widow
tlien resided with her brother, William Kirkland, in

South America, and later became the wife of

Hamilton.
Issue of Elizabeth and James Bowie, Jr. :

1 Richard^ George Bowie, d. in South America ;

single.

2 Mary^ Bowie, m. Dr. Sanford Wood, of Princeton,

Kentucky.
Issue :

1 James" Bowie Wood.

2 Elizabeth*^ Wood.

3 Minnie* Wood.

Xo. 7.

Reziii* Kowie, Jr., (John'' Joxes Bowie. Rezix'
Bowie, Sr. James^ Bowie.) eldest son of John Jones
Bowie and his first wife, Nancy Scroggins, was born in
Louisiana about 1S15, and removed with his father to
Chicot County, Arkansas. Was a cotton-planter near

Helena. Was twice married ; first to Smith, of

Kentucky, by whom he had no issue. His second wife
was a widow, Mrs. PVriby, whose maiden name was Nancy
Lattimore. He died at his plantation on Lake Provi-
dence, and his widow died at Helena, Arkansas, in 1864.

Issue

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I JonN^ JoNK.S BowiK.Jr. Knj^aged in the lumber business

with his maternal uncle, Lattimore, of Montc-

cello, Arkansas, where he died single in 1887. He was
the last of the male line descended from Rezin Bowie,
Sr., who, with five sons, moved to Louisiana in 1800.
The descendants of Rezin Bowie, Sr. , who are now living,
descend through the female lines, and he has, therefore,
no posterity at the present time who bear the name of
Bowie.

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About the year 1742 two Scotch brothers obtained a
grant of land from the Englisli Crown, settled on the
Rappahannock River, near Port Royal, Caroline County,
Virginia. They are supposed to have been members of
that family of Bowies mentioned as living in Denny,
Sterlingshire, and from there emigrated to \'irginia. The
brothers' names were .loliii and James Bowie. The
former became the ancestor of a long line of descendants,
while his brother James never married. The plantations
of the two emigrants adjoined each other. That of John's
was called "The Hill," while his brother's property was
named " Braehead."

Little is known of James Bowie other than that he
was a bachelor and died in 17S7, leaving a large prop-
erty which he devised partly to " my brother, John
Bowie," and other members of his family. He named
his nephew, James Bowie, Jr., co-executor with the testa-
tor's friend, Robert Gilchrist. Mention is made of vari-
ous articles of silver-plate, including a large silver tankard
marked "J. B. K. E." which he wished his nephew and
namesake to have.

Xo. 1.

John' KoM'ie, youngest of the two brothers who emi-
-grated from Scotland about 1742, built his house on a

THE VIRGINIA IWU'IFS. 281

high hill comniandino^ a superb view of the Rappahannock
River and the surrounding country for twenty miles,
lie called his plantation "The Hill," taking the name
from the location of his dwelling. The stream below the
latter widened out into a little bay, in which often ten or
a dozen vessels might be seen at anchor, unloading their
cargoes at Port Royal for the colonists, or reloading with
tobacco and grain for the distant ports of Europe.

The first house erected by the emigrant was destroyed
by fire, but he shortly after constructed another on the
same site, built entirely of wood, the plan being that
which was so much in vogue in Virginia during the
Eighteenth Century, a wide entrance to a large hall running
through the center of the building, enormotis fire-places
(each requiring a cord of wood), long dormer windows, and
capacious porch with the inevitable high pillars in front.
This house remained standing until 1SS5, when, like its
predecessor, it was also destroyed by fire. Here John
Bowie passed a useful life, devoting his time to the super-
vision of his large estate and numerous slaves; educating
his family and performing those social and, hospitable
duties which made the life of a Southern country gentle-
man so attractive.

About the year 1745 he married Judith, daughter of
John Catlett. A sister of the latter is said to have been
the grandmother of President James Madison. John
Bowie died intestate in 17S9, and his son James was by
the court appointed administrator of his father's property.
Mrs. Judith Bowie died in 1798, and was buried by the
side of her husband in the family graveyard at " The
Hill.'^ The settlement of the estate shows it to have
been large, consisting of several extensive tracts of
land, more tlian fort\' slaves, nnich stock, money in bonds,
silverware, etc. In 1765 John Bowie conveyed to his
eldest daughter, upon her marriage, a tract of land valued
at three thousand, five lumdred dollars.

282 THE MRCINIA BOWIES.

Issue of John and Judith Bowie :

JJ I Jamks- Bowik, Jr., b. 1746; ni. 1783, Catherine Miller; d.
1817.

II Cathkrinf,-' KowiK, b. 1747; ni. 1765, James Pendleton.

III KrjZABKTH- Rowi?:, b. 1750; m. James Smith.

Issue :

1 M.\ixoi,m'' Smith. Removed to Macon, Tennessee,

where he settled and married.

2 GusT.A.vus'' Smith, d. single.

IV Judith'^ Bowie, m. a IMr. Noel.

V Ei.KAXOR- Bowie, d. 1810; single.

VI Mary- Bowie, ni. Joseph Timberlake. '

Issue :

1 Janij' Timberlake, b. 1794 ; m. 1S16, her cousin,

John C. Bowie.

2 Mary' Timberlake, d. single.

3 LucY^ Timberlake, b, 1798; m.' March 22, 1S14,

Ruben Gravette.
Issue :

1 Mary* Gravette, m. Jeffress.

2 J.* J. Gravette, a prominent physician.

VII Jaxette- Bowie, b. 1762; m. Joseph Duerson ; d. June 9,

1827.
Issue :

1 Jambs'* Duerson, in. Miss HoUyday ; d. 1826.

2 Ll'CINDA-' Duerson, m. Lipscomb; d. 1S29.

3 Hester^ Duerson d. single.

4 Ellen-' Duerson, m. Lipscomb; d. 1827.

5 Mary'' Duerson, m. November 13, 1S17, Ira P. Turn ley.
Issue :

1 James* Bowie Turnley, b. September 22, 1S18;

m. August 8, 184S, Agnes Brockman and removed
to Tennessee.

2 Ira* p. Turnley, Jr., ni. November i, 1859, C.

M. Powell.
Issue :

1 James-" P. Turnley, b. September 22, 1S60 ;

m. October 17, 1888, ^Nlary I. Jerrell.

2 Robert'' J. Turnley, b. September 22, 1863.

3 Ira^ P. Turnley, b. June i, 1866; m.June i,

1894, Victoria Billingslea.

4 Mary^ Miller Turnley, b. November 12,

1S70; m. June 5. 1896, Prof. J. C. Dolly,
principal of Danville (Kentucky) Military
Institute.

3 LuciNDA* Turnley, b. July 25, 1S25; m. October

20, 1852, J. A. vSmith ; d. October 10, 1863.

THE I'lRGIXIA BOWIES. 283

4 Sarah' Millkr Turnlky, b. vSeptember, 1S3S ;
m. 1S59, Dr. Andrew Bowie, of Benton, Ala-
bama, a (Icsccndanl of Maj. John Bowie, of South
CaroHna. (Sec record of that family.) She
died April 30, 1S68, and her luishand November
5. 1S95.
Issue :

1 Mary^ J. BowiK, b. 1S60; m. 1898,;. Reese

Dudley.

2 S.a.muel'' Kli Bowik, b. 1S61 ; m. Catherine

L. Rollins.

3 Edmund^ Peakk Bowie, b. June 6, 1871 ; m.

March 13, 1S98, Snow.

Xo. 2.

Janiefi*- Bowie, (Jonx^ Bowie, emigrant.) only son of
John Bowie, of Scotland, and his wife, Judith (Catlett)
Bowie, was born about 1746 at his father's home, "The
Hill," near Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. Went
to school at the Academy in Port Royal, which even in
the early days of Virginia \vas an institution of consider-
able note. A man's associates often serve as an index to
his character, and a letter found among some old papers
in the possession of James Bowie's descendants, show his
companions were men of culture. The communication
referred to was written March 16, 1764, from Edinburgh,
Scotland, by Thomas Lendrem, who had gone from Vir-
ginia to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

The writer comments upon the society he found in
Scotland ; tells his friend that the girls of the latter coun-
try, though very attractive, could not compare with the
stately damsels of Virginia ; cautions young Bowie
against succumbing to the charms of the latter before he
(Lendrem) could return ; sends friendly messages to his
former companions, the Timberlakes, and " my friend
Lewis," etc. Altogether llie letter is in the happy vein of

284 THE J 7R a INI A BOWIES.

youth, such as a young man of culture would write to
his "chum " of today. In order to distinguish him from
his uncle, the subject of this sketch was known as James
Bowie, Jr., until after the death of his elder relative. He
did not marry as young as was the general custom, and
not until 17S3 did he cease to be a bachelor. His wife
was Catherine Gilchrist Miller, a daughter of John Miller
and his wife, Catherine Gilchrist. The latter was a sister
of Robert Gilchrist, who had been one of the executors of
James Bowie, Sr.'s, will.

His first years of married life were passed in Spottsyl-
vania County, and he removed to "The Hill " only after
he inherited it at his father's death. During the year
1785 James Bowies health was very bad. Robert Gil-
christ fearing he would die and not properly provide for
his widow, urged him to make a will, but this he did not
do, and recovering lived for thirty-two years longer. In
addition to his landed interests James Bowie was part
owner of large flour mills in Port Royal, to which he
gave his personal supervision, even when at an advanced
age. On August 22, 1S17, while inspecting some work
in the mill, he had occasion to reprove one of the Negro
hands, at which the latter grew insolent so that his
master ordered him punished. That evening as the old
gentleman was returning home alone on horseback, the
Negro waylaid him, dragged him from his horse, and after
strangling him, threw the body in a deep pond near the
road. The victims shouts for assistance had been heard
by others, but though friends hastened to the spot, they
were not in time to prevent the assassination of the feeble
old man. His body was quickly recovered, and a large
reward offered for the apprehension of the murderer, both
by the State and by the son of the deceased. The Negro
succeeded in eluding his pursuers and was never caught.
James Bowie and his wife, Citherine, who died before
him, are both buried at " The Hill."

THE I'IRGINIA liOWIKS. 285

Their issue was :

',\ I John-' Catlett BowiK, b. January, 1786 ; d. 1851. Twice
married.

II Margaret' .Millkr Bowik, d. single in 1823.

III Allkn'' Bowip;, d. in early manhood.

4 IV Walter' Bowie, b. September 6, 1790; d. 1S53. Twice

married.

V James^ Bowie, d. single.

VI Mary' Jan?: Bowie, m. Boulware ; left one son and two

daughters.

5 VII Robert' Bowie, b. 179S. Twice married.

VIII vSarah"' p. Bowie, m. John P. Miller, of Caroline County.

No issue.

IX Catherine' Miller Bowie, b. iSoi ; m. a widower, James

Livingston Cox, of Essex County, Virginia, but a native
of the State of New York, and a descendant of the
Livingstones of that State. His daughter by his first
■wife married John Catlett Bowie, brother of Catherine
Bowie, his second wife. Mr. Cox removed to White
Point, now known as Colonial Beach, Virginia, and later
lived in Alexandria. He finally settled on a farm near
Washington Acadenu-, a short distance from Alexamiria.
He died there and left the place to his widow, who re-
returned to " The Hill," the home of her brother, where
she died in 1870, having had no issue. She was a woman
of most diversified attainments, a brilliant conversation-
alist— devoted to flowers and literature. '

Xo. 3.

John'' Catlett Bowie, (James- Bowie, Jr. John'
Bowie, emigrant.) eldest son of James Bowie and his wife,
Catherine (Miller) Bowie, was born in Spottsylvania
Cotinty, Virginia, in 1786, but grew up at "The Hill,"
where his father removed about 1790. Up to the age of
fourteen he attended the academy in Port Royal, and, we
judge, he received an excellent education from some of
the old " cyphering books '' which he left ; the writing
is good and the mathematical examples worked out with
beautiful precision. After leaving school he resided

286 THE VIRGISIA BOW'IHS.

with his father until 1812, when he enlisted in the Fifth
Regiment, \'irginia Militia, and served in the war against
Great Britain.

Among his \outhfnl friends was his cousin, T. H. O.
Catlett, and some of the letters from the latter have been
preserved. They throw much light upon the society and
proceedings of that period. Like most young men, Cat-
lett discusses the ladies, but insists that he is not thinking
of matrimony. He then tells of efforts being made to
organize a military company in Port Royal, where, says
the writer, "everything falls through and ends in talk."
There are other letters from a young soldier friend, C. S.
Jones, who tells of camp life near Richmond; how the
boys were enjoying the attentions of the ladies at the State
Capitol, who sent out to their camp such delicacies as hot
coffee, sweetmeats, rolls, etc. ; how eagerly they longed
for a sight of the British, who were expected up the James
River at any time, and whom they felt sure of whipping.
The following is a copy of an old military order found
among the papers of J. C. Bowie :

"Camp Merino, Near Norfolk, Virginia.

''April iS, 1S14.

" Ensign John C. Bowie, after the requisition of 1S12, having per-
formed his duty in the company commanded by Captain Tankersley
with fidelity and zeal, and not being able to accept his patriotic
tender of his services for a longer period, is hereby honorably dis-
charged from duty.

" By command,

"James Bankhead,

''Adjutant-General.'''

Upon the death of his father, John C. Bowie inherited
'' The Hill " farm, and, with his brother, Walter, was
made guardian of his minor sisters. He was devoted to
agriculture, a practical farmer, and ornamented the
grounds around his dwelling with flowers and shrubbery.
The garden was laid out with walks and borders after the Eng-
lish style, and fringed with fruit trees. He is said to have
had a keen sense of the humorous, and his wit often created

THE I'IRGINIA BOWIES.. 287

much aimiscnient. Once, when a )onn<j man, he was in
a room at Port Royal with a number of companions of
the same age, when tlie conversation turned upon " the
hereafter" and tlie vanities of this life. Several of those
present expressed their indifference to death, asserting
that they would as soon die then as not. At this
young Bowie snatched up a powder keg, which, though
empty, the others supposed filled with the explosive, and
throwing it into the open fireplace exclaimed, " Well, I
will hasten your exit I" It is needless to say that the
crowd of young disputants fell over each other in their
wild efforts to escape from the room and the death they
had only a few moments previously professed to disre-
gard.

In 1816 John C. Bowie married his first cousin, Jane
Timberlake, by whom he had a son and daughter. She
died in 1S23, and he remained single until July, 1S36, when
he married Sarah A. Cox, daughter of James Livingston
Cox and his first wife, Lucy (Brockenborough) Cox. Mr.
Cox's mother was a Livingston, and a member of that dis-
tinguished family which shed luster upon some of the
proudest pages of the history of the State of New York.
The coat of arms borne by the Brockenborough family
was a shield, showing three children's heads, and bearing
the motto, *'Zr^ oifaiits du Roiy John C. Bowie had
by his second wife three children, and died in 1851.
The following is an extract from an obituary published
immediately after his death, and written by his cousin,
Dr. J. J. Gravette :

" Died of pneumonia on the 9th inst., at his home near Port Royal,
John C. Bowie, in the sixty-fifth year of his age. The hand of death
has fallen on one endeared to his friends and family ; one who re-
tained to the last that vij^or of intellect and refinement of taste
which would have made him distinguished in any pursuit to which
he might have directed his attention, f lis native modesty, however,
made him shrink from the turmoils of the world and seek the retire-
nient of home, where he devoted himself to the happiness of those
around him. Agriculture has lost one if its greatest votaries — society
one of its brightest ornaments. Beneath a calm exterior he pos-
sessed the noblest feelings, and lie has left to his children the rich
'nhcriiancc of a name free from spot or blemish."

288 THE I'IRGIXIA BOWIKS.

His widow, Mrs. Sarah Bowie, snr\'i\-cd her hiislwnd
until 1887, having carefulh' nianaoed liis large estate
with unusual ahilit)-. She is buried by the side of her
husband in the family graveyard, ^ •

Issue of John C. Uowie by his first wife, Jane Tiniberlakc :

I Lucy' Anxk Bowie, b. March, 1S17 ; in. July 8, 1840, John

L. Qusenberry ; d. Feljruary 9. 1883.
Issue :

1 John'' James QcsKXKiCRRV, b. 1S41.

2 Wii.liam'' Bowie Ocshnberrv, b. March. 1844 ; in.

November, 1876, Kinnia Fitzhugh ; d. 1S87.
Issue :

1 Mary** Brockexborough Ouseneerry, b. 1S79.

2 William'' Fitzhugh Ousexberry, b. 1881.

II JOHX* Joseph Bowie, d. in childhood.
Issue of J. C. Bowie and his second wife, Sarah Cox :

<> I Allen* Brockenborough Bowie, b. April 15, 183S; m.

1867.
7 II Jamhs' Ijvixgstox Bowie, b. 1S39 ; ni. 1872.

III Catherine' Miller Bowie, b. September 30, 1S42 ; edu-

cated at Port Royal and at Richmond ; m. October 4,
187X, James H. Martin, of Caroline County, Virginia.
Issue :

1 JfLiAN' Bowie; Martin, b. August 22, 1872.

2 Sarah'' Martin, b. May 24, 1S74.

3 Judith' H. Martin, b. July 24, 1S76.

4 Henry'" Miller Martin, b. November 26, 1S78.

Xo. 4.

Walter' Ko^vie, (Jamp:s- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie,
emigrant.) third son of James Bowie, Jr., and his wife,
Catherine (]\Iiller) Bowie, was born at his father's home,
" The Hill," in Caroline County, Virginia, September 6,
1790. Was educated at the academy in Port Royal.
During the War of 1S12-14 he remained at home to as-
sist his father in the management of the estate, his elder
brother having entered the army. October 27, 18 14, he

THE VIRGIXIA BOWIES. 2S9

married Julia A. Spindle, of Kssex County, \'irginia, and
removed to an estate in that county where he resided un-
til 1S31. In 1S21 he was left a widower with two children.
October 21, 1S23, he married ]Mary S. Todd, of Caroline
County, and in 1S31 removed to a plantation he owned
in Westmoreland County called " Kernan," situated
on the Potomac River. Here he resided until his death,
June 23, 1853.

Issue by first %vife, Julia A. Spindle :

I Catherine' N. Bowie, b. 1S15 ; \\\. May 14, 1835, Robert

H. Chewning ; d. in 1S3S, leaving
Issue :

I William^ Walter Chkwxin(;, d. young.

8 II James* Barber Bowie, b. 1816 ; ni. November 12, 1S40,

Anna S. Forbes.
Walter Bowie's issue by his second wife, Mary S. Todd :

9 I Walter* Bowie, Jr., b. 1828 ; ni. November 3, 1853, Gillie

A. Jones.

II Sarah* E. Bowie, b. 1831 ; m. December 11, 1856, Thomas

N. Murphy, of Westmoreland County.
Issue :

1 Mary^ BL.A.XD IVIURPHV, single.

2 Eltz.\5 Newtox Muf pnv, single.

3 Robert' N. Murphy, m. Mary L. Taylor, December

6, 1S94.
Issue :

I Kdwin" Bowie Murphy.

4 Ella^ Lawrence Murphy, ni. Gilbert L. Cox, of

Alexandria, Virginia.
Issue :
I Gilbert'^ Jefferson Cox, b. 1S92.

III Margaret* L. Bowie, m. Col. Roderick S. Lawrence, June

16, 1S53 ; d. March 8, 1S95 ; no issue.

IV Mary* J. Bowie, single. Lives with her brother at " Ker-

nan."

V Edwin* Bowie. A student at the University of Virginia

when the war commenced. Left college and entered
the Confederate Army. Surrendered at Appomattox
April, 1S65, and resides at his home "Kernan." Un-
married.

VI Ella* J. Bowie, m. March 13, 1S70, Judge John T. Pendle-

ton, of Kentucky.

290 THE VI RG I XI A BOWIES.

Issue :

1 Marv^ I?i:i.i. PKXDr.KTox, m. I'cljruary 6, 1S93, V.. C.

Stewart. Issue, a son.

2 C.\thp;rin-iv"' PKXDI.ETOX, sinjik-.

Xo. 5.

Rol»ci't"' Howie, (Jamks- Bowik, Jr. John' Bowii',
eiiiigraiit.) )oiingest son of James Bowie and his ^vife,
Catherine (Miller) Bowie, was born about 179S at his
parents' home near Port Royal, Caroline County, \'irginia.
Inherited from his father a farm near Guinea Station,
where he lived until his death occiured in 1S46. \\. orie
time he contemplated emigrating to the far West. With
this intention he left home and reached St. Louis, Missouri,
but by that time the love for home and his native State
overcame hisdesire for Western adventure, and he returned
to Virginia, which he never afterwards left. He was a
very religious man, a constant student of the Bible, and a
zealous member of the Campbellite Church. He was a
great walker, and frequently tramped from his home near
Guinea to his brother's near Port Royal. Was twice
married; first in 1S26 to Elizabeth Farrish, by whom he
had three children. She died in 1832, and he married
in 1838 Miss Dickerson, by whom he had one child. Her
death was in 1S47, a year after that of her husband's.

Issue by first wife : ■

I Mary* S. Bowie, b. 1S27 ; m. Henry McCaulcy. Issue, six-
children.
10 II WiLLi.\M* Miller Bowie, b. 1829 ; m. 1850 ; d. 1856.

Ill Nannie* Bowie, b. 1831 ; m. John \V. Woodford. Issue,
six children.
Robert Howie's issue I)y liis stcond wife :

I Sarah' Bowie, b. 1S41 ; m. Mr. Sattcrfield and removed
to the South, where she died without issue in 1885.

THE I'IRGINIA BOWIES. 291

Xo. «.

Allen' I5iMK'k*»iib<>ron<>ii l{<n\ ie, (John' Cat-
i.KTT BowiK. Jamks- I^jOWik, Jr. John' Bowie, cmi-
graiit.) eldest cliild of John Catlett I>o\vie and the lattci's
second wife, vSarah A. (Cox) Bowie, was born at ''The
Hill," the home of his parents, in Caroline Count}', Vir-
ginia, April 15, 1S3S. His education was begun by his
grandmother, and later he attended a local school a short
distance from home. His studies were completed at the
academy in Port Royal. Wishing to acquire a practical
knowledge of business he entered the mercantile house of
W. F. Owens & Co., Richmond, Virginia, where
he remained two years, and then returned to his agricul-
tural life at "The Hill." The great Civil War drew the
young man from home again in 1S61, and he enlisted in
the "Caroline Artillery," connnanded by Capt. T. R.
Thornton. Ill-health compelled his discharge from the
army, and for a short time he returned to "The Hill."
Growing stronger he re-enlisted, but again was com-
pelled to retire in consequence of his physical disabili-
ties. Determined to render all possible aid to "the
cause," he entered the Commissary Department and served
as quartermaster's sergeant in South Carolina, under Gen-
eral Drayten, and later in Richmond. Was in Charlottes-
ville when Lee surrendered. Returned home, and for a
short time resumed farming, but in 1S70 removed to Port
Royal and engaged in a mercantile business. Finding
this venture unremunerative, in consequence of the im-
poverished condition of the country resulting from the
war, Mr. Bowie went to Richmond, where he now re-
sides, and is connected with a wholesale house in that
city. June 12, 1866, Allen B. Bowie married Elizabeth
Lovel Duncanson, daughter of W'illiam Duncanson and
his wife, Martha Finney. Mr. Duncanson resided in Cul-
peper County, and his wife was the daughter of Page
Finney and his wife, Jane, daughter of Col. William

292 THE VIRGINIA BOWIES.

Gray, William Duncanson was the son of James Dmi-
cansoii, of Fredericksbuii^, and his wife, Klizabeth, a
daughter of Capt. John I.ovel, of the Revolutionary
Army. James Duncanson was a wealthy planter, and re-
sided during the summer in the old colonial house built
by his father. Col. James Duncanson, who emigrated to
Virginia about 1746 in consequence of having participated
in the Stewart Uprising. He settled in Fredericksburg
and married :Mary Macauley, the daughter of Dr. Mac-
auley, of Kdiuburgh, a near relative of the historian, T. \\.
Macauley. Colonel Duncanson served under Washin^L^ton
in the Braddock Expedition, and was wounded in the
throat so that he ever after spoke in a whisper. He par-
ticipated in the Revolution, and was one of the wealthiest
men in that portion of Virginia. He constructed the
large brick mansion on his plantation in Culpeper County
which was so long owned by his descendants, and which
after the Civil War passed to the Barbours. It was
known as "Clover Hill." He is buried at Fredericks-
burg, and on his tombstone is this inscription : " Weed
his grave clean, ye men of honor, for he was your coun-
tryman." His only son, Capt. James Duncanson, raised
and equipped a company of men at his own expense
when war was declared against England in 1S12, but
just as he was about to march to the seat of war, died
suddenly, and is buried at Fredericksburg.

Issue of Allen B. Bowie :

I Marv^ Alphoxsa Bowik, b. June 23, 1S67.

II Mattik' Qusenberrv Bowie, b. November 11, 1S68 ■ <i

1876.

III JULIA^ DuxCANSOX Bowie, b. July 2, 1S70; m. March 25,

1896, Capelle Archer.

IV JOHx5 William Bowie, b. August 28, 1S72. Is attending

medical lectures at the Virginia Medical College, Rich-
mond, Virginia.

V Alice^ Bowie, twin to above; d. Febniarv, 1873.

VI Allex' pi. Bowie, b. April 28, 1S74 ; graduated in phar-

macy 1S96. When war with Spain was declared he was
a member of the 2d Virginia Regiment, with rank of urst

THE IIRGINIA BOWIES. 293

sergeant. In November, 1S9S, he was transferred to
tlic 4th United States Volunteer Regiment, and attached
to the Hospital Corps. vServed with his regiment at
Man zan ilia, Cuba.

VII Jamk.s' G. Bowik, b. November 22, 1S76.

VIII Nellik' UROni.vkT IJowiK, b. October 29, 18S0 ; d. Sep-

tember, iSSi.

Xo. 7.

Jaiiies^ liiviiio-i^toii Kowio, (John'^ Catlktt
Bowie. Jamks- Bowik, Jr. John^ Bowie, emigrant.)
youngest son of John Catlett Bowie and his wife, Sarah
A. (Cox) Bowie, was born at "The Hill," Caroh'ne County,
Virginia, in 1839. Attended school with his brother
Allen, and completed his education at the academy in
Port Royal. In 1S61 he enlisted in the "Caroline Ar-
tillery " and was commissioned lieutenant of his batterv.
He "stuck to his guns" until the curtain was rung
down in 1S65 over the great drama; even then he and
his companions of four years could not bring themselves
to surrender those guns which had been their partners in
so many heroic conflicts, and they were buried deep in a
neighboring marsh where they could never be reached
by the foemen against whom they had been so often
pointed. Lieutenant Bowie returned home, but after
farming a short time, went to Mississippi, and finally to
Louisville, Kentucky, where for many years he has been
engaged in business.

In 1872 Mr. Bowie married Alice Urquhart Duncanson,
the daughter of Edward and Catherine (Kearan) Duncan -
son, of Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Duncanson removed
from Virginia when a very young man, and settled in
Lexington, where for \-ears he was the cashier of the
Farmers' National Bank. He was the brother of William
Duncanson, father of Mrs. Allen B. Bowie; hence the

29-1 THE VIRGINIA BOWIES.

wives of the two Bowie brothers are first cousins. (See
mention of the Dnncansons in the preceding article.)
Fenella Duncanson, aunt of Hdward Duncanson, married
an Urquhart, owner of the large \voolen mills at (Jer-
manna, Virginia. He was a very rich manufacturer, and
was descended from that sturdy old Urquhart, of Scotland,
who was so attached to the house of vStewart that when
he learned trouble threatened King Charles, he mounted
his twelve sons on as many wdiite steeds, and, at their
head, road all the way to London to offer his services to
the Crown.

Tlie issue of J. L. Bowie and wife is :

I Cathkrink'' Duncanson Bowik.

II Edward^ Livingston Bowie.

III Alici".^ Urolhart Bowie.

IV James' Livingston Bowie, Jr.

Xo. 8.

Jaiiies^ Barber Bowie. (Waltkr' Bowie, Sr.
James- Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie.) only son of Walter
Bowie, Sr., by his first wife, Julia A. (Spindle) Bowie, was
born in Essex County, Virginia, in iSi6. He settled on
a plantation he inherited in Westmoreland County, \'ir-
ginia, and on November 12, 1840, married Anna S.
Forbes, daughter of Gordon Forbes.

Issue :

I Dr. Gordon' Eorbes Bowie, b. 1S41. Was a student at
the Virginia Military Institute when the Civil War be-
gan. Left school and enlisted in the 9th Virginia
Cavalry, Confederate States Army. After the war closed
he studied medicine and graduated an M. D. Settled in
Essex County, and is a practicing physician in that
county. In I'ebruar}-, 1.S92, married Eldecia Morris.
Issue :

I Ann.V' Eorhes Bowie.

THE I'IRGIXIA BOUTES. 295

II WalTKr'' Uowih, b. 1843. rTraduateil at Virj^inia Military

Institute. Kiilisted in Confederate Army, and scrvod
with Col. J. S. Mosby. The war over, he became pro-
fessor of mathematics at the Lexincjton (Vir<iinia) Mili-
tary School. Twice married ; ist Mrs. Ix>uise Harris, of
Louisa County, Virginia ; she died without issue ; 2d
Kugenia Miller, of Caroline, Virginia.
Issue :

1 Kugkxk" Bowie.

2 Anna'' Mili.kr Bowie.

3 Walter'"' Bowie, Jr.

III Anna^ Spindle Bowie, b. 1845 ; ^- single, May 2, 1S92.

IV Catherine"' Bowie, b. 1S47 ; m. October, 1S71, Thomas N.

Taylor, of Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Issue :

1 Gordon'' Forbes Taylor.

2 James'"' Taylor.

• 3 Anna*"' Forbes Taylor.

4 Catherine'' Taylor.

5 Thomas'"' N. Taylor.

6 Walter*"' Taylor.

7 Caroline'"' D. T.\ylor.

Xo. 0.

Walter^ Bowie, Jr., (Walter" Bowie, Sr. James-
Bowie, Jr. John' Bowie, emigrant.) youngest son of
Walter Bowie, Sr., and his second wife, Mary S. (Todd)
Bowie, was born in Essex County, Virginia, 182S. While
a student at the University of Virginia he met Miss
Gillie A. Jones, of Charlottesvilie; married her November
3, 1S53, and settled on his farm in Westmoreland County,
Virginia, where he resided until April, 1S61, when he
entered the Confederate Army and served as captain of
infantry in the Fortieth Regiment, Virginia Volunteers,
At the battle of Gettysburg he was severely wounded and
rendered unfit for active service. Partially recovering
from his injnr\- he reported for service, but was assigned
to light duty and sent on a tour of inspection through

296 THE I'IRCINIA JWU'IES.

Georgia and South Carolina. At the close of the war he
returned to his home in Westmoreland,

Issue

I WaltKR"' Rus.SEI.L Bowik, b. 1S54. vStudieil for six years

at the University of Washington and Lee; graduated
with the degrees of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law.
Settled in Richmond and practiced law. November 17,
1S82, he married Elizabeth H. Branch, of Richmond.
Died November 14, 1S94.
Issue :

1 Walter*' Russell Bowie, Jr.

2 Marth.\''' S. p. Bowie.

II P:;lizabkth^ SiMNER Bowie, b. 1856; d. November 2, 1S61.

III William' Laurence Bowie, b. 1S5S ; d. January 10, 1890;

single.

Xo. 10.

William' ^Siller IJoAvie. (Robert"^ Bowie. J.-\.mes-
BowiE, Jr. John' Bowie, emigrant.) only son of Robert
Bowie and his first wife, Elizabeth ( Farrish) Bowie, was
born near Guinea Station, \'irginia, in 1S29. Resided
on the plantation inherited from his father. In 1850
he married Nannie Jesse, daughter of Charles Jesse.
His death occurred in 1S56, and that of his wife in 1859.
His children were reared in the home of their maternal
grandfather.

Issue :

I Charles' Bowie, b. 1852. Resides near Woodford, but
with his brother is engaged in mercantile business at
Guinea Station, where they also conduct a sawmill and
lumber business. He has been twice married, first in
1S74 to Sarah Jones, who died in 1S75 without issue. In
18S0 he married Fannie Catlett and has
Issue :

1 William^ D. Bowie, b. 1S84.

2 Nannie*' S. Bowie, b. 1SS9.

THE VIRGINIA BOU'll-S. 297

3 Walter" H. Ro\vik, b. 1892.

4 Frank" B^ Bowik, h. 1895.

II Kuc.KXK'' RowiK, 1). 1S55. Is associated %vitli his brother
Charles in busiiit-ss. Has been twice married; firft in
iSjSto Julia White, by whom he had two children. After
the death of his first wife he married, in iSS8, Sophia
Corbin, b}- whom he had four children.
Issue by first wife :

1 Eugene*'' Bowie, b. 1879 ; d. in 1SS5.

2 Madge" Bowie, b. 1884.
Issue by second wife :

1 Willing" Bowie, b. 1SS9.

2 Eugene" Bowie, Jr.

3 Charles" Bowie.

4 L,ulie" Bowie.

M Cfliin lis, M liieif sncesiofs oi siiiiiii, im

The Bowies of Denny Parish, near Stirling, Scotland,
owned property and lived in that locality for several cen-
turies. They had the same given-names in each genera-
tion, and it is very difficnlt to determine their exact order
of descent. The ancient registers are also in a frag-
mentary condition, and from 1615 to i6Sothe records are
nearly all missing.

The following acconnt of this family, np to their emi-
gration to America, is based upon the investigations made
by Mr. Henry Patton, of Edinburgh, for the author. As
far as it is possible to determine from the entries in the
various parish registers, the genealogical descent as herein
arranged is probably accurate. There is little doubt that
the Bowies of Prince George's Count)', Maryland, of South
Carolina, Canada, and possibly of \'irginia also, are all de-
scended from the family of that name living at Denny,
Stirlingshire, Scotland, in 1553.

John ISowie, a bnrgess of Stirling, an owner of land
near Denny, is mentioned in 1553, and some fifteen years
later James and William P>owie were mentioned as bur-
gesses.

Jereiiic or Jaiiio.s Itowie, of Stirling, was in 15S1

THE CANADIAN BOWIES. 299

collector of customs on imported spirits, Master of the
King's Wines, and closely connected with the King's
Household. James VI in 1590 bestowed upon him a
house and lot, and other gifts. He died in 1597, and
was succeeded in office by his son James. Another son,
Thomas Bowie, was constable of Whitekirk, and was
intrusted with the safe transj>ortation of the King's lug-
gage when he removed to London.

James Howie, in 1597, succeeded his father as Master
of the King's Wines; had exclusive jurisdiction over the
importation of all spirits, and the levying and collection
of all duties thereon. Was directly attached to the
King's Household, and accompanied him to London.
Was sent on special missions to I'rance to select wine for
the King's table, etc. In 161 1 his wife, Elizabeth Crich ton,
then residing near Stirling, requested permission to send
a servant to London to wait upon her husband and his
children, who were then in that city. In 1603 John
Marquis, of Hamilton, witness in a suit of law, testified
that James Bowie was the lawful son and heir of Jerenie
Bowie, Master of the King' Wines.

James Bowie, of Stirling, in 161 7 was made a
sergeant in the King's Guard, and in 1637 John and Wil-
liam Bowie were burgesses.

J0I111 Bowie and Isabelle Ewing, of the Parish of

300 THE CANADIAN BOWIES.

Denny, near Stirling, on March 14, 1685, gave np iheir
names to be proclaimed, and were married May 5, 1685,
at Denny Kirk. He is mentioned as owning land, and
was a bnrgess. A nnmber of children are named as beino-
born to him. Among them, John Bowie, Jr., Margaret
Bowie, Thomas Bowie, James Bowie, Robert Bowie,
William Bowie, Agnes Bowie, and Christian Bowie.
February 19, 1697, he and his wife disposed of a part of
his land to George Bowie, said land being called " Denny-
green," or " Lymie."

John Kowie, Jr., born 1685, son of John and Isa-
belle (Ewing) Bowie, '' residing near Stirling," and Janet
Young were proclaimed for marriage June 2S, 1715, and
on Julv 29, 1715, were married at Denny Kirk. He is
mentioned as clerk of the parish, a burgess, and later a
"merchant." In 1719 he and his wife sold land near
" Dennygreen." Among his children mentioned were
James Bowie, Agnes "Bowie, John Bowie, William Bowie,
Robert Bowie, Christian Bowie, and Thomas Bowie.

Xo. 1.

James' BoAvie, the eldest son of John Bowie, of
Denny, and his wife, Janet Young, is supposed to have
removed to New Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. The rec-
ords of the latter parish show that on May 13, 1739, his
name and that of Margaret T\re were proclaimed as be-
trothed, and that they were married on June 1 1, of the same
vear. The register also mentions each of his children, but
his business or occupation is not given. The record ot most
of liis descendants to the present time is very clear. His

THE CAXADIAN BOWIES. 301

eldest son, who emigrated to South Carolina, informed his
nephew, Dr. James Bowie, of Canada, lliat his fatlier,
James Bowie, had urged him (John) when leaving home
to return as soon as he was able and repurchase the old
family estate near Denny, which had been sold with a
proviso tliat it could be recoverable by the heir-at-law,
and the eldest son of James Bowie, of Dumbartonshire,
was John Bowie, of South Carolina, the next heir-at-law.
The mother of Mrs. James Bowie is said to have been a
Douglas of "Xarn." It is not shown when James Bowie
died, but he had

Issue

I John- Bowie, b. May 10, 1740. Emigrated to South Caro-

lina, and ni. Rosa Re id. (^See Bowies of South Carolina.)

II Margaret'-' BowiK, h. July 26, 1743; m. first August 14,

1762, James Sclater ; secondly a jeweler by the name
of Newland, and removed to Glasgow, and left several
children.

III Janet- Bowie, b. July 2, 1745 ; m. an Englishman named

Smith, and removed to that country. She had three
sons. Two of them were killed in the battle of Sala-
manca, in Spain.

IV Agnes- Bowie, b. July i •, 174S; m. — ■ ; left several

children.

V Christian- Bowie, b. June 7, 1750; d. young.

VI James- Bowie, b. June 6, 1753. Served in the British Army

during the war of the Revolution, but as soon as he
could arrange his discharge went to Louisiana and set-
tled on the banks of the Mississippi. He is reported to
have owned an estate of eight hundred acres ; to have
married a Creole lady, and to have been a surveyor by
profession. No record has been found of any descend-
ants left by him.

VII Elizabeth- Bowie, b. August 16, 1757; d. young.

VIII William- Bowie, b. May 10, 1761 ; m. Nelson.

IX Robert- Bowie, b. March 15, 1764; m. Mary Ritchie and

left several sons.

I ' Bowie. Enlisted in the Guards. Was pro-
moted and sent -with his command to Canada.
When he died was Barrack Master on the Island of
St. Helen's, opposite Montreal. He was married
and left a family. A son located at Brockville,
Canada, and was a large brewer there.

302 THE CANADIAN BOWIES.

Xo. J>.

Williaiu- Ho^vio. ( Jami{s' I'owik, of New Kilpatiick,
Scotland.) eij^hth child of James Bowie, of Scotland, and
liis wife, ^Margaret (Tyre) Rowie, was born in New Kil-
patrick Parish, Dnmbartonshire, vScotland, May lo, 1761.
He settled in Glasgow, and was an extensive wdiolesale
salt merchant.

Abont 1790 he married a Miss Nelson, whose mother's
maiden name was Harve\'. The latter lived to be over
one hundred years old, and had manv interesting- remi-
niscences of her girlhood to relate. She was born on a
farm near the Highlands, and saw Prince Charley and
his army pass by her father's house. The family,
expecting to have everything pillaged, retreated to the
bushes with their cattle and a large baking of bread, and
remained concealed until the army had gone bv. She
said one of their neighbors, an old man, the Laird Mac-
Farlane, had a young wife, and one night a son of the
noted Rob Roy, with a party of his caterans, came from
the hills, stopped at Mr. Harvey's, wdiere they helped
themselves to supper and then went to MacFarlane's house
and carried off his voung bride. Some time later voune-
Rob Roy was taken and hung, but at his trial Mrs.
MacFarlane in giving her evidence, endeavored hard to
save him.

Mrs. William Bowie, in 1835, paid a visit to her son
who was then living in Canada, but returned to Scotland,
where she and her husband both died.

Issue :

M.^rgarkt'' Bowie, b. ; m'. .

Issue : •

I Margaret* , m. McDoualdand removed

to Australia.
She had two son?; :

1 ' McDoxAi.n, a teacher.

2 '" McDonald, a printer.

THE CANADIAN BOWIES. 303

II An'NK^ Bowik, in. Robertson.

Had several children :

1 Axnk' RoiiKKTSOX, ni. an engineer and removed to

Constantinople.

2 William^ RoukrTSOX, a clergyman of the Church of

Scotland. Is located at Ilemingford, near Montreal.

3 Jamks' RobhrT.son. Resides at Kingston, Usler

County, New York.

4 Thomas' Robkrtson. Removed to New Orleans,

where he died.

III Dr. Jamks' Bowie, b. 1S02 ; removed to Canada; m. Har-

riet McGillis.

ISO. ».

Dr. James' Kowio, (\Vili.i.\.m- Bowih, of Glasgow.
Jamks' Bowik, of New Kilpatrick Parish, Scotland.) oiilv

son of William Bowie, of Scotland, and his wife,

Nelson, was born in Glasgow. vScotland, in 1802. He at-
tended the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and
graduated as a doctor of medicine before attaining his
majority. While awaiting his nomination to the post of
surgeon in the Royal Navy, he made two trips to Georgia
and South Carolina, where he sojourned some time, visit-
ing his uncle, ]vlaj. John Bowie, of South Carolina, and
the latter's sons. He always recalled these visits with
great pleasure. In 1827 he was induced by some brother
officers, quartered at St. John's, Quebec, to settle in Canada,
and he there devoted himself to the practice of his pro-
fession. From Quebec he went to St. Eustache, where
he married Harriet McGillis, daughter of Duncan Mc-
Gillis, and niece of Hugh McGillis Laird, of Williams-
town, Glengarr}'. The wedding took place at St. An-
drews, February 12, 1S33. During the stirring times at
St. Eustache, in 1S37, Dr. Bowie took an active part, and
conducted the troops under Sir John Colborne by a back
road to a locality where the ice was strong enough for the

304

THE CAXADIAN BOWIES.

infantry and artillery to cross the river. After the en-
gagement he was in charge of the hospital, and performed
the autopsN- on Dr. Chenitr, who was killed b\' a bullet
passing entirely through liis body. Dr. Bowie and Dr.
Laviolette were two of the only three persons who knew
where Dr. Chcnier was buried. During the cholera davs

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of 1832 in }kIontreal, and the epidemic of ship fever in
1847, Dr. Bowie was the chief surgeon of the Government
sheds at Point St. Charles, and many Irish citizens lived
to express their gratitude to him for saving their lives
during that trying time. The Doctor was twice pros-
trated by the disease, but was nursed back to health by

THE C AX AD I AX BOWIES. 305

the Sisters of " Plotel Dieii." Later he removed to Western'
Ontario, where he practiced his profession with great suc-
cess until 1SS3.

He was a loyal Scot, and for many years president of
the South Perth Conservati\-e Association, and was the
first president of the Mitchell St. Andrew's vSociety.

He enjoyed capital health until his return to [Montreal
in December, 1S91, wdien he was attacked with La Grippe,
from which he never rallied, and died February 3, 1S92,
aged ninety years. At the time of liis illness he was pre-
paring a paper for delivery before the Caledonian Societv
of Montreal, and retained his mental faculties unimpaired
to the end. The press of Montreal contained long articles
regarding his career; spoke of his life as an eventful one;
said he was a strong Loyalist, a staunch Conservative, a
devoted Presbyterian, and "an enthusiastic Scotchman far
from his native land;'' that "he never wavered one iota
from the straight path of what he considered his dut\;"
stated that he was a member of the well-known family of
Bowies, of '' Bowie Hall, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland,
and a nephew of the progenitor of the Bowie familv of
South Carolina. All the notices of his death eulogized his
character highly, both as a physician and as a citizen.
Letters now in the possession of his famih-, written by the
doctor only a few months prior to his death, exhibit a won-
derfully clear and active mind for one so far advanced in
age. He discussed events, past and present, with all the
force and clearness of a man in the zenith of life. Mrs.
Bowie died in 1SS9.

Issue :

I William* Bowie, b. January 14, 1834; d. in infancy.

4 II Mary* Janet Bowie, b. January 13, 1S36, at St. Eustache ;

m. J. Fishleigh.

5 III Elizabeth* Bowie, b. June 26, 1S40 ; m. A. D. LeClaire.

<> IV Amelia* McDonald Bowie, b. June i, 1S42 ; in. Robert
Coleman.
V Louisa' Angeliqce Bowie, b. July 8, 1S45 ; single. Re-
sides at Vaudreuil, Quebec.

3o6 THE CANADIAN BOUIES.

7 VI Duncan^ Ewax Eowik, b. September 26, 1S49 ; in. Georgia
A, Phillips.

No. 4.

Mary^ Janet Bowie, (Dr. Jamivs' Bowik, of
Canada. William- Bowik, of Glasgow. Jamk.s' Bowik,
of Scotland.) eldest daughter of Dr. James Bowie, of
Canada, and his wife, Harriet McGillis, was born at St.
Eustache, Canada, January 13, 1836, and on ]\Iay 7, 1S57,
married John Fishleigh, and settled in Chicago, Illinois.

Issue

I Margaret' Andrews Fisiileigh, b. March, 185S; 111.

Gadbois, of Waterloo, Iowa.

II James^ Bowie Fishleigh, b. April S, 1S60. Lawyer of

Chicago, and recently elected judge of the Circuit Court.

III Charles^ B. Fishleigh, b. August 26, 1S61 ; Chicago

merchant.

IV Duncan^ L. Fishleigh, b. August 23, 1S66 ; Chicago mer-

chant.

V RoBERr' A. Fishleigh, b. December 23, 1871; Chicago

merchant.

No. 5.

Elizabeth' BoM'ie, (Dr. James-^ Bowie, of Canada.
William- Bowie. James^ Bowie, of Scotland.) second
daughter of Dr. James Bowie, of Montreal, and his wife,
Harriet McGillis, was born at St Eustache, Canada, June
26, 1840. Married October i, 1S67, to A. D. Eeclair,
and resides in Brockville, Ontario.

THE CANADIAN BOWIES. 307

Issue ;

I Charles' W. Lixi.air. b. Xoveinlicr S, 1868.

II James^ Bown-; I. eclair, h. I'cliruary 4, 1874 ; d. in infancy.

III LOUIS^ J. Lkclair, b. Aui^urit 21, 1873.

IV Arthur^ A. Leceair, b. INIay 2, 1875.

V Edmund^ L. Leclair, b. :\Iay 2, 1S7S.

Xo. O.

Amelia* MfDoiiald 15<>u its ( r;r. Ja:\ik.s' Bowik.
William- Bowik. Jamf.s' Bowii'., of Scotland.) third
daughter of Dr. James Bowie, of Montreal, and his wife,
Harriet ]\IcGillis, was born at ^Montreal, Canada, July 8,
1842, and on October iS, 187 i, married Robert Coleman,
and resides in Hamilton, Ontario.

Their issue is :

I Harriet'' J. Colemax, b. vSepteinber 14, 1S72.

II Marv' yi. CoEEJEVX, b. September 7, 1874.

III Thomas' J. Colemax. b. October 2. 1S76.

IV Matilda'' T. Colemax, b. September 17, 1S79.

V Elizabeth"' L. Colemax, b. April 20, 18S3.

Xo. 7.

Duncan^ "E^vaii Konie. (Dr. James'' Bowie, of
Montreal. William- Bowik, of Glasgow. James'
Bowie, of Kilpatrick, Scotland.) youngest child of Dr.
James Bowie and his wife, Harriet McGillis, was born at
St. Eustache, P. Q., Canada, September 26, 1849. He was
a noted college athlete, and won a number of prizes in the
inter-universit)' contests in consequence of his skill and
strength. Studied law, and settled in Montreal, where
he has taken a high position at the bar and is a sue-

3oS THE CANADIAN BOWIES.

cessful lawyer. On November 26, 18S4, he married
Georgiana A. Phillips, and has

Issue :

I DOUGI.AS'' RowiK, b. in Montreal January 15, 1SS6.

II William'" Edmund Phillips Bowie, b. in Paris, France,

October 3, iSSS, and registered at the British Consulate.

mwi II oi[ !ii3s.

Xo. 1.

Maj. John^ Bo"\vie, eldest son of James Bowie and
his wife, ^Margaret Tyre, was born [May lo, 1740, in tlie
Parish of New Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
The Parish Registers now preserved at Edihburgh show
John Bowie was the eldest of nine children ; that his
parents were married June 11, 1739, and that his father,
James Bowie, was the son of John Bowie, Jr., of" Denny,"
Stirlingshire, and his wife, Janet Young. In a previous
article under the caption of " The Canadian Bowies," a
record is given of the children of James Bowie and ]Mar-
garet Tyre.

John Bowie, the subject of this sketch, emigrated to
America and landed in Virginia June 8, 1762. For the
next four or five years he was engaged in traffic with
the Cherokee Indians, inhabiting what is now East Ten-
nessee. July 28, 1767, he married Rosa Reid, who was
born in 1743, and was the daughter of Col. George Reid,
of Virginia, a native of Cecil County, Maine, where he
was born in 1727. Colonel Reid had six children; the
sons were Samuel, Joseph and Alexander, and the daugh-
ters were, Nancy who married a Mr. Baskins ; Margaret
who married her cousin Hugh Reid, and Rosa, who mar-
ried John Bowie. The latter, after his marriage removed
to I^ng Cane Creek, in Abbeville County, South Caro-

3IO THE SOUTH C ARC LI X A BOUTES.

lina, \vhere he became a prosperous planter and promi-
nent citizen. At the beginning of hostilities Avith Great
Britain he raised a company of militia and on February
5, 1776, was commissioned captain in the Fifth vSouth
Carolina Regiment. A year later he was detached with
his company, which was, by order of the governor and

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Major Johu IJowie.

council, formed into a separate and independent organiza-
tion. He participated in the battles of Stono and Savan-
nah, and was severely wounded in the latter engagement.
In both of these fights he acted as brigade major for Gen-
eral Williamson. At the battle of Guilford he acted as a
volunteer officer on the staff of General Huger. When

THE SOUTH CAROUNA BOWIES. 311

peace was declared INIajor Bowie returned to his planta-
tion on Long Cane Creek near the present town of Abbe-
ville, and was elected clerk of the County Court. He was
also appointed a justice of the peace, as is shown by a
notice published in the Annapolis (Maryland) C^aceffc^
September 18, i/SS, which was copied from a Southern
paper in which reference was made to certain local enact-
ments affecting the people on Notecheky, French, Broad
and Holstein Creeks. The notice being signed by "John
Bowie, of Abbeville, justice of the peace."

A book on political economy, of which Major Bowie
was the author, is now owned by one of his descendants,
and shows the writer w^as a thoughtful student of public
matters. The late Dr. James Bowie, of Montreal, wrote
that in 1827 he visited his uncle, the ]Major, at the latter's
home near Abbeville, and found him residing upon a
handsome estate surrounded by a large and contented
number of slaves.

Although then at the age of eighty-seven, his nephew
found him enjoying good health and possessed of a clear
and vigorous mind, and discussed at length matters per-
taining to his relatives in Scotland and the old family
estate near Stirling, which the Major said he would
relinquish all claim to, as his children were amply pro-
vided for and would never care to live in Scotland. Mrs.
Rosa Bowie died March 29, 1S07, aged sixty-four, and,
during the last years of the Major's life, he was tenderly
cared for by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Andrew Bowie, to
whom he was greatly attached. He died September 20,
1827, Slid was interred by the side of his wife in the
cemetery at Upper Long Cane, near Abbeville. Their
graves are marked with marble slabs bearing lengthy in-
scriptions. Both were earnest members of the Presby-
terian Church.

Issue :

I James- Bowie, b. December 21, 176S; d. in 1770.

3 1 2 THE SO urn CAROLINA B O J VIES.

II Jamks- Bowie, b. 1770; d. 17S1, from the effects of small-
pox, from which he had nearly recovered, -when, seeing a
party of Tories approaching the house he ran to give
the alarm, and the exertion and excitement caused a
fatal relapse.

'i III Gp:orge- Bowih, b. January 2S, 1772; m. Louisa A. Pickens ;
d. August 31, 1S64.

li IV Andrrw- Bowih, b. November 20, 1773 ; m. Roscy A.
Watts ; d. January 26, iSoS.

4 V John- BowiK, Jr., 1). INIarch 3, 1776; m. Sarah Harwell ; d.

February 14, 1S21.
VI Margaret- Bowie, b. June 15, 1779 ; d. two years later
while the family were flying to North Carolina to escape
the British.

5 VII WiLEiAM- Bowie, b. August 9, 1782 ; m. Nancy J. Strain ;

d. March 13, 1S43.

VIII Rosa- Bowie, b. April 3, 17S4 ; d. rvlarch 20, 179S, at school

in Augusta.

