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Hi, I just finished update my webpage - Misc Bolin Records. I have added more marriage records, and census records to the webpage at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/8056/bollingmarr.html Stop by and have a look. Leslie

The progenitor of my husband's Bolens in Pontotoc County, MS appears to be Robert Bolen born about 1787 in N.C. who settled in Lawrence County, Alabama. One of his sons thought he was born in VA. I would like to know what family Robert could fit into. He appears to be related to Elijah C.Bolen reportedly born in Tenn. in 1790 (another correspondent states 1810.) Elijah married Jane Beachem. A son of Robert was Brantley B. Bolin b. about 1807 in SC or VA. He married Emily McNutt in 1820 and then Mary Ann Caroline Aldridge in 1836 in AL. He is not the same as the Brantley Bolen of Bibb County, AL. Polly (Mary) Bolen married Andrew Suggs in 1822 in AL. She was born about 1806 in GA. Frances Bolen married Joseph Bishop in 1839 in AL. Nancy Bolen b. 1815 in TN married Sanford Wesson in 1829 in AL. Sarah Bolen married James R. Bishop in 1840 in AL. Robert Bolen Jr. was born in 1824 in AL. He married Jane Clark in 1846 in MS. William A. Bolen was born in 1825 in AL. He married Elizabeth Rayner in Itawamba Co., MS in 1849. These Bolens appear to be siblings, their father being Robert Sr. Their mother probably died before 1850. Her name is unknown Our Bolens seemed to have moved from NC or VA to GA to SC? to TN to AL to MS. Robert Sr. stayed in AL and was remarried to a Frances___. Other Bolens were Jacob, Alexander and Abram living in Lawrence County, AL. I would like to know if these were brothers of Robert, Sr. born about 1787. Any information about these Bolens would be appreciated. Kathy Johnston

1900 Greene County, Arkansas (Listing) Cache Township, 2 June, 1900 Page 300 7/7 John W. Bowlin 46 Mar. 1854 SC SC SC Alise Deering 40 May, 1860 AR AR AR Cook Martha 13 Apr., 1887 AR AR AR Dau. Page 300B 20/20 Bowlin, Wm. R. 40 Aug., 1859 AR SC SC Emma 38 Jan., 1862 AL AL AL Lizzie E. 16 Jan., 1884 AR AR AL Lee B. 13 July, 1886 AR AR AL Nannie B. 8 July, 1891 AR AR AL Orra J. 5 Aug., 1894 AR AR AL Dora F. 5 Aug., 1894 AR AR AL Wm. T. 9/12 Aug., 1899 AR AR AL Wm. R. Brust 24 Nov., 1888 PA GER GER Boarder Page 307B 157/157 Wm C. Bowlin 42 Jan., 1858 AR SC GA Alice C. 30 Aug., 1869 GA SC SC Charles C. 17 Sept., 1882 AR AR IL Lanie M. 14 Apr., 1886 AR AR IL John C. 11 May, 1889 AR AR IL James Mann 34 Apr., 1866 AL AL AL Boarder Bryan Township Page 312 244/244 John W. Bowlin 45 Feb., 1855 TN TN TN Decia A. 20 Aug., 1879 AR TN TN Nancy M. 16 Sept., 1883 AR TN TN Dau. Clarke Township Page 322B 160/171 Ed Bowling 25 Oct., 1874 AR AR TX Caldone 26 July, 1876 AR AR AL Daisy 4 Oct., 1895 AR AR AR Jewel 2 Apr., 1898 AR AR AR St. Francis Township Page 41 165/169 John T. Higgins 38 June, 1862 TN TN TN Mary P. 32 Oct., 1867 MO MO MO Ellen E. 10 Oct., 1889 AR TN TN John D. 6 Dec., 1893 MO TN MO Ida M. 1 Sept., 1898 MO TN MO Sarah F. Williams 24 Dec., 1875 MO MO MO Cook John H. Bolen 21 Oct., 1878 TN TN TN nephew This is just part of the listings that I have found in Greene County Arkansas on the 1900 Federal Census.

Hello all, I'm doing a query for a friend. I need info. on a James BOWLING *md* Narcissus JONES. Both would have been born in early 1900's approximately btween 1900-1920's. James' mother was half Cherokee. Narcissus may have hgad a sister by the name of Peony or Pine. Pine may have also been another sister. Narcissus' father was put in prison for killing a man over a nickel in a poker game. He may have been Sherriff of Clay County Kentucky in 1920's. He was also known to have been well off. Please if anyone knows of any info. please let me know. This friend that im doing this query for may be a relative of mine. I was wondering if any of these people had married into COMBS or other related COMBS families and to who if so. I know that there are BOWLING's and JONES' in the COMBS tree but i need to find out if these people are in there anywhere. HELP!!!! Mirya GLOVER

I am researching my BOLEN background from Augusta Co, Albemarle & Nelson Co Va. Abraham BOLEN b.Aug 7 1818 (or 1817)in Albemarle Co. Va: m. Mary (POLLARD ?) b. Jan 1829/30 in Albemarle Co. Va. They had 8 children: Abraham BOLEN Jr b. Sept 15,1861 in Albemarle Co. d. July 8, 1925 in Augusta Co. m. Bettie CAUL b. 1862 d. July 7, 1932 Augusta Co. Mary Eliza BOLEN b. Mar 28,1869 in Augusta Co. d. Mar 17, 1939 in Augusta Co. m. James P. BELL b. Aug 15, 1866 d. Dec 8, 1935 in Staunton Va. Haston Coles BOLEN b. 1874 d. July 13,1943 in Pittsburg Pa. m. Carrie L RALPHARD Randall Bolen b. d. ? Walker (Walter) A. BOLEN b. 1876 d. June 15, 1944 in Staunton Va. Walker taught school in West Virginia. (Where? unknown) Mildred BOLEN(1 ROYE - 2 KERRY) d. June 15, 1944. James W. BOLEN b. Dec 24, 1858/59 in Albemarle Co. d. May 17, 1931. m. Ella V. BELL b. Oct 1865 d. May 19, 1953 Lewis Lee BOLEN -(my GGrandfather)b. Dec 15, 1851 in Nelson Co. d. Dec 11, 1938 in Augusta Co. m. Katie JONES (or RODGERS). I have not been able to locate anything on Abraham H. BOLEN Sr. I do know that he was the Founder & 1st Pastor of Beverly Manor Baptist Church in Brands Flat (Augusta Co Va). Founded in the Mid 1800's. Mary POLLARD is believed to be of Indian descent, however, this has not yet been proven. Most of the children lived in the Brands Flats area around Cedar Creek & Christians Creek, Mt. Sidney and in the Staunton area. Some moved to Pennsylvania. ALSO: If anyone has access to the Marriages in Augusta County (Staunton Va), I would like a lookup for the following descendants. Samuel BOLEN & Susan TYREE m. Dec 31, 1881 Haston C BOLEN & Carrie L RALPHARD m. Apr 15, 1898 Eugene BROWN & Lula V BOLEN m. Dec 24, 1902 Ernest BOLEN & Bessie L SMITH m. Jan 14, 1909 Stephen BRYANT Jr & Nannie L BOLEN m. Apr 4, 1910 Samuel CAUL & Elnora BOLEN m. Mar 3, 1899 Thanks to everyone that is able to help me. Mildred

Sorry to post this to the list, but I didn't know any other way. If anyone sent me an e-mail, please send it to me again, as I couldn't receive any e-mail as the mailbox was too big. Sorry for any inconvenience. Sara Gredler petegred@crosslink.net

Claudus S. Bolin and Claudia L. Bolin buried in Gibson Cemetery instead of Holloway. Kaye

Claudus S. Bolin, b. 7 April, 1893, d. 12 April, 1915 Claudia L. Bolin, b. 16 July, 1915 d. 4 August, 1918 (Claude and Zephia) The above were listed in the Holloway Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas

