Thomas
Bowerman was born on 20 March 1761 in Verbank, Dutchess Co., NY, New England.
1 He was the son of
Ichabod Bowerman and
Jane Richmond. He was in the Poughkeepsie jail, along with Jonathan Tripp and others, for "comforting, aiding and abetting Robbers [
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2,3
Thomas Bowerman removed to Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, where he was granted free land at East Lake in Hallowell. (BFH 144 states he became a United Empire Loyalist and remained loyal to the British Govt.) circa 1784 from Dutchess Co., NY, USA.
4 Thomas Bowerman was appointed on 3 April 1787 at Beekman Precinct, Dutchess Co., NY, New England, as an "Overseer of the Highways."
5 Thomas married
Sarah Vincent, daughter of
Levi Vincent, circa 1790 in Dutchess Co., NY, USA, and removed to Canada.
4 Thomas, age 32, married
Maturah Bull, age 20, , daughter of
Josiah Bull , Jr. and
Mehetabel Thomas, on 21 April 1793 in Dutchess Co., NY, USA.
4 He was reported for being married outside the Quaker faith Dutchess Co., NY, USA, before 17 July 1793.
4 Thomas Bowerman was dismissed from Nine Partners MM on 22 August 1793 for "marrying out" to Maturah Bull.
4 Thomas Bowerman was recieved on request on 16 November 1796.
Thomas Bowerman was reinstated by on 19 December 1799 as a member in good standing of the Quakers.
4 Thomas Bowerman removed to Lot 1, First Concession, Military Tract, Hallowell Township. The home "was of logs, and stood near the low ground where they grew their flax for spinning. Before many years, however, they built a large, square two-storey frame house, which was painted white, and was for those days both commodious and palatial [DJB 205]"; Thomas Bowerman had 520 acres under cultivation and was the largest stock owner in Hallowell Township (refer to the assessment rols for 7 Mar 1808 - 6 Mar 1809) circa 1800 from "Tubb's Farm", East Lake Shore, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward Co., Ontario Province, Canada.
4 He served on a committee in 1803 in charge of erecting the first West Lake Meeting house. A log building, 21' x 31' was erected on a piece of ground donated by his brothers, Stephen and Judah. It stood on a piece of land known as "Bowerman's Hill" where the old cemetery still remains today in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward Co., Ontario Province, Canada.
4 Thomas Bowerman died on 8 August 1810 in Kingston, Canada,, at the age of 49 years, 4 months and 19 days while enroute from Quebec with "ship fever," and was brought home for burial. Thomas was in Quebec to see about a lucrative stave business which he had there, and which his son, Vincent, later had to see about disposing.
4 [ See A.C. Bowerman's "
Genealogical List of the Bull Family of the County of Prince Edward, Ontario"]