===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: MEPENOBS-L@rootsweb.com From: "Cynthia" <Bunnydust@comcast.net> Subject: Sagadahoc Settlements: ..........Kennebec and "eatern parts"........part 18 (last posting for Sagadahoc settlements) This continues the : GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE; Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland,Me 1929-39 If you have missed any postings, check the archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Ma-Bay-Colony -- Previous postings: "Maine Beginnings" ....2 postings "Topography of Maine".....2 postings "Province of Maine"......5 postings(1-5) "Province of New Hamsphire"...5 postings (6-11 ) "Merchants accounts".....3 postings (12-13-14) " Sagadahoc Settlements"...3 posting , 15-16-17 (Monhegan , Muscongus,Pemaquid, Sheepscot, Kennebec) ---------- (my notes) [author's notes] - ARROWSIC UNDER JAMES II --Suffolk Court Files 2428. An unsigned copy, complete, with a gragment of the original [stray papers], of the grant by John Palmer, of the Council of New York,etc., of 900 acres on the southerly end of Arrowsic Island to: --Lawrence Dennis......John Tillman....John Buttery --James Widger....Samuel Bowles....John Moulton --John Ryford....Thomas Ashley....John Spencer ( Suffolk Court Files are in the Massachusetts Archives. Do check with Maine Archives,they may have copies) -- GRANTS ON THE ARROWSIC by Gov. Andros, Sept.6,1679 ; Documentary History of Maine, iv,386, from a copy in the Massachusetts Archives.,iii.36 - A letter to Thomas Lake of London from Mrs. Mehitalbe Warren and Elisha Hutchinson, dated at Boston, 20 June 1687, states that Sir Edmond Andros soon after the war gave the permission to about 20 families to settle on the lower end of Arrowsic Island but without ownership and that certain of these had now been given patents at Nequasset (Woolwich) by Gov. Dongan of New York: [Suffolk Court Files 139154] --Will. Slack.....100 acres --William Stevens....100 acres --James Denis....200 acres --Arthur Neal....100 acres --John Rely.....100 acres. ------ LIST OF MILITIA ON THE KENNEBEC RIVER: under Capt. John Rowden, May 1688-- [Mass.Archives, 128: 196] As printed in Documentary History of Maine, vi, 362: --- the following are authors corrections Add to list: Senior to Lawrence Dennis Alter on list: John Tollman to John Tellman alter on list: James Willliams to James Millians alter on list: Richard J. to Richard Lang alter on list: Thomas Felman to Thomas Helman following Matthew Salter, Larence Bickford following James Dennis, Will Denis ----------- SAGADAHOCK GUIDES WANTED IN 1689: --John Paine.....Wm Denis....John Hornebroke....John Parker [ Documentary History of Maine, iv. 465] -------------------- ACCOUNTS OF THE "EASTERN PARTS" and of several SETTLEMENTS that have ever been made of the lands formerly purchased by Mr. Wharton and now bought by Eight of US..... [ Prejepscot Mss] --The narrow carrying place that parts Casco Bay from Merrymeeting Bay, settled by Stevens, who has a son now in New Haven [Conn?] married to Parker's daughter. - SETTLEMENTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF SMALL POINT NECK: [this gives the names of settlers] -William Rogers -Thomas Watkins -___Lawson settled on land owned by Ephriam Savage -Mr Gooch, minister -John Filman -Capt Reynolds -John Layton [Leighton?] -Mary Webber, her son goes with Capt.Brackett -William Baker -Sylvanus Davis (now supposed Nelson?) -John Parker -Thomas Humphreys -Ichabod Wiswall -John Verin -Samuel Newcomb _William Cock and John Cock -Robert Edmunds [later claimed by Sir Charles Hobby] -James Mudge -Thomas Atkins [is said to have bought the whole neck down to Small Point; some of heirs living in Dorchester and Roxbury(Mass.) ] -Ambrose Hunniwell [worked for Capt Belcher] - ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE NECK ---only Drake who settled at Small point harbour--lived there only little while - ON MERRICONEGE NECK: only 2 settlements --Richard Potts --John Damarel - MAIR POINT---only one settler: John Phippany - MAQUOIT--- Robert Haines - SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN PEJEPSCOT AND SWAN ISLAND ON NORTH SIDE OF MERRYMEETING BAY: --Samuel York; also lived at Squam (NH?), Cape Ann(Mass.), --James Thomas...[it's said his family is supposed to be wholly extinct] --Williams.....[had no children] --James Giles [near Muddy River] --Thomas Giles [ 1 of Giles of Winnisemet Ferry and the other Giles lived at Salisbury(Mass.) ] --Thomas Watkisn at Shildrake Point --Alexander Browne on east side of mouth of Cathance River --Dependence Collicut at Point of Abegedasset River --One settlement at Swan Island by Collicut, Alexander Browne, and Humphrey Davies by turns. -------------------------- End of Sagadahoc Settlements Cynthia List administrator for: Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Ma-Bay-Colony (threaded archive) http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=<a-Bay-Colony (individual search) ========================================

