Hi Tom, I have your John b. 10 Jul 1739, son of William Bowdoin and Elizabeth Travis, as the brother of my ancestor Travis, b. abt 1750. I too had John's wife's maiden name as Farrar, based on information from another researcher. I have no investment in the Farrar surname, but I'm curious about how you excluded the possibility that John was married to a different Judith Farrar from the one who married Jesse Hays. With so much repetition of names in the Bowdoin/Bowdon/Bowden family, it wouldn't be too surprising to see it in other families as well. Could it be that the error was in thinking that William Farrar was her father? Thanks for the word of caution. Hope your won't mind sharing your thoughts on this. Joan > > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:55:08 -0500 >From: rootsnva@aol.com >Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Samuel d. 1841 Shelby Co., AL/ Colonel James > Simeon Bowdo n >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <8C8E5DC16B0652F-8C0-6E5@WEBMAIL-MA07.sysops.aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >As a descendant of John Bowdon and his wife, Judith, I would like to >caution those who report that her surname was Farrar. I accepted >that name many years ago, and spent years tracking the Farrar family >back forever. Then I learned that the same Judith Farrar, daughter >of William Farrar of Granville Co, NC, had married Jesse Hays >(Hicks, Granvillel Co., Marriage Bonds, lists Judith Farrar's >marriage to Jesse Hays, 8.4.1796). At that time John Bowdon and his >wife, Judith, had been married over thirty years. John died about >1831 and Judith died in 1827. I have copies of both their wills. >Based on this incontrovertible evidence I sadly deleted the Farrars >from my pedigree. > >Tom Aiken >Virginia Beach >