Captain
David
Bowles
Born in New Kent, Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Hughes) Bowles
— married
1749 [location unknown]
Husband of
Winnifred (Wakefield) Boles
— married
1753 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 76
in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Captain David Bowles served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
David Bowles was born about 1730 in Virginia. He married Sarah "Unknown" (sometimes referred to as Sarah Hughes) about 1749.[1] He then married Winnifred Minerva Rice. He passed away about January 1807 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.[2] [3]
David very possibly moved to Henrico county after the French and Indian War, and there is a patent dated August 3, 1771: "George the Third to David Bowles, 234 and 1-2 acres in Henrico county, by patent, in consideration of two pounds of tobacco for every acre of land. Signed William Nelson, President of Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony."[4]
David's wife was named Winnie and he sold to his brother Benjamin two tracts 444 and 1-2 acres in Henrico county February 28, 1788.[4] It is recorded about this time that David Bowles was one of the "processioners" of land boundaries in Hanover county.[4]
David Bowles will dated 20 February 1806, proved January 1807 in Bourbon Co., KY, names son Nelson Bowles. Book C, pg. 195.[5]
Revolutionary War
David Bowles is listed in the NSSAR Patriot and Grave database[3] and is listed as a Patriot in the DAR database [2]
- Birth ca. 1730
- Death before Jan. 1807 at Bourbon, KY.
- He is listed with wife Minnie Minerva Rice and son Jesse Bowles.
- Citation: SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004. [3]
- Service in Fifth Continental Line and as Captain, Henrico County, Virginia Militia. [2][3][6][7]
Conflicting Parents requires more research
David was the son of Benjamin Bowles, grandson of John 3rd.[8]
David, son of Stephen, had seven children - William, Mary, John, Jesse, Stephen, Betsey and Nelson. Fifth Generation. [9]
David, son of said Jesse, married Minnie Rice. They had nine children - Jesse, Stephen, John, Betsey, Mary, William, Henry, Anderson and Hughes. Said Betsey married Richard Thomas, the family moving from Virginia to Kentucky. Said David was married three times - twice in Kentucky. Seventh Generation. [9]
Last Will & Testament of David Bowles
The Last Will and Testament of David Bowles], Dated 20 February 1800 and recorded at Bourbon County, Kentucky in Will Book C, Page 195-198; David's will mentions his wife Winney Bowles and her mother Molley Rice. The only children mentioned are "my three children, Nelson Bowles, Thomas Bowles and Elizabeth Bowles" and the numerous slaves he bequeaths to them. Separately, he mentions "my son Jesse Bowles." He also bequeaths to "my grand daughter Elizabeth Thomas" and to "my great grand son David Thomas." [10]
DNA
The Bowles DNA Project Kit #47583 shows Jesse Bowles as a son of David Bowles and Sarah Hughes. Nelson is the son of David Bowles and "Winny" Rice.
The companion web site is Bowles DNA Project
Note
David Bowles is a direct ancestor of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
Sources
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 14 Feb 2018), "Record of David Bowles", Ancestor # A012843.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 SAR Patriot #: P-118675
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Farquhar, Thomas, The History of the Bowles Family; Philadelphia: Farquhar, 1907, pg. 110-111
- ↑ Research done by Cheryl R. Houin, March 1999
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9535636
- ↑ Bourbon County Revolutionary War Plaque list of names
- ↑ Farquhar, Thomas, The History of the Bowles Family; Philadelphia: Farquhar, 1907, pg. 109
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bowles, David. "History and Record of the Bowles Family, Originating in England Prior to the Revolutionary War." Emden, Illinois: Press of the Emden News, 1902. Part I
- ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:David_Bowles_Last_Will_and_Testament
- Find A Grave: Memorial #9535636
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
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~1.56%
Capt. Bob Smith
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Tammi (Ruddell) Mizer :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tjkinard
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~0.78%
Monica (Nichols) Torres :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A145633 [compare], Ancestry member ZyrianaNichols
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~0.78%
J. (Pearson) Salsbery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A020540 [compare], Ancestry member Citereh2000
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A020540 [compare], FTDNA kit #B54446
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~0.78%
L (Watkins) Perry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A385392 [compare], Ancestry member Lucia_Perry
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~0.39%
Alex Hamill :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Gail Patrick :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cinnamondrop
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"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2T-QZ6 : accessed 9 September 2022), David Bowles, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 146, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm .
And Nelson is listed just under him, "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2T-QZX : accessed 9 September 2022), Nelson Bowles, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 146, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm .
while Jesse Jr(Bowls) and Jesse Sr(Bowls) are lower on the same page
Find A Grave
Another source, research of Cheryl R. Houin, says on 17 Mar 1999, that Sarah Hughes was his first wife. On 9 Jan. 1999, she said that Nelson is the son of David Bowles and Winnie Minerva Rice.
I am still trying to find better sources.
Thanks, Cindy Williams Lesure