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: OKLOVE-L@rootsweb.com From: MReddout@aol.com Subject: Meadowbrook Memories This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1971 Message Board Post: Compiled by Ron Jacobs Contributor (This article consists of excerpts from newspapers and school newsletters about the old Meadowbrook School.) While searching through records from the Love County Superintendent of Schools Office for information on Meadowbrook School, the attached was discovered. Original numbers and names of Love County School Districts, compiled October 8, 1941. Meadowbrook Consolidated District No. 5 was organized in 1930. Meadowbrook was originally made up of the school districts of New Hope, Eastman, Bowles and Marsden. Abner School was annexed to Meadowbrook School District in 1947, Oswalt became part of District C-5 in 1948, and Simon School joined in 1953. In 1958 Meadowbrook united with Burneyville, Dunbar and Courtney schools to become the Turner School District. Meadowbrook School, not being an original Love County School District, is not included on the original listing. All persons who have any connection with any of the schools that made up the Meadowbrook and Turner schools are invited to be a part of the annual Meadowbrook/Turner school gathering, scheduled May 7 at Lake Murray Lodge. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, February 18, 2005, page 12. =====================================================================

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: PA-SW-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com From: "M Little" <littlegen03@hotmail.com> Subject: BRECKENRIDGE, BRENNEN, BINGHAM, BRINKMAN, BROWN, BURNS, BOWLES The following notices are found in the Pittsburgh Gazette dated January 30 1919: BRECKENRIDGE - On Tuesday, January 28 1919 at 4:25 pm, SARAH EVA McMICHAEL BRECKENRIDGE, wife of ALBERT BRECKENRIDGE, aged 50 years. Funeral from her late residence, 1140 Lapish Road, North Side, on Thursday at 2 pm. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private. (Lancaster Pa. papers, please copy.) BRENNEN - On Wednesday, January 29 1919 at 4 am, AGNES BRENNEN, wife of JOHN P BRENNEN, at the family residence. Funeral on Friday morning, January 31 at 9 o'clock. Solemn requiem mass at St John's Church. Friends of the family respectfully invited to attend. Interment private. (Meyersdale, Pa. and Sharpsburg, Md. papers, please copy.) BINGHAM - On Tuesday, January 28 1919 at 8:35 pm, WILLIAM O BINGHAM, husband of SUSAN BINGHAM (nee CLEARY). Funeral services at his late residence, Capitol Street at West Liberty Avenue, on Friday, January 31 at 2:30 pm. Interment private later in Mt Lebanon Cemetery. BRINKMAN - On Tuesday, January 28 1919 at 6:10 pm, EMMA B BRINKMAN. Funeral from the residence of her brother, PHILLIP J BRINKMAN, 5??1 Margaretta Street, East End, on Thursday, January 30 at 2:?? pm. Services at the Emory M E Church, North Highland Avenue, East End, at 4 pm. Interment private. BROWN - On Tuesday, Janaury 28 1919 at 9:50 am, JESSIE W, wife of PERRY W BROWN, in her 40th year. Services at the residence of her father-in-law, JOSEPH J BROWN, ???? Milwaukee Street, on Friday, January 31 at 2 pm. Friends of the family are resepctfully invited to attend. (Canton and Youngstown, O. and Coatesville, Pa. papers, please copy.) BURNS - At Homestead, Pa. on Tuesday morning, January 28 1919 at 10:?0 o'clock, MARGARET MORRIS, beloved wife of JOHN BURNS and only sister of DAN THOMAS. Services at her late home, ??? Fifth Avenue, Homestead, on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment later in Homestead Cemetery. BOWLES - On Tuesday, January 28 1919 at 10:30 pm, Mrs MARY R BOWLES, widow of SCOTT BOWLES, aged 69 years. Funeral services at the residence of her daughter, Mrs CLARA DULMER, ??? Reedsdale Street, North Side, on Friday, January 31 at 2 pm. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. _________________________

