Couple if items: Franklin VA is in Isle of Wight County, an early county. Franklin County was formed after the Revolution from Bedford County in 1786, Bedford from Lunenburg in 1754. The William Joseph Bowles who married Nancy Rolfe Bolling in Franklin County, 27 Dec 1800, went by the name Joseph Bowles. The surety is by John M. Bowles, presumably his father or brother. Cheers, Michael Bowles Charlottesville