Nope! Sorry...it's the one I mentioned: "Pioneer Baptist Church Records of South-Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee, 1799-1899." That's the only one I have. Linne >Is your book- >Minutes of Dripping Springs Baptist Church of Metcalfe Co (Fomerly >Barren Co) > >Ludema Bowles > > > >-------- Original Message -------- > >==> From: Linne Gravestock <linne@gravestock.name> >==> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 16:26:52 -0800 > > I looked in the one book that I have that refers to the >Dripping Springs Baptist Church, Ludema, and on pages 28, 29 and 46 >there is no Lucy or William. We must not have the same books. > Yours, Linne > > >Linne, look on pages 28,29 and 46 of Dripping Springs church...it >>says...Sister Lucy-servant of William Bowles-November 1808. Also in >>1808, Sarah must've bought Lucy from William, since it says she was >>dismissed from the church on consequence of being sold. She was >>received back in the church as a servant of Sarah Bowles, only a >>month later, December 1808. Then, Br. Ben a servant of William >>Bowles-May 1815, but a bro Ben was first mentioned as being owned >by >Lowry Bishop. And we know that Stocktons, Bishops and Bowles >relate. >Though William Bowles wasn't mentioned as a member of >Dripping >Springs church. He was mentioned in the records of the >church. So >there was a connection, somewhere. > >Sincerely, >Ludema >Bowles > > > >-------- Original Message -------- > >==> From: Linne >Gravestock <linne@gravestock.name> >==> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 >11:33:25 -0800 > > Leathel, in the book, "Pioneer Baptist Church >Records of >South-Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of >Tennessee, 1799- >1899," it says on page 96: > > "History of Mt. >Pisgah Baptist Church (Barren County, >Kentucky) > > Mt. Pisgah was >a daughter of Dripping Spring Baptist Church. >In the Dripping >Spring Church Book on the first Saturday in April >1809, the >following was recorded: > > "'After divine service 1st. a number of >the brethren made >excuses for neglecting to attend church meeting >and took their seat. >2nd. Received Ann a servant of C. Hitches by >experence. [sic.] >3rd. From a petition from the following >bretheren viz: John & Ann >Warder, Joseph & Esther Warder, Clement >& Elizabeth Hitch, Joseph >Warder, Sarah Bowles, John & Elizabeth >Bowles, Sibella Longdon, >William Warder, Walter and Polly Warder, >Sarah & Polly Maddox, Nancy >Settle, Jack (a servant of T. James), >Baptist (serv. of J. Warder) >Lucy (ser. of Sarah Bowles) letter of >dismission and granted in >order to form a constitution at a meeting >house by John Warder & >dismissed in order.'" > > On the fourth >Sunday in April the following was recorded: > > "'at a meeting at >Brother John Warders dismissed Moses & >Hannah Cox, Frederic & Lucy >Smith, Elizabeth Settle, Sally Bailey, >Elisha Deweese, Wm. Beard, >Michael & Fanny Hall, Manuel (a serv. of >Lucy Settle) in order to >join the above const.'" > > In 1856 Mt. Pisgah was dismissed by >letter from the Green >River Association to join some other >association in that area. The >church appears to have united with >the Original Barren River >Association at this time. However by >1879 there is no mention of >the church in the minutes of that >association. In 1855, a church >called Mt. Pisgah, joined the >Barren River Association with a >membership of 26, and continued >with that body until 1860." (snip) > [Next is an accounting of the >men who were the >representatives of the church at larger >association meetings. In >1814, W. Bowles is mentioned, and there >were 93 members. No other >Bowles are mentioned in the other >years.] > > [Just for the record, I'm going to list all the Bowles >in >the book, their churches and the years they attended, so we can >have >it in one place.] > > Page 112: Three Springs Baptist Church >(Barren County, >Kentucky) Messengers 1876 I. N. Mouser, Alex. >Ford, Jno. F. >Bowles, Pastor: M. P. Goofin, Clerk: A. A. Poynter >> > Page 123: Dripping Springs Baptist Church (Metcalfe County, > >Kentucky) Additions to Dripping Springs Baptist Church by Year and >>Month > >October 1807 Salley Bouls, Lucy, serv. Mrs. Bouls >December 1808 >Elizabeth Bowls January 1809 John Bowls > > Page >282: Cedar Springs Baptist Church (Edmonson County, >Kentucky) >1893 Palvena Boles Cross > > Page 455: Cumberland River >Baptist Church (Monroe County, >Kentucky) Messengers 1813 >John B. Longdon, Thos. Ray, >John Bowls > > page 458: McFarland >Creek (Pleasant Run) Church, (Monroe >County, Kentucky) Messengers >1815 John Bowles, Jesse Scott 1816 > John Bowles, John Coe, Jesse >Scott 1817 Jno. Bowles, Jno. >Coe, Hamiliton [sic] Savage 1818 >Hamolton [sic] Savage, J. >Bowles > > That's it! Linne > > > > > >> >Lue, you are in the Thomas Phillip Bowles and Sarah Bacon group >>when >you mention Dripping Springs Church.I don't remember William >>or >Benjamin going to Dripping Springs Church? John and his wife >>>Elizabeth, Sarah and Lucy her servant, Mary and husband are the >>only >ones I remember going to Dripping Springs Church? >Leathel, > >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ludema" <skyking@scrtc.com> >>>To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:55 AM >>>Subject: Re: Re: William Anderson Bowles > >>Ludema Bowles >> >> >>> >>>-------- Original Message -------- >> >>==> From: "Ludema" >><skyking@scrtc.com> >>==> Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 23:21:42 -0600 >> >>>>1850 Census Owsley/Estil William Bowles, 63 ( William Anderson >>>>Bowles m Sarah in Ky 1804, m. Lucy Ann Thomas 1821) Lucy Thomas, >>23 >>Hughs, 21 James, 19 William, 14 Sarah, 8 Margaret, 5 >> >>>>Anderson Bowles, 27 Emily, 22 Edy, 1 >> >>James Bowles, 17 >> >>>>William Boles, 55 Elizabeth, 35 Edy, 22 Garrardo, 20 >> >>Elbert >>Boles, 37 Nancy, 35 James, 16 Jeddy, 14 Elizabeth, 12 John, 8 >>>>Stephen, 5 Thomas, 5 Daniel, >>>>3 .......................................... >> >>If this is the >>William and Sarah of Barren and Metcalfe Co,Ky's, >>Dripping >Springs >church, and if William's middle name was Anderson, >>could >this also >be the Anderson Bowles who died in 1809? I think it >>>was. >> >>>Apparently, William Bowles was alive until 1809. Since, >in 1807, >>>sister Lucy was his servent, as recorded in Dripping >Springs >church >>records. But, by 1809 of April, sister Lucy was >then a >servent of >>Sarah Bowles. Also recorded in Dripping Springs >church >records. >> >>Sincerely, Ludema Bowles >>>>............................................................ >>>>Back to the drawing board. >> >>A William Bowles is mentioned in >>Dripping Springs church in 1815, as >>the owner of Ben. So, which >>William this is...don't know. >>But it is strange that Lucy was >>first, servant of William Bowles. >>Later she was servant of Sarah. >>Don't know if wording, meant >>anything, or not. >> >>Sincerely, >>>>Ludema Bowles >> >> >> >>-------- Original Message -------- >> >>>>==> From: "Leathel Bowles" <LEATHEL@worldnet.att.net> ==> Date: >>Sat, >>5 Mar 2005 22:08:07 -0500 >> >>William Anderson Bowles is >the >son of Hughs and Mary (Shipp) Bowles. >>Hughs Bowles is the son >of >Gedion and Charity Ann (Hughes) Bowles. >>My guess the William >>Bowles 55 years old in 1850 was probably 45 >>years old and son of >>William Anderson Bowles? Anderson and Elbert >>Bowles are also sons >>of William Anderson Bowles. With correct dates >>should match DNA >>#31906. Leathel, >> >>Bowles DNA Project Kit #31906 >> >>1850 >Census >Owsley/Estil William Bowles, 63 ( William Anderson >>Bowles >m Sarah >in Ky 1804, m. Lucy Ann Thomas 1821) Lucy Thomas, 23 >>>Hughs, 21 >James, 19 William, 14 Sarah, 8 Margaret, 5 >> >>>Anderson Bowles, 27 >Emily, 22 Edy, 1 >> >>James Bowles, 17 >> >>>William Boles, 55 >Elizabeth, 35 Edy, 22 Garrardo, 20 >> >>Elbert >Boles, 37 Nancy, 35 >James, 16 Jeddy, 14 Elizabeth, 12 John, 8 >>>Stephen, 5 Thomas, 5 >Daniel, 3 > > > >