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From: "Leslie Gunter" <>
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY-L] Dickey Diary
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:57:16 -0000


Here are a few that mention James Bowling. Will send more
later.......Leslie

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page 2246-48
Rev. Hughes Bowling - Hector Creek, April 22, 1898

I was born in Leslie County, Key. then Clay, April 8, 1857.
I was born on Bull Creek. My father was John Bolling. My
mother was Susan Napier. My paternal grandfather was
James Bowling. His wife was Mahala Wilson. My great
grandfather Bollling was named Eli. He came from Licking
River, Tenn. to Clay County, Key. in 1807. His sister Mary
called Mollie, came with him and became the wife of Rev. John
Gilbert. His brothers Levi, John and James came with him also
a sister Nancy who married a Sizemore. My great grandfather
settled on Bear Creek, Clay Co.. He paid for a tract of land on
that creek, containing 1500 acres by herding hgs one winter on
the mast. Dan and Dave Bowling (sons of James Bowling) own and
residee on it. They sold it in the boom for $7,000 but the parties
failed to pay for it. Rev. Jesse Bowling who settled on the North
Fork in Breathitt County was the unclue of Eli, John, James, Levi,
Mary and Nancy Bowling. This is the way I've always heard it. I
have heard my father say that he heard Rev. John Gilbert say that
he had the settling of Clay County. He first thought that he would
settle the mouth of Hctor but he finally had to settle higher up
Red Bird. Taylor Gilbert says that his grandfather Rev. John
Gilbert preached in "hard shell" doctrine but I have heard many
old people say that he did not, but preached a free salvation for
all. Hector Creek was named by John Gilbert in honor of a
favorite bear dog by that namewhich was killed by a bear on it.
Old JohnHays who lived and died on Hector said that the Bowlings above
mentioned all came from Tennessee that is, that Jesse Bowling
ogNorth Fork came from the same place that the others did. Hays
dided five year ago, at the age of 93. He said there was a Levi
Bowling in that neighborhood, Uncle to Eli and perhaps brother of
Jesse above (mentioned). I think od JohnGilbert came from the
same place. Taylor Gilbert wrote them a few years ago to get the
ordination record of Jesse Bowlingand others who ordained John
Gilbert but failed to get them. I have always learnedthat the Hard
Shells broke off from the Baptist Church in 1833. They were
100,000 strong at firstand in 60 years that had fallen off to
40,000. I learned it from Throckmorton and Potter debate held
in Indiana. Silas Hensley, on this creek has a copy. I joined the
church in 1884, am a preacher in the Missionary Baptist Church.

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page 2344-47
Jason Walker Bolling. Benge, Kentucky, June 15, 1898

