He reported his birth date (Aug 1744) and birth place (St Mary's Maryland) in his pension application. [1]
Also mentioned in his Father's Will as Edmund.[2]
Changed his name to Edward by the time he migrated to Amherst, Virginia[1] with his step-father, John Cartwight.[citation needed]
Served in the American Revolution - "That he served eighteen months during the revolutionary war in three separate tours of six months each as a Volunteer in Captain Richard Ballingers Company of infantry. That he was at the battle of Gilford [sic: Guilford Courthouse NC, 15 Mar 1781], it being the only engagement he was in during his campaign." [3] as Corporal under Major Lewis' Command.[1]
He died after Nov 1832, probably in Georgia, from where and when he applied for a Revolutionary War pension.[1]
He self-reported his own birth as Aug 1844. Therefore, he could not be the [N] Bowling who married Elizabeth Bragg in Apr 1844!
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update2 - I heard back from Maggie, who watches over the Bollings, and so have added US Southern Colonies Project as a manager. (and then removed it, as I had misunderstood her reply)
Hi! This profile is co-managed by the Virginia Project and I'm not sure why. The project box is for the 1776 Project, but it does not look like a profile that project would normally manage. If you think it should, please reply to that effect here & ask the 1776 Project about adopting it. Otherwise, if no objections, I intend to change the 1776 template to the 1776 Sticker and remove Virginia Project as a manager.
For other stickers that may be appropriate, see Template: Virginia Sticker, Template: Virginia Sticker, and Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Stickers (specifically, Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Stickers#Maryland).
Cheers, Liz
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett