John Dowell was my g g g grandfather. I know his children and his line very well and he had no daughter named Nancy Maria. In 1778 John moved to Burke Co N.C. along with his brother George. In 1797 he married Sarah Elizabeth Hickman in Wilkes co NC. In 1810 they were in Cumberland Co KY and in 1815 settled in Jackson Co TN where John died in 1851 and Sarah in 1871. Their children were: John Martin, Reuben Hickman, Emma, Elvira, Frances America, Clara, Patsy and Sophia. There is a Dowell website where much Dowell info is being exchanged by many great long time researchers. Do you know of James E Dowell (Albermarle Dowells) or Dave Dowell (Maryland Dowells) both long time researchers. They are administrators of the sites. Anyway about 5 distinct Dowell Groups have been developed from DNA testing and info is shared on the site. If you are interested in joining the site I can tell you who to contact. For some reason I seem to recall seeing soemthing about W VA Dowells on that site but can't recall any details. Anyway, might be an avenue to pursue. Good luck and I wish we were related. My old John and his brother George seem to have just appeared and be unrelated to any other Dowells in US in the 1750s!!! PGray11707@aol.com wrote: I'm very interested in the John Dowell, whom you have born 1764 in Albemarle County, VA. Your post went on to discuss his brother, George, who went to Indiana. Do you know any more about John? My g-g-grandfather, Zebedee Gray, born 1795 in the WVA part of VA, married Nancy Maria Dowell in 1823 in Clarke County,VA. They had five sons. I believe, but have no proof, that Nancy's father was a John Dowell, probably a farmer, in Clarke County. If you have any information, I'd be glad to share mine. Carlin Gray ==== DOWELL Mailing List ==== This DOWELL list is currently available for adoption! Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx