Meredith read message 1238 on the Armstrong venue at Genforum re: "Mathew Kingsbury Armstrong and Martha Lenora Bolin/Boling" in TN Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Sheridan" <dsheridan1@ec.rr.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 9:33 AM Subject: [PATE] Bowling, Bolen and other spellings? > Does anyone know where the name "Bowling, Bolen" (and other spellings) entered the Pate family? Present in B. G. Pate who is living in Gibson Co Tn age 30 (USCensus 1850), bn Al. He is married to Margaret ago 20 with children Bolen, Alexander, Amanda, Emily, Martha and a Robert Armstrong who is 18 farmer bn Tn. In 1860 he has Bolin 16, Amandia 13, John 8, Ann 11, Mary 7, Sarah 5, Tillisha, Elizabeth Amby 57 laborer and Frank Armstrong 10. > > Alice, who sent this to me, says that the family states that they are cousins to members of the Mathew D. Pate family (who says he is the son of Stephen D Pate) of Dyer. She believes because of the Armstrong families memberspresent in the census that Bolin's wife Margaret may be an Armstrong. Meredith > >