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: NORFOLK-L@rootsweb.com From: "Janelle Penney" <jpenney@xtra.co.nz> Subject: 4 Oct 1783 Norfolk Chronicle snippets Note: the Norfolk Chronicle was published in Norwich. When no place is referred to exactly, or the term "this city" is used, Norwich is the place referred to. Similarly, mentions of "the Castle", "the City Gaol" etc refer to institutions in Norwich. Norfolk Chronicle 4 October 1783 P.2, column 2 >From microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library Monday last being Michaelmas day, Gilbert BROWNSMITH and John DAY, Esqrs., were sworn into the office of Sheriffs for this city and county; after which each of them gave an elegant entertainment to a polite and numerous company of their friends. On Saturday last the counting-house of Mr TOMPSON, brewer, in King street, was broke open, and robbed of some silver, twenty shillings worth of half-pence, and several bottles of wine were stolen thereout. There was a large iron chest in the counting-house, which they in vain attempted to open. On Saturday evening last as Mrs FENN, of West Bradenham, was returning from Swaffham sessions, riding behind a man servant, she was attacked by two footpads, at the cross-ways at Necton, and robbed of between thirty and forty shillings. Monday last the 9th regiment of foot marched from this city, on their route to Berwick upon Tweed, and next Week the regiment of light dragoons will leave this city, in order, we hear, to make room for one of the regiments of foot lately arrived from Gibraltar. Monday last, being Michaelmas-day, John CARY, Esq., was sworn into the office of Mayor of Lynn, for the year ensuing, after which he gave an elegant dinner to the ladies and gentlemen of the town and its vicinity; and in the evening there was a most splendid ball than has been for some years. Same day W. TAYLOR, Esq., of Yarmouth, was sworn into the office of Mayor of that Corporation for the year ensuing. We are credibly informed, that two troops of light horse will be quartered in Lynn this winter, in order to assist the revenue officers to suppress the illicit practice of smuggling, which in that neighbourhood as arrived to the most daring heights almost ever remembered. We are happy in informing our readers, that on Thursday night Mr GOOCH arrived in London from Bruges, where he had been to identify the person of his Clerk, Mr BAROLET, who had been seized there for a person name DURAND (as mentioned in our last), and would have suffered but for the interference of Lord TORRINGTON. When he arrived the Justices met, and asked Mr GOOCH if he should know him by candle-light; to which Mr GOOCH replied, if it was in the dark, and he was to hear his voice, they would be fully satisfied of his knowledge. However, lights were ordered, and he went to the prison, where Mr BAROLET was heavily chained down; the Magistrates ordered Mr BAROLET's irons to be taken off, but could not fully release him till they had sent to the Court of Brussels for an order. The cash-book Mr BAROLET kept is sent to Brussels, which Mr GOOCH carried over with him. On Sunday last John SEAMANS, a lad about eight years of age, having climbed up of an acorn tree, at the parish of Esling, in this county, accidentally fell off, dislocated his shoulder joint and fractured his left arm in a terrible manner. He was carried to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. On Monday last an inquisition was taken at Carrow-abbey, before Thomas MARKS, Gent. on view of the body of Henry MIDDLETON, who was crushed to death between two timber trees falling from off a drug which he was assisting to unlade. The Jury brought in their verdict Accidental Death, and the trees a deodand to the value of one shilling. On Tuesday last was married Mr William GARNHAM, grocer and draper, at Martham, to Miss Susanna IVORY, of this city. On Tuesday last was married Mr Joseph BOWLES, of Great Ryburgh, to Miss WRIGHT, of Little Snoring, both of this county; an agreeable young lady, with a handsome fortune. On Sunday morning last died in the 50th year of his age, greatly regretted, Mr Martin BOOTH, an eminent bookseller, in the market-place, and one of the Common Councilmen for Mancroft ward, in this city. Same day died at the Tunns Inn at Yoxford, in Suffolk, after a short illness, in the 54th year of his age, of a mortification in his bowels, Mr Robert RAYNER, late of this city. On Wednesday last died, in St Michael's at Plea, in this city, Mr John AGGS. On Sunday evening last died of a consumption, in the 31st [hard to read - might be 21st] year of her age, Miss Mary FISH, youngest daughter of the late Nathaniel FISH, of Great Yarmouth. On Wednesday se'nnight died at Stratford, near Saxmundham, in Suffolk, in the 43d year of his age, Ossley [might be Offley] SMYTH, Esq., the youngest surviving son of the late George SMYTH, Esq., of Topcroft-hall, in this county; a gentleman much respected for his many amiable virtues. Norfolk Chronicle 4 October 1783 P.2, columns 2 & 3 >From microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library On Friday evening, the 26th ult. died, aged 64, the Rev. James BALDWIN, Rector of Brandon Parva, and Lyng, in this county. He was eminently endued with, and readily and cheerfully exerted, the amiable and useful qualities so necessary to render domestic and social life happy, good-nature, generosity, hospitality. -- His memory therefore, will be ever dear to, and their loss regretted, by his family, his friends, his acquaintance, and the poor. Norfolk Chronicle 4 October 1783 P.2, column 3 >From microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library Extract of a letter from Bristol, Sept. 28. Notwithstanding our harvest has proved so plentiful, the stock of old wheat is so completely exhausted, that the price would have been very great had no importation taken place. From the 20th of Aug. to the 9th of Sept. there was imported here 62,766 bushels of wheat. And it is remarkable that the greatest part of this grain is brought from Holland, a country that does not raise a quantity sufficient for the consumption of its inhabitants, yet by the commercial spirit of the people is made the granary of Europe. On Tuesday last was committed to the Castle, by Roger KERRISON, Esq., David AARON, a Jew Priest, being charged on the oath of James BRAY, of Diss, common-stage carrier, with having stole a paper parcel from out of the waggon [sic], directed by Mr George WYMER, Norwich, containing stamps and a bill of exchange for twenty pounds, The Stamps were found in his possession, but the bill is still missing. Norwich, September 17, 1783. Whereas the Partnership between Joseph FEARMAN and John MARTIN, at Norwich, Sadlers [sic], being this Day dissolved, and the Partnership Debts and Effects being assigned over to Mr John LANGTON, of the same Place, Merchant, all Persons who stand indebted to the said Partnership are desired to pay their Debts to the said Mr LANGTON or to the said Joseph FEARMAN, who continues carrying on the Business of a Sadler [sic] and Harness Maker at his Dwelling-house in St Simon's, and will be much obliged to his former Customers, and to such other Gentlemen as will be pleased to favour him with their Commands, and assures them that their Orders shall be executed with the utmost Care and Dispatch, and on the most reasonable Terms. Norfolk Chronicle 4 October 1783 P.3, column 1 >From microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library To be Sold, A Compleat [sic[ Farm in Norfolk, consisting of a good Farm House and all proper Buildings in good Repair, and about one hundred and eleven Acres of Meadow, Arable and Pasture Land, situate in Ashwelthorpe, within nine Miles of Norwich, and near the Turnpike Road, now in the Occupation of Mr John SENDALL, on Lease, at 90 pounds Rent. Further Particulars may be had of Messrs BROWNE and TAYLOR, at Diss. Norfolk Chronicle 4 October 1783 P.3, column 2 >From microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library Hindolveston, Oct. 2, 1783. To be Sold by Auction, by Edward BLISS from Holt, At the House of John TRUE, situate in Hindolveston aforesaid, on Thursday the 9th Day of October, inst. All the Household Furniture, Stock in Trade, and Effects of the said John TRUE, amongst which are sundry Feather-beds, Tables, Chairs, Drawers, a Bureau, Tea Boards and Chest, a Thirty hour Clock and Case, Brass Kettles, Beams, Scales, and Weights, a Parcel of Fire Wood, one Horse, and a small Cart, Buck Skins, oiled Ditto, Gloves, Hedging Mitts, and various other Particulars. The Sale to begin about Ten o'Clock. Necessity having compelled the said John TRUE to assign his Effects and Credits for the equal Benefit of his Creditors, they are requested to send their Accounts; and all Persons indebted to the said Insolvent are desired forthwith to make Payment to Mr Thomas TROWSE, of Corpusty, or to Thomas MENDHAM, OF Briston, Norfolk. An Apprentice to a Sadler and Collar-maker is immediately wanted. A Youth of good Genius and Character will be accepted with an easy Premium. Enquire at Briston.

