I am not sure which William it would be. Did William Bowles marry Nancy Bolling in Franklin Co? I have that Wm Bowles md Sally Preston in Franklin County, and may have missed the other William. The only thing I know about Wm Bowles and Sally Preston is that some of their line ended up in Summers Co, WV. ----- Original Message ----- From: <leathel@sbcglobal.net> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:48 PM Subject: Re: Bowles, 1820 Franklin County VA Census > OPPS, George Sr died 1824, Betsy was 88 in 1843. My guess is that George > Sr > and William Bowles (page 5) were brothers? Would anyone know if William > Bowles (page 5) is one of these William Bowles below? One more question, > would anyone know if George and William are sons of William Bowles of > Carolina Co, VA? > Leathel, > > BOWLES, William BOLLING, Nancy 27 Dec 1800 > BOWLES, William PRESTON, Sally 22 Jan 1797 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <leathel@sbcglobal.net> > To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 10:54 AM > Subject: Bowles, 1820 Franklin County VA Census > > >> 1820 Franklin County VA Census >> page 3 >> Jeremiah Bowles - 200010-30110 >> Ann Bowles - 100000-21010 >> Reuben Bowles - 000010-00010 >> William Bowles - 100100-00010 >> page 5 >> Joseph Bowles - 210010-31110 >> William Bowles - 120101-11001 >> page 6 >> George Bowles Jr. - 000010-00110 >> George Bowles Sr. - 000001-00001 >> >> We know that George Bowles Sr is George Bowles and Betsy Arthur. George >> had died by 1824 when Betsy age 88 filed for a pension. We know Reuben >> Bowles was a son of George and Betsy and probable George Jr. We also know >> that Jeremiah Bowles listed above is not Jeremiah Bowles born 1816. Does >> anyone know who this William Bowles, page 5, about the same age as George >> Bowles Sr is? >> Leathel, >> >> > >

Hi Gracie I have seen your inquire about William Bowles and Sarah Preston and I would like to help if I can. I am related to William Allen Bowles and Sarah Preston. I am sure this is the William Bowles you are referring to when you said he was married to Sarah Preston. I too am working on my tree and still trying to find out when WA & Sarah they arrived in America, where they landed and the ship they came over on. I know many people from our branch and doing the same, but I seem to have lost touch with them . Hoping to reestablish contact with them. Maybe then I can trace family in England. I am now living here and it's sad that I can't knock on a few doors and over turn as few headstones to uncover ancestors here. You will see dozens of men named William Bowles. I myself am named Ralph William Bowles from Gary Indiana. My dad was born on Hump Mountain., W.V. This is all we know about William Allen and Sarah: The original settler, whose name was William Allen Bowles, was an Englishman who crossed the Atlantic Ocean shortly after the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the thirteen American colonies. His wife's name was Sarah (Sally) Preston, she was Irish. Both he and his wife crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the same ship before their marriage, both were unable to pay for their transportation. They were arrested and sold for the amount of their ship fare across the sea to New York(???). William Allen Bowles was sold to a tanner, and Sarah Preston was sold to a baker, each for a term of seven years. After the expiration of this long period they were married, and removed to Franklin County, Virginia. They had two sons, Edmond and David. David is my 3rd great-grandfather. *Bowles, William Allen (*1770 - <1850) (Exact date of birth ?) 4th great-grandfather b. in ?? England (WHERE?) d. BEF 1850 in Virginia spouse: Preston, Sarah (Sally) (1765 - 1859) Married: 23 JAN 1797 in Franklin, Virginia Marriage is found in "Over the Mountain Men & Their Early Court Records in South West Virginia" by Anne Loury Worrell: Franklin VA Marriages 1786-1806, William Bowles and Sally(Sarah?)Preston, 23 JAN 1797, John Preston, Sur. ----------child: Bowles, Edmond (1807 - 1886) 3rd great-grand uncle ----------child: Bowles, David (1811 - 1885) 3rd great-grandfather *Preston, Sarah (Sally?) (1765 - 1859) 4th great-grandmother b. 1765 in ?? Ireland (WHERE?) d. 10 DEC 1859 in Hump Mountain, Fayette County, Virginia spouse: Bowles, William Allen (*1770 - <1850) Married:. 23 JAN 1797 in Franklin, Virginia ----------child: Bowles, Edmond (1807 - 1886) ----------child: Bowles, David (1811 - 1885) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gracie Stover" <ggracie@cox.net> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 4:32 AM Subject: Re: Bowles, 1820 Franklin County VA Census >I am not sure which William it would be. Did William Bowles marry Nancy >Bolling in Franklin Co? > I have that Wm Bowles md Sally Preston in Franklin County, and may have > missed the other William. > The only thing I know about Wm Bowles and Sally Preston is that some > of their line ended up in Summers Co, WV. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <leathel@sbcglobal.net> > To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: Bowles, 1820 Franklin County VA Census > > >> OPPS, George Sr died 1824, Betsy was 88 in 1843. My guess is that George >> Sr >> and William Bowles (page 5) were brothers? Would anyone know if William >> Bowles (page 5) is one of these William Bowles below? One more question, >> would anyone know if George and William are sons of William Bowles of >> Carolina Co, VA? >> Leathel, >> >> BOWLES, William BOLLING, Nancy 27 Dec 1800 >> BOWLES, William PRESTON, Sally 22 Jan 1797 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <leathel@sbcglobal.net> >> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 10:54 AM >> Subject: Bowles, 1820 Franklin County VA Census >> >> >>> 1820 Franklin County VA Census >>> page 3 >>> Jeremiah Bowles - 200010-30110 >>> Ann Bowles - 100000-21010 >>> Reuben Bowles - 000010-00010 >>> William Bowles - 100100-00010 >>> page 5 >>> Joseph Bowles - 210010-31110 >>> William Bowles - 120101-11001 >>> page 6 >>> George Bowles Jr. - 000010-00110 >>> George Bowles Sr. - 000001-00001 >>> >>> We know that George Bowles Sr is George Bowles and Betsy Arthur. George >>> had died by 1824 when Betsy age 88 filed for a pension. We know Reuben >>> Bowles was a son of George and Betsy and probable George Jr. We also >>> know >>> that Jeremiah Bowles listed above is not Jeremiah Bowles born 1816. Does >>> anyone know who this William Bowles, page 5, about the same age as >>> George >>> Bowles Sr is? >>> Leathel, >>> >>> >> >> > >