Cousins, Here is a post that was in answer to a post and a return post, if anyone as any information leading to information to these people Jimmie is look g for would you please help her. Thanks, Kaye >Return-Path: syokoi@ix.netcom.com >Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 10:51:22 -0800 >From: Jimmie Owens <syokoi@ix.netcom.com> >To: Larry & Kaye Wallace <lrwallac@inet-direct.com> >Subject: Boling/Bolin > >KAYE- >Thanks very much for you response. >No, regretably, I can not make a connection to your Bolin people. >What made me ask you for your information is that my great great >grandmother, >MARY (unknown) b. 1833, Tennessee >married a (unknown) BOLING, born in Kentucky >They produced a >LEWISA BOLING, born 1854, Tennessee >married JOHN JAMES HUMMEL, born 1848, Pennsylvania. > >I can not find my Boling people in spite of twenty-odd years of looking >for them. > >Thanks you for your help. > >Jimmie Owens >Berkeley CA > >Larry & Kaye Wallace wrote: >> >> Jimmie, >> Sorry, I did not get your post until today. I do have a listing of >> Burgis Bolin's children, Do you know who Mary was? >> Burgis Bolin b 1829 Tn >> Mary Unknown b. 1828 TN >> children: >> 1. C. A. Bolin b 1852 I will get birth state for you >> 2.John H. Bolin b 1854 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> 3. Nancy J. Bolin b 1857 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> 4. M. T. Bolin b. 1859 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> 5. William Bolin b. 1863 Greene Co., Arkansas >> 6. Mary E. Bolin b.1864 """""""""""""""""""" >> 7.Hiram A. Bolin b. 1866 """""""""""""""""""" >> 8. Sally (Sarah) Bolin b. 1864 Greene Co., Arkansas >> 9. Edward Bolin b. Mar. 1870 Greene Co., Arkansas living in Poland >> Township 1900 Greene County Census, House hold #239/252 >> 10. Leroy Bolin b.Feb. 1872 Greene Co., Arkansas m. ca 1891 Lillian >> Baldwin b Mar. 1870 >> >> Leroy Boland (they seem to change the spelling of the last name quite >> often) >> m Lillian Baldwin dau. of Mort V. Baldwin >> Children: >> 1. Lucian Boland b. April 1892 >> 2. Wesley Boland b. Sept. 1894 >> 3.Eulon C. Boland b. May 1897 >> 4.Verni L. Boland b. Sept. 1899 >> May have been more children after 1900 >> >> Do you have any information different to this, or any thing to add? I >> am trying to connect the Bolins in Craighead and Greene Counties >> together. Any help would be appreciated. >> Thanks for writing me again, I appreciate you doing so. Please if you >> have any information please share with me. >> Are your Owens from this part of the country, either the Bolin or >> another line I am working on I have come up with the name Owens. I >> will have to check later, I am on my way out the door for the >> afternoon. Let me know what you think. >> >> Kaye >> >> At 09:43 AM 12/6/97 -0800, you wrote: >> >LARRY & KAYE- >> > >> >Just wondering if you received my earlier e-mail? >> > >> >Thanks. >> > >> >Jimmie Owens >> >Berkeley CA >> >Message-ID: <34640619.7F6F@ix.netcom.com> >> >Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 22:26:33 -0800 >> >From: Jimmie Owens <syokoi@ix.netcom.com> >> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-NC320 (Win95; I) >> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >> >To: Larry & Kaye Wallace <lrwallac@inet-direct.com> >> >Subject: Boling/Bolin etc. >> >References: <3.0.1.32.19971103142201.00a0d5a4@inet-direct.com> >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> > >> >Larry & Kaye Wallace wrote: >> >> >> >> Looking for information on Thomas Boling Jr. b. 1803 NC., , >> >> >> >> 2. Burgis Bolin b. 1829, Tn.m Mary Unknown. In 1860 Burgis and >> Mary >> >> found living in St. Francis Township, Greene Co., Arkansas near >> Thomas >> >> Bolin. In 1880 Burgis and family living in Poland Township, Greene >> >> Co., Arkansas. >> >> >> >> If anyone finds any of this information incorrect, please advise >> me. >> >> Any information on these families will be most appreciated. >> >> Kaye in Arkansas >> > >> >KAYE IN ARKANSAS- >> > >> >Do you have a record of the names of the children of BURGIS BOLIN >> >and his wife, MARY UNKNOWN ? >> > >> >Thanks. >> > >> >Jimmie Owens >> >Berkeley CA >> > >> > > >

