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Mr. Isaac Bowman, with seven or eight men and one family, set off from
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commonwealth, by Bowman, than to bring them myself by land. Bowman's batteau fell into the hands of
Chickasaw Indians and the other arrived in March or April at the French Lick on Cumberland, with the account that Bowman and all the men except one Riddle (Ruddle) were killed and taken.
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and eventually made his way to the United States. Accounts differ as to the exact circumstances of his escape, another being that he was purchased by a man named
Turnbull for a keg of whiskey and remained in his service until his debt was repaid.
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It was long assumed that Bowman had been killed defending the party against the
Chickasaw. However, he survived the battle and was, in fact, taken prisoner by his attackers. He was treated harshly and was tortured by his captors being
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Following his return to
Shenandoah in 1782, he married an Elizabeth Gatewood, with whom he had four children. After her death eight years later, he married Mary Chinn and had another nine additional children. He settled down at
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The family tree is documented on records.ancestry.com. Euday is the grandson of Isaac
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