Governor Robert Bowie

1750 - 1818  (67 years)

William Bowie

1721 - 1791  (70 years)

Birth	1721
Died	1791
Father	John Bowie,   b. 27 Dec 1688, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Mother	Mary Mullikin
Married	Abt Dec 1707
Family	Margaret Sprigg,   b. 1727
Married	1745
Children	+ 1. Walter Bowie,   b. 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland + 2. Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland + 3. William Sprigg Bowie,   b. Abt 1751

Margaret Sprigg

1727 - 1804  (77 years)

Birth	1727
Died	1804
Father	Dr. Osborne Sprigg, Sr.,   b. 1707
Mother	Elizabeth ? Morris
Family	William Bowie,   b. 1721
Married	1745
Children	+ 1. Walter Bowie,   b. 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland + 2. Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland + 3. William Sprigg Bowie,   b. Abt 1751

Priscilla Mackall

1758 - 1822  (63 years)

Birth	19 May 1758
Died	18 Jan 1822
Buried	Bowie Family Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Mary Mackall Bowie,   b. 1776   2. Elizabeth Margaret Bowie,   b. 4 Oct 1780 + 3. Margaret Ann Bowie,   b. 1783   4. James John Bowie,   b. 1785 + 5. Robert William Bowie,   b. 3 Mar 1787   6. Caroline Bowie   7. R.H. Bowie

Mary Mackall Bowie

1776 - 1825  (49 years)

Birth	1776
Died	31 Jul 1825
Buried	Essington-Bowie Family Cemetery, Bowie, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758
Family 1	Turner Wootton
Married	27 Mar 1794	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family 2	Thomas Contee Bowie,   b. 1771, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Married	7 Feb 1801	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Children	1. Emily Contee Bowie,   b. 3 May 1805 + 2. Robert Bowie,   b. 1804   3. Mary Mackall Bowie, Jr.,   b. Dec 1801

Elizabeth Margaret Bowie

1780 -

Birth	4 Oct 1780
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758

Margaret Ann Bowie

1783 - 1804  (21 years)

Birth	1783
Died	25 Dec 1804
Buried	Contee Family Cemetery, "The Valley", Nottingham, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758
Family	Dr. Reverdy Ghiselin,   b. Abt 1765
Married	25 Dec 1804
Children	+ 1. Maj. Robert Ghiselin,   b. 1805, "Brookfield", Nottingham, Prince George's Co., Maryland

James John Bowie

1785 - 1809  (24 years)

Birth	1785
Died	15 May 1809	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758

Robert William Bowie

1787 - 1848  (61 years)

Birth	3 Mar 1787
Died	3 Jun 1848
Buried	Bowie Family Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758
Family	Catherine Brooke "Kitty" Lansdale,   b. 13 Jan 1800
Married	2 Apr 1818	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Caroline Lansdale Bowie,   b. 5 Feb 1820   2. Robert Bowie, Jr.,   b. 6 Oct 1821   3. Mary Elizabeth Lansdale Bowie,   b. 10 Sep 1823 + 4. Priscilla Mackall Bowie,   b. 29 Nov 1825, Maryland   5. James John Bowie,   b. 17 Apr 1827   6. Laura Bowie,   b. 11 Sep 1830

Caroline Bowie

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758

R.H. Bowie

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Governor Robert Bowie,   b. Mar 1750, "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758

• Name	Robert Bowie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Governor
  Birth	Mar 1750	"Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Episcopal
  Death	8 Jan 1818	Prince George's Co., Maryland
  Burial	Bowie Family Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's Co., Maryland   [8, 9]
  On what was "Mattaponi." http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22542467
  Notes	According to The Political Graveyard, "Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1785-90, 1801-03; state court judge in Maryland, 1790-96; Governor of Maryland, 1803-06, 1811-12; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1808; member of Maryland state senate, 1809-10." He had his portrait painted by Katherine Walton (d. 1938) (see the Maryland Archives, the Annapolis Collection, Accession number: MSA SC 1545-1078).
  Person ID	I3979
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	William Bowie,   b. 1721   d. 1791 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Sprigg,   b. 1727   d. 1804 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1745
  Family ID	F2746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Priscilla Mackall,   b. 19 May 1758   d. 18 Jan 1822 (Age 63 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mary Mackall Bowie,   b. 1776   d. 31 Jul 1825 (Age 49 years)   2. Elizabeth Margaret Bowie,   b. 4 Oct 1780 + 3. Margaret Ann Bowie,   b. 1783   d. 25 Dec 1804 (Age 21 years)   4. James John Bowie,   b. 1785   d. 15 May 1809, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 24 years) + 5. Robert William Bowie,   b. 3 Mar 1787   d. 3 Jun 1848 (Age 61 years)   6. Caroline Bowie   d. Yes, date unknown   7. R.H. Bowie   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Mar 1750 - "Mattaponi", Prince George's Co., Maryland  Death - 8 Jan 1818 - Prince George's Co., Maryland  Burial - - Bowie Family Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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