Had an inquiry about John and Ann Boles of Abbeville SC. There is a mention [http://www.franklin-sarrett.com/carlislehistory2.html] of John Boles who married Anne Ramsey in Abbeville SC about 1760, and their daughter Margaret who married James Carlile on 15 Oct 1783. According to Craig Lawson on the Boles Forum at GenForum, John and Anne had these children: James (Sr.), Isaiah, Henry, Isaac, William, John Jr., Mary, Margaret, and Jane. He added that " James Boles, Sr. (b: about 1765 in Abbeville, SC; d: about 1836 in Pike County, AL) moved to Jones County, GA, where he and his wife had the following children: Isaiah, Daniel, William, John, Isaac, Elijah, James Jr., and Sarah. "Isaiah Boles (b: 1790 in Jones County, GA) married Dicey Ledbetter. Their children were Isaac, James, Elizabeth, J.A., and E.F. "Isaac Boles (b: 1815 in Jones County, GA) married Susannah, a Creek Indian, and moved to Dale County, AL." Then you will want to look at these pages that follow the line of James Boles Sr. http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/articles/2005/07/01/genealogy/991gen022605.txt http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/articles/2005/07/01/genealogy/990gen030505.txt http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/articles/2005/07/01/genealogy/989gen031205.txt http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/articles/2005/07/01/genealogy/987gen031905.txt This would certainly be a good line to add to the DNA project. Anyone know a male Boles descendant from this line? Charlie

Leathel: Thanks so much for the explanation. Processioning sounds like what homesteading was in Oklahoma in the late 1800s and how a significant portion of Oklahoma was settled. After 160 acres of land was claimed in a landrun, the homesteader had 4 or 6 years to "prove up" the land, i.e. build a structure above ground to live in (dug outs did not count), dig a working well, fence the property and other requirements. I am assuming a patent was a patent deed. I appreciate the clarification. Margo leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: Margo, I will try to answer your question. If I am wrong will someone else help us out? If land was patent to you, you had a certain amount of time to build on it. Many people lost their patent because they did not build. Many people just left the land and found free land some other place. Why bother to build or pay taxes.Some died. Processioning is just seeing what is going on,on the land and who is going to pay the taxes due. There are other reasons for processioning land, but the one I like best is we know who their neighbors were. Leathel, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margo Bowles" To: Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: John Bowie, Bow, Bowles > Can anyone help me with what "processioning" means regarding land? I can > better understand the attached message if I knew what processioning is. > > Thanks for the information. > > Margo Bowles > > > > leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I believe this tells you who one of the John Bowles was in Hanover Co. > John > Bowles and Richard Winn saw the processioning performed in Precinct 4 > until > 1743. Then Benjamin Bowles and Richard Winn were to see the processioning > performed . Nov. 11, 1755, The processioners report the land that was > Isaac > Winston's now John Bowles'. John and Mary moved back to Hanover Co on > Isaac > Winston's land from Middlesex Co. This John Bowles probably son of Henry > Bow? I have you up to 1755 with John and Mary, will take you to his death > in > Hanover Co, later. > Leathel, > > Hanover Co. > pg 123-126 > 21 March 1733 to Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732 > John Bowie paid .10 > > Pg 121-122 > 6 Sept 1734, Wit; Pouncey Anderson, J. Bowie > 6 Sept. 1734 proved by oath of Pouncey Anderson who also made oath that he > saw John Bowie witness the same. > > Pg 190 > 12 Dec 1734, J. Bowie, Gab. Gillingham, Mary Bowie wit. Deed of Gift from > Ann Johnson to Nicholas Johnson of King William. > Same three wit 2 Deeds of Gift from Nicholas to his sisters. > > 30 July 1737, John Bow of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co. sold to John > Mosbey > of Henrico Co. for 10 pounds, 200 acres. Wit; Robert Sharp, Thomas > Cottrall, > Will Garthright. Mary, wife of John relinquished her dower rights. Pg > 666-A. ( This Land was from Mary's mother (Estate of Mary Alves 25 May > 1732)( I believe Mary's father was George Alves?) > > The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA from 1653 to > 1812 > pg 157: "Thomas, Son of John & --- Bowles born ye 7th of Decemr 1744." > pg 297 "Mary, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born Sept 21st Baptd Octr 9th > 1748." > pg 285 "John, Son of John & Mary Bowles was born Decr 24th 175-." > pg 285 "Fanny Bowles, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles was born March 27th > 17--". > pg 287 "Jerusha Bowls --- of John Bowls and Mary his Wife was born Sepr > 20th." > pg 297 "Lucy, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born April 4." > > 9br 18, 1743, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct &c. the lands of > George > Norvel, John Bowles, Richd. Winn, John Johnson, John Sutton, Stephen > Sumter, > Widow Wade, Widow Casey, Francis Clark, John Guilcreast, Geo. Davis, > Thomas > Johnson, Charles Talley, Wm. Nichols, Robert Allen, Robert Wade, Philip > Reynolds & John Glen, Anthony Winston's orphans and that Richd. Winn & > Benj. > Bowles see the said processioning performed." "Who made the following > report > in obedience to ye within order. We the subscribers have processioned the > within mentioned lands, only one between George Norvel and Isaac Winston, > which they agreed to have run by an artice." 9br. 18, 1743. (p. 118.) > > Mch. 30, 1752,(Probably precinct 4.) Report of Benj. Bowles and John Winn, > Jr., precinct not numbered, but mentioned the lines between Isaac > Winston's > and Thos. Watkins' land. Mch. 30, 1752. (p. 128.) > > Nov. 11, 1755, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct for processioning > the > lands of.Geo. Norvel, Benj. Bowles, John Meriwether, John Sutton, Thomas > Watkins, Francis Clark, John Gilchrist, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, the > land > that was John Johnson's, the land that was Charles TaIIey's, Moses > Lipscombs, Geo. Wells, the land that was Philip Reynolds,.John Glenn, and > Isaac Winston, Jr. and that John Meriwether and George Norvel see the > processioning performed." The processioners report the land that was Isaac > Winston's now John Bowles'. Nov. 11, 1755. (p. 136.) > > > > >