IX Robert- Bowie, b. June 27, 17S6; d. September 16, 1794.

6 X S.^MUEL'-' Bowie, b. July 9, 17SS; ni. Alethia Adair; d.

January, 1S37.

7 XI Alexander- Bowie, b. December 14, 17S9; m. Susan B.

Jack ; d. December 30, 1S65.

Xo. 2.

Georj»'e- l$o\vie, (Maj. John^ Bowie, emigrant.)
third child of Maj. John Bowie and his wife, Rosa Reid,
was born near Abbeville, South Carolina, January 28,
1772. Graduated at the University of South Carolina;
was admitted to the bar, and became one of the leading
lawyers of his State. Owing to his long and brilliant
career and legal knowledge, he was usually called ''Judge"
Bowie, though never upon the bench. The great John
C. Calhoun was a student in Judge Bowie's office, at Abbe-
ville. He removed from vSouth Carolina to the southern
part of Alabama, and was, by President Andrew Jackson,
appointed the first American mayor of Pensacola, Florida.
He subsequently removed to Selma, .Alabama, and finally

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOHTTS. 313

to his plantation near Cahawba, Dallas County, Alabama,
where he died August 31, 1S64, aged ninety-two. On
November iS, iSoo, ]\Ir r)Owie was married to Margaret
Pickens, who was born July 13, 1777, and died December
4, 1S30. She was the daughter of Gen. Andrew Pickens,
of Revolutionary fame, and sister of Governor Pickens, of
South Carolina.

The only issue of George and Margaret Bowie was :

I Louis.v' Augusta Bowie, b. August 24, iSoi ; d. Se^jtcmber
22, 1S42. She was married December 30, 1S23, by the
Rev. Mr. Travis, to William S. vSmith, clerk of the court
at Charleston, South Carolina, and a lawyer by profes-
sion.
Issue :

1 Julia* Waring Smith, b. April 21, 1825 ; d. May 28,

1826.

2 George' I'-. Bowie Smith, b. June 21, 1S27 ; d. Sep-

tember I, 1835.

3 William' H. Warixg Smith, b. July 28, 1S29 ; d.

May 17, 1850.

4 Andrew' Pickens Smith, b. June 16, 1833 ; d. May

10, 1S95 ; m. December i, 1858. Tomasine sSmith.
No issue. He was a Presbyterian minister and had
charge of a church at Dallas, Texas.

5 George* Waring Smith, b. June 10. 1S37 ; m. Feb-

ruary 14, 1S66, Charlotte Hamilton, whose father,
Peter Hamilton, was a noted lawyer of Mobile, and
a State Senator. Lives at Berlin, Alabama.
, Issue :

1 Marv^ Hamilton Smith, b. February 2, 1873.

2 Nellye' Augusta Smith, b. July 8, 1S75 ; m.

September 18, 1895, Robert Walter Huston, of
Selma.
Issue :

I George" Waring Huston, b. June i, 1S96.

3 M.argaret' Walker Smith, b. November 21,

1877.

4 George' Bowie Smith, b. March 15, 1880.

5 Virginia^ Garron Smith, b. September 6, 1SS2.

6 Louis* Augustin Halsev Smith, b. August 10, 1S42 ;

twice married ; ist in iii6- to Anna D. Gunn, bv whom
there were two children. She died in 1871, and he
then moved to Texas, where in 1S78 he married
Sallie F,. Izard, who was born June 8, 1S57.

314 THE SOUTH CAROLIXA BOWIES.

Issue :

1 I^ula'' Smith, b. April i6, iS68; in. Glas-

con.

2 Hkxrv^ Elmore Smith, b. March lo, 1S70

in. .

3 Josiah'' II. Smith, b. September 24, 1S79.

4 W.-' W. Wai.kkr Smith, b. August 12, iSSi.

5 S.'^ Bknni:tt Smith, b. October 29, 18S3.

6 Louis"' W. Smith, b. IVIarch 30, 1SS5.

7 Kllkn' H. Smith, b. August 10, 1S8S.

8 S.'' PiCKKXS S.MITH, b. January 9, 1891.

9 G.^ Edwin Smith, b. August 30, 1893.

ID Flora^ Lek Smith, b. September 14, 1S96.

Xo. 3.

Aiitlrow- Kowie, (M.\j. Joiix' Bowie, emigrant.)
the fotirth child of Maj. John Bowie and his wife, Rosa
(Reid) Bowie, was born at Abbeville, South Carolina,
November 20, 1773. Studied at the College of South
Carolina, and afterwards engaged in a large wholesale dry
goods business in Charleston, South Carolina. October 1 5,
1799, he married Rosey Anne Watt. He was known as
" Captain " Andrew Bowie, and was probably an officer in
one of the militia organizations of Charleston. He died
January 26, iSoS, when thirty-five years of age, and is
buried at Upper Long Cane, South Carolina. A tomb-
stone with quite a length}' inscription marks his grave.
He is represented as possessing an unusual flow of spirits,
and an affectionate disposition. His wife, born October
15," 17S0, was the daughter of Samuel Watt and his wife,
Janet (daughter of John Lesley). The former was born in
Monoghani County, Ireland, in 1741, and landed in
Charleston, South Carolina, October 8, 1768. He was
an ardent Whig, and served at '' Xincty Six.'' He died
November 25, 1S02, and his wife, who was born May 2,
1 753) ^'^'^^ Februar\- 3, 1805. Both are buried at Upper

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 315

IvOng Cane ; marble slabs marking their graves. After
the death of Andrew Bowie his widow resided with her
father-in-law, Maj. John Bowie, who was then a widower,
very old and infirm. In a letter written by her brother-
in-law, Chancellor Alexander Bowie, he says that for
nearly nineteen \-ears she nnrsed her aged and infirm
father-in-law with all the love and patience of a danghter,
bore with his infirmities with a fidelity rarely, if e\'er,
cqnalled, and never deserted her post while he lived. In
early life she joined the Presb\terian Church, and seldom
failed to attend services each Sunday, though she had to
ride on horseback for six miles. After the death of her
father-in-law she married Col. Robert Gilmer, who died
November, 1S34, without children. She then resided the
rest of her life with her only daughter, Mrs. EHza Ward-
law, and died September 22, 1S55.

She had four sisters and one brother, Samuel Leslie
Watt, born in 1792, lived at Abbeville, South Corolina,
and later at Pontotoc, ?vlississippi, but was never married,
and died in 1850. His sister Mary, who was born in
1784, resided with him, and married James K\le, who
was shot by Peyton Randolph.

A third daughter, Elizabeth Watt, was born October, 1 786,
and married Robert Hall Lesley, a cousin. Thev had a
family of six children; Nancy Watt, the fourth daughter,
born 1793, married Joseph (jrisham, of Pendleton, and
Jane B. Watt, the \oungest daughter, born 1794, married
Dr. Marshall Weatherall, son of Col. John Weatherall, and
had ten children. Dr. Weatherall practiced medicine in
Abbeville, South Carolina, for many years, but later re-
moved to Pontotoc, Mississippi.

The issue of Andrew Bowie and his wife, Rosey .\nne (Watt) Bowie,
was :

S I JOHN^ Bowie, b. Aut^ust 27, 1800; m. Jane E. ITainilton ;

d. 1846.
9 II Samuel^ Watt Bowie, b. May 10, 1802; ni. Sophia S.

Bonhani ; d. iSSi.

3 1 6 THE SO UTII CAR OUNA BOU 'IBS.

1<> III Jamks'' Shkridax Bowie, b. October 14, 1S04 ; 111. Susan

W. Coffin ; d. 1S60.
1 I IV I.AXGUON-'' RowiE, b. August 27, 1S06 ; twice married ; d.

July 27, 1S70.
IJJ V EiJZA^ BowiK, b. June 3, i8oS; ni. Robert H. Wardlaw ;

d. iSS;.

Xo. 4.

John- Kowie, Jr., (Maj. John' Bowie, emigrant.)
fifth child of Maj. John Bowie and his wife, Rosa (Reid)
Bowie, was born near Abbeville, South Carolina, IMarcli
3, 1776. He resided on his plantation, and for a number
of years was prominent in local politics. He was a major-
general of the South Carolina Militia, and died February
14, 1S21. About iSoo he married Sarah Harwell, and
was the father of two children :

I Saraii^ Bowie, a woman noted for her great personal

beauty and many accomplishments. She married L. M.
H. Walker, of Cahawba County, Alabama, and, it is said,
died childless.

II George^ JOHX Bowie, m. Millhouse, of Alabama,

and removed to Texas. Issue unknown.

Xo. 5.

."William- IJowie, (M.\j. Joiix' Bowie, emigrant.) the
seventh child of Maj. John Bowie, of South Carolina, and
his wife, Rosa (Reid) Bowie, was born August 9, 1782, in
Rowan County, South Carolina, where his parents were
temporarily residing. For many years he lived in
Augusta, Georgia, and finally settled at Abbeville, South
Carolina, where he conducted a mercantile business, and

rilK SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 317

was associated with his two iiepliews, James S. and Lang-
don Bowie ; also with his nephew-in-law, Robert H.
Wardlaw. On May i, 1S34, when at the age of fifty-two,
he married Nancy Jane Strain, whose brother, J. M. vStrain,
lived in Pittsboro', Mississippi. He died March 12, 1845,

Issue

I Louise' Augusta Eowik, b. February 19, 1835 ; d. March 9,

1852, -vN-hile at school in Charleston, South Carolina.

II Robert^ Edwin Bowie, b. July 13, 1S36. Served four

years in the Confederate Army, and made a gallant
record. Was finely educated ; studied law ; was admitted
to the bar, and later removed to Nebraska. While on a
visit to St. Louis he contracted a fever, from which he
never recovered, and died at Williamsburg, Mississippi,
December, 1S92 ; unmarried.

III William' Bowie, Jr., b. July 24, 1S39 ; d. in 1S41.

IV Andrew' Thomas Bowie, b. September 9, 1S41. P'ntered

the Confederate Army, and died in Virginia of pneu-
monia in 186^.

No. «.

Samuel- Bowie, (Maj. John' Bowie, emigrant.) the
tenth child of Maj. John Bowie and his wife, Rosa (Reid)
Bowie, was born at Abbeville, South Carolina, July 19,
1788. Was a cotton-planter, and resided near Abbeville.
August 28, 18 1 7, he married Alethea Adair, of Laurens
District, South Carolina. She was born April 21, 1793.
He died January 6, 1837, and his widow on January 15,
1839, niarried James I. Gilmer. She died November 7,
1841.

Issue of Samuel Bowie and Alethea, his wife :

l«i I Luther^ Alfred Bowie, b. July 4, iSiS; m. 1S46 ; d. Jan-
uary 8, 1S51.

14 II Pincknev'' Geddes Bowie, b. March 27, 1820; m. 1842 ; d.
November, 1S71.

3i8 THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES.

III Gkorgh' AlkxandI'R Bowie, b. April 8, 1822. Removed

to ^rississippi, engaged in cotton planting, and married
Minerva Steel. He died September 20, 1856.
Issue :

I Georgia* Bowie, m. McCord, sheriff of Henderson
County, Texas.

IV Margaret^ E;r.iZABETii Bowie, b. March 28, 1S26; in.

James Harrison, of Kdgcfield, South Carolina, and died
November 4, 184 1, leaving an infant -uho died at the age
of five years.

V Benjamin' Franklin Bowie, b. 1827; d. in infancy.

VI Wimjam' Langdon Bowie, b. February 7,1828; d. Sej)-

temlier iS, 1S51. He entered the mercantile house of
James S. and Langdon Bowie, in Charleston, South
Carolina, but his health failing he went to Europe and
passed a year in the south of France. Returned to
Abbeville, where he died of consumption a few months
later.

Xo. 7.

CliJiiicellor Alevaiider- BoAvio, (Maj. John'
Bowie, of South Carolina, emigrant.) the eleventli child
of Maj. John Bowie, the Scotch emigrant to South Caro-
lina, and his wife, Rosa (Reid) Bowie, was born near
Abbeville, South Carolina, December 14, 1789. He
studied law ; graduated at the College of South Carolina ;
was admitted to practice at Abbeville in 1S13, and pur-
sued his profession as a barrister in that town for a num-
ber of years with great success.

During the War of iS 12-14 was commissioned a colonel
of the Eighth Regiment, South Carolina Militia, and
later commander of the Abbeville Nnllifiers. Was several
times elected to the State Legislature, and was a recog-
nized leader in his party, when in 1S35 he decided to re-
move to Talladega, Alabama. He at once rose to promi-
nence in his new home, and in 1S39 was elected over
Hon. E. W. Peck, Chancellor for the Northern Division of

THE SOUTJI CAROLfXA JiOU'IILS. 319

Alabama. He presided on the ehanceiy bench with
marked ability for six years, and was spoken of b\- the
press of his State, as the "Great Chancellor.'" He was a
trnstee of the State University and was distingnished for
his graceful elocution, scholarly attainments and indepen-
dent judgment. In Garret's "Public Men of Alabama,"

^f#JS-'-'

Alexainlor IJowic. I'liaiicolloi- of Alabiiiiia.

he is ranked with the very foremost men of his State, and
is also accorded the highest praise in Brewer's History of
Alabama, who said, " few' excelled him in conversational
powers and legal ability, and none in integrity and pro-
bity of character/' In January, 18 14, Judge Bowie mar-
ried Susan Barnett Jack, daughter of John and Mary (Bar-

320 THE SOUTH CAROLIXA TOll'ITS.

iiett) Jack, natives of North Carolina. John Jack, \\ ith
his brother James participated in the " DecLaration of In-
dependence of Meclenbur*^, North Carolina," and James
Jack was the bearer of the Declaration to the Continental
Congress. John Jack was the son of Col. Patrick Jack,
of Charlotte, North Carolina, and his wife, Lillie ^Ic-
Adongh. He was born abont 1700, and was the son of
Charles Jack, and a grandson of William Jack, born abont
1610 in Ireland of noble parentage. The latter became a
Presbyterian minister and was ejected from his "living"
for non-conformit}-. Chancellor P)Owie died December
30, 1S65, and his wife in 1S6S.

Issue :

I RosF? Bowie, b. December 22, 1814 ; d. in 1S16.

15 II Mary^Jaxe Bowip:, b. October 27, iSi6 ; m. Dr. J. C. Knox ;

d. 1857.

III Amanda'' Axx Bowie, b. August 11, 1S18; d. July 19, 1823.

IV Laura^ Liijas Bowie, b. :\Iay 27, 1S20; m. Rev. Mr. Tur-

pin, of Virginia, and died September 8, 1840.

16 V Andrew'' Wilijam Bowie, b. February 5, 1822 ; m. Nancy

M. Bowden.
VI Susan^Jack Bowie, b. February 5, 1S24; d. 1S25.

17 VII Margaret" Rose Bowie, b. September 10, 1S25 ; m. 1S43,

William W. Knox.

VIII Ann' Alexander Bowie, b. July 10, 182S ; m. Hon. Jabez

L. M. Curry, an attorney at law ; Minister to Spain during
President Cleveland's first administration, and after-
wards trustee of the Peabody Fund.
Issue:

1 Susan* Lamar Curry, b. 1S50 ; m. John B. Turpin.
Issue :

1 Mary* L. Turpin.

2 Manly^ C. Turpin.

2 Manly* Bowie Curry, m. A. L. Bacon, daughter of

Hon. A. O. Bacon, of Georgia, United States
Senator.
Issue :

1 Shirley' Curry.

2 Louis'^ Curry.

IX Thomas^ Samuel Bowie, b. December 11, 1830 (a twinl ; d.

young.

X ALEXANDER' John Bowie, b. December 11, 1S30 (a twin);

d. young.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOUTES. 321
No. 8.

ixcii. Joliii"' Iso^vie. ( AxDRKw- Bowie. Maj. John'
BowiK.) eldest son of Andrew Bowie and his wife, Rosey
Anne (Watt) Bowie, was born Angust 27, iSoo, near Ab-
beville, South Carolina, and was educated at the Military
Acadeni}- in Charleston, South Carolina. He was com-
missioned brigadier-general of the State militia, and as-
sisted in training the forces of his State, which at that
era were regularl\- organized, handsomely uniformed and
equipped. General Bowie commauded the troops of the
Abbeville and Edgefield Districts.

Of magnificent physique, standing six feet one inch in
height and finely proportioned, his distinguished bearing
and engaging manners made him universally popular, and
he was urged to enter the field of politics, but, though pos-
sessing a martial spirit, he cared not for office, and persist-
ently refused to stand for either Legislature or Congress, and
devoted himself to the supervision of his planting and mer-
cantile interests. He was associated with his two broth-
ers, James and Langdon, in the buying of cotton, and had
branch houses at various points in South Carolina and
Georgia. July 17, 1828, at ''Poplar Grove," near Abbe-
ville, he was married to Jane Eliza Hamilton. She was
born December 30, 1S07, and was the daughter of An-
drew C. Hamilton and his wife, Delphia Adelia rvliddle-
ton. The latter was born in 1789, and died November
27, 1826. Her husband, A. C. Plamilton, was born Sep-
tember 28, 1782, and died PVbruary 27, 1835. He was
the son of Maj. Andrew Hamilton and Jane, his wife.

IMajpr Hamilton is buried at Long Cane, South Caro-
lina (as is his son). He was born in 1740 and was a dis-
tinguished officer of the Revolutionary Army, and identi-
fied with most of the important history of Eastern South
Carolina. He died January, 1S35, and his wife April 20,
1S26. Gen. John Bowie, in consequence of his business
interests, lived for short periods in Augusta and Cam-

32 2 THE so UTII CA ROI.IXA B O \ I 'lES.

bridge, South Carolina, and at Mobile, Alabama, iti
1838. He purchased a plantation called '' White Hall,''
near that city, for his sunnner residence. Owing to ill-
health he removed his family to Dayton, where he died
of malarial fever April 6, 1S46, and was buried at "White
Hall." His widow continued for a number of years to
reside in Dayton, but died at Rome, Georgia, November
22, 1876. ,

Issue

I Delphia* Adklia Bowie, b. June 2S, 1829, near Sand Hills,

South Carolina ; m. at Decatur, Georgia, April 4, 1S50,
Gardner Adams, who was born June 28, 182S ; d. Novem-
ber 7, 1S60.
Issue :

1 JoHN^ Gardner Adams, b. 1S51 ; d. 1852,

2 Robert^ Edward Adams, b. November 27, 1852 ; m.

June 2, 1S74, at Decatur, Georgia, IMamie Lewis
Durand, who was born at La Grange, Georgia, Feb-
ruary 7, 1858.
Issue :

1 Loval'^ G. Adams, b. October 29, 1876; in. Feb-

ruary 25, 1S97, Edith L. Cochran.

2 Samuei/ Durand Adams, b. September 26, 187S.

3 Sadie*' Joe .\DA^'S, b. December 25, 18S0.

4 Edward* Bowie Adams, b. October 13, 1SS5, at

Atlanta, Georgia.

3 Charles' Elbridge Adams, b. April 22, 1S54 ; m.

February 25, iSS6, at Atlanta, Georgia, Lula A. Hel-
burn.
Issue :

1 Fr.\nk^ Elbridge Adams, b. January 19' 1S87.

2 Charles'' Gardner Adams, b. November 11,

1888.

3 Jesse'' Eugene Adams, b. September 25, 1892.

4 Julia^ Ev.\ Adams, b. January' 11, 1857 ; d. 1858.

5 James^ Everett Adams, b. September 5, 1S58; m.

April 21, 1S89, Sarah Tourney.
Issue :
I George^ Adams, b. June 10, 1890.

6 Gardner^ Adams, Jr., b. September 19, 1S60 ; d.

1861.

II Rosa* Bowie, b. August 10, 1830 ; d. May 9, 1893, ^^ Birm-

ingham ; m. June 27, 1S50, at Decatur, Georgia, William
L. Wardsworth.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 323

Issue :

1 William' Waltkr Wardswoktii, b. April 13, 1S51;

ni. November 23, 187 1, Ada B. Stevens. No issue.

2 Etta-"* Louise Wardswortii, b. June 3, 1S53.

3 :Marv= Bkli.k Wardsworth, b. August 30, 1855 ; m.

January i6, 1S79, .Andrew William Knox (son of Dr.
James C. Knox and his wife, Jane Bowie, daughter
of Chancellor Alexander Bowie), b. March 29, 1851.
He died at Birmingham October 22,. 1S92. Mrs.
Knox married secondly on March 20, 1S94, James
Franklin Rogers, of Covington, Georgia.
Issue by first husband :

1 Rosa® Bkllk Kxox. b. December 16, 1S79.

2 Jamks*^ Croll Kxox, b. August 3, 18S3.

4 Robert' Bowie Wardswortii, b. July 12, 1S57 ; m.

and removed to Knnis, Texas. Issue not known.

5 Louis' Davis Wardsworth, b. March 29, 1S59; m.

July 21, 1S93, Esther Manering.
Issue :

I Louis" Davis Wardsworth, Jr.. b. .April iS, 1S95.

6 Paul^ Chappell Wardsworth, b. :\Larch 27, 1861.

7 JESSE^ BoRixG Wardsworth, b. November 10, 1S62 ;

m. April 26, 1S92, Margaret Wilburn McCoy. He
is president of the saving banks at Blockton and
Centreville, Alabama, and connected with the
Swansea Coal Company, with headquarters in Birm-
ingham, Alabama ; is Grand Prelate of the Knights
of Pythias. Was formerly teller of the National
Bank of Birmingham, of which Gov. Joseph F.
Johnston was president.
Issue :

1 Esther® Wardsworth, b. February 6, 1893.

2 Jesse" B. Wardsworth, Jr., b. March 2, 1S95.

3 Rosa" Bowie Wardsworth, b. May 5, 1S97.

8 J.VNE^ Eliza Wardsworth. b. November 25, 1864;

m. June 23, 1886, George Henry Irving.
Issue :

1 Jax?:" Claire Irvixg. b. April 3, 1889.

2 Roger" Warixg Irvixg, b. March 30, 1S92.

3 George" H. Irvixg, b. March 6, 1894.

9 Adelia^ Shafer Wardsworth, b. December 12,

1866 ; m. October 10, 1885, Hal. J. Copeland.
Issue :

1 Hal." J. Copelaxd, Jr., b. 1890; d. 1S91.

2 Hazel" Gwixxe Copelaxd, b. November i, 1S91.
10 Margaret'' Turxlaw Wardsworth, b. June 7, 1870;

m. August 9, 1888, Octavius Miller Gerald.

324 THE SOUTH CAROUXA BOWIES.

Issue :

1 Jkssik'* Nkil Gerald, b. August 7, 1889.

2 GuY^ Millp;r Gerald, b. July 31, 1S90.

3 NiNA*^ M. Gerald, b. 1S92.

III Samuel* Alexander Bowie, b. December 2, 1831 ; d.

October 26, 1832.

IV Robert' Bowie, b. February 13, 1S33 ; d. September 27,

1857. His death was caused by falling from a third story
window in Charleston, South Carolina.

V Susan* Virginia Bowie, b. February i, 1S35, at Cam-

bridge, South Carolina ; m. February 6, 1859, Maj. John
Chappell Griffis of the i8tli Georgia Regiment, Confed-
erate Army.
Issue :

1 Sallie^ Knox Griffis, b. June 21, 1S63 ; m. October

8, 18S7, George King Mayer.
Issue :

I George** King Mayer, Jr., b. October 8, 1SS9.

2 Robert' Bo\vie Griffis, b. October 17, 1S65, in Web-

ster County, Georgia.
18 VI John* Middleton Bowie, b. March 24, 1S46. Twice mar-
ried.

Xo. 9.

Dr. Samuel AVatt Bowie, (Andrew- Bowie.
Maj. John' Bowie.) second son of Andrew and Rosey
Anne (Watt) Bowie, was born j\Iay 10, 1S02, at Charles-
ton, South Carolina. Graduated at the ]\Iedical Colleg-e
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and practiced his profession
at Abbeville, South Carolina, until 1S37, when he re-
moved to Lowndes County, Alabama, where he died
October 29,' 18S1.

At Edgefield, South Carolina, May 6, 1829, Dr. Bowie
married Julia R. Bonham ; Rev. Dr. Barr officiating.
She was the daughter of James and Sophia (Smith) Bon-
ham, of South Carolina, and granddaughter of Lieut.
Malachi Bonham, of the Revolutionary Army, who was
a native of Frederick County, Maryland. The latter was

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOUTES. 325

niustered out of service in 1783,3110! was a iiiember of
" Cincinnati Society," of ^^laryland. S. C. Boiihani,
brother of ]\Irs. Bowie, married Klizabeth Amelia Ward-
law, and another brother, ]\I. L. Bonhaiii, was Governor of
South Carolina.

Issue of Dr. Samuel W. Bowie and his wife, Julia:

I Dr. Andricw* Bowip:, b. 1830. A physician by profession ;

surgeon of the 3d Alabama Regiment during the Civil
War. In 1S59 married Sarah iMiller Turnley, daughter
of Ira P. Turnley, of Virginia, and his wife, ]Mary
(I)uer) Turnley ; the latter a granddaughter of John
Rowie, the progenitor of the Bowies of Virginia. Dr.
Bowie died of Bright's disease at Benton, Alabama,
November 6, 1895.
Issue:

1 Marv^ JUI.IA Bowie, b. July 9, 1S60 ; m. January 20,

189S, J. Reese Dudley.

2 Samuel,'' Ei-i Bowie, b. December 11, 1S61 ; Resides

at Pine Apple, Alabama; ni. September 26, 1S92,
Cathron Lucinda Rollins, who was born at Rich-
mond, Dallas County, Alabama, March 14, 1861.
■ Issue :

1 Marv""' Frances Bowie, b. August 14, 1893.

2 Andrew*^ Watt Bowie, b. April 14, 1895 ; d.

August 29, 1S96.

3 RosA^ Lee Bowie, b. October 7, 1896.

4 Ann.\^ Bolenv Bowie, b. October 12, 1898.

3 Edmund^ Pe.ake Bowie, b. June 6, 1871 ; m. March

13, 1898, Snow.

II James* Sheridan Bowie, Jr., b. July 27, 1S31 ; d. 1856 at

Brunswick, Missouri, while emigrating to Kansas with
Buford's Company ; single.

III Malachi' Bonham Bowie, b. June 6, 1833. Served in the

Confederate Army. Married 1S65, Teressa Brookes, and
emigrated to Carlton, Hamilton County, Te.xas.
Issue :

1 Nathan^ Brookes Bowie, b. 1866; m. ; a

.physician in Texas.

2 Mal.\chi* Bonham Bowie, Jr., b. 1867; m. ;

lives in Te.xas.

3 Julia^ Bowie.

IV MiLLincE* Langdon Bowie, b. April 9, 1836. Served in

Confederate Army. Is tax collector of Lowndes
County, Alabama. Lives at Fort Deposit, Alabama.
Married January 9, 1867, Clemmes L. Safford, of Dallas,
Alabama, who died .A.pril, 1898-.

326 THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOU'HuS.

Issue ;

1 Edward' Whittaker Eowip:, b. January 6, 1S74.

2 Fanxik'^ :\Iav Bowie, b. May i, 1S77.

3 Raeph'' LaxTreleo Bowie, b. September S, iSSo.

4 Rosa' DedeI';v Bowie, b. February 10, 18S7.

V Sarah* Ketzabeth Bowie, b. July 10,1838; ni. Dr. John

S. Peake, of Seliiia, Alabanui.
Issue :

1 WiEEiAM'^ Peake, b. 1S62. Physician of Benton,

Alabama.

2 Corixne'' Peake.

3 jSIixnie^ Peake.

VI Sophia* Smith Bowie, b. :\Iarch 12, 1S43 ; m. in 1S66

Thomas Riggs, of Dallas County, Alabama.
Issue :

1 Foster^ RiGGS, b. 1S67. A merchant of Pleasant Hill,

Alabama.

2 WaTT^ RiGGS. Practicing medicine in Wilson County,

Alabama. •

3 Bessie* Riggs, m. Wilson Allison.

4 John* Riggs.

5 Thomas* Riggs.

VII Rosa* Elizabeth Bowie, b. October i, 1847 ; m. Novctn-

ber 3, 1S70, to Joseph R. Dudley.
Issue :

1 MiLTOX* R. Dudeey, b. September 24, 1S71 ; married.

2 Saleie* Bowie Dudley, b. April 7, 1874.

3 Julia* Boxham Dudley, b. August 9, 1S78.

4 Richard* Hammoxd Dudley, b. October 5, 1880.

5 Watt* Bowie Dudley, b. June 13, 18S3.

6 Joseph* Reese Dudley, b. November 11, 1SS7.

7 Ros.a* D.ale Dudley, b. November 25, 1S91.

Xo. 10.

Jaiiies^ Sliei'idaii Kowie, (Andrew- Bowie. Maj.
JOHN^ Bowie.) third son of Andrew Bowie and his wife,
Rosey Anne (Watt) Bowie, was born October 14, 1S04,
at Charleston, South Carolina. Was associated with his
brother, Langdon, and their uncle, William Ilowie, in
mercantile business at Abbeville and Hambur"-. South

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 327

Carolina. Withdrew from this firm and established a
wholesale dry goods house in Charleston, South Carolina,
withabranchhousein New York. Hedied at Aiken, South
Carolina, in 1S60. In iS34he married Susan W. Coffin,
daughter of Rev. Charles Coffin, and a sister of Langdon
Bowie's wife. Dr. Coffin was president of the University
at Knoxville, Tennessee, and it was while James S. Bowie
was a student at the University he met ^liss Coffin. Mrs.
Bowie died in 1S63.

Issue

I Charles* Coffin Bowie, b. 1S35 ; d. in infancy.

II Eliza* Aver Bowie, b. August 14, 1S36 ; single. Lives in

Abbeville.

III William* Hector Bowie, b. 1S38 ; d. 1S47.

IV Alexander* Bowie, b. May 9, 1S41 ; ni. Mrs. Addie Lloyd,

a v^-idow. Engaged in business in Boston, Massachu-
setts; d. 1S7S. No issue.

V James* Andrew Bowie, b. April 13, 1S46 ; ni. 1S71, Jane,

daughter of Judge Thomas Thompson and his wife,
Eliza (AJlenj Thompson.
Issue :

1 Eliz.a.' Bowie, b. 1873.

2 James^ Sheridan Bowie, b. 1875.

3 Alexander^ Bowie, b. 1S78.

4 Jane^ Bowie, b. 1S81. They reside in Abbeville South

Carolina.

Xo. 11.

I.rangclon'' Bowie. (Andrew- Bowie. Maj. John'
Bowie, emigrant.) fourth son of Andrew Bowie and his
wife, Rosey Anne (Watl) Bowie, was born in South Caro-
lina August 27, t8o6. Was a student at Greenville Col-
lege, Tennessee, of which Rev. Dr. Charles Coffin was
president, and Samuel Plouston and A. Baker two of
the tutors. Read law under his uncle. Chancellor Alex-
ander Bowie ; was admitted to the bar, and entered into

22S THE MAR YLAND BOU 'IBS.

lege, ^Mississippi, then to the University of \'irginia, and
finally to the University of North Carolina. Was in the
graduating class of iS6i when the war came on. Re-
signed his prospects for collegiate honors, and, with his
two brothers, enlisted as a private in Company A, Wirt
Adams' Regiment of Cavalry, Confederate States Army.
Was transferred to " the Trans-Mississippi Department,
promoted to lieutenant, and assigned to General ^Major's
staff. While stationed in Natchez, he met Celeste \'idal
Page, daughter of Dr. William Byrd Page and his wife.
Celeste (Davis) Page. After the war was over renewed
his acquaintance, and married her May 7, 1866, at
Natchez.

Dr. Page was a \'irginian by birth, and had been long
a distinguished practitioner in Philadelphia, but generally
spent his winters in Natchez, near which city he had
large cotton interests, in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas C. Bowie, or '' Tam," as he was generally known,
took his bride to "P^'ranklin," where he engaged in cotton-
planting until his death, April i, 1S80, from a pulmonary
disease contracted from exposure and hardships in the
army. His wife survived him several years. After she
died her children removed to Philadelphia and resided
with their mother's family.

Issue of Celeste and T. C. Bowie :

I William" Page Bowie, b. 1867 ; d. 1S68.

II Thomas" Coxtee Bowie, b. 1S69 ; d. 1869.

III Celeste' Page Bowie, b. February 20, 1S71 ; m. Novemi)er

28, 1894, David Pepper, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania.

IV Allen' Thomas Bowie, b. 1872 ; d. 1S73.

V JOHN^ RocTH Bowie, b. July 5, 1875. Is connected with

the engineering department of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Altoona, Pennsylvania.

VI Marie' Vidal Page Bowie, b. 187S ; d. in infancy.

VII Pauline' Davis Bowie, b. vSeptember 7, 1S79. Lives in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOUTES. 329

Issue :

1 William-' Wurtz Bowik, h. 1S79.

2 Langdon^ Bowik, b. iSSo.

3 ^ Bowie, b. 1SS6, a son.

II Sophia^ Park Bowik, b. February 19, 1S44.

III RoSA^ Bowik, b. December 9, 1S45 ; in. Charles F. Kings-

bury.

IV KivizA* Wardlaw Bowik, b. August 20, 1847 ; in. 1872 \V.

M. Ganiniou.
Issue :

1 Adelaide'^ Gammon, b. 1873 ; m. H. D. Cothran.
Issue .

I Adelaide'' Cothrax.

2 L/AXGDON' Bowie Gammox, b. 1874.

3 W.^ Mklvix Gammox.

4 KvELVN^ Gammox.

5 Rosa^ Gammon.

6 L,iLUE^ Gammon.

7 ISABELLE^ MaRTIX GaMMOX.

V James' Parke Bowie, b. 1S53 ; resides at Rome, Georgia ;

m. 1880 Fannie Freeman.
Issue :

1 Fraxk' Frf:kmax Bowie, b. iSSi.

2 Jexxie'' Parke Bowie.

3 SusiE^ Bowie.

4 Adki.ixe' Bowie.

No. 12.

Eliza"^ Bowie, (Andrew- Bowie. M.\j. John'
Bowie, emigrant.) only daughter of Andrew Bowie and
his wife, Rosey Anne (Watt) Bowie, was born at Abbe-
ville, South Carolina, June 3, iSoS, four niontlis after her
father^s death. Was educated at Dr. Johnson's school in
Green\'ille, South Carolina, and at Dr. Mark's Female
Seminary in Barnhamville, near Columbia, South Caro-
lina.

On July 8, 1S30, Rev. W. H. Barr, D. D., officiating,
she married Robert Henry Wardlaw, who was born April
28, 1S07, in Abbeville.

230 THE MARYLAND BOWIES.

Xo. Tl.

Clid'ord' Xapoleoii Bowie, (Allen' Pkrrie
BowiK. Hvkrsfield' Bowie. Fielder'^ Bowie. Allen-
Bowie, Sr. JoHN^ Bowie, Sr.) fourth child of Allen
Perrie Bowie and his wife, Mclvina Harper (Beny) Bowie,
was born near Upper IMarlborongh, Maryland, March 17,
1837. Was educated at Dickerson College, and at St.
John's College, Annapolis, ^Maryland. Served in the
Confederate Arni\' during the Ci\'il War, 1S61-64, and in
1866 he went to Missouri, and thence to Montana, where
he lived several years, but finalh- settled in the southern'
part of California. October 25, 1S67, he married Mary
K. Irvine, of Kentucky. In 1898 he went to Phillips-
burg, iMontana, where his eldest son was postmaster, hop-
ing that a change of climate would restore him to health,
but he died August 27, 1898, and was buried at Phillips-
burg, Montana.

Issue

I Marv" Irvixe Bowie.

II Allen' Preston Bowie, b. 1S71.

III Edna' Story Bowie. .

IV Fannie" O'Bannon Bowie.

V Thomas' Howard Bowie, b. 1S75.

VI Clifford" Pincknev Bowie, b. iSSo.

Xo. 73.

l>r. Howard' StaflbiHl Itowie. (Allen' Perrie
Bowie. Eversfield* Bowie. Capt. Fielder^ Bowie.
Allen- Bowie, Sr. John' Bowie, Sr.) ninth child of
Allen Perrie Bowie and his wife, Melvina Harper fBerr})
Bowie, was born August 10, 1S46, at "Cleveland,"' the
home of his parents, near Forestville, Prince George's
County, Maryland. Was a student at St. Timothy's

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 331

2 Hai..^ Wardi^aw.

3 Jkssik-" Wardlaw .

4 Charlotte' Wardlaw.

5 Watt"' Wardla^w.

6 Sallie^ Wardlaw.

V William* Clark Wardlaw, b. September 3, 1S37.

VI JOHX* Laxgdox Wardlaw, b. 1S3S ; d. of yellow fever.

VII Robert* IIkxrv W.\rdlaw, b. November 6, 1S40 ; died

from wounds.

VIII Fraxci.s* H.\rpp:r Wardlaw, b. January 25, 1S42 ; d. in

the army.

IX Lewis* Alfred Wardlaw, b. January 4, 1S44. Sergeant

Confederate States .\rmy. Shot at the battle of Chan-
cellorsville with the flag of Orr's Rifles in his hands.

X David* Alex.\xder Wardlaw, b. September 30, 1846 ; d.

1S7S, of yellow fever eft Memphis, Tennessee.

XI Thom.\s* Perrix Wardlaw, b. July 20, 1847 ; single ; lives

at Augusta.

XII Charles* Coffix Wardlaw, b. November 3, 1848.
XIIIJOSEPH* Walter Wardlaw, b. February 14, 1852 ; d. 1S53.

No. 1».

Liiither' Alfred Bowie, (Samuel- Bowie. Maj.
John' Bowie, emigrant.j the eldest son of Samuel Bowie
and his wife, Allethia (Adair) Bowie, was born at Abbe-
ville, South Carolina, July 14, iSiS. After attaining
his majority he removed with his brothers to Mississippi,
and engaged in cotton-planting near Edinboro'. October
15, 1846, he was married to Mahala F. Allen, by whom
he had two children, and died January 8, 1S51. His
widow later became the wife of Dr. G. L. Perrv, of
Edinboro', Mississippi, where they resided in 1S97.

Issue of L. A. Bowie :

I Margaret* Allethia Bowie, b. April 4, 1848 ; m. .Allen H.
Moss, of Leake County, and died in 1S90.
Issue :

1 Alfred' Moss, m. Florence Williams.

2 Myrtle' Moss.

332 THE SOUTH CAROLINA JWU7TS.

3 EuLA' Moss, m. James Johnson, of Leake County,

Mississippi.

4 Allkx^ Moss.

II Samukl* Alkxandkr Bowie, h. March 6, 1850. Removed
to Texas. By the accidental discharge of his j^un he
lost his right arm. Jnly 7, 1897, married Mary Tucker,
of Quitman, Texas.

Xo. 14.

Piuekiiey" (iJeddes . Bowie, (vS.\mukl- Bowie.
INIaj. Johx' Bowie, emigrant.) the second son of Samuel
Bowie and his wife, Allethia (Adair) Bowie, was born near
Abbeville, South Carolina, March 27, 1S20, and removed
with his two brothers to [Mississippi, where they engaged
in cotton-planting. September i, 1S42, he married
Elizabeth Burnett, by whom he had eight children. He
entered the Confederate Army at the beginning of the
Civil War, but after little more tlian a year's service, ill-
health forced him to apply for his discharge, and he
returned to his plantation, wh.ere he died November 29,
1871, of consumption. His wife died in 1S73. Both are
buried near their home in Leake County, Mississippi.

Issue

I Mary* E. Bowie, b. March 9, 1S44 ; d. December S, 1856.

II Emiline* E. Bowie, b. April 6, 1S46 ; d. November 11,

1856.

III William* Samuel Bowie, b. February 17, 1S47. Rcnioveii

to Texas and settled near Riley Springs, where he
engaged in cotton-planting. September 22. 1S70, he
married Sibbie J. Stribling, who died October 5, ibiSo.
Issue :

1 PiNCKNEv'' Edwin Bowie, b. January 31, 1S73 ; m.

March 26, 1S93, ^'^ Mattie I^ee Shelton.
Issue :

1 Ola*' Lee Bowie, b. July 22, 1S94.

2 Daniel'' Edwin Bowie, b. November 22, 1S95.

2 Mary'' Elizabeth Bowie, b. October 15, 1S74.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 2,-},i

3 Frankik' Lucinda Bowik, b. October i, 1S76 ;

m. December 25, 1892, to John Seaborne Kirk-
patrick .
Issue :

I William*^ Tii.dicx Kirkpatrick, b. January 3,
1S95.

4 JOHN^ Bkckham Bowik, b. January 29, 1S79.

IV LUTHKR* George Bowie, b. Scptctnber 25, 1851 ; d. Feb-

ruary S, 1 85 7.

V Rose* Allethia Adair Bowie, b. May 4, 1S55 ; ni. Decem-

ber 23, 1S75, to Levi Brooks Hooper, a brother of the
editor of the Montgomery Tunes. She died July 13, 1SS8,
having had eight children. Her husband on November
7, 1SS9, married IMiriam Hill, by whom he had three
children.
Issue by first wife, Rosa A. A. Bowie :

1 Elizabeth^ B. Hooper, b. October i, 1S76.

2 LiLi.i.\N' L. Hooper, b. February 23, 187S.

3 Walter^ Bowie Hooper, b. November 7, 1S79.

4 Emm.v^ G. Hooper, b. October 26, 1S81.

5 LuciAN^ INI. Hooper, b. September 4, 1883 ; d. Sep-

tember 30, 1887.

6 JoiiN"^ Word Hooper, b. September 25, 1SS5.

7 RoSA^ A. Hooper, b. July 10, 18SS ; d. August 28,

1888.

8 Allethia^ Rosa Hooper, b. July 10, iSSS ; d. Septem-

ber 5, 18S8.
Issue of Levi B. Hooper by his second wife :

1 Hickman'' H. Hooper, b. September 9, 1890.

2 Louise' B. Hooper, b. August 21, 1S93.

3 Murrv^ R. Hooper, b. October i, 1S95.

VI James* Andrew Bowie, b. May i, 185S ; d. September 6,

1S87.

VII Margaret* AdeIvI.a. Bowie, b. October 9, 1S61 ; d. Decem-

ber 26, 1862.

VIII Fr.ank* Pixckney Bowie, b. October 9, 1S65 ; m. January

28, 18S6, to Catherine Moore, and settled near Carthage,
Mississippi. November 10, 1S94, the governor appointed
him clerk of the court of Leake County to till an exist-
ing vacancy, and in November, 1895, he was elected by
the Democratic party in his county to succeed himself
as clerk for the ensuing four years.
Issue :

1 Lena^ Pearl Bowie, b. November 2S, 1886.

2 Jamp;s^ Andrew Bowie, b. Januarv- 18, 1SS8.

3 RoGER^ Mills Bowie, b. April 11, 1S90.

4 Bertha^ May Bowie, b. April i, 1892.

334 THE SOUTH CAROTLXA TOW HIS.

5 William' Pixcknicv Rowie, b. June 29, 1S94.

6 Marv^ IClizakktii Bowik, b. Scpteinl:)er iS, 1896.

Xo. 15.

Mary"* Jane ISoAvie. (Chaxci-:i.i.or Alexaxder-
BowiE. IMaj. Johx' Bowie, emigrant.) the second child
of Chancellor Alexander Bowie and his wife, Susan I'ar-
nett (Jack) Bowie, was born at Abbeville, South Carolina,
October 27, 18 16, Removed with her parents to Talla-
dega, Alabama, and ou Jul\- iS, 1S37, married Dr. James
CroU Knox, of that town, and became the mother of ten
children. She died June 8, 1S57. Her husband was
born ^larch 12, 1S12, and married again April 14, 1S58;
his second wife being ]\Iary Elizabeth Barnett, who was
born March 25, 1S25. By this union there were four
children. Dr. Knox's second wife died April 29, 1S70,
and in October, 1S72, [Margaret Elizabeth Johnston be-
came his third wife.

His death occurred r^Iarch 27, 1877, and that of his
widow on May 15, 1894.

Issue of Dr. James C. Knox and his first wife, Mary Jane (Bowie)
Knox :

I Alexander* Bowie Knox, b. June 15, 1S3S. Served as

major of the 42d Alabama Regiment, Confederate Army ;
mortally wounded at the battle of Corinth, and died
January 29, 1S63.

II Samuel* Luckie Kxox, b. March 21, 1840. Brigadier-

general Confederate Army. Killed in the battle of
Franklin, Tennessee, December 21, 1864.

III Laura* Cynthia Knox, b. April 9, 1S42 ; m. James

Gillispie.
Issue :

1 Samuel' Gillispie.

2 Mamie' Gillispie.

3 Julius' Gillispie.

4 Alice^ Gillispie.

THE SOUTH CAROLIXA TOll'HiS. 335

5 James-^ Gii,lispie.

6 ROSA^ GlLLISl'IK.

7 HkXUKICK^ GlLLISPIK.

S Fannik^ Gillisi'ih.

IV Mary' Ann Knox, b. July 29, 1.S43 ; 111. John McDaiiicl.

Issue :

1 Belle-^ McDanikl.

2 LiLAH^' McDaniel.

3 Henkv'' McDaniel.

4 John' McDaniel, Jr.

5 Louis^ McDaniel.

V RoSA^ Jane Knox, b. July 13, 1S45 ; in. Louis Brown. No

issue.

VI James' Croll Knox, Jr., b. September 11, 1S47 ; single.

VII Susan* Jack Knox, b. June 11, 1S49 ; d. May 20, 1S55.

VIII Andrew' William Knox, b. March 29, 1S51 ; m. January

16, 1879, his cousin, Mary Belle Wardswortli, whose
mother, Rosa Bowie, was a daughter of Gen. John Bowie.
(See No. 8.) Mr. Knox died October 22, 1892, leaving
two children. His widow on March 20, 1S94, married
James Franklin Rogers, of Covington, Georgia. No
issue by him.
Knox issue :

1 Ros.\^ Belle Knox, b. December 16, 1S79.

2 James'' Croll Knox, b. August 3, 18S3.

IX Jabez* Madison Knox, b. May 29, 1853 ; d. August 18SS ;

single.

X John* Barxett Knox, b. February 16, 1857 ; m. Carrie E.

McClure, and resides in Anniston, Alabama. He is one
of the leading lawyers of his State ; is the senior mem-
ber of the law firm of Knox, Bowie & Dixon, and enjoys
a very large and lucrative practice both at Anniston and
Talladega. His first cousin, Sydney J. Bowie, is his
partner, and represents the firm at Talladega. Mr. Knox
has been a member of the State Executive Committee
of the Democratic party since 1882, and, in point of
service, is the oldest member on the committee of which
he is now the chairman. He takes a decided interest in
politics, and renders valuable service to his party mak-
ing public speeches, etc., and though for the last ten
years urged to accept ofiEice, has refused to do so. Since
the formation of the Fourth Congressional District, in
1890, he has been unanimously urged to accept the
nomination for Congress, but has invariably declined
the honor.
Issue:

1 Carrie^ McClure Knox.

2 Mary^ Lyle Knox, d. September 16, 1S98.

S36 THE SOUTH CAROTIN A BOWIES.

Issue of Dr. James CroU Knox and his second wife, IMary Klizabeth
(Banielt) Knox t^a first cousin of his first wife) :

I Anna* Margarkt Kxox, b. March 4, 1S59; ni. Dr. PatiUo

Siinpson.
Issue :

1 Mary^ Simpson.

2 Lucia'' Simpson.

3 Knox^ Simpson.

4 Annik^ Simpson.

II L11.LIS* Bkllp; Knox, b. August 21, i860; ni. A. C. Cuck-

rell.Jr.
Issue :

1 SUSAN^ COCKRELL.

2 Knox^ COCKRELIv.

3 Nathan^ CockrelIv.

They reside in Jacksonville, Florida.

III Lucia* Barnett Knox, b. November 7, 1S61 ; d. May 12,

1S89.

IV Zannie* Bowie Knox, b. May 27, 1S64 ; ni. Dr. William F.

Thetford. They reside at Talladega, Alabama.

Xo. 16.

Capt. Andrew' William Bowie, (Chancellor
Alexander- Bowie. Maj. John' Bowie.) fifth child of
Chancellor Alexander Bowie and his wife, Susan Barnett
(Jack) Bowie was born Febniar\- 5, 1822, at Abbeville,
South Carolina, and removed with his parents to Talla-
dega, Alabama, when quite young. He was a student at
the University of South Carolina, where he graduated in
1S42. Was admitted to the practice of law at Talladega,
where he pursued his profession for many years. Ser\ed
ais a volunteer in the army during the Mexican War, and
participated in the battles of Monterey, and other noted
engagements. At the commencement of the Civil War
he raised the first military organization in East Alabama,
namely, Company A, Eighth Alabama Cavalry ; was com-
missioned its captain and led the advance of Gen. Leoni-
das Polk's army into Kentucky, and held the bridges tor

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 2>Z1

the troops to pass over. Six months later he was again
selected by General Polk to recover his retreat to Union
City, Tennessee. Although he had passed the age for
military service, he raised two other companies and served
through the entire four years of the war ; his final cam-
paign being under the great cavalry leader, Gen. N. B.
Forest, at Selma, Alabama. He then returned to Talla-
dega and resumed his practice of law until 1S75, when
he retired to private life, and devoted himself to farming
and other interests. In 1849 Captain Bowie married
Nancy M. Bowden, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Welsh)
Bowden, of ]\Iontevallo, Alabama.

Her brother, the Hon. Franklin Welsh Bowden was
three times elected to Congress, and died at the early age
of thirty-nine. He is described as one of the most elo-
quent speakers in the State of Alabama. It is related
that on one occasion an English earl heard him deliver-
ing a speech before Congress, and declared that though
he had listened to most of the great orators of Europe and
America, he had never before heard such eloquence.
Bowden College, Georgia, is named in his honor. Mrs.
Bowie was born in 1829, and not only was noted for her
devotion as a wife and mother, but for her executive
ability ; for to her sagacious management her husband owed
much of his financial success. She died July 31, 1874.

Issue :

I Samuel* Jack Bowie, b. June 28, 1850; d. November,

1881; single.

II Franklin* Bowden Bowie, b. April 9, 1S52 ; single. Is a

hardware merchant in Talladega.

III -Sue* Eva Bowie, b. April 3, 1S54 ; ni. January 20, 1S92, R.

D. Orr, of Lineville, Alabama. He died November 22,
1896.
Issue :

I Sydney^ Carson Orr, b. November, 1S92.

IV Fannie' Loris Bowie, b. April 4, 1856; m. June 16, 1888,

\V. R. Golden.
Issue :

I William^ Sydney Golden, b. February 24, 18S9.

^38 THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOUTES.

2 Nannie-^ Bowik Goldex, b. March iS, 1890.

3 JiCKOMK' Lawrence Golden, b. August 20, 1S92.

4 CURKV^ I'RAXKI.IN GoLDEX, b. January 4, 1894.

V Alexander* Vaxcev Bowi}-:, b. November 2, 1858; single.

VI Andrew' Wilijam Bowii;, Jr.. b. July 22, i860; d. April

9, 1881 ; single.

VII Jabez* Currv Bowie, b. July 22, 1863 ; single. Cashitr

First National Bank, Talladega ; treasurer of the B. & A.
R. R., as well as of the city of Talladega, and secretary
and treasurer of the Light and Waterworks Company.

VIII SvDXEV* Johnston Bownc, b. July 26, 1865. Graduated in

law, and is a member of the legal firm of Knox, Bowie
& Dixon. Is a director of the Talladega Bank, and
Cotton Factory, as well as president of the Land Com-
pany. He is an eloquent speaker, and a popular young
lawyer, as is attested by the local press of his vState.
April 29, 1891, he married Annie Foster Ktheridge, and
has
Issue : •

1 LIZZIE''' Sue Bowie, b. February 2, 1S92.

2 Alice^ Tooee Bowie, b. July 8, 1S96.

IX Leroy* WiLEV Bowie, I). July 2, 1868. tlnlisted in Com-
pany M, 1st Alabama Volunteers. June. 189S. comprising
a part of the 7th Army Corps, under Gen. Fit/.. Lee.

Ao. 17.

Margaret^ Rose BoAvie, (Chancellor Alkxax-
DER^ Bowie. Maj. Johx' Bowie.) seventh child of
Chancellor Alexander Bowie and his wife, Snsan Baniett
(Jack) Bowie, was born in Abbeville,' South Carolina,
September 10, 1825, and removed with her parents to
Talladega, Alabama, where on December 21, 1843, .she
married William W. Knox, an attorney at law, who was
born July 7, 1819, and was a member of the same family
as her sister's husband. Dr. J. C. Knox. Mr. Knox died
March 18, 1S92, having had

Issue :

I Susan* Bowie Knox, b. October 11, 1844.

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 339

II Louisa* A. Knox, b. July 7, 1S46; m. B. F. Borden.

Issue :

1 Richard'" Bordkx, b. 1S70.

2 Margaret'' R. Bordkx, b. September 5, 1872 ; m.

April 27, 1S98, George P. Idc, of Vermont, ^vho is at
present cashier of the Tredger National Bank, of
Jacksonville, Alabama, \vhere he resides.

