George Lowman (1765-1848).Although undoubtedly raised in Berkeley County, Virginia, George at the age of 15 joined the Cumberland County (PA) militia for service during the Revolutionary War.Afterwards, he presumably returned to Virginia but nothing is known of his activities until about age 27, when he married Susannah Harmon.Presumably they began their married life in Virginia, then moved to Pennsylvania sometime before the federal census of 1800, which enumerated them in Adams County.Later that year, George inherited a three-quarter interest in his father's farm and became executor of his father's estate.This estate was not settled until about 1805, after which George reportedly moved south into Rockbridge County, Virginia.Within four or five years he moved again.After selling the Pennsylvania farm in 1810, George took his large family, including his mother Mary, to Ohio and settled in Champaign (after 1818 Clark) County, where he and Susannah lived out the rest of their lives.George died in 1848 and Susannah at age 75 in 1849.
From Lowman family records:George Lowman1 was born 23 July 1765 either in Pennsylvania (possibly York Co.) or in Frederick (after 1772 Berkeley) County, Virginia, where his parent located before 1770, the date of their original land grant from Lord Fairfax.George presumably was raised on this farm as it was being created from the Virginia wilderness.However, during the Revolutionary War he crossed state borders to join a Cumberland County (PA) Militia unit.
Considerable interest has centered on George Lowman because descendants have used his military service to gain admission to the National Society of the DAR.
The Pennsylvania Militia was organized in late 1776 to defend frontier settlements against British-inspired Indian attacks.The First Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, consisting of three companies, was organized in the portion of the county that later became Franklin County, and the Third Company of this unit was first commanded by Captain Noah Abraham of Path Valley and later by Captain William Berryhill.Fifteen year old George Lowman was enrolled in the 7th Class of the Third Company.Muster rolls signed by Captain Berryhill report that he was called to active duty by an Order in Council dated 1 August 1780, and his name appears on a similar muster roll dated 5 May 1781.These rolls also contain the names Jacob Lowman in the 1st Class and Michl or Micheal Lowman in the 2nd Class, who may have been related to George and may have drawn him into their unit.A precedent for military service across these state lines had been set some twenty-five years earlier when Maryland and Virginia forces joined Pennsylvania units in the campaign against Fort Duquesne (Pittsburg) during the French and Indian War.
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