Tom, I have reason to believe that Joane Hart was his second wife and their children was his second family. George was born in 1538 and was over 40 yrs old when he married Joane. The inheritance for his second family came mostly from John Harte. I believe his first wife and family, was Dorothy Mallory with sons born before 1580: William, named after Dorothy's father. Christopher, named after one of Dorothy's brothers. And Thomas named after his father. William's son John, NOT George's son John by Joane, is the John Bowles that came to Virginia and died 1664. It was from Brancepeth in November 1569 that the Earls of Westmoreland and Northumberland launched their attack on Barnard Castle which was being held for Queen Elizabeth by Sir George Bowles. The Earls had even entered into negotiations with the Spanish Ambassador in an attempt to secure assistance from Philip II; the rebels garrisoned the port of Hartlepool. The rebellion collapsed after the earls were defeated near Durham on the 15 December 1569. You will find below that John Bowles good friend William Claibourne was born in Westmoreland and was about the same age as John. You will also find that William Claibourne, John Bowles, and Francis Wyatt came back over to Virginia in 1621 on the ship "George" (one of George Bowles ships). In 1624 Henry Southwell (Southy) and most of his family died in Elizabeth City. Leaving his wife Elizabeth and daughter Annie. In 1636 Elizabeth Southwell gave John Bowles a gift of land before she married Richard Popeley. In 1696, Henry Bowles claims to be a son of John Bowles and a brother to John Wyatt. I have not researched this part (yet). This is what I believe happen, Francis Wyatt married Annie Southwell and had son John Wyatt, John Bowles married Annie Wyatt widow of Francis Wyatt. John Bowles and Annie had son Henry Bowles. John Bowles was married before he married Annie because he had sons Edward born 1598 died 1659 in Maryland, John born 1615 died 1675 in Maryland. Other possible sons of William or his son John are: Valentine and Charles, both named sons William. Leathel, I found the following in my notes: Sir George Bolles of London and Scampton, co. Lincolnshire married Joane Harte, daughter of Sir John Harte, another former Lord Mayor of London. Their children were: (Sir) John Bolles (1581-1648) who married Katherine Conyers of Broadham George Bolles Robert Bolles Anne Bolles who married Capt. Humphrey Smith of London Judith Bolles I believe the above were as mentioned in his Will. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom LaPorte" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:29 AM Subject: Re: [BOWLES] London Company > Hello Leathel > > Then if "All the Companies mentioned were formed by the same ship owners > and shareholders" and "Among members of the Virginia Company in 1620 was > Sir George Bowles, the renowned Lord Mayor of London" then it is likely > that Sir George was also involved in the very early days of the East > India Company. > > Does anyone have any specific references that he was? > > Was the "Sheriff George Bools in Virginia in 1607" the same person as > the above George? I believe he did hold the position of Sheriff of > Surrey at some point. I would need to check that. > > Were the John Bowles and William Bowles mentioned likely connected to > Sir George? > > I found the following in my notes: > > Sir George Bolles of London and Scampton, co. Lincolnshire married Joane > Harte, daughter of Sir John Harte, another former Lord Mayor of London. > > Their children were: > > (Sir) John Bolles (1581-1648) who married Katherine Conyers of Broadham > George Bolles > Robert Bolles > Anne Bolles who married Capt. Humphrey Smith of London > Judith Bolles > > I believe the above were as mentioned in his Will. > > Tom > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Leathel > Sent: 10 June 2008 20:59 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BOWLES] London Company > > The East India Company obtained its charter in 1600, the London Company > in > 1606, and the New England Company later. All the Companies mention were > formed by the same ship owners and shareholders. All the data compiled > in > "The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776" was taken from one port in > London. All the Companies mention used this port in London. Sheriff > George > Bools was in Virginia in 1607. > > William CLAIBORNE, or CLAYBORNE, colonist, known as "The Evil Genius of > Maryland," born in Westmoreland, England, about 1589; died in Virginia > about > 1676. He was a younger son of a distinguished Westmoreland family, and > in > 1621 was appointed surveyor of the plantations of Virginia, under the > London > Company. He arrived at Jamestown in the ship "George," with Sir Francis > Wyatt and other members of the new council, in October, 1621, and, > escaping > the massacre of 22 March, settled at "James City." > > John Bowles, who is said to have come from England to Jamestown, > Virginia, > with Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers in 1610. He returned to > England > in 1612, sailing in the ship "George." In 1621, he came over again with > Sir > Francis Wyatt. > > It appears from the "Calendar or State Papers, Colonial Series, > 1574-1660" > that William Bowles was Clerk of the Council for New England in 1622. > > BOWLES FAMILY > IN THE NEW WORLD --AMERICA > (State of Va) > In 1609 the London Company sent out 500 men to the Colony of Virginia > in > the hope that this addition to the resources of the Colony would > speedily > result in