We now have 10 participants in the Bowles DNA Project. Briefly, they are connected with the following Bowles ancestors: Kit #29356 - James William Bowles, b. abt 1804 in NC; family in Wythe and Bland Counties VA Kit #29401 - William Boles, b. bef 1735 in Stokes County NC Kit #29409 - Joseph L. Bowles, b. abt 1818, probably Henry County VA Kit #29524 - John Bowles, b. 1777 VA, family in Louisa and Albermarle Counties VA Kit #29557 - Benjamin Bowles, b. bef 1767 in Montgomery County NC Kit #29596 - Thomas Bowles, b. 1761 in Hanover County VA Kit #29634 - David J. Bowles, b. 1860 in VA; in Montgomery County VA in 1900 Kit #30104 - Elijah Bowles, b. in VA; moved to Barren County KY in early 1800's Kit #30721 - John Fleming Bowles, b 1790 in VA; spent most of life in Barren County KY Kit #30760 - Jeremiah Bowles, b. 1816 in Franklin County VA; moved to West Virginia To get a more detailed breakdown of the descendents of these Bowles ancestors, go to the webpage at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/bowlesdna.html and follow the links to each kit. As new participants are added, I will add their information to pages linked to this page. For purposes of privacy, at least for the time being, the participants will be identified on the webpages by kit number only. If you are interested in joining the Bowles DNA Project, visit the webpage at http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=W26816&special=true where you may get more information and also sign up. If you have additional questions, let me know. Charlie Hartley Bowles DNA Project Administrator [mailto:hartley@iglou.com]

Hey Charlie, Is there any news from FamilyTree DNA on the Bowles DNA Project? 14 members but only one set of results? Thanks, Jim #29356 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hartley" <hartley@iglou.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: Bowles DNA Project Update > We now have 10 participants in the Bowles DNA Project. > > Briefly, they are connected with the following Bowles ancestors: > > Kit #29356 - James William Bowles, b. abt 1804 in NC; family in Wythe and > Bland Counties VA > Kit #29401 - William Boles, b. bef 1735 in Stokes County NC > Kit #29409 - Joseph L. Bowles, b. abt 1818, probably Henry County VA > Kit #29524 - John Bowles, b. 1777 VA, family in Louisa and Albermarle > Counties VA > Kit #29557 - Benjamin Bowles, b. bef 1767 in Montgomery County NC > Kit #29596 - Thomas Bowles, b. 1761 in Hanover County VA > Kit #29634 - David J. Bowles, b. 1860 in VA; in Montgomery County VA in > 1900 > Kit #30104 - Elijah Bowles, b. in VA; moved to Barren County KY in early > 1800's > Kit #30721 - John Fleming Bowles, b 1790 in VA; spent most of life in > Barren County KY > Kit #30760 - Jeremiah Bowles, b. 1816 in Franklin County VA; moved to West > Virginia