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Pocahontas and the Bolling
Lineage
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PERIOD |
Confirmed? |
GENERATION |
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1547-1618
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Yes
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1. Powhatan
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1595-1616
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Yes
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2. Pocahontas
married John Rolfe,
Jr.
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1615-1678
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Yes
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3. Lt. Thomas Rolfe
married Jane Poythress |
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1647-1676
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Yes
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4. Jane Rolfe
married Colonel
Robert Bolling
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1676-1729
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Yes
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5. John Bolling
married Mary Kennon
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1700-1757
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Yes
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6. Major John
Bolling married
Elizabeth Blair
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1734-1832
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No
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7.
Benjamin Bolling &
Patty Phelps
(see genealogy
discussion below)
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1758-1841
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Yes
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8.
Jesse Bolling &
Polly Green (1917
DAR application)
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1777-1822
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Yes
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9.
John
E. Bolling and
Susan Sizemore
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1797-1875
1812-1890
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Yes
Yes
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10. Polly Bolling married
Jesse Combs (had Josiah)
10. Allison Bolling married
William Mattingly (had Polly
Ann) |
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1832-1894
1831-1912
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Yes
Yes
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11.
Josiah Combs
married
Polly Ann Mattingly
(cousins)11.
Polly Ann Mattingly
married
Josiah Combs
(cousins)
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1855-1947
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Yes
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12.
Susan Combs
married
Joseph Castle
Eversole
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1883-1967
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Yes
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13.
Clara Belle Eversole
married
William Manon
Cornett
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1904-1990
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Yes
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14.
Juanita Cornett
married
Arch Glass Mainous
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1932-
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Yes
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15.
Jane Carol Mainous
married
William F. James
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1956-
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Yes
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16. William F. James, Jr. (me)
married Julia Wyatt
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1987-
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Yes
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17. My Children (Trey, Blair,
Sarah and Rebekah)
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The story of Pocahontas
falling in love with John Rolfe
is a romantic one. Growing up,
my grandmother used to tell me
stories about being "related" to
Pocahontas through the Boling
(Bolling) lineage.
Like a lot of stories this one
has taken on a life of its own
and had led recently to some DNA
testing that indicates that
the Bolling's I and others are
related to are NOT related to
Pocahontas. Others involved with
this debate feel very strongly
that this branch is. For me, I
would like to deal in the facts.
Either way - it is a strong
family with some very high
acheivers.
Like all good stories however,
the truth is obscured in
history. Below is the genealogy
as it is presented assuming the
relationship exists. The basis
for the linkage to Pocahontas
goes back to "Major" John
Bolling (generation 6 below).
A book was written indicating
that "Major John" had more
children than was attributed in
his will and in particular that
one of his children, Benjamin
landed in Virginia and his
children moved into Eastern
Kentucky.
"Benjamin" (Generation
7 below) was said to be born
in 1734 dying in 1832 in Flat
Gap, Virginia (living to be 98
if the story is to be believed).
Descendents of "Benjamin" placed
a marker on his grave (long
after his death in 1832) stating
he was the son of "Major John".
The basis for this was a 19th
century genealogy documenting
the link by a man named "John Tarpley Bolling".
This 19th century document was
the basis for a book written in
1963 called "Of Whom I Came,
From Whence I Came", by
Judge Zelma Wells Price. DNA testing
infers that Benjamin is not
Major John's son (if I am
reading this stuff correctly).
If he is, there would clearly
have to be another wife (or lots
of illegitimate kids produced). To see the
latest on this DNA testing see
this link - http://www.bolling.net/bfa_dna_participants.htm.
There is little doubt that
Benjamin's subsequent genealogy
is correct (meaning that I am
others are related to Benjamin).
There is also little doubt that
the genealogy from Pocahontas to
"Major John" is accurate as it
is also well documented.
It all comes down to the old
Red, White and Blue:
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RED: Descendents of Pocahontas
are referred to as "red"
Bollings (Red meaning "Indian")
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WHITE: Descendents of the
Bollings not related to
Pocahontas are referred to as
"white" Bollings.
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BLUE: Descendents of the
Bollings that are related to
Benjamin (or other questionable
children of "Major John") are
called "Blue" Bollings.
