Hi all - First - As I understood Todd Bolen, we are allowed to use material from the book cited below for purposes of study and to aid in our search for ancestors. I have been working on Christopher Bolin b. 1787 wife a Baker, daughter of George Baker and Susannah Morris, and during this time period have seen three sets of parents assigned to Christopher, with no source for data, William Bolling and Sally Blount, James Bolling and Sally Blevins, and Benjamin Boling and whoever his wife was. However, I feel drawn to examine in more detail the following Christopher Bowling and wife Lydia as there is evidence of maintaining the name Christopher Bolling in the family throughout the generations. My question is does anyone have anymore concrete evidence of this Christopher Bowling wife Lydia in the areas mentioned below? Are copies of deeds available? I am willing to pay for expenses of obtaining copies, etc., but would like some idea of the cost prior to the work being done. The following is copied from Todd Bolen and Lois (Bolen) Stange >Book, Vol 1 the text portion of "The Bolling, Bowling, Bolen Family" In >America before 1800, 2nd edition 1997. page 37 as follows: >N Fh1566 Christopher Bolling had a wife Lydia--He granted land to James >Bolling 1743 Deed Book 4, page 149-50 Goochland County, Virginia (175)(1155) >Christopher Bolling shows up in the Goochland County, Virginia, records as >early as 1743, when he deeded land to James Bolling and others. However, >the parcels of land in Christopher's name were nothing close to the size of >those parcels occupied by the Bollings (John I, John II, Thomas, and >William) who established "Licking Hole" Plantation, later to be know as >"Bolling Hall". (339) Christopher Bolling had legal action against him >1752-55 in Halifax County, Virginia. (7) Christopher Bolling received 400 >acres between December 21, 1751 and January 18, 1752 in Halifax County, >Virginia. Thomas Boulding (Fh679), James Boulding (Fh273), and Ephraim >Bouldin (678e) each also received 400 acres during this same time period >(575 Christopher Bolling moved on from Goochland County, having received >land grant of 765 acres in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1759. He and his >son, William, appear on the Pittsylvania County, Virginia tax list in 1767. >(339) Christopher Bowlin paid taxes 1767 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. >In the household was his son William. Also on the same tax list was >Christopher Bowling Jr., Joseph Bowlin and James Bowlin (Fh258). (597) >Christopher Bowling Sr., was on the 1767 tax list of Pittsylvania County, >Virginia. Other Bowlings were Thomas, 2 Johns, Archibald, Christopher Jr., >William (son of Christopher Sr.), James and Joseph. Land only for Thomas >and 1 John; 100 acres each. Christopher Sr., and Jr., William and James >were all from Goochland County, Virginia and also had lived in Halifax >County, Virginia. (693)(421) Both a Christopher Bolling Sr. and Junior >appear on the Henry County, Virginia, muster roll in 1777. But there are >indications that they still did not stay put, since they later show up on >records in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and later in Clay County, >Kentucky.(33)Christopher Boling Sr., was on a list of persons renouncing >Great Britain and swearing allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia at >Henry County, Virginia. Also on the list were John Boling, Joseph Boling, >Archibald Boling and Christopher Boling. (960) Christopher Bowling was of >Halifax and Henry Counties, Virginia and Hawkins County, Tennessee. He may >have been a close kinsman to James Bowling (Fh270) who was born 1756 (7) >(85) Christopher Boling and a William Boling are in the 1786 account book of >Thomas Amis of Big Creek. Hawkins County, Tennessee (1155) Christopher >Bolling is listed 1791 Tennessee Deed Book 1, page 64 and in 1794 Hawkins >County, Tennessee. (175) Christopher Boling my information differs slightly >on the deeds in Hawkins County, Tennessee. In 1791 Christ Bowlin is the >conveyee, Book 1, page 64 and in 1794 Christopher Bowlins is the conveyor, >Book 2, page 147 (698) I have someone researching Hawkins and Grainger >Counties, Tennessee for early records and they have found a 1791 deed for >Christ Boling and a 1796 deed for Christopher Boling. Since so many of the >Haywood County, Tennessee Bowlings were in Grainger County, Tennessee in >1805 (William, Alex, Lewis, Joseph, Thomas), I am wondering who the >Christopher is and what family he belongs to (698) it was presumed by all >researchers that Christopher Bolling had died in Hawkings County, Tennessee >after 1790 but not so. Christopher Bolling went to Louisana that part which >became Mississippi. He was a deupty surveyor and his wife was Catherine--It >appars that he lived 1792-1798 in the District of Natchez or the District of >Felicinia (7) (280) Christopher Bolling was a surveyor of land from 1793 to >1805 in both Baton Rouge and Felician, Louisiana. Christopher Bolling lived >in Feliciana County, Louisiana, in 1796. A William Bolling had a land claim >of 600 acres (west of the Pearl River) in Feliciana in 1797 and in 1792-93 a >Catherine Bolling was nearby in Homochitlor, Dis of Natchez, Louisiana. In >1812 a Eli Bolling had a land claim west of the Pearl River, east of the >Mississippi River in Louisiana (1024)(1025). (Todd thinks this Christopher >could be Christpher Bolling (Fh 1566). (7) > >The Todd Book continues with more Christopher data > >N 1566a Christopher Bowlin Jr. paid taxes 1767 in Pittsylvania County, >Virginia. (154)(597)(693). > > 730 Christopher Bolin was the son of Thomas and Nancy (----). He >married 1819 Nancy Gilson in Perry County, Indiana. (7) Christpher Bolin >married 1819 Nancy Gibson in Perry County, Indiana (1212) > > There is more as: > > Christopher Bowlin was on the 1787 tax list of Amelia County, >Virginia. (551) > Christopher Bowling was on the 1782 tax list of Montgomery County, >Virginia (7)(347) > >Number reference sources found in Volume II. If you do not have volume II >let me know what numbers you need the source on and I'll look it up and list >it for you. > >Please excuse any typos, as they are mine, not Todd's. Can anyone analyse >this data and come up with enough material to show any relationship to >Christpher Bolin b. 1787 who married the Baker? Just a hunch and without >documentation and the differing opinions on parentage of this Christopher I >can't help but keep trying to prove his parents through Bible records, >census, deeds or wills,probate. May be a waste of time but had to try... > >Let me know... >Pat Mitchell of Bloomington, IN > > >==== BAKER_BOLIN Mailing List ==== >The BAKER_BOLIN-L Homepage is located at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/8056/bakerb.html > > > > > > > > Pat Mitchell of Bloomington, IN