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: GEN-MAT-HX-L@rootsweb.com From: "Helen" <Helenh@pdq.net> Subject: Early Families of Southern Maryland - See Names Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume 3, Including Some Eastern Shore Families, Elise Greenup Jourdan, 1994. This is a very nice yellow softcover book with black print in a wipe-clean slick cover.5-1/2 x 8-1/4, 380 pages, everyname index, a listing of abbreviations of sources (and a source is given for virtually every fact). Enough cannot be said for this wonderful book that is just filled with indepth research and many court document transcriptions for each of the following families: Preston Berry Marsh Gary - Sharp Christison LeCompte Rasin Galloway Wells Parran Ashcom Apinke Shercliffe Sollers Lashley Witten Corrections and Additions Index Abbott, Abell, Abrahams, Adams, Addison, Adkinson, Alexander, Alford, Allcock, Allen. Allender, Allnutt, Alphin, Alvey, Anderson, Andrews, Apenall, Archer, Arminger, Armstrong, Arnold, Ash, Ashcom, Ashman, Askew, Athey, Atkins, Atkinson, Attwood, Austin, Ayres, Bacon, Baden, Badley, Bale, Baley, Balldrydg, Baltimore, Banks, Bankster, Bannock, Banton, Barber, Barloe, Barnard, Barnes, Barnett, Barney, Barnwell, Barratt, Barrows, Barry, Bartlett, Bateman, Batten,Bayard, Baynard, Beale, Beanes, Beccoath, Beckett, Beckingham, Becks, Beckwith, Bedean, Beebe, Beedle, Beeson, Bell, Belt, Benger, Bennett, Benson, Bentall, Benton, Berkely, Berry, Bever, Bigger, Binyon, Birch, Birckhead, Black, Blackburn, Blackmore, Blackston, Blake, Blanchard, Blandford, Blangy, Blay, Blower, Blumfield, Blunt, Boague, Boarden, Boarman, Bodean, Bodley, Bond, Bonner, Boone, Boram, Bordley, Bosman, Boteler, Boulding, Bourne, Bowdle, Bowen, Bowers, Bowes, Bowie, Bowles, Boyd, Bozman, Bradberry, Bradburn, Bradford, Bradley, Bradmore, Brady, Brahaun, Bramble, Brannock, Bratten, Brickenden, Brightwell, Brittingham, Brockhurst, Brome, Brooke, Broom, Brough, Browne, Bruff, Bruffitt, Brumegan, Bryan, Bryant, Buchanan, Buckinghm, Bulkeley, Burgess, Burkhead, Burnett, Burr, Burras, Burroughs, Burt, Burton, Busey, Busley, Byrn, Byus, Cade, Cadle, Caile, Calder, Calvert, Campbell, Carles, Carlton, Carne, Carpenter, Carr, Carre, Carroll, Carter, Cartwright, Carvile, Casey, Cash, Castles, Cator, Catrop, Cawood, Cecil, Chairs, Chaplin, Chapman, Chapple, Chase, Cheseldyn, Cheshire, Chew, Childe, Christie, Christison, Chruely, Cissell, Clagett, Clare, Clark, Clarke, Clarkson, Clayland, Cleave, Clelan, Clements, Clerk, Clifford, Clift, Clocler, Clodius, Cloghell, Coale, Coats, Cobreath, Cockayne, Cockroll, Cockerman, Cole, Coleman, Colgate, Collins, Colston, Comerford, Comley, Compton, Connell, Conner, Connolly, Cooke, Cooksey, Coomes, Cooper, Cordea, Coreman, Cornelius, Cornish, Coursey, Cousine, Covey, Cowel, Cowley, Cowman, Cox, Craig, Crawford, Crawley, Craxtill, Craycroft, Cromwell, Crow, Crouch, Cuffney, Cullen, Cullins, Cullom, Culver, Cumberton, Curtis, Dabridgcourt, Daft, Dalrymple, Dan, Dandy, Dansey, Dant, Dare, Darnall, Darsey, Dave, Davenport, Daves, David, Davidson, Davies, Davis, Dawkins, Dawson, Day, de la Roche, Deakins, Deal, Dean, Deaver, Deavour, Deffling, Defling, Delahuntey, Denny, Denune, Denwood, Deulin, Dewall, Deye, Dick, Dickerson, Dickinson, Dicks, Didoll, Digges, Dillwyn, Dine, Dixon, Dobson, Dockery, Donellan, Dorrington, Dorrumple, Dorsey, Dottante,Douglas, Dove, Dowell, Downing, Doyne, Drane,...more next time. I will be happy to check for your surnames in the index, but no other lookups, please.

