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Father of Peter, James and John and possibly a Jesse, Ralph and Paul. Mordecai's wife is a mystery, but suspected to be the widow Elizabeth discussed in S C Archives.
Rev. Bozeman mentions Mordicai in Sketches of the Bozeman
Family, 1885. "MORDICAI BOZEMAN - 1735. - DARLINGTON CO.,
SOUTH CAROLINA A native of North Carolina, born about 1735.
His sons were:
1. Peter Bozeman, born about 1758; a soldier in the Revolution on the side of American independence and Moved to Alabama.
2. John Bozeman, born about 1760; soldier in the Revolution with his brother.
3. James Bozeman, born about 1766; lived in Darlington
county, South Carolina; married Elizabeth Flowers."..and named their sons Jesse, John, James, and Henry.
We also know that Mordicai served in the American Revolution in SC. ..... We do not know Mordicai's parents. Based on his birth date of 1735 in North Carolina, he could be a brother of James Bozeman of Edgecombe County. He could also be a brother of Samuel Edward Bozeman ( father of Lewis and grandfather of Philemon who moved to Covington Alabama.) Of course that would make him the son of Mary White and Samuel Bozeman and Mary did have a brother named Mordecai White, so it seems logical that Mary was his mother.
Two pay vouchers for Mordecai's service in the Militia plus his name in the South Carolina history books about the Revolution. Mordecai served in Marion's Brigade with Peter, Paul, John, Ralph and Phillip.
Description: BOSEMAN, MORDECAI, ACCOUNT AUDITED
(FILE NO. 626) OF CLAIMS GROWING OUT OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Names Indexed: BOSEMAN, MORDECAI/
In 1826 Peter's land in SC was being surveyed - must be the year he began his journey to Alabama with all of his children and their families. His brother John had already bought land in Mississippi in 1823 with his indian bride.
Peter was on census in the Cheraws District of Darlington SC in 1790-1800-1810 but he moved to Alabama after 1820. In 1800 his neighbor was Jesse Bozeman, obviously a brother or some kin but do not rule out the possibility he was Mordecai - because Peter did name a son Jesse M. - maybe after his father. No Land Grant was found for Mordecai but this Jesse received 640 acres and to be living so close to Peter makes one wonder who he really was.
Peter's widow Sarah probably died in 1838 when her son Jesse started to divide the land. However her first born son Meady may have died about 1827 and never appeared on the estate. However there was a Vincent Joiner signing in 1829 by Sarah's name so was he married to one of Peter's other daughters? The 1790 census did show 4 females in his home.
Her son William Henry also named a son Peter Edward Bozeman and it is possible that the name Edward is passed on by the ancestors of Mordecai, thus my thinking we connect to Samuel Edward Bozeman.
William Henry had a brother named Peter E who married Gilly and moved to Louisiana, and Jesse was the administrator of his estate.
When William Henry died, brother Jesse, was also administrator of that estate. William's heirs were named in that estate and his wife received a Writ of Dower to keep her home.
New DAR members based on Peter's record are Allison and Hazel Bozeman and SAR = Jimmy Ray - congrats!!
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