I and others who are descended
through Benjamin or others are
"Blue" Bollings and are
un-confirmed as being descended
of Pocahontas.
Based on the facts
(understanding the questions
surrounding Benjamin's lineage
here is the genealogy as best as
I can tell.
If we are not related to "Major
John" (and therefore not related
to Pocahontas) then one theory
listed below is that we are
"Melungeons" which
incidentally is
also an "Indian and Black" mix
related to a Portuguese
shipwreck.
The information below is from a
variety of sources and
referenced where possible (and
when I remember to include it).
If you find an error or a
missing attribution, let me
know.
Generation
No. 1
POWHATAN
Child of POWHATAN is POCAHONTAS.
Generation
No. 2
2. POCAHONTAS
married JOHN ROLFE.
Child of POCAHONTAS and JOHN
ROLFE is Lt. THOMAS ROLFE.
Pocahontas was born 17 Sep 1595
at Gloucester side of the York
River, VA. The younger daughter
of Powhatan, chief of a
federation of Algonquian Indian
tribes who lived in the
tidewater region of Virginia.
Pocahontas was christened 1614
at Henrico, VA. Pocahontas died
Mar 1617 at Gravesend, Kent of
Small pox, just after sailing
from London with her husband and
son, return to Virginia.
Pocahontas was buried 21 Mar
1617 at Gravesend, Kent, St
George's Church. Pocahontas and
John ROLFE were married 05 Apr
1614 at the Anglican Church,
Jamestown, VA. Married by
puritan Rev. Richard Bucke.
Generation
No. 3
2. Lt. THOMAS ROLFE married Jane
Poythress.
Child of Lt. THOMAS ROLFE & Jane
Poythress is JANE ROLFE.
Generation
No. 4
3. JANE ROLFE. She married
"Col". Robert Bolling
Child of JANE ROLFE and
"Col" ROBERT BOLLING is JOHN
BOLLING
Generation
No. 5
JOHN BOLLING was born
December 29, 1697, son of "Col."
ROBERT BOLLING and JANE ROLFE.
He was born January 26, 1674/75
in Henrico County, Virginia, and
died April 20, 1729 in Cobbs,
Henrico County, Virginia.
John married MARY KENNON who was
born 1678 in Conjurer's Neck,
Henrico County, Virginia, and
died June 29, 1727 in Cobbs,
Henrico County, Virginia.
Notes for JOHN BOLLING:
COL. JOHN BOLLING I was born
January 26, 1674/75 in Henrico
Co., Virginia, and died April
20, 1729 in "Cobbs" Henrico Co.
, VA.
He married MARY KENNON December
29, 1697 in Henrico Co., VA,
daughter of DR. KENNON and
ELIZABETH WORSHAM. She was born
1678 in Conjurer's Neck, Henrico
Co., VA, and died June 29, 1727
in Cobbs, Henrico Co., VA.
John and Mary lived, grew
wealthy, died and are buried at
"Cobbs", about six miles north
of Peterwburg, VA. In the will
John Bolling, dated April 20,
1729, John gives his wife Mary
the 600-acre Plantation Cobbs,
livestock and household goods.
Daughter Mary received 1,207
acres of land and slaves;
daughter Elizabeth received
1,200 acres of land; daughters
Martha and Ann also received
land; so John received the
remainder of the estate.
John Bolling was a Major of
Colonial Troops. He was a member
of the House of Burgess Hening
Statutes, VA.
Children of JOHN BOLLING and
MARY KENNON are:
i. JANE BOLLING, b. 1703,
"Cobbs" Henrico Co., VA; d.
1766, "Curles" Henrico County,
VA.
ii. MAJOR JOHN BOLLING II, b.
June 20, 1700, Cobbs, Henrico
Co.; d. September 06, 1757,
Cobbs, Henrico Co..
iii. ELIZABETH BOLLING, b. 1709,
"Cobbs" Henrico Co., VA; d. Abt.
1766, Chesterfield Co., Va.
iv. MARY BOLLING, b. 1711,
"Cobbs" Henrico Co., VA; d.
August 10, 1744, Goochland Co.,
VA.
v. MARTHA BOLLING, b. 1713,
"Cobbs" Henrico Co., VA; d.
