This is probably a better way to ask my question. Joseph, Joel, Jessee, James, David, Lisha, Stephen, Edmund, and Thomas Bowling all lived in Grainger County Tennessee between 1805 and 1810. I know that they didn't all live in the same household. Does anyone know how they were related. I am trying to find out who my Stephen ties into. Does anyone the ages of these Bowlings? Stephen fathered a child in 1810. I don't know his age but he had to be old enough to be a father. Thanks, Nadine ---------- > From: Nadine_Molnar <nadmol@penn.com> > To: bowling-l@rootsweb.com > Cc: Baker_Bolin-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BAKER_BOLIN-L] Re: Alexander Bowling > Date: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 10:08 PM > > I am writing in reference to this e-mail posted in December. I overlooked > it for my part. The Stephen that is listed is my 4th ggrandfather. Does > anyone have any idea as to how these Bowlings connect to each other? > Nadine > > ---------- > > From: Larry Bowling <larry@fyi.net> > > To: bowling-l@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Alexander Bowling > > Date: Thursday, December 04, 1997 9:40 AM > > > > 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 > > > > > ==== BAKER_BOLIN Mailing List ==== > > >