3 AxNiK^ L. BORDEX, b. August 25, 1S73; ni. October

20, 1S97, Shepherd A. McGee, and has
Issue :

1 BORDEX'^ McGeE.

III Marie* Jaxe Knox, b. November 30, 1S50; m. October 17,

1877, to R. A. McWhorter ; d. June 16, 1SS6,
Issue:

1 J.-^ L. La>iar McWhorter, b. August 20, 1S7S ; d.

18S0.

2 Essie' Myrtle McWhorter, b. May S, 1S80.

3 Howard-^ F. McWhorter, b. September 4, iSSi.

IV James* A. C. Kxox, b. September 20, 1S52 ; d. July, 1S72.

V Adelia* R. Kxox, b. September 15, 1S55 ; died.

VI WiELiAM* W. Kxox, Jr., b. September 15, 1S56.

VII Thomas* J. Kxox, b. June 19, 1S59.

VIII Lamar' Kxox, b. August 2, 1861 ; d. July 29, 18S3.

IX Burxette' Kxox, b. August 25, 1863 ; died.

X Hattie* J. Kxox, b. October 29, 1S65 ; d. April 4, 1882.

No. 18.

John* Middleton Bowie, (Gen. John^ Bowie.
Andrew- Bowie. INIaj. John^ Bowie.) youngest child of
Gen. John Bowie and his wife, Jane Eliza (Hamilton)
Bowie, was born at Dayton, Marengo County, Alabama,
March 24, 1846. He was only three weeks old when his
father -died.

In May, 1S49, ^^s mother removed with her children
to Decatur, Georgia. They resided there until 1857,
when Mrs. Bowie went with her younger children to
live with her son-in-law, John C. GrifiSs, at ^Marietta,
Georgia.

John M. Bowie then attended school at ?klarietta, and

340 THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES.

was a member of a boys' military company, of which he
was sergeant when the Civil War began. In March, 1S63,
when but seventeen years of age, he enlisted in Company
L, " Phillips Legion," an infantry battalion, and was de-
tailed for duty with his brother-in-law, Maj. J. C. Griffis,
who was on General Wafford's staff. He served through
the campaigns of 1S63 and 1864 in the valley of Virginia,
and participated in the battles of Chancellorsville and
Gettysburg. At the time of the surrender he was with
General Wafford in Atlanta. Was paroled, and joined
his family, which had refuged to Webster County, and
found employment in a hardware business at Americus,
Georgia. On account of ill-health he removed to Rome,
Georgia, where he resided for twenty years, being en-
gaged in hardware business, and in 1S7S formed a part-
nership with S. G. Hardy. In 18S6 he removed to
Dadeville, Alabama, and in 1895 to Anniston, Alabama,
continuing the hardware business at each place.

Mr. Bowie has been twice married; first, in 1S72 at
Rome, Georgia, to Clara Belle Mills, by whom he had
three children. IMrs. Bowie died Xovember 6, 1S79, and
^Ir. Bowie on June i, 1887, married, at Oxford, Alabama,
Mary Elizabeth ^NlacAuley, of Uniontown, Alabama.

Issue

I Myrtle-^ Mills Bowie, b. February, 1874 ; d. 1S78.

II Clara' Bell Bowie, b. November 4, 1S75.

III Lieut. Hamilton^ Bowie, b. June 26. 1877, at Rome,

Georgia. He entered school at Oxford, Alabama, in
1886, and was a student until 1S94, when he obtained a
position with the Anniston Cordage Company, and now
stands next to the management. He is a member of the
Presbyterian Church and active in Sunday school work
and missions. In 1S93 he joined the Alexander City
Rifles, a detatchxi:ent of the National Guards, and in
1894 was transferred to the " Woodsback " Guards, and
with his command has several times been sent to quell
riots in the coal regions. In April, 1S98, upon war being
declared against Spain, he was elected second lieutenant
of Company D, ist Regiment, Alabama Volunteers, and

THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOWIES. 341

spent his twenty-firrit birthday in camp at INIianii,
Florida.
The issue of John 'SI. liowie by his second wife is:

I JOHN-^ :\IACAULHV BowiK, b. June 2, 1S89, at Oxford.

II Ros.\^ Browx Bowie, b. March i, 1S92.

III Robert' Gordon Bowik, b. October 25, 1S93, at Dadeville,

Alabama.

IV :MargarkT' Bai.i:s Bowie, b. January 12, 1S9S, at Anniston,

Alabama.

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Xo. 1.

Ralph^ Bovie, a native of Scotland, was born about
1750. An entry in one of the ancient registers preserved
in Edinburgh shows that a certain Ralph Bowie, on June
7, 1702, had his son William baptized.

It is probable that the subject of this sketch was a
grandson of the Ralph mentioned in 1702, and further,
that he was closely related to the Bowies who settled on
the River Spey, in the County of Banf, early in the
Seventeenth Century, for, like this last-named family, he
was connected with the fortunes of the Duke of Gordon,
who in 1780 was imprisoned in London Tower and in-
dicted for complicity in the London Riots of that era.

Their friendship for Lord George Gordon brought the
Bowies of Banf into trouble with the Government. Wil-
liam Bowie, of Banf, born in 1754,' a probable brother of
Ralph Bowie, was nearly ruined in a law suit with the
Earl of Kyfe, and sold his lands to the Duke of Gordon.
'Ralph Bowie, who was educated for the law, and
was an intimate associate of Lord Gordon, was, with his
friend David Crrant, arrested in 1780 by the Sheriff of
Edinburgh and searched for letters which it was supposed
he had received from the Duke. Bowie positively re-
fused to divulge where the papers were secreted, claiming
that though he had carried on a correspondence with

THE PENNSYU'ANIA B0U7ES. 343

Lord Gordon, it was of a private and personal nature,
such only as two friends might conduct, and contained
nothing of a treasonable character. The officers of the
law succeeded better with David Grant, and intimidated
him into telling where they could find the papers. This
resulted in the imprisonment of Ralph Bowie for a short
time, and brought forth from him a letter, or card, to the
public, which was published in the London Coura/if and
Westminster Chyoiiich\ dated October 7, 17S0. The
article was a long one, in which the author boldly af-
firmed his friendship for Lord Gordon, but claimed there
had been no treasonable communications between them ;
severely censured the authorities for his illegal arrest, and
referred in a caustic manner to David Grant's weakness
in surrendering letters entrusted to him b)- a friend for
safe-keeping. He signed himself " Ralph Ijowie, secre-
tary for the Committee of Correspondence for the Protes-
tant Interests."

The entire article bore the stamp of a man of deter-
mined character and fearless disposition. It is thought
that the treatment he received at the hands of the authori-
ties so digusted him he decided to leave Scotland, and
as soon as he regained his liberty, embarked with his
wife and two children for America. He arrived in Phila-
delphia early in 17S1, and from there went to York,
Pennsylvania, where he settled and began the practice of
his profession — law. In 17S5 he was awarded a "di-
ploma," which permitted him to practice before the Su-
preme Court of the State. This document is still in the
possession of his descendants.

The name of his wife who accompanied him from
Scotland is unknown, and she died a few years after his
arrival in York. About 1802 he married again ; his
second wife being I^Iary Deborah Da\-id, of Philadelphia,
a descendant of an old Huguenot iamily %\hicli emigrated
to America after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Bv this marria£:e there were three children. His death

344 ^-^^>^^ PENNSYLl'ANIA BOWIES.

occurred about iSio, and lie was buried at York. His
widow then returned to Philadelphia, and for a number
of years resided with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Latimer.
Her children were reared and educated in that cit^•.

Ralph Bo'vvie's issiie by his first wife :

I AxNA- AxDRKW BowiK, d. yoiing.

II John- Bowie, <1. yoinit,^ ; unmarried.

Ralph Bowie's issue by his second wife, IVIary i David) Bowie :

I Cathkrine'-' Bowie, d. in childhood.

II Susannah- IvATimkr Bowie, d. 1850, at York, Pennsylvania ;

single.
2 III Thomas- Latimer Bowie, b. 1S09; m. 1S36; d. 1S3S.

Xo. 2.

Thomas- Latiiiier Bowie, (R.\lph' Bowie, emi-
grant.) only son of Ralph Bowie and his second wife,
Mary Deborah (David) Bowie, was born at York, Pennsyl-
vania, in 1S09, and named for his uncle-in-law. At the
death of his father he removed to Philadelphia with his
mother ; studied law, and graduated at the University of
Pennsylvania. Was admitted to the bar, and practiced
law until his death in 183S, when twenty-nine years
of age.

In 1836 he married Catherine H. Ashhurst, who was
born in 1814 ; a daughter of Richard A.shhurst, who for
fifty years was a leading merchant of Philadelphia, though
born in England. ]Mrs. Bowie, now at the age of eiglity-
four, lives in Philadelphia with her grandson, and enjoys
a vigorous old age.

Issue of Thomas L. Bowie and his wife, Catherine :

H I Richard^ Ashhurst Bowie, b. 1S37; m. 1S62 ; d. 1887.

THE PENXS } Z \ 'AN I A BOW 'JES. 345

Xo. 3.

Kicliarcl^ Aslsluirsl Kowie, (Tho.mas- L. Bowik.
Ralph* Bowie.) oiiIn- son of Thomas Latimer Bowie and
his wife, Catherine H. (Ashhurst) Bowie, was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1837. Graduated at the
University of Pennsyhania and was admitted to the
practice of law in Philadelphia. A hard student, and de-
voted to the classics and numismatics, he gathered
around him a large and select library, and was noted for
his scholarly attainments.

In 1862 he married Louisa, youngest daughter of
United States Senator Richard Henry Bayard, of Dela-
ware, and his wife, Sophia Carroll. The Bayard family
has for generations been conspicuous in American history.
Nicholas Bayard, the first ancestor who came to America,
was the son of an xAmsterdam merchant, though of
French Huguenot extraction, and a nephew of Governor
Stuyvesant. He was secretary of the Province of New
York in 1672, and Mayor of New York in 1685. His
grandson, John Bayard, was a member of the Pro\incial
Council in 1774, colonel of the Second Continental Regi-
ment 1775, speaker of the Assembly at Philadelphia in
1777, and member of the Continental Congress in 1785,
His son, James Ashton Bayard, married the daughter of
Governor, and United States Senator, Bassett, of Dela-
ware, settled in Wilmington and was elected Laiited
States Senator in 1S04 ; declined the mission to France,
as well as the one to Russia, and was one of the United
States Commissioners who negotiated the treaty of Ghent
in 1814. Two of his sons were L'nited States Senators
from Delaware, James Ashton Bayard, Jr. (father of the
late United States Senator and Ambassador to Elngland,
Thomas F. Bayard), and Richard Henry Bayard, who was
the first of the two brothers to enter the Senate. The
latter was elected in 1836, and again in 1841 ; was also
Minister to Belgium, and died in Philadelphia in 1868.

346 THE PENNSYLVANIA L'OJIVES.

Plis wife, Sophia Carroll, was the daughter of Charles
Carroll and his wife, Harriet Chew, and granddaughter of
Charles Carroll, of " Carrollton," the celebrated Maryland
patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and
United States Senator. He was the son of Charles Car-
roll, Jr., and Elizabeth Brooke, a daughter of Clement
Brooke, of Prince George's Count)', ^Maryland, and Jane
Sewell. Clement Brooke was the son of Major Thomas
Brooke, of " Brookefield," Prince George's County, Mary-
land, and his wife, Eleanor Hatton. He died in 1776,
and was the son of Hon. Robert Brooke and his first wife,
Mary Baker. Robert Brooke was the emigrant ancestor
of the distinguished [Maryland family bearing his name,
and one of the Deputy Governors of the Province in 1655.
Richard Ashhurst Bowie died in Philadelphia in 1SS3,
and his wife in 1SS7.
Issue .

4 I Richard* Hkxrv Bavard Bowie, b. 1S6S ; in. 1890, Amy
Potter.

No. 4.

Richard* Henry Bayard Kowie, (Richard'
Ashhurst Bowik. Tho.mas- E. Bowie. Ralph'
Bowie, emigrant.) only child of Richard Ashhurst Bowie
and his wife, Louisa (Bayard) Bowie, was born at Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, in 186S. Studied law, and gradu-
ated at the Uni\-ersity of Pennsylvania, as had also his
father and grandfather. He is the fourth of his family
who, in direct descent, have been members of the Penn-
sylvania bar. In 1S90 he married Amy Potter, daughter
of William H. and Kate Potter, of New York.
They have issue :

I Louisa' Bayard Bowik.

II Cathicrinr' Ashihrst Bowik.

THE PENNSYLVANIA BOWIES. 347

K^ote.

Willi am' Bowie, mentioned in the proceeding sketch
of Ralph Bowie as a possible brother, was born in For-
chabers, in Banf, Scotland, in 1754. He was prob-
ably a brother of Ralph Bowie who settled in Pennsyl-
vania, as there is a tradition in his family that one of his
brothers went to London, and from there emigrated to
America. He was donbtless a grandson of that Ralph
Bowie who is recorded as having a son named William,
baptized in 1702. He engaged in a law suit with the
Earl of Kyfe, which caused him heavy loss and the sale
of his lands in Banf to the Earl of Gordon. In 1777 he
married Margaret Shepard, and died November 2, 1791,
and is buried in " Bellie Burying Ground," at Forchabers.
His wife was born in 174S, and died August 5, 1S13.
Issue :

I Alexander- Bowie, b. 177S; m. Mary Stronach.

II Margaret- Bowie.

Alexander- Bowie, son of William and Margaret
(Shepard) Bowie, was bori in Banf in 1777, and mar-
ried Mary Stronach, who was born in 1787, He died
February 5, 1847, and his widow November 14, 1859.
Both are buried at Bellie Burying Ground.
Issue :

I William^ Bowie.

II Margaret' Bowie.

III Alexander' Bowie, b. iSii ; d. 1S42.

IV Mary' Bowie.

V Adam' Bowie.

VI George' Bowie.

William" Bowie, (?) son of Alexander Bowie, mar-
ried and removed to London, where he died. He left
several sons, two are now living in London ; a third is

Capt. George^ Bowie, who was born in Banf in
1848; educated in Scotland, and when twenty-one came

34cS THE PENNSYU'ANIA BOWIES.

to AiiKiica with the intention of making a short visit.
Liking the connti}' so much he decided to remain, and
located in Texas. He there became a member of the
Texas Rangers, and in that manner received his title of
"Captain.'" He became associated with William Arm-
strong, and invested in a cattle ranch. Later he married
Mr. Armstrong's daughter, and then entered the lumber
business with William Cameron, the wealthiest lumber
dealer in the Southwest.

They established large mills for working red cypress at
•"WHiite Castle," Louisiana, where Mr. Bowie removed
his family. He was made vice-president of the firm,
mayor of the town, president of the White Castle Bank,
and also of the local railroad. Recently a town on this
road has been laid out and incorporated under the name
of "Bowie," which was given it in honor of the Captain,
who is looked upon as one of the foremost business men
of the South. He is also president of the Western Lum-
berman's Association. He has two sons and two daughters.
The eldest is

I William^ A. Bowie, b. 1S76.

AN APPENDIX

CONTAINING

More or Less CoiBipleted Sketches

OF A FEW

Families Well-Kiiowii in Southern ^^laryland.

BKOOKE.

This is an old and illustrious family, tracing its lineage
back for ages among the highest nobility of Hngland.
Lord Brooke, the present head of the English house, is
reputed to be a man of many accomplishments, and his
wife the handsomest \voman in the Empire. In America
the name has been borne by men of prominence in everv
generation for nearly three centuries. In the latter
country the family is descended from

Ricliar<l Brooke, who was born about 1540 at
White Church, Hampshire, England. He was a wealthy
banker, and married Elizabeth Twyne, of White Church,
who was the heiress of her brother, John Twyne. Rich-
ard Brooke executed a will in 1593, ^vhich was proven in
1599-

Among his issue were :

I Richard Brookk, Jr.

II Robert Brooke, merchant of London ; m. Marie, daughter

of Giles Dunconibs.

III Thomas Brooke, b. 1567; m. Susan Foster. (See Sketch.)

Thomas Brooke, third son of Richard Brooke, of
White Church, and his wife, Elizabeth Twyne, was born
at White Church about 1567. Married, about 1590,
Susan Foster, daughter of Sir Thomas Foster, judge of
the Court of Common Pleas, and niece of Robert Foster,
chief judge of the King's Bench.

352 BROOKE.

The Fosters were a brancli of the ancient family of
Etherstone, in the County of Durham ; grandsons of
Alexander Comvn, Earl of Bucan, who was descended
from Roger de Ouincy, Earl of Winchester, Magna
Charta Baron, and from David I, King of Scotland.
King David's father was Malcom III, who married ^Nlar-
garet, daughter of Edward " the outlaw," son of Edmund
"Iron-Sides," Saxon King of England. King David's
grandfather, Duncan I, was murdered by Macbeth, and
the royal line goes*back, without a break, to Fergus II,
King of Scotland in A. D. 404. The Hon. Thomas
Brooke served in Parliament from 1604 to 161 1, and died
May 18, 1 61 2. He had
Issue :

I Thomas Brooke, of White Church, b. 1593 ; entertained

King Charles I in 1644.

II Richard Brooke.

1 III Robp:rt Brooke, b. 1602 ; emigrated to America ; twice
married.

Xo. 1.

Robert' Brooke, third son of Hon. Thomas Brooke,
member of Parliament, etc., and his wife, Susan (Foster)
Brooke, was born at Battle, Sussex County, England,
June 3, 1602. Was educated for the ministry ; graduated
at Oxford, and was admitted to "orders," but whether he
was ever the incumbent of a parish is not shown. Feb-
ruary 25, 1627, he married ^lary, only daughter of Thomas
Baker, of Battle, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir
Thomas Engham, Knight, of Goodelstone, in Kent
Robert Brooke had four children by this union, and his
wife died in 1634. The following year. May 11, 1635,
he married T>*Iar}', second daughter of Roger Mainwaring,
Doctor of Divinity, Dean of Worcester, and in 1636

BROOKE.

353

Bishop of St. David's. Roger Mainwaring \vas heavily
fined by Parliament for his advocacy of the doctrine of
Divine right of kings. He died in 1653. T^^^ Mainwar-
ings were of an ancient and noble family, allied by mar-
riage with the family of Hugh Cyvelock, Earl of Chester.
Owing to family prestige and personal worth, Robert
Brooke commanded much influence, and in 1649 his per-
sonal friend, Cecelius, Lord Baltimore, Proprietor of Mary-
land, bestowed upon him large grants of land in the new
Province; created him "commander" of Charles Countv
(erected for his management), and gave him a seat in the
Privy Council. In 1650 Robert Brooke embarked for
jNIaryland with his wife, ten children, and forty servants.
Arrived June 29, 1650. He established his " seat " or resi-
dence about twenty miles up the Patuxent River, on the
west bank of that stream. He named this place " Dela
Brooke ^lanor.'' In 1652, during the ascendancy of the
Puritans, he was appointed one of the five commissioners
for the government of the colony, and on ?klarch 29 of
that year was made president of this body, which office
was analogous to that of Lieutenant-General, or Governor
of the Province. His sons each received separate grants
of land in the various counties of IMars'land. He removed
later to " Brooke Place," opposite " Dela Brooke Manor,"
and died there July 20, 1663. His wife died on Novem-
ber 29, of the same year. Both are buried at " Brooke
Place."

Issue :

I Baker- Brooke, b. November 16, 1628. at Battle, England ;
was Surveyor of the Province ; d. about 1672 ; m. Anne,
daughter of Gov. Leonard Calvert, and niece of Lord
Baltimore.
One son was :

I Baker^ Brooke, Jr., m. Anne, daughter of Richard
Marsham and his wife, Sarah Brent; d. 1716.
Issue, several sons, one was :

I Leonard* Brooke, m. .Anne Darnall ; lived at
"Black Walnut Thicket;" d. 1736. His wife
died 1783.

354

BROOKE.

Issue :

1 Oswald^ Brooke, in. .

Issue:

I Dr. Oswald*' Brookk, d. 1800.

2 Leonard'' Brooke, in. Kliza

Issue :

I Leonard*' Brooke.

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Chief Justice United States Snpreiiie Court.

2 Esther® Brooke, m. Henry Hill.

3 George* Brooke.

3 Baker' Brooke.
Issue :

I Walter" Brooke.

4 RiCH.\RD^ Brooke.

II M.\RY^ Brooke, b. February 19, 1630; d. young.

BROOKE. 355

"i III Maj. Thomas' Brooke, b. June 23, 1632 ; m. Kleauor
Hatton.

IV Barbara- Brooke, b. May 11. 1633; d. young.
The issue of Robert Brooke by his second wife, Mary ]\Iainwaring,

was :

I Chari,es- Brooke, b. April 3, 1636.

II Roger- Brooke, b. September 20, 1637 ; d. April 3, 1700;

m. 1st Dorothy Xeal ; 2d, in 1672, Mary Woolsey. Was
Surveyor-General.
Issue :

I Roger-' Brooke, Jr.. m. Klizabcth Blunidel.
One of whose sons was :

I Roger* Brooke, No. 3, ni. Mary Neal and had a
daughter :

I Monica-^ Brooke, ni. Michael Taney, the 3d.
Issue :

I Rogkr^ Brooke Taney, b. 1777; m.

Key ; d. 1864. Was Chief Justice

United States Supreme Court.

III Robert- Brooke, b. April 21, 1639. Owned "Brooke-

wood . ' '

IV John- Brooke, b. September 20, 1640.

V M.ARv- Brooke, b. April 14, 1642.

VI WiLLi.AM- Brooke, b. December 3, 1643.

VII Anne- Brooke, b. January 22, 1645 ; m. Clement Hill.

VIII Francis- Brooke, b. May 30, 1648.

IX BasiIv'-' Brooke, b. 1651.

X Eliza- Brooke, b. November 28, 1655 i^twin).

XI Henry- Brooke, b. November 28, 1655 (twin).

Xo. 2.

Maj. Thomas- Brooke, (Hon. Robert' Brooke,
emigrant.) second son of Hon. Robert Brooke and his
first wife, Mary (Baker) Brooke, was born June 23, 1632,
at Battle, England, and came to Maryland with his father
in June, 1650. He received grants of land embracing
many thousand acres, the largest being " Brookefield."
This was granted in 1663, and the deed describes
its location as being " in the woods on the west
side of the Patuxent River," and bounded on the

356 BROOKE.

north by " Brooke or Mattaponi Creek, on the cast by the
Patuxent River, on the south by ' Deep, or Spicer's
Creek,' and extending west a certain number of degrees,
' to a line marked by a stone on which w^ere cut the let-
ters 'T. B.,' " the initials of the owner. The present site
of the village of T. B. takes its name from this stone,
which was there located. A few' years later jNIajor Brooke
conveyed back to the Lord Proprietor a certain number
of acres on the bank of the Patuxent, intended for the site
of a town, which, when laid out, was called " Nottirig-
ham Towne," in honor of the Duke of Nottingham, and
the village which there sprung up still bears the name.
In 1660 Thomas Brooke was commissioned major of the
Colonial forces, and in 1661 led an expedition against the
Indians. In 1673 he was elected a member of the
General Assembly.

About 1659 he married Eleanor Hatton, who was born
1642 in England, and was the daughter of Hon. Richard
Hatton, of London, and his wife, Margaret. Mr. Hatton
died in England., and his children came to Maryland with
their uncle, Hon. Thomas Hatton (member of his lord-
ship's council), who later fell in the battle w'ith the Puri-
tans, at Annapolis, in 16S9. Richard Hatton w^as de-
scended from Sir Robert Hatton, ancestor of George Finch
Hatton, Earl of Winchilsea. Major Brooke resided near
Nottingham, and died in November, 1676. His will was
executed in the presence of Philip Calvert and Clement
Hill. He devised his dwelling plantation, " Brookefield,"
to his eldest son, Thomas, and large tracts of land to his
other children. His widow in 1677 married Henry Dar-
nall of " The Wood Yard," who was then a widower, a
brother-in-law of Lord Baltimore, and Land Commissioner
of the Province. By this marriage she had a daughter,
Mary Darnall, born 1678, who, when fifteen years of age,
married February 14, 1693, a widower, Charles Carroll,
Attorney-General for Lord Baltimore. He came to the
Province in 1688, and his first wife was ]Martha Under-

BROOKE. 357

wood. By his second \vife/J\Iary Darnall, lie had a son,
Charles Carroll, Jr., born April 2, 1702, who in 1737 was
the father of Charles Carroll, " of Carrollton." Mrs. Elea-
nor (Hatton ; Brooke) Darnall, died 1725. Major Thomas
Brooke and his wife, Eleanor Hatton, were both members
of the Roman Catholic Church.

Their issue was :

li I Col. Thomas^ Brooke, b. 1660; m. ist Anne ; 2d

Barbara Dent.

II Robert^, Brookk. Ordained a Jesuit priest.

III Ignatius^ Brooke. A priest of the Roman Catholic

Church.

IV Matthew^ Brooke. .\ priest of the Roman CathoUc

Church.

V Marv^ Brooke.

VI Keeaxor^ Brooke.

4 VII Clement-* Brooke, m. Jane Sewell.

Xo. 3.

Col. Thomas'^ Brooke, (M.\j. Thom.\s- Brooke.
Hon. Robert' Brooke, emigrant.) eldest son of Maj.
Thomas Brooke and his wife, Eleanor (Hatton) Brooke,
was born near Nottingham, Prince George's County,
Maryland, about 1660, and resided at his inherited home,
" Brookefield." Like his father, he was a very large land-
owner ; one of the most prominent citizens of the Prov-
ince, and was commissioned major of militia, and pro-
moted to colonel. Was repeatedly elected to the General
Assembly, and August 26, 1791, was appointed a member
of his lordship's council, commonly known as the Upper
House. In 1720 he was elected president of "The
Council." He was a justice of the peace, and was invari-
ably styled " Hon. Col. Thomas Brooke, gentleman."
Unlike his parents and brothers, he was a member of the
Church of England, and reared his family in that faith.

358 BROOKE.

About i6So he married Anne (by some authori-
ties said to have been Anne Baker), and had by her six
children. She died about 1694, and some two years later
he married Barbara Dent, daughter of Col. Thomas Dent
and his wife, Rebecca W'ilkins, a daughter of Rev. William
Wilkins. After Colonel Dent died his widow married
Col. John Addison and died in 1726. (See Addisons
mentioned in Sketch of William Bowie of Walter.)

Col. Thomas Brooke executed a will November 16,
1730, which was proven a short time later. He requested
his son-in-law, Alexander Contee, and his eldest son,
Thomas Brooke, to act as executors, and directed that his
younger children should be raised in the Church of Eng-
land. He is said to have been buried in the family grave-
yard at " Brookefield," that part of which is now known as
"The Valley." Airs. Brooke died in 174S, and also left a
will.

Issue by first wife :

o I Thomas* Brooke, Jr., b. 1682 ; m. 1705 Lucy Smith.

II Sarah* Brooke, ni. 1706 Philip Lee, Sr., b. 16S0 in
Virginia, son of Richard Lee, Jr., and his wife Letilia
Corbin ; grandson of Richard Lee, emigrant, and ances-
tor of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Mrs. Sarah (^Brooke) Lee
died in November, 1724. Philip Lee, who was a mem-
ber of the Council, married secondly about 1726 Eliza-
beth (Lawson) Sewell, widow of Henry Sewell.
Issue by Sarah Brooke was :

1 Richard' Lee, "of Blenheim."

2 THOMA.S' Lee, m. Christiana Sim, daughter of Mary

and Joseph Sim, and died October, 1749. His widow
married Walter Smith.
Issue :

1 Thomas'"' Sim Lee, b. 1745; m. Mary Digges. Was

Governor of Maryland in 1779-S1, and 1792-94.
His son was :

I John" Lee. Member of Congress.

2 Sarah'' Brooke Lee.

3 Phieip^ Lee, Jr.

4 Arthcr' Lee.

5 CoRBiN^ Lee.

6 Eleanor^ Lee, m. Benjamin Fendall.

J3ROOKE. 359

Issue :

1 Ehnjamin*"' Fkxdall, Jr.

2 Sarah'"' Fkndall, in. 1752 Thomas Contee, her

cousin.
Philip Lee, Sr., had nine children by his second wife, the
eighth was :
, Hannah^ Lf.k, ni. 175 1 Thomas Bowie. (See Bowie

Article No. 6.)

III Eleaxor' Brookk, m. Charles Sewell.

IV Rachki/ Brookjc, ni. Thomas Gantt, of White's Landing.
^ Issue:

I Thomas^ Gantt, known as Thomas Gantt, Sr.

V Anne' Brooke, ni. John Howard.

VI Marv* Brooke, m. Dr. Patrick Sim, of Nottingham.

Issue :

1 Christiana^ Sim, m. ist Thomas Lee ; 2d Walter

Smith.

2 Joseph^ Sim, m. .

Issue :

1 Joseph" Walter Sim.

2 Patrick^ Sim.

Issue of Col. Thomas Brooke by his second wife, Barbara Dent, was :

I Benjamin* Brooke, b. about 1702; m. Eleanor Bowie; d.

1727.
Issue :

I Benjamin^ Brooke, Jr., b. 1727; m. Mary Eversfield ;
d. 1765. She died October, 1790.
Issue :

1 Eleanor" Brooke, b. 1750 ; d. 1776 ; single.

2 Barbar.a" Brooke, b. 1756; m. John Everstield,

3d. (See Bowie and Eversfield Record for
issue.)

II Jane* Brooke, m. 1720 Alexander Contee. iSee Contee

Record.)

III Baker* Brooke, m. .

IV Thomas* Brooke, "the younger," single ; d. 176S. Left

a natural son, Thomas, whose mother was Mary Ray.

V Lucy' Brooke, m. Thomas Hodgkins.

Issue :

1 Thomas^ Brooke Hodgkins.

2 Benjamin^ Brooke Hodgkins.

3 Alexander^ Contee Hodgkins.

4 Mary^ Brooke Hodgkins, m. Beall.

360 BROOKE.

No. 4.

Cleiiiciit^ Brooke, Sr., (Maj. Thomas'- Rrookk.
Hon. Robert' Brooke, emigrant.) youngest son of ]\Iaj.
Thomas Brooke, " of Brookefield," and his wife, Eleanor
Hatton, was born about 1672, near Nottingham, Prince
George's County, ^Maryland. He inherited a large landed
estate from his father, and about 1700 married Jane Sew-
ell, daughter of ]\Iaj. Nicholas Sewell, ,of " jNIattaponi,'-'
and his wife, Susannah Burgess. Nicholas Sewell was the
son of Henry Sewell and his wife, Jane Lowe, who sub-
sequently became the wife of Charles, Lord Baltimore.
Clement Brooke executed a will which was proven Aug-
ust 2, 1734. His widow also made a will which was
proven in 1761,

Issue :

I Clement' Brooke, Jr., b. 1701. Left a will which was
proven in 1731, in which he expressed an intention of
starting on a voyage to England, and requested his father
to see that his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Rachel,
were properly provided for.
<J II Henry* Brooke, b. 1703 ; m. Margaret .

III Joseph* Brooke, d. single. 1767.

IV Nicholas' Brooke.
"V William' Brooke.

VI Charles* Brooke, d. 176S ; single.

VII Susan' Brooke, ni. Hoxton.

VIII Eleanor' Brooke, m. Harrison.

IX Elizabeth' Brooke, in. Charles Carroll, Jr., a cousin.

Issue :
Charles^ Carroll, "of Carrollton," b. 1737, at An-
napolis ; ni. Mary Darnall. He was the cele-
brated signer of the Declaration of Independence,
and United States Senator for Maryland ; d. 1S32.
Issue :

I Ch.\rles'' Carroll, Jr., ni. Harriet Chew.
Issue :

I Charles' Carroll, b. iSoi ; m. Mary Digges
Eee, daughter of Hon. John Lee, son of
Gov. Thomas Sim Lee.
• Issue :

I Gov. John'^ Lee Carroll, m. ist .\nita

BROOKE. 361

I'hflps, daughter of Royal Phelps ; 2(1
Alary C. Thoitijison, daughter of Gov-
ernor Thouijjson, of Virginia.
2 CiiARi^HS" Carrolt.. hi. Thouipson.

2 Ei.izabkth'' Carroll, in. Aaron lUirr Tucker.

3 ]\Iarv*^ Sophia Carroll, 111. Senator Richard II.

Bayard, of Delaware.
Is.sue, a large family. Their eighth daughter:
LouiS.\' B.AVARD, III. Richard Ashhurst Bowie,
of Philadelphia.
Issue :

I Richard" Hknrv Bayard Bowik, ni.
Ainv Potter.

Xo. 5.

Maj. Thomas^ Brooko. (Col. Thomas'' Brooke.
Maj. Thomas'- I-]rookk. Hon. Robert' Brooke, emi-
grant.) eldest son of Col. Thomas Brooke, of Brookefield,
and his first wife, Anne, was born abont 16S2 near Nottino--
ham. He was a justice of the peace, and major of the
militia. His father named him executor of his large es-
tate, but did not give him the part of "Brookefield" on
which stood the dwelling.

May 9, 1705, he married Lucy, daughter of Walter
Smith and his wife, Rachel. He made a will in 1737
which was not proven until March 29, 1745, his death
taking place the same month. He named his wife sole
heir and executrix, expressing a desire that she should
divide the property among his children as she thought
fit. Her will was proven in 1770.

They had seventeen children ; those which reached maturity were :

I Thomas' Brookk, b. April, 1706; ni. Sarah Mason, of

\'irginia.

II Wai.thk"' Brooki;, h. December, 1707; m. Mary .\sconib;

d. 1740.

362 BROOKE.

I?sue :

1 Thomas" Brookk.

2 Wai.tkr" Brookk, Jr.

3 Sakah*"' Brookk.

4 Isaac'' Brookk, ni. .

Issue :

I ISAAC^ Brookk, Jr.

III Marv"' Brookk, b. October 8, 1709 ; in. Betcr Dent.

IV Anxk' Brooki:, b. June 11, 171 1 ; ni. Richard Brandt.

One son was :

Richard'' Brandt.

V Dr. Richard' Brookk, b. June 2, 1716; ni. Rachel Gantt.

VI Rachkl' Brookk, b. 1718 ; d. single.

VII Lucv^ Brookk, b. April 10, 1720; ni. John Instep.

VIII Klkaxor'^ Brookk, b. 1721 ; n:. Samuel Beall.

One son was :

Brooke*^ Bkai.l, b. about 1750. Lived in Lower Fred-
erick County.

IX Is.\AC^ Brookk, b. January 22, 1722.

X Daniel,^ Brookk, b. 1726.

XI RobkrT'^ Brookk, b. i72,S; d. 1777; single.

XII Rkv. Clkmkxt'' Brooke, b. September i, 1730; m. Eleanor

Murdock.

Xo. G.

Henry' Brooke, (Clement' Brooke, Sr. ]\Iaj.
Thomas- Brooke. Hon. Robert^ Brooke.) second son
of Clement Brooke, Sr., and his wife, Jane (Sewell)
Brooke, was born in Prince George's County, Maryland,
about 1703. Inherited his father's plantation, and was
named executor in his father's will. About 1728 he mar-
ried Margaret (Darnall ?). His will was proven

September 25, 1751, and witnessed by Richard Smith
and Rachel Darnall. His wife died in December, -1791,
and her will was proven January 3, 1792.

Issue .

9 I Hkxrv^ Brooki:, Jr., b. about 1730; m. ilary ; d.

17S4.

BROOKE. 363

II Jank"" Bkookk, III. Waring.

III Mary" Brookk. ni. — Wade.

IV Clemknt'' Brooke, d. young.

V SuSAN'^ Brookk, in. Reed.

VI John"" Brookk. Served in the Revolutionary Arniv.

VII Anxe'^ Brookk.

VIII Rachki/' Brooke.

IX Nicholas'' Brooke, ni. ■ .

One son was named :
Hkxrv*"' Brooke.

No. 7.

Dr. Ricliar<r Brooke, (Maj. Thomas^ Brooke.
Col. Thomas' Brooke. Maj. Thomas- Brooke. Hox.
Robert^ Brooke.) son of :\Iaj. Thomas Brooke and his
wife, Lucy (Smith) Brooke, was born near Nottingham,
Prince George's County, [Maryland, June 2, 17 16. Grad-
uated in medicine, and held an eminent position in his
county. Took an active part in politics, and incurred
the enmity of the Royalist Governor on account of his
active opposition to the Stamp Act. He made several
voyages to England in the interests of the colony.

In his will he refers to " my various voyages under-
taken for my country's good," and requests that " in rec-
ognition of the services I have rendered, and the large
sums of money expended for my countrymen," that the
Legislature would see the provisions of his will fairly e.\e-
cuted. November i, 1767, he married Rachel Gantt,
daughter of Dr. Thomas Gantt and the latter's wife,
Rachel, daughter of Col. John Smith, of Calvert Countv.
His family Bible contains the names of his children and
their sponsors. Those for his son were Col. John Thomas,
of the Guards, and his wife, Lady Sophia, sister of the
Earl of Albemarl, Basil Waring, and Lady George Wil-
liam Fairfax; Rev. W. Edward Gantt officiating. The

364 BROOKE.

sponsors for liis daughter were ]\Irs. vSarali Contcc, of
" Brookefield," and Levi Gantt, his brotlier-in-law. Dr.
Brooke died July 12, 1783, and his wife June 28, 1793.

Issue

I Fredkrick*' Thomas Brookk, b. July 27, 1770; m. Priscilla

Duckett, aud removed to West X'ir^Mua. She was the
daughter of Thomas Duckett and his wife, Priscilla
Howie. (See Allen Bowie, Sr.)
One son was :

Theophilus" Brooke, ni. Berry.

II Sarah'' Brooke, 1j. March 20, 1772; ni. July 23, 17S9,

Samuel Harper, of Alexandria, \'irginia, who was born
1765; d. 1S34.
Issue :

1 Rachei/Wei.ls Harper, b. July 24, 1794 ; m. Dr. John

E. Berry. (See .A.llen P. Bowie Sketch and Berry
Note for issue.)

2 Samuel" Brooke Harper, b. July 23, 1799; d. Sep-

tember II, 1S3S; in. Miss Magruder.

Xo. 8.

Rev. Clement' Krooke, (M.\j. Tho.mas^ Brooke.
Col. Tho.mas'^ Brooke. Maj. Thomas'Brooke. Hox.
Robert' Brooke, emigrant.) yonngest son of Maj.
Thomas Brooke and his wife, Lucy (Smith) Brooke, was
born near Nottingham, September i, 1730. Was edu-
cated for the Chnrch ; went to England and graduated at
Oxford, and in 1755 was, by the Bishop of London, or-
dained a minister of the Episcopal Church, Returned to
America, and for a number of years was the incumbent
of a parish in Virginia, also in Charles County, and later
had charge of a parish in Prince George's County.

About 1770 he married Eleanor Murdoch, daughter of
William Murdoch, a wealthy merchant living at Bladens-
burg. He survived his wife, and died in 1S08.

BROOKE. 36;

Issue :

I Thomas'* Brook}-;, b. about 1773; ni. 1803, KHzabeth Bowie,

daughter of Walter Bowie, Sr., and liis wife, Marv
(Brookes) Bowie; d. 1S15. His wife died in 1811.
Issue one cliild :

I Walter' Bowie Brooke, b. 1S05 ; in. Mary Sprij^^g,
daughter of Benjamin Sprigg, a son of John Clark
Sprigg.
Issue :

1 Benjamin'' Sprigg Brooke, b. 1S2S; d. single.

2 Elizabeth- Sprigg Brooke, single.

3 M.\RY* H. Brooke, ni. Dr. John Hunter.
Issue :

I W.^ Brooke Hunter.

4 Thomas" Brooke, b. September i, 1S32, single.

II Clement" Brooke, Jr., b. 1778; m. j8oi Anne Eleanor

W^hittaker.
Issue :

1 Clement" Brooke.

2 Samuel" Leake Brooke, m. Eliza Williams.
Issue :

1 Samuel- B. Brooke, m. Laura Hill.

2 George** W. Brooke, m. Rebecca Butler.

3 Upton** Brooke, single.

4 Clement^ Brooke, d. single.

5 Thomas" Blake Brooke, b. 1836; m. November

25, 1S63, Florence Contee, daughter of Capt.
John Contee.
Issue :

1 Marv" L. Brooke, b. October, 1S65.

2 Florence'-' Brooke, b. January 17, 1867.

3 Eleanor" Brooke, b. October 29, 1S69.

4 Henrietta' Brooke, b. August 17, 1S73.

5 Louisa' Mainwaring Brooke, b. Julv 26,

1SS5.

6 Marv** Brooke, m. Charles F. Billopp.

7 Otho* Brooke, single.

3 Robert' Brooke, m. Eliza Berry.
Issue :

1 Robert** Brooke.

2 William" Brooke, m. .

3 Clement* Brooke, m.

4 Zachariah^ Brooke.

5 Samuel* Brooke.

III Lucv'' Smith Brooke, b. 17S0.

366 BROOKE.

Xo. W.

Ileiir.y'^ Brooke, Jr.. (Hkxry' Brooke, Sr.
Clem?:nt'' Brooke, Sr. Maj. Thomas- Brooke. Hon.
Robert^ Brooke, emigrant.) eldest son of Henry Brooke,
Sr., and his wife, ^Margaret, was born about 1730 in Prince
George's County, ^Maryland. His name appears among
those who signed protests against the vStamp Act, and he
is also mentioned as participating in the deliberations of
the citizens at their meeting in Upper Marlborough prior
to and during the Revolutionary' period. He is always
mentioned as "Captain'' Henry Brooke, and in his will
refers to himself as "I, Henry Brooke, mariner." It is
said that he commanded a ship which sailed between*
Maryland, British, and West Indian ports prior to the
war with England.

He executed a will in 1772, but did not die until June,
1784. His wife's niaiden name is not given, but she is
thought to have been r^Iary Carroll, daughter of Daniel
Carroll. She was not married when mentioned in her
father's will, proven in 1745. She died about 1796.
Her husband devised to her most of his property during
her life, but at her death it was to pass to their eldest
son, Henry. To the two other children, a son and
daughter, he devised but five shillings each.

Issue :

10 I Henrv* Brooke, b. about 1765 ; m. 179S Harriet S. Brown.

II Henry'' Maxwell Brooke.

III Elizabeth'^ Brooke.

\o. 10.

Hciiry'^ Rrookc, (Henry' Brooke, Jr. Hexry^
Brooke, Sr. Clement' Brooke, Sr. Maj. Thoma.s-

BROOKE. 367

Brookh. Hon. Robkrt' Brookk, emigrant.) eldest son
of Henry Brooke and his wife, ]\Iary (Carroll ?) Brooke,
was born in Prince George's County, Maryland, about
1765, and resided on his plantation some six miles from
IMarlborough. January 13, 179S, he married Harriet
Sophia Brown, sister of John Brown, of !>klt. Calvert, and a
daughter of Dr. Brown, of Charles County, Maryland.
He died about 1S25.

Issue :

I ]Maria' Brooke, b. 1799 ; m. Jiul^e William Kc-lly, of Ala-
bama, I'nited States Senator and [Member of Congress.
Issue :

1 Hkxrv" Urookj; Kicm.v, lawyer of New Orleans.

2 Maria" Kellv, ui. Col. Thomas L. Alexander, United

States Army.
1 1 II John" Brown Brooke, m. Araminta Carroll.

Ill Harriet' Brooke, m. August 24, Luke Ploward.
152 IV Henrv' Brooke, m. 1S33 Eliza J. Worthington.

V Edward" Fenwick Brooke, m. Miss Woodford, of Miss-
issippi.

Xo. 11.

John' IJroMii IJrooke, (Hknry'^ Brooke. Henry'
Brooke. Henry* Brooke. Clement^ Brooke, Sr.
Maj. Tho.al^s- Brooke. Hon. Robert' Brooke, emi-
grant.) eldest son of Henry Brooke, '' ye 3d," and his wife,
Harriet Sophia (Brown) Brooke, was born in Prince
George's County about iSoi. Received a collegiate edu-
cation, and was admitted to the practice of law in Upper
Marlborough. He early entered the field of politics ; was
elected clerk of the County Court, and afterwards sent to
the Legislature. He was a fluent speaker, and recognized
as one of the ablest lawyers of his time. A man of bril-
liant intellect, he wielded great influence in Southern
Maryland.

368 BROOKE.

September 18, 1S21, he married Araininta Carroll,
daughter of Charles John Carroll and his wife, Jane \V.
Brown, sister of John B. Brooke's mother. Mr. Carroll
was the son of James Carroll, of St. Clary's County, and
his wife, Araminta Thompson. ' During the War of 181 2-
14 he was a great sufferer from depredations of the British
when they sailed up the Patuxent ; his house, situated on
a bluff overlooking the river, was occupied by General
Ross' soldiers. They especially mentioned this dwelling
and its luxurious appurtenances in an official report made
of the expedition. The owner removed to Prince
George's County after the war, and died P'ebruary 25,
1 81 5. John B. Brooke died about 1855, and his wife
survived him until 188S.

Issue :

I WiLiJA^r PixcKXKV Brooke, b. 1S23 ; m. Martha Adair;
d. 1SS4.
Issue :

I William^ Irving Brooke, in. Helen Holland.
13 II John" Brown Brooke. Jr., b. 1S26 ; m. Helen Hill.
in Charles" H. Brooke, d. 1837.
IV Michael" Carroll Brooke, d. young.
>v V George"^ Constantine Brooke, d. 1S56 ; single. Accident-
ally killc<l.

VI Albert^ Brooke, m. Mary Beall. No issue.

VII Henry* P^ugene Brooke, m. Anna Doss, of Texas.

Xo. IS.

Dr. Henry" Brooke, (Hexrv'' Brooke. Hexry"
Brooke. Henry' Brooke. Clement^ Brooke, Sr.
Maj. Thomas- Brooke. Hon. Robert^ Brooke, emi-
grant.) second son of Henry Brooke, " ye 3d," and his
wife, Harriet Sophia (Brown) Brooke, was born near
Upper Marlborough about 1805.

BROOKE. 2>CiO)

Graduated in medicine; settled in Upper Marlborough,
and for many years was the leading physician there.

In 1833 he married Eliza Jordan Worthington, second
daughter of Judge William G. D. Worthington and his
wife, Eliza Jordan, Judge Worthington was Territorial
Governor of Florida, judge of the Circuit Court of Balti-
more, and held many other high positions. (See Worth-
ington Sketch.) Dr. Brooke died in Upper ^larlborough,
and his wife died in 1S6S ; she is buried at "The Valley."

Issue ;

I WiujAM"" W. Brooke, d. single.

II Hexrv"* Brooke, b. 1S37 ; served in the Confederate .-Vrmy,

and was elected clerk of the County Court after the
war ; d. single.

III Ida"^ Julia Brooke, ni. Dr. William W. Waring. (See

Waring Sketch.)

IV AuGUSTiN* Thomas Brooke, b. 1S43 ; m. Louisa, daughter

of Rev. Upton Beall and his wife, Louisa Ogle. No
issue.

X

Xo. 13.

Judge Jolin' BroAVii Brooke, Qohx" B. Brooke,
Sr. Henry'' Brook?:. Henry' Brooke. Henry^ Brooke.
Clement"' Brooke, Sr. Maj. Tho.mas" Brooke. Hon.
Robert^ Brooke.) second son of John Brown Brooke,
Sr., and his wife, Araminta (Carroll) Brooke, was born
near Upper Marlborough in 1826. Educated at George-
town College, studied law and was admitted to practice at
Upper ^Marlborough before he was twenty-one years of
age. Like his father, be early entered the field of poli-
tics; was elected to the House of Delegates, and then to
the State Senate. In 1S61 was elected president of the
latter body, being the youngest man who had ever held
that high position in ?^Iaryland. Sympathizing with the

370 BROOKE.

South, he was in favor of the State seceding from the
Union, and was arrested with other members of the
Legislature by Governor Hicks. He then went South
where he remained until after the war, when he returned
to Maryland and resumed his profession of law. In iSSi
he was elected judge of the Circuit Court for the Se\-cnth
District, and retired from the bench in 1S96.

April 26, 1S57, Judge Brooke married Helen Hill,
daughter of Charles Hill, of Prince George's County, and
his wife, Susannah jNIaria Clagett, daughter of Joseph
White Clagett and his wife, Eleanor Digges. J. W. Cla-
gett was the son of John Clagett and his wife, Casandra
White. John Clagett was a son of Edward Clagett and
Eleanor Bowie, daughter of John Bowie, Sr. Edward
Clagett was the son of Richard Clagett, and grandson of
Capt. Thomas Clagett, the emigrant.

Issue of Judge John B. Brooke and his wife :

I Ariminta' Brooke, " Sacred Heart " nun.

II John** Baptiste Brooke, b. 1S65 ; d. June 2, 1S98 ; single.

III William^ George Brooke, m. 1S93 Anna Hill, daughter

of William Hill.

IV Roger* Taney Brooke, b. 1S6S; resides in Washington.

V Bernard^ Henrv Brooke, m. June i, 1S9S, Emma O.

Thompson, of Georgia.

VI Robert' Henry Brooke.

VII Joseph'-* Austin Brooke, d. in infancy.

VIII Charles' Hill Brooke, d. in infancy.

BEKKl.

This is an old English family of Norman extraction,
and claims descent from the French Ducal House of Beri.
The fannly, for many centuries, was one of much conse-
quence in England ; owned large estates there, and pos-
sessed much influence. The arms borne by the Berrys
was : " Ermir.e on a bend engrailed sable ; three fleur
de lis, or ; crest gules, three bars, or ; a Griffins head
erased per pale indented, argent and gules (silver and red.)
Several pieces of plate in the possession of members of
the Berry family, of Maryland, are stamped with this coat
of arms. The first of the name of whom we have direct
ancestral record was :

Xo. 1.

James' Berry, emigrated to Virginia about 1640,
and later removed to Maryland. He received grants for
several large tracts of land in what is now Prince George's
'County; one of them, " Mount Pleasant," on the Patuxent
River, was surveyed for him in 1653, but was con-
veyed to Richard Marsham in the same year, and by him
to Basil Waring. James Berry died about 16S5, and after
his death a suit was brought against the estate by a
woman who claimed to have married him in England,
but she was proven an impostor, and sentenced to the

372 BERRY.

ducking chair. His son William was defendant, and it
was shown that his father had married in \'irginia.

Known issue :

JJ 1 William- Bkrry.

No. 2.

William- Berry, (James' Berry.) a son of James
Berry, the emigrant, was probably born in Virginia, and
came to Maryland with his father when quite young.
He was defendant in a suit brought against his father's
estate shortly after the latter's death, but it is not stated
whether he had any brothers in the Province at that time
or not. No other Berry is shown as owning land in
Prince George's County (or Calvert then) during that
period ; so it seems probable that he was the only mem-
ber of his father's family that settled in that portion of
Maryland. It is not known who he married, or just
when he died. He possessed large estates, and had
several surveys made for his children, who were apparently
minors at that time. In 1670 "Thorpland, nine hundred
acres," w^as surveyed for Richard Berry, and in 1679
" Morefields " for Benjamin Berry, both apparently his
sons.

Reported issue :

I RiCHARn' Berrv. Issue unknown.
3 II Ben'Jamin^ Berrv, m. Mary .

Xo. 3.

Benjamin^ Berry, Sr., (William- Berrv.
James' Berry.) a son of William Berry, was probably

BERR V.

373

born in Prince George's County, Maryland, about 1670.
He received from his father large landed estates which
he added to, and when he died had laid the foundation
for the extensive properties owned for generations by his
descendants. In fact, the Berrys for many years pos-
sessed more land than any other family in Southern
Maryland. jNIr. Berry was clerk of Piscataway Parish,
which was then very large, and in 17 15 was a Commis-
sioner of Prince George's County. His wife was Mary

(maiden name unknown). His will was proven Febru-
ary 10, 1 7 19, and he divided his estate between his
wife and four children ; mentioned his son-in-law, Richard
Keene, and devised tv.'O hundred and fifty acres to Thomas
Clagett, of " Weston."

Issue :

I Mary* Berry, 111. Richard Keene, of Nottingham.

II Verlixda* Berry.

III Benjamin* Berry, Jr. Received land situated in Balti-

more County, as well as other tracts near Collington,
Prince George's County. He was doubtless the father of
John Berrry, born near Collington in 1736. (For the
latter's descendants see Eleanor Bowie, Sketch No. 3.)
4 IV Jeremiah* Berry, b. I7i2;'m. Mary Clagett.

Xo. 4.

Jeremiah' Berry, (Ben'Jamin'^ Berry, Sr. Wil-
liam' Berry. James^ Berry.) the youngest son of Ben-
j'amin Berry, Sr., and his wife, Mary, was born in Prince
George's County, Maryland, in 17 12. He had more than a
thousand acres of land near Upper Marlborough, and re-
sided on an estate now owned by Mr. Elisha Berry, where
he is buried. He married Mary Clagett, daughter of
Richard Clagett, of Crooine, and his wife, Deborah (Dor-
scy) Clagett, She was a sister of Rev. Samuel Clagett,

374 BERRY.

the father of Bishop T, J. Claggett, and also a sister of
Mrs. Eleanor Eversfield, wife of Rev. John Kversfield.
Jeremiah Berry died April 3, 1769, and his wife October
15, 1792. Tombstones were erected over each grave.