I am seeking information on my husband's ancestor John Thomas Bolen b.about 1847 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. He m. Sarah Louisa Reaves Sept 11, 1873 in Lee County MS. His parents were Robert Bolen and Jane Clark (m. 1846 in Itawamba Co). Robert's mother probably was Elizabeth and his siblings were Willoughby, William and Martha E. Was Robert's father also Robert? John T. Bolen was murdered by a cousin Thomas B. Bolen in 1877 in Pontotoc County MS. I would like to find newspaper articles written about this murder and the trial. This murder was likely reported in Tenn and Ala as well. Please send suggestions on what newspapers to look in. I would like to correspond with anyone having pedigrees on the Bolens from Pontotoc Co. and the surrounding areas in Mississippi. They came from Ala. I am especially interested in Elijah b. about 1790 in TN, Brantley Bolen b. about 1807, VA, William (brother of Brantley,) John A. and Robert (Sr?) Were these brothers and who were their parents? They likely were related to the Bollings. Thanks, Kathryn Johnston

Hello, My gggrandfather was Madison Levi Bowlin, b. 7 Oct 1847, d.17 Feb 1947, married to Penelope Boswell and later Annie Strength Colvin. (He was the grandfather of the "Alphabetical Bowlins of Bonifay"). I have a little information on him, but am looking for information on his father and one of his sons. Can anyone help me with: JACOB BOWLIN, b. North Carolina, killed in Civil War. Married Deborah Simmons from Alabama. or ERICK SWENSON BOWLIN, b. 1880, d. 1966 Bonifay, FL married Lois Dunlap of Bonifay. I would be grateful for any information someone may have. Thank you, Sandra sgibson716@aol.com

Hi all, Regarding the question on the Indian names, and the "Crazy" Judge. Judge John Robertson was the brother of Wyndham Robertson. A related family of Judge Robertson wrote of him that John himself said God spoke to him in a clear voice and old bible English to write the story of the descendants of Pochahontas. The Judge told this on himself. The information of the use of the Indian names comes from yet another Judge, Zelma Price. She ran down old letters and bible records. All of this information came out months ago on the Baker-Bolling List, complete with sources, quotes, etc. I enjoy working here with everyone, but I conclude we can never get anywhere until we all have some idea of what is available in the way of information. Otherwise we will spend our time going over the same things again and again. Several of us have gotten together and are forming a Newsletter on the Internet. Our first effort has been to list all the known reading material we can find on the Bolling Families. We hope to find and publish a list of Titles and the source, where one might get a copy, of each and every Bolling genealogy ever published. The Newsletter will also be the place to publish those things we are finding, and have it there for everyone to read. For example: How many of you have researched something only to find this was had been done earlier by someone else? The Newsletter can help to solve those sorts of problems. I enjoy genealogy, but must close down several lists, as this is our busy season. I just don't have the time. I will work on the Newsletter, with Leslie and others, and share what we are finding, "in the Newsletter". So see you there. Ken

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me? My 3rd gr grandfather was Ad or ADD Bolling/Bowling. His parents were James Bar Creek Jim Bowling and Martha Benge. Ad was born in 1846 in KY. I believe he was born in Clay Co. I understand that he campaigned for jailer at one time and as part of his campaign strategy he had a poster made with him sitting up on a mule. I would love to find a picture of that poster or a copy of it. Also, Ad and his wife Eliza Benge had a daughter, Mahala. She was my 2nd gr grandmother and was married to George Harvey H. Hensley. According to census records , Mahala was living near her father in 1880 , listed as age 21, with two children, Alford (my gr grandfather) age 2 and Newtin age 4/12. I cannot find Mahala any later than that in census records. No one knows what happened to Newtin. There is a marriage record for George and Mahala dated March 29,1877. There is a Lige Bowling that somehow fits into this picture . He signed for Alford to get married. It is possible that this Lige Bowling married Mahala later, as she went on to have two other children, Jim Bowling and Frank Bowling. I cannot find a date or place of death for George Hensley. If anyone can provide further information on this family, I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks, Kay-

2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment USA http://home.fuse.net/damathew/bkroster.html Bowlin, Henderson; Private; A; Unk; 45; 20 Aug 1861 - 1 Jan 1862. Unk. No record after 1 Jan 1862. Either deserted or captured. Bowlin, Thomas; Private; H; Unk; 18; 15 Nov 1861 - 27 May 1865. Honorable discharge.Captured at Rogersville. Confined at Belle Isle and Andersonville. Paroled at Charleston SC 11 Dec 1864. Bowlin, William F; Private; A; Unk; 18; 20 Aug 1861 - 6 Oct 1864. Honorable discharge.Driver with brigade team. Bowlin, William; Sergeant; A; Unk; 31; 20 Aug 1861 - 20 Mar 1865. Honorabledischarge.Promoted to 2nd Sergeant 1 Apr 1862. Captured at Rogersville. Confined at 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment USA http://home.fuse.net/damathew/bkroster.html Bowlin, Henderson; Private; A; Unk; 45; 20 Aug 1861 - 1 Jan 1862. Unk. No record after 1 Jan 1862. Either deserted or captured. Bowlin, Thomas; Private; H; Unk; 18; 15 Nov 1861 - 27 May 1865. Honorable discharge.Captured at Rogersville. Confined at Belle Isle and Andersonville. Paroled at Charleston SC 11 Dec 1864. Bowlin, William F; Private; A; Unk; 18; 20 Aug 1861 - 6 Oct 1864. Honorable discharge.Driver with brigade team. Bowlin, William; Sergeant; A; Unk; 31; 20 Aug 1861 - 20 Mar 1865. Honorable Tennessee participated in the Battle of Rogersville at Big Creek in Hawkins County, Tennessee. The following 280 soldiers are believed to have participated in the battle and were able to avoid capture at the battle site: Pvt William F Bowlin The following 608 soldiers are believed to have participated in the battle and were captured by the enemy at the battle site: Sgt William Bowlin (Paroled or exchanged) Pvt Thomas Bowlin (Paroled or exchanged); Non-commissioned officers and privates were processed at Libby Prison and sent to Belle Isle Prison at Richmond on November 13, 1863. Those at Belle Isle who were still alive and well enough to travel were transferred to Andersonville, Georgia when it opened in February, 1864. Most of them were transferred February 18. The few who survived confinement at Andersonville were paroled or exchanged as the war came to an end in 1864 and 1865. 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment (USA) Bowlin, Asa priv., Co., C34 enrolled at Greeneville Featuring Greene Co. TN 1830 Census Index http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8214/ Were your ancestors in Greene Co. TN in 1830? Click on the letter of the surname that you are interested in to see the alphabetized 1830 Census index. This index includes the name of the head of household, and the census page number on which the full information for that individual is found. This index also includes the sex and age group of each family member. (The 1830 census only lists the head of household by name) If you would then like to see the information for an individual by page number, in the order that the census was taken, click on the page number in the table below BOLYEN, EDMUND, 176 --- 10001 - 00001 BOLEYN, EDMUND, 183 ---2220000001 - 00001 BOLEYN, JOSHUA, 176 --- 00011001 - 00100101 BOLEYN, WILLIAM, 186 --- 10001 - 11001 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/military/pen1835.txt TN Pension Roll of 1835 COPIED AND INDEXED BY: WILLIAM R. NAVEY P. O. BOX 251 HOLLY RIDGE, NC 28445 JOHN BOLEN SULLIVAN COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA LINE $23.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $70.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED MARCH 1, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 74 EDMUND BOLING GREEN COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA CONT'L $96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $489.33 AMOUNT RECEIVED MARCH 19, 1829 PENSION STARTED AGE 74 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/military/mort001a.txt Tennessee Confederate Soldiers buried in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Bowling, John R. K 26th 3/18/1862

