Book Description
Jacob Bowman Sr. married (1) Anne ____?; (2) Freni/Vreni/Fronica ____?; (3) Catherine Wine Steel, born ca. 1730, the daughter of John George Wine & Margaretha Horn & widow of Christopher Steel. Catherine later married Christian Fry. Jacob & Ann or Anna arrived from Germany on the "Mortonhouse" Aug. 17, 1729. Jacob lived in Adams Co., Pa. until 1762 when he moved to Frederick Co., Md. He then moved to a section of Augusta Co., Va. (later known as Rockingham Co.) & owned a lot of land near Greenmount or Edom, Virginia. Jacob died ca. 1903.