Found some info I had made copies of re "Navigation on Goshen Swamp , Duplin Country N.C." by Tom Byrd. In it is mentioned a Samuel Bowden in District 8: from the upper end of Sampson Grives Slew to the head of Outlaws Slew: Overseer: John Sullivan Hands: one of them was Samuel Bowden. Also mentioned in this is a Bryan Bowden, Esq. He was a commissioner signing a report in 1810 when Duplin Court appointed a nine man commission to view, examine and enquire into the practicability of improving the navigation of the main run of Goshen from the mouth thereof up....Their report to the October 1810 Court was signed by Bryan Bowden, Esq. and eight others. WHO NEEDS THIS INFO? Send fax or snail mail to me and I will get you copies. It is only 3 pages of info, but too much to type and I haven't figured out my scanner yet. Martha Bowden