Will of Joseph Johnston, Washington Co, KY, Feb 1, 1826 filed March 28, 1826 In the name of God amen, I Joseph Johnston of Washington County and State of Kentucky being in perfect health and of sound and ________ mind memory and _________considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life or of the time thereof and being anxious to settle my worldly affairs and thusly be prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form following, that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my grandson, George Bowls all the land lying on the west side of Cane Run to John K_____ line, my daughter Elizabeth Bowls to live her life on the said land and after her death to said George Bowls and his heirs and _______ forever. 2nd, I give and bequeath unto my grandson James Bowling all the balance of the land on the east side of Cane Run, my daughter Monica Bowling have her life in said land and after her death to said James Bowling his heirs and ______forever. 3rd, I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Polly Johnston a negro boy by the name of Richard and if the said Polly dies without lawful heirs the said boy Richard to fall to the children of Elizabeth Bowls and Monica Bowling the boy Richard to be hired out every year and the money to be applied to the use of the said Polly Johnston until she arrives to the age of twenty one years. 4th, I give and bequeath to my grandson Benedict Canter a negro woman named Mary and her _____to him and his heirs forever the said Benedict Canter to pay unto his two _____ now in the city of Washington one hundred dollars each to be paid out of his property that bequested to him. 5th, I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren Joseph Iayman (sp?)and Kitty Ann and Elizabeth Bowling a negro boy by the name of Benjamin to be equally divided share and share alike to them and their heirs and ______ forever; my daughter Monica Bowling to have her life in the said negro Benjamin and after her death the the above children and their heirs and ______ forever. 6th, my negro man Allen to be hired or sold and the money that he hires or sells for to be put upon interest until the children of Elizabeth Bowls comes of age and then the money to be equally divided between Kullett (sp?) Kitty Kethildies (sp?) and Cynthia Ann Bowls to their heirs and ____ forever. 7th, I give and bequeath to my son John Johnston his heirs and _____ forever a negro man Raul by name and a negro woman named R___? and my waggon and gear and four hundred dollars that I lent him- Lastly the remainder of my estate to be sold at public sale and tow hundred dollars of this money to be divided between my grandchildren namely Alatilda Kitty Alexander Lucretia and Mary McDaniels equally to share and share alike to them and their heirs forever-the balance of any after my just debts are paid to be equally divided between my children John Johnston, Monica Bowling and Elizabeth Bowls equally I also bequeath unto Benedict Canter my horse saddle and bridle and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John Johnston and William Bowling to be executors to this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made (ratify?) and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal this 1st day of February 1826. /s/ Joseph Johnston (seal) Signed and published and delivered by Joseph Johnston the before named testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Thomas Green (seal) John ____? (seal) Thomas Craycraft (seal) At the county court began and held for Washington County at the courthouse in Springfield on Monday the 28th day of March `826 this last will and testament of Joseph Johnston was exhibited in court and proved by the oath of John ? and Thomas Craycraft two of the subscribing witnesses _____and ordered to be recorded which is done accordingly. Att John Hughes Jr Clerk

