In 1777 , Joseph Bowman was living in the frontier settlement of Harrodstown , in present - day Harrodsburg , Mercer County , Kentucky .
Soon after Dunmore 's War , Bowman moved to Kentucky with other British colonists , who were seeking available land on the western frontier .
In 1777 , Bowman   was living in the frontier settlement of Harrodstown , in present - day Harrodsburg , Mercer County , Kentucky .
Soon after Dunmore 's War , Bowman moved to Kentucky with other British colonists , who were seeking available land on the western frontier .