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Christopher Bowling 1711–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Henry Co., Virginia

Father: James Bowling

Mother: Mary Overhall

Spouse(s): Lydia Atkinson

Children(s): Corporal Bolen

Christopher Bowling was born in 1711 in Virginia, the child of James Bowling And Mary Overhall. Christopher Bowling married Lydia Atkinson, and had children including Corporal Joseph Bolen. Christopher Bowling passed away in 1780 in Henry Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • Christopher Bowling was born in 1711 in Virginia, the child of James Bowling And Mary Overhall.
  • Christopher Bowling married Lydia Atkinson, and had children including Corporal Joseph Bolen.
  • Christopher Bowling passed away in 1780 in Henry Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bowling
1682–1729
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mary Overhall
1680–1730
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Atkinson
1709–1775
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Corporal Bolen
1750–1826
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield Co., Virginia
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Christopher Bowling's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Bowling
1711–1780
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
James Bowling
1682–1729
Virginia
Mary Overhall
1680–1730
Virginia
Grandparents
William Bowling
1650–1717
Gloucester, Virginia
Rachel Lewis
1650–1710
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Bowling
1620–1703
Ann Jacobs
1625–1717
Thomas Sr
1630–
Hellen Mantle
1630–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Bowling's Descendants

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Christopher Bowling (1711–1780) m. Lydia Atkinson (20 Jan 1709–22 Apr 1775)
  1. 1. Corporal (Joseph) Bolen 1750–1826 m. Julia (Valentine) Haley 1762–1806
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Bolen 1776–1855 m. Timothy (James) Roark 1769–1831
      1. 1. James Roark 1798–1877 m. Jerusha Blythe 1806–1876 m. Evaline Irvin 1814–1898
        1. 1. John (B.) Roark 1829–1909
        2. 2. William Roark 1832–
        3. 3. Martha (Jane) Roark 1834–1923
        4. 4. Joseph Roark 1842–
        5. 5. Sarah (Blythe) Roark 1845–
        6. 6. Eva Roark 1854–1891 m. Jessie (C.) Norman 1852–
        7. 7. Rebecca Roark 1824–
        8. 8. Timothy Roark 1826–
      2. 2. John Roark 1800–1870 m. Margaret Gross 1806–1860
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Roark 1825–1868 m. John Cross 1820–1876
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Roark 1828–1909
        3. 3. Betsy Roark 1829–1892
        4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Roark 1830–1907
        5. 5. Sarah Roark 1833–1897
        6. 6. James Roark 1835–1905
        7. 7. Juda (Ann) Roark 1837–1915
        8. 8. William Roark 1840–1863
        9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Roark 1842–1927 m. Archibald (Lafayette) McCallie 1843–1920
        10. 10. America (Ann) Roark 1844–1940
        11. 11. John (Lewis) Roark 1846–1941
      3. 3. Nancy Roark 1803–1878 m. James Richardson 1807–1897
      4. 4. Sary Roark 1805–1903 m. Jerima Whitaker 1805–
      5. 5. William (M.) Roark 1807–1880 m. Nancy Cox 1811–1901
        1. 1. John Roark 1828–1913 m. Kizzie Hatfield 1830–
        2. 2. Cyntha ("Sintha") Roark 1831–
        3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Roark 1835–1881
        4. 4. George (W.) Roark 1849–
        5. 5. James Roark 1833–1863 m. Sarah ("Sallie") Friar 1836–1909
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Sarah) Roark 1810–1871 m. Thomas (William) Ellison 1799–1878
      7. 7. Joseph Roark 1813–1876 m. Juda (Ann) Carr 1814–1883
        1. 1. Lucy Roark 1839–1839
        2. 2. Ruth Roark 1846–1850
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Roark 1834–1892
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Roark 1834–1905 m. Joel Talley 1823–1870
        5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Roark 1837–1918 m. William (Linville) Swafford 1827–1900
        6. 6. Timothy Roark 1838–1848
        7. 7. James (A.) Roark 1840–1905 m. America (Jane) McGill 1839–1921
        8. 8. John (Wesley) Roark 1841–1928 m. Permilia (Brittania) Conner 1846–1928
        9. 9. William (Marion) Roark 1843–1923 m. Virginia (Ann) Conner 1852–1934
        10. 10. Andrew (Jackson) Roark 1847–1850
        11. 11. Nancy Roark 1849–1864
      8. 8. Timothy (James) Roark 1819–1892 m. Mary (Polly) Williams 1812–1901
        1. 1. James Roark 1841–
        2. 2. John Roark 1842–
        3. 3. William Roark 1843–
        4. 4. Jeremiah Roark 1846–
        5. 5. Timothy Roark 1853–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Roark 1855–
        7. 7. Joseph Roark 1845–
        8. 8. Eliza ("Louisa") Roark 1848–
        9. 9. Sarah Roark 1851–
        10. 10. Nancy (Jane) Roark 1862–
        11. 11. Mary Roark 1857–
        12. 12. Margaret Roark 1860–
      9. 9. David Roark 1821–1821
      10. 10. Rebecca Roark 1824–
      11. 11. Mary (Ann) Roark 1828–1912 m. James (Jefferson) Lambert 1824–1863
      12. 12. Jeremiah Roark 1816–1907 m. Elizabeth (Nance) Fultz 1817–1897
        1. 1. James (Irwin) Roark 1862–1898 m. Eliza Hunt –1891
        2. 2. John Roark 1836–1919 m. Maratha Jones 1835– m. Teresa Murphy 1840–1901
        3. 3. Martha Roark 1842–1905 m. Joshua (Hamilton) Monday 1839–
        4. 4. Jane Roark 1844–1867 m. Thomas (N.) Lay 1833–1916
        5. 5. Mary (Josephine) Roark 1845–1881 m. John (B.) Rutledge 1853–1905
        6. 6. Elizabeth Roark 1846– m. John (B.) Rutledge 1853–1900
        7. 7. Jeremiah (M.) Roark 1849–1920 m. Hester (Jane) Waddell 1846–1896
        8. 8. Timothy Roark 1852–1927 m. Samantha (Angeline) Dutton 1853–1931
        9. 9. Elisa (Louise) Roark 1856–1930 m. Sanford (Stanley) Cope 1849–1936
        10. 10. David Roark 1858–1930 m. Elizabeth (Emeline) McClary 1867–

Christopher Bowling's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Christopher Bowling in Virginia
Virginia
1780
1780
Age 69
Death of Christopher Bowling in Henry Co., Virginia
Henry Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Henry Co., Virginia
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