Hi, My name is Thomas Stephen Bowling and I was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, where my family has been since 1785. Prior to that they lived in Maryland, in the areas of Prince George, Charles and St. Mary's Counites. My immigrant ancestor was a Thomas Bowling, originally from somewhere in England who came to Maryland sometime before 1690. He was the brother of Captain James Bowling, the rather famous early Maryland immgrant. He returned to England around 1697 and apparently died there about 1700 and was considered to be the progenitor of the Maryland Bowling's and consequently the Nelson County Kentucky Bowling's. My problem is, where in England did the family come from, was the family connected to the Virginia Bowlings (or Bollings) and most importantly what was the family's ancestry ? I feel confident someone has some leads to establishing this, can anyone help? My e-mail address is SGBOWLING@aol.com, please contact me ! Thanks Stephen Bowling