I have recently joined the Bowling list and thought I would post this query to see if anyone has any information that might help me. My earliest known Bowling ancestor is Alexander b 1781 VA or NC who married Elizabeth Worthy of Chester Co., SC ca 1801 and is in the 1805 Grainger Co., TN tax list along with several other Bowling's (Joseph, Joel, Jesse, James, David, Lisha, Stephen, Edmund and Thomas living there between 1800-10). Alex is in Lincoln Co., TN in 1810 and Madison Co., Al by 1811. He died in Lawrence Co., AL in 1843. Alexander's only known brother (proven by his will) is William b 1784 NC who is also in Grainger in 1805. William is in Madison Co., TN. by 1821 when it is opened to white settlement . He also lived in Haywood, Hardeman and Gibson counties of Tenn and Marshall Co., MS (ca 1850) over the next 50 years. There are other Bowlings living in these counties at the same time as William including Lewis, Thomas (2 or3), James, Isham, Joseph, David, Green, Burgess, Daniel and John. William died in 1870 in Hardeman or Obion Co., TN. During The War of 1812 both brothers would have been 31 and 28 years old and probably participated in The War of 1812. Coffee's Regiment, Tenn. Vol., War of 1812 was formed in Franklin, Tenn. just south of Nashville, (100-120 miles from Lincoln Co., TN). There is an Alex and William Boling in John Baskerville's company of Coffee's Regiment. Alexander and Elizabeth had the following children: Preston, b 1803 TN m 1 Cintha McWorther, 2 Ester J. McAfee, 3 Mary Ann Reynolds, Mildred b 1806 TN m Thornsberry Wilkerson, James M. b 1815 AL unmarried, George W. b 1818 Al m 1 Elizabeth C. Walton, 2 Felicia Olivia Bowers, 3 Laura Brooks, Alexander B., b 1819 Al, m Mahala Coopwood, William H. b 1824 m Rebecca Reed, and Permelia b 1826 m Andrew Jackson Walton. Goodspeed reports 11 children in all, thus 4 missing.. William and Mary had the following children: Lucretia b 1812 Al or TN m Thomas Yandell, Nancy Ann b 1817 m Francis A. Edney, Isham Merriman b 1824 TN m Betsy Minerva White (note: There is an Ishma Merriman living in Mecklenburg Co.,NC in 1800 who moved to west TN by 1810, is he namesake?), Alexander b 1826 TN m Sarah Jane Davies, Mary Adeline b 1828 TN m Ashburn Davis, Emaline T. b 1836 TN m William Henry , and Matilda C. b? m John C. Davie. Have wondered if my ancestors are connected to Benjamin since several of his descendants are in the Grainger area 1800-1810 or possibly the Clay Co., Ky Bowlings. Does anyone know anything that might help me. Larry Bowling

I'm not sure what color the Bowlings of my family are but I'd appreciate any connections you may have. The first member of the branch in America was Jessie Bowling, b. about 1754 in England. He was supposedly kidnapped to Maryland around the time of the Revolution. I have a photocopy of a marriage bond to Sarah Robertson, signed (with an X) by Jessie and John Robinson (father of Sarah with one or both misspelled?) dated September 1785, Cumberland Co., VA. The family soon made its way to Mercer Co., VA (WV) and settled there for the next 150 years or so. Jessie had several children, including William, Thomas, Nancy, Betsy, and John (my ggg grandfather). John (b. ca. 1800 in Giles Co., VA, - d. ca. 1875) married Sallie (Sarah?) Walker (b. 1805 in Giles Co. - d. ca. 1900) on Dec. 23 1824 and they settled in Spanishburg, Mercer Co., WV. Related families include WALKER, LILLY, BRAMMER, HOUCHINS among others. There is a family legend that John's son Charles Albert Bowling was offered tribal land in Indian Territory but preferred to remain in WV. I have no documentation, but I do know there are Bowlings on the Dawes Roll. If any of you have any further info, I'd sure appreciate hearing from you and would be glad to exchange relatives. I have a fairly extensive tree, but there are a lot of loose ends. Lew Bowling lbowling@pop.uky.edu

Ken, I would like to know where this is cited that Judge John Robertson was 'crazy' or is this just a term you have coined for him because of his errors in the book? Is he the same John Robertson who wrote the OPUSCULA? Do you have a copy of this book you keep referring to as having mistakes? What is the date on that book? The one I have is called Pocahontas Family and is by Wyndham Robertson, 1887. Does anyone have a copy of the Bolling Memoirs? I keep seeing it referenced and wondered exactly the author of this as well as the date it too was written. I am still waiting on a reply as to where it is cited about how the "ugly Bollings" got this nickname too. I am also still waiting on the name of the Bolling parent (that is said to have used the indian names of Pocahontas, etc. first BEFORE those that were used by John II (of Cobbs) and Elizabeth -- this has been mentioned more than once on this list and I still do not find a reference to these individuals. Please send the names and dates of these parents and the childrens names. Thanks, Judy M. You wrote: