Benjamin Bowman

Male 1811 - 1898  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Bowman was born in 1811 (son of John Bowman and Mary M Naff); died in 1898.

    Family/Spouse: Bolinda Hyre. Bolinda was born in 1816; died in 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Joseph Bowman was born in 1845; died in 1922.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Bowman was born in 1765 (son of John Nathan Bowman and Elizabeth Flint); died in 1842.

    John married Mary M Naff. Mary (daughter of Johann Jakob Naff, ¶ and Eva Katherine Flora) was born in 1771; died in 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary M Naff was born in 1771 (daughter of Johann Jakob Naff, ¶ and Eva Katherine Flora); died in 1834.
    Children:
    1. 1. Benjamin Bowman was born in 1811; died in 1898.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Nathan Bowman was born in 1740; died in 1830.

    John married Elizabeth Flint. Elizabeth was born in 1745; died in 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Flint was born in 1745; died in 1783.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Bowman was born in 1765; died in 1842.

  3. 6.  Johann Jakob Naff, ¶ was born on 16 Mar 1734 in Affoltern, Zürich, Switzerland; died on 13 Mar 1806 in Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1806 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: LCCQ-465
    • Occupation: Brethren Church Minister

    Notes:

    [From Findagrave]
    He is the progenitor of the Naff families in Franklin County and the Roanoke Valley of Virginia. He was born near the Swiss-German border in 1727 and immigrated to America on the ship "Dragon", arriving in Philadelphia on September 26, 1749. He settled in Lancaster County, PA and married Eva Catherine Flory in 1755. In 1782, he moved his family to Franklin County, VA. He received a patent from Edmond Randolph, Governor of Virginia for 314 acres, and later purchased an additiona 559 acres near the junction of the North & South Forks of Magoddee Creek. He lived and worked this farm for the remainder of his life. The Naff Family Cemetery is located on his original homestead, about 500 yards from where the original home stood.
    His gravesite is marked by a fieldstone engraved "J N 13 Mar 1806". The gravesite can be located using GPS at N 37/08.730' , W 80/00.913'.

    Johann married Eva Katherine Flora in 1755 in Pennsylvania, USA. Eva (daughter of Joseph Jacob Flora, ¶ and Anna Maria Bugh) was born on 28 Aug 1733; died in 1821 in Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1821 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eva Katherine Flora was born on 28 Aug 1733 (daughter of Joseph Jacob Flora, ¶ and Anna Maria Bugh); died in 1821 in Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1821 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: LVGP-96S

    Notes:

    [From Findagrave]
    She was the daughter of Joseph J. Flory and Mary Catherine (Conrad) Flory of Schwarzw-Wurttemberg, Germany. She was reportedly born somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean on the ship "Hope" during the voyage to America in 1733. She married Jacob Naff Sr in Lancaster County, PA in 1755 and moved with the Naff family to Franklin County, VA in 1782. She lived here in Naffs, VA for the remainder of her life. Her grave is marked by a fieldstone, to the left (North) of Jacob Naff Sr. The gravesite can be located using GPS at N 37/08.730' , W 80/00.913'.

    Birth:
    On Boat Coming Over

    Children:
    1. Mary Naff was born in 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1856 in Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1856 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
    2. Abraham Naff was born on 22 Feb 1758 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Dec 1839 in Preble County, Ohio, USA; was buried in 1839 in Gratis, Preble, Ohio, USA.
    3. Sarah Naff was born on 6 Feb 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Isaac Naff was born in 1763 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Jun 1845 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.
    5. Elizabeth Naff was born in 1766 in Rapho, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1805 in Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
    6. Jacob Naff was born in 1769 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA; died on 19 Jan 1829 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1829 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
    7. Jonathan Naff was born in 1771 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA; died on 15 Aug 1853 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1853 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA.
    8. 3. Mary M Naff was born in 1771; died in 1834.
    9. Catherine Naff was born in 1777 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA; died on 22 Apr 1854 in Fayette County, Indiana, USA; was buried in 1854 in Fayette County, Indiana, USA.
    10. David Naff was born in 1780 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Sep 1848 in Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1848 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Joseph Jacob Flora, ¶ was born in Mar 1682 in Freinsheim, Bad Durkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died in Oct 1741 in Rapho, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Joseph married Anna Maria Bugh. Anna was born in 1691; died in 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Anna Maria Bugh was born in 1691; died in 1741.
    Children:
    1. Jacob Joseph Flora, Sr was born in 1727 in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 17 Jul 1797 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1797 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
    2. 7. Eva Katherine Flora was born on 28 Aug 1733; died in 1821 in Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1821 in Naff Family Cemetery, Naff, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
    3. Abraham Flora was born in 1735; died in 1827.