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12. JAMES⁴ BOWIE (JOHN JR.³, JOHN SR.², JOHNE¹ BOWY) was born 1739 in Maryland, and died 1789 in Georgia. He married (1) JEANNIE MIRABEAU in south carolina. He married (2) SARAH WHITEHEAD 1761 in south carolina.

Notes for JAMES BOWIE:
James Bowie
"Two of three Scotch brothers of the same name did settle in Maryland and have numerous prodigy. But the third brother, at the same time, settled in South Carolina. His Son Rezin was born in South Carolina. He became the found of the Texas Bowie Family".

Source: The Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (RT976.4) by John Henry Borwn Austin, Tx. l988
The Bowie & Their Kindred by Walter Worthington Bowie
He was living in l760., when the court records show he recieved his property. No mention is made of him after that date on the County records, and he is not mentioned in the will of his maternal grandmother proved in l767. By some he is supposed to have died soon after reaching his majority, unmarried. It is however asserted by others that he left Maryland upon reaching manhood, and removed to South Carolina, where he bacamethe father or Rezin Bowie who was father of Col. James Bowie, hero of the Alamo, and Co. Rezin P. Bowie. If this Latter was the case, he doubtless married about l76l 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.
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he removedromvoed to South Carolina befor the Revolution, and is said to have left two brothers in the Stae of his birth. By a number of the Maryland Bowies he is thought to have been the second son Of John bowie Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Pottinger. If such was the case he was born about l739, and left Maryland about l760. It is not known where he located in South Carolina, but it seems to be an estalbished fact that he married a Miss Mirabeau shortly after reaching that Stae; was the father of forusons and a daughter, and died young, probaby a short time before the Revolution.

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Notes for JEANNIE MIRABEAU:
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Notes for SARAH WHITEHEAD:
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Children of JAMES BOWIE and JEANNIE MIRABEAU are:

44.	i.	REASON PLEASANT⁵ BOWIE, b. Sep 08, 1762, South Carolina; d. Oct 03, 1819, Arcadia Louisiana.
45.	ii.	RHESA BOWIE, b. Sep 08, 1762; d. 1815.
46.	iii.	JOHN DAVID BOWIE, b. 1765.
	iv.	DAVID BOWIE, b. 1768; d. WFT Est. 1769-1858.

Notes for DAVID BOWIE:
David moved to Missouri and stayed with his family until they were settled. He then went to Louisiana and recieved a land grant of 640 acres in St. Landry. Here he remained for a number of years, but he then was thought ot have moved and settled in Arkansas.
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Removed with his borthers to Louisana in l800. He is mentioned as owning both land and slaves in the Opelousas District in l803. The court records for that year show he had a law suit with a man named Tucker, and in his testimoney it is developed that he was married and had children. He was alive in l8l2 and it is supposed that he rmoved to Arkansas, where his descendatns yet live.

47.

MARTHA BOWIE, b. WFT Est. 1760-1786, South Carolina; d. WFT Est. 1782-1869.

13. REV DR. JOHN III⁴ BOWIE (JOHN JR.³, JOHN SR.², JOHNE¹ BOWY) was born 1744 in Thorpland Prince George Cty., md., and died Sep 03, 1801. He married MARGARET DALLAS 1770.

