Abraham Bowman
| Abraham Bowman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 16, 1749 near Strasburg, Virginia Colony |
| Died | November 9, 1837 (aged 88) Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Known for | Early Kentucky pioneer, landowner and statesman; American Revolutionary War officer and commander of the "German Regiment". |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Henry (1782–1837) |
| Parent(s) | George Bowman and Mary Hite |
| Relatives |
Jost Hite, grandfather John Jacob Bowman, brother Capt. Isaac Bowman, brother Maj. Joseph Bowman, brother Col. John Bowman, brother John Bryan Bowman, grandson |
Colonel Abraham Bowman (October 16, 1749 – November 9, 1837) was an 18th-century American frontiersman and American Revolutionary War military officer. Bowman served as an officer and later commanded the 8th Virginia Regiment popularly known as the "German Regiment".
He and his brothers Colonel John Bowman (1738–1784), Major Joseph Bowman (c. 1752 – 1779), and Captain Isaac Bowman (1757–1826) were among the earliest settlers in Kentucky and were excellent horsemen known as the "Four Centaurs of Cedar Creek". His grandson, John Bryan Bowman, founded Kentucky University and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. His father George Bowman and grandfather Jost Hite were both well-known Virginian pioneers and the first to explore and settle Shenandoah Valley.
Born to George Bowman and Mary Hite (the eldest daughter of Jost Hite), he was raised on the Bowman family estate on Cedar Creek near Strasburg, Virginia. In 1766, the 17-year-old Bowman played a prominent role in the defence of the area against an Indian raiding party. When one of his neighbors, the daughter of George Miller, arrived at his home seeking help from an Indian raiding party, he took a gun and rode to Miller's home where he was joined by another young man, Thomas Newell. However, they arrived too late to save Miller and his family who were found "weltering in their own blood". He and Newell were part of the party who pursued the raiders and, overtaking them at South Branch Mountain, killed one of them and rescued a Rachel Dellinger. Her infant child had been killed by her captors near the Capon River.
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