Record #:

22461

Author(s):

Ervin, William Carson

Abstract:

Grace Greenlee was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia around 1750. With her newly wed husband Captain John Bowan and other family members, she became one of the early settlers of what is now Burke County North Carolina at the beginning of the Revolution. Numerous stories surround her experiences during the Revolutionary War, including the death of her husband, escapes from Tories, and her eventual marriage to war hero General Charles McDowell.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 15 Issue 1, July 1915, p12-27

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Women--History