See lineage below. Here is my brick wall. John Bowers d. 1803....Is he the father of Jeremiah....or his brother? Jeremiah signed and proved John's will of 1803 in court in Davidson Co., TN, but no relationship was mentioned. John married Elizabeth Ann Hamblen Foster in January of 1801 in Davidson Co., TN and they had one son, George b. 1801 (see below). Elizabeth's maiden name was Hamblen. She married John Foster in 1795 in Prince Edward Co., VA. He died in Nashville, TN 1797 and left two small children. John and Jeremiah were both in Nash Co., NC before going to TN. Jeremiah (my gggg-grandfather) m. Margaret Eason 1809 in Sumner Co., TN. They resided in Wilson Co. until around 1837 when they moved to KY. Their son Bartlett (my line) moved to MS. Other mystery Bowers in Wilson Co. TN were Jesse, Giles, and Morris. Another mystery is Max Bowers who was Margaret Eason's guardian when they still lived in NC. I would love to find a descendant of John's son George for DNA testing. Donna Hinson * *John Bowers,* b c1742, d 1803 Davidson Co TN, m2 Elizabeth Ann Hamblen o Jeremiah Bowers, b 1768 VA, d 1851-1860 prob KY, m Margaret Eason + Bartlett Deans Bowers, b 1810 Sumner Co TN, m Mary Mahaffey # Male Child, b c1825 TN # Alfred Maxie Bowers, b 1829 TN # Mildred N Bowers, b 1833 TN # Jeremiah M Bowers, b 1835 Wilson Co TN, m Mary J. Peeples/Peoples * Joseph Carroll Bowers, b Sept 1860 Carroll Co MS, m Mary Frances Eiland** * Bartley D Bowers, b 1864 Carroll Co MS, m Frances P Brazzel * Elizabeth Bowers, b 1865 Carroll Co MS, m William Thomas Costilow * Mandy Leutishy Bowers, b 1868 Carroll Co MS, m Jerry Mar Clark * Melton Bowers, b 1873 Grenada Co MS, m Leona Beckwith * Catherine Bowers, b 1874 Grenada Co MS, m Louis P Peeples Jr * Thomas Bowers, b 1877 Grenada Co MS * John M Bowers, b 1880 Grenada Co MS, m Sally Maggie Gray * Harriet Bowers, b 1884 Grenada Co MS # George Robert Bowers, b 1837 TN # Matilda Ann Bowers, b 1839 MS, m1 Willliam B Gregory, m2 Patterson # Elizabeth Bowers, b 1842 Yalobusha Co MS + John L Bowers, b 1814 TN, m Jane Whaley + Male Child, b c1815-1820 + Nancy Bowers, b 1818 TN, m Isaiah Trout + Female Child, b c1820-1825 + James J Bowers, b 1824 Wilson Co TN, m Jane Elizabeth Carpenter + Thomas F Bowers, b 1829 Sumner/Wilson Co TN, m Bartah (Barbara?) Ann Thornsberry o George Bowers, b 1801 Davidson Co TN, d 1882 Giles Co TN, m Nancy Brooks + Elizabeth Ann Bowers, b 1821 + Sarah Miller Bowers, b 1823 Giles Co TN + Eleanor Phillips Bowers, b 1825 Giles Co TN + Edward Dillon Bowers, b 1827 Giles Co TN + James Austin Bowers, b 1831 Giles Co TN + Indiana Tennessee Bowers, b 1834 Giles Co TN