Who erected Ben Bolling's headstone, & when?

Question

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25970836

Answer 1

ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION!
His tombstone is inscribed: "B. Bolling, b. 1734, d.1832." The tombstone was made by his son Jeremiah. Benjamin is shown on the 1790 Randolph Co., NC census and on the Russell Co., Virgina 1810 tax list and the 1820 census. He was a Baptist Minister who visited some of his brothers in KY.
FOUND HERE: http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/70360/who-erected-ben-bollings-headstone-%26-when
 COMMENTS APPRECIATED.  THANKS!
- DESCENDANT OF THE INFAMOUS BEN

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 In his will John Bolling "divided his large estate among his sons, giving very little to his daughters." [The author then summarizes the will, mentioning by name Thomas, John, Robert, Edward, Archibald and the "widow."]

 

No Benjamin ?

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My fellow research cousin who was the authority regarding Benjamin Bowling who is also my ancestor Harley Bowling sadly passed away in 2014.  Benjamin Bowling is not the son of John Bolling, DNA tests have already proved this.  As for the marker, the new marker, it was made before the YDNA testing results confirmed that Benjamin was not the famed descendant of Pocohontas.

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Yes, thank you Sherry Baker for pointing out the DNA problem with Benjamin being descended from Pocahontas !   You don't know how many folks in chats and etc. I have tried to help with this as , yes, his headstone being a source of misinformation. My Uncle and myself have him as a 4 & 5 time great grandfather in my paternal grandmothers line.  The  group for those that have him in their line are Group 3 and Group 9.  Group 1 of the Bowling Family DNA project are those that descend from Pocahontas.   Most of these testers are also included in the Lumbee project at FTDNA, my Uncle included.  May be a motive for making him descend from a famous Native instead when erecting a stone at that time as that was not a popular time to be First Peoples or Black?   Nice to know now we all have such a diverse Heritage.   I do descend from Pocahontas' sister in two other lines of my tree.  The DNA trail proves that, sure was stumping me at first as to how the DNA was pointing on the other side of my tree from Benjamin and not his leg of the tree that had some written records as to that legacy.

Answer 2

I added this information to Benjamin's profile but I wonder if there is another source for Benjamin Bolling's connection to John Fairfax Bolling and Elizabeth Blair Boling Bland as stated on the tombstone erected by his son, Jeremiah ? 

Is there is a case for disputed parentage ? 

I hesitate to add Benjamin as one of the children of Elizabeth Blair Bolling Bland and John Bolling until we  find another source than the tombstone. 

Re : http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bolling-59

 

 

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Also have the added problem on Benjamin not being listed on this Find A Grave site for his father, John Fairfax Bolling :

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34656576

Any help would be much appreciated , all Bolling decendants ! 

The WikiTree profiles on the early Bollings are based on the "Memoirs of the Bolling Family" by his son, Robert Bolling , who chronicled the Bolling Family History from England to USA . This source is listed on John Bolling's profile but it's not the main source. Please contribute and bring other sources into these profiles so we can connect all the Bollings together.

Thanks !

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What about the book by Oakley Dean Baldwin who claims he's proven by DNA that Benjamin Bolling is indeed related to Pocahontas written in 2015?

I've read it, but don't have enough information to refute or agree with it. For those who have studied this more, what is your take on his argument? The book is on Amazon- "Pocahontas to Benjamin Bolling."

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The book is nearly a complete work of fiction. I would put it on the same level as the now defamed book written by Brent Kennedy titled "The Melungeons--Ressurection of a Proud People". Like Kennedy, this book is exploitative, poorly researched and put together and is basically a money-making venture to the 'author.'

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Some will disagree with this new testing. The book "Pocahontas To Benjamin Bolling" is based on hundreds of Autosomal DNA connections from Benjamin Bolling 1734-1832, all of these connections only match Benjamin to other Bolling family members who are listed as Red, White and Blue Bollings. Along with other documents and circumstantial evidence, this book is to be used as a tool to assist you with your personal research.

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Well obviously if you do auDNA tests on a lot of descendants of Benjamin Bolling, you'll get matches with people who descend from a wide spread of colonial Virginians, including blue Bollings, some white Bollings, and a few Red Bollings.

That can safely be said without making any assumptions and without doing any tests.

But what could the tests show that would prove anything?

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Again, there is NO DNA test (whether it be autosomal or otherwise) that indicates that the descendants of Benjamin Bolling of Pound, VA are affiliated genetically to descendants of Pocahontas. And, that is because they are not. It doesn't matter how many book erroneously claim it, it's just NOT so. It doesn't matter how many times it is stated, it just is NOT so.

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This book is a total rip-off and should NOT be purchased by anyone looking for factual information. It is a blatant attempt to cash in on the decades of erroneous misinformation that has previously been published on the Benjamin Bolling line, which DID have a Native American ancestor--just NOT Pocahontas. Readers will NOT find any reputable or new information of value in the book, and the author's claim of autosomal evidence is just a joke. BUYERS BEWARE~

Answer 3

My husband comes up matching via DNA to these Bollings.  Extremely surprising as he is Australian with UK ancestry and no known US ancestry.     So far about 10 DNA matches tracing back to the US Bollings, according to thier genealogies,  I am ever sceptical but it is interesting that there must be a link somewhere there.

 May be via brick wall D'Arcy-1229?     

Just another Genealogy mystery to solve.

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Sites FTDNA, Ancestry and MyHeritage sites and several different Matches to these Bolling and Kuykendal families.

The dates do not match anyone known and the DNA would most probably be too diluted that far back.   Still could be, I never discount anything until proven/disproven.

The ancestor who I think/hope was born about 1856 and these DNA Match relatives in the US are born in the 1700s.

I have traced them via Matches Trees and Family Search Trees. Of course none of them in themselves good sources but valuable clues to follow up on.