Hi Karen, I have Thomas N. Bowden b. abt 1800 as the eldest son of William Bowdon (b. abt 1773 in North Carolina; d.1842) and Nancy Wiggins (abt 1776-1860). The parents died in Coffee County, Tennessee, having settled in a part of Bedford County which later became part of Coffee. I'm descended from Thomas's brother Travis (b. abt 1810, d. 1850). Thomas's seven living children were named in a petition relative to settlement of his father William's estate. Named were Jordon, John O., Benjamin, Nancy V. , Josephine, James K. and Lafayette. Please e-mail me directly if you would care to correspond. Regards, Joan ><clip> > >Message: 3 >Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:33:09 -0500 >From: andover-mg@juno.com >Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] [ADMIN] List Addresses >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20061115.153309.4688.15.andover-mg@juno.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Hi Harriet, >I am away from home but have a short condensed copy of my Bowdons with >me. I have Thomas Bowdon/Bowden 1793-1850 who married Parmelia Jenkins >1806-1858. Thomas moved all over the south. I seem to remember that he >was born in Chester County, NC but that might not be right. He lived in >DeSoto County, MS, also AL (Lauderdale County?) and finally Arkansas >where their last two children were born. At least one of the >Bowdons/Bowdens went to Limestone County, TX. Thomas' will specified that >his sons were to move there. > >I have a complete list of the Bowdon/Bowden children at home but my line >from Thomas and Parmelia is Benjamin Franklin Bowdon/Bowden 1837-1911 who >married Frances Parks/Parkes 1842-1892. They are both buried in Hite >Cemetery in Randolph County, AR. > >Family lore has it that my Bowdons/Bowdens (I have seen it spelled both >ways and some of the family spell it one way, the other spell it another >way) had the original spelling as Bowdoin and were from France then to >England then to the U.S. My grandfather said it was French also as that >is what his grandfather, B.F.Bowdon told him. I checked with Bowdoin >College in Maine as they hold some Bowdoin records but they could not >find Thomas Bowdon mentioned. They said they don't have all of the >records. > >Please let me know if you have seem these names in your database. > >Thanks, >Karen > >On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:42:43 EST Hhalwel@wmconnect.com writes: >> Dear Sir: >> We are have a Bowdon, Bowden, Bowdoin reunion July 19-22 2007 >> in San >> Antonio, Texas. Anyone interested please get ahold of me at this >> e-mail address >> Hhalwel@wmconnect.com and my name is Harriet Lockwood Thank you >> If you would, please introduce yourself and let me (and others) >> know > > who/where your Bowden interests are. <clip>