Willis Bowling

1790 - 1881  (91 years)

• Name	Willis Bowling
  Born	17 Jan 1790	Granville Co., NC
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Nov 1881	Durham Co., NC
  Person ID	I13929	Burton & allied families
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	John Bowling,   b. 3 Jul 1762, VA ,   d. Abt 1817, Granville Co., NC  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Martha “Patsy” Mangum,   b. Abt 1770
  Married	12 Aug 1790	Granville Co., NC
  Notes	Arthur Frazer was bondsman, H. Potter was witness.
  Family ID	F4270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth “Betsy” Wilkerson,   b. 21 Oct 1796,   d. 3 Jul 1873, Orange Co., NC  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1816	Granville Co., NC
  Notes	Record indicates bond dated the 4th of an unknown month (possibly January, undocumented trees have September) in year 1816. William Mangum was bondsman, W. M. Sneed was witness.
  Children	1. William Bowling,   b. 5 Nov 1817, NC ,   d. 18 Mar 1907, Durham, Durham Co., NC  (Age 89 years)   2. Prestley Bowling,   b. 9 Apr 1820, NC ,   d. 13 Aug 1882, Durham, NC  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2024
  Family ID	F4269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Buried at Bowling family cemetery in Durham Co., NC. Exact dates from findagrave.com, DOB may or may not be accurate as parents married in Aug., 1790. Some pedigrees have a year of 1791. Ages in censuses vary widely. Willis Bowling was bondsman for the marriage of Martha Wilkerson to Rives Mangum, bond dated 28 Nov 1818 in Granville Co. He attended the estate sale of his wife’s grandfather, David Wilkerson, Sr., in about 1819. Willis Bowling (26-45) was enumerated in the 1820 Granville Co. (alphabetized) census with 3 males under 10 and wife 16-26. Willis was one of the witnesses of the will of Nicholas Jones, proved in May Ct. 1830 in Orange Co. (Will Bk E, pp 216-18). Willis Bowlin (40-50) was enumerated in 1840 Orange Co. with 3 males 20-30, 1 female (20-30) and wife (40-50). Yancy Bowlin was nearby. Willis was one of the witnesses of the will of Priscilla Carrington, proved in Orange Co., NC, in May Ct. 1844. (Will Bk F, p. 190). She was a neighbor in the 1840 census. Willis Borland [sic] (59) was enumerated in the 1850 Orange Co., NC, census with Elizabeth (53) and Martha (80) [his mother]. Willis Bowling (65) and Betsie Bowling (50) were enumerated with Yancey Bowling (55) in the 1860 Orange Co. census. In 1870 Orange Co., Willis Bowling (80) and Elizabeth (72) were enumerated with Puss Jacobs (18). She was possibly related to their next door neighbor, Bedford Jacobs (23).