Here's a useful tip which everyone can use, coming in via the RootsMagic News. http://maps.google.com/ Google is beta testing a search engine which will find maps. I put in a friend's address, and saw exactly where she lives. And then it'll tell you how to get from here to there. Hold on a minute---I know you can do that at MapQuest, too. But this one will let you click on the word "Satellite" up in the right hand corner, and you'll see the site you want from the air, then zoom in and out. And if someone gives you the GPS coordinates of a cemetery, you can check to see if those coordinates do land on the cemetery in question and then print out the result. It might be worth playing with this to find out where your ancestors had their land, and then seeing what it looks like today. Linne

That one sounded so hopeful with the unusual name of Lemuel Bowles but all the children's names are different. About Lemuel though, it's a family name throughout that one Bowles branch in Canada but I don't know of it coming up in any of the other Canadian branches. Does this Kentucky Bowles branch happen to connect back to county Cavan, Ireland by any chance? > > From: MFeltnbrgr@aol.com > Date: 2005/06/26 Sun PM 12:17:43 CDT > To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: John Lemuel Bowles > > The only one that comes even close to your information is the following: > > Precinct No. 4 in the County of Pendleton, State of Kentucky 25 June 1870 > > Lemuel Bowles age 28 > Catherine Bowles age 27 > Charles age 8 > Mary E age 6 > John A age 2 > William age 24 a farm hand > > Hope this helps. > > Marcy in California a decendant of David Bowles (Revolutionary War) > > Tom LaPorte

The only one that comes even close to your information is the following: Precinct No. 4 in the County of Pendleton, State of Kentucky 25 June 1870 Lemuel Bowles age 28 Catherine Bowles age 27 Charles age 8 Mary E age 6 John A age 2 William age 24 a farm hand Hope this helps. Marcy in California a decendant of David Bowles (Revolutionary War)

I am looking it up right now Tom. Give me a few minutes.

