Do you have a list of their children? ----- Original Message ----- From: <JABEZ1820@aol.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 9:48 AM Subject: Re: BOWLES-D Digest V05 #120 > In a message dated 5/1/2005 10:00:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, > BOWLES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Franklin Co, Marriages > BOWLES, William BOLLING, Nancy 27 Dec 1800 > BOWLES, William PRESTON, Sally 22 Jan 1797 > The William Bowles that married Nancy Bolling called himself Joseph.. > Minabat sent this to me several years ago. > > MARRIAGE BOND OF > WILLIAM JOSEPH BOWLES AND NANCEY ROLFE BOLLING > > Document: Va. 1800 > Know all ye men by these presents that we Joseph Bowles & John M. Bowles, > both of the county of Franklin are held firmly bound unto James Monroe, > Egs ? > Governor, or Chief Magistrate of the commonwealth in the sum of one > hundred & > fifty dollar current money of Virginia to the payment where of well and > truly to > be made to the said Governor. or to his successor, for the use of the said > commonwealth, we bind ourselves & each of us, & to each of our Heirs, > Executors & > Administrators jointly & severally, firmly by those presents ? with our > seals > & dated this 27th day of December 1800. The Condition of the above > obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be > had & > solemnized between the above born Joseph Bowles and Nancey Bolling. Now > if there > shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage ithen the said > marriage - > then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force & > virtue. > Signed and sealed & delivered SEAL Signed in Presence > of: > Joseph X Bowles SEAL > C. Tate > John > M. Bowles SEAL > > **************** > Where Joseph Bowles is written someone has written in William Joseph > Bowles. > Where Nancey name is written it is written: Nancey Rolfe Bolling. > On the side of the document it is written Nancey Rolfe , dau. of John > Bolling > & Mary Jefferson Bolling. > > ***************** > Then a handwritten paper signed by John Bolling and his wife, and John > Bowles. > *************************************** > Spelling is not corrected. it is printed as written. > *********************************************************** > Sir, Please issue Liscence for Wm. J. Bowles to be married to my Daughter > Nancye Bolling. I am willing to the same, given under my hand this 27th > day of > Dec. 1800. > > Test. > John Bowles John Bolling > and his wife > Mary Jefferson > Bolling > To the Clerk of Franklin > ************************** > minabat > > Mary Jefferson Bolling is President Thomas Jefferson's sister. > Anne in VA >