delegates of this county to attend a convention to be held at Annapolis and are authorized to vote in the convention for delegates to attend a congress which will assemble at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 10th of May the next year. In June 1775 these representatives met at Annapolis and on July 26, 1775 this convention issued the Declaration of the Association of the Freemen. On September 12, 1775, he and his son Robert were authorized to enroll a company of minutemen, but what further part Bowie took during the Revolution is unclear. Personal life Captain William Bowie married Margaret Sprigg in 1745. They had seven children, Elizabeth born in 1746, Walter Bowie, Robert Bowie, William Bowie, Osborn Sprigg Bowie, Ann Bowie, David Bowie and Margaret Sprigg Bowie. Treatment of slaves According to Parson Rezin Williams, bishop of the United Methodist Church who was enslaved by the Bowie family, slaves at Bowie mostly lived in cabins made of slabs running up and down and crudely furnished. Working time was from sunrise until sunset. The slaves had no money to spend and few masters allowed them to indulge in a religious meeting or even learn about the Bible. External links Image and Text of Proceedings in Maryland Archives References Bowie family Maryland in the American Revolution People of Maryland in the American Revolution 1721 births People from Prince George's County, Maryland Sprigg family Year of death unknown