Issue :

I RiCHARn-^ Ki'Kkv, b. July 20, 1734. Is inciilioned in the
\s\\\ of his grandfather, Richard Clagett, Sr.
5 II Benjamin^ Bkrrv, b. Ji:ly 16, 1739; ni. Deborah Evers-
field.
-^ III William' Bkrrv, b. May 29, 1742. Supposed to have been
named for his grandfather. Issue unknown.
IV Mary^ Bp:rrv, b. August 24, 1746; m. Gen. Otho H.
Williams, Sr.
(i V Zachariah^'' Bkrrv, b. July 11, 1749; ni. Mary Williams.

VI Amelia' Berrv, b. July 18, 1752.
y VII Elisha' Berrv, b. January 19, 1755 ; m. Eleanor Eversfield.

1^0. 5.

Benjamin-^ Berry, (Jeremiah^ Berry. Ben'jamin"'
Berrv, Sr. William- Berry. James' Berry.) second
son of Jeremiah Berry and his wife, !\Iary (Clagett) Berry,
was born near Upper Marlborough, ^laryland, July i6,
1739. He married his first cousin, Deborah Eversfield,
who was born April 30, 1748, and was the daughter of
Rev. John Eversfield. He resided on his inherited plan-
tation near Upper Marlborough, and is mentioned as
tobacco inspector for that district. He was generally
known as Benjamin Berry, /r., to distinguish him from
his uncle. His wife died April 14, 1815.

Issue :

I Rebecca^ Berrv, m. John Hodges.

II Deborah*^ Berrv, m. Dr. Thomas Hodges.
HI Marv'^ Berrv, m. Robert Beall.

IV Ellen* Berrv. m. Otho Beall.

V Harriet*^ Berkv, m. her cousin, John Eversfield, son of

Matthe\.\

BERRY. 375

VI Benjamin*' Bkrrv, lu. Mrs. James Forljcs, nee Klcanor

Lane. Issue, three daughters.

VII Margaret'^ Berry, in. Thomas Waring, of Waring Grove.

VIII Priscitj.a*' Berry, m. Goddard.

IX Dr. John* Kversfield Berry, b. July 12, 1792 ; m. Rachel

W. Harper.

No. G.

Zacliariali' ISerry, (Jeremiah* Berry. Benja-
min^ Berry, Sr. William- Berry. James^ Berry.)
fifth child of Jeremiah Berry and his wife, Mary (Clagett)
Berr}-, was born July 11, 1749. He resided upon his
plantation, '' Concord," in the western part of Prince
George's County, ^laryland, and married Mar)', daughter
of Gen. Otho H. Williams, of the Revolutionary Army.

Issue :

I Z.a.chariah" Berry, Jr., m. Priscilla Gantt.

J> II Jeremiah^ Berry, m. Sarah Clagett.

III Washington^ Berry, m. Eliza Williams.

IV Thomas* Berry, "of Oxon Hill," m. Mary Williams.

V M.ARY*^ Berry, m. Otho Beall.

Xo. 7.

Elislia"^ ISerry, (Jeremiah* Berry. Benjamin'
Berry, Sr. William- Berry. James' Berry.) young-
est son of Jeremiah Berry and his wife, Mary Clagett, was
born near Upper Marlborough, January' 19, 1755. In-
herited his father's dwelling plantation near Upper Marl-
borough, and married his cousin, Eleanor Eversheld,
daughter of William Eversfield, and a granddaughter of
Rev. John Eversfield. By her he had one son. After

Z7(> BERR Y.

her death, and when far advanced in age, he married the
widow Ferguson, and liad by her a son to whom he de-
vised his home plantation.

Issue :

I William" Bicrrv. Removed to the West. Issue unknown.

II W." Fhrgisox Bkrrv.

Issue :

1 Elisha" Bkrrv, ni. Miss Sweenev.

2 Thoma.s" Bkrrv.

Xo. 8.

I)r. Joliii'"' Evevsfield Berry, (Be.n'j.-vmin^ Berry,
Sr. Jeremiah^ Berry. Ben'j.vmix'' Berry, Sr. Wil-
liam'- Berry. Ja.mes* Berry.) youngest child of Benja-
min Berry and his wife, Deborah (Eversfield) Berrv, was
born near Upper ]\Iarlborough, Maryland, July 12, 1792.

He inherited an exceedingly rich estate, and lived on
the plantation known as "The Cottage," now owned by
Mr. William B. Clagett. Was educated in Philadelphia,
where he graduated in medicine, and during the War of
181 2-14 was a surgeon in the army. His descendants
have a miniature of him, taken when a very young man,
which was once set in gold, but when the British passed,
on their way to Washington, from the Patuxent River,
they robbed the house and tore the gold setting off.

When in his twentieth year, September 5, iSii, he
married Rachel Wells Harper, daughter of Samuel Har-
per, Sr., of Alexandria, Virginia, and his wife, Sarah
Brooke, daughter of Dr. Richard Brooke. (See Harper
Note and Brooke Sketch.) She was born July 24, 1794.
He died about 1855.

Issue :

I Melvina' Harpkr Bkrrv, b. October 25, 1S13 ; ni. Decem-
ber 27, i8;i, Allen Perrie Bowie. ^See Bowie Sketch,
Nu:nber5o.)

BERR Y.

Ill

II
III

IV

Dkhorah' Kvi:rsfikm> Bi;rrv, b. Decembcr4, 1815 ; simple.
John" Kmvix I'.krrv, b. .March 2^, 1817; in. Miss Harper,

his cousin.
Ai.bkrt" Urook)-; Ri;rrv, b. March 15, 1S19 ; ni. the widow

Kuiid, net Jane Williams.
Sarah" AireIvIA Berrv, b. February iS, 1S21 ; m. Theo-

philus Brooke, her cousin, and son of F. Thomas Brooke

and I'riscilla Duckett.

y-r^. '*

K¥^

f'^i0^-'*^ ^^s,

%

.>"- / X,

Jud;;e Sainuei llarpor IJerry.

VI Jl'dck SAMTKr," Harpkr Rhrrv, b. August 30, 1S22 ; ni.
Rebecca Mundell. Was elected Judge of the Circuit
Court for a term of fifteen years. He died from the ef-
fects of a fall when stepping froTn a train.
Issue :

1 Albicrt^ Bkrrv, removed to tlie West.

2 JoifN' E. Bkrrv, rcmuved to the West.

3 Caroline" Bkrrv, m. her cousin, Nornuin Berry.

37^ BERRY.

4 Rebkcca'^ Rkrrv, in. ; dead.

VII PArLiNK' Amhija Bkrrv, h. February i, 1S24 ; single.

VIII Laura" I^avinia Bkrrv, b. September 4, 1S25 ; ni. Col.

William Stuart.

IX Benjamin'' Berry, b. December 7, 1S26 ; m. Johns.

X Alonzo" Berrv, b.July 14, 1S2S; m. Virginia Williams.

Issue :
I Agnes^ Berry.

XI Aeeicn' LfCiEX Berry, b. March 12, 1832 ; m. Amelia

Berry, daughter of Washington Berry and Kliza (Wil-
liams) Berry.
Issue :

1 Leea** Thomas Berry.

2 Albert- Llcien Berry.

3 Freoerick'* Brooke Berry.

4 Washington^^ Lice Berry, b. 1S77 ; d. 1S77.

XII Frederick" Brooke Berry, b. January 28, 1S37 ; d. single.
XIII Julia" Harper Berry, b. October 29, 1839; m. Sydney

Marshall.

Xo. a.

Jeremiah*'' Berry, (Zachariah* Berry. Jere-
miah^ Berry. Benjamin' Berry, Sr. William-
Berry. James^ Berry.) second son of Zachariah Berry
and his wife, Mary (Williams) Beny, was born in Prince
George's County, Maryland, about 17S0. He was an
opulent planter, and resided in the western part of the
county. He married Sarah, daughter of Walter Clagett,
of Georgetown, D. C. (See Clagetts.)

Two of his sons were :

I Walter" Berry, m. Miss Sniverly.

II William'Jeremiah Berry, b. about 1S15. Purchased the

estates known as "Chelsea," " Bowieville," and
"Mattaponi." He married, in 1S35, l\liza Clagett,
daughter of the sixth Thomas Clagett and his first
wife, Harriet White.
Issue :

I Sally** Berry, m. Fendall Marbury, Sr.

BERRY. 37C)

Issue :

I Dk. Charlks'* C. Mariurv.

2 Jerkmiah'* Bkrrv, in. Kate Boggs.
Issue :

1 Nellik* Rerrv.

2 Mamie'' Berrv.

3 William" Berrv, in. Kate Billopp. Xo issue.

4 Lucy** C. Berrv, ni. ist T'emlall Marbury, Jr., 2d

Rlarshall IMarburv.

CHKW.

Ao. 1.

Johii^ Chow, ofChewtown, Somersetshire, England,
emigrated to \'irginia abont i6iS in the ship " Charitie,"
and settled at Jamestown, where he bnilt the first brick
honse in the settlement. Abont 162 1 his wife, Sarah,
came over in the " Sea Plower," and joined him. In
1623 he represented Jamestown in the " House of Bur-
gesses," where he is referred to as "John Chew, mer-
chant." Later he removed to " Hogg's Island," Virginia,
and represented that settlement in the Assembly until
1643. He then removed to Maryland, and, about 1650,
settled at Herring Bay, Calvert County.

His known issue was :

2 I Samukl- Chkw, ni. Anne Avers, of Maryland.

II Josp:ph- Chkw, ni. isi Mary Smith, of Maryland ; ad Miss
Larkin, of Annapolis, and had
Issue :

I Larkin' Chkw, ni. Hannah Roy, of Port Royal,
Virtrinia.

\o. 2.

Samuel- Chew, ( Johx' Chkw.) eldest son of John
Chew, the emigrant, and his wife, Sarah, inherited his

• CHEW. 38 1

father's home at " Herring I>ay." He was an associate
justice of the Provincial Court, and married Anne Avers,
a prominent member of the Society of Friends. He died
March 15, 1676, and his wife April 13, 1695.

Issue :

li I S.AMncL^ Chkw, Jr., h. 1660; in. Anne April j^,

16S2.

II JOSKPir* Chew, ni. Elizahctli Gassaway.

III N.-vTH.^xiEi,' Chkw.

IV WiLLi.XM''' Chkw, ni. Sydney Wynii.

V Bkn-J.\mi.n'' Chkw. h. April i;, 1671 ; in. Klizabeth Benson.

VI John^ Chew, d. 1696.

VII C.\lkb'' Chew, d. 169S.

Xo. 3.

Saimier Chew. Jr., (Samuel' Chew. John'
Chew.) eldest son of Samuel Chew and his wife, Anne
(Ayers) Chew, was born at Herring Bay, Calvert County,
Maryland, about 1660, and married April 14, 1682, Anne

. He had by her seven children. She died

April 8, 1702, He married secondly, June 9, 1704, the
widow of William Coale, whose maiden name was Eliza-
beth Sparrow. She died February 27, 1709, without
issue by Mr. Chew, who died October 10, 171S.

Issue by first wife :

4 I Samuel* Chew, b. May 28, 1683 ; m. Mary Harrison.

5 II John* Chew, b. 16S7.

III Joseph* Chkw, b. 1689.

IV Nathaniel* Chew, b. 1692. The others died young.

Xo. 4.
Saniuer Chew 3(1, (Samuel^ Chew, Jr. Samuel-

382 CHEW.

Chkw, Sr. John' Ciikw.) eldest son of Samuel Chew
and his wife, Anne, was born at Herring Bay, Calvert
County, Maryland, May 28, 16S3, and married August
26, 1703, i\Iary, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Har-
rison. She was born December 31, 1684, and died
August 24, 1725. He died October 31, 1736.

Issue nine children ; two were :

I Samuel^ Chew, b. 1704 ; ni. Henrietta Maria Lloyd, by
whom he had several children, and after his death in
1736, she married Daniel Dulaney, Jr., and had a son,
Lloyd Dulaney, who was killed in a duel with the Rev.
Bennett Allen. vSamuel Chew had several children, one
of them, Bennett Chew, married Anna Maria Tilghtnan,
and had a daughter, Mary Chew, who married William
Pacca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
O II Richard^ Chew, b. INIay 16, 1716 ; m. Sarah (Lock) Chew,
widow of his cousin, Samuel Chew, of John.

Xo. 5.

Johii^ Chew, (Samuel' Chew, Jr. Samuel- Chew,
Sr. JoHN^ Chew.) second son of Samuel Chew, Jr., and
his wife, Anne, was born April 8, 1687 ; married in 1708
Eliza Harrison, and died in 17 17. His widow in 1722
married Elihu Hall.

Issue

I Samuel^ Chew, b. 1709 ; m. Sarah Lock ; d. 1749.

II Anx^ Chew, b. 171 1 ; m. Joseph Gerrard 1727.

Xo. G.

Richard" Chew, Sr., (vSamuel^ Chew 3d. Sam-
uel'^ Chew, Jr. Samuel- Chew, Sr. John' Chew.)

CHEW. 383

third soil of Samuel Chew 3d, was born in Calvert County,
May, 1 716, and married January 5, 1750, the widow of
his first cousin, Samuel Chew, of John, whose maiden
name was Sarah Lock. He lived at Herring Bay, and
died June 24, 1769. She died February i, 1791, aged
seventy.

The issue of Richard Chew was:

8 I Maj. RiciiARr/ Cukw, b. April 10, 1753; in. ist Margaret

Mackall, 2d Frances Holland.

II Capt. Samuel'^ Chew.

III Sarah'^ Lock Chew, ni. Lane.

9 IV Phii,emon** Llovd Chew, b. July 23, 1765 ; ni. Anne Bowie.

Xo. 7.

Samuel'' Cliew. (John' Chew. Samukl' Chew,
Jr. Samuel'- Chew, Sr. John' Chew.) only son of
John and Eliza (Harrison) Chew, was born in 1709, and
married Sarah, daughter of Dr. Richard Lock, about
1736. He went to London, England, on business, and
died there early in 1749. His widow the following year
married his first cousin, Richard Chew, son of Samuel
the 3d.

Issue :

10 I SAMUEr.*= Chew, b. 1737 ; m. ist' Weenis, 2d Triscilla

Clagett.
II John" Chew.
11^ III William" Chew, b. 1740; m. Elizabeth Reynolds.
' IV Elizabeth" Chew, ni. ist Smith, 2d Sprigg.

IVo. 8.

5Iaj. Richarcr Chew, (Ricilard'' Chew, Sr. Sam-

384 CHEir.

UKL^ CiiKw 3d. Samuki;^ Ciimv, Jr. Samukl^ Chfw
Sr. JoHx' Chkw.) eldest son of Rieliard Chew, Sr. and
his wife, Sarah (Lock ; Chew) Cliew (widow of liis cousin,
Samuel Chew), was born in talvert County, .Mar^■Iand,'
April 10, 1753. Served in the war of the Revoiution'
and attained the rank of major. Februarv 4, 17-3 he
married Margaret Mackall, daughter of Gen'. James' John
Mackall and a sister of Gov. Robert Bowie's wife. She
died May 20, 1779, having had two children. :\Iajor
Chew married secondly, :\Iay 2, 17S0, Frances, daughter
of Thomas Holland, of Cah-ert County. She died Sep-
tember 26, 1799, and he died June 6, I'sor.

Issue by first wife :

I Richard^ Chew. b. October 4, 1773 ; d. June 20, 1831 ; ni
December 20. 1S04, Elizabeth, daughter of Leonard
Hollyday, and had
Issue :

1 Richard^ Chew, b. 1S04 ; d. 1S52 ; single.

2 Margaret- Mackall Chew, b. '1807'- ni. Dr. R. M.

Glass.
Issue :

I Elizabeth'* C. Glass, b. i8:,5 ; ni. Daniel C. Diggs.

3 Leoxard^ PIoLLvnAV Chew, b. November 13, 1810;

m. Amelia Bell.
II Marv' Mackall Chew, b. 1776; m. Bringman.
Maj. Richard Chew had issue by his second wife, Frances Holland ■
I Thomas^ Hollaxd Chew, b. 1781 ; m. Elizabeth Smith.'
and after her death, in 1825, he married Marv Davis ; he
died 1840.
13 II Philemon" Chew, b. February 20, 1789; m. Anna Maria
Bowie Brookes.

Xo. 9.

Philemon^ TJoyd Cliew, rRicHARD Chew. Sr.
Samuel^ Chew 3d. Sa.muel' Chew, Jr.' Samuel-
Chew, Sr. John' Chew.) seventh child of Richard

CHEW. 3S5

»

Chew, vSr., and his wife, Sarah (Lock) Chew (widow of
his cousin, Sanuiel), was born in Calvert County, Mary-
land, July 23, 1765, and on October 28, 1790, married
Anne Bowie, daughter of Capt. William Bowie and a
sister of Gov. Robert Bowie. They had

Issue :

I Margaret" Bowik Chew, b. 1791.

II Ki.iza' Chew, b. 1793.

III William" Bowie Chew, b. 1794.

IV Richard" Chew, b. 1796.

V Robert" Bowie Chew, b. 1797.

VI Samuel' Chew, b. 179S.

VII Walter' Bowie Chew, b. 1799.

VIII Hexry" M. Chew, b. 1801.

IX John" Chew, b. 1S02.

X Sarah^ M. Chew, b. 1803.

Xo. 10.

Col. Sainuer'' Chew, (Samuel' Chew. John'
Chew. Samuel'^ Chew, Jr. Samuel'- Chew, Sr.
John' Chew.) eldest son of Samuel Chew "of John" and
his wife, Sarah (Lock) Chew, and a half-brother of ^laj.
Richard Chew (the latter's father being Richard Chew,
Sr.), was born in 1737, and lived at "Upper Bennett,"
Calvert County, ^Maryland. He served in the Revolution-
ary Army. Was a colonel of militia, and also a member
of the " Federation of the Freemen of ^Maryland." He
was twice married, first to a Miss Weems, and after her
death he married Priscilla Claggett, a daughter of Rev.
Samuel Clagett, and a sister of Bishop Thomas John
Claggett. By his first wife he had one son, and two by
his second wife. He died February 20, 1790.

Issue :

I Samuei.' Chew, b. about 1763; was twice married, and

386 CHEW.

removed, in 1S05, to Kentucky, where lie died about
1S20, leaving a number of children by his second wife,
who was the daughter of Walter Smith, of Calvert
County, and a sister of the wife of President Zachary
Taylor.
13 II Cor,. John" Hamilton Chrw, b. vSeptember 14, 1771 ; m.
Priscilla Claggctt.
Ill Rev. Thomas' John Chew, m. Margaret C. Johns ; d.
1797. No issue. His widow married Col. Washington
Bowie.

Xo. 11.

AVilliani'^ Chew, (Samuel' Chew. John' Chew.
Samuel^ Chew, Jr. Samuel- Chew, Sr. John'
Chew.) third son of Samuel Chew and his wife, Sarah
Lock (a half-brother of ]\Iaj. Richard Chew), was born
about 1740, and in 176S married I^lizabetli Reynolds,
daughter of Thomas Reynolds. She died April i, iSoi,
and he April 9th, only eight days later.

Issue :

I Sarah' Chew, b. July 11, 1770; m. ist Allen Bowie "of

Fielder" and had one son. Fielder Bowie, who married
three times. She then married Dr. Frisby Freeland,
and thirdly Beverly R. Grayson.

II Frances^ Holland Chew, m. Calvert, of Missis-

sippi.

III Mary' Chew, m. Dr. Thomas Reynolds, of Mississippi.

IV WiLLL\M' Lock Chew, b. April 10, 177S ; m. October 22,

1805, Rebecca, daughter of Frisby and Sarah iRolle)
Freeland. They removed to Mississippi, where she
died June 12, 1840, and he July 17, 1S5S, at Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi.
Issue :

I Frisby^ Freeland Chew, b. April 7, 1808 ; m. Maria
Angelica, daughter of Gen. George W. and Ann M.
(Hopewell) Biscoe, of Washington, D. C. He died
July II, 1S49, leaving
Issue :

I William^ Lock Chew, b. 1S41 ; killed at the
battle of Franklin, Tennessee, 1S64.

CHEW. 387

2 Moxroe" Gravsox Chew.

3 Gkorge' Biscoe Chew.

4 Rebecca" F. Chew, 111. Capt. C. H. Lyman,

United States Navy.

5 Fielder' Bowie Chew.

2 William^ Lock Chew, b. iSio ; m. Susan Monroe

Smith ; d. 1S44.

3 Sarah"* Rolee Chew, m. ist Maj. S. >L Grayson, 2d

Gen. T. F. Grayson.

4 AuGU.STiN- Chew, b. 1S16; m. Elizabeth \V. Thomp-

son.

5 Beverly- Grayson Chew, b. 1S20 ; m. Elizabeth

Smith.

6 Thomas' Reynolds Chew, b. 1S26 ; m. Mary Gray-

son.

7 Col. Robert' Edward Chew, b. 1829. Killed at

Prairie Grove, Arkansas, 1S62, in Confederate States
Army.

Xo. 12.

Pliilenion" Chew, (Maj. Richard'' Chew. Rich-
ard^ Chew, Sr. Samuel' Chew 3d. Samuee* Chew,
Jr. Samuel- Chew, Sr. John' Chew.) fourth child
of ]Maj. Richard Chew and hi.s second wife, Frances (Hol-
land) Chew, was born in Calvert County, Maryland, Feb-
ruary 20, 17S9. He removed to Nottingham, Prince
George's County, ^Maryland, where for a number of years
he was a merchant. Later retired from mercantile busi-
ness and resided on his plantation near the Patuxent
River. February 21, 18 13, ]\Ir. Chew married Anna
Alaria Bowie Brookes, the only child of Maj. Benjamin
Brookes of the Revolutionary Army, and his wife, Mar-
garet Sprigg Bowie, a daughter of William Bowie, Sr.,
and his wife, Margaret Sprigg, and a sister of Gov. Robert
Bowie. (See William Bowie, Sr., Article No. 5.) General
Brookes was the son of Benjamin Brookes, Sr., and died
when his daughter was very young. The latter, after
her mother's death, which occurred shortlv after that of

3SS CHEU\

her husband, was reared in the family of Gov. Robert
Bowie, who was her guardian, and administrator of lier
father's estate. She was born November 17, 17S0 ,nd
died July .8, .863. Mr. Chew died September fof 1850
Issue ;

I ^- ^;-^-M^ Ho.r..x. CHHU-, b. July :o, :S:5 : d. March,

II Makc;arex« Sprigg Bovvxk Chkw, b. Ja„uarv 3, iSiS • „,

June .2 ,843, Judge Wdliau: Hallan. Tuck a dis't "
gu,shed lawyer of A„ue Arundel Countv, judge of e

Issue :

1 Maria" Louisa Tcck, single.

2 SOMERVEIX'^ PiXCKXHY TfCK ro„«„I r

go-ypt -iLLK, (^onsul General to

TIT P ^^™'°^""-^^^-^^^Tl-ck, m. MissDevries

III Philomkn^ CHEU-, died wlnle attending lectures .t Palti

more Medical University. Sin-le

IV JUBGERiCHARB^BHxjAMix Brook^s Chhw. b. Mav 14

182S, a lawyer of Upper Marlborough, Marvland' and'
judge of the Circuit Court. November .,. :8 he nn
ned h.s cousin, Louisia Dangerfield BrooLes dauXer'
of Capt. John S. Brookes and his first w^fe Lou L
Dangerfield, and has ' vue, i^oui^

Issue :

1 LouiSA« DAXGERFIEI.D Chew, b. November 14 ig-a

2 Philemox" Chew, b. Decembers iS.s • d iS-6
o ANXA" ^Iaria Bowie Cwp^t- k v 1^

4 joHx^ BROOKES CHE^-'b:^:;^,:::;^::;--

5 RT^CHAR.. Bex;amix BROOKES ChLv, t. b. August

6 PHir.EMox« Walter Chew, b. Mav 26, iS6^

7 W1..IA.. HA..AM TCCK CHEW. b. Aprif '^ 1S6, ; ,.

8 Sarah« Daxgerfield Chew, b. Au^^ust i^ iS-. •

1896, Otto Zantzinger. " '' ^'° ' "'•

^'0. 13.
€oI. John- Hamilton CIi

'Hew, (Col. Samukl*^

CHEW. 389

Chew. Samuel' Chew. Joiix^ Chew. Samuel-'
Chew, Jr. Samuel' Chew, Sr. John^ Chew.) son of
Col. Samuel Chew and his second wife, Priscilla (Claggett)
Chew, was born in Calvert County, Maryland, September
14, 1771, and served in the War of 1S12-14. He married
his first cousin, Priscilla Elizabeth Claggett, a daughter of
Bishop Thomas J. Claggett and his wife, Mar}' (Gantt)
Claggett. He resided in Calvert County, where he died
March 22, 1S30.

Ls,sue

I Mary'* Chew, m. Fayette Gibson, and had

Issue :

1 Rebecca^ Gibson.

2 Deborah** Chkw Gibson.

3 Fayette* Gibson, Jr.

4 EnwARrt* Gibson.

5 Mary* C. Gibson.

6 Priscilla" E. Gibson.

7 William* Gibson.

II Dr. Saml'El' Chew, b. April 29; 1807. Was professor of

Practice of Medicine, Maryland L'niversity. He first
graduated at Princeton in 1S25, and at the Marj-land Uni-
versity in 1828. Resided in Baltimore, where he died

December 26, 1S63. Was twice married ; first to Eliza

Fitzhugh, and after her death to Henrietta Scott.
Issue by first wife :

I Eliza' M. Chew, single.
His issue by his second wife was :

1 Anna* Chew, single.

2 Henrietta* Scott Chew, single.

3 Dr. Samuel* Claggett Chew. Graduated at Prince-

ton in 1S56, and at the University of Maryland in
1858, and, like his father, is professor of Practice of
Medicine, Maryland University. He has been twice
married, first to Miss Gibson, by whom there was
no issue. His second wife is .A.gnes Marshall,
daughter of .Alexander John Marshall of Warrenton,
Virginia, and has
Issue : '

1 John'" Marshall Chew.

2 Sami'El'" Claggett Chew, Jr.

3 Henry'" Dorsev Chew.

III Thomas" John Chew. Resides at Upper Bennett, Calvert

County ; m. Jane Blake.

390 CHEW,

Issue :

1 Elizabeth^ Claggett Chew, dead.

2 Prisciela' Heizaheth Chew, single.

3 Sar.\h^ Chew, single.

4 Dr. John* Hamilton Chew. Settled in Cliicago, and

married Alice Meadowcroft.
Issue :

I Eeizabeth'" Hamilton- Chew.

5 Jane" Blake Chew, single.

6 Thomas" John Chew, hi. Rosa R. Dulaney.
Issue :

1 Rosa'" D. Chew.

2 Jeannette'" K. Chew.

7 Joseph'' Blakic Chew, m. White.

8 Marv^ Claggett Chew, single.

9 Nannie" Chew, in. Edward Gantt.
Issue :

1 Thomas'" J. Gantt.

2 Edward'" Gantt.

3 Jane'" B. Gantt.
lo Samuel" Chew.

IV William^ Paca Chew, ni. Martha Douglass. He re-

moved to Arkansas, ami died leaving a large familv.

V Priscilla^ Elizabeth Chew, m. Rev. Henry Williams.

Issue :

1 Henry" Williams, of Baltimore, m. Georgiana

Weems.
. Issue :

1 Mason'" Weems Williams.

2 Henry'" Williams.

3 Elizabeth'" C. Williams.

4 George'" Weems Williams.

5 John'" H. Williams.

6 Matilda'" Williams.

2 John" Hamilton Chew Williams, m. Bertha Wight.
Issue :

1 Henry'" Howard Williams.

2 John'" H. C. Williams.

3 Jesse'" Williams.

3 Ferdinand" Williams, m. Flora Johnson.

4 Samuel" Chew Williams, m. Elizabeth Somervell.
•Issue :

1 Somervell'" Williams.

2 Priscilla'" Williams.

3 Philip'" Williams.

4 Samuel C. Williams.

5 Mary'" E. Williams.

5 Thomas'* J. C. Williams, m. Cora Martin Maddox.

CHEW.

391

Issue :

1 Thomas'" NoTia.KV Wh.i.iams.

2 Hkxrv'" Williams. United States Navy.

3 Richard"^ C. Williams.

4 FKRDINAN'I)'" W1LLI.A.MS.

5 Marv'" Priscilla Williams.

6 Anna"^ Eliz.\bp:th Chkw Williams.

VI Elizakicth'^ Claggk'it Chew, d. single.

VII Rfa'. John" Hamilton Chkw. A minister of the Kpisco-

pal Church. Was rector of St. Paul's Parish, Marvland,
for a number of years, and of other parishes in Maryland.
Was a man of profotind learning, and died about 1SS6 in
Washington, D. C. He married his lirst cousin, Sophia
Genevieve Claggett, daughter of Dr. Thomas J. Clag-
gett, a son of Bishop Thomas J. Claggett, and left
Issue :

1 Dr. Thomas^ John Chew, b. 1S46. Is a well-known

physician of Washington, D. C. He married Ara-
minta Carroll Calvert, a daughter of Maj. George
Calvert, of Maryland.

2 John" Hamilton Chew. m. ist Minnie West Claggett,

who died without issue ; 2d May Addison, daughter
of William Mead Addison, of P>altimore, and has
Issue :

1 Genevieve'" H.amilton Chew.

2 John'" Hamilton Chew.

3 May'" Addison Gir.\ult Chew.

3 Klizabeth" Claggett Chew, single.

cla<;ett.

According to tradition, this family is sprung from Nor-
man stock, the progenitor of the race having landed in
England with William the Conqnorer in 1067, and partici-
pated in the battle of Hastings.

The Rev. John Eversfield, a distinguished divine, who
was born in England about 1701, emigrated to ■Maryland
and married Eleanor Clagett, a daughter of Ricliard
Clagett, Sr., says, in a diary which he kept : '' Clagett of
Houghton, County Cambridge, England, born prior to
1 100, assumed in 1104, the arms as since borne by the
family, namely : Ermine on a fess sable, three pheons,
or ; crest, an eagle's head erased ; ermine ducally crowned,
or, between two wings sable. [Motto, Gratia Dei Grata ;
translated, ' The acceptable grace of God.' "

This description of the Clagett arms corresponds with
that given in Burk's English Heraldry. Vlx. Eversfield
was noted for his scholarly attainments, and doubtless
had carefully investigated the subject before writing the
above. At present there are handsome estates owned by
a family of Clagetts in Kent, England.
' About 1750 a certain Wiseman Clagett was sent by the
British Government as Commissioner to New Hampshire,
and has numerous descendants in the Northern and New
England States. The [Maryland family however are des-
cended from a much earlier emigrant named Thomas.

Robert Claj,vett, born about 1490, at Mailing, Kent

CLAGETT. 393

County, Kngland, is the first of the name of whom we
have direct ancestral record. His son,

Kicliard Claj>'ett, born about 1525-30, married a
daughter of Sir Robert Gouder, and one of his sons was

fi!eor«;e t'lag;et<', born about 1570. He was three
times Mayor of Canterbury, namely, in 1609, 1622, and in
1632. The name of his wife is not known. Two of his
sons were lulward and Nicholas. The latter was born in
1609 ; was a Puritan and an able moderator in philosoplu- ;
was vicar of IMedburn and popular with the " precise
party.'' He died in 1663, and was buried in the chancel
of St. IMary's, at Bury, St. Edmunds.

He was designated as Nicholas, ''the elder," and had
two sons, both noted divines. He also wrote a book
which he dedicated to his " honored cousin, William
Clagett, and his dear consort, Lady Southcote." His son.
Dr. Nicholas Clagett, '' the younger," was born in 1650,
and was for sixty years preacher at St. ]\Iary's, at Burv,
St. Edmunds. In 1693 he was Archdeacon of Sudbury,
and died in 1727. His son, Nicholas Clagett the third,
was a distinguished divine ; was elected Bishop of St.
David's in 1739, and died December 11, 1746.

Col. Kdward Ciag-ett, eldest son of George Clagett,
Mayor of Canterbury, was born about 1605-7. Unlike
his reverend brother, Nicholas, he was an ardent Loyalist,
and held a commission in the army of Charles L He
is said to have been iniprisoned in London Tower at one
time by the Puritans. Pie married Margaret, daughter
of Sir Thomas Adams, who was a Lord Mayor of London,
and an author of some note. Tlie names of five of Ed-
ward Clagett's children are recorded ; three daughters,
and two sons, Richard and Thomas. The last nanitd
emigrated to Marvland.

394 CLAGETT.

Xo. 1.

Capf. Thomas' Cla<»-ett, son of Col. Hchvard Clagett,
of lyoudon, England, and his wife, Margaret Adams, was
born abont 1635-40, in England, and for a time was an
officer in the Britisli Xavy. He inherited landed estates
ill England, but about 1670 emigrated to Maryland, and
settled in St. Leonard's town, on St. Leonard's Creek,
Calvert County.

He was apparently possessed of considerable means
when he arrived in America, as he at once purchased, and
received by royal grant, a number of large tracts of land
in various parts of the Province, such as " Goodlington
Manor," one thousand acres on the Eastern shore ; "Wes-
ton," eight hundred acres, on the Western branch, near
Upper Marlborough ; " Greenland," near the " Wood
Yard," and " Croome," in what is now Prince George's
County, as well as a large tract near St. Leonard's town.
His name frequently appears on the early archives of the
Colony, and he is always spoken of as " Captain Thomas
Clagett, Gentleman." In 16S3 he was appointed Coroner
of Calvert County. In 16S9 he is mentioned as one of
the prominent Protestants who refused to participate in
the revolt against the Roman Catholics. His wife; was
Sarah Patterson, of London, England. She joined him
in a deed of entail to their son Thomas Clagett, Jr., of the
estate known as " Weston," which had been first surveyed
in 1671 for Charles Boteler, and sold by him to Captain
Clagett.

The deed was signed by John Smith, justice of the
peace for Calvert, the maternal uncle of John Bowie, Sr.
Captain Clagett executed a will in 1703, which was pro-
bated in 1706. He devised to his son, Edward Clagett,
the " land I inherited in England from my father, Col. Ed-
w'ard Clagett." His son, Thomas, lia\-ing received "Wes-
ton," was not mentioned ; but Croome was given to his son
Richard; "Greenland"' to his son John; lan<l in Calvert

CLAGETT. 395

County to Charles (who was later a magistrate), and
another tract to tlie youngest son, George. He left money
to his daughters, ]\Iartha Clagett and Elizabeth Wards-
worth, and the widow received the property in St. Leon-
ard's town. The appraisements of his household effects
was enumerated according to the rooms in which the
furniture was located, and mention is made of a large hall
in which hung a map of ^Maryland and family portraits.
It is worthy of note that this first representative of the
family in America invariably spelled his name with but one
g^ and the first of his descendants who altered the spell-
ing was his great-grandson, Bishop Thomas J. Claggett.
Captain Thomas Clagett's autograph, as well as that of his
wife, is found on the parchment deed of entail for " Wes-
ton," the original document being now in the possession
of ^Nlr. W. B. Clagett, his great, great, great, great, great-
grandson. Captain Thomas Clagett and wife are sup-
posed to have been buried at '' St. Leonard's town,"
where he lived and died. Their descendants are very
numerous, and we have only a partial list of those sprung
from two of the sons. Edward is supposed to have
returned to England, as his inheritance was there located.

The two of whom we have record were :

2 I Thomas- Clagett, Jr., b. 1675 ; in. Mary .

3 II Richard- Clagett, b. 16S1 ; m. Deborah Dorsev.

Xo. 2.

Thomas- Clagett, CCapt. Thomas' Clagett,
emigrant.) eldest son of Capt. Thomas Clagett, the emi-
grant, and his wife, Sarah, was born in Calvert Count)-,
Maryland, about 1675. Received from his parents in
1702 the fine estate called "Weston," near Lj)per Marl-
borough, which was entailed upon him and his heirs

396 CLAGETT.

"forever." He lived at "Weston," where it is said he
built a large dwelling and surrounded it with a park,
which was in the luiglish style and included, with other
attractions, a number of deer. This house was destroyed
by fire after the Revolution. He is mentioned as a justice
of the peace for Prince George's, as well as a county
commissioner, and, like his father, was known as
" Captain ; " was also judge of the Orphan's Court in 1730.
His wife's name was Mary, and she is thought to have
been a Miss Keeue. He was married about 1700, and
died in 1732. His wife sur\'ived him until 1759, and
both are buried at "Weston." Each executed wills, and
their large family was provided for with gifts of land in
various parts of the county. To his eldest son, Thomas,
he deeded, in 1724, a plantation of two hundred acres, as
well as other land later. He was the first of the long
line of Thomas Clagetts who lived and have been buried
at "Weston." He left five daughters and four sons.

The latter being :

4 I Thomas^ Clagett, Jr., b. 1702; ni. Anne Belt ; d. 1737.
II Richard- Clagktt.

5 III John-' Clagett. Lived near Piscataway.
IV Charles' Clagett.

Xo. 3.

Ricliard- Cla}»ett, Sr., "of Croome," (Capt.
Thomas' Clagett, emigrant.) fourth son of Capt.
Thomas Clagett and his wife, Sarah, was born about 1681
(as he testified in a land suit) in Calvert County, Mary-
land. Received from his father the extensive tract of
land called " Croome," situated in Xottingham District,
Prince George's Count}-, and erected his dwelling about
two miles from the present village called *'Croome."

CLAGETT. 397

About 1704-5 lie married Deborah Dorsev, daughter of
John Dorsey and his wife, Pleasance Ely, widow of
Charles Ridgley, of Baltimore County. John Dorsey was
one of the three celebrated brothers who emigrated from
" Hockly in the Hole," England, to Anne Arundel
County prior to 1664. They settled on the Severn River.

In 1694 Maj. Edward Dorsey, the eldest of the three
brothers, was field marshal of the Provincial ]\Iilitia, and
from 1692 to 1697 judge of the High Court of Chancery,
and a member of the Maryland Assembly to 1705, which
was the year of his death. Hon. John Dorsey was mem-
ber of the Assembly, 1701 and 1702, and a member of the
Upper House, or Council, from 17 10 until his death in
1714.

Richard Clagett, St., is frequently mentioned as land
commissioner for Prince George's County, and as a
purchaser or seller of land in various parts of the county.
He left a will dated October 7, 1752 ; probated in Decem-
ber of the same year. He is buried at " Croome."

Issue :

I Martha^ Clagett, m. Tubman, of St. Mary's

County.

6 II Edward-' Clagett, b. about 1706 ; m. Mrs. Eleanor Brooke,

nee Bowie.

7 III Rev. Samuel' Clagett, m. ist Elizabeth Gantt, 2d Miss

Brown.

IV Richard' Clagett, Jr., m. Lucy Keene.

Issue, several children, one was:

Richard* Keene Clagett, of ^lontgomery County,
Maryland.

V Eleanor^ Clagett, m. Rev. John Eversfield. 1 See Evers-

field Sketch.)
• VI Marv^ Clagett, m. Jeremiah Berry. iFor issue see
Sketch No. 50, Allen P. Bowie, and Berry Record.)

Xo. 4.

Thomas' Clagett, Jr., (Thomas- Clagett, vSr.

398 CLAGETT.

Capt. Thomas' Clagktt, emigrant.) eldest son of
Thomas Clagctt, of '' Weston," and his wife Aviary, was
born at " Weston," near Upper Marlborongli, Prince
George's Connty, about 1702. His name appears fre-
quently on the records of the county courts. He was
often selected as jndge of land commissions, and with his
cousin, Richard Clagett, Jr., superintended the survey and
laying out of lots in the towns of Nottingham and Upper
Marlborough.

lu 1724 his father conveyed to him about two hundred
acres of a tract called '' Clagett's Purchase," and during-
the same year he married Ann Belt, daughter of Joseph
Belt, vSr., and the latter's first wife. At his father's
death he received another farm of two hundred acres, in
addition to the entailed estate, "Weston," and was named
executor. At that time he was not living at " Weston,"
and it is not probable he ever lived there after his mar-
riage, for in his will dated August 5, 1737, he devises to
his younger son " the farm on which I now live," and
which was the same land which his father had given him
upon his marriage.

It is probable that as his mother and unmarried sisters
were then residing at " Weston," he did not disturb them
after his father's death by taking actual possession of his
inheritance. He is buried at " Weston." His mother and
wife administered upon his estate.

Issue :

I Thomas* Clagett, b. about 1726 ; m. Mary White.

II Fogg* Hkxrv Clagett, issue unknown.

III Mary* Clagett, m. Davis, of Mount Hope.

IV Sarah* Clagett, single.

V Lucy* Clagett, single.

Xo. 5.
Joliii'^ Claj^ett, (Thomas- Clagett. Capt.

CLAGETT. 399

Thomas' Ci.agett.) third son of Tlioinas Clagett, of
" Weston/'' and liis wife, ?^Iary, was born in Prince
George's Connty, I\Iar} land, abont 1703-5. He settled
near Piscataway, and is mentioned in his father's w^ill
dated in 1732. Plis wife is thought to have been Mary
Meek. He had several children ; one named Sabret died
single. There were also several daughters who did not
marry.

His eldest son was :

I Thomas* Cla(".i;tt, " of Piscataway." His wife's name is
not positively known, but was probably Priscilla
Duckett.
They had fourteen cliildrcn of wliotn we liave record, viz :

1 HOKATiu'' Cr.AciKTT. Served in the R(.-volutionary

Army during the entire struggle, and was commis-
sioned lieutenant. He then went to London, Eng-
land. Married and died there.

2 John' Clagktt, m. .

Issue :

1 Samuki.'^ Clacktt.

2 David" Clagett.

3 "^i a daughter, m. Ur. Dorsey.

3 Thomas' Cla(Vktt, m. . Lived in Piscataway.

Issue :

1 Marv*^ Clagett, m. Duckett.

2 Thomas" Clagett.

3 Judson" Clagett.

4 H.aS'xibal" Clagett.

4 Zadock' Clagett, m. .

Issue :

1 S.a.llie" Clagett, m. ist John Wiley, a lawyer;

2d Benjamin Miller.

2 Jane" Clagett, m.. John Compton.

5 Walter-" Clagett, m. Williams.

Issue :

1 William" Clagett. Resided in Georgetown,

D. C.

2 Walter" Cl.\gett, single.

3 M.\RTH.\" E. Clagett, m. Henry Addison, brother

of Rev. W. D. Addison.

4 S.arah" Cl.\gett. m. Jeremiah Berry.
Issue :

1 Walter' Berry.

2 William" Jeremiah Berry, m. Eliza Clagett.

(See Berry.)

400 cla(;ett.

5 Darius'' ClagkTT, m. Providence Dorscy Brue.
Ivived in Washington.
Issue :

1 Wiij.iAM' H. Cr.Ar.iriT, ni. Clare.

Issue :

1 Morris" Ci.aoktt.

2 W.'^ \\. Clagktt.

3 Margaret'' Clagktt, tn. N'ovcinbcr 5,

189S, Visconipt Henri de Sihour.

4 Ghrti'dk" Clagktt.

2 Mary" Anne Clagktt, m. vSniith Tliouipson.

3 Dorskv" Clagktt, m. Kendig.

4 JOHx" Clagktt, m. Alice Gunnel.

5 Hli7a" B. Clagictt, b. 1836 ; ni. Ethan Allan ;

d. February 8, 1899.

6 Kthbkrt" Clagett.

7 Ma u RICK' Clagktt.

8 Charles' Clagktt.

6 Alex.andkr'' Clagett, ni. .

Issue :

1 Levi'' Clagett. Killed in the War of 18 12.

2 ElV Clagett. Settled in Baltimore.

7 HEZEKIAH' CLAGEtT, ni. .

I Hkzekiah'' Clagett, Jr.

2 *, a daughter, m. a son of Hezekiah Magru-

der, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

8 Walter' Cl.agett, d. single.

9 Richard^ Clagett.
ID David' Clagett.

11 Nathaxikl' Clagett, d. single. Lived near Piscat-

away.

12 William'' Clagktt, ni. in 1780, Harriet Sothron ; d.

in 1792. His widow in 1796 married Col. John
Hancock Beans.
Issue of William Clagett was :

1 Thomas'' H. Clagett, m. Henrietta B. Marbury.

2 William" Cl.a.gett, Jr. . single.

3 Horatio*' Clagett, m. Rebecca Gantt, and re-

moved to Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1809.
Issue :

1 Horatio' Clagett, Jr. , m. .

2 William' Clagett.

4 Mary* Clagett, m. George Tyler.

5 Sallie" Clagett, m. Dr. Thomas Ramsey

Hodges.
Issue :

1 Goxsalvo' Hodges.

2 ZuLiENXA' Hodges.

CLAGETT. 401

3 Zarah' Hodges.

4 Adklixk" Hodges, ni. isl Dr. Benjamin Mun-

dell. No issue. Married secondly, T'r.oinas
Clagett, of Weston. (For issue see Article
No 12.)

13 Marv^ Ci.agETT, ni. Turner, of Frederick,

Maryland.

14 Anxie^ Clagett, m. Chesley, of Georgetown,

D. C.
Issue :

1 Zadock*^ Cheslev, m. Mary Clagett.
Issue :

1 John" F. Chesley.

2 Dr. James" Chesley.

3 Daniel" Sprigg Chesley, m. MoUie Scott.

2 Elizabeth" Clagett Chesley, in. Daniel Sprigg.

3 Sarah*^ Chesley, m. George Harry, of George-

town, D. C.
Issue :

I Susan' Harry, m. Thomas William Clagett.
(See Article 13.)

4 Alexander® Chesley, ui. .

Issue :

I ", a daughter, . m. Robert Harper, of

Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Xo. 6.

EdwartV Clagett, (Richard- Clagett, Sr. Capt.
Thomas^ Clagett, emigrant.) eldest son of Richard
Clagett, Sr., and his wife, Deborah Dorsey, was born at
"Croome," Prince George's County, Maryland, about
1706. In 1732 his father deeded to him a large part of
the Croome estate, and he married Eleanor Brooke, widow
of Benjamin Brooke, Sr., son of Col. Thomas Brooke, of
Brookefield. She was the daughter of John Bowie, Sr.,
and his wife, Mary Mullikin, and had one son by her
first husband, viz: Benjamin Brooke, Jr. (See Bowie
Record, Article 3.) In 1755 Eleanor (Bowie) Clagett
joined her husband in conveying a portion of the Croome

402 CLAGETT.

estate to their eldest son, John Clagett, also in selling to
her father, John Bowie, another large portion of the
Croonie propert\-. Some years later Edward Clagelt re-
moved to Frederick County, where he died, and his
widow afterwards married a Mr. Skinner, of Baltimore
County.

The issiie of Edward and Eleanor Clagett was :

0 I John' Cla(;ktt, h. 1733; ni. 1755 Casandra White.

II Richard* Clagett, m. Di.t,^t,'es.

III Marv* ClaGKTT, ni. Magruder.

IV Nicholas' ClaG!;tt, m. the widow Ridgely.

V Wiseman' Clagi-tt, m. January 17, 1779, his cousin, Pris-

cilla Bowie Lylcs. daughter of Plilleary Lylcs and his
wife, Eucy Bowie, daughter of James Bowie (son of John
Bowie, Sr.) ; d. 17S5.
Issue :

1 Sarah' Anne Clagett, ni. .

2 Agxes^ Clagett, m. .

3 Eleanor^ Bowie Clagett, b. December 6, 1783; m.

Col. Gassaway Watkins, I'rc.-^iiicnt of the Socictv of
the Cincinnati, and last surviving otTicer of the old
Maryland line. A daughter by this union married

Warfield, and their son Hon. Edwin Warficld,

is president of the Fidelity Company, of Baltimore.

VI Eleanor* Bowie Clagett, b. 1749; m. 1767 John Berrv,

\Vho was born in 1736, and removed from Prince Gcortre's
to Lower Frederick County. (See Bowie .\rticle x.)

Xo. 7.

Kev. Samuel'' Cla j;-ett, (Richard- Ceagett, Sr.
Capt. Thomas' Clagett. j second son of Richard
Clagett, Sr., of Croonie, and his wife, Deborah (Dorsey)
Clagett, was born at " Croome," Prince George's County,
about 17 10, and settled on his estate near Nottingham.
About 1740 he married Elizabeth Gantt, daughter of Col.
Edward Gantt, of Calvert County.

He began the study of theology ; was admitted to

CLAGErr. 403

orders ; went to England, where on December 20, 1747, he
was ordained a priest of the Episcopal Church by the
Lord Bishop of Peterboro. Returned to Maryland and
was rector of Christ Church, Calvert County ; St. Paul's
Parish, Prince George's, and William and Mary Parish,
Charles Count}'.

About 1750 his wife died, and a year or so later he
married Anne, daughter of Dr. Gnstavus Brown, of" Rich
Hill," Charles County, and his wife, P'rances, daughter of
Gerard Foulke. He died in 1756; executed a will in
which he provided for two children, and one expected to
be born. His widow afterwards married Dr. Robert
Homer, of Virginia.

Issue by firsl wife :

I PKISCII.LA* Clagktt, 111. Col. Samuel Chew, of Calvert.
(See Chew.)
10 II Bishop Thomas' John Claggett, Ij. October 7, 1743; ni.

Mary Gantt.
Samuel Clagetf s issue by his second wife was :

I Dr. Samuel* Clagett. Settled at Warrentoii, Virginia,
where he died March 29, 1820.

Xo. 8.

Thomas^ Clag-ett, (Thomas' Clagett, Jr.
Thomas- Clagett, Sr. Capt. Thomas' Clagett,
emigrant.) eldest son of Thomas Clagett, Jr., and his
wife, Anne (Belt) Clagett, was born near Marlborough
about 1726. In 1730 his grandfather, Joseph Belt, con-
veyed to him a horse and Negro woman, " for the love I
beare my infant grandson, Thomas, son of Thomas Clagett,
Jr." In 1749 he witnessed the will of his grandmother,
Mary Clagett.

In 1767 he and his wife, }.Iary, sold to Judson Coolidge
a tract of land called " Bristol," and another to

404 CLAGETT.

William Beans. About 1749 he niarried :\Iary White, of
Frederick County. His death occurred about 1774, and
he is buried at Weston. His widow administered upon
his estate, and, as several of the children were minors,
did not complete its settlement until 1793. She died in
1796.

Issue :

11 I Thomas^ Clagett, b. 1750; m. Sarah White.

II Chari^es^ Clagett, b. 1753 ; m. Verlinda ; d. March

4, 1S33. Lived near Upper Marlborough, and was a
close friend of William Bowie :d. His plantation after-
wards was- bought by Charles Bowie, son of William.
Mrs. Clagett died at the age of fifty, but neither the date
or her maiden name are given on her tombstone.
Issue:

1 GuSTAVUS^ A. Clagett, attorney at law; d. single

in 1810.

2 Sarah'' Axxe Clagett, b. 177S ; m. John Duvall ; d.

March 30, 1S61. No issue.

3 Marv« Clagett, m. Zadock Chesley.

III I.UCY5 Clagett, m. Joseph White, of Montgomery Countv.

Issue :

1 Thomas'' Clagett White, m. Rachel Clagett. his

first cousin. Died in 1S22, and his widow then mar-
ried John Busey.
Issue :

I Joseph- GusTAVus White, b. 1S21 ;d. 1870: single.

2 Harriet" White, m. Thomas Clagett, of Weston, her

first cousin.

IV Elean-or^ Clagett, m. Scott ; d. July, 1S22.

Issue :

1 Thomas« Clagett Scott.

2 Martha^ Clagett Scott.

3 Elizabeth" Clagett Scott.

4 Tilghman" Scott.

5 JuDSox" Scott.

6 Martha" Eleanor Scott.

7 Mary« .A.NN-E Scott.

8 Richard* K. Scott.

V Mary' Clagett, m. Scott. Issue not given.

VI Dennis* Clagett, d. young.

CLAGETT. . 405

Xo. 9.

JoliiiH'lag-ott "of Edwartl,'' (Edward'' Claghtt.
Richard- Clag?:tt, Sr. Capt. Thomas^ Clagkti',
emigrant.) born at Croome, abont 1733, received part of
his father's estate in 1755, when he married Casandra
White. Later removed to Anne Arundle County, and
was a very large land-owner. He signed his name John
Clagett "of Edward," to all legal papers. Date of death
not o-iven.

Issue

I Joseph^ White Clagett, b. about 175S. Lived near Upper

Marlboro ; married May 2i, 17S2, Eleanor Digges, daugh-
ter of William Digges ; d. 1S28.
Issue :

1 Si'SANNAii'' Maria Ci.agktt, m. Charles Hill.
Issue :

1 Charles' C. Hill, m. Emily Snowden.

2 Susan" Hill.

3 Helen' Hill, m. Judge John B. Brooke.

2 Anna^ Maria Clagett, m. Francis Hall.

3 William*' Digges Clagett, m. ist Sarah Young. 2d

Mary Bowie, daughter of Thomas Bowie, of Bladens-
burg.

II Walter^ Clagett, b. 1760 ; m. Miss Woodward.

Issue :

1 Walter'^ Clagett, Jr. Removed to Ohio.

2 Harriet'' Clagett, b. 1S05 ; m. Thomas Jefferson

Dorsett ; d. 1S98. She was the mother of Mrs.
Robert .A.. Clagett, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. George Berry,
Dr. Walter Dorsett, and Jefferson Dorsett.

III William^ Clagett, b. 1763; m. 1790, Casandra Gibbs ; d.

June 5, 1815.
Issue :

1 Joseph* Clagett, d. young.

2 John'' Clagett, m. Sallie Carmen, of Baltimore. No

issue.

3 Thomas" Clagett, m. Elizabeth Welch, of Baltimore.
Issue :

1 Mary' Clagett, a Catholic nun.

2 William' Clai;ett, killed in Confederate Army.

4 Marv^ Clagett, b. 180S; single. Living in 1S99.

5 Dr. Richard" Henry Clagett, b. 1S09; d. January

24, 185 1. Buried at Mount Pleasant ; m. 1836 Grace

4o6 CLAGETT.

Harrison Waring, born 1S12, danghter of Henry
Waring, of :Mount I'leasant, and his wife, Sarah Har-
rison. She died May i, 1S60.
Issue :

I Hhnrv' Waring Clagett, b. 1840; ni. 1863,
Mattie Bowling, daughter of Col. John D. Bowl-
ing and Elizabeth Childs.
Issue :

I Grace* Clagett, m. Frank H. Hill.
Issue :

1 Christobel" Hill.

2 Grace-' Hill.

3 Frank^ Hill.

6 William*"' Clagett, d. young.

7 Albert*^ Clagett, m. Harriet Harwood,
Issue :

1 Margaret" Clagett.

2 Eleanor" Clagett.

8 Edmund*^ Clagett, d. 1S46 ; single.

9 Nicholas** Clagett, d. voung.

Xo. 10.

Bisliop Thomas' John Claj>oett, (Rev. Samuel'
Clagett. Richard- Clagett, Sr. Capt. Thomas'
Clagett, emigrant.) only son of Rev. Samuel Clagett
and his first wife, Elizabeth (Gantt) Clagett, was born near
White's Landing, a few miles south of Nottingham,
Prince George's County, Maryland, October 3, 1743.
Was a student at the academy at Lower Marlborouoh.
Calvert County, Maryland ; from there he went to Prince-
ton College, New Jersey, where in 1764 he received the
degree of A. B., and in 1765 the degree of A. M. In his
early boyhood he was instructed by the Rev. Dr. John
Eversfield, a learned divine who was born in England ;
emigrated to America ; settled near Croome, Prince
George's County, Maryland, and married Eleanor Clagett,
the aunt of Thomas John Claggett. It is related that Dr.
Eversfield was fond of fox-hunting, and sometimes when

CLAGETT.

407

anxious to join the liounds would lock youno^ Claggett
up in his little brick study and 'go off with the key in his
pocket. The bricks of this study were later used in con-
structing the vestr)--rooni of St. Thomas' Church, Croome.
After leaving Princeton, Thomas J. Claggett went to Lon-
don, England, where, by the Bishop of that city, he was

T^l^^W:

■^

lii^liop TIiMiiiUM .loliii llagsott.

in 1767 ordained Deacon and Presbyter. Returning to
America he became the rector of several parishes during
the next twenty years, among them being St. PauTs in
Prince George's County, and St. Ann's in Annapolis.
September 17, 1792, at Trinity Church, New York City,
he was elected Bishop, and was the first Episcopal Bishop

4o8 CLAGETT.

consecrated in America. In 1800 he was the Chaplain
of the United vStatcs Senate, and in 1808 fonnded Trinity
Chnrch, in Upper Marlborough, which he handsomely
endowed, and also ga\-e it the silver comnumion service.

He married his first cousin, Mary Gantt, of Calvert
County, and resided on his inherited estate, " Croome,''
near St. Thomas' Church. He was the first of his family
in Maryland who spelled the name with a double g.
After his return from England, he stated that his re-
searches while in the latter country indicated that the
proper mode of spelling his name was " Claggett." Dur-
ing the Revolutionary War he rather leaned to the side
of England, as so many of the ministers of his Church did
during that era. He was a great friend of the Rev. John
Bowie, and, like him, was dubbed " Tory " by the more
zealous patriots, but his pure character and great ability
gained the love and admiration of even his opponents.
He made some alterations in his family coat of arms at
the same time he changed the spelling of his name, and
the device on the seal he used is now the seal of the Dio-
cese of ^Maryland. He is described as a very large man,
standing six feet four inches, possessing a deep, powerful
voice, and impressive delivery.

He died August 3, 18 16, and was interred in a grave-
yard near his dwelling, which he himself had constructed,
and where his wife and children were also buried. This
was enclosed by a brick wall, and the marble slab placed
over his grave bears an inscription written in Latin by
Francis Scott Key. It is a very long one, the latter
portion reading, " He ruled the Church with firmness
and faithfulness, and adorned it with his character ; he
left an honored name to his Church and country." At
the General Convention of Bishops and Clergy held in
Washington, October, 1898, it was determined that
Bishop Claggett's remains should be removed from their
resting place near Croome, and re-interred on the site of
the Episcopal Cathedral now in process of erection on the

CLAGETT.

409

heights overlooking Washington from the northwest.
Accordingly, on October 31 the remains of the Ih">hop
and liis wife were disinterred andbronght to Washington,
where, on November i, 1S98, they were again laid to rest
with impressive ceremonies conducted by Bishop Henrv
Y. Satterlee, assisted by a number of other noted Church
dignitaries. A monument will be placed over him after
the cathedral has been finished.

Issue :

I Dr. Thomas^ John Claggett. I'racticed medicine very
successfully in Frederick County, Marvland, for nianv
years. He married Sophia Martin, dauf^hter of Honore
Martin, a French refugee and Protestant. \vho setileil in
Rockville, Maryland, and married Sophia, daughter of
Keene Clagett, son of Richard Clagett, Jr., of Crooine,
and his wife, Lucy Keene.
The issue of Dr. Claggett was :

1 Thomas" JOHX Claggett, Jr., m. Anne Perry Hilleary

and had
Issue :

1 Thomas' JOHX Claggett, of Frederick County,

m. Marie Louise Staley and has
Issue :
I Maude"^ Claggett.

2 Honore' Martin Claggett, m. Mary White.
Issue :

1 Thomas^ John Claggett.

2 Benj.amin^ White Claggett.

3 Honore* Martin Claggett.

4 Lalrence' Gr.vy Claggett.

3 Mary' :sIartin Claggett, m. Thomas Schley, a

first cousin of Admiral Schley, and has
Issue :

I Anne" Perry Claggett Schley.

2 Mary« Priscilla Claggett, m. Dr. Thomas Notley

Maddox.
Issue :

1 Anne' Fowler Maddox.

2 Cor.v Martin Maddo.x, m. Thomas J. C. Wil-

liams. (See Chew.)

3 Samuel' Maddox.

4 Dr. Thomas" J. C. Maddox.

5 Sarah" Sophia Maddox, ni. John T. Wood, of

Georgetown, D. C.

4IO CLAGETT.

3 Laura'- Elizabeth Claggktt, ni. Dr. John Gray, of

Frederick.

4 Sarah^ Ci.aggktt, in. Henry Duvall. Removed to

Louisiana.
Issue :

1 Hkxrv" Dl'vall.

2 Hawkins' Dlvall.

5 ViOLKTT.v" Claggett, ni. Tuisco Marlow. ' Removed

to Kansas.
Issue :

1 Thomas' JUDSOx IMarlow.

2 Florence" Marrow.

3 Blanche:" Marlow.

4 Nora" Marlow.

5 Richard" Claggett Marlow.

6 Laura" Ge;xevieve; >L\ri,o\v.

7 Mixxie" Maklow.

6 Sophia*^ Gexevxeve Claggett, m. Rev. John Hamil-

ton Chew.
Issue :

1 Thomas' Johx Chew, M. D., m. Araminta Calvert.

2 Johx" Hamiltox Chew, in. ist Minnie West

Claggett, 2d INIay Addison, (^ee Chew.)

3 Ei.izaketh' C. Chew, single.

7 Martha'^ ^L\T1L^A Axxe Claggett, m. Grafton

Duvall Dorsey.
Issue : '

1 Sophia" Dorsey, m. Robert Bruce Wallace.
Issue :

1 WiLLi.A.M^ Bruce Wall.ace.-

2 Edw.vrl*' Doksev Wallace.

3 Robert* Bruce Wallace, Jr.

4 Dorothy'' Wallace.

2 Robert' EDw.\Rn Dorsey.

3 Graftox" Duvall Dorsey, Jr.

8 Samuel" Claggett. Resides at Peterville. Maryland.

Married Elizab-tli West.
Issue :

1 Mixxie" West Claggett. m. John Hamilton
.• Chew. Died without issue.

2 Sophi.a" Claggett, m. John Garrott Crampton.
» Issue :

I John* Hugh Crampton.

3 Joh.n" Hugh Martix Claggett.

4 Thomas" West Claggett.

5 Samuel" Claggett, Jr.

6 LouLs" Bexoit Keexe Claggett.

7 Sarah" Gexevieve Claggett.

CLAGETT. 411

II Samtki/' Ci.aCtCKTT. An attorney at law. Died iS<'2 ;

single.

III M.\RV^ Clagoktt. hi. John Eversfield of ^Matthew. No

issue.

IV Charles^ Nicholas Ci.ac.gett, d. with cholera while visit-

ing Baltimore in 1S32 ; single.

V Eliz.^beth'' Lai'ra Ci.aogett, ni. Josiah Young. No

issue.

VI Priscilla' Elizabeth Claggett. ni. her first cousin. Col.

John Hamilton Chew, of Calvert County, Maryland.
He died i>S;o. (Sec Chew.)

Xo. 11.

Tlioiiia!^'' Cla<>-ett. (Thomas' Clagktt. Thomas^
Clagett, Jr. Thomas- Clagett, Sr. Capt. Thomas^
Clagett, emigrant.) eldest son of Thomas Clagett, of
Weston, and his wife, ^^Tary, was born abont 1750, and
in 1774 inherited his ancestral home, "Weston," which
was his by entail. He is said to have had one black and
one blue eye. The large old dwelling at Weston was de-
stroyed by fire about the time of the Re\olution, and he
resided in a smaller hotisesonie distance back of the origi-
nal building. In 1777 he was a judge of the Orphan's
Court. In 1776, by decree of the Legislature, he was al-
lowed to sell to Judson Coolidge, that portion hing on
Cabin Branch, in order to satisfy a number of debts he
had incurred. He is said to have served as a private in
the Revolutionary Army. About 17S5, he married his
cousin, Sarah White, daughter of Gustavus White. He
died in July, 1790, leaving an infant son and daughter.
His wife administered the estate, being assisted by his
brother, Charles Clagett, and John Smith Brookes. She
died in 1815. Her estate was administered by her son,
Thomas, and b)' her son-in-law, and nephew, Thomas
Clagett White. Thomas Clagett and wife are buried in
the familv o-ravevard at Weston.

4 1 2 CLA GETT.

Issue

I Rachkl'' Clagktt, b. 17SS; in. ist in iSii her first cousin.
Thomas Clagctt White, son of her father's sister, Lucy
Clagett, and her mother's brother, Joseph White. She
had nine children by this union, but all died young ex-
cept one son. Joseph Gustavus White, who was born in
1821, and died single in 1S70. vShe and husband lived at
" Stony Lonesome," in Montgomery County. After the
death of Mr. White, his widow married John Busey, of
ZMontgomery County, who was the son of John Busey,
Jr., grandson of John Busey, Sr., and great-grandson of
I'aul Busey, a descendant of George Busey, who emi-
grated to :\Iaryland in the Seventeenth Century, and re-
ceived large grants of land. John Busey died in 1S32,
and his widow in June, 1S44.
Issue :

I Samueiv Cl.\gett BusiiV, b. July 23, 1S2S, in Mont-
gomery County. Maryland. Attended the RockviHe
Academy, and then studied medicine in the ofHce of
Dr. Hezekiah Magruder, of Georgetown, D. C. INIa-
triculated in the University of Pennsylvania, where
he graduated in medicine April 8, 1848. He re-
turned to Washington, where he located, and, on
May I, 1849, married Catherine, eldest daughter of
Peter D. Posey, of :Montgomery County, Marvb.nd.
Dr. Busey rapidly rose in his profession, and his skill
and scientific knowledge caused him to be recognized
as one of the foremost physicians in the country. In
1877 he was elected president of the Medical Societv
of the District of Columbia, and again in 1S94, since
which date he has been annually re-elected to the
same office. In 1S8S he received the degree of LL.
D. from St. Mary's University, Baltimore, .Marv-
iand, and was one of the delegates to the Interna-
tional Medical Congress held in London, England,
a few years since. He is a member of the Philosoph-
ical and Anthropological Society of the Washing-
ton Academy of Science, and of the Columbia His-
torical Society. In addition to his contributions to
the science of medicine, he is the author of several
■works relating to the early history of Washington,
and his "personal reminiscences;" "Pictures of
Washington," a souvenir; ".\nnual Addresses," etc.,
etc., are alone sufficient to raise the author to the
highest level among the literary and scientific men
of his day. The characteristic force and grace of
expression throughout his writings at once attracts

CLAGEIT. 413

the reader and holds his interest in the snhject. As
Dr. Biisey's intellect has excited the admiration of
the public, so in private has he been loved and vene-
rated for his kindly disposition and generous conduct
to those less fortunate, %vhoni he has aided through-
out his long professional career of over fifty years.
Mrs. Busey died in 1S92 without children and is
buried in Rock Creek Cer.ietery.
2 Wii^liam' BfSEV, b. 1S32. A civil engineer by pro-
fession, but which he abandoned in consequence of
ill-health. He married Elizabeth Dunlop, and died
in iSSi, without issue.
IJJ II Thomas* Clagktt, b. 1790, twice married.

Xo. 12.

Thomas ■ Clagett '* of AVe.stoii," (Thomas Clag-
ETT. Thomas* Claghtt. Tho.mas' Clagett, Jr.
Thomas- Clagett, Sr. Capt. Thomas' Clagett,
emigrant.) only son of Thomas Clagett and his wife,
Sarah (White) Clagett, was born at ''Weston" in 1790,
the year his father died. Inherited " Weston," and built
on the site of the original dwelling the fine brick house
now standing. He was one of the most successful farmers
who ever lived in Prince George's County, and, it is said,
was worth ver^^ nearly a million dollars when the Civil
War commenced. He served in the War of 1812, and
was wounded in the arm. He was noted for his fine
business ability, and strict adherence to what he believed
to be right. His word once passed, he was ne\'er known
to swerve a hair's breadth from his promise. A man of
cold, undemonstrative manners, he was yet a devoted
father, and richly endowed each of his children when
they became of age.

In 181 2 he married his double first cousin, Harriet
White, daughter of his mother's brother, Joseph White,
and the latter's wife, Lucy Clagett, sister of Thomas Clagett,

414

CLAGinr.

the elder. She died about 1S36, and on Xoveinber 13,
1S3S, he nianicd Mrs. Adeline Mundell, widow of Dr. Ben-
jamin Mnndell, and a daughter of Dr. Thomas Ramsey
Hodges, of r^larlborough, and his wife, vSallie Clagett,
daughter of William Clagett, a descendant of the second
son of Capt. Thomas Clagett, Xo. 2. Vlx. Clagett died

Thomas Clagett.

August 27, 1S73, and his widow in 1S83. He is buried
at "Weston."

Issue by first wife :

I Thomas' Clagett, b. 1S13 ; d. in infancy.
13 II Thomas' William Clagett, b. 1S15 ; m. ist Susan Harry,
2(J Sarah Lewis.

CLAGETT. 415

III JoSKi'ir Whitk Ci,ag]:tt. b. 1816; d. i8j6.

IV STi:PHt;N' Cr.AGKTT, (1. young.

V Lrcv" Cr.AGETT, m. Polidore Scott.

Issue :

I Mary"* Scott, in. Daniel Sprigg Chesk-y.

VI Eliza" ClagetT, in. William J. Berry. (For issue see

Berry Record.)

VII Charles' Clagett, b. 1S19; ni. 1846 Mary Mullikin,

daughter of Baruch IVIullikin and his wife, Sophia Odcn.
They resided at "The Cottage," near ^Nlarlborougli.
Mr. Clagett was an ardent Democrat, but would not ac-
cept any olTice other than judge of the Orphan's Court,
which he held a number of } ears. Was a very success-
ful farmer, and died at the age of seventv-four, leaving
a large estate. {lis widow survived him two vears.
Issue :

1 Charles- Thomas Clagett, b. 1852; m. 1S83 Kli/a-

beth Caldwell. Was elected State Senator in 18.S8,
and died in 1S92.
Issue :

1 Charles'' Clagett, d. in infancy.

2 Alice-' Clagp;tt.

3 Marv'-' Clagett.

2 WiLLL\M- Baruch Clagett, b. 1854 ; m. 1883 Kate

C. Duckett, daughter of Richard Duckett and his
wife, Elizabeth :M. Waring. Mr. Clagett is chair-
man of the Democratic State Committee, and was
elected in 1S97 State Senator. Resides near Marl-
boro'.
Issue :

1 Margaret'-' W. Clagett, b. 1SS5.

2 Charles'* Clagett.

3 Willlam" Clagett.

4 Rachel'' Clagett.

VIII Virginia' Clagett, d. young.

IX Robert' Clagett, b. 1826. Received from his father a

fine estate called " Oakland," near ilarlboro', and was a
successful and opulent planter. December 26, 1849. ^^^
married Emily M. Dorsett, daughter of Thomas Jefferson
Dorsettandhis wife, Harriet Clagett, daughter of Walter
Clagett, descended from Edward Clagett and his wife,
Eleanor Bowie. Died 1S97.
Issue :

1 Thomas- Jefferson- Clagett, b. November 24, 1850;

TO. December 14, iSSr, Catherine W. Bowie. See
Maj. Thomas F. Bowie Sketch for issue.)

2 LixV^ Clagett, m. 1S83 Frederick Sasscer, Jr. (See

record of children in list of Margaret Bowie's de-
scendants.)

4i6 CLAGETT.

3 ROBKRT" A. ClagktT, Jr., (1. at the age of twenty.

4 Emii.v" M. Cr.AGKTT. single.

5 J.XCK.SON'* Lee Davis Ci^agett, m. 1S9S Rose Butler.

6 Arthur^ N. Ci.agktt. Divinity student.

The issue of Thomas Clagett by his second wife, Adeline Hodges,
was :

I Sarah" Clagktt, b. 1S39 ; ni. Dr. Kdgar Wood.

Issue :

1 Ci.aghtt" Wood.

2 Ada*^ Wood.

3 Wade* Wood.

4 Elsie* Wood.

5 Mary' Wood.

6 Sarah'' Wood, d. 1897.

II Thomas^ Clagett, b..iS4o;.m. ist, November S, 1S65,

Helen Dunlop. She died without issue April 30, 1S66.
He married 2d, October, 1S69, Mary I\I. Bowie, daughter
of Gen. Thomas F. Bowie and his first wife, Catherine
H. Waring.
Issue :

1 Thomas'' Clagett, b. 1870 ; d. in infancy.

2 Charles" Thomas Clagett, b. 1S73.

3 Henrv" Bowie Clagett, b. 1876.

4 Reverdv* Johnsox Clagett, b. 1877 ; m. January

25, 1S99, Kate E- Macintosh.

5 Thomas'* Fielder Bowie Clagett, b. 1878.

6 Mever^ Lewin- Clagett, b. 1S80; d. in infancy.

III GonSalvo" Clagett, b. 1843 ; "'• Caroline Van Antwerp,

daughter of Gen. Verplank Van Antwerp ; d. 1S75.
Issue :

1 Jennie* Clagett, m. Joseph S. Wilson.

Issue :

1 Carroll' Wilson.

2 Elizabeth'* Wilson.

2 Thomas* Vervan Clagett, b. 1S72.

3 Adeline* Clagett.

IV Adeline' Clagett, m. ist Rev. Mr. Kershaw, 2d Dr. M.

Humes. No issue by either marriage.

V R.achel" Clagett. m. Charles J. Kinsolving, brother of

Bishop Kinsolving.
Issue :

1 Ch.\rles* Kinsolving.

2 Julia* Kinsolving.

3 Lucv* Kinsolving.

4 R.A.CHEL" KlNSOLVIXG.

CLAGETT. 417

Judge Thoiuas' William Clagetf, (Thomas''
Clagrtt. Thomas' Clagett. Thomas' Ci.agrtt.
Thomas* Clagett, Jr. Thomas- Clagett, Sr. Capt.
Thomas' Clagett.) eldest son of Thomas Clagett,. of

Jndge Thoina.o* William Clajjett.

Weston, and his first wife, Harriet (White) Clagett, was
born at Weston, Prince George's County, Maryland, Aug-
ust 30, 1815. Educated in Alexandria, and received a
farm from his father, near Marlborough. In 1S33, when
but eighteen years of age, he married Susan Guigir Plarry,
only child of George Harry, of Georgetown, D. C, and

4^8 CLAGETT.

liis wife, Sarah (Chcsley) Harry. She was the dai.ohter
of Joliii Chesley and his wile, Anne Clagett, a descendant
of John Clagett, third son of Capt. Tiionias Clagetl, No.
2. (See attached note for Harry descent.)

At the age of twenty-one Tlionias William Clagctt
entered tlie field of politics and was twice elected (defeat-
ing the Democratic candidate, Walter W. W. Bowie) to
the Legislatnre. In 1S46 his wife died, and a year later
he married Sarah I]. Lewis, of ^lassachnsetts, bv whom
he had no surviving children. In 1S50 he nioved to
Keokuk, Iowa, where he again became a prominent figure
in politics ; was elected member of the Iowa Legisla'ture
and judge of the Circuit Court. In 1S60 he established
and was editor of the - Keokuk Constitution;^ a daily
publication which was recognized as one of the ablest
journals in the West. Bitterly opposed to secession, he
fought the movement most vigorously and was ever a
Union man. But as a Democrat he criticised the admin-
istration severely and drew upon himself the resentment
of the extremists, who instigated an attack upon his
publishing house, which was sacked by a mob, and his
printing presses thrown into the Mississippi. Yet before
the night was over he fished them up, and the following
day the paper appeared as usual, unsparingly denouncing
the leaders of the mob. The better element of the town
was with him and he was not again molested. A man of
brilliant abilities and unflinching courage, he was uni-
versally admired by both friends and adversaries, and
when he died April 14, 1S76, the press of the entire State
united in paying tributes to his character, both public
and private. Among his friends were many men who
have left a national fame. He lavished a large fortune
upon party associates, and was noted for his open-handed
liberality. His widow died in 18SS and is buried at
Portland, Oregon ; his first wife is buried at Weston, his
father's home, and he is buried at Keokuk, Iowa.

CLAGETT. ' 419

Issue :

14 I Thomas" Clagktt, b. September 21, 1S34 ; 111. Klizabctli
Eichar.

II Gkorc;k' II. Clagktt, b. 1S36; d. 1862, in Nevada ; sins^le.

III William" Horaci-: Cla<;i:tt, b. Scpteuiber 21, iS,:S ; m.

April 29, 1S61, Mary Hart, of Keokuk. Studied law;
^vas admitted to the bar ; removed to Nevada, and was
elected to the L,e.<,'islaturc in that State. Removed to
Montana, and was elected as a Republican delegate to
Congress for that Territory. Owing to his fluency of speech
was called "the silver-tongued orator of the West.''
Was the originator of the bill creating the Yellowstone
National Park. Removed to Idaho, and was president of
the Constitutional Convention, which framed the Con-
stitution for the new State. Was by the Legislature
elected United vStates Senator, but his seat was disputed
by Fred G. Dubois, who was awarded the seat by the
Senate on technical grounds. Was again nominated for
the same position in 1S96, and lacked but two votes of
election. Finding he could not control the necessary
number of votes, in order to defeat Dubois, he threw his
influence to Heitfeldt, who was elected. He is the
author of a work on currency and banking, and is inter-
ested in mining, and resides in Murray, Idaho.
Issue :

1 Marv'-* Clagktt, b. 1863 ; single.

2 Idaho' Clagett, b. 1S66.

3 Thomas'* W. Clagett, b. 1868: m. — '■ ; lives in

Portland, Oregon.

4 Mabel' Clagett, b. 1870; m. Frederick Lucas, of

Spokane, Washington.

5 George' Dixox Clagett, b. March 4, 1873 ; ni.

1S9S Ermina Heyburn, of Spokane, Washington.

6 Emma' G. Clagktt, twin ; b. 1873.

7 William' II. Clagett, Jr., b. 1876; enlisted in First

Oregon Regiment and sailed for Manila, Philippine
Islands, in June, 1S9S.

8 Grace' Clagktt, b. 18S1.

^ IV Sar.\h* Clagett, b. 1S40; d. single.
V Sus.AN* H.\RRY Cl.agett, b. 1S42 ; m. Samuel Pettingill, of
Vermont. An authoress of considerable note ; died
1.89 1.
Issue :

1 Harry' Pettingill.

2 SiDXKv' B. Pettingill.

420 CLAGETT.

No. 14.

Tlioniiftti'' CSao-ett " of Iowa," (Judge Thomas"
W. Clagett. Thomas'^Clagett, of Weston. Thomas'
Ci.AGETT. Thomas' Ci.agett. Thomas'^ Clagrtt,
Jr. Thomas- Clagett, Sr. Capt. Thomas' Ceagett,
emigrant.) eldest son of Jndge Thomas V*'. Clagett and
his wife, Susan (Harry) Clagett, was born near Upper
Marlborough, Maryland, September 21, 1S34. Removed
with his father in 1S50 to Keokuk, Iowa. December
13, 1855, he married Elizabeth Sophia Eichar, daughter
of Peter Eichar and his wife, Sophia Isham. (See Eichar
and Isham Sketches.) In 1S69 Mr. Clagett received from
his grandfather a plantation located near " Weston,'' in
Prince George's County, Maryland, and removed with his
family back to his native State. As there were several
Thomas Clagetts in the neighborhood, he adopted as his
distinctive signature, " Thomas Clagett, of Iowa."

Issue :

I Susan' Eichar Clagktt, b. March 10, 1S59.

II Thomas^ Clagett, Jr., b. March 3, 1S60. Is the ninth

Thomas Clagett in direct descent. Removed to Idaho
in 1SS2 and engaged in mining. In 1S96 was elected a
member of the Idaho Legislature, and supported his
uncle for the United States Senate. In IVIay, 1S98, he
enlisted in the ist Regiment, Idaho Volunteers, and
was appointed corporal in Company F. Sailed from San
Francisco with his regiment June 29 for Manila, Philip-
pine Islands, and is now in active service fighting the
Philippine Insurgents.

III Eleanor^ Clagett, b. July 20, 1S62 ; m. September 23,

1S85, Walter Worthington Bowie.
Issue :
I Rlth'" Worthington Bowie, b. July 17, 1SS6.

IV Lavinia^ Klem Clagett.

V Sarah^ Cheslev Clagett.

VI Charles' William Clagett, b. September 3, 1869.

Attorney at law.

VII SoPHi.A^ IsH.\M Clagett.

VIII Harrv" Guigir Clagett, b. January 24, 1S74.

IX George* Maxwell Clagett, b. July 3, 1S76.

CLA GETT.—IIARR Y. 4 2 1

X Klizabkth*' VAXES Clagktt, b. May 30, 1S79; d- Xovcni-

bcr 20, 1SS9.

XI Rovi)KN» Douglas Clagktt, b. September 3. jSSo.

HARRY.

The ancestors of the Maryland family of this name
were originally natives of Normandy, France, and spelled
the name "Harrie." They were Huguenots, and upon
the revocation of the edict of Nantes, in 16S5, removed to
Holland. Two grandsons of the French Huguenot
emigrated with their wives and children to Maryland in
1745, and settled near H.igerstown, the name of\he vil-
lage at that era being Elizabeth. These brothers, .Martin
and Jacob, had been raised to be careful agriculturists, and
practicing their thril'ty knowledge in the management of
their rich lands in .Maryland, lying on Antietam Creek,
. soon grew to be wealthy, substantial citizens. Their
children became zealous patriots, and actively aided the
cause of their brethern in the struggle for independence.

Jacob' Harry, the eldest of the two emigrant
brothers, died in 17SS, and is buried at Hagerstown. He
left four sons. His wife's name is not given.

Martin-' Harry, (Jacoe' Harrv.) third son of Jacob
Harry, the emigrant, was born about 1755. Like his
father was a prosperous farmer, and merchant of Hagers-
town, and is said to ha\e served in the Revolutionarv
Arifly. ^

About 17S2 he married Susan Sailer, who was born in
1761, and was the daughter of Peter Sailer and his wife,
a Miss Shanefeklt. Peter Sailer was tlie son of Matthias
Sailer, who was born in Plolland in 1710; married there
and emigrated to Maryland in 1745, and settled on six

422 CLAGETT.— HARRY.

hundred acres of land located on Antietam Creek. Martin
Harry died in 17S7 leaving two daughters and a son who
was born shortly after his death. His widow a few \ears
later became the wife of John Guigir, a well-to-do mer-
chant of Hagerstown, by whom she had no children, and
died September 4, 1805.

George' Harry, (Martin- Harry. Jacob' Harry.)
only son of Martin Harry and his wife, Susars (Sailer)
Harry, was born April 3, 17SS, a few months after his
father's death, and was reared in the home of his step-
father, John Guigir, at Hagerstown. Later he removed
to Frederick, and then to Georgetown, D. C. On May
25, 1 813, he married Sarah Chesley, daughter of John
Chesley, of that town, and his wife, Anne, thirteenth child
of Thomas Clagett, of Piscataway. He only lived three
years after marrying, and died in July, 1S14, leaving an
infant daughter, his only issue.

Susaii^ C)Jiii«>-ir ISarry, (George' Harry. Mar-
tin- Harry. Jacob' Harry.) only issue of George
Harry and his wife, Sarah Chesley, was born October 14,
1814. Married in 1833 Thomas William Clagett, of
Prince George's County, and died in 1S45. (For issue
see Clagett Note.) Her eldest son, Thomas'' Clagett, born
in 1834, married Elizabeth Pjchar, of Keokuk, Iowa. (See
Eichar Note.)

KICIIAK.

The Eichars came from the city of Eichstadt, or Aich-
stadt, in Bavaria. This town was one of note for many
centuries ; it contained a cathedral and ducal residence,
and for generations was ruled by P>ishops. The name
Eichar is probably derived from the word eich^ " the

CLAGETT.—EICHAR. . 423

oaks," as the ducal caslle of the reigning family is said to
have been surrounded b\- oak trees. As a village and
town graduall}' grew up around it the place was known
as " Eiclistadt/' and the ruling lauiily, descended from
the original owners of the place, became " Hichars."

The following sketch of the American family which
bears the name is taken from an account of them written
by the late Mrs. Judge Lake, a daughter of the house.
She died at an advanced age in New York more than
thirty years since.

About 1750 a younger son of the ruling house of Eich-
stadt, known in his native town as a prince, and possess-
ing a peace-loving disposition, grew weary of the wars
and political intrigues around him, decided to leave his
native land and to take liis wife and two children to the
New World, hoping to fmd in the colony, founded by
Williau) Penn, that quiet and rest he could not enjoy in
Bavaria. Disposing of his propert}-, and Avith a consid-
erable sum of money, he embarked with his little family
for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the ship arrived
in America the captain of the vessal reported that \'on
Eichstadt and his wife had both died en route, and been
buried at sea ; that he found no money among his effects,
and that the two little children, a boy and a girl, were
destitute. As it was known that the intending emigrant
' had with him a large sum wliicli could never be found,
it was always suspected that the captain had poisoned
his passengers and then robbed them. Kind Quakers
took charge of the little orphans and gave them a good,
plain education. Barbara, a girl of six years when she
arrived in America, became the wife of Jacob Weaver,
a young surveyor of Little York, Pennsylvania. The
boy,

Peter' Eieliar. was born in 1742, in Eichstadt,
Bavaria, and grew up with his Quaker benefactors to be
a sober, industrious and thrifty farmer and mill-owner, at

424 . CLAGETT.—EICIIAR.

Little York, Pennsylvania. He bought a large tract of
land near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which at that era
was only a frontier village. Shortly after moving to his
new property he married Nancy Smith, and built a suli-
stantial stone house on his land, about a mile from Greens-
burg. His wife was the daughter of John Smith, a sturdy
frontiersmau, whose life had been one of thrilling adven-
ture for many years with his neighbors, the Indians. Pie
lived to a great age, and died in 1S07. Mrs. Lake states
that he had frequently told her of his hair-breadth escapes.
On one occasion he was captured by the Indians and
taken bound to their camp, which was located where now
stands the city of Pittsburg. The savages proceeded to
hold their usual games in celebration of their success,
and Smith was compelled to run "the gantlet," that is,
he is forced to run as fast as possible down a line, between
two rows of warriors, who endeavored to knock him down
as he passed, with club and hatchet. If he should suc-
ceed in reaching the end of the line alive, his life would
be spared. Though several times knocked down, the
captive being of vigorous frame, at last reached the
coveted goal, though bruised and wounded. A P'rench-
man who witnessed the performance then bought him of
the Indians and took him to Detroit, from which point
he at last escaped and returned to his family. Peter
Eicher grew quite wealthy, and amply provided for each'
of his eight children. Most of them settled in the sur-
rounding country. He died March S, 1S19, and he and
his wife are both buried in the Lutheran cemetery, at
Greensburg.

Joseph- EU'liar, (Pf.ter' Eicher.) second son of
Peter Eichar, the emigrant, and his wife, Xancy (Smith)
Eichar, was born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1774.
His father bestowed upon him a farm near his home, and
built on it a large stone house. On October 10, iSoo,
he married Anne Suman, of Greensburg, and for several

CLAGErT.—EICHAR. 425

years lived on the land his parent had given him. He
was, however, of a roving and restless disposition, more
visionary than practical. I^elieving he could do better
farther west, he sold his estate and went to (Jhio and set-
tled upon a large tract of new land near what is now the
town of Worcester. Here he was constantly in danger
from the Indians, and several times his family had to flee
for their lives to a neighboring fort. During the War of
1812, he with difficulty protected his home from his sav-
age foes, who were continually on the war path. Once
his wife hid the children in a corn shock while the In-
dians were raiding their house. I\Ir. Hichar was a second
Colonel Sellers, and continually saw a fortune in new en-
terprises which usually ended in loss. Once he started a
large flour mill, another time he worked a stone quarr}',
which he sold to engage in the digging of a well, which
he sunk to a depth of four hundred and sixty-five feet,
looking for salt, and struck the first oil disco\-ered in
Ohio, but, being ignorant of its value, failed to derive any
advantage from the discovery. Still conceiving that the
true Eldorado was further west, he started a fresh chase
of the rainbow, and selling out his possessions near Wor-
cester, moved his family by wagon to Sandusk}-, where
he shortly after contracted typhoid fever, and died October
17, 182 1. His wife was a woman of great courage and
practical sense, and with her eight little children returned
at once to Worcester. By strict economy and industry
she reared her famils*, acquired a comfortable competency,
and died September, 1862, at the age of eighty-three.

Peter' FJeliar, (Joseph- Eichar. Peter' Eichar,
emigrant.) the third child and eldest son of Joseph
Eichar and his wife, Anne (Suman) Eichar, was born
in 1805 near Greensburg, Pennsylvania ; removed with
his parents to Worcester, Ohio, when \-ery young, and for
a number .of years was a farmer.

While on a visit to Watertown, New York, he met

426 CLA GETT.—EICHAR.

Sophia Isham, the daughter of Asa Ishaiii and his wife,
Sarah (Chapman) Ishani, and married her Jnne lo, 1S35.
"She was born Angnst 20, iSio, at Colchester, Connecti-
cut, previous to the removal of her parents to Watertown.
(vSee Isham Sketch.) Peter Eichar, some years after his
marriage, removed to Keokuk, Iowa; was interested in real
estate and one of the leading citizens of that western town.
Later retired from active business, and died at Keokuk,
June 15, 1S68, aged sixty-three. His wife died in 1895
at the home of her daughter in Pierce City, Missouri.
Issue :

I RijzAKKTH* Sophia Eichar, b. near Worcester, Ohio. April

24, iSj;6; in. at Keokuk, Iowa, December 13, 1S55,
Thomas Clagett, eldest son of Judge Thomas \V. Clagett,
of Maryland, and later removed with her husband to
Maryland. She is the mother of eleven children. (See
Clagett Sketch for complete list.)

II Anne* Eliza Eichar, m. ist Robert Ruddick, 2d J. B.

Akin.
Robert Ruddick"s issue :

1 Robert' Ruddick, Jr.

2 Kate^ Ruddick.

3 Rose' Ruddick.

4 Mary' Ruddick.

5 Fi.ora^ Ruddick.

6 Jksse'' Ruddick.
» J. B. Akin's issue :

I Madei.inp:^ Akin.

III Eleanor* S. Eichar, b. December, 1S42; m. \V. L- Ver-

million. No issue.

IV Lavinia' Ki.km E;ichar, b. 1S44; m. Dr. S. K. Hicks, of

Missouri.
Issue :

I Keesev' Hicks.

This family traces a descent through many generations
of noble ancestors back to the Thirteenth Centurv, and it

CL A GETT.—lSHAM. 4 2 7

is claimed that the name is of even more ancient oiioin
still. Mrs, Roger A. Prior, in one of her recent articles
regarding the ancestry of the \'irginia Lees, says the
latter are descended maternally from the Ishanis, and have
through them "a long and noble line of Knglish ances-
tors ; tracing back through the Daytons, the Murrays,
and Devere ; numbering among them several Chief
Justices, Earls of Oxford, Lords of Addington, John de
Quincy (a ]Magna Charter Baron), back to the Dukes of
Normandy, Longue Epee, and Sanspeur, nay, ro\altv it-
self, Hugh Capet and the Saxon kings. England has
known no grander family than that of De Vere. Hard
pressed in one of the battles of the crusades, a De Verc
saw a vision of a star fall from Heaven and alight upon
his shield. Ever after his family bore a lone star, and
never was its luster dimmed. Gen. Robert E. Lee, Chief
Justice Marshall, Jolm Randolph, of Roanoke, and Thomas
Jefferson are all descendants of Henr\- Isham, a member
of this family.'"

The first of the name of whom we have direct ancestral
record was

Robert tie Isliain. who was born in 1261. His son,

Henry de Islinni lived in 1330, during the reign of
Edward HI.

Robert <le Isham, a direct descendant of Henry,
suppressed the "de."' He married Elizabeth, co-heiress
of Ashton and Knoston, and died in 1475.

AVilliani Isliain, son of Robert de Isham, married,
in 1484, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Braunspath, and
died in 15 10. To him, on one occasion. King Richard
HI sent to request a loan of forty pounds.

Thoiiias Isliaiii, son of William and Elizabeth
Isham just mentioned, married Eleanor, daughter of

428 CLA GF/fT.—ISHAM.

Richard de Vere, of Addington. He lived at his estate
of Pitchley, and was known as "Thomas Isham, Esq., of
Pitchley." They had three sons. John, the eldest, be-
ing the ancestor of the present English baronet of the
name.

Eiiseby Isliam, the youngest son of William and
Elizabeth (de Vere) Isham, mentioned above, married
Anne, daughter of Gyles Ponlton, and had twenty child-
ren. One of their sons was

Sir Gregory Isham, who in 1632 married Eliza-
beth Cateline, of Rounds. They had a large family.
Three of their sons, John, Henry, and William, emigrated
to America about 1660, and settled at Barnstable, Tvlassa-
chusetts. William Isham died there unmarried. His
brother, Henry Isham, after a few years, removed to \'ir-
ginia with his wife, Catherine, and settled at Turkey
Bottom, on the James River. His daughter, Mary Isham,
later married William Randolph, who had emigrated from
Warwickshire, England, and settled on the James River.
From this couple were descended John Rudolph, of Roa-
noke, Thomas Jefferson, Chief Justice ^Marshall, Gen.
Robert E. Lee, and many other celebrated men.

John' Isham, son of Sir Gregory Isham, as men-
tioned above, settled at Barnstable, Massachusetts, and on
December 16, 1677, married Jane Parker, of Barnstable,
and had seven children. He was one of the commission-
ers of his township, and a man of considerable prominence
, in the colony.

Isaac'- Isham, third son of John and Jane (Parker)
Isham, was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, February
7, 1683, and became a wealthy and prominent citizen of
that commonwealth. On May 3, 1716, he married
Thankful Limbert, of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and had
eigfht children.

CLA GErr.—ISHAM. 429

Daniel^ l!«iliaiii, seventh child of Isaac and Thank-
ful (Linibert) Ishani, was born at Barnstable, Massachu-
setts, April 13, 1729. He was for a number of years a
member of the Plouse of Burgesses, and one of the lead-
ing men among the Patriots during their troubles with
Great Britain. In October, 1756, he married Catherine
Foot, of Cape Cod, and had seven children.

Asa"* Isliaiii. sixth child of Daniel and Catherine
(Foot) Isham, was born at Barnstable, ^Massachusetts, in
December, 1769. He removed to Colchester, Connecti-
cut, where he married on December i, 1794, Sarah
Chapman, of East Haddam, Connecticut. A few years
later he removed with his family to Watertown, New
York, where he died in 1852, aged eighty-two, and his
wife, who was two years his junior, died in 1S53. Thev
left six sons and four daughters.

Sopliia'' Isliaiii. eighth child of Asa and Sarah
(Chapman) Isham, was born August 20, 18 10, at Col-
chester, Connecticut, and removed with her parents to
Watertown, New York, where she married on June 10,

1835, Peter luchar, a son of Joseph Eichar, of Worcester,
Ohio. For a number of years she resided with her
husband at Worcester, and at Edinburg, Ohio,
and then removed to Keokuk, Iowa, where her
husband died in 1 868, leaving several children. (See Eichar
note.) Mrs. Eichar then made her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dr. Hicks, at Pierce City, ^Missouri, where she
died in 1895.

Elizabeth' ^^ojiliia Eichar, daughter of Peter
Eichar and his wife, Sophia Isham, was born April 24,

1836, at Worcester, Ohio. She removed to Keokuk, Iowa,
with her parents, and was married there December 13,
1855, to Thomas Clagett, son of Judge Thomas W. Clagett,
of Maryland. She removed with her husband to Mary-
land in 1869, and is the mother of eleven children ; ten
of them still living. (See Clagett Article No. 14.)

COXTEE.

The Con tees of Maryland claim descent from a noble
French family which was a branch of the royal houses of
Cohde and Conti. The arms borne by the Prince de
Conti, the Baron de Conti, of Orange, the Count de Gra-
viers, of Normandy, the Viscompts de Conti, of Rochelle,
and the English family of Contee are all identical. The
Viscompts de Conti, like their great relative, the Prince
de Conde, were Huguenots. While the religious wars
were raging in P'rance during the reign of Louis XIII, a
Viscompt de Conti emigrated from Rochelle to London,
England, in order to secure for himself a family freedom
from persecution.

Some twenty years later, in 1643, a son of this P'rench
emigrant, Adolphe de Conti, was Lord Mayor of London,
and the motto under his arms in Guild Hall is, " Pour
Dieu et ))io)i Roi.^'' The first of the name of whom we
have direct ancestral record is,

Peter Coiitee, a surgeon of Barnstable, Devonshire,
_ England. He was probably a great-grandson of the \'is-
compte who emigrated from Rochelle. The name of
Peter Contee's father is not given, but his mother's name
was Grace, and she was a widow in 1707. His wife's
name was Catherine. He had a brother, Col. John Con-
tee, who emigrated to Maryland and settled in Charles
County about the end of the Seventeenth Century. He
was commissioned colonel of militia, and in 1707 was

CONTEE. 431

one of the Council of State. He acquired large tracts of
land, and for the era in which he li\-cd was very wealthy.
Although twice married he had no children, and invited
his nephew, Alexander Contee, the young son of his
brother Peter, to join him in the Province, and gave him
much property. He died August 3, 170S.

Xo. 1.

Alexainler^ Contee, son of Catherine and Peter
Contee, was born at Barnstable, England, in April, 1693,
and when about twelve years of age joined his uncle,
John Contee, in Maryland. He early became a prosper-
ous merchant in Nottingham, Prince George's Countv ;
acquired large tracts of land, and was for many vears
clerk of the County Court, an office of great importance
in those days. In 1724 he was elected a member of the
House of Delegates. About 1720-1, he married Jane,
daughter of Col. Thomas Brooke, of Brookefield, and his
second wife, Barbara Dent. (See Brooke Sketch.) Mrs.
Contee received a very large property from her father, in-
cluding that portion of " Brookeheld" on which stood the
original Brooke dwelling and family grave\-ard. The
latter, with adjoining land, descended through her son,
Thomas Contee, to the latter's great-granddaughter, Mrs.
Thomas V. Bowie, and is now known as "The \'alley.''

Alexander Contee died December 24, 1740, and is
buried at " The \'alley ; '■ a marble slab is over his grave.
Near by are two smaller slabs in memory of his two little
boys, each named Alexander, who died in childhood.
Alexander Contee executed a will in which he provided
ver\- liberally for his children, leaving land in Calvert to one
son, while to another he left a large estate in Baltimore
County. He also left the minister of St. Paul's a guinea, and

432 CONTEE.

requested he should preach a serniou on " ye danger and
folly of ye deathbed repentance." The home place went
to his widow, who bequeathed it to her son, Tlionias
Contee. She died in June, 1779, anfi executed a will.
She mentioned her four daughters, her sons, John and
Thomas, and the grandchildren by each. No reference
was made to her two sons, Peter and Theodore, who were
living when their f^Uher died. It is therefore probable
they died before their mother, leaving no issue.

Issue of Alexander Contee and his wife, Jane Brooke :

a I John- Co.NTKK, b. 1722; ni. 1745 Margaret Snowden.

II ALEXANDiCk- CoxTEF,, Jr., Ij. 1724; d. April 11, 1734.

III Pf.thr- Coxthk, b. 1726; d. prior to 1779; single.

IV J.\XH- CoNTiiK, b. 1728; d. February 2t, i.Srg; in. 1747 John

Hanson, who was born in Charles County, Maryland, in
1715 ; a son of Samuel and Elizabeth Hanson, and grand-
son of John Hanson, emigrant, who died in 1713. John
Hanson represented Charles County in the House of
Burgesses from 175S to 1768, when he removed to Fred-
erick County, where he was also elected to the Legis-
lature. In 1775 he enrolled the militia of Frederick,
and was placed in command of a regiment. He con-
structed a powder mill, and supplied the Patriot .A.rmy
with powder. In 1780 was elected a delegate to the
Continental Congress, and resigned from the army. In
17S1 was, by a large majority, elected president of the
Congress, and in 17S2, as head of the new nation, issued
letters of marque to prey upon the British commerce.
These commissions were .signed, "John Hanson, Presi-
dent." He was literally the first President of the
United States, and was then so regarded. He died in
1783.
Issue :

1 Alex.^xder-' Coxtee H.\x.sox, b. 1749. .■\ssistant

private secretary to General Washington, judge of
the General Court, and Chancellor of Maryland.
He died in 1806.
One of his sons was :
I Alex.\xder* Coxtee H.\xsox, Jr. Editor of
The Federalist, and United States Senator.

2 Dr. S.^MUEr.^ Hansox, d. in the Revolutionary .A.rmy.

3 John' Haxsox, Jr.

4 Capt. Pkter^ Coxtee Haxsox. Killed at battle of

Fort Washington, 1776.

CONTEE. 433

5 Jaxk'* Contek Hanson, m. Philip Thomas, of Fred-
crick.
One child was : .

I John* Hanson Thomas, ni. Mary Isham Colsoii.
A son of theirs was :

I Dr. John' Hanson Thomas, of Baltimore, m.
Annie C. Gordon.
Issue : ,

I Douglas'^ H. Thomas. President of the
Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Balti-
more.

V Thomas- Contke, b. 1729; m. vSarah Fendall ; d. 181 1.

VI CATHKKiNh- CONTEE, b. 17^2; HI. John Harrison; d. July

31, 1^31, at her daughter's hoiTie in Georgetown, D. C.
Issue :

1 John^ Harrison, Jr. v^urgeon United States Navy.

2 Anne^ Harrison, m. John Beatty.
One daughter was :

I Anne* Beattv, m. Semnies, an English-
man.
Issue :

1 John^ B. Semmes.

2 John' Harrison Semmes, b. 1S22 ; d. iS97in

Washington, D. C.

3 Aldkbarron' Semmes, in. Mary Dorsey.

Admiral United States Navy.

3 Jane'* Contee Harrison, m. Clagett, of

Georgetown, D. C.

4 Grace^ Harrison, m. Samuel Tyler.

5 Elizabeth' Harriso.n. m. Judge Madison Nelson.

6 Sarah' C. Harrison, b. 1780; ni. 1801 Plenry Waring.
Her daughter:

Catherine* H. Waring, m. Gen. Thomas F.
Bowie.

VII Ai,EX.\NDER- CoxTEE, b. 1 734 ; d. October 20, 1744.

VIII Theodore- Coxtee, b. 1736 ; m. Elizabeth Smith, of Cal-

vert; d. without leaving issue. Was an attorney at law.

IX Grace- Coxtee, b. 1738; m. Hollyday. '

One child was :

I Lkox.\rd^ Hollyday.

X Barbara^ Coxtee, b. January 21. 1741 ; m. John Read

Magruder, Sr., in 1772 ; d. August 30, 1796.
Issue :

1 JOHX^ Read M.^gruder. No. 2 ; m. Amelia Hall.

2 James^ Alexander Magruder, m. Millicent Beans.

3 Jl'dge Alexande:r' Contee Magruder.

4 Jane'' Contee Magruder, ra. iSoi, William Marbury.

(See Marbury.)

434 CONTEE.

5 Thomas' Magri;dI':r, b. 17S2; m. 1S03, Marv Bowie
Beans.

. Xo. 2.

Col. Joliii- Contt'c, (Alexander' Coxtee, cmi-
grant.) eldest son of Alexander Coiitee and his wife, Jane
(Brooke) Contee, was born near Nottingham, Prince
George's Connty, Maryland, abont 1722. He inherited
a large estate from his father located in the northern part
of the connty, wliicli he called " Pleasant Prospect,'' as
well as half of a plantation called " Warbnrton." His
name freqnently occnrs on the old conntv papers, and he
is always called "Colonel'' John Contee. He is men-
tioned as participating in the varions acts of citizens who
met in Upper Marlborough to devise means for opposing
British oppression. June 6, 1775, he was chosen as a
delegate to represent his connty at a meeting in Annapo-
lis, and on July 26, 1775, he was one of the signers of the
famous " Declaration of the Freemen of Marvland."

Abont 1744 he married IMargaret Snowden, who was
born in 1726; a daughter of Richard Snowden "the
younger," and his second wife, Mary Hotchkiss Thomas.
Richard Snowden was the son of Richard Snowden, Jr.,
and grandson of Richard Snowden, Sr., who emigrated to
Maryland from Wales in the Seventeenth Century. John
Contee executed a will in January, 1796, which was
proven two weeks later. His wife survived him several
years, • -

Issue

I Elizabeth' CoNTf:E, b. 1746; d. 1827; m. James Keith,
of Virginia.
Issue :

1 MAR(;ARf:T* Kkith.

2 Jane* Contei; Keith.

CONTEE. 435

3 Catherine* Kjcith.

4 John* Coxtke Keith.

II Jane'' Contee, m. Digges.

III Richard^ Alexander Contee, h. 1753; in. ist Mary

Cra-wford, 2d Elizabeth vSaiulers ; d. iSiS.

IV Anxe'' Contee, b. 1759; m. September 23, 1779, Dennis

Magnider, Sr.

V Marv^ Contee, m. 17S5, Alexander W. Magruder; d.

young.

Xo. 3.

€oI. Tlioiiias- Coiitee. (Alexaxdkr' Coxtke.)
fourlli son of Alexander Contee and his wife, Jane (Brooke)
Contee, was born at Brookefield, near Nottingham, Prince
George's Connty, ^laryland, about 1729, and inherited
through his mother " Brookefiekl," the original home of
his ancestor, Maj. Thomas Brooke, its first owner. Dur-
ing the Revolutionary period lie took a conspicuous posi-
tiou ; was chairman of various meetings of the citizens in
Marlboro', member of the House of Burgesses, a delegate
to the first State convention held at Annapolis in 1775,
and was one of the signers of the '' Declaration of the
Association of the Freemen of Maryland."

In 1776 was commissioned major of militia by the
Council of Safety, and instructed to inspect the newly
raised troops and to aid in the equipment of the volun-
teer forces. Was sent to Philadelphia to confer with the
Continental Congress as to the proper organization of the
army and the general plans for defense. Was elected to the
State Legislature, and for many years was chairman of
the Republican party in Prince George's County. He
executed a will a few days prior to his death in January,
1811, and is buried at "Brookefield" (now called the
" Valley ") in the family graveyard. Colonel Contee was
married about 1751 to Sarah Feudall, who, born

436

CONTEE.

October 28, 1732, was a daughter of Benjamin Fendall,
Sr., of Charles Comity, and his wife, Eleanor Lee, daugh-
ter of Philip J^ee, Sr., and his wife, Sarah Brooke, a half-
sister of Thomas Contee's mother. Mrs. Fendall was born
in 1710, and died in 1759. Benjamin Fendall was born in
1709 and lived at his home "Potomac," in Charles

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County, where he died in 1764. He was the son of Col.
John Fendall and his wife, Ellen Hanson. Col. John
Fendall was born in 166S, and died in 1734. He is said
to have been a son of Josiah Fendall, Go\-ernor of Mary-
land in 1655. Mrs. Thomas Contee is described as a
very beautiful woman with a wealth of golden hair. She

CONTEE. 437

died March 20, 1793, and is buried at "The \"alley."
The picture of Colonel Contee shows a mild, haiulsonie
face, powdered hair, and a ruffled shirt and stock.

His issue was :

I Ar,KXANin:R' Coxtkk, b. 1752 ; resided in Xottin-ham.
Died :\Iarch 21, 1810, while on a visit to his brother in
Charles County. His obituary notice refers to him as a
man of polished manners and j^reat learning. Was un-
married.
5 n Rev. Benjamin' Coxtke, b. 1755; d. 1S15 ; m. Sarah Rus-
sell Lee.
HI Ki,EANOR^ Lee Coxtee, b. November 17, 175S; d. Julv 26,
1786, at her father's home, Brookefield, and is buried in
the family grave\ard. She was married August 12,
1780, to Dr. IMichael Wallace, of Klkton, :\Liryland, who
was born in 1749, and died September 29, 1794. Thev
had six children ; two died on the same day and are
buried at " The Valley ;" tliree others died in infancv.
One only survived :

I Er.EAXOR' Lke Wallace, b. December 9, 1782 ; d.
1846; ni. in 1825, (tOV. Joseph Kent, who after her
death marrie.l his decea-ed wife's first cousin, .\lice
Lee Contee, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Contee, but
had no issue by this second marriage.
Issue by first marriage :

1 Joseph" Kext, m. — — - Kent.

2 DeWitt^ Kext, m. Julianna Sudler.
Among his issue was :

I Jclia" BALLARi>KEN'r, m. Dr. Henry Roland
Walton, of Annapolis.
Among the latter's issue is :

1 Agnes" iLA.ccfBix Wai.tox.

2 ' Waetox.

3 Catherixe' Kext, m. General Mitchell. Issue

one son and one daughter.

4 Sarah^ Fexpai.e Kent, m. Philip Ashton Lee

Contee, Sr.

5 JaxE'' Kent, m. Dr. Julius Hall.
Issue :

I M.^RV'' Er.LA Hall, m. Robert Cyrus Gritfith.
, Issue :

1 Robert" C. Griffith, Jr., d. young.

2 p:rxest" Griffith.

3 M.\RV' Ella CtRiffith.

4 JfLi.\" Contee Griffith.

5 Roberta" Griffith.

438 CONTEli.

2 Julia® IIai,l, ni. Alfred Osborne. No issue.

3 Jo-SKPH*^ Thomas Hall, in. Myra Garrison, of

New York.
Issue :

1 Jo.skph" Thomas Hall, Jr.

2 MvRA' Garrison Hall.

4 W.\LL.A.CE® KknT Hall, sin;^le.

5 JULU'S" Hall, Jr., m. ?:;iizabeth Claude Stock-

ett, of Annapolis.
Issue :

1 Margaret' Harwood Hall.

2 Frances' Stockett Hall.

6 William'^ Hall, m. Mary V,. Waters, of Lau-

rel, Maryland.

IV J.\ne' Contee, b. 1761 ; d. November, 1S25 ; m. February

20, 1782, William Worthington, of Anne Arundle County
and removed to Nottingham. (See Worthington and
Bowie Sketches for issue.)

V Sarah^ Contee, b. March 11, 1767; d. 1844; m. May 30,

1790, David Slater. Issue, one child which died in in-
fancy. They are buried at the Valley.

No. 4.

Ricliarcr Alexander Contee, (Col. John- Con-
tee. Alexander^ Contee, emigrant.) only son of Col.
John Contee and his wife, Margaret (Snowden) Contee,
was born abont 1753 at "Pleasant Prospect," in Prince
George's County, and inherited his father's dwelling plan-
tation. He is mentioned as participating in a meeting of
citizens held in Upper Marlborough, January 6, 1775, and
was placed on the Committee of Inspection for the
Patuxent District to watch the movements of the British
ships. It is also said that he fought in the Patriot Army
during the Revolution.

June 6, 1785, he married Mar>', eldest daughter of
David Crawford, of Marlborough. She died March 11,
1787, aged nineteen, leaving no issue. About 1790 he
married Elizabeth Sanders, and died in November, 181 8,
havinof had

CONTEE.

439

Issue :

I Elizabeth' S. Contke, m. May 29, 1805, Dennis :\Ia,L:ru-

der, Jr.
(J II Lieut. John' Contee, b. November 9, 1794; ni. ist Eli/.i

Diickett, 2d Anne Louisa Snowden.
Ill RiCH.\RD* Alexander Contee, Jr. He is said to have

died single.

Xo. 5.

Rev. Benjamin-' Contee, (Col. Thomas- Contke.
Alexander' Contee, emigrant.) second son of Col.
Thomas Contee, of" Brookefield," and his wife, Sarah (Ken-
dall) Contee, was born near Nottingham, Prince George's
Connty, Maryland, in 1755. At the commencement of the
Revolutionary War he entered the army, was commissio'ied
lieutenant, and later promoted to captain. When his
term of enlistment expired he was elected to the Legisla-
ture, and again in 17S5. In 17S7 elected a member of
Congress. xA.fter serving in Congress he went to Europe ;
traveled through Spain, France, and England. On his
return to America he completed his study of theology,
which he had previously begun, and was admitted
to Holy orders ; passed through several degrees to
that of Doctor of Divinity, and for a number of years
was a learned and distinguished minister of the Episcopal
Church. At the time Bishop James Kemp was elected Suf-
fragan Bishop, Dr. Contee was absent from the convention
on account of illness, but so highly was he esteemed, and
his admirers so numerous, he came very near being
elected instead of Mr. Kemp, receiving but two votes less
than the latter prelate. Dr. Contee was the incumbent of
the Port Tobacco Parish for several vears, and durine
that time was appointed chief judge of the Orphan's
Court of Charles County, and held that ofhce up to the
time of his death.

440 CONTEE.

In 1794 he married Sarah Russell Lee, his cousin,
daughter of Philip Thomas Lee, of ''Blenheim," Charles
County, and made his home at " Bromont," near the
Potomac River. He died November 30, 1S15, and is
buried at " Bromont," Charles County, by the side of his
wife, whose death occurred December 10, iSio.

Issue :

7 I Philip* Ashtox Lei-; Coxtke, b. April 5, 1795 ; twice mar-

ried.

II El.KAXOR* COXTEK, (1. VOUllg.

8 III EiiMUXD* Hexrv Coxtke, b. 1799; d. 1S32 ; m. E;ieanor

R. Lee.
IV .\lice' Lee Coxtee, b. 1S03 ; m. July 8, 7828, Gov. Joseph
Kent, whose first wife was Eleanor Lee Wallace (^see
Thomas Contee), the first cousiii of Alice Lee Contee.
The latter died without issue.

Xo. 6.

Ijieut. John^ Contee, (Richard' Alexander
Contee, Sr. Col. John- Contee. Alexander' Con-
tee, emigrant.) eldest son of Richard Alexander Contee,
Sr., and his wife, Elizabeth (Sanders) Contee, was born at
"Pleasant Prospect," Prince George's County, Maryland,
November 9, 1794. On December 28, 1S13, when nine-
teen years of age, married Eliza Duckett, only daughter
of Isaac Duckett and his wife, Margaret (Bowie) Duckett,
daughter of Walter Bowie, Sr. Isaac Duckett was born
in 1753; died in 1823. He was nineteen years older
than his wife ; was the son of Richard Duckett, and
brother of Baruch Duckett. Mrs. Eliza Contee was born
October 16, 1796, and died November 12, 1821, leaving
four children. John Contee married secondly, P'ebruary
17, 1824, Anne Louisa Snowden, who was born in
1801, and was the eldest daughter of Richard Snow-den,
of Prince Georcje's Countv.

CONTEE. 441

Jolni Contee entered the United vStates Navy, and, for
gallant conduct, received a vote of thanks from the Mary-
land Legislature, which presented him with a sword and
medals. He retired from the navy with rank of lieuten-
ant, and died November 15, 1839, at his home, "Pleas-
ant Prospect," which he devised to his son John. His
will shows him to have been possessed of great wealth,
part of which was inherited, and part acquired by his mar-
riage with ]\Iiss Duckett, whose father was one of the
most opulent planters of his State. Jvieutenant Contee's
second wife was also wealthy.

Issue by bis first wife, Kliza Duckett, was:

I Marv^ :\Iargaret Contkf., b. December 3, 1S14 ; d.
October 31, 1S31.

9 II Capt. Jonx^ CoxTHic, b. July S, 1S16; in. :\Iary L. Jolliffe.

III Eliza-^ Contkk, b. July 30, iSiS ; d. December 8, 1S36 ;

single.

IV Margaret' COXTKK, b. July 2.S, iS2o; m. Kiiward Shiplev.
Lieut. John Contee's issue by his secon<l wife, .\nne L. Snowden,

was :

I Caroline'^ Snowden Contee, Ij. Afjril 8. 1825; d. 1826.

10 II Charle.-,"' Sno\vde;n Contee, b. October ^r, 1830; m.

Eliza Bowling.
Ill Richard-^ Contee, b. February S, 18^6. Served in Confed-
erate Army. Married Ann.\ Bowling, sister of his
brother's wife. No issue.

\o. y.

■ Philip' Ashtoii I^ee Contee, Sr., (Rev. Benja-
min^ Contee. Col. Tho.al\s- Contee. Alexander'
Contee, emigrant.) eldest son of Rev. Benjamin Contee
and his wife, Sarah Russell (Lee) Contee, was born April
5, 1795, and resided for many years in Ale.vandria, where
he wasengaged in business. He married when quite youug
Atme Russell Clerk-Lee, bv whom he had two dauLditers

442 CON TEE.

She died, and on March 30, 1S37, he married his second
cousin, Sarali Kendall Kent, daughter of Gov. J(xscph
Kent, and the hitter's first wife, Hkanor Lee Wallace.
By this marriage he had one son, and died October iS, 1S42.
He is buried at St. Paul's Church, Alexandria. His
widow some time later became the wife of Major Blake.

Issue by first wife :

I Ar.iCK^ LH-H CoxTkk, b. 1S19; d. 1S36, single.

II Sarah'' Fexdaij. Coxtkk, d. young.
The issue of Mr. Coutee by his second wife was:

III Puir.n-'' ASHTOx Lek Coxtkh, Jr., b. 183S ; twice married.

Xo. 8.

!Ediiiuiid* ISeiii'.v Coiitoo, (Rkv. Ben'jamix'' Cox-
tee. Col. Thomas- Coxtee. Alexaxder^ Coxtee,
emigrant.) youngest son of Rev. Benjamin Contee and
his wife, Sarah Russell (Lee) Contee, was born 1799, and
resided at " Bromont," Charles County, Maryland. Sep-
tember 4, 1S20, he married his cousin, Eleanor Russell
Lee. He died July iS, 1S32, when but thirty-three
years of age, and according to the local papers of his
county, "greatly regretted by a large circle of friends
who knew and appreciated his many virtues." His
widow removed to Alexandria, Virginia, where she died
March 24, 1S47.

His only issue was :

I Bexjamix'' Coxtee, b. 1S22. Removed to Baltimore, where
he married Caroline Hall, and resided in Baltimore
County, Maryland, near Catonsvillc. He died in 1S59.
Leaving one son :

I L<iris'' Cox'n: K. W'Iku a young man he removed to
the \Ve-;t, and his present location is unknown.

CONTEE. 443

No. 9.

Capt. Joliii'" Coiitce, (Likut. John^ Contkp:.
Richard-^ Alexander Contee, Sr. Col. John- Cox-
tee. Alexander' Contee.) only sou of Lieut. Joliu
Coutee by his first wife, Eliza (Duckett) Contee, was born
at " Pleasant Prospect," Prince Georo^e's County, ]\Iary-
land, July S, iSi6. Graduated from the Naval' x-Vcadeniy
and served a number of years in the United States Navy.
Retired with the rank of lieutenant. In iS6i v.as
elected captain of the cavalry company known as " The
Planters' Guards," Thomas F. Bowie, Jr., first lieutenant.

Captain Contee was married December 6, 1840, in the
Monumental Church, Richmond, Virginia, by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop oMoore, to ]Mary Lucretia Jolliffe, daughter
of James Jolliffe of Norfolk, Virginia, who was of French
descent. vShe was born in 181 9, and died August 6,
1864. Captain Contee resided at his honie, "Pleasant
Prospect," where he died ]\Iay 29, 1864.

Issue :

I Florence'' Contek, b. November 7, 1S41 ; m. November

25, 1S63, Thomas Blake Brooke. i^For issue see Brooke
record.)

II Louis" Contee, b. January 15, 1S43 ; d. December 14, 1S50.

III John*' Contee, Jr., b. April 23, 1S45 ; >\. July 3, 1S45.

IV Mary*' LrcRKTiA Contee, b. June 4, 1S46; ni. September

7, 1S65, William W. Plummer, born 1844, a son of Mor-
dacai Plummer, Sr. , and his wife, Susan Warins^r.
Issue, three sons and one daut^hter, viz :

1 Susan' Plummer, b. July 27, 1866; m. Thorn-

ton.

2 \Villla.m' Herbert Plummer, b. May 2,5, 1871.

3 John' Bowling Plummer, b. August 25, 1875.

4 Oden" Bowie Plummer, b. August 15, 1S79.

V Eliz-a" Duckett Contee, b. April 23. 1847; m. March 24,

1874, to Richard Woolton, born 1S36, son of W. T. Woot-
ton and Margaret Hall, his wife, and great-grandson of
Gov. Robert Bowie. 1 See Bowie Record for i.-,sue.'i

VI Sylvia'' Drayton Contee. b. March 3, 1S51 ; m. Hon.

Elisha Pldward Meredith December 12, 1872. He was

444 CONTEE.

born ill Virginia, and represented the Alexandria Dis-
trict in Congress.
One son is :

I E.' CONTKK MKREDITH.

No. 10.

' Charles'' Siiowcleii Coiitee, (Lif.ut. John' Cox-
tee. Richard'' Alexander Coxtee, Sr. Col. Johx-
CoxTEE. Alexaxder^ Coxtee, emigrant) eldest sou of
Lieut. John Contee and his second wife, Anne Louise
(Snowden) Contee, was born at Pleasant Prospect, Prince
George's County, October 31, 1830. Was a planter by
occupation, and lived in the upper part of his county. He
married Elizabeth Bowling, daughter of Col. John D.
Bowling, and died about 1SS2. She died about 1SS5.

Issne :

I John" Bowling Contee, b. ; a lawyer.

II Henrv*^ B. Contee, m. Miss Thomas.

III Mattie*^ Contee, ni. Turner.

IV Elizabeth*^ Contee, m. Keech.

V Marv" Contee.

VI Nina** Contee.

VII Snowden'' Contee.

Xo. 11.

Philip^ Asliton Lee Contee, Jr., (Philip* Ash-
ton Lee Coxtee, Sr. Rev. Bexjamix'' Coxtee. Col.
Thom.^s- Coxtee. Alexaxder' Coxtee.) only son of
Philip Ashton Lee Contee, Sr., and his second wife,
Sarah P^endall (Kent) Contee, was born in Alexandria,
Virginia, where he resided a number of \tars. He served

CONTEE. 445

in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and later
removed to Charles County, Maryland, \vhere he now re-
sides on his plantation. He has been twice married; first
to Elizabeth Diggcs, by whom he had five children. After
her death he married Blanche Xeale, but has no issue by
his second wife.

Issue by first :

I Mary'' IjiK Coxtek, d. single, soon after reaching matur-

ity.

II Philip'' Ashtox Lf:E Coxtkk. Resides in Charles County,

Maryland ; single.

III JoHx^ DiCGKS Coxtek, d. young.

IV Joseph'' Wallace Kex'T Coxtee, b. 1S74 ; d. 1.S98 ; single.

" Kent " Contee, as he was generally kno\sn, was a
young man of much promise. Of fine presence and
splendid physicjue, his pleasant manners and clear mind
early attracted attention, and when twenty-two, was, by
the people of Charles, elected County Commissioner.
His name was suggested for the Legislature, when his
sudden death terminated his probably bright career.
IV Hortense'^ Contee.

EVERSFIEI.I).

The patriarch, or first of the family who bore this name,
was bom in the County of Kent, England, of Saxon
parents about the year 1300 A. D. He was a noted
warrior, and commanded the forces of the Crown. O wing-
to the fact of his being " victorious on every field," he
was knighted and received the name of " Ersfield or Ever-
field," which later became " Eversfield." In 1734 Sir
Charles Eversfield, of Dean, County of Essex, succeeded
to the title and estates which in 1845 descended to Sir
Charles Eversfield, of Horsham, England.

The coat of arms assumed by the founder of the house,
and which is yet borne by his descendants, is : Ermine
on a bend sable ; three mullets or. Crest : Out of a ducal
coronet a camel's head or : Seat.

Edward Everj»field, born about 1609, and a lineal
descendant of the old Kentish warrior, married Margaret
Bourne. Their eldest son,

Edward Eversfield, Jr., married Sarah Faun and
had a large family. One son was

William Eversfield, who married Elizabeth Utman,
and died in 1 705. The youngest son of William was
John, who emigrated to America.

e\i-:rsfield.

Xo. 1.

447

Rev. John' Evcrsficld, son of William and Eliza-
beth (Utnian) Eversfield, was born February 4, 1701.
His education began at St. Cleve's Grammar School,
Soiithwark, and he matriculated at Oxford April 6, 1723.

Kev. .loliii K^ersfield.

Was ordained a deacon by Edmund, Bishop of London, in
the Cathedral Church, Sunday, September 25, 1725 ;
graduated A. B. from Oxford Februaiy 14, 1727, and, on
September 24 of the same year, was ordained a priest of
the Church of England by the Bishop of London.

November 24, 1727, he embarked for America, and

448

El liRSFIELD.

arrived in Maryland I'ebrnary 8, 172S. l^enedict, Ivord
Baltimore, l)esto\ved upon him the Parish of St. Paul's,
located in the present county of Prince George's. Pie
was rector of this parish tor nearly fifty years. The

Mrs. Kleaiior Clayjott Kvei'HfioId.

Wife of Rev. John Eversfield.

Ftoni a portrait painted in 1742.

present brick church known as St. Thomas', and origin-
ally intended as a chapel to the Parish of St. Paul, was
erected under his supervision It doubtless owes its
inception to the energy for whicli its pastor was so long
conspicuous.

EVERSFIELD. 449

Mr. Kversficld brought with him to the Colony con-
siderable money, which he invested in land, and was at
the time of his death a large owner of real estate in Prince
George's Count)-. He resided on one of his farms located
in Nottingham District, about two miles from St. Thomas'
Church, which he designated as " Eversfield's ^lap of
Italy " from its peculiar contour. This farm descended
to his grandson, John Eversfield, who sold it to Fielder
Bowie, the second, who, through his grandmother, was a
great-grandson of the first owner. In 1S68 the land was
bought by Edward W. Magruder.

May 9, 1730, Rev. ]\Ir. Eversfield married Eleanor
Clagett, who was born in 17 12. She was the second
daughter of Richard Clagett, Sr., of Croome, and his wife,
Deborah Dorsey, daughter of the emigrant, John Dorsev,
and his wife, Pleasance Ely, widow of Charles Ridgely.
Richard Clagett was a son of the emigrant, Capt. Thomas
Clagett, and was also the grandfather of Thomas J. Clag-
gett, first Bishop of Maryland. Thomas Clagett, " of
Weston," was a brother of Richard Clagett, Sr.

The Rev. John P^versfield was widely known as a man
of most pronounced opinions, great learning, large wealth,
and wide influence, both in Church and secular matters.
Many volumes of his extensive library (for that era) are
yet in existence. He was a man of very methodical
habits, and kept a minute record of his personal and do-
mestic affairs in a large parchment bound volume, which is
yet in the possession of one of his descendants. This
book is in itself a curiosity, containing memoranda of his
genealogy, deeds of land, receipts, notes, bonds, letters,
and items on every subject which interested the writer.

The parson was fond of hunting and loved to follow
the hounds. He also conducted a school at his house,
where many of the sons of his neighbors received their
early education. Among his pupils was his wife's
nephew, Thomas J. Claggett, who later became the
Bishop. It is related that sometimes when the minister

450 EVERSFIELD.

desired to participate in a fox-hunt he would lock >-oung
Claggett up in his study and take the key with him', so as
to keep the youngster at his books while he was absent.
The bricks contained in the walls of this study were in
after years taken to "St. Thomas'" and formed a part of
the vestry-room attached to the church.
^ Like most of the clergy of England, Mr. Eversfield
sided with the mother country in her struggle with the
Colonies, and was noted as a fiery Tory. So outspoken
was he that great offence was caused, which led to his
arrest. With his friend, Mr. Calvert, he was placed
under guard and his property confiscated by the Provin-
cial Government. He was so highly esteemed, however,
by all who knew him, that his friends succeeded in effect-
ing his release and having his property restored. He
was then far advanced in years and did not live to see
the final triumph of the Patriots ; his death occurring
November S, 17S0. At his own request he was interred
under the altar in St. Thomas' Church. His wife only
survived him a month, and doubtless was laid to rest by
the side of her husband. Previous to the Revolution the
authority of the minister extended to many matters en-
tirely secular, and Mr. Eversfield, as minister of the larg-
est parish at that time in Maryland, exerted great influ-
ence in matters politic. The records of the vestry- pro-
ceedings, at wdiich he presided, mention the appointment
by him of tobacco inspectors for the various shipping points
in the county; the selection of sheriff and county com-
missioners ; the levying of money for repairing roads,
public buildings, and other purposes, and many matters
now controlled entirely by popular vote.

Issue of John Eversfield and his wife, Eleanor (Clagett) Eversfield :
I John' Eversfield, Jr., b. July 29, 1731. Educated for the
ministry— graduated at Oxford, England, where he was
ordained. He died on his return voyage to .\merica,
leaving a widow and one daughter, who subsequently
married a Mr. Thorn and lived in t;ngland. A son of

EV'ERSFIELD. 451

Mr. and Mrs. Thorn entered the Knglish Army, and was
an officer on I.onl Hill's staff in Canada, dnring our war
of 1S12-14. Alexander Contee stood " godfather " for
young John Rvcrsfield, and his wife "godmother."

2 II Ei.E.\NOR-' KvERSFiKLD, b. June iS, 1733; m. William

Kversfield, of England.

3 III Mary- EvERSFiELD, b. February 26, 1739; ni. Benjamin

Brooke, Jr.

4 IV Matthew- Eversfield, b. September iS, 1742 ; ni. Susan-

nah F. Bowie.

V Elizaueth- Clagett Eversfieed, b. May 6, 1745; m.

Fielder Bowie. (See Bowie Record, Article No. 11.)

VI Deborah- Eversfieed, b. April 31, 174S ; m. Benjamin

Berry, her first cousin on her mother's side.
Issue :

1 Rebecca^ Berry, m. John Hodges, of Upper Marl-

boro.
Issue :

1 Mary* Eleen Hodges, m. Benjamin Hodges,

her cousin.

2 Caroeinf:' Hodges, m. Alexander :\Iundell.

3 CoRNELEA* Hodges, m. Rev. William Hodges, of
^ Virginia.

4 John* Hodges, m. Ogle.

V 5 Benjamin* Hodges, m. ist Miss Clagett, 2d Miss

Dangerfield, 3d Miss Riley.

2 Deborah^ Berry, m. Dr. Thomas Hodges.
Issue :

1 Benjamin* Hodges, m. Mary Ellen Hodges, his

cousin.

2 Mary* Ann Hodges, m. Thomas Eversfield, her

cousin.

3 Mary' Berry, m. Robert Beall.

4 Ellen' Berry, m. Otho Beall.

5 HARRlEr' Berry, m. John Eversfield, son of Matthew.

6 Benjamin' Berry, m. Eleanor Lane, widow of James

Forbes.

7 Margaret^ Berry, m. Thomas Waring. (See War-

ing.)

8 Priscilla' Berry, m. Goddard.

9 Dr. John' Eversfield Berry, m. Rachel Wells

Harper.
5 VII Charles' Eversfield, b. April 15, 1750; m. Elizabeth
Gantt.
VIII William- Eversfield, b. August 11, 1753; d. young;
single.

452 El'ERSFIELD.

]Vo. 2.

Elcaiioi- Eversfiold, (Rev. John' Hvhrskik.o.)

eldest daughter of Rev. John Eversfield and his wife

Eleanor (Clagett) Eversfield, was born near Xottiir^hain'

June IS 1733, and married, about 1751, her dFstant

cousin, Wilhani Eversfield, who emigrated from EnMand

to Prince George's Count)', Maryland, about 1745 1

number of letters are still preserved whieh passed between

Rev John Eversfield and his kinsman, William, while

the latter was still in England, regarding the advisabilitv

of the young man coming to America. Acting upon the

advice of the parson, William came over and bouoht a

farm near Nottingham. He died in 1770, and left I will

dated m 1767, in wliich he requested his sister-in-law,

Mrs. Fielder Bowie to act as administratrix. His widow

died about 1790.

Issue :

II

JOHN- tvERSFiKLD. b. about 1753; m. Barbara Brooke, his
first cousin, daughter of Benjainiu Brooke, Jr. and
Mary Eversfield. After his death his widow married
Captain Lane.
Issue :

I Marv* Eversfield, m. a Mr. Chew. No issue.

M..RSHAU/ EVERSKIELB, b. about 1755: m. Lane.

^o issue.

HI E1.EAX0R' EVERSKIELD, m. Elisha Berry, her cousin.
Issue :

IV
V

I WiLLi.^M^ Berrv. Removed to the West

\ a daughter, ni. Redmond.

\ a daughter, m. Eaton.

Xo. 3.

3Iarr Kversfiold, CRkv. Johx> Eversfield.) the
second daughter of Rev. John Eversfield and his wife,
Eleanor (Clagett) Eversfield, was born February 26, 1739

EVERSFIELD. 453

and in 1755 married Benjamin Brooke, Jr., only son of
Benjamin Brooke atid his wife, Eleanor Bowie, eklest
danghter of John Bowie, Sr. .Air. Brooke resided at the
" Vineyard," which was heqneathed to him by liis paternal
grandfather. Col. Thomas Brooke. Pie also received from
his grandfather, John Bowie, fonr hundred acres near
Nottingliam. He was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church,
and Tobacco Inspector for Mattaponi Landing in 176^.'
He died intestate in 1765, and his widow executed a will
and died in 1790.

Issue

I Eleanor^ Brooke, b. 1756 ; d. single, July, 1776. Devised

her property to her sister and to her mother.

II Barbara^ Brooke, b. May 6, 1757 ; d. November 25, iS;5.

Was three times married, ist to John Eversfield, her
cousin, and son of William Eversileld ; 2d to Captain
Lane, and 3d in 1S15, to Benjamin Berry. By the latter
there was no issue, but by the others there was
Issue :

1 Mary* Eversfield, m. Chew, no issue.

2 EUZABETH* Clagett Lane. m. Eversfield Bowie.

(See Bowie Record.)

3 Barbara^Scsannah Parker Lane, m. Fielder Bowie,

Jr. (See Bowie.)

4 Eleanor* Lane, m. March 16, iSoj, James Forbes,

of St. Mary's County, and had two children. After
his death she married her cousin, Benjamin Berry,
Jr., and had three daughters.
Issue by Mr. Forbes :

1 James^ Forbes, Jr., m. Thomas, of St.

Mary's County.

2 Eliza* Forbes, m. Robert Beall, son of Capt.

George Beall.

Xo. 4.

Matthew- Kver-sfield, (Rkv. Johx^ Eversfikld.)
second son of Rev. John Eversfield and his wife, Eleanor

454 ^VERSPIELD.

(Clagett) Hversfield, was born near Nottingham Septem-
ber i8, 1742. May 10, 1772, he married Susannah Fraser
Bowie, eldest daughter of Allen Bowie, Sr., and his
second wife, Susannah Fraser. Mr. Eversfield received a
part of " Brookewood " from his father, and bought from
William Bowie, 3d, that other portion of the same tract on
which had lived John liowie, Sr. The land is now
owned by Mr. Peter Wood. ^latthew F^versfield was a
wealthy planter and large slave-owner. He died Septem-
ber 21, 1798, and his widow October 12, 1S23. Both are
buried at Brookewood.

Issue

I Verlinda^ Eversfield, b. September 30, 1773 ; ni.

Thomas Mundell, a Scotchman who came to America
shortly after the Revolutionary War and settled at
Piscataway. He was the son of Alexander Mundell and
his wife, Susannah Hepburn, of Dumfries, Scotland.
The latter was the daughter of Thomas Hepburn and his
wife, Margaret Creighton.
The issue of Thomas and Verlinda Mundell was :

1 Alexander* Mcxdell, m. Caroline Hodges, his

cousin.
Issue :

1 Ann^ Rebecca Mundell.

2 JoHN^ Hodges Mundell.

3 Thomas^ .\lexander Mundell.

2 Sus.\nnah' Mundell, m. George H. Keerl, of Balti-

more.
Issue:

1 Thomas^ M. Keerl.

2 Henry* Keerl.

3 Susan* Bowie Keerl.

4 Georgia N.^* H. Keerl.

5 Anne* Maria Virginia Keerl.

6 Marv* Virgini.\. Eversfield Keerl.

3 Anne* Margaret Mundell, d. single.

4 Eleanor* Priscilla Mundell, m. John T. Keerl, of

Baltimore. Issue, two children, died in childhood.

II JOHN^ Pa'ERSField, b. May 10, 1775; d. August 27, 1824;

ni. 1st IMary, daughter of Bishop T. J. Claggett, 2d
Harnet Berry, daughter of Benjamin Berry and Deborah
Eversfield. No issue bv either.

EVERSFIELD. 455

III Er.KANOR^ EvERSi'iELi>, b. March 16, 177S; died single.

IV PRiscir.L.v' BowiK EvERSFiELD, b. September 27. 1779; in.

John Duvall, of Nottingham ; d. INIarch 29, 1S24. The
following year her husband married Anne Clagett, who
was born in 177S, and died in 1S61 without issue, she was
the daughter of Charles Clagett.
Issue of John Duvall and Priscilla, his first wife, %vas :

1 John* Duvall, Jr., d. young.

2 Susan* Duvai.l.

3 Pri.scilla* Duvall.

4 Sophia* Duvall, m. Charles Perrie.

5 Emily* Duvall, m. Dr. Bird, of Anne Arundle

County.

6 Matthew* Duvall, m. Caroline Mackall.

V SUSAN^ Eraser Eversfield, b. April 20, 17S1 ; d. single.

VI Dr. Charles'* Eversfield, b. December 11, 17S3 ; d. April

20, 1815 ; single.

VII Mary^ Eversfield, b. February 3, 17S5 ; d. single.

VIII Elizabeth-' Eversfield, b. August 31, 17S6; d. Septem-

ber 26, 1S26 ; single.

IX Matthew'' Eversfield, Jr., b. 17S7 ; d. single.

X Thomas^ Eversfield, b. May 31, 17SS; m. Mary Anne

Hodges, his cousin, the daughter of Dr. Thomas Hodges
and his wife, Deborah Berry, daughter of Benjamin Berry
and his wife, Deborah Eversfield, sixth child of Rev.
John Eversfield.
Issue :

1 Matthew* Eversfield, d. single.

2 Ben'Jamin* Eversfield, d. single.

3 Dr. John* Eversfield, d. single, iSSo.

4 Thomas' Ramsay Eversfield, d. single.

5 Charles* Edward Eversfield, b. about 1834 ; twice

married, first to Miss Suter, and secondly

to Miss Howard. No issue by second wife.

Issue by first wife :

1 Eliz.\^ Eversfield, single.

2 Ella^ Eversfield, m. George Bell.

3 Suter^ Bowie Eversfield, single.

Xo. 5.

Charles- Eversfield, (Rev. John' Eversfield.)
seventh child of Rev. John Eversfield and his wife, Elea-

45*^ EVERSFIELD.

nor (Clagett) Eversfield, was born near Nottingliain, April
^5) ^Ih'^- Inlierited his father's dwelling plantation
where he died about 1S15. He niamed about 17S5,
Elizabeth Gantt, daughter of Thomas Gantt, of Calvert
County.

Issue :

I Elizabeth-' Gantt RvERSi'iKLD, b. 1787; m. Charles Per-

rie.
Issue :

1 Charles* Perrie, m. Susan Duvall.

2 John-* Perrie, ni. Valerie Wailes ; removed to IMis-

souri.

II Kleaxor^ Eversfield, in. George Ashcombe. No issue.
6 III John^ Eversfield, b. 1797; d. 1S57 ; ni. Anne Perrie

Wailes.

Xo. G.

John'' Kversfield, (Charles- Eversfield. Rev.
John' Eversfield.) only son of Charles Eversfield and
his wife, Elizabeth (Gantt) Eversfield, was born at his
father's home near Nottingham in 1797. Inherited the
old homestead which he later sold to his cousin. Fielder
Bowie, Jr. He then removed to " Oakland," another
plantation which he owned near Beltsville, Prince
George's County, where he died December 18, 1S57.
About 1820 he married Anne Perrie Wailes and had

Issue

I Dr. Charles' Eversfield. b. 1S21. A medical director.

United States Navy. Married Joanna Talbot ; died in
1S73 without issue.

II John* Eversfield, b. 1S25 ; twice married, ist to Maria

Wailes, by whom he had two children. He then married
Lucinda Herbert, daughter of John C. Herbert, and liad
five children.

EVERSFIELD. 457

Issue :

1 AxNi;' Waii.ks Fa'hrsfikli).

2 Charles^ Eversfiklii.

3 ISIary^ Herbert Evekstield.

4 Emma"* Eversfielo.

5 JOHN^ Carlisle Ea'ersfiei.d.

6 Edward^ Eversfield.

7 EuGENE\^ Fairfax Eversfif:i.d.

III EuzACicTH* Eversfield, single.

IV Perrie* Wailes EvERSFiEEi), b. 1S32 ; <1. 186S ; single.

V Anne* Perrie Eversfieed, d. single.

VI Julius* Eversfielf), d. young.

VII Dr. William* Octavus Eversfielo, b. 1S40. Surgeon

United States .\rniy during the Civil War; after-.vards
surgeon United States Navy. Resigned, and lives near
College Park, and is physician for the Agricultural Col-
lege. Married Lillian, daughter of Benson Talbot, of
Georgetown, D. C, and has
Issue :

1 Eleanor^ Wailes Eversfield.

2 Dox.^LD^ Eversfield.

3 OcTAvius^ Charles Eversfield.

4 Lillian^ Eversfield.

MARBURY.

This is an exceedingly ancient family and is mentioned
in works of heraldry as located in Chestershire, England,
as early as the reign of Edward I. " Marbury Hall,"
in that connty, about fifteen miles from the city of
. Chester, was owned by a branch of the family until some
time]in the present century. It has now been bought by
a member of Parliament. A few years ago gentlemen re-
siding in the neighborhood of the Hall started a sub-
scription for the purpose of repairing the ancient chapel.
The coat of arms borne by the Marburys displayed a cru-
sader's cross, and under it i mailed hand grasping the
severed head of a Saracen. Doubtless the knight who
first assumed this design had fought under the cross in
Palestine, and thus commemorated his victory over some
noted Paynim warrior. The exact date of the emigration
to Maryland by the first representative of the house in
America is unknown, but it was probably between i6So
and 1690. The name does not appear on any of the
Colonial records prior to that era.

Xo. 1.

Francis^ Marbury emigrated from England to
Maryland and settled in Prince George's County near the

MARBURY. 459

town of Piscataway. In 1693 he received a|deed for a
tract of land on Piscataway Creek, which he called " Car-
rolTs Kindness." In 169S he was granted a second tract
of land on the same creek adjoining the property of John
P^'endall, which he named " ]\Iarbury's Chance." He is
mentioned as one of the land commissioners for Prince
George's, and jndge of a survey in Charles.

He was twice married ; his first wife, Mary

(maiden name unknown), died September 11,1713. By
her he had six children. On September 14, 1714, atSt.
John's Church, I-Vancis Marbury was married to Frances
Herd, by her also he was the father of six children.
His will was probated June 5, 1734, and in it he devised
several plantations and considerable personalty, naming
his two sons by his first wife as executors.

Issue :

I Lrcv- Marbury, m. Octobers, 1710, Joseph Hatton.

II Barbara- Marburv, ni. Joseph Fraser.

III Er.iZA^ Marburv, hi. W. Davidson.

IV Tabatha- Marburv, ni. Hoge.

V Leonard- Marburv, b. January 31, 1708. Owned " Mar-

bury 's chance."
2 VI LuKE' Marburv, b. March 10, 1710; m. EHzabeth Beans.
The issue of Francis Marbury and his second wife was :

I William- Marbury. b. July 8, 1715 ; m. Martha .

One of his sons :

I Joseph'' Marbury, b. 1744; was major in the Revo-
lutionary Army.

II M.ARv- Marbury.

III Anne- Marbury.

IV Cecelius- Marbury.

V He.vry- Marbury.

VI Eli^ Marbury.

Xo. 2.
laike^ Marbury, Sr., (Francis' Marburv.) second

460 MARBURY.

son of Francis ^larbury, tlie emigrant, and his first wife,
Mary, was born Marcli 10, 17 10. Resided on his planta-
tion near Piscataway Creek. Is mentioned as In.spector
of Tobacco at Piscataway ; one of the commissioners for
the connty, and a justice of the peace. About 1740 he
married Eh'zabeth Beans, daughter of Elizabeth and Wil-
liam Beans, Sr., of Upper Marlborough, and a sister of
Wilham Beans, Jr., who married Mary Bowie. He died
in October, 1758, leaving an only son, and his widow
was appointed by the court as administratrix. She was a
beneficiary in the will of her brother, Colmore Beans, Sr,
in 1761 ; in the will of her father in 1765, and in that of
her mother in 1772.

The only issue was :

3 I LUKE^ Marburv, Jr.. b. about 1742; m. his cousin, Eliza-
beth Beans.

Xo. 3.

Col. Liike^ :TIarlMiry, (Luke- .M.\rbury, Sr. Fr.\x-
CIS^ Marbury.) only child of Luke Marbury, Sr., and his
wife, Elizabeth (Beans) Marbury, was born' near Piscata-
way about 1742. He inherited a considerable landed es-
tate and was an affluent planter. About 1770 he married
his first cousin, Elizabeth Beans, daughter of his uncle,
William Beans, Jr., of Upper Marlboro', and the latter's
wife, Mary, daughter of John Bowie, Sr. (See Mary
' Bowie, Xo. 7.) He was a justice of the peace, a county
commissioner, and, when the troubles commenced with
Great Britain, energetically advocated opposition on the
part of the Colonv, and was a delegate to almost every
meeting held by the citizens at Upper Marlboro' prior to
the war, when plans for defense were being formulated.
He was placed at different times on the various commit-

iMARBURY. 461

tees of observation or correspondence, and in November,
1776, he \vas one of the four delegates elected by the
people of Prince George's to represent the county at the
first Constitutional Convention held in Annapolis ; the
other three gentlemen being Walter Bowie, his first
cousin, Osborne Sprigg, and Benjamin Hall. July 6,
1776, he was commissioned captain of a company of mi-
litia recruited in the Piscataw'ay neighborhood, and in the
same month is mentioned as one of the judges who sat on
a court-martial at Upper Marlboro', one of the associate
judges being his first cousin, Capt. Fielder Bowie. He
participated in the campaign in the North during the
summer and fall of 1776, and with his company was
mustered out at the end of the year. On January 7, 1777,
the Committee of Safety appointed him a justice of the
peace. A few months later his company was again
ordered into the field, and on August 7th Captain Marbury
was directed to proceed with his men to the seat of war.
September i, 1777, he was commissioned colonel of mi-
litia, and on October 4th of the same year participated in
the bloody battle of Germantown. He was reported
wounded and missing, but later it transpired he was a
prisoner, and was held by the enemy until his exchange
was effected ]\Iarch 26, 17S1 (See Heitman's Register),
having been in the hands of the British for three years
and a half x'lfter the war ended he is mentioned as a
member to the House of Delegates. His wife was not
alive in 1792. Colonel Marbury executed a will which
was proven in April, 1S09, and he named as one of his
executors Dr. John F. Bowie, a first cotisin.

Issue :

4 I William* M.^rburv, b. about 1772 ; m. Jane Contee
Magruder.
II Elizabkth* Marr(-rv, b. about 1775 ; m. Xoveniber 27,
1796, Henry Southron, of St. Mary's County, Maryland.
« Issue one child :

I William^ Hhnrv Southron, m. Miss Barber.

462 MARBL'RY.

III Henrietta* Beans :Marburv, m. 1S04 Thomas H. Cla-

gett, of Piscataway, and died leaving four sons und four
daughters.

IV Caroline* Marhury, ni. Dr. William Marshall, of Piscat-

away.
Issue :

I Caroline^ Marburv, m. her first cousin, Rev. Alex-
ander Marbury, and died leaving one daughter.
Her husband remarried.

No. 4.

Cai)t. William' Marbury, (Col. Luke^ Marbury.
Luke- Marbury, Sr. Fraxcis' ]\Iarbury, emigrant.)
only son of Col. Luke ?^Iarbury and his wife, Elizabeth
(Beans) Marbury, was born near Piscataway, Prince
George's County, Maryland, about 1772. He resided at
his plantation called " Wyoming," which he inherited.
In 179S and 1800 he served in the State Legislature, and
in the various publications of that date is always men-
tioned as "Captain " Williaai Marbury.

February 3, i8or, Mr. Marbury married Jane Contee
Magruder, who was born November 2, 1780, and was the
daughter of John Reed Magruder, ist, and his wife, Bar-
bara, daughter of Alexander Contee. (See Contee and
Brooke Sketches for ancestry.) Mr. Magruder was long
clerk of the County Court, and was born June 17, 1736.
He was the son of James ]Magruder, born 1699, and his
wife, Barbara Coombs. The latter was the son of James
.Magruder, Sr., and he the third son of Alexander Magru-
der, who emigrated to Maryland from Scotland about 1655.
Mrs. Marbury died in December, 181 1, and Captain Mar-
bury a few years later.

Issue :

I William' Luke Marbury, b. February 23, 1S02 ; m. Susan
Fendall.

MARBURY. 463

II JOHN^ Hancock Marburv, b. 1S04 ; m. Eliza Caroline
Fendall, a sister of his brother's wife. She was born
October 27, 1S09 ; died December 29, iSgr. He died
leaving
Issue :

I Benjamin" Marburv, b. about 1S29; ni. Josephine
Bayne, daughter of Dr. John H. Bayne, and died
leaving
Issue :

1 John' Bavne Marhlrv, ni. .

2 Benjamin" Fendall -"Makburv, ni. .

3 James^ Williams Marbcrv. Member ist Regi-

ment, District of Cohunbia. Served through
the campaign in Cuba, 1S9S.
2 Jaxe*^ Penn Marbury, m. James Meredith Williams,
of Virginia.
Issue :

1 Helen' Williams, single.

2 Elizabeth' Williams, m. Dr. John Coe, of

Prince George's County, Maryland.

III JANE'CONTEE Marburv, b. iSo6'; m. April 30, 1S2;, Dr.

Hanson Penn, of Charles County, Maryland'; d. at an
advanced age. No surving issue.

IV Rev. Alexander^ Marbcrv. For many years pastor of

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Prince George's County,
• Maryland. Was twice married ; ist to his cousin, Caro-
line Marshall, by whom he had one daughter. His
second wife was a wit ow, Mrs. Forest, nee" Ogle. He
lived in Woodville, Prince George's County, where he
died at an advanced age.
Issue :

1 Dr. William" Alexander Marbury, of Woodville,

Maryland.

2 Melville" Marbury, of Guilford, Howard Countv,

Maryland.

3 Rev. Ogle" Marbury. Pastor of the Episcopal

Church near Guilford, Maryland. He died in 1S96.

Xo. 5.

William^ Luke ^larbiiry, (Capt. William^ Mar-
bury. Col. Luke' ^Marbury. Luke- Marbury, Sr.

4^4 MARBURY.

Fran-cis' Marburv, emigrant.) eldest son of Capt. Wil-
liam Alarbury and his wife, Jane Contee (Maornder) Mar-
bury, was born near Piscataway, Prince George's Comity,
^Maryland, February 23, 1802. He resided at his inher-
ited home "Wyoming," where he devoted himself to
agriculture and the supervision of his large landed estates.
A man of domestic habits and studious tastes, he cared
little for public life, tliongh more than once he accepted
the position of clerk of the County Court, to whicli he
was elected by the people. About 1S23 ^^e married
Susan Fitzhagh Fendall, who was born September 7,
1803, and was the daughter of Benjamin Truman Fendall
and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Townsend Dade, of
King George County, \'irginia. Mrs. Marbury's sister
married J. H. Marbury, her husband's brother. She was
a sister also of the late Mr. Townsend Dade Fendall, of
Alexandria, Virginia. Benjamin T. Fendall was a direct
descendant of Josias Fendall, Governor of Maryland in
1655-60. By the marriage of the latter's grandson to
Eleanor Lee, daughter of Philip Lee and his wife, Sarah
Brooke, Benjamin T. Fendall was also descended from
Hon. Robert Brooke, of Maryland, and of Richard Lee
and his wife, Letitia Corbin, ancestors of the distinguished
Lee family of Virginia. (See sketches of Brooke and
Contee.) At the close of this article a short record of the
Fendall line, from which Mrs. .Marbury is descended, is
given. William L. Marbury died about 1836, and his
widow August 25, 187 1. Both are buried at Wyoming.

Issue :

I Cora* Marburv, m. Capt. Joseph Nimmo, of the United

States Army. No issue.

II SuSAN^ Marbury, d. young.

6 III Fendall* Marbury, b. 1S29 ; m. twice.

IV Elizabeth" Marbury, m. Maj. Calhoun Benham, of the
Confederate States Army. He was later a distinguished
lawyer of San Francisco, California. No issue.

MARBURY. 465

Xo. 6.

Feiiclall" Marbnry, Sr., (Wii.liam' L. Marbury.
WiLUAM* Marbury. Col. Lukk'' IMarbury. Luke-
Marbury, Sr. Francis^ Marbury, emigrant.) only son
of William Luke Marbury and his wife, Susan (Fendall)
IMarbury, was born at " Wyoming," near Piscataway,
Prince George's County, ^Maryland, in 1829. Was a
student at St. John's College, Annapolis, and later gradu-
ated at Princeton College, New Jersey. Studied law at
the University of Virginia, and was admitted to practice
before the courts of his native county in 1851. Resided
for many years at his ancestral home, "Wyoming," but in
1869 removed to " Mattaponi," near Nottingham, the old
residence of Gov. Robert Bowie, which had become the
property of Mr. Marbury's second wife. An able and
fluent speaker, and devoted "party" man, Mr. Marbury
was long identified with both State and county politics,
and a prominent leader of the Democracy. In 1861 he
was nominated for the House of Delegates, but defeated
by Federal interference at the polls. In 1S68 was again
nominated and elected a member of the State Legislature.
In 1880 he was elected as one of the State Presidential
Electors, and cast his vote for Hancock and P^nglish. On
three separate occasions Mr. IMarbury was presented for
Congressional nomination by a solid delegation from his
county, but met with defeat in the General Convention.
For many years he was a vestryman of St. Thomas'
Parish, and a devoted member of the Episcopal Church.
Tall and of prepossessing appearance, his goodness of heart
and courtly manners endeared him to all with whom he
came in contact.

In 1857 Mr. Marbury married Catherine Taylor Mar-
shall, daughter of Alexander John Marshall, of Warren-
ton, Virginia, and his wife, IMaria Rose Taylor. Mr. Mar-
shall was the son of Charles Marshall, of Warrenton, a
brother of Chief Justice John Marshall, of the United

466 MARBURY.

States Supreme Court. Charles and John were sons of
Col. Thomas Marshall, an officer in the Revolutionary
Army, who, after that war, removed from his home,
"Oak Hill," Fauquier County, Virginia, to Kentucky,
and was the progenitor of the ]\Iarshalls of that State, as
well as of those in Virginia. A brother of Mrs. Fendall
Marbury is Col. Charles Marshall, of the Baltimore bar,
and former Chief-of-StaiT to Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confed-
erate States Army. Mrs. Marbury died in 1866, and Mr.
Marbury in 1869 married Sally Clagett Berry, daughter
of William Jeremiah Berry and his wife, Eliza Clagett,
daughter of the sixth Thomas Clagett, of "Weston."
(See Clagett and Berry Sketches for ancestry.) Mr. I\Iar-
bury died at IMattaponi February, 1895, and is buried at
St. Thomas' Church, Croome.

Issue by first wife :

I William^ Luke Marbury, b. December 26, 185S. Grad-

uated at the Law University, of Baltimore, Maryland,
and was admitted to practice in that city. For a number
of years he has been identified with the "Independent
Democrats," of Baltimore, and in 1S90 was nominated
for State's Attorney for Baltimore, but was defeated by
Mr. Kerr. Has met with much success in the practice of
his profession, and was selected by President Cleveland
as " District Attorney for the State of Maryland." Ow-
ing to the opposition of Senator Gorman, the Senate
failed to confirm the President's selection, but Mr.
Cleveland immediately appointed him to fill the exist-
ing vacancy and renominated him the next year. The
President refused to name anyone else for the position,
and Mr. Marbury remained District Attorney until his
successor was installed by President McKinley. In
1893 he married Silvine, daughter of Charles Bohn Sling-
luff, a lawyer of Baltimore County, and his wife, Valerie
Von Dorsner, daughter of General Robert Frantz Von
Dorsner, of the Imperial Army, of Australia.
Issue :

1 Valerie' S. M.\rbury, b. 1895.

2 FEND.\rx" Marbury, b. 1S97.

II Fendall' Marbury, Jr., b. October 21, 1S60. Was a stu-

dent at St. John's College, Annapolis, graduated with
high honors at the Law University of :SIaryland, and was

MARJ3 UR v.— FEND ALL. 467

admitted to practice in Baltimore. September 13, 18S3,
he married Lucy Clagelt Berry, a sister of his father's
second wife. Possessing a bright intellect, a finn
character and lovable disposition, Fendall Marbury had
the promise of a brilliant future before him, but was
stricken with brain fever and died in Baltimore April 11,
1SS7. He was interred in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Issue :

1 Catherine^ Marshali^ Marbury, b. 1884.

2 William* Berry Marbury, b. 18S5.

Ill Alexander' Marshall I\L\rbury, b. 1S62. Was edu-
cated at the Maryland Agricultural College. Is a suc-
cessful farmer and resides near Upper Marlboro'.
November 15, 1896, he married Mrs. Lucy Marbury,
widow of F. Marbury, Jr. No issue.
The only issue of Hon. Fendall Marbury, Sr., and his second

wife was :

I Charles^ Clagett Marbury, b. May, 1S70. Was a student
at St. John's College, Annapolis, and later graduated in
medicine at the Columbian Medical College, Washing-
ton, D. C. During the war with Spain Dr. IVLarbury was
appointed surgeon in the army with rank of lieutenant,
and was with the army during its siege of Santiago de
Cuba. Is unmarried.

FEXDAI.L,.

This is one of the oldest families of Maryland, and emi-
grated from England to the new Province prior to 1655.
The first of whom we have direct ancestral record was

Josia$$^ Ffendall, who, in 1658, was appointed Gov-
ernor of Maryland by Lord Baltimore. He held this
office until 1661 ; he was succeeded by Philip Calvert.
He was accused by his enemies of desiring to over-
throw the authority of the Lord Proprietor, and was
banished from the Colony. He went to Virginia, but
later returned, defended himself with great ability during
an ensuing trial, and was acquitted. An autograph of
Governor Fendall is in the writer's possession, and he
spelled his name with a double F.

468 MARD UR Y.— FEND ALL.

Col. John- Feiidall, of " Clifdon Hall," a son of
Governor Fendall, was born in Charles County, Mary-
land, in 1672. He married Elizabeth Hanson, widow of
William Marshall, and died in 1734, leaving
Issue :

I JosiAS^ Fendall.

II JoHN'^ Fendall.

III Benjamin' Fendall, b. 170S.

Benjamin'' Fendall, Sr., " of Potomack," Charles
County, Maryland, and son of Col. John Fendall, was
born in 170S, and married November 18, 1728, Eleanor
Lee, daughter of Philip Lee and his wife, Sarah (Brooke)
Lee. Mr. Lee was born in Virginia, and was the son of
Richard Lee, Jr., and his wife, Letitia Corbin, ancestor of
Gen. Robert E. Lee. Mrs. Philip Lee was the daughter
of Col. Thomas Brooke, of Brookefield. (See Brooke
Sketch.) ]Mrs. Fendall died April 22, 1759, ^"^^ Benja-
min Fendall married again, his second wife being [Mrs.
Priscilla Hawkins, a widow of John Hawkins, and a
daughter of Alexander Magruder. She died August 25,
1763, without issue, Benjamin Fendall died in 1764,
leaving

Issue by his first wife, viz :

I John* Fendall, b. October 2S, 1730.

II Sarah* Fendall, b. February 7, 1732; m. Col. Thomas

Contee, of "Brookefield," her cousin. (See Contee
Sketch.)

III Philip* Fendall, b. 1734; m. ist Sarah Letice, daughter

of Richard Lee, 2d Mrs. Eliza Lee, widow of Philip
Ludwell Lee, and 3d Mollie Lee, daughter of Henry
Lee, all of Virginia.

IV Benjamin* Fendall, Jr., b. 1739; i"- ^lary Trueman Stod-

dert.

V Elizabeth* Fendall, b. Decembers, 1744 ; d. 1751.

VI Henry* Fendall, b. January i, 1742.

VII Thomas* Fendall, b. May 20, 1747.

VIII Samuel* Fendall, b. March 15, 1749.

Benjamin' Fendall, Jr., fourth child of Benjamin
Fendall, Sr., and his wife, Eleanor (Lee) Fendall, was

MA RB UR Y.— FEND ALL. 469

born January 26, 1739. He married March 31, 1765,
Mary Truenian Stoddert, and had

Issue :

I Sabina^ Trueman Fendall, b. July 23, 1766 ; m. Josiae? B.

Ford, and died December 22, 1S21.

II ]Mary* Trt'EMAx Fendaij,, b. September 2S, 1777 ; d. 1S55.

III Benjamin^ Trl'Emax Fexdaix, b. Novemljer 10, 1780; iii.

Klizabeth Dade.

Benjamin^ Triieiimii Feiidall, only son of Benja-
uiin Fendall, Jr., and his wife, Mary Trneman Stoddert,
was born November 10, 1780, and married July 28, 1802,
Elizabeth, daughter of Townsend Dade, of King George
County, Virginia, and had

Issue :

I Susan* Fitzhugh Fendall, b. September 7, 1S03 ; in.

William L. IVIarbury.

II Mary® Trceman Stoddert Fendall, b. September 25,

1S05 ; d. 1S97 ; single.

III Benjamin*^ Fendall, b. November 22, 1S07. Removed to

New York.

IV Eliza* Caroline Fendall, b. October 27, 1S09 ; m.Jolm

. Hancock Marbury.

V Townsend* Dade Fendall, b. May 25, 1S13 ; m. Eliza

Eaches.

VI William* Henry Wilmer Fendall, b. May 28, iSrS.

Lost at sea.

Townsend'^ Dade Fendall, fifth child of Benjamin
Trueman Fendall and his wife, Elizabeth (Dade) Fendall,
was born in Prince George's County, ^Maryland, ]Mav 25,
18 13. Removed when young to Alexandria, where he
passed the rest of his life, and died there July 23, 1S93.
He married January 15, 1850, Eliza Eaches, of Virginia,
and" had

Issue

I Benjamin" Trueman Fendall, b. January 5, 185 1 ; m.

Florence Mason.

II Nannie" Fendall, m. John F. Tackett, of Alexandria,

Virginia.

III William' Eaches Fendall, single. Liwyer in Alexan-

dria, Virginia.

470 MARB UR Y.—FENDALL.

Benjamiir Tnieman Feiiclall, son of Tovnsend
Dade Feiidall and his wife, was born in Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, January 5, 1S51. Is a civil engineer, and' con-
nected with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He married
April 27, 18S7, Florence, daughter of James William
Mason, of '« Wheatland," Clarke County, Virginia. Re-
sides in Baltimore, and has
Issue :

I Ben-Jamin' Mason Fexdall, b. February 29, 1SS8.

II Mary^ Gertrude Fexdai,!..

III Florence* Mason Fendall.

WAISIXG.

The origin of this family is very ancient. Tradition
says the progenitor was a Danish knight who emigrated
to Normandy, became a powerful baron, and was known
by the name of Warren. A grandson of this kniglit was
William de Warren, lord of the " Western Marches," who,
with William of Normandy, " the conqueror," invaded
England and participated in the battle of Hastings, 1067.
After the conquest had been completed, King William
bestowed upon his ally an immense estate, created him
first liarl de Warren, and gave him in marriage his daugh-
ter, Gundred. Their eldest son, William, the second
earl of the name, also had a son named William, but the
third William did not inherit the title, as he died before
his father and left an only child, a daughter, who mar-
ried into the royal family, and by a decree of the king
the title and estates descended to her son instead of to her
uncle, Reginald de Warren. There were eight Earls de
Warren, all famous for their power, wealth, and warlike
character. The title then lapsed.

The name of Warren, however, was perpetuated through
Reginald, the younger son of the second earl, and his
descendants were very numerous. Many generations
later, Richard, sou of Christopher de Warren, a lineal de-
scendant of Reginald, dropped the dc^ and changed the
spelling to Waring. One of his sons, or grandsons, re-
moved to Ireland and married an Irish ladv of noble

472 tVARlNG.

family named Sampson. Tradition says that from this lat-
ter union is sprung the Waring family of ^Maryland, whose
progenitor, Capt. Sampson Waring, emigrated to the new-
pro vince about 164 1. The coat of arms claimed bv this
branch of the house was : " Sable (black) shield, bordered
with "or" (gold), bearing three peacock heads erased
(j^fcg^*^ 3S if torn off) ; argent (white). Crest : a boar's
head erased ; gules (red)." Some writers aver that the
Warings sprang from a tribe of Angles living along the
south shores of the Baltic and as far south as the Vallcv
of the Elbe, who first appear in history toward the ending
of the First Century of the Christian Era.

Xo. 1.

Capt. Sampson' Waring, "'of tlie Cliffs," as he

styles himself in his will, was the first of his name to
settle in ^Maryland. The exact date of his emigration
from the old world is uncertain, but he was in Alar^dand
probably as early as 1641. Previous to 1650 he had re-
ceived grants for various tracts of land entered on the
records under the names of " Sampson's Division," " War-
ington," etc., situated in Charles and Calvert Counties, as
then known, but which are the present Charles and Prince
George's Counties. He is spoken of in old papers as an
" attorney at law," and we also find the following men-
tion :

"At ye Provincial! Court holden ye 13th of August, 1655.

" It is ordered that Capt. Sampson Waring, who had former order for
the same; IVIr. Michael Brooke, Mr. Robert Scott, and Mr. Woodman
Stockly, he added to the number of the Provinciall Commissioners of
Maryland, and are hereby empowered to act as Commissioners of the
said Province as fully as is granted by the Commissions of his High-
ness, the Lord Protector of England, Scotland, Irelrind, and Domin-
ions thereunto belonging by their Commissions upon the Records of
the Province as at large, appeareth therein.

William Fuller. Rd. Even.

Edward Llovd. The. Meares.

Rich. Wells'. Tho. March."

WARINC. 473

In 1659 Capt. Sampson Waring is mentioned as one of
a jury drawn to tr}- a man for sonie violation of the gen-
eral laws relating to the church. His will is dated Jan-
uary 18, 1663, but was not probated until ]\Iarch iS,
1670. He left a cow to his friend, Thomas Pritchard,
who he explains " is my own countryman," and all the
rest of his estate and lands he devises to his " Dear Wife
Sarah," in trust for their only child, Basil Waring, who
at that date was a minor. His wife's maiden name and
the date of her death are unknown, but she is thought
to have been a Miss Basil.

Issue :

"Z I Basil''' Waring, b. about 1650.

Xo. 2.

Basil- Waring 1st, (Capt. Sampson' Waring.)
sou of Capt. Sampson Waring and Sarah, his wife, was
born in Calvert County, Maryland, about 1650, and in-
herited his father's lands on both the Patuxent and
Potomac Rivers.

He was twace married, first to the daughter of John
Hanie, by whom he had one child. His second wife was
Sarah, daughter of Richard Marsham and his wife, Ann,
daughter of Henry Brent, of St. Mary's County; by her
he had two children. He died in 16SS ; his will was
probated December 8, 16S8. In it he requested John
Hanie to act as guardian for his son by his first wife ; Mr.
Hanie's daughter and Mr. Richard Marsham were asked
to be the guardian of the two sons by his second wife,
who was Mr. Marsham's daughter. A few years later the
widow married Col. James Haddock, of " Marlborough
town."

474 WARING.

This Richard Marsham was a very large land-owner, hav-
ing emigrated to the Province prior to 1650. He had pat-
ented to him, in 1653, " Blount Pleasant," situated on the
Patuxent about three miles from Marlborough ; " IMar-
sham's Rest," and adjacent tracts on the Patuxent, now
known as "Bald Eagle," etc. He had no son, and in his
will probated in 17 13 he speaks of himself as far ad-
vanced in years ; refers to his daughter, Sarah Haddock,
"formerly the wife of Basil Waring;" leaves to his grand-
son, ISIarsham Waring, " Mount Pleasant," " Marsham's
Rest,-" and much other land, which he provides shall
descend to his "great-grandson, Richard ^^larsham War-
ing, son of ^larsham and Henrietta Waring." He left
large tracts of land to his second grandson, Basil Waring
No. 2, and to the latter's son, Thomas Waring, Also
other property to his grandchildren by the name of
Queen, and " Black Walnut Thicket " to his grandson,
Leonard Boooke, son of Baker Brooke. Col. James Had-
dock had no children by his union with the widow of
Basil Waring, and left most of his property to his two
step-sons and the children of the latter.

The issue of Basil Waring by his first wife, Miss Hanie, was :

I Sampson* Waring, b. about 1675. Named for his grand-
father, Capt. Sampson Waring. Is said to have gone
South with his maternal grandfather, John Hanie.
The children of Basil Waring by his second wife, Sarah Marshani,

were :

3 I Marsham' Waring, b. about 16S0; twice married ; d. 1730.

4 II Bash.' Waring, b. about 1683; m. 1709 Martha Greenfield.

Xo. 3.

Marslitim'' AVariiij^ 1st, (B.\sil" W.\ring ist.
Capt. S-\mp.son'' W.\Ring.) eldest son of Basil Waring
ist, and his second wife, Sarah Marsham, was born in

WARING. 475

Prince George's County, ^laryland, about i6So, and in-
herited the extensive estates known as " Mount Pleasant,"
" Marshani's Rest," "His Lordship's Favorite," etc., etc.,
•left him by his grandfather, Richard ]\Iarshani, as well as
land which had been his father's. He resided at " Mar-
sham's Rest," and was twice married, first about 1705 to
Henrietta (she is thought to have been either a Miss Digges
or a Miss Sewall), and secondly to Eleanor, daughter of
Clement Hill and his wife, the daughter of Henry Darn-
all. There were three children by the first wife, and one
by the second. Marsham Waring died in 1730 and de-
vised to his eldest sou the land received from his grand-
father Marsham, and to his second son a large estate on
the Western Branch in Prince George's County, known as
" Heart's Delight." After his death his widow married
Col. Leonard Hollyday, a widower whose first wife was
Mary Smith. He was the son of Col. Thomas Hollyday,
the emigrant. After his death ]\Irs. Eleanor (Hill ; War-
ing) Hollyday married again, her third husband being a
Dr. Murr>'. Both of Marsham Waring's sons were con-
spicuous for their devotion to the Roman Catholic Church.

The issue of Marsham Waring and his first wife, Henrietta, was :

5 I Richard* Marsham Waring, b. about 1706 ; ni. Elizabeth

; d. 1743.

II Sarah* Waring.

6 III Basil* Waring, b. 1711; twice married ; d. 1793.

The issue of IVtarsham Waring by his second wife, Eleanor Flill, was :
I Ann* Waring, b. about 1723 ; ni. her step-brother, Thomas
Hollyday, by whom she had no issue. Her second hus-
band was William Cooke, by whom there was
Issue :

I William^ Cooke, Jr., a lawyer of Baltimore, Mary-
land.

Xo. 4.
Capt. Basil' Wariiijj, or liasil Xo. 2, (Basil'

476 WARING.

Waring ist. Capi\ Sampson' Waring, the emigrant.)
second son of I>asil Waring the first, by his second wife,
Sarah (]\Iarsham) Waring, was born in Prince George's
County (then called Calvert County) about 1683, and was
a member of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church.
He was often called "Protestant Basil" in contradistinc-
tion to his nephew, who, from his religious zeal, was
called ^'- Ro))ian Basil." On January 31, 1709, he married
Martha Greenfield, daughter of Col. Thomas Greenfield.
On July 14, 17 1 5, he was commissioned captain of
dragoons, the commission reading as follows :

"John Hart, Esq., ye Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in,
and over this, His Majestie's Province of Maryland, and the Terry-
torys thereunto belonging, etc., etc.

"To Basil Waring, of Prince George's County, Gentleman,
Greeting :

" Whereas I have, and do repose great Trust in Your Courage,
Conduct and Loyalty to His Most Sacred Majesty, King George of
Great F.ritiiine, and your good affection to this His Majestie"s (tOV-
ernmcnt as by Law established ; I have thought tit and do, b}- tliese
presents, Constitute, Coinmissionate, and Appoint you, ye said Basil
Waring, to be Captain of a Troop of Dragoons, hereby enjoining all
the officers and Dragoons under your Command to pay all due and
ready obedience thereto as they will answer ye Contrary at their
Periils. And I do hereby command you to observe all such Instruc-
tions as you shall from time to time receive from myself or
any other superior Officer or Officers, and that you shall take care to
have ye men un<ler your Command, well and skillfully Traii;ed and
Exercised. Plereby granting unto you to hold and enjoy this Com-
mission during pleasure.

"Given at ye City of Annapolis under my hand and Seal this four-
teenth day of July, in ye first year of ye Reigne of our Soverigne
Lord, George, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France,
and Ireland, and the Dominions thereunto belonging. King Defender
of ye Faithe, Anno Domini, 1715."

Capt. Basil Waring died intestate in 1733, but his widow
executed a will and died in 175S. She named her son,
Thomas, executor.

Issue :

y I Thomas* Warixo, b. 1710; m. 1743 ist Jane Oxford, 2d

Lucy Brooke.
II James* Haddock Warixg, b. 1713; m. December 25, 1735,

Elizabeth Orchard; d. September, 1746. Devised his

property to his wife. No issue.
H III F'ran'CIS* Waring, b. 1715 ; m. Mary HoUyday.

IVAR/NG. A,ll

9 IV Basil* \Varin(;, jr., b. 1717 ; m. Elizabeth Belt; il. 1776.

V Elizabeth' Waring, b. 1720; m. Richard Burgess.

One daughter :

Ursula^ BcrGESS, in. William Bowie, "ye 3d."

VI S.\RAH* Haddock Waring, b. 1721 ; in. John Duckett.

VII Saml'KL* Waring, b. 1722; d. 1744; single. Devised his

property to his brother, Basil Waring.

No. 5.

Richard^ Marsliaiii Waring-, Sr., (Marsham^
Waring. Basil- Waring. Capt. Samrson' Waring,
emigrant.) eldest son of Marshani Waring and his first
wife, Henrietta Waring, was born in Prince George's
County, ]\Iaryland, about 1706, and resided on his inheri-
ted estate " Marsham's Rest." This plantation was a
veiy large one, located on the Patuxent River, a few
miles south of Nottingham, and is now known as " Bald

Eagle." He married about 1732 Elizabeth . Her

maiden name is unknown, but it is probable that she was
either a Darnall or Sewell.

Richard M. Waring died in 1 743 and devised to his eldest
son his dwelling plantation " Marsham's Rest," and
" Mount Pleasant ;" to his second son, Henry, five hun-
dred acres called "Jameson," "h-ing west of the Eastern
Branch of the Potomac;" other land to his two younger
sons, and requested his brother, Basil, to see that his chil-
dren were raised in the " Roman Catholic faith." In
1745 Mrs. Waring became the wife of Thomas Owing of
Anne Arundle County.

Richard M. Waring had issue :

10 I Richard' Marsham Waring, Jr., b. 1733 ; d. 1766.

II Henry* Waring, b. about 1735. Resided on his estate
called "Jameson," lying west of the Eastern Branch of
the Potomac. He was living there in 1766. It is not
known if he. married or not.

478 U-'.-JAVXC.

Ill Bash.'' Waking. Is not mentioned except in his father's
will, and is supposed to have died when a child.
11 IV JOHN^ Waking, b. about 1739; ni. Henrietta M. Hall; d.
181;.

No. 6.

Ba^xir Waring, Sr., (M.\rsham'' Waring. Basil"
Waring ist. Capt. Sa.mpsox' Waring.) youngest son
of Marshani Waring and his first wife, Henrietta, was
born near Nottingham, Prince George's Countv, !\Iarv-
land, in 1711. His uncle, Capt. Basil Waring, died be-
fore the nephew was more than twenty-two, and as the
latter was older than his cousin, Basil, he was known as Basil
Waring, Sr., though on account of his extreme devotion to
the Roman Catholic Church, he also went by the name of
" Roman " Basil. On one occasion he was charged with
influencing his neighbors to send their children to France
to be educated by the Church of Rome, and was com-
pelled to defend himself before the Chancellor of the Prov-
ince, as it was then contrary to the prevailing law to
send Protestant children to French colleges. About 1736
Basil Waring married Henrietta Maria Digges, daughter
of William Digges, of " Melrose." She died at the birth
of her only child in 1737. He continued to reside on his
plantation, " Heart's Delight," located in the upper part
of the county, for many years, and remained a widower
until 1753, wheh he married Susannah Darnall, daughter
of Henry Darnall, of " Portland Manor," and ' his wife,
Henrietta Maria. Susannah (Darnall) Waring was born
in 1723, and died January 26, 1806, having executed a
will in 1800. Basil Waring executed a will in 1793 and
died April 15th of that year. He devised his dv/elling
plantation to his eldest son and other property to his
younger children and grandchildren.

WARING. 479

Issue bv first wife was :

I Henrietta^ Maria Warinx., b. 1737; m. Walker.

Basil Waring had issue by his second wife :

l;ii I Marsham' Waring, b. June 4, 1754; d. May iS, 1S12.

II Elizabeth^ Waring, b. June 28, 1756 ; ni. Bernard O'Neal ;

d. August 9, iSoS.
Issue :

1 Mary" O'Neal.

2 Elizabeth" O'Neal, d. 1S04.

III Anne^ Waring, b. July iS, 175S ; d. May 9, 1S02. Was twice

married; 1st to Jesse Wliarton, of St. ^Mary's County,
and 2d to Dr. Joseph Hall. They lived at " Locust
Grove," Montgomery County.
Issue :

I Charles'^ Henry Waring Wharton, m. Rebecca
Key.
Issue :

1 Ambrose' Wharton, m. Miss Scott.
Issue :

I Virgini.\*' Wharton.

2 Rebecca" Wharton, m. Charles Hunter.
Issue :

I Henry" Waring Hunter.
IJJ IV Henry^ W.\ring, b. April 19, 1762 ; m. twice; d. October

II, 1835-
V EleanoR'^ Waring, b. June 15, 1764 ; m. Henry Brooke, a
brother of Henry Waring's second wife. They lived at
"Rich Valley," Montgomery County, Maryland. He
died in 18 19, and she October 11, 1S42.
Issue :

1 Elizabeth" Susannah Brooke, m. James R. Brent,

son of Chandler Brent, of Charles County, Maryland.

2 Eleanor^ Brooke, d. young.

3 Nichol.\s' Basil Brooke, m. in 1835, his first cousin,

Mary Anne Waring.

Xo. 7.

Thomas* Waring, (Capt. Basil^ Waring. Basil'
Waring ist. Capt. Sampson' Waring, emigrant.) eld-
est son of Capt. Basil Waring and his wife, Martha
(Greenfield) Waring, was born September 30, 1710, and

48o IVARING.

lived ill Nottingham District, Prince George's County,
Maryland. Was twice married ; first, December 12, 1734,
to Jane Oxford, by whom he had two children. Hi.s
second wife was Lucy Brooke, daughter of Thomas
Brooke and his wife, Sarah Mason. He died January,
1762, and his widow, by whom he had no children, mar-
ried Clement Wheeler.

Issue of Thomas Waring :

I Maktha^ Waking, b. 1735 ; in. Richard Duckett, Jr.
Issue :

1 Martha'^ DrcKKTT, b. 1759.

2 lucv*' duckktt.

3 Jane*' Dtckett.

4 Elizabi:th" Dl'ckett.

5 Basil" Duckett, b. 1767.

6 Thomas'^ Waring Duckett, b. 1772.

7 Anne'' Duckett.

14 II Bash,' Waring, " yu 3d," b. November 16, 1740; m. Anne
Gantt.

No. 8.

Maj. Francis' Waring, (Capt. Basil^ Waring.
Basil- Waring ist Capt. Sampson' Waring, emi-
grant.) son of Capt. Basil W^aring and his wife, Martha
(Greenfield) Waring, was born in 17 15, and was commis-
sioned a major in the Colonial Army. Was a member and
vestryman of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church.
About 1740 he married ISIary, daughter of Col. Leonard
Hollyday and his first wife, Sarah Smith. Maj. Waring
died in 1769, and devised to his children a large property,
including the plantations known as "The Gore," "Terra
Excultabullis," "Truman's Hall," and " Waring Park."
He bequeathed to his eldest son his pistols, holsters, and
sword.

IVARhYG. 481

Issue :

15 1 Leonard^ Waring, b. about 1741 ; iii. Klizabeth Lane.

II Clemkxt^ Hoi.r,vi>AV Warino, b. 1743 ; went to sea, \vas

captured and slain by pirates. Executed a will before
leaving home and devised "Waring Park" to his
sisters.

III Dr. Basil^ Waring. Served in the United States Army

during the Revolution. Married Klizabeth Wheatley,
of St. Mary's County.

IV Francis^ Waring, Jr. Drowned in Chesapeake Bay.

Single.

V Annr^ Waring, m. Hawkins.

VI Jamks^ Haddock Waring. Removed in 179S to Kentucky.

Married Boone, and died in 1S39, leaving a large

family.

VII Thomas^ Waring, b. 1760; m. Lydia Walton, daughter of

Roger Walton, of Philadelphia ; emigrated to Kentucky
in 1783 and was elected judge; d. in 1S18, leaving
several sons.

VIII Elizabeth^ Waring, m. Wheatley.

IX Marv^ Waring, m. Conipton.

X Martha^ Waring, m. Wheatley.

XI Margery^ Waring, m. Hawkins.

Xo. O.

Basil' "Waring, Jr., (Capt. Basil^ Waring.
Basil'- Waring ist. Capt. Sampson^ Waring, emi-
grant.) son of Capt. Basil Waring and his wife, Martha
(Greenfield) Waring, was born about 17 17 and lived in
the upper part of Prince George's County. He signed
his name Basil, Jr., to distinguish himself from his elder
cousin "Roman," or Basil Waring, Sr. About 1745 he
married Elizabeth Belt. He executed a will in April,
1776, which was proven May 26th, same year. He re-
quested his nephew, Basil Waring 3d, and his cousin,
Basil Waring, Sr., to act as executors.

Issue :

I l^OMAS' Waring. Lost at sea. Single.

482 WARING.

II HrjZABETH^ Waring, m. Joshua Rcall.

III Ei^KAXOR^ Waring, m. Magnuler.

IV HsTHKR^ Waring, in. Prathcr.

V Martha^ Waring, in. .

VI Jamks^ Waring, b. 1757. Served in the Revolutionary

Army. Died 1S14. Married January 8, 17S7, KH/abeth,
daughter of Henry Hilleary. She was born 1763; died
1829.
Issue :

1 Richard'^ Waring, b. 1791 ; d. August 3, 1845.

2 Eleanor^ Waring.

3 EuzA^ W' aring.

4 Henry" H11.1.EARV Waring, b. 1797 ; d. July 27, 1S54.

5 Thomas*' Waring.

6 Frances'' Waring.

7 John* Waring.

8 Caroline*^ Waring.

9 Catherine*^ Waring, m. Edward Gantt Waring, son

of " Basil ye 3d."

No. 10.

Riclmrcl' llarsliam Waring;, Jr., (Richard'
Marsham Waring, Sr. Marsha.m'^ Waring. Basil-
Waring ist. Capt. Sampson' Waring.) eldest son of
Richard ]Marsbam Waring, Sr., and his wife, Elizabeth,
was born about 1733, and lived on his inherited planta-
tion, now known as " Bald Eagle," on the Patuxent River,
Prince George's County, ^Maryland. He died and was
buried there in 1766. He executed a will, devisiug his
dwelling plantation to his two brothers, John and Henry,
on condition that they should pay all of his debts and
act as guardians to, and see educated, his only son, whose
mother's name was Mary Sap. He devised other prop-
erty to this son.

Issue

I Marcus" Sempronius Waring, b. about 1763 ; ni. June 9,
1794,. Mary Hollyday.

WARING. 483

Issue :

1 Richard' Marsham Warixg, b. about 1795; m.

1816 IVTartlia Anne Hardy.
Issue :

I Jamks^ Waring, b. about 1719 ; ni. Kllen Sasscer.
Issue :

1 JOHN^ Waring, m. Miss Hamilton.

2 RynaIvDO^ Waring.

2 Thomas' Waring, b. about iSoo. Removed to the

West in 1S35.

3 John' L. Waring, m. 1S2S Violetta Turton.
Issue :

1 Thomas- Waring.

2 Dr. John- L. Waring, is a practicing physician,

and Judge of the Orphans' Court of Prince
George's County.

\o. 11.

John' \Variii<.v, Sv.^ (Richard' Marsham War-
ing, Sr. ]\Iarsham"' Warixg ist. Basil- Waring ist.
Capt. Sampson' Waring, emigrant.) third son of Rich-
ard Marsham Waring and his wife, Elizabeth Waring,
was born in Prince George's County about 1737, and
inherited land near Nottingham. By the death of his
brother, Richard M. Waring, Jr., he came into possession
of '* ^Marshanrs Rest '' and adjacent tracts now known as
" Bald Eagle," and also owned " Mount Pleasant," a fine
plantation on the Patuxent River about three miles east
of Upper Marlborough. There he made his home and
built the large brick house which still stands.

About 1765 he married Henrietta Maria Hall, daughter
of Francis Hall. He owned several thousand acres of
land, and a great many Negroes. He executed a will
which was proven in 1813, and requested his friend,
Joseph "White Clagett, to see its provisions carried out.
" ]Mount Pleasant" was left to his son Henry; ''Mar-
sham's Rest" and adjoining tracts to his son John during

484 WARING.

life, and to the latters son, John Henry Waring, after his
father's death. He also requested " Henry Warin^-^, Sr.,
of ^Montgomery County," to assist in settling the estate.
His widow also executed a will which was pro\en in
1815. They are both buried at " ]\Iount Pleasant," and
were members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Their only issue surviving childhood was :

16 I John" Waring, Jr., b. 1767; m. 1800 Elizabeth M. Bowie;

d. 1S15.

17 II Henry" Waring, Jr., b. 177S; m. 1S02 Sarah Contee Har-

rison ; d. 182S.

Xo. 12.

Marsh a 111'' Waring 2cl, (Basil* Warixg, Sr.
Marsham"' Waring ist. Basil- Waring ist. Capt.
Sampson^ Waring.) eldest son of Basil Waring, Sr., and
his second wife, Susannah (Darnall) Waring, was born in
Prince George's County, June 4, 1754. With his cousin,
James Waring, he served in the company commanded by
his cousin, Basil Waring 3d, during the Revolutionary
War. By his union with a widow, Mrs. Ross, in 1793,
he left one son to whom he devised all of his property
in 1812. He died May 18, 1812.

Issue :

I Marsham*"' Waring, Jr., b. 1794; d. October 15, 1870.
About 1S23 he married an heiress, Violetta Lansdale,
and had
Issue :

1 J.\MES' Waring, d. single.

2 Virginia^ Waring, m. McCubbin. No issue.

3 Elizabeth'' Lansdale Waring, ni. 1851 Richard

W. W. Bowie, and died leaving
Issue :

I Mittie'* Bowie, m. B. Lee Belt. No issue. (See
Bowie, No. 54.)

WARING. 485

No. 13.

Ifoiir.v' Wjiriijg, (Basil^ Waring, Sr. Marsham^
Waring. Basil- Waring. Capt. Sampson' War-
ing.) youuo-est son of Basil Waring, Sr., and his second -wife,
Susainiah (Darnall) Waring, was born in Prince George's
County, Maryland, April 19, 1762. He removed in 1782
to Georgetown, D, C, and to " Norway," Montgomery'
County, in 1793. He was a close friend of his cousin,
John Waring, Sr., of "Mount Pleasant," and in 1793
married Henrietta ^Maria Hall, a niece of r^Irs. John War-
ing. He had by her one child, Henry Basil Waring,
born December 26, 1794 ; died February 26, 1795, at
"Mount Pleasant." Mrs. Waring also died at " ]\Iount
Pleasant" while visiting her relatives, February 14, 1795,
in the twenty-second year of her age. She and her infant
are both buried at " IMount Pleasant," marble slabs mark-
ing their graves.

Mr. Waring married secondly, on October 8, 1805,
Milicent Brooke, aged twenty, a sister of Henry Brooke,
who married Eleanor, sister of Henry Waring. She

was the daughter of Brooke and his wife,

Elizabeth Hill, whose aunt, ]\Iary Hill, married first
Charles Carroll, Jr., of Carrollsburgh, D. C, and secondly
Capt. Ignatius Fenwick, of the " Hermitage," Charles
County, Maryland. By her first husband she was the
mother of Daniel Carroll, of Dudington, who was, therefore,
a first cousin of Milicent Brooke. Mr. Waring married the
latter at ^Irs. Fen wick's home on Capitol Hill, Washing-
ton, where now stands Providence Hospital. Henry
Waring died in Georgetown, D. C, October 11, 1S35,
and his wife died ]\Iay 22, 1847. They had a fine home
at "Norway," which was destroyed by fire a few years
since.

Issue :

I Henriktta'' Maria SrsAXXAH Waring, b. September 18,
1806; in. Edward Nicholas Young, son of Nicholas

486 IVARING.

Young, of White Hall, Maryland. She died Mav 29,
1S47.
Issue :

1 NiCHOL.AS'' YOUXG.

2 Washixgton" Youxg.

3 Mary' Youxg.

4 Eugexia' Youxg.

II Eleaxor'^ :Mary Warixg, b. June 2, iSoS ; m. Brent,

son of Chandler Brent, of Charles County ; d. at " Nor-
way," September 4, 1S34.
Issue :

I Hexrv' \\. Brext.
18 III Hkxrv« Bash. Warixg, b. February 7, iSio; m. Rachel
Clopper ; d. 1S73.

IV JOHx" Philip Warixg, b. December 4, 181 1 ; m. Evelyne

Manning ; d. 1S74.
Issue :

I Sarah' Axxk Warixg, m. Wilfred Marshall, Sr.
Issue :
I Wilfred* Marshall, Jr.

V Mary" Axne Warixg, b. February 13, 1S13 ; m. her first

cousin, Nicholas Basil Brooke. Lived at " Rich \'allev."
He died November 5, 1S52. She died January 15, 1870.
Issue :

I AXDREW" COLLIXS BROOKE, b. July 25, 1S37 ; d.
August 2, 1S44.

VI Elizabeth" Axxe or " Eliza " Warixg, b. March 7, 1S15.

A Visitation nun, Georgetown (D. C.) Convent. Known
as " Sister Charles." Died June 3, 1S95.

VII Axxe" Maria Warixg, b. February 22, 1S17 ; d. 1878;

single.

VIII SUSAX" F. Warixg, b. September 15, 1S18 ; d. 1S34 ; single.

IX Josephixe" Jaxe Warixg, b. .\ugust 22, 1S20. A Visita-

tion nun, Georgetown (D. C.) Convent. Known as
" Sister Mary Samuel." Died May 20, 189S.

X Matilda" Milicext Warixg, b. July 22, 1S22; m. ist John

O. Hill (a cousin), had
Issue :

I John' O. Hill, Jr.
She married 2d Dr. William G. Hardy ; d. 1S96. Issue :

1 Henry' Philip Hardy.

2 William' Hardy.

3 Mary' Hardy.

4 Eleanor' Hardy.

5 Thomas' Price Hardy.

XI Clemext" Willi.a.m Warixg, b. 1829 ; d. same year.

WARING. 487

ISo. 14.

Kasir Wariiij;-, '• yc 3<l," (Thomas^ Waring.
Capt. Basil' Warixg. Basil- Waring. Capt.
Sampson^ Waring, emigrant.) only son of Thomas
Waring and his first wife, Jane (Oxford) Waring, was
born in Prince George's Connty, ^vlaryland, November 16,
1740. He was called Basil Waring the third, to distin-
gnish him from his uncle and cousin who were his elders
and bore the same name. After the death of his uncle he was
sometimes addressed as r)asil Waring, Jr. He was active
in efforts to induce the people of his county to resist the
demands of Great Britain, and his name is frequently
mentioned as participating in the proceedings of the vari-
ous meetings held at Upper [Marlboro' by the citizens who
assembled to perfect arrangements to resist the enemy.
After the war commenced he was commissioned captain
of a company of militia, and served in the Southern
Campaign in \'irginia and the Carolinas. In 1766
he married Anne Gantt, daughter of Thomas Gantt,
of White's Landing, and his wife, Eleanor Hilleary.
Basil Waring died about 1800 and left a lars^e familv.

Those of whom we have record were :

I Thomas*^ Waring, b. 1767 at " Waring Grove ;" m. March
21, 1795, r*largaret Berry, daughter of Benjamin Berrv
and his wife, Deborah Eversfield (daughter of Rev.
John Eversfield), and had
Issue :

1 Basil" Waring.

2 Deborah" Waring.

3 Thomas' Waring.

4 Ellen' Waring.

5 Benjamin' Waring.

6 Priscilla" W.\ring.

7 Erasmus' W.aring.

8 Rebecca' Waring.

9 Ja.mes' Lawrence Waring, resides in Columbus,

Mississippi.
ID Spencer' Mitchell Waring, removed to Baltimore,
and married Josephine Hasell, and died leaving.

488 WARING.

Issue :

1 Benjamin^ H. Waring, of Baltimore.

2 Thomas^ Spkxcer Waring, of Baltimore.

3 WiLi,iAM* E. Waring, of Baltimore.

4 Robert^ K. Waring, of Baltimore.

5 Rebecca^ Waring, of Baltimore.

6 Amanda* E. Waring, of Baltimore.

II Basil® Waring, m. Elizabeth Hall; lived in Georgetown,

D. C.

III Priscii.la" Waring, m. April 20, 180S, James Gantt.

IV Anne" Waring, m. Duckett.

V Jane* Waring, m. Mullikin.

VI Edward* Gantt Waring, b. 17SS ; m. vSeptember 28, iSoS,

Catherine Waring, daughter of his cousin, James War-
ing, who was a son of Edward G. Waring's uncle, Basil
Waring, Jr. Edward Gantt Waring removed with his
family to Texas, where he died July 12, 1S67. He left a
large family, all of whom remained in Texas except his
eldest son, who, with his mother returned to Maryland,
where they passed the remainder of their lives.
This son was :

I Dr.James^ Waring, settled in St. Mary's County,
iVIaryland, and married .\iina !Maria Thomas, of that
County, who survives him and has
Issue :

1 James^ Waring, Jr., m. Maria Gamer. Served in

the Confederate Army.

2 Catherine^ Waring, d. single.

3 Edward* W.aring, died in Confederate Army.

4 Basil* W.\rixg, d. young.

5 Henry* Waring, single. Served in Confederate

Army.

6 Anna* Waring, m. Samuel B. Hayden.

7 Elizabeth* Waring, single.

Xo. 15.

lieoiiarcr Waring, (Maj. Francis' Waring.
Capt. Basil'' Waring. Basil- Waring ist. Capt.
Sampson' Waring, emigrant.) eldest sou of ]\Iaj. Fran-
cis Waring and his wife, ]Mary (Hollyday) Waring-, was
born near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Mary-

WARING. 489

land, about 1741, and about 1770 married Elizabeth,
daughter of Benjamin lyane. He was a member and a
vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and lived near
Nottino-ham.

Issue

I Thomas*^ Waring, b. 1771 ; d. single.

II Benjamin'^ Waring, b. 1773; in. Burch.

III Francis'"' Waring, b. 1775 ; ni. his cousin, Mary H. War-

ing, of Kentucky.

IV George* Washington Waring, b. 1777 ; m. Dorsey,

of Howard County.

V Cleme-nt*^ Hollvdav Waring, b. 17S0. He was named

for his maternal great-uncle, Clement Holh-day, who
made him his heir on condition that he change his name
from Waring to Hollyday. This was done by act of the
State Legislature, and he became Cletnent Waring
Hollyday. He married Martha Stone, daughter of
James F,. Stone and his wife, Elizabeth West, the daugh-
ter of Stephen West, of the " Woodyard."
Issue :

I James' Erickson Stone Hollvday, b. iSio. A
prosperous planter near Nottingham. Died 1S6S.
Married Amelia Beall Young, daughter of Manduit
Young and his wife Elizabeth Beall, great, great,
great-granddaughter )f Ninion Beall, the emigrant.
Issue :

1 Clement* Waring Hollyday, d. single.

2 Susan' Beall Hollyd.ay, m. William Wallis.
Issue :

1 Minnie^ Lewis Wallis.

2 James' Hollyday Wallis.

3 Elizabeth' West Hollyday, m. Dr.

Wilkerson.
Issue :
I Albert^ Livingstone Wilkerson.

Xo. 16.

John''' Waring, Jr.. (John' Waring, St., of Mount
Pleasant. Richard* Marsham Waring, Sr, Mar-

490 WARING.

sham'' Waring ist. Basil- Waring ist. Capt.
Sampson' Waring, emigrant.) eldest son of Jolm War-
ing, Sr., of Mount Pleasant, and his wife, Henrietta Maria
(Hall) Waring, was born at ]\Iount Pleasant about 1767.
On December 30, 1800, he married Elizabeth Margaret
Bowie, the second daughter of Governor Robert Bowie
and his wife, Priscilla Mackall.

He was an officer in the army during the war with
England, 181 2-14, and resided in and near Nottingham.
He died November, 1S15, and his widow then resided
with her children in the house which her father be-
queathed her in Nottingham. She died wdiile on a visit
to her married daughter in Baltimore July 3, 1S54,
and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, and her husband
at " Mount Pleasant." He was a Roman Catholic, but
his wife was an Episcopalian, and reared her children in
her Church.

Issue :

I Henrietta' Priscilla Waring, h. December, 1801 ; twice

married, ist to Benjamin Odcn, Jr., hv whom there was
no issue. Secondly to B. C. Worthington in 1830.
(For issue see Worthington and Bowie Sketches.)

II Eliza' Waring, b. July 26, 1803 ; m. 1S19 John Reed

Magruder, and is yet living ( 1S99). (For issue see Bowie
Record, Article 29.)

III Mary' Mackall Waring, d. single.

IV Robert" Bowie Waring, b. 1S07 ; d. in infancy.

19 V John" Henry Waring, b. March 19, 1809; d. March 22,
1871 ; m. March 29, 1S31, Julia Maria Worthington,
daughter of Judge W. G. D. Worthington.

Xo. IT.

Ifeiii\y'' Wariiiji', Jr., of '* !?Ioiint Pleasant."

(John' Waring, Sr. Richard* Marsham Waring, Sr.
MarshamHVaring, ist. Basil- Waring, ist. Capt.

WARING. 491

Sampson' Waring, emigrant.) second son of John War-
ing, Sr., and his wife, Henrietta Maria (Hall) Waring,
was born at Blount Pleasant, Prince Gtorge's County, in
1779. Inlierited INIount Pleasant where he lived after his
father's death and was called " Col. Henry Waring, of
IMount Pleasant.'' Ser\-ed in the arni\ during the War of
1812-14. June 22, 1802, he married Sarah Contee Har-
rison, daughter of John Harrison, of Georgetown, D. C,
and his wife, Catherine Contee, daughter of Alexander
Contte, tliC emigrant. He ^^■as a member of the Roman
Catholic Church, but his wife was a de\-oted daughter of
the Episcopal Church, and raised her daughters in her
own faith, while her sons were members of their father's
church. Mr. Waring died ]May 28, 182S, and is buried
at IMount Pleasant, a marble shaft marking his grave.
Mrs. Waring lived to be ninety-two ; died in 1872, and
is buried near her husband.

Issue

I Dr. John' Harrison Waring, b. March, 1S03 ; d. June 26,

1S55, single.

II Henrietta" Maria Waring, b. 1S05 ; ni. Horatio Scott.

Issue :

1 ISABELLE' Scott, m. E. G. W. Hall.

2 Chaxning* Scott.

III Catherine' Harrison Waring, b. 1S07; m. Gen. Thomas

F. Bowie ; d. June 2, 1849. (See Bowie History for
issue. Article No. 48.)

IV Richard" Marsham Waring, b. iSoS ; d. 1S79 ; single.

V Susan' Waring, b. 1S09 ; m. Mordacai Pluninier ; b. 1798 ;

d. 1S73.
Issue :

1 William* Plcmmer, m. 1S65, Mary L. Contee.

2 Mordacai- Plummer, Jr., ni. ist Addie Pratt, 2d

Charlotte Pendleton.
Issue, two children by each wife :

1 Mordacai'-' Plummer, Jr.

2 Florence^ Plummer, ni. Dr. French Owens.

3 Thornton'' Plummer.

4 George'' Plummer.

3 George"* Plummer, d. single.

4 Henrv^ W. Plummer, d. single.

492 WARING.

5 Christiana^ J. Plum.mer, in. ist John D. Bowling, 2(1
Henry Quin.
Issue :

1 John" D. Bowling, in. Mildred Nalle.

2 May^ Boavling, ni. Robert Hall.

3 Hklkn^ Bowling, in. Mr. Slingluff.

4 Katk^ Bowijng.

5 Christine" BowlinG;

VI Grack' Waring, b. 1S12 ; d. 1S60 ; m. Richard H. Clagett.

Issue :

I HenrV Waring Clagett, m. Mattie Bowling.
Issue :

I Grace" Clagktt, m. Frank W. Hill.
Issue :

1 Christobal'" Hill.

2 Grace"^ Hill.

3 Frank"' Hill.

VII Eleanor" Waring, b. 1S15 ; d. 1843 \ "i- John S. Brookes.

No living issue.

VIII Sarah" Waring, b. September 19, 182 1 ; m. C. C. Magru-

der, Sr. ; d. March 9, 1S66. No issue.

IX Eliza' Waring, ni. Hon. J. Halloway, Member of Congress

from New Jersey. No issue.

Xo. 18.

Ileiiry'^ Basil Wariiijj.(HENRY'' Waring. Basil*
Waring, Sr. Marsham' Waring. Basil- Waring.
Capt. Sampson^ Waring.) eldest son of Henry Waring,
of Montgomery County, and his second wife, Milicent
Brooke, was born in Georgetown, D. C, February 7, iSio.
Resided in Montgomery County. ]\Iarried May 5, 1836,
Rachel Ciopper, daughter of Andrew and Anne Torrance
Clopper, of Baltimore, Maryland. He died April 3, 1873,
and his wife died December 10, 1891.

Issue :

I Ann.a' Torrance Waring, b. ; m. November iS,

1880, Edward L. Hayes, of Darnestown, Montgomery
County. He died February 13, 1S83.

IVARIiVG. 493

II Elkaxor" IVIiLiCENT Waring, hi. Sejitcmber 12, 1876,

Douglas Clopper, of " KchoDale,'' Moiitgoinery County.
He died May 29, iSSo.

III Hknrv" Waring, ni. January 7, 1S69, Anna Byrne Clopper,

a daughter of Dauglas Clopper, of " ?xho Dale, and his
first wife, Mary Key. Mrs. Waring died September,
1870.

IV ]\rARY' Torrance Waring. A Visitation nun, Parkers-

burg, West Virginia.

V Philomena" Waring, m. November, 1SS3, Henry Philip

Hardy.

Xo. 19.

Col. John' Ifeiiry Wariiij;*-, (John'' Waring, Jr.
John" Waring, Sr. Richard' Marsham Waring,
Sr. Marsham' Waring ist. Basil- Waring ist.
CapT. Sampson' Warkntg, emigrant.) youngest child of
John Waring, Jr., and his wife, Elizabeth Margaret
(Bowie) Waring (daughter of Gov. Robert Bowie), was
born in Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland,
March 19, 1809. He was educated at Charlotte Hall and
at Annapolis. Upon reaching his majority he received
the handsome plantation devised him by his grandfather
Waring, consisting of thirteen hundred acres lying on the
Patuxent River south of Nottingham, and known as
" Marshanvs Rest," but which he changed to the name
of " Bald Eagle." It was a very fertile estate, well equip-
ped with stock, and a large number of Negroes. 'Here
Mr. Waring built his dwelling, the old one having been
burned. On March 29, 1S31, he married Julia Maria,
eldest child of Judge William G. D. Worthingtou and his
wife, Eliza (Jordan) Worthingtou. !Mr. Waring for a
great many years was a vestryman of St. Paul's P^piscopal
Church, and was generally known as " Colonel " Waring.
A Southern sympathizer, he incurred the hostility of the

494

IVAR/XG.

Federal Govcruiiient during the Civil War. When it was
found that his two elder sons had entereil tlie Conu-deiate
Army, and that he had l)een xdsited by Capt. Walter
Bowie, a noted Confederate raider, the authorities at
Washington ordered his arrest. Colonel Waring was im-
prisoned, first in the old capitol, then at Fort Delaware,

Colonel .1 oil II lleiirv AA'ariny:.

and his wife and daughters banished to the Southern
States. His plantation was confiscated and his valuable
personal property was either destroyed or stolen. After
the war the Government restored to him his land, but
never paid for the destruction of his personalty, estimated
at over seventv-five thousand dollars. Mrs. W^arinjr was

IVARIXG. 495

allowed to return to Maryland just before the war ended,
but the shock aud hardships she had endured, upon be-
ing driven from home, shattered her health. She died
November 26, 1S64, and was buried at "The Valley."
Colonel Waring survived her until ^March 22, 1S71, and
was buried at her side.

Issue :

I pRiscii^i.A^ Mackai.l Waring, h. 1S32 ; single.

II Elizabeth^ Margarkt \V.\rixg, b. July, 1834 ; ni. 1S55

Richard Duckett.
Issue :

I Kate" C. Ducrktt, m. 1SS4 \V. B. Clagett.

III John* Hexrv Waring. Jr., b. 1S36 ; d. in childhood.

IV Julia' Victoria Waring, b. 1S3S ; ni. Robert Bowie, of

Annapolis.

V Alice" Mari.a Waring, b. 1841 ; m. 1S65 Judge George C.

Merrick, son of United States Senator W. D. Merrick and
his second wife, Catherine B. Thomas, sister of Governor
Thomas ; d. 1SS2.
Issue :

1 Juli.a" M. Merrick, m. Lieut. Ryland D. Tisdale,

United States Navy.

2 Alice" Merrick, in. Joseph K. Roberts the 3d.

3 George" C. Merrick, Jr.

4 Catherine" Merrick.

5 Josephine" Merrick.

6 Mary" Merrick.

VI Robert'' Bowie Waring, b. 1S43 ; enlisted in Company B,

First Maryland Cavalry, Confederate States .^rniv ; d.
December 28, 1S62.
/JO VII Dr. William' Wokthington Waring, m. Ida J. Brooke ;
d. 1896.

VIII Benjamin' Contee Waring, b. 1847 ; d. 1SS8 ; single.

IX JOHN^ Henry W.\ring, d. in infancy.

X Richard" Henry Lee Waring, d. in infancy.

XI Marshall" Causin Waring, b. October, 1854 ; single.

Xo. 20.
J>r. William AVortliiiigtoii Waring, (Col. John"

49^ IVARING.

Henry Warixg. John'' Waring, Jr. John' War-
ing, Sr. Richard' Marsham Waring, Sr. Mar-
sham-^ Waring ist. Basil- Waring ist. Capt.
Sampson' Waring, emigrant.) seventh child of Col.
John Henr\- Waring and his wife, Jnlia Alaria (Worthing-
ton) Waring, was born at " Bald Eagle," Prince George's
Connty, Maryland, in 1S44. When but seventeen he left
college to enter the Confederate Army, and served in
Company B, ist Maryland Cavalry, Capt. Emack. The
war over, studied medicine and graduated with high
honors at the ]\Iar\land Medical University in Baltimore.
In 187 1 he married his first cousin, Ida Julia Brooke,
daughter of Dr. Henry Brooke and his wife, Eliza (Worth-
ington) Brooke, settled in Nottingham, where he resided
for a number of years, and then removed to Marlborough.
He possessed a bright intellect and unusual conversational
powers ; took great interest in politics, and was a fluent
speaker and writer. His skill as a physician was uni-
versally recognized, while his bright disposition and
cheerful manners made him exceedingly popular.

On August 6, 1S96, he was suddenly cut off in the
prime of a splendidly vigorous mental and physical man-
hood, and his death created a wide-spread sorrow among
all classes of his fellow-citizens, who realized the loss the
community had sustained. He was interred in the ceme-
tery near Marlborough.

Issue:

I Eliza^ Jordan' Waring.

II John' Henry Waring, b. 1S76.

III Ida' Brooke Waring.

IV Carolinp;' Harris Waring.

V Robert' Bowie Waring.

woktiiix<;tox.

The Woithington family, of ancient English origin,
possessed landed estates in Lancastershire and Devon-
shire, England, prior to 1236 A. D. Queen Elizabeth
was once entertained at " Worthington Hall," in Devon-
shire, by a Mr. William Worthington.

Professor Childs, of Harvard University, says : " the name
was originally spelled Weorthington, and is as old as any
thing in England." Translated into modern English, it
means, " the descendants of the men who settled the
place." During the civil war between Charles I and the
Puritans, the Worthingtons weie staunch supporters of
the Crown and the established Church ; in consequence
of which they lost the estates which they had held for
more than four hundred years, and which had been be-
stowed upon their progenitors for loyalty and martial valor.
Upon the accession of Charles H most of this land was
restored to the original owners. The arms born by the
various branches of the English family vary in several
minor details, but all are of a general character and dis-
play .agricultural devices : three forks on a shield ; a sheaf
of wheat resting on a wheel, and a garland of leaves with
a goat surmounting it, etc., etc. The motto: Viriiite
digmim avoriim — " Worthy to bear the dignity of our
ancestors." They appear to have been landed gentry of
local influence and importance, and several were distin-
guished divines. In 1635 two brothers of this name emi-

49S n^ORTHINGTON.

grated to ^Massachv.setts, and have nunierous descendants
in the Northern and Xew England States.

Abont the year 1670 two other members of the
Worthington family emigrated from England and settled
in Maryland. Sa:r.i:el Worthington located in Somersett
County, while John Worthington permanently established
himself at " Greenbnry Point," on the Severn River, near
Annapolis. From these two emigrants are descended a
large number of persons bearing the name now living in
Maryland, Washington, D. C, Ohio, and Kcntuckv.
Many members of this family have been conspicuous in
public affairs, and were men of wealth and social promi-
nence. During the Revolutionary period they served the
State both in a military and civil capacitv. Three have
been elected members of Congress; one emigrated to
Ohio— was elected governor and also United States Sena-
tor ; another was Territorial Governor of Florida, and the
present Lieutenant-Governor of Kentucky is a Worthing-
ton. Three of the name represented Anne Arundle County
in the Legislature at the same time. Thomas C. Worth-
ington was a brigadier-general during the War of 1812,
as well as a member of Congress. One has been a Bishop
of the Episcopal Church, and others lawyers, physicians,
and merchants. For more than two hundred years the
family have enjoyed the same high social position in
Maryland which is accorded them in that State today.

The following sketch relates chiefly to the posterity of
William Worthington, Sr., third son of Capt. John
Worthington, emigrant.

Xo. 1.

Capt. John' Worth iiijjton, was born in England
during the year 1650. He emigrated to Maryland about

U'ORTHINGTOX. 499

1670, and settled at Cjrcenbiiry Point, Anne Arundle
County, where his home overlooked the present citv of
Annapolis, and the Severn River. His name is men-
tioned in the proceedings of the Provincial Courts in
1675. Shortly afterwards was commissioned captain of a
military company enrolled in his district for service
against the Indians, and commanded an expedition against
the enemy. About 1695-6 was a member of the House
of Burgesses.

In 168S-90 he married Sarah, daughter of ]\Iatthew
Howard, the emigrant of that name to Maryland. After
his death his widow became the wife of John Brice "of
Severn." Captain Worthington is buried at Greenbur\
Point, the spot being marked with a very large flat tomb-
stone bearing the following inscription : " Here lyeth in-
terred, the body of Captain John Worthington, who de-
parted this life April 9th, 17CI, aged 51 years."

The issue of John Worthington and his wife, Sarah Howard:

I John- Worthington", Jr. Executed a will in 1766. Men-

tions sons : John, Charles, Thomas, Samuel, Vachse,
and William — son of decer sed son William.