Notes for REV DR. JOHN III BOWIE:
From across the years in prince georges county per Beverly addison<beverly.addison@uspwcglobal.com>in her 4/23/99E-Mail to ptete McLallen (petemcl@mich.com)
Ain inventory of maryland state papers-Vol.l (the era of the american revolution l775-l789) pub. l977. papenfuse, stiverson & donaldson, editors
Author recipent
p.96 (3940) Bowie , john rev to Gov l777,mar 26 request for bail MDHr 4636-83
p.96 (3944) Bowie, John to House of delegates l777, Mar 27 petiton requesting reconsideration of question of bail Mdhr 4636-84
P. 96 (3959) Bowie, John (wo) to State l777,mar 29 Bond for appearance before Governor and Council mdhr6636-7-136B
P. l24 (5132) Bowie to Gov l777 oct u pettion requesting permission to return to him home on ehe Eastern shore. Pleade to support the law. mdhr 4636-87
P. l57 (6554) Bowie, John (WO) l778 aprl ll List of persons married by license mdhr 4636-97
P. l94 (7993) Bowie, John Rev. l778 Nov. lo enclsing list of marriages performed Mdhr 4636-96
Key mdhr=Maryland Hall or Recods 6636=Series 7=Box, 136-B=item
P l37 in an article about the Bishop Thomas John Clagett-During the revolutionary war, bishop claggett as did many of the ministers of the church of england, leaned to the side of enlgand; he was a great frind of the rev. john bowie and was, like him, dubbed "tory" by the more zealous patriots
The Bowie & Their Kindred by Walter Worthington Bowie
Being of a cholarly dispostition, he early gave intimation as to what his future would be. As a boy , he was taught by the Rev. Mr. Lakes of St James Parish, anne arundel county maryland. He then went to Scotland and studied fro the ministry at Kings College, aberdeen. Thence to London, England, and on Jul 28, l77l he was ordained a priest by the Bishop of London and licnesed for Maryland. Returning to America, he bacame the curate of the Rev. Mr. Williamson, incumbent ofPrince Geroge's Parish, Prince George's county maryland. He remained in the position un June l5,l773. At that Governor Eden held the right of presentation of clergymen to all parishes in the Province, and gave mr. Bowie the charge of Worcester Parish, located in the northern part of the count of that name on the Easternshore of Maryland.
Troubles between the colonies and Great Britian had now begun, and Mrs. 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 sperate him from hismother church. He thus incurred the enmity of those extremists who could see no middle coruse, and when the Torry rebellion occurred in Somerset and Wicomico Counties, he was accused by some of the Presbyterian patriots with aiding and abetting the insurgents. Asscusations against his loyalty ot the Colony, accompanied by an affidavit of a man who it appears was of little charcater, 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-thathe would sooner loose his right arm than sign article of fealty-and if he had a few other Royal smypathizers, he would kick out of the court house those who wisehd to force the oath upon the people, would huzzaforthe King and drink his helath>" Antoher affidavit accompanied this accusation, and he last deponent states that he had been present when Davis had the interview with Mr. Bowie,s and hear 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 procure some salt from the British ships in the bay. Mr. Bowie joked about the possibility of Lord Howe letting him have he salt, as he was known not to be a rebel. Jests in those day were sometimes made serious matters, so Dr. Bowie wasimproisoned at Annapolis for about 2months. He, however, presented a petition to the Councilof Sfatey and asked fr his liberty, which was finally granted upon his giving a bail of l0,ooo, that he would not leave the upper par of Prince George's county and the lower part of Frederick now Montgomery County. The hostility of the Presbyterians against the Church of ENgland wasthen so bitter that it was thought best for him not to return to the Eastern Shore during the war. HIs borther, Allen Bowie Jr. was one of his bondsmen, and he appears to have passed his time betwen the homes of his borther and that of his friend, the Rev Thomas John Claggett, who was afterward the first Episcopal Bishop consecratedin America, And who, at that time, was also accused of beinga Tory. The trial of Rev. Mr. Bowie came up late, and as the accusation could not be sustained against him, Governor To 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 officating publicly, though in private his ministrations were soubght bymany. That he did thus Queitly perform the rights of the church is hown by a list of marriages celebrated by him, which he reported to the Governor Nov. l0,l778 he having officated at twenty-five weddings in one year. In l779 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. He also had a school at this time, and it was much patronizedby the gentry of the Province. Therreoganization of the church from the Enlgish to the Protestant Episcopal, took place in l784, and Mr. Bowie was always in attendance atthe conventions held forthat purpose. His literary standing was so hight hatin l785 he was honored by Washington College wit the degree of A.NM. During thissame year he accepted a call to Great Choptank Parish, Worcester County, and reside inCambridge, Maryland. Here he also established a school which became widely known forits excellence. For years he was on the standing committee, and in l789 received the honorary degree of D.D. from Washington College. WHile living in Cambridge he mad the acquaintance of Mrs. James Kemp, a private tutor in a family living in that neighborhood. Mr. Kemp had graduated with distiction at Aberdeen College, Soctalnd, and had attened the theological lectures of the celebratedRev. Dr. Campbell of the Presbyterian church. In. Dr. Bowie, however, Mr. Kem found a teacher whom he learned to call master, and whose influence caused him to embrace the tenets of the Episcopal Church. In l789 Mr. Kemp was admitted to roder and later he becam a Bishop of the Episcopal Church. In l790 Dr. Bowie was the rector of St. Michael's Parish Talbot County Maryland, In l792 he was a delegate to the General Convention and in l794 and l795 he preaced the convention sermons. In l799 an academy was establshed in Easton Maryland and consequently a principal had to be selected. The Trustees were addressed by Hon. John L. Bozman, the welllknown Maryland historian, urging the fitness of Docto Bowie fro the postion. He said "the high charcater which Dor Bowies has long sustained in ths State, not only as a teacher for twent years, but as a gentleman of extensive erudition, of great talents nad abilities, a complete classical scholar,and aboe all, as one of unblemished morals andintergrity, has been known by many of you from you youth up." He was elected principal of he academy, and one of his shoclars, who received his eduction under his direction was thedistinguisehed 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 mangificent plantations in times past. The records show thatthis land was purchased by AllenBwoei JR. the borther of Dr. Bowie. The lattes name appears frequently on the records of PrinceGeorges County. In one instance it is recored that he acted as security on a bond given by his brother, allen, andh is nephew William Bowie III> in a law-suit which hes relatives had with their uncles, allen Bowie Sr. and William Bowie Sr. inll72.
While Dr. Bowie was a divinity student at Aberdeen, Scotland, he lost his heart with Margaret Dallas, who born in Inverness, Scotland becam his wife befor he returned to America. She ws the daughter of Colonel Dallas of theBritish Army, and her mother was the daughter of Lady and Lord Thomas Hamilton, who fell ath the battle of Colloden in l745. When Prince charlies and his Highland Army were so disatrously defeated. Colonel Dallas and his wife are both said to have lost at sea. A miniature of Mrs. Maraget Dallas Bwoei, painedon a large old fashionedgold breastpin, was in the possession of her descendant, Mrs. Gowan of London, a few years since. Dr. Bowie is described as a "aman of large stature of imposing presence,with the manner of one accustomed to command and be obeyed, and whom nothing could daunt." HGis deaht cocurred Sept 3,l80l when atthe age of fifty-five. He and his wife are both buried in White Marsh Chucrchyard Talbot County Maryland