the return of some profit to the shareholders. These new > arrivals > were the youthf'ul sons of the great families of England, and > adventurers > who sought in the new land a new field for daring enterprise. Though all > > probably possessed courage and talent in abundance, few had the skill > and > inclination for those various kinds or wearying labor so necessary in a > primitive country. > The ruin that followed to the inhabitants of the Colony forms a > horrible > chapter in the history of Virginia, for it is recorded that "Famine and > murder stalked unchecked in Jamestown. Misgovernment of the Colony > collapsed > and anarchy succeeded when hundreds or the settlers perished and > survivors > subsisted on roots, berries" and whatever vegetation they could find. A > survivor or the dreadful times says "So great was our famine that a > savage > we slew and buried was taken up and eaten." In effect these unfortunates > > were driven by deprivation to acts of violence against each other that > were > indulged in by but a few species of the animal world. > Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers arrived with 150 men, and were > so > overcome at the state of woe prevailincg that it was determined to > abandon > the Colony. Every man, woman and child was taken on board the ships and > sail > was set toward England. A farewell volley was fired. and all took a last > > look at that beautiful land they intended to abandon forever. The > flourishing Colony at first preserved by Capt. Jno. Smith had dwindled > to > but 60 persons. It was at this crisis in the history of the only English > > settlement in the new world that the first Bowles colonist arrived. > Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers were but a few hours sail from > Jamestown before they received dispatches by boat from Lord Delaware > that he > was coming to Jamestown with provisions to last a year. This changed the > > aspect of affairs and the vessels of colonists turned again toward > Jamestown. Three days afterwards Lord Delaware arrived opposite > Jamestown > with three ships, on board one of which was a boy named John Bowles. > These new settlers who arrived in May of 1610 were of a class superior > in > pioneering skill to any who had yet arrived in the Colony, and the > London > Company confidently believed that they would speedily make the Colony > prosperous, an expectation so well realized that they may be deemed to > be > the real founders of Virginia. > Among members of the Virginia Company in 1620 was Sir George Bowles, the > > renowed Lord Mayor of London. > The first of the name to emigrate to America was John Bowles, who is > said to > have come from England to Jamestown, Virginia, with Sir Thomas Gates and > Sir > George Somers in 1610. He returned to England in 1612, sailing in the > ship > "George." In 1621, he came over again with Sir Francis Wyatt, who > arrived in > that year with 1200 planters. In 1625, John received an allotment from > the > Virginia Company of three acres of land on the east shore of Warick > Cove. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you very much Leathel. I appreciate your taking the time to add the historical background. This along with the article which Dave Boles pointed out is going to take me a while to assimilate. Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leathel Sent: 11 June 2008 20:48 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOWLES] London Company Tom, I have reason to believe that Joane Hart was his second wife and their children was his second family. George was born in 1538 and was over 40 yrs old when he married Joane. The inheritance for his second family came mostly from John Harte. I believe his first wife and family, was Dorothy Mallory with sons born before 1580: William, named after Dorothy's father. Christopher, named after one of Dorothy's brothers. And Thomas named after his father. William's son John, NOT George's son John by Joane, is the John Bowles that came to Virginia and died 1664. It was from Brancepeth in November 1569 that the Earls of Westmoreland and Northumberland launched their attack on Barnard Castle which was being held for Queen Elizabeth by Sir George Bowles. The Earls had even entered into negotiations with the Spanish Ambassador in an attempt to secure assistance from Philip II; the rebels garrisoned the port of Hartlepool. The rebellion collapsed after the earls were defeated near Durham on the 15 December 1569. You will find below that John Bowles good friend William Claibourne was born in Westmoreland and was about the same age as John. You will also find that William Claibourne, John Bowles, and Francis Wyatt came back over to Virginia in 1621 on the ship "George" (one of George Bowles ships). In 1624 Henry Southwell (Southy) and most of his family died in Elizabeth City. Leaving his wife Elizabeth and daughter Annie. In 1636 Elizabeth Southwell gave John Bowles a gift of land before she married Richard Popeley. In 1696, Henry Bowles claims to be a son of John Bowles and a brother to John Wyatt. I have not researched this part (yet). This is what I believe happen, Francis Wyatt married Annie Southwell and had son John Wyatt, John Bowles married Annie Wyatt widow of Francis Wyatt. John Bowles and Annie had son Henry Bowles. John Bowles was married before he married Annie because he had sons Edward born 1598 died 1659 in Maryland, John born 1615 died 1675 in Maryland. Other possible sons of William or his son John are: Valentine and Charles, both named sons William. Leathel,