See also

Morris Bowers (1735-1781)

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VA Middlesex 1730

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VA James City 1780

 

Morris Bowers1,2,3 son of John Bowers and Suzannah Jolley was born on Dec 20, 1735 in Middlesex Co, VA.3,4

 

He married Esther Bonner on Apr 4, 1759.2,4

 

Morris Bowers served in the. Revolutionary War from Aug 9, 177 until March 1780. He served as a private in Cpt Anthony Singleton's company, 1st Artillery regiment of the Continental troops commanded by Col Charles Harrison. He was a fifer and was at Valley Forge with Gen George Washington. He drew no pension.3

Morris died on Dec 30, 1781 in James City Co, VA.1,3,4

 

 

Esther Bonner and Morris Bowers had the following children:

 

 

 

Lydia Bowers ( - )

 

 

Phoebe Bowers ( - )

 

 

Mary Bowers ( - )

 

 

Suzannah Bowers (1763-1816)

 

 

Elizabeth Bowers ( -1839)

Sources

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Public Member Trees. Custom Id: 15; ancestry.com.

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DAR Lineage record. Custom Id: 37;

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A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution. Custom Id: 735; ancestry.com.

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History of Sumter County Georgia. Custom Id: 73; Lake Blackshear Regional Library, ,, Americus, Sumter Co, Georgia. Call Number: 975.8 COX.