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Notes for MARGARET DALLAS:
Burial white marsh church yard, talbot co. md
Military service. White marsh church yard, talbot co.,md.
The Bowie & Their Kindred by Walter Worthington Bowie
She was the daughter of Colonel Dallas of the British Army, and her mother was the daughter of Lady and Lord Thomas Hamiton who fell at the Battle fo Colloden in l745.
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Children of REV BOWIE and MARGARET DALLAS are:

MARGARETT ELIZABETH⁵ BOWIE, b. 1773.

Notes for MARGARETT ELIZABETH BOWIE:
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48.	ii.	ALLEN BOWIE, b. 1776; d. Jan 16, 1822.
49.	iii.	JAMES BOWIE, b. Mar 29, 1779; d. Mar 07, 1845.
50.	iv.	THOMAS HAMILTON BOWIE, b. Jul 11, 1785; d. 1821.

14. MIRIAM⁴ BOWIE (JOHN JR.³, JOHN SR.², JOHNE¹ BOWY) was born 1753 ¹, and died 1813 in Putnam County, GA near Eatonton ². She married (2) GIDEON LINCECUM Abt. 1769², son of PASCHAL LINCECUM and FRENCH HUGUENOT.

Notes for MIRIAM BOWIE:
The widow, Miriam Bowie Lincecum, did not feel safe in her home after the Captain was killed. The Tories had already overrun the area, and she had been abused(whipped iwth an iron ramrod) for not telling where she had concealed her money. Her slaves had run away and she was left in a very ehlpless condition. Finally along with other Georgian settlers, she gathered up possessions that could be carried, her sichildren, and went into Edgerfield Districtin South Carolina. Beside loosing her huysband, she also lost her sons Edward and John in the Revolution.(l)

As soon as peace was proclaimed, she returned to her Georgia home only to find everything destroyed by the Tory incendiarism. She had been gone for seven years. There were however, serveral rebl neighbors, and good friends, that lent her a helping hand. (2). One night soon after the family's return, one of the slaves, that had remained hidden in the swamp for eight years, returned with his wife.(3)

Records show that Miriam Bowie Lincecum had land on Powell's Creek in l785 and in l793,l she is identified as being a citizend of Washington County, Georgia, which embraced Hancock, but not Warren County, Georgia at that time(4).

Our family believes she was the Aunt of the famous Jim Bowie that died at the Alamo in l836. Some of her grandsons and great-grandsons are named Rezin, which was Jim Bowie's brothers name. She is said to be the sister of James Bowie who was Jim Bowie's grandfather.(5) This would then make her Jim's great grand aunt.

Footnote Sources:
(l-3) Gideon Lincecum l793-l874 by Lois Wood Burkhalter
(4) Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist by Jerry Bryan Lincecum and Edward Hoke Phillips Texas A& M Press College Station Bryan, Tx. l994 p. 266n.l9
(5) Ibid.above pgs.3-4

Land Grant: l784, to Widow in Wilkes County, Georgia
Residence during Rev. War: Wilkes County, Georgia

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Notes for GIDEON LINCECUM:
MOCCASIN TRACKS OF 1864 - HOME MEDICINE FOR HOME DISEASES

Mounrian Lily (Calla palustris) applied to skin, good for headaches and slight burns.

Rosemary (rosmarinus oil from it is good for rheumatism

Verbenacea (Calicarpa americans) the peaves places in the headstall of bridle will keep the flies from plagueing your horse.

Rattelsnake Master (Agave virginiea) the root of this plant boiled on sweet milk and taken freely or chewed and swollowed is a cure for the bite of a rattle snake. i have donw this several times. It is a Muscogee Indian remedy.

Fig Tree (ficus caria) THis it is said composed the first garment of our forefathers -- it was mighty rough on their tender skin. Chafe a ring worm with the rough fig leaf and then apply the milk of the broken stem to the affected part and it is a certain cure in two or three applications.

Gideon Lincecum - learned herbal medicine from the Indians.

Gideon grew up in Maryland. As a teen heand Miriam Bowie,m a very lovely Scottish lass, fell in love. It seems that both sets of parents and friends were against this union. Thus the teens eloped. Gideon expected trouble from the Scotch Bowie family. The British-French Lincecums could find no common ground with a Soctch immigrant and the Bowies were not the kind to tak an insul lightly. Gideon thought it expedient to remove himselfand his young bride to North Carolina(1).

They traveled to the banks of the Saluda River in North Carolina. In this new wilderness the couple did very well. They remained her for l5 years.(2). In l769 they had heard good accoutns about the territory of Georgia, sold their possessions in North Carolina and relocated in Warren County, Georgia. Again they were successful and began to build a new home on a farm that was most productive.(3)

Gideon was "a solider and Captain of a company of rangers protecting settlements of Georgia Against Muskogee Indians who murdered and scalped him." (4) The British hired they Indians to kill and scalp the people of Georgia. The Indians received $8.00 and a bottle of rum for each scalp. The Declaration of Independence was announced, the Revolution was imminent, and Coilonel Nance Few sent an order ot Captain Lincecum telling him to gather his rangers and meet his forces. On the way to meeet Few's forces his company of rangers were ambushed. At first Cap. Lincecum was only wounded, as he and some of his men tired to retreat, the Indians pursued them and the Captain was killed." He was calped five times and mutilatedl."(5)

Footnote Sources:
l,3,4) Gideon Lincecum l793-l874 by Lois Wood Burkhalter
(2) Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist by Jerry Bryan Lincecum and Edward Hoke Phillips
(5) Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution Rooster
Revolutionary Ancestors page l30l Call # RT976.06Dau vol.3b
Gideon Lincecum died in l779 battle of cowpens

Children of MIRIAM BOWIE and GIDEON LINCECUM are:

	i.	JOHN⁵ LINCECUM, b. Abt. 1760, North Carolina²; d. Abt. 1781, South Carolina - Aft the Battle of CowPen.
	ii.	EDWARD LINCECUM, b. Abt. 1762, North Carolina²; d. Abt. 1781, South Carolina - Aft the Battle of CowPen.
	iii.	NANCY LINCECUM, b. Abt. 1764, North Carolina²; d. WFT Est. 1747-1849 ³.
	iv.	DOLLY LINCECUM, b. Abt. 1766, North Carolina ⁴; d. WFT Est. 1747-1849 ⁵; m. UN-NAMED DURBIN, Unknown.
51.	v.	SALLY LINCECUM, b. Abt. 1768, North Carolina; d. WFT Est. 1747-1849.
52.	vi.	HEZEKIAH LINCECUM, b. Bet. 1770 - 1771, Warren County, Georgia; d. Mar 04, 1839, Lowndes County, Mississippi.

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