EIGHTH GENERATION

162. Abraham BOWLBY ^{(368)(965) (5)(6) (7)(8)} was born in 1755 in Mansfield, Warren County, New Jersey. ⁽⁹⁶⁶⁾ He resided in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. ⁽³⁶⁸⁾ The name is now extinct in Shelburn. Abraham was sent to Philadelphia by his father, probably for the purpose of education. It is probably there that he joined the rebels and served in the American militia against the will of his father. He later, in December of 1776, joined the British at Pennytown with his father.

Abraham was in Nova Scotia when he signed a certificate of loyalty for Christopher Harrison on 9 Jan 1784, and his name is listed for 100 acres of land on the Digby grant of 29 January 1801.

He was married to Sara LAKE on 28 Feb 1779 in United Brethern Congregation, Staten Island, New York. ^{(967)(968) (969)} The NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, Volume xxxix, 1908, page 106 records this marriage.