My great grandfather, Jesse Bolling came to Kentucky in
180. My grandfather Elijah Bolling was born at the Three
Forks of Powell River in Lee County, Virginia in 1798, and
when he was 12 years old his father removed to Perry County,
Kentucky. Daniel Duff baptized my grandfather, Elijah
Bolling. Rev, Andrew baker baptized my great grandfather
at Blackwater Church, now Hawkins County, Tennessee. My
great great grandfather was Major John Bolling. He had 19 sons.
I do not knw that there were any daughters. One of the sons
William Bolling married Martha Jefferson, sister of Thomas
Jefferson, President of the United States. Other sons were,
Jesse above mentioned, Benjamin was oldest born 1752 or 3.
Jesse was born 1765. Robert(a) the wife of U.S. Senator,
Archibald Dixon, was the daughter of Dilany Bolling of
Missouri and the granddaughter of Major John Bolling,
aforesaid.
Gov. John Young Brown's wife was a daughter of Archibald
Dixon. (Roger Cornett, son of the original William Cornett
built the house where Hemp. Coldiron lives, in 1802 he married
Zilpha Callahan. This makes the date of the Cornett's coming
to Kentucky 1796-1799 probable. Men from Crug's Ferry at
mouth of Sexton were at the raising. Roger Cornett was in slaves
and land. He owned the Coleman Survey, patented in 1783, 5,600
acres)
There are Bollings in western Keentucky. One went to Congress
some years ago, perhaps 1870 or 1872.
The first Bolling who came to America was Colonel Robert Bolling
of London, England.
I think old Cava Baker made the rhyme on the "Cattle War", I
have always heard it that way. Old Julius Bob Baker and
William Neal were in St. Clairs defeat. Baker held a Major's
commission. They are both buried Buffalo, Owsley County.
Neal requested to be buried beside Baker. John Gilbert and
John Amis married sisters of James Bowling, Eli, John,
grandfather of Judge Josiah Comb's wife, Christopher,
William, Joseph, Nancy (Sizemore) was another sister from
these have descended most of the Bollings in Clay County.
Jesse Bolling my great grandfather, married Mary Pennington
of Lee County, Va. He was born in North Carolina at Hillsboro.
His father was born in Virginia. David Pennington, her brother,
was living during the war of the Rebellion. My grandfater,
Elijah Bolling stayedd with him in Lee Co. furing the late war.
Jesse Bolling had children as follows; Hannah married Huff;
Mary married Abram Barger; Justice married ????; John
married Polly Lewis; Jesse married Lewis for his second wife;
William married a daughter of FDaniel Duff; Elijah married
Roberts; George married Lewis; a daughter married Joseph
Spencer; Betsey married Abel Pennington; another married
Maggard; another died single. A. P. Hill and Basil Duke
married sisters of John Morgan. His mother was the daughter
of John Hunt, the first millionaire in Kentucky. Dr, Foster of
Kentucky was reared by Mrs. Hunt.

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page 2348
David Benge Wednesday, June 15, 1898

My grandfather, David Benge (called AKing David) came to Ky.,
and settled in Madison County. While living there he used to
drive stock to this section and herd them on the range. If he
had any brothers and sisters I neever heard of them.
Thomas Benge son of David Benge and father of Jane Benge,
killed ___Porter, stood his trail, came clear and then went
first to Indiana and then to Iowa. It occured near McWhorter.
It was at corn shucking; the pile was divided and these men fell
out - perhaps were Captains- and Benge struck Porter with a
rake. He lived a week or ten days and died. My grandfather
was a soldier in two wars, Revolutionary and 1812, My father
was John Benge. He volunteered in the War of 1812; my
grandfather would not let him go but went in his stead. His
other sons were; Willliam, Joseph, and Lewis Franklin. His
daughters were; Nancy (William Cornett, son of Roger); Sallie
Ann (George Treeman); Adeline (Elisha Stiver); Zilpah (Robert
Stiver); Lucinda (Benjamin Johnson); Mary (Elijah McGee).
John, my father, had 13 children, 10 girls and 3 boys, all still
living but one eldest is 86. My brothers name wa James, he
lives here in Clay. Hemarried Benge! second cousin. I am next
to the oldest. I married Nancy Lynx, daughter of Fred Lynx.
I had twelve children all living but two. My oldest sister, Sallie
Ann, married John Johnson and lives near Bernstadt. Lucinda
married Zessa McWhorter; They had a large family. Lydia Ann
married James Hawes. They had a large family. Martha married
James Bolling, lives on Goose Cree. Betsey married Henderson
Howes, parents of Mark & William Howes. They had a good
family. Eliza married Adam Bolling, both are living and have 8
or 9 children. Bina married Gillum House, both are living. Jennie
married William Bolling, both living on Little Goose. Nancy
married Byrd, she died in child birth, left no children. Evalina
married William Martin, had a large family. I lived wher I now
reside 60 years. I used to make whiskey before the war. I think
it a bad business. I never drank much whiskey, ruins a
neighborhood.
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Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [KYCLAY-L] Dickey Diary

>I would certainly appreciate your checking the James Bowlings for me.
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