Hello! I have not been a member of this list long. I am looking for a Robert BOWLING who was of military age in 1777, in VA. I need any info available for the Robert BOWLING who was in the Rev War from VA. He is listed in Todd BOLIN's book very briefly.: " Robert BOWLING in 1777 was a private in a Virginia Company, Revolutionary War. (42) Robert BOIWLING in 1778 was in the 3rd Virginia Regiment, company Number 2. (353)" The references were for "Records of the Revolutionary War" by William T. Saffell and Joseph T. McAllister, 1894, reprint 1969. And Ibid, by Saffell, 1913. I don't know if he lived to apply for a pension or not. He was not listed in Virgil White's Rev War pension abstracts under the spelling of BOWLING. However, many varient spellings of this surname have been used down through the years by other families. I have not been able to check other spellings in White's book. Thank you so much. Any info on this Robert will be appreciated. Joanne in California [email protected]