John and Mary were back in Hanover Co on the Isaac Winston's land in 1755. In 1763 John is shown with 200 ac? Is one of those Mary's with land John's wife? Which one of these John Bowles in 1782 is married to Mary. One died on Stoney Run (1788) the other near Hanover Court House (1797), both in northeast Hanover Co. Both known as John Bowles Sr. Leathel, VIRGINIA TITHABLES From Burned Record ( Hanover Co.) BOWE, Henry, Hanover 1763 200 acres BOWE, Nathaniel, Hanover 1763 434 " ( died 1785) BOWLES, Benjamin, Hanover 1763 633 " BOWLES, Deborah, Hanover 1763 300 acres (William Bowles d. before 1751) BOWLES, Elizabeth, Hanover 1763 412 " (Zachariel Bowles d. 1760 Goochland Co) BOWLES, John Middlesex Hanover 1763 200 acres ( Mary) BOWLES, Mary Hanover 1763 200 acre BOWLES, Do ( Do- Doctor ? ) 350" BOWLES, Thomas, Hanover 1763 510 " BOWLES, Thomas Jun Hanover 1763 300 " 1st Digit = Slaves 2nd Digit = Horses 3rd Digit = Cattle 1782 Benjamin Bowles 2 4 10 Catherine Bowe 13 5 8, 1 adult John Bowe 9 2 13 John Bowles,Sr. 15 9 22 John Bowles,Jr. 0 4 4 John Bowles 1 1 4 Mary Bowles 5 5 16 Nathaniel Bowe 27 4 40, 1 minor, Sam Cross overseer Philip Bowles 7 3 3 Sarah Bowe 11 5 12 Thomas Bowles 9 3 15 ,and Wm. Robertson William Bowe 1 2 11, (BOW?) son of Nathaniel Bowe

===================================================================== Match: Boles Source: COPE-L@rootsweb.com From: "Cece" <mawcee@mindspring.com> Subject: Documentation Overton County, TN COPE Families OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE COUNTY COURT MINUTES FEBRUARY 1844 - NOVEMBER 1849 COPE, A. M. - 144 COPE, Abros B. - 350 COPE, Calvin H. - 282 COPE, James - 234, 379 COPE/CAPE, Patsy - 153 COPE, Polly - 120, 122, 356 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CIRCUIT COURT ENROLLMENT January 1866 - September 1867 PAGE 294 Hardin P. REEVES Vs. Thomas SULLIVAN & James A. COPE - REPLEVIN (possession of livestock) PAGE 292 Hardin P. REEVES Vs. John BOLES Sr. and James A. COPE - REPLEVIN (possession of hogs) PAGE 289 Thomas C. WEBB Vs. John BOLES & James A. COPE - REPLEVIN (possession of horse) PAGE 287 Thomas C. WEBB Vs. Thomas SULLIVAN & James A. COPE - REPLEVIN (possession of livestock) PAGE 94 James A. COPE Vs. Henry D. JOHNSON - DAMAGE (possession of horse & gun) PAGE 29 James A. COPE Vs. Isaac ANDREWS, Jackson REED & Alexander ROBERTS - TRESPASS (possession of steer) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE ABSTRACTS OF REGISTER OF DEEDS, BOOK B COPE, Elizabeth HILL - 502 COPE, Sybia HILL - 503 COPE, Thomas Jr. & Sr. - 499, 502, 503 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CIRCUIT COURT MINUTES OCTOBER 1856 - January 1860 PAGE 39 Calvin H. COPE, Executor of Thomas COPE Vs. John S. & Ferdinand DAUGHERTY and Alfred M. KEETON - DEBT PAGE 105 Valentine SUBLET & wife, Rebecca Vs. Calvin H. COPE, Administrator of Thomas COPE - DEBT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overton County Tennessee Circuit Court Minutes, 1839-1844 COPE, Thomas - 202 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a listing of all Union Civil War veterans and their wives that were in the 1890 Census for Pickett, Fentress, Clay Counties. It lists name, rank, company, town they lived in, any ailments, and county Cope, James A. Pri D 32 KY Inf 12 Aug 1863 Hull Lung Disease Pickett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **** Her age does not jive with 1920 census "OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE VITAL RECORDS DEATHS 1925 - 1938" COPE, Dona 75 w/f Overton Overton 11 05-02-1928 flu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVERTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CIRCUIT COURT ENROLLMENT January 1866 - September 1867 COPE, J. A. - 287, 288, 289, 291, 293 COPE, James - 213, 202 COPE, James A. - 29, 30, 43, 44, 94, 95, 96, 97, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 331 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overton County, TN, County Court Minutes, 1867-1872 COPE, A. 220 COPE, C. 506 COPE, C. H. 430 COPE, Calvin 403 COPE, Calvin H. 402 COPE, J. A. 112, 115, 177, 180, 205, 266, 291, 296, 351, 442 COPE, J. A. 296 COPE, Jack 264 COPE, James 386 COPE, James A. 9, 32, 38, 45, 56, 57, 58, 105, 117, 146, 149, 266, 285, 349, 397, 398, 450 COPE, Jas. A. 32, 38, 67,077, 104, 124, 133, 139, 146, 150, 164, 165, 166, 178, 193, 207, 216, 220, 221, 228, 233, 241, 258, 266, 307, 339, 350, 459, 467 COPE, S. A. 240 COPE, Thos A. 240 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overton County: Vol. B: Date 1801-1809 330 Cope Thomas North Carolina bill of sale negro 332 Cope Thomas Sr Overton bill of sale negroes 334 Cope Thomas Sr Overton bill of sale negroes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Index to the 1910 Overton Co., TN Census Cope, Calvin H. Cope, Louis Cope, Manaia J. Cope, Marion B. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overton, TN 1920 Federal Census (INDEX - File 3 of 16) 171B 83 67 5B COPE Dona 50 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 171B 82 67 5B COPE John 64 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 59A 41 60 11A COPE L****des 15 Tennessee ed060-pg054a.txt 172A 40 67 6A COPE Maggie 33 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 172A 39 67 6A COPE Marion B. 36 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 172A 43 67 6A COPE Marshel A. 4 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 172A 41 67 6A COPE Marvin B. 12 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 172A 42 67 6A COPE Monis B. 7 Tennessee ed067-pg167a.txt 59A 40 60 11A COPE Net 38 Tennessee ed060-pg054a.txt 93B 81 62 1B COPE Ninnie 13 Tennessee ed062-pg093a.txt

===================================================================== Match: Boles Source: KYBARREN-L@rootsweb.com From: sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Subject: Nan B. PAYNE - 15 May 1861 - 4 Apr 1941 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Payne, Honeycutt, Bethel, Boles, McCorkle Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TAB.2ACI/14470 Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection and no further information. "Mrs. W. F. Payne, beloved Glasgow lady and widow of the late Mr. W. F. Payne, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wendell H. Honeycutt, on West Washington St., where she had resided for the past sixteen years. She had been an invalid nine years and had been bedfast since November. Her condition became worse last Wednesday. "Born May 15, 1861, she was a daughter of dthe late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bethel and had spent her entire life in Glasgow. She was married to Mr. Payne on Dec. 20, 1892. Mr. Payne was an engineer on the Glasgow branch railroad for many years. He died in July of 1911. "Mrs. Payne was a devout member of the Christian Church, and was a kind and loving mother and lived faithful to her Maker until the end. She was universally loved, and a finer or more consecrated woman never lived. "Besides her daughter, Mrs. Honeycutt, she is survived by a son, Mr. W. F. Payne, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. J. H. Boles; three grandchildren, Charles Bethel Honeycutt, Wm. F. Payne, Ill., and Mary Bethel Payne, all of Glasgow. "Funeral services were held Sunday, 3 pm at the residence, the Rev. Kenneth H. McCorkle in charge. Interment was in the cemetery at Glasgow." Undated Glasgow KY newspaper.

