Hi Joyce- I am confident about my Bowden research from William Bowdon/Bowden who married Nancy Wiggins on down because in most cases I've seen original documents or have a good source citation for them. I can't say the same for most of the data up the line. From two independent sources, however, I have a very different family group for Travis son of William Bowdoin and Elizabeth Travis than the one posted below. Rather than share research I can't confirm, I'll leave it at that. Regards, Joan > > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:41:34 -0800 >From: Joan Gipson-Fredin <jgf@cox.net> >Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Samuel d. 1841 Shelby Co., AL/ Colonel James > Simeon Bowdon >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <p06210200c196084939f3@[10.0.1.3]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > >Hi Joyce, > >Thanks for sharing your research: > >>James Bowdon was born abt 1759 Granville Co NC and d. abt 1845 >>Monroe Co GA James is on the 1790 census for Randloph Co NC but is >>not on the 1800 census. He is buried in the Bowdoin Cemetery in >>Monroe Co GA. on the 29 Oct 1785 in Granville Co NC James married >>Priscilla Williams who was born abt 1862 in NC and died abt 1845 in >>Monroe Co GA. Priscilla was the daughter of Charles Williams and >>Elizabeth Abernath. She was also the sister of Robert Williams who >>left a will dated 1822. >James Bowden was the son of Travis Bowdon and wife unknown. > >Would you mind telling us more about what links James b. abt 1759 to >Travis? I am not from James's line but do descend from Travis via >his son William b. 1773 who married Nancy Wiggins and am trying to >keep them all straight. I have been the recipient of other >Bowdoin/Bowdon/Bowden research that places Colonel James Simeon >Bowdon b. 6 Apr 1775 in Granville Co., NC who married Mary Bradford >as the son of Travis Bowdon and wife unknown (some say Pennelopy). > >Your help is much appreciated. > >Joan > > > >> >>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:55:44 GMT >>From: "joyce1033@juno.com" <joyce1033@juno.com> >>Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Samuel d. 1841 Shelby Co., AL >>To: bowden@rootsweb.com >>Message-ID: <20061130.155639.2157.184577@webmail45.nyc.untd.com> >>Content-Type: text/plain >> >>Hello Tana, >>Its been a long time since I talked with you. Hope that you'll are >>doing fine. >>First I have a new e-mail joyceh1033@sbcglobal.net >>So you want to know about Samuel Bowdon who married Sarah Welsh. >> >>Samuel Bowdon was the son of John Bowdon and his Sarah (last name unknow) >>John Bowdon was born abt 1790 Granville Co NC (you know where I am >>going) d. abt 1855 Monroe Co NC. In 1820 moved to Talladege, AL >>John married Sarah in Georgia - no dates. >>John Bowdon was the son of James Bowdon and Priscilla Williams >>James Bowdon was born abt 1759 Granville Co NC and d. abt 1845 >>Monroe Co GA James is on the 1790 census for Randloph Co NC but is >>not on the 1800 census. He is buried in the Bowdoin Cemetery in >>Monroe Co GA. on the 29 Oct 1785 in Granville Co NC James married >>Priscilla Williams who was born abt 1862 in NC and died abt 1845 in >>Monroe Co GA. Priscilla was the daughter of Charles Williams and > >Elizabeth Abernath. She was also the sister of Robert Williams who >>left a will dated 1822. >>James Bowden was the son of Travis Bowdon and wife unknown. >>Travis Bowdon l was born abt 1733 Granville Co NC wife unknown. >>1765-68 William Bowden and wife Elizabeth sold to Travis Bowden 140 >>acres on both sides of Great Nutbush Creek Granville Co NC. 1773 >>wit will of John Robinson on Aug 1786 census Granville Co, Oxford >>Dist, NC 7 m 2 F on 1788 tax list - Granville Co NC 1793 wit >>will of john Weaver 1800 living with son William in Randolph Co NC >>Travis Bowdon I was the son of William Bowdon and Elizabeth "Betty" Travis >>William Bowdon was born abt 1713 and left a will dated 8 Jul 1773 >>Granville Co NC William married Elizabeth "Betty" Travis. >>Tana some of the early information was researched by me when I lived > >in NC. The rest of it was done by other people and send to me. >>This is the only Bowden family that I researched that I have found >>the name spelled Bowdoin. Bowdon, Bowden and Bowdwon. So with all >>of this I picked Bowdon and stuck with that. >>Have any questions w-mail me. This is also the family of Simon >>Travis Bowdon. >>Hope that you'll had a wonderful Thanksgiven. >>Joyce >> >> > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:18:51 EST >From: Broward225@aol.com >Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Samuel d. 1841 Shelby Co., AL/ Colonel James > Simeon Bowdon >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <c8c.39fee56.32a1f63b@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > >Just a note for study purposes. > >I don't think that James, b. abt. 1759, was the son of Travis. If you check >the dates -- it seems he was more likely a brother to Travis -- and they >both were sons of William. Travis did have a son, William, but this >is the next >generation on down. > >Would be interested in hearing what others think. > >Also, do you have any proof that Priscilla Williams was the dau. of Charles >Williams and Elizabeth Abernathy? I know she was the dau. of Charles -- but >haven't been able to verify his wife's name. > >Look forward to hearing more from all of you. > >Ardie > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 00:37:49 GMT >From: "joyce1033@juno.com" <joyce1033@juno.com> >Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Samuel d. 1841 Shelby Co., AL/ Colonel James > Simeon Bowdo n >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20061201.163756.27416.1376010@webmail34.nyc.untd.com> >Content-Type: text/plain > >Hi Joan, >Willliam Bowdon and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Travis had a son >named Travis Bowdon I b. abt 1733. I do not know the name of the >wife for this Travis Bowden I. Travis Bowden I and his wife had 7 >childdren. >1. Travis Bowdon, Jr. II b. abt 1753 Granville Co NC estate >settlement 16 Nov 1805 Kershaw Dist SC. 1st wife Mary ...... >married abt 1769 2nd wife was Pennelpy "Penny" >2. William Bowdon b. abt 1755 on the 1800 census Randolph NC 3 >sons 2 dau on 1815 census Randloph NC This son I am not real >sure about. > >3. James Bowdon b. abt 1759 d. abt 1845 Monroe Co GA mar 29 >Oct 1785 Granville Co NC Priscilla Williams >4. Thomas Bowdon b abt 1761 1821 was ex. of the estate of >Richard Hutcherson Granville Co NC. >5. unknow daughter >6. Francis Bowdon b. abt 1765 on 1788 tax list - Granville, >Henderson Dist, Co NC >7. Josiah Bowdon b. abt 1767 on the 1815 tax list - Randolph Co NC > Joyce