Posted on: Washington Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Washington/10235 Surname: Bowles, Bowels, Carson, Debusk ------------------------- Thanks so much! I will write you at your address. It sounds like this John Bowles may have been a grandfather since "the Bowles Boys", and possibly a sister, were born in VA, dates known: 1810-1816. I have strong reason to believe Washington Co.- I am sure they were their because of the Bowles/Carson marriage. The Carsons: Samuel Carson was born in Berkley Co. VA between 1777 and 1780. I got that info from Carson descendents that I found on this site or on the Fayette Co,.IL site, where the Bowles' and Carsons, as well as the DeBusks, migrated. The alternate spelling of Bowles, (Bowels), has been suggested to me and, when a "lookup" found my g-grandmther for me in a Fayette Co.,with her stepfather, her name was spelled Bowels, so I have never refused to look to these queries as well.