Silas
Bowerman was born on 27 July 1730 at Falmouth, Barnstable Co., MA.
3,4,5 He was the son of
Thomas Bowerman and
Jane Claflen (Clifton). Silas Bowerman married
Marcy Chadwick, daughter of
Ebenezer Chadwick and
Prudence Robinson, on 8 September 1756 at Falmouth, Barnstable Co., MA.
6,7,8 Silas Bowerman married
Lydia Gifford, daughter of
Melatiah Gifford and
Hannah Claghorn, on 25 December 1759 at Barnstable, Mass. Bay Colony, MA; according to GNBF 1:83; 25 Jul 1759, according to Doherty.
Lydia's husband, Silas, was a brother to her stepmother, Sarah (Bowerman) Gifford, d/o Thomas (3) and Jane Clifton) Bowerman and Melatiah Gifford's second wife. Lydia's father's will refers to both daughters only by their given names. (Interesting note here: Hannah's stepmother, Sarah (Bowerman) Gifford, was an older sister to Silas, her husband.).
9,7,10 Silas Bowerman died before 7 October 1803 at North East, Dutchess Co., NY.
11 Silas Bowerman appeared on the census of 1790; shows him living at Pawling, Dutchess County, NY with 3 m 16+, 1 m -16, 6f. He prepared a will on 29 May 1797 at of "Pawlings Town", Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY; listed as "deceased" 11 Oct 1803; will proved 17 Nov 1803, Dutchess Co, NY
DCW B:389-391].Silas and Lydia Bowerman were listed as "dec'd of Northeast", Dutchess Co., NY on 25 Nov 1812
[BP 2:661] at the marriage of their son, Macy q.v.
Will Extract: Dated 27 Apr 1797, probated ca 1803, resided in Pawling; named in will: sons Mettiah, Sylas, Masa or Masy (spelled both ways), daughters Jane Braley, Hannah May, underage & unmarried daughters Anna, Mary, Phebe, Sarah; other: granddaughters Mary & Hannah Bowerman; executors: son Sylas, friend Edward Shove; witnesses: Edward Shrove Jr., Jonathon Shove.
12,13,7,14,15 And Lydia Bowerman, his wife, were listed as "dec'd of Northeast" on 25 Nov 1812, at the marriage of their son, Macy.