Le you wrote RE: Boutwells, "Would you have a Nancy Boutwell in your collateral lines. They merge with my Dowling Line in the 1700s. John Dowling married Nancy Boutwell. Le" Yes, I do have a Nancy Boutwell, she is not the one you mentioned, but I thought I would toss her in. If she is mine, and I think so, she was born in, Baker County, GA June 1826. If this sounds familiar, let me know. I have been remiss in my Boutwell research. Nancy's father Stephen Boutwell (b abt 1795 SC, died after 1860 and bef 1870) is as far back as I can go. Sincerely, Frances