William Allen Bowles came from ENGLAND to NEW YORK on the same ship as his wife, both of them worked for 7 years to pay their way. "History of Summers County 1908"-Bowles-There is living on Hump Mountain, in Green Sulphur District several families by the name of Bowles, which is a familiar name to all the inhabitants of Summers County The Original settler, whose name was William Allen Bowles was an Englishman who crossed the ocean shortly after the Declaration of Independence by the thirteen American Colonies. His wife's name was Sarah Preston, and was Irish. Both he and his wife crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the same ship before their marriage and were unable to pay their transportation. Both were arrested and sold for the amount of their ship fare across the sea to New York. William A. Bowles was sold to a tanner and Sarah Preston was sold to a baker, each for a term of seven years. After the expiration of this long period they were married and removed to Franklin County Virginia. At 01:09 AM 7/19/01 -0400, you wrote: >Could you give me more info on the origin of your family name???????? It is >so close to my family name it is weird. > >Debby Bolen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sherranlynn Kincaid Nichols" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 5:00 PM >Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Bowles/Boles > > >> Would this not be Edmond's daughter Elizabeth b. 1838? >> >> At 08:12 PM 7/17/01 -0400, you wrote: >> >About Charlotte Bowles, I think she was Edmund's sister or wife. >> >Look at this census, although the 1840 census don't tell much, this is >what >> >it has Edmund is the only Bowles on this census: >> >Edmund Bowles >> >1 male between 20-30 >> >1 female under 5 >> >1 female between 20-30 >> >Sarah >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Sarah Kincaid >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:48 AM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Bowles/Boles >> > >> >Roberta, >> >In the index where there is a * means in another household and also in >the >> index it gave the year of there birth, I will type the index first and >then >> give the family. >> >*Bowles, Charlotte----1820 >> >*Bowles, Frances -----1834 >> >*Bowles, Anderson ----1846 >> > Bowles, David -------1814 >> > Bowles, Edmund------1810 >> > >> >This is how they were in the household in 1850: >> > >> >Bowles, Edmund -------40 >> >Lucy ------------------29 >> >Elizabeth --------------10 >> >Alexander---------------9 >> >Sarah-------------------7 >> >Mary--------------------5 >> >Nancy------------------8/12 >> >Sarah-------------------85 >> > >> >Bowles, David-----------36 >> >Ruth--------------------31 >> >William------------------12 >> >Cynthia-----------------11 >> >Erin---------------------10 >> >David-------------------- 3 >> >S.J.---------------------7/12 >> > >> >Here is the family that Charlotte, Frances, & Anderson Bowles show up >with >> in 1850: >> > >> >Fox, Harrison------------41 >> >Catherine---------------33 >> >Sarah J.------------------9 >> >James A.-----------------7 >> >H. S. --------------------4 >> >Polly---------------------1 >> >Josiah Skaggs-----------30 >> >John L. Skaggs-----------7 >> >Joseph B. Skaggs---------5 >> >Charlotte Bowles--------30 >> >Frances Bowles----------16 >> >Anderson Bowles----------4 >> > >> >I hope this helps in your search, good luck. >> >Sarah >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Roberta Smith >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 6:04 AM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Bowles/Boles >> > >> >Thank you. Yes I am interested in Boles families in the 1850 census. >> > Roberta >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Sarah Kincaid" <[email protected]> >> >To: <[email protected]> >> >Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:37 AM >> >Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Bowles/Boles >> > >> > >> >> Roberta, >> >> there are several Bowles famlies in the 1850 census if you are >interested >> >let me know. >> >> Sarah >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Roberta Smith >> >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:21 AM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [WVFAYETT] Bowles/Boles >> >> >> >> I'm looking for any info on James H. Bowles/Boles b-? d-? Married >Sarah >> >Hudson b-? d-? Married Aug 26, 1875 in Fayette County, WV. What dose H. >> >stand for in James H. Bowles/Boles >> >> >> >> S/O James and Sarah Bowles/Boles is Edgar Jordan Bowles/Boles >b-9/26/1877, >> >Fayette Co WV. d-4/21/1965 place Jodie WV, Fayette County. Buried at >Rich >> >creek Cemetery. Married Lily Mae Skaggs b-12/19/1888 place ? d-5-28-19? >> >place?. D/O of James W. Skaggs & Harriet Ann Skaggs. >> >> >> >> Help me fill in the ?, and any info that any one could give me. >> >> Thank you, Sincerely: Roberta Boles Smith >> >> e-mail [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> >> Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >> >> Source for Family History Online. Go to: >> >> >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HBGet >> >more from the Web. 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