The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
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9 Tho most interesting falnlly, us pciiis ~
intima tely connetlud with tho Washing
tons, 1rcnrys} spotWoods and othfr early
dlstinguishedtf families who helped TO form
our nation, has already been tho theme
of historians since the Revolutioni anu
though wcsdopnot presume to give hero
q full genealogical history Of tho family,
yet there arc Il few points which nave
been questioned. concerning their descent,
which wlll!3be here considered win the
hope of their solution.
All English records Of the family snow
them to have been most prominent, noth
In tho army!nnd high: civil positions thelr
arms, as will DO seen cmblnzoned Win
tho lion. OF tho Royal STANDARD or Eng
land. ,ss,
Colonel William cambridge the first to
cmIgrate, settled ut his home, called
1Jsing Green, III King William county.
Ills son, Colonel John cambridge, settled
in New Kent county. They both were
members OF tho House of Burgcsses, and
entered actively into the early French
and Indian wars, by which they achieved
great distinction.
Cloncl John cambridge had several
sons and daughters, all of whom married
among prominent colonial families, who
had emlgrnted about the same time.
/, One OF tho daughters or Colonel j ohm
cambridge, Martha, born .~17a2, ma rrled
first, Daniel Parke Curtis, l7i0; after his
death, she married Colonel afterwards
GeneraD George Washington, In 1769. The
circumstances Of this beautiful and happy
marriage are already familiar to every
American citizen.
Ono of the sons of Colonel John, waR
10 captain In tho English army, whose
daughter, Mary, married John Spotswood
son Of Governor Spotswood, of Virginia.
His daughter, Dorothca,A always called
Dolly became the second wife OF tho
noted orator, Patrick Henry and after his
death she married Judge Edmund Win
ston, grandson OF the emigrant Isaac
Winston.
a Another daughter OF the emiErant was
Ann cambridge, who married a Dansle
or Dance OF Spotsylvania county. Also
"a son, William Dandrldee, who had
Francis, Elizabeth and Agnes cambridge
who settled in Spotsylvanl.. One Of the
descendants Of this brandl moved to
Frederick county, where was born
Philip cambridge, who married Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Dliss,y the daughter of General
8Zachcry Taylor From this marriage was
Susanna cambridge, who married a
Clarke descendant OF tho manyF Clarks,
of West Virginia. l(This is IN answer to
Nv. D. r., OF tShoelbay, vny The Dan
bridge surname has nearly Become ex-
tnct in Virginia, though descendants
through various connections can be found
in many States.
We give the English arms, described as
gAzure-n lions head erased or, between
three nascles, argent,
Crest-a llon's head erased, charged with
n mascle argent;F! Sgj4
Bowyer
Y We contine tle$ Bower line as
given In issue OF 6th;!lnstant, from totes
sent us in connection Herewith. q S*.$
Henry l'owycr, born 1850. sand Wlfee9
Agatha Madison had Issue ms. II olloys; lSf
/. Henry w, born 1908, died -, mar
rIed Matilda breckenridge, &daughrr OF
General James breckenridge. Of thE war
Of 1912; also congressman. 2s5
g. Captain John NJ, born ------ died
80; married LucygLewls, sistersd Gen.
Icral John l.. Lewis, Captain Iowyer
was cavalry captain during the var OF
1S12-'15.
8. Ann, born -, died -; harried
Colonel Harold Slnythe.
A.. Edmund IT,, born $--------. q q go ----7,
unmarried, d 5S%3ja /.
S. william R., born ;--7- 4ldlll 49, S
unmarried Z, e, I.Fe 20 I, +, y;
6. Mary, born - - died -; s1arried'
| Charles L.. Crockett, a cousin + David
Crockett. OF Kentucky. 3-
! Z. Susan. born --, died lSO; mar
rIcd General John Lewis.
8. Iicutennn Thomas NJ, fprn -
died -, unmarried. Eicutennlt Thomas
Bower was in tho navy durinl the war
OF 1912. He died at Havana o1 yeiloW
| fever,
o. John L., born ----, died -.
10. Emeinc, born -----. died -; mar
ried Judge Edward Jonhston9
Horny w, Bowyer, born l79Y ana VIE
Matilda Breckinridge, had issh: .n,if |
i l. Henry, born 1921, dlcd te'i Kllleo
| during Mexican War;
9. Susan, born --, died RI, infant.
3. Nancy, born 1926; died $40; mar :
ried DR.. william NJ, Woodsnf
4. Elizabeth, born 1928, al "a lSo4; uh-
; married. !,
&. James T.. born 1880, UNMARRIED. and
living ut Fincastle, Botetourisoun,S' Sn'
6. Mary Ann. BORN ls3Z a'eu 4eo q
, married William ], Penn. ,e,o
! 7. Edmund r., born la's, uieu ,., i1o1
unmarried; was In ClTll w 7 "''u A''''u
In battle 1862. ~ ~, ,ocr
s. WoodvIlle. born 1881 a n'l.u i1g a
married Ann r, Waltz; WASH s1'yN MuN'
and killed In battle 1862. ,r,oa
~. nowvcr horn 1862; harrled lcllza
Amelia Bell; had ISSUE ~ a ,oca
. 's Aur"l,n MoDonald, Brn April 10.
, 1891 Ar.,at III
3, James Hubbard, bori Ausus. ~
: 1891 !s5s to,nho, q
/. Mary Appleton, born sep'e'''p0f 2
: 1899. 5.t sa,tomher a
: 1894, ,her a ,sos
! 9. Amelia Bell, born eel ,sas 4''''
Z, Otis, Jr, born June & oI I.,'' nav
: This family now i've a. t"''t"' G 70,
{ Thomas Bower ana J" r. "'s'
(; had Issue' .3 Ia horn 1878,
' ,,, y"h',, ~ 1homas II selinda NJ,
Catherine =. va qua wife
1 THOMAS Bowyor, born ~ a an1 \ M y ia
5 Mary I,ipby, Mere born h1 Iee aa 10
England; we're married nfr'' 's" NV -
d sue "a ,yo,, died
. 1855, married Jane WHIP; set'isa ~
Q ishpi Pa. about ESQ; ana abo a
: ls14 ,.owea 10 Camden. j., where .nes
!; became very prominent ma pfospsf1'''
!, had issue: ,si,. nar,.Ia,