Hello Listers -- I am looking for the parents of John Bolling/Bowling who married a Sarah "Sally" ??? around 1790. I can not find a marriage for them in Amherst, Campbell, Patrick, Albemarle, or Buckingham Counties. Buckingham's records were destroyed by a fire in 1868, so they may have been there. John Bolling shows on a land transaction in Amherst in 1789. September 7, 1789 Charles Christian and wife, Sarah, to John Bolling for L55 - 118 acres on Buffalo -- top of Braxton's Ridge. Then, 27 January 1797, John Bolling and wife, Sarah, Charles Christain and wife, Sarah, to Barnett Owen -- 156 acres South side of Buffalo. It appears John married Sarah between 1790 and 1796. Their children were William L. Bolling b. abt. 1790, Susannah Bolling abt. 1792 married Richard Whitten--Amherst, Sally Bolling abt 1794 married John C. Blanks 1807 in Amherst, daughter unknown about 1796, Thomas H. Bolling 1798 - 1860 married Rhoda Campbell, John D. Bolling b 1801 married (1) Gracey Allen, (2) Juriah Terry, (3) Rhoda A. Creasy, Elizabeth Bolling 1802 married William Burford. In the early 1800's John and Sarah owned property on old Lynch road as well as two boats on the James River which his sons inherited. On the records their last names show both spellings Bolling and Bowling sometimes on the same document. I descend from Thomas H. and Rhoda Campbell Bolling. If anyone can shed any light on John's parents or Sarah "Sally" maiden name it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks -- James