Could someone who has access to the 1870 US Census through Ancestry.com or maybe a CD, try to find the following Bowles family for me? John Lemuel Bowles, his wife Catherine and children, Mary (b. Canada), George, Catherine and Henrietta (last 3 born in US in the 1860's). They are in the Canada Census in 1861 with just Mary and then again in the 1881 Census with the additional 3 children born in the US in the 1860's. They were not back to Canada by the 1871 census so they really should be in the 1870 US Census somewhere. No idea where although John's wife Catherine was supposedly born in NY state. Maybe they went there? Tom LaPorte

Recently I ran accross a newspaper clipping from 1823. In it, could be many clues for BOWLES researchers. It was from Richmond,Va., and was published in the Richmond Enquirer. 2 words, I could barely, make out. I have written it, exactly as it reads. ..................................................................... THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER-RICHMOND, VIRGINIA-MARCH 7,1823 MESSRS. John Davis,William M. Barton, LYDDALL BOWLES, Reuben Burton,Thomas C. Burton, and Benjamin Smoote, take notice that we shall, on Monday the 5th day of May next, at Elijah Brown's tavern, in the town of Charlottesville, Albemarle (a county ?), and on Thursday the 8th of May at Edwin Goodwin's tavern in Hanover county-and on Monday the 12th of May, at Charles Goodall's tavern in Hanover county-and on Thursday the 15th of May, at Samuel C. Owen's tavern in Henrico county, between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 5 in the evening, proceed to take depositions of Charles Massie, Mary Wraglin, Lilis Coalter, John Pearson, Fountain Burton, Issac Tharston (?), James Williamson and others, to be read as evidence in a suit now pending in the superior court of chancery for the Richmond district, wherein you are plaintiffs and we are defendants; at which times and places you may attend, if you think proper. March 4 (signed) David Crenshaw and wife. 97-(?) ..................................................................... *(?) what I couldn't make out As you can see, the above article mentions many names. It mentions many tavern owners. It mentions some counties. These could many clues for us. ..................................................................... Many people, in olden days went to court, for all kinds of strange reasons. Some went to change their names. Some went to have marriages anulled. Some of the reasons, are so far fetched, that we would never think of them, today. So, we have to dig, to find them. For they hold many clues. Ludema Bowles

All, After all the discussion I forgot a suitable SUBJECT Line. Situation remedied. Best, Hugh ___________________ In a message dated 06/24/05 4:29:52 PM, HFTHusma writes: << All, Every now and then I get the idea that some guidance needs to be published on genealogical message preparation. It seems simple enough to write a meaningful note. I receive 50 to 100 messages a day, so scanning the subjects is an important way of paring the number down to the meaningful ones. Of course, these are suggestions, but I think useful ones. SUBJECT: It would be ever so nice, if the subject line addressed the message content. Whether it be a person or a place, the time frame is critical. This gives the reader a chance to determine if the message is of interest to him/her. A subject of "hi" or "hello" or "HELP" does no not engender any interest. Personally, I delete them out of hand. TEXT: Seems to me the who, what, when, where and why are the essentials to a good message. Like any ad, brevity is a virtue. I seems a courtesy to send a "thank you" to the person who provided you with the info. The message would go to his personal Email address rather than to an entire List. Had to get it off my chest, again. Best regards, Hugh <hfthusma@aol.com> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD] >> Best regards, Hugh <hfthusma@aol.com> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD]

From the List Admimistrator: There are basically 2 main rules. 1. That the messages are about Bowles genealogy, or the allied families of Bowles. 2. No flaming! If a person has a problem with something someone does or says on the Bowles list, then either contact that person privately, or contact me. If you feel that guidelines need to be published on this list, then it's the job of the list administrator - ME - to do so. As a member of the group, if there are any complaints about how it is run, then contact me, not the list. Everything that goes into this list, also goes into the rootsweb archives. Posts such as one member trying to tell the other members how to behave are not messages I want to have in the archives for people to be able to see forever and ever. :) This type of message can stir up things and hurt the feelings of others. Any future complaints, send them to the administrator, ME, not to the list, as I consider them close to flaming. Gracie List Adminstrator for the Bowles, Stover and Raleigh Co, WV Mailing Lists.

All, Every now and then I get the idea that some guidance needs to be published on genealogical message preparation. It seems simple enough to write a meaningful note. I receive 50 to 100 messages a day, so scanning the subjects is an important way of paring the number down to the meaningful ones. Of course, these are suggestions, but I think useful ones. SUBJECT: It would be ever so nice, if the subject line addressed the message content. Whether it be a person or a place, the time frame is critical. This gives the reader a chance to determine if the message is of interest to him/her. A subject of "hi" or "hello" or "HELP" does no not engender any interest. Personally, I delete them out of hand. TEXT: Seems to me the who, what, when, where and why are the essentials to a good message. Like any ad, brevity is a virtue. I seems a courtesy to send a "thank you" to the person who provided you with the info. The message would go to his personal Email address rather than to an entire List. Had to get it off my chest, again. Best regards, Hugh <hfthusma@aol.com> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD]

