Katherine, Be sure to check Bowdoin College in Maine, They do have some family trees. I have talked to them in the past and they were very helpful even though my Bowdoin/Bowdon/Bowden families were not there. When Bowdon families got to the U.S. there seems to have been a split north and south. My Bowdon family lived in various places in the south. Bowdoin's can be seen in Maine and Massachusetts and lots more. Karen On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:26:46 -0700 Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> writes: > 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 My ancestry membership is no longer active and I never put my 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thanks Karen, Not sure where my lines goes, hopefully I can make the connection with enough research. Katherine On Oct 29, 2013, at 6:09 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: > Katherine, > Be sure to check Bowdoin College in Maine, They do have some family > trees. I have talked to them in the past and they were very helpful even > though my Bowdoin/Bowdon/Bowden families were not there. When Bowdon > families got to the U.S. there seems to have been a split north and > south. My Bowdon family lived in various places in the south. Bowdoin's > can be seen in Maine and Massachusetts and lots more. > Karen > > On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:26:46 -0700 Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> > writes: >> 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 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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