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: KYBARREN-L@rootsweb.com From: sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Subject: Judie Melvina BOWLES, 18 June ___, age 77 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowles, Pursley, Thomas, Lucas, Raaf, Barbour Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TAB.2ACI/14467 Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection and no further information. "Mrs. Judie Melvina Bowles died at her home in the Morrison Park section on Wednesday afternnon, June 18th, at four o'clock. She was in her seventy-seventh year and was married to Mr. Hiram Bowles on October 2nd, 1863. A life-long member of the Temple Hill Methodist Church, she was widely known and beloved in her section. "Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Mr. Jesse Bowles; one brother, Mr. J. J. Pursley, both of Oleoak, and four grandchildren, Mrs. Herschel Thomas, of route 5, Glasgow; Mrs. R. C. Lucas, Williamstown, Ky.; J. C. Bowles and Betty Jane Bowles, both of Oleoak. "Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at four o'clock at the Bethel Church, with the Rev. R. W. Raaf in charge. Interment was in the Barbour graveyard." Unable to locate there. Undated Glasgow KY newspaper. ===========================================

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com From: schichtn@gvsu.edu Subject: Early Grand Rapids Jaycees This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jaycees, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Junior Board of Trade Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/5343 Message Board Post: I'm researching the early history (1909-1929) of the Grand Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce for a Masters degree in Nonprofit Leadership. The Jaycees started as a club for sons of members of the Grand Rapids Board of Trade (1909), later Association / Chamber of Commerce and soon became a boys club at Grand Rapids Central High School (1910) led by Principal Dr. Jesse Buttrick Davis among others. I'm interested in knowing what became of "the boys" identified from Central High School annuals and Chamber of Commerce magazines. Some died during WWI. If you will share any information (career, residence, memberships in other organizations, etc.) for any of the men listed below, I would appreciate it very much. Donald Abbott Milton P. Adams Clarence Allen James Alta Charles Antrim Henry Carl Appelt C. Leroy Austin Francis Bacon Lyman Joyce Bacon Wendell Bacon Chester Bailey Cecil Charles Baldwin Harris Ball Leicester Cyril Banister William Barr Gale M. Barton Nayf George Bashara Seward Bean Harry Arthur Bean, Jr. Walter Behnke John Herbert Belknap Abram C. Benjamin J. De Baum Benjamin Roy Sterling Bestrom Walter Milton Blickley Leonard Blossom Benjamin Ferris Blossom Jr. Ralph Irving Bonnell James M. Borrendame Anthony Boshoven William A. Bowen Jr. Fielden Bowles Robert Bowstrom Eugene Charles Boynton Gerald W. Brown Warren Selby Burchell Bruce Burlingame Earle Donald Burson Walter Burson Bernard William Butler Demus Califf Mackim Carpenter George Chapman Rex R. Cherryman Lum Chu Harold J.F. Clare John Edward Clark Leonard S. Coates Harvey Cole George Francis Collins Paul Kenneth Cousino Meredith Holmes Cox Roy B. Craw Dwight Crispin James Mosely Crosby Jr. Arthur Boynton Cross Blaine Lawson Culver Nahseeb Ghareeb Damoose Robert Leland Davis, Jr. Charles Burnell Decker Claire DeGlopper Philip A. DeGraff William DeHollander Gerald DeMaagd John DeMaagd C. Devendorf Richard DeVries Edward DeYoung Robert Dibble Bob Halsey Dillard Hugh McPherson Driscoll Paul Dunakin Edward Eggebrecht C. Ellis Eugene R. Elzinga Durward Ewing Leo Fahringer Otis L. Felger Donald Finch Homer Fish Gordon G. Fletcher Harold Thompson Fletcher Vernon Stuart Foote David Alexander Forbes Milton Fox Leon Alden Frazier Francis B. Freeman J. Freeman Wilbur Freeman John Fry Robert Furniss Horace Galloway Blaine Gavett Jr. David Gay George Stuart Geldhof William G. Gilbert Richard Edward Gillard Russell Seymore Gish Vivian D. Gould David Gray Robert Gray Frank Grieshaber Harold Grill Ralph Hager Buell T. Harlow Volney C. Harmon Frank Harper G. Graham Harper Russel H. Hart Harlan Harwood Arian W. Haven Gilbert Hayes Harold Clement Herron Milton Hale Hext Lawrence Hill Hyman Hoffman Lyle Donald Holcomb Raymond P. Honecker T. Harold Hoogerhyde Richard Grant Hudson Raymond Hufford G. Hughes Norman B. Hughes Eugene Leonard Hummel James Idema Robert Idema Claude Neil Ingersoll Vivian Jacobs Howard Jacobson Carl Jaehnig Carl Edwin Jandorf Victor Walter Ardell Jarrett George Jean Stewart F. Johnson Max Jones Norman Jones Kenneth Kalmbach Marion Kaufman Kenneth Kerr Clarence Kimmerly Karl Kindel Donald Earl Klinger Leonard Koets George LaBour Robert Craven LaBour Harold W. Lamb Lloyd Lyn Leach Russell Henry LeMoine Willam J. Liebler Louis Lockley Everett H. Long Grant Lorch Harold Love Carl Loveland Wing Fee Lum Gilbert Lundeen Godfrey Mosher Luther Archibald MacDonald William MacDonald Donald Montgomery Mackie George Edward Matthews Floyd Mayo Augustine McCormick Clifford McCormick Alexander T. McFadyen Melvin J. McKinley Glenn McNitt Walter McNitt Fred McWilliams Clarence F. Merry Victor Julius Middleton Howard Montgomery Clair Moore Bruce Kitredge Muir W. Wallace Muir Earl Hemingway Nicholson Clarence Gregory Nicklin Joe Niebor Henry A. Nordheim Cecil Arthur Northrup Francis Clark Oakley William A. O'Donald Wardner Palmer Carroll D. Paulson Benjamin Payne William Peck Harford Lewis Perkins Howard William Perrin Glenn W. Pettis Ralph Phelps Ronald Pierce Ronald Pierce John Pleune Robert L. Plumb Walter Fitzgerald Plumb Wilford Porter Foster Potts Edward Prichett Jr. Fred Qualman Richard Quigley Charles Rankin Alfred Day Rathbone IV Morton L. Reed Walter A. Reed Jay J. Rens Howard Richards Donald Richardson Harold Ringold Gilbert M. Robertson Richard Frederick Rode George Holmes Roderick Harold A. Roseberry Glenn Ruffe Orlando Russell Thomas Porter Russell Gordon Sage Roland Herbert Sargent Ray Martin Schenk Isaac Scherpenisse Edgar M. Schmiel Everett Sharrow Morton Sheets Howard Sherman George Earl Shimel Robert Shireling Robert Silbar J. Edward Simmons Herbert Wayne Simpson Floyd Smaltz John Smith Ralph L. Smith Henry Cargill Sprietsma Jordan Spring J. Dawson Spurrier Waldo Russell Stegenga John Sterkenburg Elrie Stevens Leonard Stevens Howard A. Stevenson Jonathan Cass Stimson W. Stimson Virgil Stover Dexter Swain Walter Swanson Anthony Master Swarthout Charles Sweet Charles Taylor Smith J. Thorington Arthur Thwaites Forrest Timm Carl Tindall Emery T. Toogood Roy Totten Paul G. Towsley Charles Trowbridge Raymond Jack Underhill Harry Hobart Last Name Unknown Raymond VanBree Willis E. Vandenberg Sybrant Vandermeer Jacob VandeVisse Ben VanDyke Clarence Louis VanDyke John Henry VanDyke William VanDyke John VanGilder Willard VerMeulen Jacob Vink Gerald Vinkemulder Henry Blake Vinkemulder Russell Vinkemulder D. Walker Claude Ward Forrest Washburn Roman Weber Dale Weldon Elmer Wellin Donald Marion Wells Webster E. Wells D. Emmett Welsh Jr. Paul Lyman Welton Elmer Westra Maurice S. Wetzel Philip Wheeler Ingle B. Whinery Thomas J. Whinery Don Whiting Donald Whiting Robert Frederick Whitworth Burl Wiles Alson Willey Donald E. Williams Russell Williams William Wallace Wilson Frederick P. Winegar Jay Wells Wood Vincent R. Wood Lee Mackie Woodruff Harold A. Worm =========================

