Rose Reid Bowie
BIRTH 1743
Ireland
DEATH 29 Mar 1807 (aged 63–64)
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Upper Long Cane Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Rose Reid, the daughter of Col. George and Margaret Reid, married Maj. John Bowie on Dec. 23, 1767 in Charleston, South Carolina. Their children:
James died at age 2, James died at age 11, George B., Andrew, John, Margaret, William, Rosa, Robert died at age 8, Samuel, and Alexander.
Squire Patrick Calhoun, father of John C. Calhoun, paid court to Rose Reid after the death of his first wife when he spent the night at Col. George Reid's home. He thus became the rival of Major John Bowie for Rose's hand. When Squire Calhoun conducted family worship on one of his later visits, Rose slipped out of the window and rode off behind John
Bowie on his horse. They were married that night.
In a Google Books snippet from North Carolina - South Carolina Bible Records (by Jeannette Holland Austin, Heritage Books, 2008, page 244), I found "Capt. George Reid Bible" owned by Raymond M. Bell of State College, PA. It lists Capt. George Reed born 12/23/1719 in Ireland who married Abigal Leger, born in France and died in Abbeville 11/3/1786. There children were Rosa who married Major John Bowie; Ann (Nancy) born 12/25/1747 and died 1/12/1769 who married Capt. William Raskin, Jr.; Margaret who married Hugh Reid and then William Cauder Baskin; Samuel who married Caroline Thomson; Alexander; and Joseph (Lieut.) born 6/5/1756 who married Isabella Baskin.
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