Career
He was a prominent settler in North Carolina and Kentucky as well as being among the first families to arrive in Jennings County, Indiana. Born in Kent County, Delaware, he enlisted in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Serving under Captain Rhodes in the 2nd Delaware Regiment, he saw action at the Battle of Cowpens, the Siege of Yorktown and was present at the execution of British spy Major John André in 1780.
Captured by the British at one point, he was tied to a horse and forced to walk several miles on muddy roads.
After his release, he became an aide to General George Washington at Valley Forge. Sarah Bowman was one of the daughters of Virginia pioneer George Bowman and, in 1785, he moved his family to Kentucky County to join his brothers-in-law Abraham, Isaac and John Jacob Bowman who had settled in the area nearly a decade before.
He died there in 1827 and was later buried in the lower part of Vernon Cemetery.