Thanks, Michael, for the education on the Milam and Evans families. Since our Southern families stuck so closely together and Evans is in my Bowles tree, I'll see if I can find out if there is any connection there. Yours, Linne >Milam was a prominent surname in Meriwether County, GA in last half of >1800's. I belive the famiy came from SC. Some of them married members of the >Elijah Evans family, and some of the Evans family in Meriwether married >members of the Bowles family there. Note the following items from from the >Meriwether County, GA GENWEB website: > >Biographies from Memoirs of Georgia >This page is part of US GENWEB and GEORGIA GENWEB, an all-volunteer effort >to make genealogy information accessible and free for everyone. >Biographies of Meriwether County, GA citizens from Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. >II, Atlanta, Ga., Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895 >transcribed by Carla Miles (thanks, Carla!) . . . >L. J. Milam page 516-517 >L. J. Milam, a prosperous Meriwether county farmer, is a native of Lawrence >County, S.C., born in 1825, a son of John and Sallie (Fuller) Milam. The >father was a Virginian, who came to South Carolina at the age of twenty-one; >he served in the war of 1812, during which period he took yellow fever at >Charleston, but he recovered and lived to a ripe old age. His parents were >also Virginians, who made the home of their later years in South Carolina. >Mrs. Sallie (Fuller) Milam was a daughter of Isam Fuller, a native of North >Carolina, who settled in South Carolina. > >Young L.J. Milam was reared on the South Carolina farm and enjoyed but >meager school privileges. The school house of logs, as was then common, not >only was floorless, but also without chimney. Consequently, as the fire was >built in the middle of the house, after the fashion of an Indian wigwam, the >pupils were often almost suffocated by the smoke. Mr. Milam made agriculture >his chosen calling and by assiduity in its pursuit has made it a success. >Some years ago he came to Meriwether county, Ga., and established himself >upon a farm near Jones’ Mill, in which place for twelve years he also >carried on a profitable mercantile establishment, but though successful in >this, his chief interest has always centered in his farm. During the war he >served for a short time in the state militia. > >Mr. Milam is one who by his steadfast uprightness in all the relations of >life wins the true respect of all who come to know him. His marriage >occurred in January, 1846, his wife being Miss Mary. J. Workman, a daughter >of Hugh and Mary (Taylor) Workman, both of South Carolina, but of Irish >parentage. Mrs. Milam was born Aug. 29, 1827, and was reared upon the farm >in South Carolina, where her parents lived and died. Both she and her >husband were honored members of the Methodist Episcopal church. She died on >Oct. 9,1890. Mr. and Mrs. Milam were blessed with ten children: Oscar L., >Mary A., Sarah J., Robert H., Irena, Emilia A., Irvin and Margaret A. Oscar >L., the first born, and Feril A., the third, died in South Carolina, and the >fourth, Lafayette I., was murdered in Arkansas, Sept. 9, 1893. Mr. Milam >was married the second time, July 24, 1894 to Lucretia G. McCrary, a >daughter of Willis and Maria L. (Gary) Wallis, of Lawrence, S.C. > > >From Meriwether Vindicator March 10, 1905: > >Elijah Evans - > >This pioneer was one among the noteworthy accessions to our early >citizenship from Putnam County. He built his home and opened a farm on the >late Indian hunting grounds in the fork of the Creeks Little and Big Red >Oak, and there dwelt independently until his decease at octogenarian >longevity. Combining sound practical sense with unremitting energy his >property increased while he nurtured sons and daughters. He was not only >thrifty as a tiller of the soil but engaged profitably many years in a >tannery and shoe manufactory enterprise on his plantation. > >Such was his honesty, skill and reliability in these industreis that he was >patronized by the surrounding denizens from Dan to Beersheba. It seemed that >no husbandman in that section considered his family and negroes >substantially and fitly shoed unless the work had been done at the Evans >shop. The only complaint made against the Evans hand made shoes came from >the boys who would often become impatient at the lasting qualities of therir >brogans. > >Mr. Evans amassed a comfortable estate, and was much respected for his >integrity and other moral and neighborly traits. He was firm in his >friendship and dislikes and had decided convicgtions on all questions. He >took no leading part in politics nor wanted any office, voting as we >recollect with the Democratic party. We are not surely advised as to his >religious faith, only that he favored Christianity. > >Mr. Evans was first married when a citizen of Putnam to Miss Mary Reed of >that County. She was an attractive lady endowed with brain and heart and of >fine lineage. The male offspring of this marriage were Philemon, Robert, >Reed, William, and Elijah Evans and the daughters were Mrs. [mjwatts note an >Anselet? Evans, m. a John Carlton 31 Dec. 1857] Carter, Mrs. [mjwatts note: >Lucy Evans m. Thomas] Crouch and Mrs. [mjwatts note: Irene Evans m. 1 John >Milam; m. 2 Reuben A.] Bowles. All these now deceased were true and useful >men and women in their generation. The Messrs. Carter near Forest, the >Messrs. Crouch near Gay, Mr. P. [mjw note Philemon] P. Evans near >Greenville, Robert Evans, Luthersville, David Evans - all highly esteemed >citizens - are surviving grandsons of Elijah Evans. > >By his second nuptials [mjwatts note: to Martha Jane Godfrey, abt. 1863], >late in life, the aged patriarch left a few infant children [mjw note: these >would be: William, b. 1864; Emma Margaret, b. 1866--my great grandmother, >who m. Andrew Jackson Bowles; Annie Ruth, b. abt. 1868, who m. Rowe Roberts; >Jennie Belle, b. Feb. 1870, who m. Nelson Bowles] > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Linne Gravestock [mailto:linne@gravestock.name] >Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:59 AM >To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Jesse P. Bowles vs. N. W. Warfield, Milam Co., TX, 1858 > > > If it's Milam Co., TX in 1858, the Bowles >there should be mine. So this one had me stumped >until I realized that I's and J's were >interchangeable during an era of our history. > This is Jesse P. Bowles, my >gggrandfather's brother, who had a store in Milam >Co. My guess is that he's suing a customer for >an unpaid bill, or a supplier, but my guess could >be wrong. > If anyone has any information about Mr. >Warfield or Milam Co., please do let us all know. > Yours, > Linne > > > >===================================================================== >Match: Bowles >Source: TXMILAM-L@rootsweb.com >From: milamco@yahoo.com >Subject: Bowles, I. P. vs. N. W. Warfield > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Bowles, Warfield >Classification: Biography > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8792 > >Message Board Post: > >Belton Weekly Independent, 16 Jan 1858 > >Milam Co. ’ I. P. Bowles vs. N. W. Warfield, suit for $18.35 > > > >=====================================================================

Hi, Is anyone fimiliar with the following case? I'm interested in the Jane Bowles listed. Dolores Madison County, Kentucky Circuit Court Case #11274 H. Bowles heirs vs. H. Bowles heirs - in Chancery Sept 1826 Executed 31st August 1826 R.R. Estill D (deputy) for J. Miller Sct MC (Supreme Court Madison County) The Commonwealth of Kentucky to the sheriff of Madison County Greetings you are hereby commanded to summon Mary Bowles & Patsy Bowles to appear before the Judge of our Madison Circuit Court at the Court house in Richmond on the 1st day of our next Sept term to answer to a bill in chancery exhibited against them in our said court by Hugh Bowles heirs. and this they shall in nowise omit and have them there this writ witness David Irvin clerk of our said court this 23rd day of Augt 1826 and in the 35 year of the commonwealth David Irvin Box 114 Bundle 228 Hugh Bowles heirs vs Hugh Bowles' Adminx Filed Augt 23 1826 Att D. Irvin 1826 Sept Cont 1827 July Discontinued (Next page - I can't read this person's writing! ks) To the Honorable judge of the Madison Circuit Court in chancery setting Humbly complaining herewith unto your honor orators Henry Porter and your oratrix Nancy Porter wife of said Henry and Betsy Martin, Jane Bowles Thomas Edge and Polly his wife William Bowles Thomas Bowles Hugh Bowles and John Roach and Sally his wife That on the day of Hugh Bowles died intestate seized and possessed of a tract of land containing about one hundred acres of land situate in the County of Madison and also of a considerable personal estate free from debt or ____ment leaving your orators and oratixes and the husbands of your oratrixes together with Patsy Bowles his only legal representatives - They make said Patsy Bowles defendant to this bill They charge that at the October Term of the County Court of Madison 1804 Mary Bowles the widow of said Hugh Bowles obtained from said County Court letters of administration on her said husbands estate and afterwards caused an inventory of the personalty of said Hugh's estate to be returned to said County Court which was accounted at that time to wit in November 1804 to the sum of $231.83 to a copy of said inventory they refer as a part of this will - They charge that said Administratrix who is prayed a deft hereto never made any sale of the personalty afsd now has she ever come to any settlement of her said administration with the County Court of Madison. They further charge that said Mary the widow of said Hughs has continued to reside on the land afsd and to occupy the same ever since said Hughs death and _______ she has ever had her dower assigned her either in said tract of land or the personalty they are just able to state certainly but suppose she has ____ (?) - They ! are willing to give bond to refund in case debts or demands should here after come against said estate upon securing their(sic) respective parties of said estate. They charge that the dividend of each of the heirs of said Hugh Bowels decd in the tract of land afsd is ___ of the value £30. They charge that said Mary Bowles refuses to come to a settlement of her administration or to pay to your orators and oratrixes any part of said personal estate or the proceeds of the same - But for the purpose of _____ the payment of the same is fraudulently indevoring (sic) to transfer said estate to the Defendant Patsy Bowles - In tender consideration of the premises and for as much as your orators and oratrixes are ____less at common law they pray your honor to take cognisance (sic) of their case. They pray a settlement of said administration and that your honor would decree a distribution of said estate according to the rights of the complainants and defendants - They pray in ____ a sale or division of the tract of land as may be decreed______ for the advantage of these ____ to the same. They also pray that said Mary may have her dower assigned her in said estate if it has not already been done. They pray the Commonwealths writ of Subpoena against said Defendants and they the each on oath answer the allegations of this will. They pray for ___ other and further ___ in the premises as is equitable and right _____. Ca_____- for Complts. End of File. Madison County Circuit Court Order Book P, page 407 March 3d 1827 Hugh Bowles heirs Complts against In Chancery Hugh Bowles heirs Defts On motion of the complainants by the Counsel It is ordered that this cause be & the same is hereby discontinued.

Milam was a prominent surname in Meriwether County, GA in last half of 1800's. I belive the famiy came from SC. Some of them married members of the Elijah Evans family, and some of the Evans family in Meriwether married members of the Bowles family there. Note the following items from from the Meriwether County, GA GENWEB website: Biographies from Memoirs of Georgia This page is part of US GENWEB and GEORGIA GENWEB, an all-volunteer effort to make genealogy information accessible and free for everyone. Biographies of Meriwether County, GA citizens from Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895 transcribed by Carla Miles (thanks, Carla!) . . . L. J. Milam page 516-517 L. J. Milam, a prosperous Meriwether county farmer, is a native of Lawrence County, S.C., born in 1825, a son of John and Sallie (Fuller) Milam. The father was a Virginian, who came to South Carolina at the age of twenty-one; he served in the war of 1812, during which period he took yellow fever at Charleston, but he recovered and lived to a ripe old age. His parents were also Virginians, who made the home of their later years in South Carolina. Mrs. Sallie (Fuller) Milam was a daughter of Isam Fuller, a native of North Carolina, who settled in South Carolina. Young L.J. Milam was reared on the South Carolina farm and enjoyed but meager school privileges. The school house of logs, as was then common, not only was floorless, but also without chimney. Consequently, as the fire was built in the middle of the house, after the fashion of an Indian wigwam, the pupils were often almost suffocated by the smoke. Mr. Milam made agriculture his chosen calling and by assiduity in its pursuit has made it a success. Some years ago he came to Meriwether county, Ga., and established himself upon a farm near Jones’ Mill, in which place for twelve years he also carried on a profitable mercantile establishment, but though successful in this, his chief interest has always centered in his farm. During the war he served for a short time in the state militia. Mr. Milam is one who by his steadfast uprightness in all the relations of life wins the true respect of all who come to know him. His marriage occurred in January, 1846, his wife being Miss Mary. J. Workman, a daughter of Hugh and Mary (Taylor) Workman, both of South Carolina, but of Irish parentage. Mrs. Milam was born Aug. 29, 1827, and was reared upon the farm in South Carolina, where her parents lived and died. Both she and her husband were honored members of the Methodist Episcopal church. She died on Oct. 9,1890. Mr. and Mrs. Milam were blessed with ten children: Oscar L., Mary A., Sarah J., Robert H., Irena, Emilia A., Irvin and Margaret A. Oscar L., the first born, and Feril A., the third, died in South Carolina, and the fourth, Lafayette I., was murdered in Arkansas, Sept. 9, 1893. Mr. Milam was married the second time, July 24, 1894 to Lucretia G. McCrary, a daughter of Willis and Maria L. (Gary) Wallis, of Lawrence, S.C. From Meriwether Vindicator March 10, 1905: Elijah Evans - This pioneer was one among the noteworthy accessions to our early citizenship from Putnam County. He built his home and opened a farm on the late Indian hunting grounds in the fork of the Creeks Little and Big Red Oak, and there dwelt independently until his decease at octogenarian longevity. Combining sound practical sense with unremitting energy his property increased while he nurtured sons and daughters. He was not only thrifty as a tiller of the soil but engaged profitably many years in a tannery and shoe manufactory enterprise on his plantation. Such was his honesty, skill and reliability in these industreis that he was patronized by the surrounding denizens from Dan to Beersheba. It seemed that no husbandman in that section considered his family and negroes substantially and fitly shoed unless the work had been done at the Evans shop. The only complaint made against the Evans hand made shoes came from the boys who would often become impatient at the lasting qualities of therir brogans. Mr. Evans amassed a comfortable estate, and was much respected for his integrity and other moral and neighborly traits. He was firm in his friendship and dislikes and had decided convicgtions on all questions. He took no leading part in politics nor wanted any office, voting as we recollect with the Democratic party. We are not surely advised as to his religious faith, only that he favored Christianity. Mr. Evans was first married when a citizen of Putnam to Miss Mary Reed of that County. She was an attractive lady endowed with brain and heart and of fine lineage. The male offspring of this marriage were Philemon, Robert, Reed, William, and Elijah Evans and the daughters were Mrs. [mjwatts note an Anselet? Evans, m. a John Carlton 31 Dec. 1857] Carter, Mrs. [mjwatts note: Lucy Evans m. Thomas] Crouch and Mrs. [mjwatts note: Irene Evans m. 1 John Milam; m. 2 Reuben A.] Bowles. All these now deceased were true and useful men and women in their generation. The Messrs. Carter near Forest, the Messrs. Crouch near Gay, Mr. P. [mjw note Philemon] P. Evans near Greenville, Robert Evans, Luthersville, David Evans - all highly esteemed citizens - are surviving grandsons of Elijah Evans. By his second nuptials [mjwatts note: to Martha Jane Godfrey, abt. 1863], late in life, the aged patriarch left a few infant children [mjw note: these would be: William, b. 1864; Emma Margaret, b. 1866--my great grandmother, who m. Andrew Jackson Bowles; Annie Ruth, b. abt. 1868, who m. Rowe Roberts; Jennie Belle, b. Feb. 1870, who m. Nelson Bowles] -----Original Message----- From: Linne Gravestock [mailto:linne@gravestock.name] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:59 AM To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Jesse P. Bowles vs. N. W. Warfield, Milam Co., TX, 1858 If it's Milam Co., TX in 1858, the Bowles there should be mine. So this one had me stumped until I realized that I's and J's were interchangeable during an era of our history. This is Jesse P. Bowles, my gggrandfather's brother, who had a store in Milam Co. My guess is that he's suing a customer for an unpaid bill, or a supplier, but my guess could be wrong. If anyone has any information about Mr. Warfield or Milam Co., please do let us all know. Yours, Linne ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: TXMILAM-L@rootsweb.com From: milamco@yahoo.com Subject: Bowles, I. P. vs. N. W. Warfield This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowles, Warfield Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8792 Message Board Post: Belton Weekly Independent, 16 Jan 1858 Milam Co. ’ I. P. Bowles vs. N. W. Warfield, suit for $18.35 =====================================================================

Margo, I will try to answer your question. If I am wrong will someone else help us out? If land was patent to you, you had a certain amount of time to build on it. Many people lost their patent because they did not build. Many people just left the land and found free land some other place. Why bother to build or pay taxes.Some died. Processioning is just seeing what is going on,on the land and who is going to pay the taxes due. There are other reasons for processioning land, but the one I like best is we know who their neighbors were. Leathel, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margo Bowles" <mbowlesattorney@sbcglobal.net> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: John Bowie, Bow, Bowles > Can anyone help me with what "processioning" means regarding land? I can > better understand the attached message if I knew what processioning is. > > Thanks for the information. > > Margo Bowles > > > > leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I believe this tells you who one of the John Bowles was in Hanover Co. > John > Bowles and Richard Winn saw the processioning performed in Precinct 4 > until > 1743. Then Benjamin Bowles and Richard Winn were to see the processioning > performed . Nov. 11, 1755, The processioners report the land that was > Isaac > Winston's now John Bowles'. John and Mary moved back to Hanover Co on > Isaac > Winston's land from Middlesex Co. This John Bowles probably son of Henry > Bow? I have you up to 1755 with John and Mary, will take you to his death > in > Hanover Co, later. > Leathel, > > Hanover Co. > pg 123-126 > 21 March 1733 to Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732 > John Bowie paid .10 > > Pg 121-122 > 6 Sept 1734, Wit; Pouncey Anderson, J. Bowie > 6 Sept. 1734 proved by oath of Pouncey Anderson who also made oath that he > saw John Bowie witness the same. > > Pg 190 > 12 Dec 1734, J. Bowie, Gab. Gillingham, Mary Bowie wit. Deed of Gift from > Ann Johnson to Nicholas Johnson of King William. > Same three wit 2 Deeds of Gift from Nicholas to his sisters. > > 30 July 1737, John Bow of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co. sold to John > Mosbey > of Henrico Co. for 10 pounds, 200 acres. Wit; Robert Sharp, Thomas > Cottrall, > Will Garthright. Mary, wife of John relinquished her dower rights. Pg > 666-A. ( This Land was from Mary's mother (Estate of Mary Alves 25 May > 1732)( I believe Mary's father was George Alves?) > > The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA from 1653 to > 1812 > pg 157: "Thomas, Son of John & --- Bowles born ye 7th of Decemr 1744." > pg 297 "Mary, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born Sept 21st Baptd Octr 9th > 1748." > pg 285 "John, Son of John & Mary Bowles was born Decr 24th 175-." > pg 285 "Fanny Bowles, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles was born March 27th > 17--". > pg 287 "Jerusha Bowls --- of John Bowls and Mary his Wife was born Sepr > 20th." > pg 297 "Lucy, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born April 4." > > 9br 18, 1743, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct &c. the lands of > George > Norvel, John Bowles, Richd. Winn, John Johnson, John Sutton, Stephen > Sumter, > Widow Wade, Widow Casey, Francis Clark, John Guilcreast, Geo. Davis, > Thomas > Johnson, Charles Talley, Wm. Nichols, Robert Allen, Robert Wade, Philip > Reynolds & John Glen, Anthony Winston's orphans and that Richd. Winn & > Benj. > Bowles see the said processioning performed." "Who made the following > report > in obedience to ye within order. We the subscribers have processioned the > within mentioned lands, only one between George Norvel and Isaac Winston, > which they agreed to have run by an artice." 9br. 18, 1743. (p. 118.) > > Mch. 30, 1752,(Probably precinct 4.) Report of Benj. Bowles and John Winn, > Jr., precinct not numbered, but mentioned the lines between Isaac > Winston's > and Thos. Watkins' land. Mch. 30, 1752. (p. 128.) > > Nov. 11, 1755, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct for processioning > the > lands of.Geo. Norvel, Benj. Bowles, John Meriwether, John Sutton, Thomas > Watkins, Francis Clark, John Gilchrist, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, the > land > that was John Johnson's, the land that was Charles TaIIey's, Moses > Lipscombs, Geo. Wells, the land that was Philip Reynolds,.John Glenn, and > Isaac Winston, Jr. and that John Meriwether and George Norvel see the > processioning performed." The processioners report the land that was Isaac > Winston's now John Bowles'. Nov. 11, 1755. (p. 136.) > > > > >