I'm not trying to be a smart aleck...but practice what you preach. You sent this message to the board with "NO" subject line information at all. Jim -----Original Message----- From: HFTHusma@aol.com [mailto:HFTHusma@aol.com] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 3:30 PM To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: No Subject All, Every now and then I get the idea that some guidance needs to be published on genealogical message preparation. It seems simple enough to write a meaningful note. I receive 50 to 100 messages a day, so scanning the subjects is an important way of paring the number down to the meaningful ones. Of course, these are suggestions, but I think useful ones. SUBJECT: It would be ever so nice, if the subject line addressed the message content. Whether it be a person or a place, the time frame is critical. This gives the reader a chance to determine if the message is of interest to him/her. A subject of "hi" or "hello" or "HELP" does no not engender any interest. Personally, I delete them out of hand. TEXT: Seems to me the who, what, when, where and why are the essentials to a good message. Like any ad, brevity is a virtue. I seems a courtesy to send a "thank you" to the person who provided you with the info. The message would go to his personal Email address rather than to an entire List. Had to get it off my chest, again. Best regards, Hugh <hfthusma@aol.com> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD]

BOWLES researchers, I have very little info on my BOWLES line and I only have the name because of finding that Abraham DITTO married Mary BOWLES in 1738 in Baltimore Co.,MD. The married notice said her father was "..Joseph BOWLES..", and was hoping that some BOWLES searchers would know something from the little information that I have. Abraham DITTO was born Sep.14,1718 in MD and Mary BOWLES was born about 1720 in MD. Abraham and Mary had 8 children and one of the girls was Diana DITTO. Diana DITTO married George NOAKS, Sr. on Dec.25,1755 in St.Johns Parish, Baltimore, MD. Any cousins out there? Thank you. Tim Tim Mattingly gtm.3@insightbb.com

Thomas Phillip Bowles Family; Barren Co 1810 census. page 50 - Jessee Bowls - 00100-00111 page 50 - John Bowls - 10010-20010 page 50 - Wm Bowls - 10010-30010 Virlynch Branch m. Charles Gill, April 24, 1788. Henrico Co, VA. 1. William Bowles b. 1773, son of Thomas Phillip Bowles m. Valencia Branch, May 24, 1802. Henrico Co, VA. 2. William Bowles, son of William and Valencia born 1811 married Elizabeth S. P. [Montague]. 3. William Bowles, Jr., son of William and Elizabeth S. P. [Montague] Bowles, b. Feb 29, 1844 at Randolph, Tenn., m. Nov. 17, 1871, Miss Kate Potter in Memphis, Tenn. Resides in Memphis, of the firm of Wm. Bowles & Sons. Barren Co. Court Orders: Ordered that John Bowles pay Peter Elder for one days attendance as a witness for him against Andrew Cochran & for trveling 46 miles &c. Same to pay Wm Bowles 1 day, Sarah Bowles, Benja Bowles, James Simonton. Note: Before June Court 1814, probably April, May 1814 Ordered that John Bowles pay Peggy Scott 4 days attd as witness for him against Andrew Cochran. Same to William Bowles 4 days, Benjamin Bowles 4 days & 40 miles & returning, Sarah Bowles 4 days & 35 miles, Peter Elder, James Simonton and Benja Smith 4 days. Note: Before September 1814 , Probably August 1814 Ordered that John Bowles pay Benjamin Smith 5 days attd as witness for him against Andrew Cochran. Same to pay John Longam 5 days & 35 miles, Saml Wilson 5 days & 35 miles plus 2 ferrages at 6 1/4 cents each; Benja Bowles 5 day's & 40 miles plus 2 ferrages at --- each, Sarah Bowles same, Peter Elder 5 days & 35 miles, Jesse Scott 5 days & 40 miles, Alexr Evans 4 days and Wm Bowles 5 days. Benjamin Bowles married Elizabeth Jeffries in Barren Co. Bond 23 May 1810, sureties provided by William Bowles, consent of the mother, Patsy Jeffries. Married 24 May 1810 by Ralph Petty. Note: John, Jesse, and Mary, children of Thomas Phillip Bowles, married into the Logan (ect) Family. John Longam above married Mary Bowles.

Charley, they are the sons of Thomas Phillip Bowles and Sarah Bacon Bowles. Leathel, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hartley" <hartley@iglou.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:35 PM Subject: Bowles in 1810 Barren County Census > 1810 Federal Census: Barren County, Kentucky > > page 43 - Elija Bowls - 20201-11101 > page 47 - Cleburn Bowls - 10110-20100 > page 50 - Jessee Bowls - 00100-00111 > page 50 - John Bowls - 10010-20010 > page 50 - Wm Bowls - 10010-30010 > > I know who the first two are. Tell me again who the last three are. > They are obviously related, since they are listed together on page 50. > > Charlie > >

