'Bowerman1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bourman of Brooke (Broke), Bowerman of Hemyock, Bourman (Bowerman) of Wells

                               
Thomas Bourman of Brooke, Isle of Wight
m. Joan Rourke (dau/heir of John Rourke of Brooke by Joan, dau/coheir of John Garston of the Isle of Wight)
1. Thomas Bourman of Brooke
  A. Nicholas Bourman of Brooke
  m. Elizabeth Russell (dau of James Russell & sister of John, 1st Earl of Bedford)
  i. William Bourman of Brooke
  The following comes from Visitation (Hampshire, 1530+1575+1622-34, 'Bourman') which also supports the earlier generations.
  m. _ Sedwick
  a. Thomas Bourman of Brooke
  m. Ellen Knight (dau/coheir of William Knight of Southampton)
  (1) William Bourman of Brooke (Broke)
  m. Barbara Worsley (dau of Thomas Worsley of Chale, "base sonn of the house of Apuldercombe")
  The following comes from Visitation (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, 1686, 'Bourman of Calbourne').
  (A) Thomas Bourman of Broke (b c1614, d 1677, Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight, MP)
  m. Isabella Sacheverell (dau of Christopher Sacheverell of Chantmarle)
  (i) William Bourman of Broke (a 1656, d unm)
  (ii) John Bourman of Broke (b c1642, a 1686)
  m. Mary Stoddard (dau of Nicholas Stoddard of Motington)
  (a)+ issue (a 1686) - William (b c1663), Thomas (b c1665), John (b c1666), Nicholas (b c1664)
  (iii) Thomas Bourman of Calborn, Isle of Wight (a 1669)
  m. Margaret Tarver (dau of John Tarver of Ringwood)
  (a)+ issue (a 1686) - Thomas (b c1684), Elizabeth (b c1680), Margaret (b c1682)
  (iv) Elizabeth Bourman
  m. Robert Williams of Herringston
  (v)+ other issue (d unm) - Jane, Isabella
  (B) Barbara Bourman
  m. Alexander Ross (cleric)
  (C)+ other issue - William (d unm), Barbara, Jane, Bridget, Cecilia
  ii. John Bowerman of Hemyock, Devon
  m. Johanna Bickham
  a. John Bowerman (d by 1570, 3rd son)
  m. Isabella Carvanyell (a 1570, dau of William Carvanyell of Taunton)
  (1) Andrew Bowerman of Hemyock
  m. Agnes Richards
  (A) Andrew Bowerman of Hemyock (a 1589)
  m. Mary Ramesbury
  (i) Henry Bowerman of Whitehall in Hemyock (bur 14.04.1665)
  m. Agnes Gyles (dau of William Gyles of Wellington)
  (a) James Bowerman of Hemyock
  (b)+ other issue - Gyles, Elizabeth, Mary
  (2) Laurence Bowerman (a 1570)
  m. Katherine Kardwell ("a Spaniards daur.")
  (3) William Bowerman or Bourman of Wells, Somerset (a 1589)
  m. Elizabeth Longe (a 1589, dau of Robert Longe of Longe, relict of Henry Clarke)
  (A) Andrew Bourman of Wells (a 1623)
  m. Sara Halswell (dau of Richard Halswell of Halswel)
  (i) Sarah Bourman
  m. John Younge (Dean of Winchester)
  (ii)+ other issue - William (b c1597, a 1623), Andrew (b c1601, a 1623), Robert (b c1606, a 1623), Henry (b c1611, a 1623), Brigett, Mary, Elizabeth
  (B) Margaret Bourman
  m1. Thomas Goodwyn, Bishop of Bath & Wells
  m2. William Martin of Totnes
  (4) Henry Bowerman of Chard (dsp c07.1589)
  (5) Christopher Bowerman of Ilbruers (a 1589)
  m. Agnes Balch (a 1570, dau of John Balch of Horton)
  (A) Alice Bowerman
  m. James Symons
  (B) Elizabeth Bowerman (a 1589)
  m. James Herring of Ilbruers
  (C) Anne Bowerman
  m. Richard Crosse of Wells
  (D)+ other issue - James, George (a 1589), Laurence (a 1589), George (a 1589)
  (6) Hugh Bowerman (d in Malaga, Spain)
  m. Mary Gyles (dau of Stephen Fyles by Katherine de la Sole)
  (A) Sjr Andrew Bowerman or Bourman of Malaga (a 1619)
  m. Joane
  (i)+ issue - Hugh, Andrew, Paula, Joane, Clare
  (B) Cicily Bowerman
  m. Sir Emanuel de Benavedes
  (7) Symon Bowerman of London (d 25.05.1601)
  m. Elizabeth Gyles (d 1599, dau of Sephen Gyles ("a Spaniard"))
  (A) Henry Bowerman (3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Norrys
  (B) Katherine Bowerman
  m. William Marston of London (goldsmith)
  (C) Margaret Bowerman
  m1. Neville Good
m2. Thomas Kidwell
  (D) Elizabeth Bowerman
  m1. Thomas Woodborne of London (haberdasher)
  m2. Thomas Campe of Chancery Lane
  (E) Anna Bowerman
  m. Thomas Rice of London
  (F) Maria Bowerman
  m. Emanuel Sandes of Petterton
  (G)+ other issue - Hugh (a 1589), Symon, Stephen (dsp), Maudlyn (dsp young)
  (8) Joane Bowerman
m1. Simon Willing
  m2. William Criste of Somerset
  (9) Alice Bowerman (a 1589)
  m. Peter Farthing alias Ley
  (10) Cicily Bowerman (a 1589)
  m1. John Farthing alias Ley (son of Peter)
  m2. _ Clerk
  (11) Mellany Bowerman (a 1570)
  m. Robert Webbet
  b. Dionsia Bowerman (a 1570)
m. William Bond (d 1549)
  c. Agnes Bowerman
  m. _ Carter
  d.+ other issue (dsp) - John (priest), William (d before 25.01.1571, Sub-Dean & Canon of Wells Cathedral)
  iii. daughter
  m. _ Tosh of Yorkshire
  iv. Margaret Bourman
  m. (c1535) William (probably not) John Bevill (not Bennett) of Chesterton
  v. Agnes (Anna) Bourman
  m. Robert Drury (son of Sir Robert of Hedgley)
  vi. daughter
  m. _ Pomeroy ## see here ##
  vii. daughter
  m. _ Courtenay ## see here ##

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Bowerman of Hamyock', p108+) with input as reported above
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