Dear Charles- Did the general fund ever come up with enough money to finance this DNA testing? If not, how much more is needed? Could you share with me which of Thomas and Sarah's sons this individual is descended from? Sincerely-Robert Bowles > [Original Message] > From: Charles Hartley <hartley@iglou.com> > To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/14/2005 2:54:28 PM > Subject: Bowles DNA Project - Funding Request > > We have a potential candidate from the Thomas and Sarah Holman Bowles > line who may be willing to do the DNA test, but we will need help > with the funding. > > This candidate is descended through one of the sons of Thomas T. and > Mary Brown Bowles. Thomas T. Bowles was a son of Thomas and Sarah > Holman Bowles. I have spoken with him over the phone, and he > indicated a willingness to participate. > > We presently have $58 in our general fund. To order the 25 marker > test for this individual, we will need an additional $113 added to > the general fund. > > If you are willing to contribute to this, please contact me privately > at [mailto:hartley@iglou.com]. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Hartley > Bowles DNA Project Administrator > [mailto:hartley@iglou.com] >

In a message dated 6/29/2005 12:41:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, MMer875325@aol.com writes: Thanks SO much for your information. I really appreciate it. Are you a relative of this Bowles family? Laurine Bowles Mercier My Bowles family settled in another area of NC. My line and the Stokes Co. line have both submitted samples to the Bowles DNA project. My line matched with the Stokes Co. line on 12 markers, but not on the extended 25 marker test. That means we may be connected but our connection would go back several hundred years -- probably into the 1500s or so. So, the answer to your question is, based on these two DNA samples, I am not a recent relative of this Bowles family. Garrett Bowles, who posted his email address to the list yesterday (_gbowles1@san.rr.com_ (mailto:gbowles1@san.rr.com) ) will be an excellent resource for your line, I think. If you find your connection back to the Stokes Co. NC line, please post that information to the list. Take care, Brenda

Can anyone help me with what "processioning" means regarding land? I can better understand the attached message if I knew what processioning is. Thanks for the information. Margo Bowles leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: I believe this tells you who one of the John Bowles was in Hanover Co. John Bowles and Richard Winn saw the processioning performed in Precinct 4 until 1743. Then Benjamin Bowles and Richard Winn were to see the processioning performed . Nov. 11, 1755, The processioners report the land that was Isaac Winston's now John Bowles'. John and Mary moved back to Hanover Co on Isaac Winston's land from Middlesex Co. This John Bowles probably son of Henry Bow? I have you up to 1755 with John and Mary, will take you to his death in Hanover Co, later. Leathel, Hanover Co. pg 123-126 21 March 1733 to Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732 John Bowie paid .10 Pg 121-122 6 Sept 1734, Wit; Pouncey Anderson, J. Bowie 6 Sept. 1734 proved by oath of Pouncey Anderson who also made oath that he saw John Bowie witness the same. Pg 190 12 Dec 1734, J. Bowie, Gab. Gillingham, Mary Bowie wit. Deed of Gift from Ann Johnson to Nicholas Johnson of King William. Same three wit 2 Deeds of Gift from Nicholas to his sisters. 30 July 1737, John Bow of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co. sold to John Mosbey of Henrico Co. for 10 pounds, 200 acres. Wit; Robert Sharp, Thomas Cottrall, Will Garthright. Mary, wife of John relinquished her dower rights. Pg 666-A. ( This Land was from Mary's mother (Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732)( I believe Mary's father was George Alves?) The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA from 1653 to 1812 pg 157: "Thomas, Son of John & --- Bowles born ye 7th of Decemr 1744." pg 297 "Mary, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born Sept 21st Baptd Octr 9th 1748." pg 285 "John, Son of John & Mary Bowles was born Decr 24th 175-." pg 285 "Fanny Bowles, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles was born March 27th 17--". pg 287 "Jerusha Bowls --- of John Bowls and Mary his Wife was born Sepr 20th." pg 297 "Lucy, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born April 4." 9br 18, 1743, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct &c. the lands of George Norvel, John Bowles, Richd. Winn, John Johnson, John Sutton, Stephen Sumter, Widow Wade, Widow Casey, Francis Clark, John Guilcreast, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, Charles Talley, Wm. Nichols, Robert Allen, Robert Wade, Philip Reynolds & John Glen, Anthony Winston's orphans and that Richd. Winn & Benj. Bowles see the said processioning performed." "Who made the following report in obedience to ye within order. We the subscribers have processioned the within mentioned lands, only one between George Norvel and Isaac Winston, which they agreed to have run by an artice." 9br. 18, 1743. (p. 118.) Mch. 30, 1752,(Probably precinct 4.) Report of Benj. Bowles and John Winn, Jr., precinct not numbered, but mentioned the lines between Isaac Winston's and Thos. Watkins' land. Mch. 30, 1752. (p. 128.) Nov. 11, 1755, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of.Geo. Norvel, Benj. Bowles, John Meriwether, John Sutton, Thomas Watkins, Francis Clark, John Gilchrist, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, the land that was John Johnson's, the land that was Charles TaIIey's, Moses Lipscombs, Geo. Wells, the land that was Philip Reynolds,.John Glenn, and Isaac Winston, Jr. and that John Meriwether and George Norvel see the processioning performed." The processioners report the land that was Isaac Winston's now John Bowles'. Nov. 11, 1755. (p. 136.)