II Sarah- Worthington, m. Nicholas Ridgely.

III Thomas- Worthington, m. Elizabeth Ridgely.

Issue :

1 Erice^ Thomas Beale Worthington, b. November

2, 1727. Served in the Legislature during the Rev-
olution, etc., etc.

2 Maj. Nicholas' Worthington, m. Catherine Grif-

fith. Aided in organizing the Maryland militia in
1776.

2 IV William-' Worthington, b. about 1697 ; m. ; d.

1770.
V. Charles- Worthington, b. 1701. A posthumous child.
Settled in Baltimore Countv.

Xo. 2.
William- Wortliiiij;toii.J^i*.,(CAPT. John' Worth-

500 WORrHINGTON.

INGTOX.) third son of Capt. John Worthington and his
wife, Sarah Howard, was born at Greenbury Point, Anne
Arundle County, Maryland, about 1697. Is mentioned
as owning land in several parts of Anne Arundle County.
In 17 1 9 was appointed a justice of the peace. In 1730
bought of Thomas Homenon, a tract of land lying on the
south side of Homenon Creek. It had been first patented
in 1660, and called "Compliment.'' The boundaries ex-
tended to the ]\Iaggothy River near " the narrows," oppo-
site "the mountains," and islands in the Chesapeake Bay
designated "the three sisters." He executed a will in
1770 ; devised several tracts of land to his two daughters
and their sons, and to " my grandson William Worthing-
ton " the estate on the Maggothy River, a number of
slaves, his watch, a quantity of silver-plate engraved with
his initials, including " my silver quart tankard, marked
W. W." He provided that his grandson should enter at
once into possession of the property ; mentioned no
son, and only one grandchild named Worthington. The
silver tankard is now owned by his descendant, Mrs.
Thomas F. Bowie. His wife was not living when the
will was executed, and her name is unknown.

Issue :

3 I William^ Worthington, Jr., d. prior to 1770; m. Ida
Homenon.

II Ruth'' Worthington, m, Shaw.

Issue :
I William* Worthington Shaw.

III Sarah^ Worthington, m. John Davis.

Issue :
I William* Worthington Davis.

Xo. 3.

Williaiit Wortliiiijjtoii, Jr., (William* Worth-
ington, Sr, John' Worthington.) only son ofWil-

n'ORTHINGTON. 501

Ham Worthington, Sr., and his wife, , was born

near Annapolis about 1721-23. Was not living when
his father executed a will in 1770. His wife's name is
said to have been Ida Homenon, or Hammond, by whom
he had but one child. It is not known when he or his
wife died.

Issue :

4 I WilliamMVortiiington, b. about 1748-9; in. 17S2 Jane
Coulee.

Xo. 4.

William^ Wortliiii«>toii, (William^ Worthixg-
TON, Jr. William- Worthington, Sr. John' Worth-
ington.) only son of William Worthington, Jr., and his
wife, Ida Homenon, or Hammond, was born near Annapo-
lis about 1748-9. Was reared in the home of his paternal
grandfather, who left him a handsome estate bordering
upon the Chesapeake Bay and the Maggothy River, and
opposite the islands called "The Three Sisters." His
dwelling stood on a hill overlooking the bay, and he
named it " Mount Ida." In 1773 ^^ ^^^^^ ^is land resur-
veyed, and named it " Worthington's Courtesy,"

February 20, 1782, he married Jane Contee, daughter
of Col. Thomas Contee, of Brookefield, near Nottingham,
Prince George's County, and the latter's wife, Sarah Ken-
dall. William Worthington is described as a man of
most- polished manners and affable disposition. He
endorsed heavilv the notes of several of his friends livinof
in Annapolis, who later assigned, and the endorser was
compelled to dispose of his estate on the Maggothy River
to satisfy the creditors of the men for whom he had be-
come security. The advertisement of his property in the
Annapolis Gazette in 1794, shows a large number of

502 II 'OR TIIIXG TON.

slaves, stock, etc., as well as about twelve hundred acres
of land.

He then removed with his family to Nottingham, and
for many years was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church in
that Parish. Colonel Contee gave his daughter that por-
tion of the " Brookefield" estate on which was located the
family graveyard, and the original dwelling. The farm
contained about three hundred acres, and was re-named bv
Mr. Worthington, "The Vale of Tempe," on account, he
said, of the peaceful life as a planter he passed
there ; possibly he also had in mind the historic Grecian
valley of that name. The farm thus named has been
known only as "The Valley" for a hundred years, and is
owned by Mr. Worthington's granddaughter, Mrs.
Thomas F. Bowie, Jr.

In the family graveyard are interred the early Brooke
owners of the estate, their descendants, the Coutees, fol-
lowed by the Worthingtons for four generations, through
whom the land descended to the present owner ; it having
never been sold. Near this graveyard is a depression
showing where was the cellar of the original dwelling
which was burned while occupied by William Worthing-
ton. He died intestate in 1S20, and is buried at '' The
Valley." Mrs. Worthington died November 19, 1S25, ^^^
the sixty-fourth year of her age. She executed a will
which was witnessed by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Gillis, Dr.
JauKS Harptr, the attending physician, and Philemon
Chew. She dcsiscd " The \'alley " to her youngest son,
Walter, and personal property to the other children.

Issue

I Gex. Thomas^ Contkr Worthixgtox, b. November 25,
1782; d. April 12, 1847, at Frederick City, Maryland,
and is interred there ; a marble monument marking his
grave. Studied law, and, when adinitted to practice,
removed to Frederick. Was several times electe<l to
the House of Delegates, and a member of the (Governor's
Covincil. In 1830 was elected to Congress, anfl again in
lS^2. Was an officer of the State militia, and during: the

IVOR THING TON. 503

War of 1S12-14 was commissioned brit^adier-general of
the 9th Brigade, ZMaryland troops, and participated in
the various engagements fought in his State. Achieved
great distinction as a lawyer, and was noted for his
literary attainments. Was a profuse writer on historical
and scientific topics, many of his original manuscripts
being now in the possession of the writer of this sketch.
He was administrator of his grandfather, Thomas Con-
tee's estate, and was named executor in the will of his
brother, Walter. Was never married.
5 II Judge William^ G. D. Worthingtox, b. 17S5 ; m. Eliza
Jordan.

III SaraH'^ Matilda Worthixgton", b. 17S7 ; d. November,

1S54 ; single. As Miss " Sallie " Worthington, she was
admired by a large circle of acquaintances for her wit,
generosity, and extensive infonnation.

IV AlmiraMVorthixgtox, b. 1790; d. 1S71 ; m. 1S39 J. H.

Turton. No issue. Is buried at " The Valley," by the
side of her sister, Sarah.

V Jaxf/ Worxhixgtox, b. 1792 ; m. Michael B. Carroll, 1822 ;

d. 1S52. No issue. She and husband are buried at
" The Valley."
G VI Walter^ Brooke Co.x Worxhixgtox, b. September 19,
1795 ; m. H. P. Waring.

Xo. 5.

Judoe AVilliaiii (iJraftoii Diilaiiey Worthing-
ton, (Wilijam' Worthingtox. William* Worth-
ington. William- Worthixgton. Capt. John'
Worthington, emigrant.) second son of William Worth-
ington and his wife, Jane (Contee) Worthington, was born
near Annapolis, Maryland, in 17S5. While very young
was taken by his parents to their home near Xottingham
when they removed to Prince George's County. He was
a student at St. John's College, Annapolis, and from there
went to Baltimore in 1S04, where he read law and was
admitted to practice before the courts of that city when
he was twenty-one. His ability, legal knowledge, and
eloquence rapidly brought him into prominence. In 1807

504 IVOR THTXG TON.

he received the appointment as adjutant on the governor's
staff. In 1S09 was nominated and elected by a large
majority to represent Baltimore City in the Legislature.

In 1810 he married Eliza Jordan, of Baltimore, and in
iSi I, having inherited a landed estate from his grand-
father, Col. Thomas Contee, of Brookefield, removed to
Prince George's County ; for a number of years resided
in Nottingham, and devoted himself to agriculture.

This life was not stirring enough for his active mind,
and in 18 13 he stood for, and was elected State Senator,
for Prince George's County. In 1S15 was appointed
Comptroller of the United States Treasury, to fill an ex-
isting vacancy, and for the next two \ears resided in
Georgetown, D. C. In 1817 President ^Madison appointed
him a special representative of this Government, to Buenos
Ayres, Santiago de Chili, and Peru. Was also sent
as special envoy to Venezuela, being our first representa-
tive to that country. His commission, signed by James
Monroe, Secretary of State, is in the possession of the writer
of this sketch. In a speech made some years later, r^Ir.
Worthington referred to this journey which was made
through South America, principally on horseback. He
said "I trod the sun-burnt Pampas, and climbed the snow
clad peaks of the Andes," etc. In 1S21 the President
appointed him Governor and Secretary of the Territory
of East Florida, and he resided for two years in St. Au-
gustine, wdiere his eldest son was born. In 1823 he re-
turned to Baltimore, and was nominated by the Whigs
for Congress, but was defeated by the Democratic candi-
date. The next year was elected to the Legislature, and
again the succeeding \ear. In 1S26 he was urged to ac-
cept the nomination for governor, but refused to be a
candidate. In 1827, and again in 1S28 he was appointed,
by the governor, Commissioner for Insolvent Debtors for
Baltimore Cil\". \\\ 1830 he was appointed Associate
Judge of the Baltimore City courts, and held that posi-
tion for several \'ears. After he retired from the bench

JVOJ^ THING TON. 505

he went to Spain, and from there to Greece, having in
charge some matters entrusted to him by the State De-
partment. He was the recipient of much attention in
Athens, on account of the position he had taken regard-
ing Grecian independence, when he was in the Legisla-
ture ; his speech on that subject was so masterly that the
House of Delegates passed a resolution asking the Presi-
dent to notify Greece of our sympathy and our recogni-
tion of her independence of Turkey. This speech was
translated into Greek, and copies sent to that country.
The Grecian Legislature sent him a letter of thanks, with
a ring (now in the possession of his son, A. C. W.), on
which were carved certain Greek characters. His speech
advocating equal sufferage for Jew and Gentile, was also
a masterly effort, and is still read with gratitude by the
Hebrews of Maryland, who recognize him as the promoter
of the bill equalizing their political rights. After his re-
turn from Europe Judge Worthington resumed his prac-
tice of law in Baltimore, until his death occurred April 6,
1856, many years after that of his wife. They are both
buried at "The Valley" near Nottingham. As illustra-
tive of his popularity throughout his long career, he was
in 1849 urged to oppose Reverd\' Johnson for the United
States Senate, but having retired from public life he de-
clined to allow his name to be used.

Issue:

I JULiA^ Maria Worthington, m. 1S30 John H. Waring.

(See Waring.)

II Kliza" Jordan Worthington, m. 1S33 Dr. Henry Brooke.

(See Brooke Record for issue.':

III Dr. Augustine'^ Tjiomas Contke Worthington. Prac-

ticed medicine in Prince George's County for a number
of years, then moved to Ohio where he married, and
finally went to Texas where he died.

IV James^ Chater Worthington. Graduated in medicine.

Married Fannie Griffith, of Baltimore, and died in Ohio.
Left one daughter, who married Mr. Defenderfer, of
Baltimore-

5o6 IVOI^ THING TON.

V Ai.KXAN-DER'''CoxTEEWORTHiXGTOX,b. 1S30; a well-knowii

broker of Baltimore ; ni. 1S7S Eva Love, and has
Issue :
' I Alexander' Contee Worthington, Jr., m. Miss
Cassel,
2 Amip:' Worthixgtox, rn. .

VI Hexrv'' Worthixgtox, deceased.

No. 6.

Walter' Brooke Cox Woi'tIiiii«toii, (William'
Worthixgtox. William'^ Worthixgtox, Jr. Wil-
liam'- Worthixgtox, Sr. Cafp. Johx' Worthixgtox.)
the youngest child of William Worthington and his wife,
Jane (Contee) Worthington, was born in Nottingham,
Prince George's County, Maryland, September 19, 1795.
Was educated in Xottingliam and in Baltimore, where,
after leaving school, he entered a mercantile house, and
remained until he had gained a practical business train-
ing. Returned to Prince George's County shortly after
reaching his majority and took charge of the estate
devised him by his grandfather. Colonel Contee, consisting
of part of the Brookefield land.

Upon the death of his mother, inherited '.' The Valley,"
and devoted himself to agriculture for the rest of his life.
He enlarged " The Valley " by purchasing adjoining
fields, making it a farm of six hundred acres, and acquired
several other estates in the same neighborhood, including
the one known as "Half Pone," or "Leith," which he
bought from Fielder Bowie. At the time of his death he
owned more than two thousand acres, and more than a
hundred Negroes.

November 6, 1827, Mr. Worthington married Henrietta
Priscilla (Waring) Oden, widow of Benjamin Oden, Jr., a
daughter of John Waring, Jr., and his wife, Elizabeth Mar-
garet Bowie, a daughter of Go\'. Robert Bowie. Mrs.

W'ORTHIXGTON.

507

Worthington was born in Xoltinoliani December 4, iSoo.
November 12, 1822, married Benjamin Oden, Jr., who
died i\Iay 21, 1823, ^'g'^^ twenty-four, by wliom there
was no issue.

Though taking a keen interest in politics, and an ardent
Whig, Mr. Worthington was never a candidate for office

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M'alter IJrooke Cox AVoi-tliiii<;toii.

but once, when, in 1S34, he consented to accept the nom-
ination for State Legislature, and was elected. He served
one term, and declined to stand for re-election.

He resided in the brick house still standing on the
"Halt Pone'' plantation, but owing to its proximity to
the river suffered from malaria, and in his will directed

5o8 U'OR Til IXC Toy.

that the land be sold on this account, rvlrs. Worthinoton
who was a noted beauty, died of pneumonia March 20,
1S43, ^"'^ ^^cr husband then removed his children to
Nottingham, where he resided with Mrs. Waring, his
mother-in-law, until August 2, 1S45, when he died sud-
denly of apoplexy, and was buried at "The Valley,"
marble slabs marking his and his wife's graves.

For the era in which he lived he was reputed a wealthy
man and handsomely provided for his five children. His
will is especially notable for his affectionate solicitude for
his motherless children. He left the two eldest daughters
"The Valley,'' and a large number of Negroes and stock.
He desired that his other land be sold and the money
invested for the use of the three younger children. He
named as executors his brothers-in-law, IMichael B. Carroll,
Col. John H. Waring, and his eldest brother, Gen. Thomas
C. Worth ington.

In appearance, ]\Ir. Worthington is described as short
and compactly built, resembling his father and two
brothers. A man of strong sense and sound judgment,
his advice was constantly sought by his neighbors, who
held him in the highest honor and esteem. He is said to
have been named for his father's friend. Col. Walter
Brooke Cox, who once lived in Nottingham.

The issue of Walter B. C. Worthington and Priscilla, his wife, was
eight children. Three died in infancy ; the others were :

I Eijzabeth" Margaret Worthixgton', b. October 12,

1834 ; m. December 16, 1S56, Thomas F. Bowie, Jr. (See
Bowie Record.)
Issue :

1 Walter' Worthington- Bowie, b. April 22, 1S5S ; m.

Eleanor Clagett.

2 Catherine' Waring Bowie, b. Aprils, i860; m.

Thomas J. Clagett. (For issue see Bowie and Clagett
sketches.)

II Laura" Worthington, b. May 12, 1S36 ; ni. December 16,

1S56, Robert Withers Harper, b. July 21, 1S33, in Marl-
boro', Maryland, a son of Dr. James Harper and his wife,
Ellen Whittaker. Dr. Harper was born in Norfolk, Vir-

- WORTHINGTON. 509

giiiia, and was the son of Maj. James Harper, of the
Revohitionary Army. He removed to Maryland and died
in ^Marlboro' in 1S71, aged 74. After the marriage of
Robert W. Harper to Laura Worthington, he removed
with her to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he practiced his
profession of law, until he located on a cotton plantation
which he bought on the Arkansas River. In 1S60 he
was elected to the State Legislature, and voted for the
Act of Secession. In the spring of 1S61 he raised a
company of riflemen in Conway County, of which he
was elected captain. Was mustered into the P'irst
Arkansas Regiment, and in June, 1S61, was commissioned
major. His regiment was assigned to Gen. Benjamin
McCollough's brigade, and Colonel Churchill, afterwards
general, commanded the regiment. Took part in the
fights of the Trans-Mississippi until after the Battle of
Shiloh, when he was ordered to Tennessee to reinforce
Beauregard. In 1S62 Major Harper was elected colonel
of his regiment, and attached to McNair's Brigade,
Cheatam's Division. During the summer of 1S62, as
senior colonel, he commanded the brigade, McXair hav-
ing been sent to Arkansas. Colonel Harper in 1S63
was sent with his brigade to Mississippi. He was com-
plimented on the field for gallantry at the battle of
Murfreesboro, as well as at Elk Horn. Just before re-
inforcing Bragg, General McNair returned and resumed
command, but was wounded, and Colonel Harper once
more was placed in charge of the brigade, and led it in the
desperate charge against a Kansas battery on Snodgrass
Hill, at Chickamauga. His horse was killed, and he
ran forward on foot to re-form the advance line which
was broken, and while in the very front of his command
was struck by a cannon ball and almost instantly killed,
September 20, 1S63. Colonel Harper was greatly beloved
by his entire regiment, and numerous instances are re-
lated by his comrades of his bravery and devotion to his
men. Once when ill himself he dismounted and placed
a private soldier on his horse, when the man had sunk
by the road from exhaustion. At another time when
passing a wounded soldier he stopped and gave him his
own overcoat, and continued on the way through the
rain and snow without one. At present in Conway
County, Arkansas, there is a Confederate Veteran Asso-
ciation, "The R. W. Harper Camp," named in his
honor. He was highly educated, possessed a brilliant
mind, and charming manners. But for his early death
he doubtless would have won a national reputation.

5 lo II 'OK THIXC; TOX.

His widow afler the war returned to Maryland with her
only snrving child.
Issue :

1 RoHKR'T' \V. Harpkr, Jr., b. 1S5S ; d. at tlie aye of

five.

2 W.\LTKR' WORTIIIXCTOX Harpkr, b. 1S60 ; d. 1S63.

3 Ki.i.kn" WiiiTakkr Harpkr, a posthumous chi]<l.
Ill Hknrv'' Clav Worthixgtox, b. 1S3S; d. 1S52 at St. John's

CollcL^e.
y IV Wii.i.iam" \VoRTnix<;rox, b. Xoveniber 28, 1S39 ; d. 1S71 ;
ni. Sarah L. Pjowic.
V Hkxriktta" Priscilla Warixg Worthixgtox-, single.

Xo. 7.

William" Wortliiii<»;l<ni. (W.vlter' B. C. Worth-
INOTO-N. William' Worthixgtox. William' Worth-
ixgtox. William- Worthixgtox. Capt. Johx'
Worthixgtox.) young-est son of Walter B. C. Worthing-
ton and his wife, Henrietta Priscilla (Waring) W'orthing-
ton, was born near Nottingham Xo\-t:niber 28, 1S39.
Left an orphan at an early age, he was reared by his aunt,
Mrs. Jane Carroll, at '' Brookefield." Was educated at
St John's College, Annapolis, and on (Jctober 11, 1S60,
married Sarah Lonise Bowie, daughter of Gen. Thomas F.
Bowie and his first wife, Catherine (Waring) Bowie.

Mr. Worthington inherited a handsome property both
from his father and his aunt, ]\Irs. Carroll, and bought a
large plantation on the Patuxent River, near Woodville,
Prince George's County, Maryland. It contained six
hundred acres, and was called " Spring Hill.'" His wife,
known as " ^Minnie Bowie '' before her marriage, was con-
sidered one of the most beautiful women in her county.
Mr. Worthington never entered public life. He died at
his home November 11, 1S71, and was buried at "The
Valle)-." His widow later removed to Washington with
her children, and at present resides in Boston, Massachu-

WORTHlXGrON. 511

setts, with her youngest daughter, whose husband is con-
nected with one of the journals of that city.

Issue :

I Catherin'k' Harrison Wortiiixcton, h. July 11, 1S62 ;

111. 1SS9 Ralph Plater StuU. No surviving issue.

II HKXRIKTTa" rKISCII.LA WORTHIXGTOX, b. Jul V I4, 1865; Ul.

1SS7 Clarence E. N. Lancaster, of Rhode Island. Re-
sides in Boston.
Issue :

1 Sarah* Louisk Laxcastkr.

2 Annik' C. Laxcastkr.

3 EsTHKR* Hill Laxca.ster.

4 Marv* Laxcastkr.

5 C.^ E. N. Lancaster, Jr.

6 Catherine- W. Lancaster.

III Walter' Brooke Cox Worthixgtox, Jr., b. March 14,

1867 ; single. Is connected with a mercantile house in
Washington, D. C. ,

Errata.

Page 26, 6;^ VII Marv'^ Bowip; should read 7 VII Mary' Bowie.
44 and 45, Philomcji Chew should read Philonon Chew.
47, Phillip Lee should read Philip Lee.

165, Ella R. Johnson should read Eliza R. Johnson.

166, Charles J. Gwynn should read Charles J. Gicinn.
197, Dr. John George should read Dr. Archibald George.
216, Mary Lloyd should read Mary Llezcellyn.
250, Charlcstoifn, South Carolina, should read Charleston,

South Carolina.
35S, Joseph Sim should read Dr. Patrick Sim.
426, J. B. Akin should read J. B. Aiken.
426, Mary Ruddick should read Florence M. Ruddick.

IXI>KX TO ARTICT.F.S.

The Maryland IJo^vics. (Page 21)

/O

Article Page

1 John Bowie, Sr. 21

2 John Bowie, Jr. 26

3 Eleanor Bowie 2S

4 Allen Bowie, Sr. 32

5 Capt. Willian. Bowie 39

6 Thomas Bowie 46

7 Mary Bowie 54

8 William Bowie, Jr. 57

9 Allen Bo\\ie, Jr. 5S

10 Rev. Dr. John Bowie 60

11 Capt. Fielder Bowie 65

12 Walter Bowie, Sr. 71

13 Gov. Robert Bowie 76

14 William vSprig^^ Bowie S6

15 William Bowie 3d S7

16 Col. Thomas Bowie 91

17 Elizabeth Bowie 92
iS Col. Washington Bowie 95

19 Allen I5owie 98 j

20 James Bowie too

21 Thomas H. Bo%\ie 102 j

22 Allen Bowie 105 j

23 Thomas Contee Bowie 107 !

24 Capt. Eversfield Bowie 115 '

25 Maj. John F. Bowie 117 I

26 Wm. Bowie " of Walter" 121 I

27 Daniel Bowie 125 j

28 Walter Bowie, Jr. 126 i

29 Elizabeth INI. Bowie 128]

30 Margaret A. Bowie 131 I

31 Robert W. Bowie 134 '

32 John B. Bowie 139 j

33 William INI. Bowie 141 1

34 Charles Bowie, Sr. 142 :

35 John Bowie 143 |

36 George W. Bowie 146 '

37 Richard C. Bowie 147 ,

38 Thomas J. Bowie 14S

39 Judge Richard J. Bowie 149

Article

40 Robert G. Bowie

41 Joseph H. Bowie

42 Hyde Ray Bowie

43 Dr. Aug. J. Bowie

44 Thomas H. Bowie, Jr.

45 Fielder Bowie

46 Mary M. Bowie

47 Robert Bowie

48 Gen. Thomas F. Bowie

49 Dr. Allen T. Bowie.

50 Allen P. Bowie

51 F'rederick J. Bowie

52 William D. Bowie

53 Walter W. W. Bowie

54 Richard W. W. Bowie

55 Robert Bowie

56 Robert Bowie, Jr.

57 William B. Bowie

58 Dr. Richard W. Bowie

59 Francis M. Bowie

60 Charles Bowie, Jr.

61 Thomas J. Bowie

62 Henry C. Bowie

63 Leonard O. Bowie

64 Thomas J. D. Bowie

65 Col. Washington Bowie 3d

66 G. French Bowie

67 Maj. Thomas F. Bowie

68 John R. Bowie

69 Capt. Allen T. Bowie

70 Thomas C. Bowie, Jr.

71 John E. Bowie

72 Clifford N. Bowie

73 Dr. Howard S. Bowie

74 Gov. Oden Bowie

75 H. Brune Bowie

76 Robert Ik:)wie " of Walter "

77 Reginald Bowie

7S T. T. Somervell Bowie

Page
152

154
156

159

162
1 68

iji

180

135
190
191

197
202
203
204
206
209

211
212
213
214
214

217
219
220
224
225
227
229
230
230
232

239
239
240

514

INDEX.

The I$o« ios ol" I'liarlt's l'ouiit.>

Article Page

1 Abraham Boey 243

2 John Boey 244

3 John Bowie, Jr. 244

4 Osuell Bowie 245

5 William Bowie 245

6 Rhodi Bowie 246

7 Abraham Bowie 247

8 Joseph Bowie 24S

.11 a ry I and. (Page 242)

.Article
9 Isaac Bowie

10 James Bowie

11 Kli Bowie

12 Hezckiah Bowie, Sr.

13 Richard P. Bowie

14 James W. Bowie

15 Dr. William C. Bowie

The Bonitvs of IiUiii>>iiaiia. (Page 2sS)

1 James Bowie

2 Reziii Bowie, Sr.

3 John J. Bowie

4 Rezin P. Bowie

259
260
263
265

5 Col. James Bowie

6 Stephen Bowie

7 Rezin Bowie, Jr.

The Virginia ISowiex. (Page 2S0)

1 Johri Bowie

2 James Bowie

3 John C. P3owie

4 Walter Bowie

5 Robert Bowie

280 , 6 .\llen B. Bowie
2S3 j 7 James L. Bowie
285 i 8 James B. Bowie
288 ; 9 Walter Bowie, Jr.
290 \ 10 William M. Bowie

The Canadian IJo^vies. (Page 29S)

1 James Bowie

2 William Bowie

3 Dr. James Bowie

4 Mary J. Bowie

300 ! 5 Elizabeth Bowie

302 j 6 Amelia McDonald Bowie

303 I 7 Duncan E. Bowie
306 I

The SoMth Carolina IJo ivies. (Page 309)

1 Maj. John Bowie 309

2 George Bowie 312

3 Andrew Bowie 314

4 John Bowie, Jr. 316

5 William Bowie 316

6 Samuel Bowie 317

7 Chancellor Alex. Bowie 318

8 Gen. John Bowie 321

9 Dr. Samuel W. Bowie 324

10 James S. Bowie

11 Langdon Bowie

12 Eliza Bowie

13 Luther A. Bowie

14 Pinckney G. Bowie

15 Mary J. Bowie

16 Capt. Andrew W. Bowie

17 Margaret R. Bowie

18 John M. Bowie

The I*eiin«»ylvania IJtow ies. (Page 342)

1 Ralph Bowie

2 Thomas L. Bowie

3 R. Ashhurst Bowie

342 I 4 Richard H. Bayard Bowie

344 I Note Capt. George Bowie

345 I

Some "Well-Kno'.vn Families.

Brooke

Berry

Chew

Clagett

Contee

Eversfield

Eichar

Feudall

351

Harper

371

Harry

380

Isham

392

Marbury

430

Wootton

446

Waring

422

Worthington

467

Page
248
249
250

253
253
255
256

270
277
279

291

293
294

295
297

306
507
307

326
327
329
331

334

339

346
347

189
421
426
458
"3
471
497

ixi>EX TO xa:?!i:s.

Adams, C. E.

Gardner

Robert E.
Addison, Dr. Edmund B

John

Thomas Duckett

Rev. Walter I).
Aiken, J. K.
Akers, T- S.
Aldin, John :\I.
Alexander, Thoinas S.
Anderson, James
Ashhurst, Richard
Ball, Rebecca
Barnard, T. J.
Bass, John M.
Bayard, James A.

Nicholas

Thomas F.
Bayne, William

Dr. John H.
Beale, Edward F.

George
Beall, William
Beans, Col. John ITaiicoc

William

Dr. William

William
Beatty, Edward
Belt, Al^enon Sidney-
Benjamin Lee

Charles R.

Elizabeth

Joseph

Joseph Sprigg

322
322

322

123

123, 124

124

123

42t)

328

14D

133

137'

34-1 I

124

328

31
345
355
345

99
463
117

117

27

k 5^5

35i 41. 55

55

121

51

48, 140

48. 484

48, 140

481

48, 139

48

Belt, Dr. Humphrey

Rachel

Samuel Sprigg

Thomas

True man

William Joseph

Dr. William Scaton
Benham, I\Iaj. Calhoun
Berkeley, Eilris

George Newman

Dr. H. J.
Berry, Benj:imin 31, 35

451.487

Elisha

Horatio

James

John

Dr. John E.

Gen. John 8.

Jeremiah

Judge Samuel H.

Thomas Lansdale

W. W.

William

Zachariah
Bird, Abraham
Blizzard, Giles
P.lunt, H. W.
Bonham, James

Malachi
I'ioone, Charlott.c
Roswell, Fielder B. S.
Bowden, Frank W.

Jesse

The Marvland IlowicH.

Bowie, Allen, Sr.

Allen, Jr.

Alkn . of Capt. Fielder)
Allen I of Dr. John;
Allen (of J. F.)

32 j Bowie. Dr. Allen
5S I Allen Lee

10,5 1 .\llen I'errie

98 i Allen Preston

120 i

91

46

43

48, 139

128

4S, 139

48. 139

464

231

231

134

372. 374,

375
31

371

30, 31

376

32

373. 37S

377

31

31

372

375
262

34
140

324
325
99
34
337
260

161

148

1S5, 364

229

5i6

INDEX.

Bowie, Allei! St. John
Dr. Allen Thomas
Capt. Allen Thomas
Allen Thomas, Jr.

Allen Washington

Albert B.

Argyle C.

Dr. Augnstns Jesse

Angnstus Jesse

Angnslus J., Jr.

Charles, Jr.

Charles, Sr.

Carter Lee

Carlton R.

Clarence L.

Clifford Napoleon

Capt. Daniel

Daniel (of Walter)

Eleanor

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Margaret

Eugene H.

Capt. Eversfield

Capt. Fielder

Fielder 2d

P'rederick J.

Geo. Wash. : of Thos. C

George W. lof Thomas

Henry Brune

Henry Contee
. Henry Pike

Dr. HoAvard Strafford

Dr. Humphrev Belt

Hyde Ray

James

James (of Dr. John)

James Calloway

James H. R.

James John

James John lof Robt. W

Lieut. James Kemp

James Morsell

John, Sr.

John, Jr.

R.ev. Dr. John

John (of Bladensburg)

John Burgess

John Kvcrsheld

John Ever^lield

Dr. John F. 35,

Maj. John Eraser

John Routh, Sr.

John T.

John Wilson

John William

15S
180
225
227

153
189
146
156

157;

212 j
142 I

2371

23«!

i8S|
230:

49;

92!
128 i
189
115

&5
159
190
III

146

178

15S

230

92

^54
25,28
100
■225
158
85

• ; 138

104

229

21

26

60

143

139

117

229

37, 39
117
224
112
153
143

202,

76,

46, 91

Bowie, Joseph Haskins
Leonard W.
.^Lary

Marv Melvina
Mary Mackall
Margaret Anne
Mum ford
X. Mortimer
Gov. Oden
Oden, Jr.
Osborne Sprigg
Dr. Richard
Richard C.
Judge Richard Johns
Richard S.
Richard W. W.
Reginald
Gov. Robert
Robert (of Cedar Hill
Robert (of Annapolis)
Robert, Jr.

Robert I of W. W. W.
Robert Bruce
Robert Gilmer
Dr. Robert J.
Robert Lee
Thomas
Thomas Contee
Thomas Contee (of Robt. 1
Thomas Contee, Jr.
Gen. Thomas F.
Maj. Thomas F. 252,

Thomas Hamilton, Sr.
Thomas H. C.
Thomas IL, Jr.
Thomas Johns
Thomas iMiller
T. T. Somervell
Victoria A.
Walter, Sr.
Walter, Jr.
Walter Baruch
Walter W.
Col. Washington
Washington
Wallace A.
William, Sr.
William, Jr.
William 3d
William lof Walter)
William Dallas
William Ducketc
William Duckett, Jr
William Mordacai
William Sprigg

23-

153
191

54
189
162

131
120
241
232
237
43
90

147
149
241
484

239
490
168
203
204
239
179
152
158
229

- 92

107
170
227

171
50S
102
158
158
148
191
240
189

71
126

124
420

95
217

155
39

57

87

121

159
191

237
141

86

The ItiMvio*^ of CliarloM County. If arvlaiid.

Boey, Abraham
Bowie, Abraham
Alexander

243

247
246

Bowie, Aquilla
Asa
Davis

249
251
246

INDEX.

517

Bowie, EH

250

Bouie, Joseph

H. B.

252

Lee

Henry H.

249

Lewis Davis

Hezekiah

253

Newton Simon

Isaac

24S

OswcU

Jacob H.

252

I'linev

James

249

Rhodi

James Price

250

Rhodi, Jr.

James W.

245.

254

256

Thcophilns

Boey, John

244

William

Bowie, John, Jr.

244

Dr. William Capers

The Bou ios of 1

iOiiiisiaiia.

Bowie, David

260

Bowie, John Jones, Jr.

James

259

Resa

Col. James

270

Rezin, Sr.

Col. James, Jr.

265

Rezin, Jr.

James, Jr.

27S

Rezin Pleasant

John Jones

263

Stephen

The

Virgil

lia

IJoivies. .

Bowie, Dr. Andrew

2S3

Bowie, John

- Allen B.

291

John Catlett

Allen H.

293

.Alary A.

Charles

296

Robert

Edwin

289

Walter

Eugene

297

Walter, Jr.

Dr. Gordon F.

294

Walter

James

2S0

2«3

Walter Russell

James Barber

294

William INIiller

James L.

293

The Can art

iaii

lJowie!«i.

Bowie, Amelia 'Si.

307

Bo%\ie, John

Duncan E.

307

John, Jr.

Elizabeth

306

Janet

James

297

Robert

James

300

William

Dr. James

303

The Sonth

Cai

•oil

11 a JSowies.

Bowie, Alexander

31S

Bowie, Maj. John A.

Andrew

314

John Middleton

Dr. Andrew

325

Langdon

Capt. Andrew W.

336

Langilon, Jr.

Eliza

329

Luther A.

Eliza A.

327

Malachi B.

Franklin B.

337

Mary J.

Frank P.

333

Margaret R.

George

312

Milledge L.

Jabez C.

338

Nathan Brookes

George John

316

Pinckney G.

Lieut. Hamilto

n

340

Samuel

James Andrew

327

Samuel A.

James Parke

329

Samuel E.

James S.

32b

Dr. Samuel W.

Maj. John

309

Svdnev Johnson

John, Jr.

316

William

Gen. John

321

William S.

24S
249
251
244
245
249

246
254

246

245

25<i

279

260
260

278
265
277

280

2S5

292
290

288
295
295

296
296

299
300
306
301
.^02

329

339
327
328

00^
325
334
339
325
325
332
317
332
325
324.
338
316
332

5i8

INDEX.

The Poiiiisylvaiiia Bodies.

Bowie, Ralph

342

1 Bowie, Thomas L-

344
347
347

Richard A.

345, 361

William

■ Richard H. B.

347

Capt. George ^L

Bowline:, John D.

492

! Calvert, Mary

120

Brent, Chandler

4S6

j Cameron, Marv

105
360

Janit'S R.

479

j Carroll, Charles

Hngh Incs

53

1 Gov. John Lee

360

Margaret Chambers

54

: Carter, Charles H.

2^,6

Tlionias Young

53

Chambers, Gov. John

51. ^2

Brooke, Baker

353

Joseph Sprigg

54

Barbara

30. 453

Chew, Frisby F.

386

Benjamin

29. 30

Philemon

387

Clement, Sr.

360

Philemon L.

384

Rev. Clement

3^4

Richard

382

, 3S3

Clement, Jr.

365

Judge R. B. B. 39. 4

5.^6, 38S

Frederick Thomas

364

Samuel 380, 381

- 2>^3

,:,'i5

Henry ist

362

Dr. Samuel

388

Henry 2d

366

Sarah Lock

106

Henry 3d

366

Rev. Thomas John

96

Dr. Henry

368, 496

Dr. Thomas J.

391

Henrs'

479

John

380

.382

John B., Sr.

'73. 367

Col. John 11.

3S8

Judge John B.

369

Rev. John H.

391

Leonard

353

William L.

386

Lucy

480

Chewning, R. H.

2S9

Milicent

485

Chichester, Capt. Arthur

."\L

98

Nicholas B.

479, 4S6

George 'SI.

98

Dr. Oswald

354

Washington Bowie

98

Dr. Richard

351. 363

Chipman, George Colfax

155

Robert

352

Clagett, Charles ■

41.5

Col. Thomas

357

Charles W.

420

Maj. Thomas 75. 35 r.

355- 361

Darius

400

Walter Bowie

75 > 365

Edward

29

401

Brookes, Benjamin

44. 75

Col. Edward

393

James Bowie

26

Gonsalvo

416

Capt. John

3S

Horatio

399

John Smith

37.38

John

30

399

Henry

26

John (of E.)

505

William Bowie

76

Joseph W.

405,

483

William F.

39

Richard, Sr.

397

W. T.

128

Robert A.

392.

415

Buchanan, Judge John

50

Rev. Samuel

402

Burgess, Richard

477

Thomas 178, 394,

395,

397

.Busey, John

4'3

403, 411, 413, 414

Dr. Samuel C.

412

Thomas, Jr.

420

Burgess, Richard

89. 90

Thomas (of Iowa)

420

Ursula

89

Thomas H.

462

Burnett, Richard

264

Claggett, Bishop T. J.

407

Burroughs, John W.

33

Clagett, Thomas J.

415

Caswell, K<lward W.

121

Judge Thomas W.

417

Frederick

121

William B.

4 '5

Cassin, W. D.

128

Hon. William H.

4iy

Calvert, George

2^6

Wiseman

3^

Catlett, John

281

Clark, Daniel

"25

CalvL-rt, Joseph

120

Williun Bowie

125

/NL

)/j:x.

519

Clopper, Andrew

492

Duckett, Thomas A.

39

125

Coffin, Charles

327

Dr. Thomas S.

7"^

Contee, Alexander

431

Dudley. J. R.

325

326

Rev. Benjamin

43'S

Duer, William

166

Benjamin

442

Duerson, Joseph

2S2

Charles S.

444

Duncanson, Edward

292

Edmund H.

442

William

291

Col. John

434

Dusenbury, Hamilton

Bowie

105

Capt. John

443

Gowan

105 l/

Lieut. John

440

Maj. Samuel

105

Peter

430

Duvall, John

455

Philip A. h.

441

Matthew

455

Philip A. L., Jr.

444

lulen, Anne,

34

Richard

441

Edwards, John L,.

188

Richard A.

43S

Eichar, Joseph

424

Col. Thomas

47, 435.

501

Peter

423

425

Cooke, John Esten

53

I^versfield, Charles

455

Nathan

5«

Dr. Charles

455

William

475

Charles E.

455

Coolidge, E. B.

140

Eleanor

452

Collins, Linwood

130

Rev. John

447. 45 J

456

Coleman, Robeit

307

Rev. John

65

ii5

Copeland, H.J.

323

Dr. John

455

Cox, James L.

285

:NIary

452

Crabb, Margaret

96

Matthew

453

Craig, Dr. Barclay Haskins

lOI

Verlinda

454

Charles Page

lOI

William

452

John Hooper

lOI

Dr. William O.

457

William H.

lol

Fendall. Benjamin

47

468

Craddock, Rev. Mr.

71

Benjamin T., Sr.

469

Cramphin, Thomas

27. 5S

Benjamin T.

464

470

Crawford, David

43«

Josias F.

467

Curran, William

52

Col. John

46S

Currv, J. L. M.

320

Townsend D.

469

Dabuey, Charles W.

53

W. E.

469

Dalcour, F. A., Jr.

13S

Ferris, Emily M.

III

Dallas. Margaret

64

Finch. Phcebe

33

Dangerfield, Henry

165

Priscilla

33

ReverdyJ.

165

Capt. William

33

Darnall, Henry

475

478

Fishleigh, John

30b

Dashiell, Irene

loi

Eraser, Rev. John

34

Davis, Allen Bowie

93

Freeland, Dr. IVisby

106

Rebecca D.

94

Fricdlander, John

158

Thomas

92

149

Frost, John

75

William W.

94

Floyd, C. L.

328

William W.

500

Forbes, James

453

Davidson, Hunter

104

Fox, Arthur

51

Lelia

104

105

Gammon, W. M.

329

Dawson, Thomas M.

120

Gantt, Rev. F'dward

144

Detrioh, Charles R.

15S

Edward

390

Digges, William

478

Fielder

37

Dorse V, John

65

Francis

145

Thomas Beale

94

Levi

144

Vernon M.

146

Thomas 42, 144,

145, 359

456

Duckett, Judge Allen

Bowie ;

■^. 79

Dr. Thomas

3(^3

Baruch

3'^

121

Gauntt, John of

145

Isaac

75. 122

440

Gerald, <Jctavius M.

323

Marion

70

Gbiselin. Revenly

79

Richard 38

, 41, 480

495

Dr. Rcvcniv

'31

Thomas

37. 3^^

. 125

Maj. Robert

132

520

INDEX.

Ghir-cliii, Dr. James T.
Gilcrisl, P^obcrt
Gillis]>ic, jaiiics
Gettings/Williani R.
Golden, \V. R.
Gott, Edwin
Grant, John A.
Gravette, Dr. J. J.
Gray, Winthrop
Grayson, Beverly R.

Thomas
Green, Gordon \V.

William vSanders
Greenfield, Col. Thomas
Griffis, John C.
Griffith, Luke

R. C.

R. H.

Thomas
Gowan, Bowie Campbell

Geori,^c D'Olicr
Gwinn, Charles J. I\I.
Gwynn, James vS.
Haddock, James
Hall, Benjamin

Francis

James

Dr. Julius

Thomas Belt
Hamilton, Maj. Andrew-
Lord Thomas
Hammond, Nicholas

William S.
Han an, Henry ^L
Hanson, Alexander Conte

John

Lieut. Peter C.

Samuel
Hardv, Henrv P.

Dr. William G.
Harper, Dr. James

John

Col. Robert W.

Samuel
Harris, Dr. Charles M. B.
Harrison, John
Harry, George

]\Iartin
Haskins, .\nna ^laria Bare
Hatton, Hon. Thomas
Hawkins, George

Stone
Hayes, Kdward L.
Hay ward, Dallas Bowie

Thomas Smyth
Hebb, Hopewell
Hemsley, \\'illi;!m W.
Herbert, John C.
Hicks, Dr. S. K.
Hill, Clement

73

1^2
284

I4S

337
171

155
282
166
106
106
III
III
476

324
177

437
138
99
105
105
166

I3«
474
139
483
50
437

e 81

190,

433 •

3^^

64

III

ITI

I4S
432
432
432

55
493
486
510
189
508
189

145
491
422
421

](X3

357
35

492
102

!02

45^'
426

475

' Hill, Frank IL

John O.
Hilleary, Henrv
Hodges, Benjamin

Pjcnjamin

John

Dr. Thomas
Holland, Emma Bowie
Hollyday, Clement W.

James E. S.

Sir Leonard

Leonard 9;;

Thomas
Hooper, Levi B.
Howard, Allen Bowie

Joseph

John Spence

Matthew-
Thomas C. B.
llulhurt, Samuel
Hunter, Charles

Dr. John

Walter Brooke
Hurst, John
Hyde, Granville

Thomas
Ida, George P.
Irving, George H.
Isham, Daniel

Sir Gregory

Sophia
Johns, Richard
Johnson, Bowie

Edward C.

Louis E.

Reverdy

Reverdy, Jr.
Joelliffe, James
Jones, Adam W.

John Paul
Jordan, Eliza
Knox, Alexander B.

Andrew W.

Janies C.

John Barnet

Samuel C.

William W.
Keerl, George FL

John T.'

Susan Bowie
Kemp, James

Robert H.
Kent, Gov. Joseph

Jonathan Vates
Kerr, Charlc-^ Goldsboro
Key, .Maurice
Kilcrease, (k:orgc W.
Kingsbury, C. F.
Kinsolving, C. J.
Lanc.'ister, C \\. X.

406
486
482
451
451
451
451
152
489
489
97
475, 480
475
333

71

499

70

104

479

75

75

31

1 28

102
339
323
429
428
429
96
167
167
167
162
166
443
225
148

504
334
323, 335
334
335
334
339
454
454
454
63

TOI

437
48

167

5 1
191

329
416

i-S, SI r

INDEX.

52i

Lane, Keiijainin

4S9

]NLarshaIl, Charles

465

Elizabeth

30

Col. Charles

466

Fannie R.

126

Wilfred

486

Latimer, Thomas

344

IMarsham, Richard

474

Lansdale, Isaac

136

^Martin, Samuel

328

Leatherman, Zach.

264

Meade, Richard

104

LeClaire, A. D.

306

Meredith. Iv. ¥..

443

Lee, Philip

46

3Ierrick, George C.

495

Richard 46,

35S

W. D.

495

Gov. Thomas Sim 42

359

IVIiller, John

2S4

Leigh, Judge Wickani

159

?vlitchell, Catherine

437

Lewis, Judge G. \V.

166

Moran, IJowie

140

Linthicum, Stewart B.

134

Moore, iMgar ^L

269

Shales Aimer

133

John f.

269

Lowndes, Christopher

144

John S.

26S

Lloyd

144

Joseph PL

268

Lovel, John

292

Morgan, John Plurst

32

Lucas, Frederick

419

DeWitt Clinton

32

Lyles, Hilleary

26

Morris, Thomas H.

165

Enoch .' iiS

119

Moss, A. PI.

3^1

Lyons, John H.

124

Muir, William

S8

Mackall, James

76

Mullikin, Belt

122

James John

76

James

25. 56

John

76

John B.

56

IMackoy, Harry Brent

54

Mundell, Alexander

45i> 454

William Hardia

54

Thomas

454

McCenev, Edg^ir P.

143

Ximmo, Capt. Joseph

464

McCubbin, Virginia \V.

484

Oden, Benjamin, Sr.

194

IMcDaniel, John

335

Benjamin, Jr.

506

IMcGonigal, Hyde Ray

104

Ogle, Gov. Benjamin

137

Kennv

104

Richard L.

137

McGregor, X. M.

240

Gov. Samuel

137

^IcKim, Hollins

165

O.'Neal, Bernard

479

Maddox, Dr. T. N.

409

Owens, Dr. French

171, 491

Magruder, Alexander

130

James

170

C. C.

492

Robert Bowie

171

Eliza

130

Oxford, Jane

4fc:o

Francis

102

Peake, John S.

326

James A.

55

Pendleton, John T.

2S9

John Read 130, 433

490

Pcnn, Dr. Hanson

463

Richard

III

Pepper, Davirl, Jr.

22,S

Richard A. C.

no

Perrie, Charles

456

Robert Bowie

13^-

Pettingill, Samuel

419

Marbury, Rev. Alexander

4^3

Pike, Henry

157

Alexander ^Marshall

467

Plummcr, Slordacai

442, 491

Benjamin

463

W. W. P.

442

Dr. Charles C.

467

Porter, Commodore W

D. 117

Fendall, Sr.

465

Potter, William PI.

346

Fendall, Jr.

466

Pottinger, Robert

27- 50. 57

Francis

458

Pratt, Gov. Thomas G.

125

John PL

463

Price, C. W.

171

Luke, Sr.

459

Quin, Henry

492

Col. Luke 42, 56

46..

Ousenberry, John L.

2SS

Rev. Ogle

463

Rapine. Daniel

146

Cai)t. William

462

Ray, Lieut. Hyde

103

Dr. William A.

463

Jesse

103

Willinm Luke

463

Dr. Hyde

103

William L., Sr.

464

Reynolds, Robert

124

Wiilia-n Luke

466

Ridgely, Andrew S.

166

^Marshall, Alexander J.

465

Riggs, Thomas

326

522

INDEX.

Riggs, William
Roberts, Kiigene
Joseph K.
Owen

Victoria M.
Robhins, Alice Bowie

K. R.
Routli, Job

John
Ruddick, Robert
Sanders, William
Sasscer, Frederick

Dr. Reverdy
Saxon, Dr. B. B.
Scott. Horatio
Schley, Frederick

George
Semmes, Aklebarron

John H.
Sewell, Henry
Shaw, William W.
Shipley, Edward
Simmons, David W.
Simpson, Lient. Edward

Dr. P.
Singleton, John
Thomas D.
Slinglnff, Charles B.
Smith, David I".
F'ielder Bowie
George Waring
Hamilton Tillard
John 2

L. A. Halsey
Mordacai
Walter
William
William S.
Snowden. "Richard
Somervell, Thomas
Soniat du F'orsiit, Engene

Dr. Joseph M.
Southron, Henrv
William H.'
Sprigg, B<.'njamin
John Clark
Joseph

Osborne 40, 42, 46

Samuel
Thomas
Sparrow, Thomas
Stanley, William
Steel, Nevitt
SterreJl, A. B.
Stillman, Joseph H.
Stone, Dr. Brinton

James K.
Strain, J. M.
Stroinberger, Juiia
StuU, Catherine H.

46,

2.37
179
236
III
III
III
185
181
426
159

257
491

51
51
433
433
360
500

441

191
166
336
99
99
466

34

313
III

I, 74, 88

313

33!

43:
98

313

434. 440
no ■
26S:
268
461
461

87

86

Taney, Roger B. 355

Taylor, Ignatius ^j

Thomas N. 295

Thomas, Douglas H. 433

Thomson, Rev. Eoch INIagruder iii

47
' 137

137
40
96

179

103
263

51
14S
489

317
246

Thomas, Dr. John H.

Gov. Philip Francis
Timberlake, Joseph
Tolson, Frank
Townley, William
Travers, William R.
Trippe, Edward
Treat, Sainuel
Tuck, Judge William H.

Somervell P.
Turnley, Ira P.
Tyler, Dr. Bowie

Dr. Grafton
Wadsworth, James W.
Walker, Henrietta M.
Wallace, Joseph Alexander

Dr. Michael
Wallis, James H.

William
Walton, Dr. H. R.
Watkins, Col. Gassawav

Nicholas T.
Watt, .Samuel
Wardlaw, Andrew B.

Patterson

Robert H.

Samuel W.
Wardsworth, Jesse B.

L. D.

Mary Bell

William L.
Warfield. Hon. Edwin
Waring, Amanda E.

Basil

Basil, Sr.

Basil, Jr.

Basil, 3d

Capt. Basil

Dr. Basil

B. Contee

Clement H.

Edward (iantt

Maj. Francis

George W.

Henry 177

Henry, Jr.

Henry Basil

H. Priscilla

James

Dr. James

James, Jr.
James Haddock
James Lawrence
John, vSr.
J(jhn, Jr.

433

99

282

18S

75
166

99

.=;i

45. 3^^'^

388
282
128
128

166
479
155
437
4S9

489

437
30
70

315
11^
330
329
330
323
323
323
322
402
488

42, 473
478
481
487
475
481

495

481, 489
4.S8

4S0. 4.S9

4Sy

477, 485, 488, 495

49fj

492
490

484
4SS
4S8
4S1
487
483
489

482, 4S3

INDEX.

52^

w

Waring, Col. John 11. 493

John H., Jr. 40

Dr. Tohii L. 4^3

John ]'. 4S6

John V. 495

Leonard 4*^9

Marsham, ist 474

Marsliain, Jr. 4S4

Marsham, 2d 4<^4

. M. Cansin 495

Marcus S. 4S2

Sister Mary S. 4S7

Richard Marshain, Sr. 477

Richard M.. Jr. 4S2

Robert B. 495

Capt. Sampson 472
Thomas 4S1, 479
Thomas, of Waring Grove 4S7

Thomas 5. 4^^

Dr. William W. 495
Warner, Thomas R. E. 190

Weeins, I'ranklin 170

Mason 127

William 41

William Lock 127 j

West, Dr. Nelson C 153 1

Whorton, Charles H. W. 479 i

Whitrid'-(e, Thomas W. 237 ' \'

Wilkerson, Albert L. 4S9 \

Williams, Baruch 122

Col. Eli 150

ilHams, Rev. Henry

Gen. Otho H.
ilkiiis. Rev. William
ilson, John
ood, Dr. Edgar
cotton I'rancis H.

Richard

Turner

William

William H.

William Turner
orthington, Alexander C.

Dr. Augustine Thomas

Brice T. Beak-
Charles

Dr. Charles G.

Henrietta V. W.

James C.

Capt. John

>[aj. Nicholas

Thon:as

Gen. Thomas C.

Thomas H.

W. G. D. 493

Walter B. C. 129, 17S,

506, 511

William, 17?!, 43^. 499. 501
oung, Edwin N.

Manduit

Washington

390
51
123
153
416

114
114
107

41
114

113

500

505
499
499
123

510
505

497

499

99

502

13S

504
490.

.510
4S5
4S9
486

1 ^■'^-

D

iii

lilMI

ill

liiii