Bowie Ancestors Project
In order to help locate descendants and descendant communities, genealogical research is ongoing.
In 1829 Henderson Magruder willed the manumission of the enslaved community at Magruder Plantation. Manumission records available at the Maryland State Archives document the names of the individuals who were manumitted. Using census data and other historical records, the Bowie Ancestors project team continues to conduct genealogical research to learn more about the community who descended from these people. Powered by Ancestry.com, family trees will continue to be added to this site and updated as new information is uncovered.
If you have information to improve these trees or believe that you may be related to any of the individuals included, please contact us.
| Abraham Bowzer | Dennis Bowzer | John Tyler | Nanny/Nancy Williams | Singleton Williams |
| Amy Addison | Dilly (Milly) Simmes | Joseph (Joe) Sims | Nat Bower | Sophia |
| Amy Addison | Elizabeth Reves | Kitty Lucy Sprigg | Nelly Thomas | Sophy Bradley |
| Anny Sims | Elizabeth Tyler | Margaret Tyler | Peter Generies | Sophy Williams |
| Benja. (Bar) Sims | Ellen Sims | Mariah Hamilton | Rebecca Tyler Williams | Suckey Galloway |
| Benjamin Hamilton | Emily Williams | Mary Bandley/Bondley | Rezin Williams | Susan Carroll |
| Benjamin Sprigg | Fanny Brookes | Mary Simms | Richard (Dick) Williams | Thomas Williams |
| Charity Williams | Henny Tyler | Mary Ann Bowzer | Robert (Bob) Tyler | Tom/Thomas Gantt |
| Charles Bradley | Henny Williams | Mary Ann Magruder | Robert (Bob) Tyler | Trueman Tyler |
| Charlotte Gantt | Henny Williams | Milly/Milley Bower | Sal/Sarah Chase | |
| Daniel Williams | Jack/John Bowzer | Minty Tyler | Sarah Linn | |
| Daniel Williams | John Ray | Nanny Williams | Sarah Linn | |
| Davy/David Williams | John Rhea | Nanny | Saurina Tyler |