If it's Milam Co., TX in 1858, the Bowles there should be mine. So this one had me stumped until I realized that I's and J's were interchangeable during an era of our history. This is Jesse P. Bowles, my gggrandfather's brother, who had a store in Milam Co. My guess is that he's suing a customer for an unpaid bill, or a supplier, but my guess could be wrong. If anyone has any information about Mr. Warfield or Milam Co., please do let us all know. Yours, Linne ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: TXMILAM-L@rootsweb.com From: milamco@yahoo.com Subject: Bowles, I. P. vs. N. W. Warfield This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowles, Warfield Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8792 Message Board Post: Belton Weekly Independent, 16 Jan 1858 Milam Co. ’ I. P. Bowles vs. N. W. Warfield, suit for $18.35 =====================================================================

I believe this tells you who one of the John Bowles was in Hanover Co. John Bowles and Richard Winn saw the processioning performed in Precinct 4 until 1743. Then Benjamin Bowles and Richard Winn were to see the processioning performed . Nov. 11, 1755, The processioners report the land that was Isaac Winston's now John Bowles'. John and Mary moved back to Hanover Co on Isaac Winston's land from Middlesex Co. This John Bowles probably son of Henry Bow? I have you up to 1755 with John and Mary, will take you to his death in Hanover Co, later. Leathel, Hanover Co. pg 123-126 21 March 1733 to Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732 John Bowie paid .10 Pg 121-122 6 Sept 1734, Wit; Pouncey Anderson, J. Bowie 6 Sept. 1734 proved by oath of Pouncey Anderson who also made oath that he saw John Bowie witness the same. Pg 190 12 Dec 1734, J. Bowie, Gab. Gillingham, Mary Bowie wit. Deed of Gift from Ann Johnson to Nicholas Johnson of King William. Same three wit 2 Deeds of Gift from Nicholas to his sisters. 30 July 1737, John Bow of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co. sold to John Mosbey of Henrico Co. for 10 pounds, 200 acres. Wit; Robert Sharp, Thomas Cottrall, Will Garthright. Mary, wife of John relinquished her dower rights. Pg 666-A. ( This Land was from Mary's mother (Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732)( I believe Mary's father was George Alves?) The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA from 1653 to 1812 pg 157: "Thomas, Son of John & --- Bowles born ye 7th of Decemr 1744." pg 297 "Mary, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born Sept 21st Baptd Octr 9th 1748." pg 285 "John, Son of John & Mary Bowles was born Decr 24th 175-." pg 285 "Fanny Bowles, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles was born March 27th 17--". pg 287 "Jerusha Bowls --- of John Bowls and Mary his Wife was born Sepr 20th." pg 297 "Lucy, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born April 4." 9br 18, 1743, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct &c. the lands of George Norvel, John Bowles, Richd. Winn, John Johnson, John Sutton, Stephen Sumter, Widow Wade, Widow Casey, Francis Clark, John Guilcreast, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, Charles Talley, Wm. Nichols, Robert Allen, Robert Wade, Philip Reynolds & John Glen, Anthony Winston's orphans and that Richd. Winn & Benj. Bowles see the said processioning performed." "Who made the following report in obedience to ye within order. We the subscribers have processioned the within mentioned lands, only one between George Norvel and Isaac Winston, which they agreed to have run by an artice." 9br. 18, 1743. (p. 118.) Mch. 30, 1752,(Probably precinct 4.) Report of Benj. Bowles and John Winn, Jr., precinct not numbered, but mentioned the lines between Isaac Winston's and Thos. Watkins' land. Mch. 30, 1752. (p. 128.) Nov. 11, 1755, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of.Geo. Norvel, Benj. Bowles, John Meriwether, John Sutton, Thomas Watkins, Francis Clark, John Gilchrist, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, the land that was John Johnson's, the land that was Charles TaIIey's, Moses Lipscombs, Geo. Wells, the land that was Philip Reynolds,.John Glenn, and Isaac Winston, Jr. and that John Meriwether and George Norvel see the processioning performed." The processioners report the land that was Isaac Winston's now John Bowles'. Nov. 11, 1755. (p. 136.)

Hi Brenda, My email address is gbowles1@san.rr.com Thanks for the reference. Garrett At 09:16 AM 6/29/2005, you wrote: >I believe that the Bowles who settled in Littleton, CO are part of the >Stokes Co. line that descends from William Bowles b. early 1700s, >place unknown. > >Two people who research this line are: > >Garrett Bowles (does anyone have his email. I thought I had it, but it's >not in my address book), and >Terry Boles _tarheel72@comcast.net_ (mailto:tarheel72@comcast.net) > >They might be able to give you more information on your line. > >Brenda Pflaum >Hudson, OH >(Researching Benjamin Bowles, d. about 1844 in Montgomery Co. NC)

Thanks SO much for your information. I really appreciate it. Are you a relative of this Bowles family? Laurine Bowles Mercier

I believe that the Bowles who settled in Littleton, CO are part of the Stokes Co. line that descends from William Bowles b. early 1700s, place unknown. Two people who research this line are: Garrett Bowles (does anyone have his email. I thought I had it, but it's not in my address book), and Terry Boles _tarheel72@comcast.net_ (mailto:tarheel72@comcast.net) They might be able to give you more information on your line. Brenda Pflaum Hudson, OH (Researching Benjamin Bowles, d. about 1844 in Montgomery Co. NC)

Remember John Bowles patent land 1719 off Chickahominy River (Chickahominy Swamp)in 1720 (southeast Hanover Co near Old Church) and Henry Bow on Crumps Cr off Pamunkey River (northeast side Hanover Co) next to John Anderson.And don't forget Thomas Bowles was at Beaver Dam Creek in 1708 off Chickahominy River (southeast Hanover Co).Thomas and William are the sons of Thomas Bowles on Beaver Dam Cr., they lived on Beaver Dam Cr UNTIL. Now this says the grandchildren of John Bowles was at the wedding 1723, not John Bowles himself? How many grandsons named John did John Bowles have? Who is this John Bowles in 1731, Henry Bow lived next to John Anderson on Crumps Cr.(northeast side Hanover Co)? Leathel, May 1723, John BOWLES had grandsons, Benjamin, David, Thomas, John,& William. There was one sister mentioned, Eliza Betty or Elizabeth. All of these grandchildren of John BOWLES, attended a wedding of Fanny Tunstall & Pierce Bradley at the Old Church, May 1723, and their names are signed in a guest book. 15 May 1731, St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book. (Hanover Co) John Bowles be sworn to the vestry in room of Capt. John Anderson deceased.