Hi Katherine, My ancestry membership is no longer active and I never put my family info on it, just wrote to a couple of people there. People come and go quickly on Ancestry. I have found most of my info from family. The Bowden branch paid for professional genealogists to research the line. That was long before computers so it isn't in any computer form, just pen and ink. They were from France but may have come to the U.S. by way of England. They were Huguenots. Their earliest U.S. records are found in the south, in the Carolinas. The Bible record said Chester, North Carolina. Members of the family spell the name Bowdon and even Bowdoin lending more credence to the French heritage. The progenitor was Thomas Bowdon/Bowden. He was born in either 1793 or 1773. Because the record is in pen and paper from the Bible, it is difficult to tell the difference. I always thought it was 1793. Thomas Bowdon was well to do and left property and people held in slavery which was an expensive proposition. Karen On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:57:12 -0700 Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> writes: > Karen, > > I do not have a full membership with Ancestry so an invite would be > most helpful to see what you have listed. I go to the State Library > to access info but at home I am limited to my own info. > > Our Bowden connection may be way up the line. Can you tell me where > they originated from in Europe and what nationality they are? My > grandmother said French but not sure. > > My Benjamin J Bowden married Ann Bowles and they had 7 children, > their son William A was my GG grandfather. I don't see two marriages > but I don't have the birth dates for any of the other children so > not sure about twins. > > I would greatly appreciate a guest invite to see if I can see your > tree at home. I will be having shoulder surgery in a week so hope to > spend some time on the site during my recovery. > > With thanks, > > > Katherine > > > > On Oct 27, 2013, at 9:10 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > It appears that my Bowdens came to the U.S. in the mid 1700s. The > reason > > I have written is because so many of the names are familiar here. > Thomas > > Bowden is rarely seen in records before that date. He is seen in > the > > Carolinas by some unofficial accounts as being born in 1793. > William is > > a prominent name in the family in fact the eldest child was named > William > > and a later child had William as his middle name. One of the > offspring > > was Benjamin Bowden (sometimes spelled Bowdon) who remarried when > his > > wife died. He married a much younger woman and they had twins. One > of the > > twins was named Irene. There is also a Willis. > > Karen > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Karen, Thanks for the interesting info on the Bowden tree. I downloaded documents at the library onto a stick but have not had the time to go through them yet. I am glad to keep you informed on what I find if you like. My grandmother said was French but I never knew if it was her mother's or father's side on her side so that is good to know. Thanks again, Katherine On Oct 28, 2013, at 7:53 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: > Hi Katherine, > My ancestry membership is no longer active and I never put my family info > on it, just wrote to a couple of people there. People come and go quickly > on Ancestry. I have found most of my info from family. The Bowden branch > paid for professional genealogists to research the line. That was long > before computers so it isn't in any computer form, just pen and ink. > > They were from France but may have come to the U.S. by way of England. > They were Huguenots. Their earliest U.S. records are found in the south, > in the Carolinas. The Bible record said Chester, North Carolina. Members > of the family spell the name Bowdon and even Bowdoin lending more > credence to the French heritage. The progenitor was Thomas Bowdon/Bowden. > He was born in either 1793 or 1773. Because the record is in pen and > paper from the Bible, it is difficult to tell the difference. I always > thought it was 1793. Thomas Bowdon was well to do and left property and > people held in slavery which was an expensive proposition. > > Karen > > On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:57:12 -0700 Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> > writes: >> Karen, >> >> I do not have a full membership with Ancestry so an invite would be >> most helpful to see what you have listed. I go to the State Library >> to access info but at home I am limited to my own info. >> >> Our Bowden connection may be way up the line. Can you tell me where >> they originated from in Europe and what nationality they are? My >> grandmother said French but not sure. >> >> My Benjamin J Bowden married Ann Bowles and they had 7 children, >> their son William A was my GG grandfather. I don't see two marriages >> but I don't have the birth dates for any of the other children so >> not sure about twins. >> >> I would greatly appreciate a guest invite to see if I can see your >> tree at home. I will be having shoulder surgery in a week so hope to >> spend some time on the site during my recovery. >> >> With thanks, >> >> >> Katherine >> >> >> >> On Oct 27, 2013, at 9:10 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> It appears that my Bowdens came to the U.S. in the mid 1700s. The >> reason >>> I have written is because so many of the names are familiar here. >> Thomas >>> Bowden is rarely seen in records before that date. He is seen in >> the >>> Carolinas by some unofficial accounts as being born in 1793. >> William is >>> a prominent name in the family in fact the eldest child was named >> William >>> and a later child had William as his middle name. One of the >> offspring >>> was Benjamin Bowden (sometimes spelled Bowdon) who remarried when >> his >>> wife died. He married a much younger woman and they had twins. One >> of the >>> twins was named Irene. There is also a Willis. >>> Karen >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message