Charley, very good.We have two more Bowles in Barren Co that may belong to Elijah and Mary. One is William T. Bowles b.1794-95 and the other is Nathan Anderson Bowles b. abt 1802. We need DNA from these two lines. It could be that John Fleming and William T. are the two 16-25 and Nathan Anderson and Hezekial are the two under 10 yrs old? It could also be that Anderson Bowles who died 1811 is Christain Anderson Bowles, who would be born 1783? Mary a daughter of Elijah married Thomas Johnston, Thomas was b.1785, my guess Mary was born about then? Zachariel was older than John Fleming and I assume had married a daughter of Abraham Maury? I am also assuming that Leonard H. Maury is a son of Abraham Maury. Abraham Maury had a brother Leonard Hill Maury who died young. Leathel, 1. Abraham Maury owner several 1000 acres of land Madison Co, Ky. 2. Barren Co,Ky, Leonard H Maury release of interest in Madson Co, VA (KY) land conveyed by Abraham Maury of said county to Zacharia Vowles. 1812. ( Zachariah Bowles ) 3. Clabourn Bowles to Zachariah Bowls, 1819. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hartley" <hartley@iglou.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:35 PM Subject: DNA Kits 30104, 30721, 36011 > With the fresh evidence of DNA that connects these three kits, let's take > another look at them. > > 30104 traces back to Elijah and Mary Bowles of Virginia/Kentucky. If we > assume that we are accurate in identifying this Elijah as the one who was > a wagoner/carpenter in Richmond VA in 1782-84, then we know that he was > born about 1751 and that his wife, Mary, was born about 1762. We also know > that they had a son named Claiborne, who was born about 1782, probably in > Richmond. This is documented as shown below: > > 1782 Richmond City (VA) Census > Wardship No. 1, p. 111 > Bowles, Elijah, age 31, occupation wagoner > Bowles, Mary (wife), age 22 > Bowles, Claiborne (son), infant > > RICHMOND VA CENSUS: 1784 - Return of Inhabitants > ELIJAH BOWLES: Age 32; Carpenter; Lot 519; Res: 3 years. > Mary 24; Claiborne Bowles 2; Christian Bowles 1; SLAVES: Jemmy 12. > > ----- > > We also see another son named Christian, born about 1783. Nothing more is > known about him at this time. > > By 1809, Elijah Bowles (Boles) was in Barren County KY, as shown by the > evidence that he bought 100 acres on the headwaters of Peters Creek from > James Thomas of Warren County TN in 1809 (Barren County deed book B, page > 270). Then he deeded land on Peters Creek to Claborn Boles in 1811 (Barren > County deed book D, page 294), and Clabourn Bowles deeded land on the > headwaters of Peters Creek to Zachariah Bowls in 1819 (Barren County deed > book G, page 425). > > Elijah and Claiborne Bowles are both in the 1810 Barren County census as > shown below: > > 1810 Federal Census: Kentucky, Barren County > page 43 - Elija Bowls - 20201-11101-00 > 2 males under 10; 2 males 16-25; 1 male 45+; 1 female under 10; 1 female > 10-15; 1 female 16-25; 1 female 45+ > page 47 - Cleburn Bowls - 10110-20100-06 > 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44; 2 females under 10, 1 female > 16-25 > > One more note of interest in this family: In Anderson Bowles' will, dated > 28 Apr 1811 and probated in May 1811 in Barren County [Barren Co Will Book > 1, p. 137], he leaves items to Ginsey Bowles, his sister, and Sackkeyriah > Bowles, his brother. The will was witnessed by Thomas Johnston, Jackky > Bowles, and Claibourn Bowles. These documents suggest the possibility that > Claiborne Bowles, Anderson Bowles, Virginia "Ginsey" Bowles, Jacky (John > Fleming) Bowles, and Zachariah Bowles were all children of Elijah Bowles. > > This is perhaps confirmed by kit 30721 which traces back to John Fleming > Bowles who was born 11 Mar 1790 in Virginia, and who married Malinda > Holtsclaw in 1812 in Barren County. More about him in a minute. > > Back to Anderson Bowles, he had to be old enough in 1811 in leave a will, > so he must have been at least 21 then and born no later than about 1790. > He could have been older of course. He was almost certainly not married, > nor did he own land, since he left livestock to his sister and brother, > but nothing to anyone else. > > Finally we turn to kit 36011 that traces back to Hezekiah Bowles. Actually > I have census evidence for Elijah Bowles who married Emaline Carder, and > whose mother was named Martha. I have not seen actual documentation for > Martha's husband's name, but the owner of this kit indicates that he was > Hezekiah Bowles, born about 1805. > > Now, let's take all this together, looking especially at the 1810 census > record for Elijah Bowles. In that census he had two males under 10, and > two males 16-25. I suggest that the two males 16-25 are John Fleming > Bowles who got married in 1812, and Anderson Bowles who seems to have died > in 1811. Further, I suggest that one of the two males under 10 was > Hezekiah Bowles, born about 1805. > > Comments are welcome. > > Charlie > > > > >

1810 Federal Census: Barren County, Kentucky page 43 - Elija Bowls - 20201-11101 page 47 - Cleburn Bowls - 10110-20100 page 50 - Jessee Bowls - 00100-00111 page 50 - John Bowls - 10010-20010 page 50 - Wm Bowls - 10010-30010 I know who the first two are. Tell me again who the last three are. They are obviously related, since they are listed together on page 50. Charlie