List, I had the very old note below dated 2001 about Bowers in TN & AL. I believe this line descends from Giles Bowers of Isle of Wight, but do not know for sure. It does not appear they are tied to my group, and if tied to Giles Bowers, then I know they are definitely not my ancestors since my DNA does not match Giles Bowers lines. I did not see them listed on the Patriarch's page of the Bowers DNA Project. I searched for the child, Solomon, and do not find him listed. So, do these belong to someone on the list? I think it would help to add the various lines of descendants of Giles, who were in other states, to the Patriarch page. That way, those still researching who have done the DNA test and do not match Giles Bowers, for example, could eliminate them from their research and notes. If those below are not descendants of Giles, then perhaps they should be listed as another Bowers line on the Patriarch page. If someone out there is connected to this group, please consider adding them. For those of us who have taken the DNA test and do not match any Bowers group yet, we use the process of elimination to focus our research. It would be helpful to make sure we are not researching lines that tie with, for example, Giles Bowers. We need all the lineages of Giles, posted, as well as those of the other groups, for even DNA to be a good research tool. So, if anyone recognizes bunch below, can we tie them in on the Patriarch page? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWER] Bowers - Mostly Southern Resent-Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:32:57 -0700 Resent-From: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:32:57 -0500 From: Donna Hinson <dhinson@kellnet.com> Reply-To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com I have the information below on Bedford Co., TN Bowers, some of which went to AL, AR, TX. The children's names are very similar to some of those of Wilson Co. and Davidson Co., TN. Is anyone related to them and can help solve the mystery of who they are and whether they were originally from Wilson or Davidson Co.? The information on the widow's name is also very confusing. Is it Mary or Nancy? John Bowers, Sr. of Bedford Co., TN The following information is according to the book, Bedford County TN Wills & Vital Records from Newspapers, 1996, page 121-122. (Will dated June 15, 1836, on page 211 of records for John Bowers, Sr.) Husband: John Bowers, Sr. Wife: Mary Married: 1797? Children: William, Benjamin, Jesse, David, Green, Henry, Solomon, Lemuel, Mary R. Hedrick, Giles, and John Son-in-law, Wesley W. Hedrick to reside or live on plantation and take care of wife. Had 4 negroes. Another source (Book: TN Tidbits?) showed following: Bowers, John ?Died in the summer of 1836 as shown in the suit of Wm McGrew vs Benjamin Bowers of Bedford County & William Bowers of AL. John Bowers had made a will leaving negroes to all his children, being 9 or 10 in number. Benjamin & William Bowers were executors. Wm. McGrew had purchased the interest of Green Bowers in said negroes and the executors refused to pay said legacy to him. He filed suit 3 December 2838. In the answer it was stated that John Bowers had 11 children, to wit, William, Benjamin, Jesse, John, Solomon, David, Green Henry, Lemuel, Giles Bowers & Mary R. Hedrick. Mary Bowers, widow of John, is entitled to dower. The will was shown. His son-in-law was Wesley W. Hedricks. The will was dated 15 June 1836. (Bed TN, Ch Ct. Min. 1/209). Another suit shows that William Bowers was in Bount County, AL, and Henry Bowers was in Arkansas County, AR. (Ibid 236) Jesse Bowers also lives in Blount County, AL. The widow, Mary Bowers, has now (by April 1840) died. (Ibid 286) Another suit filed 21 January 1841 by Lemuel Bowers, a citizen of AL vs. Benjamin F. Bowers of Bedford County, TN and William Bowers of TX. Lemuel Bowers wants a settlement of his fathers estate. (Ibid 377) The widow was shown as Nancy Bowers. (Ibid 2/75).? ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== Bower Cottage, sister site to the Bower Family Homestead, homesites of the Bower research group -- http://bowercommunity.com/cottage

Donna, The Bowers in Bedford Co., TN are not down line from Giles of IOW ......Naming pattern is familiar to this line but....I checked out Henry Bowers that was in Arkansas Co., AR. He was post master there at AR Post. His father was born in NJ and his mother was born in KY....Henry has children born in IL & IN as well as AR.......I don't think Henry was ever in Bedford Co., TN. I haven't looked at the NJ line of Bowers.......They could very well be related (upline) to Giles of IOW .......I have never been able to identify parents of Giles. Maybe it's time I did look at the NJ line? ~Sue~