Boston BOWERS 1
 Research Notes:
The tax lists strongly suggest Boston was a previously unidentified son.
Birth Notes:
In 1790, one was taxable at age 16+. Normally, however, those under 21 or living in their parents' household would not be listed by name. That suggests Boston may have been 21 in 1790. On the other hand, given that Henry Sr. had died in 1788, perhaps all the male taxables were identified by name. Thus, Boston may have been only 16 in 1790. (This assumes of course, that Boston wasn't also known as John, who appears but once in 1779 on the tax lists.) If Boston was named in honor of the Boston Tea Party, which occurred on 16 Dec 1773, he was probably born in 1774.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Tax List: 1790-1801, Berkeley County, (West) Virginia. 1 2
1790: 1st Battalion, James Wilson Commissioner, entered 9 Aug
Boston Bowers, 1 white male 16+
1791: 1st Battalion, James Wilson Commissioner, entered 26 May
Boston Bowers, 1 white male 16+
1792: 1st Battalion, James Wilson Commissioner, entered 14 Jun
Boston Bowers, 1 white male 16+, 1 horse
1793: James Wilson Commissioner
Boston Bowers, 1 white male 16+, 1 horse
[Beginning with the 1793 tax list, dates of entry are not included, thus making it more difficult to see whom he lived nearby. However, it appears beginning in 1793, Boston no longer lived in the immediate vicinity of his brothers.]
1794: James Wilson Commissioner
Boston Bowers, 1 white male 16+, 1 horse
1795: Winn Winship Commissioner
Bowers, Boston, 1 white male 16+, 1 horse
1796: Winn Winship Commissioner
Bowers, Boston, 1 white male 16+, 1 horse
1797: Winn Winship Commissioner
Bowers, Boston, 1 white male 16+, 1 horse
1798: Winn Winship Commissioner
Bowers, Boston, 1 white male 16+
1799: William Slaughter Jr. Commissioner
Bowers, Boston, 1 white male 16+
1800: William Slaughter Jr. District
Bowers, Boston, 2 white males 16+, 2 horses
1801: William Slaughter Jr. District
Bowers, Boston (John Fryats __), 2 white males 16+, one horse
[It's possible that John Fryat was the second white male 16+ in the household, but it's also possible he was some sort of legal representative. At any rate, this is the last tax list wherein Boston makes an appearance. Since he had a distinctive name, one would expect he would be traceable, but that has not been the case.]
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