October 23, 1749, Prince George
Co., VA.
vi. ANNE BOLLING, b. 1715,
"Cobbs" Henrico Co., VA; d.
1800.
Child of MARY KENNON and JOHN
BOLLING is "MAJOR" JOHN5
BOLLING, b. June 20, 1700,
Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia;
d. September 06, 1757, Flat Gap,
Wise County, Virginia.
Generation
No. 6
"MAJOR" JOHN BOLLING was
born June 20, 1700 in Cobbs,
Henrico County, Virginia, and
died September 06, 1757 in Cobbs,
Henrico County, Va. He
married (2) ELIZABETH BLAND
BLAIR August 01, 1728, daughter
of ARCHIBALD BLAIR and SARAH
ARCHER. She was born April 04,
1712 in Virginia, and died April
22, 1775 in Virginia.
John was Colonel of the
Chesterfield Co., VA Militia and
was known as "Major John". He
was a member of House of
Burgess, Chesterfield Co. for
thirty years. He first
married Elizabeth Lewis daughter
of Col. John Lewis and Elizabeth
Warner of Warner Hall.
John was a merchant and had 5000
acres of land in Henrico Co..
In reference to descendants of
Major John and both Elizabeths:
Elizabeth had no children...A
list of children was made by
Robert, one of the children Co.
John and Elizabeth Blair
Bolling.
He states that, "there were many
children, some of whom died in
their infancy", and goes on to
name the ones who survived Col.
John. The total list includes
18 children. Of the children who
died young others were given the
same name. There 2 Archibalds, 2
Sarahs, 2 Roberts, 2 Anns and 3
Elizabeths. Rebecca, the twin of
Jane, only lived 25 days. None
of the Elizabeths lived past one
year.
Only 8 of his children survived
him and of those Edward did not
have any children. The others
were Thomas, John, Robert, Mary,
Archibald, Sarah and Anna. If
all the children plus the ones
in question were totaled there
would be 28.
The Price list, published by
Judge Zelma Wells Price,
includes Benjamin and the others
I have listed here.
The Price
list is based upon "an old and
faded sheet which had been in
the hands of John Tapley
Bowling, (and which) shows
twenty children as having been
born to John Bolling, and gives
there names and birth dates."
Some VA genealogists refer to
the additional twelve as the
"mysterious Bollings"
More information is available
about this from the Bolling
Foundation and the Pocahontas
Society.
Children of JOHN BOLLING and
ELIZABETH BLAIR (the complete
list of 18 children including
those disputed by some) are:
i. MEOTOKA "META" BOLLING, b.
July 03, 1729, Goochland Co.,
VA; m. JAMES SULLIVAN, SR..
ii. ARCHIBALD BOLLING, b. June
01, 1730, Goochland Co., VA.
Died young.
iii. ELIZABETH BOLLING, b. April
05, 1731, Goochland Co., VA.
William and Elizabeth were
twins.
iv. JARED BOLLING, b. June 03,
1732, Goochland Co., VA. Said to
have moved to NC. Jared's name
is also spelled: Gerald,
Gerrard, Jarid, Jarret, Jarratt,
Jarrett, Jarrott and Jarrot.
v. MARTHA BOLLING, b. July 15,
1733, Henrico County, Virginia.
vi. DOROTHEA "DOROTHY" BOLLING,
b. June 30, 1734, Henrico
County, Virginia.
vii. BENJAMIN BOLLING, b.
June 30, 1734, Henrico Co., VA;
d. January 10, 1832, Flat Gap,
Community, Russell Co., VA (near
Esserville, in what is now Wise
Co., VA).
viii. THOMAS BOLLING, b. July
07, 1735, Henrico County,
Virginia; d. August 07, 1804,
"Cobbs" Chesterfield, County,
VA.
ix. JOHN BOLLING III, b. June
24, 1737, Henrico County,
Virginia; d. 1797, "Chestnut
Grove" Chesterfield, County, VA.
x. ROBERT BOLLING, b. August 17,
1738, Henrico County, Virginia;
d. 1775, "Chellowe" Buckingham
Co., VA.
xi. JANE BOLLING, b. July 13,
1740, Henrico County, Virginia;
m. WILLIAM HOSKINS.
xii. RODNEY BOLLING, b. July 18,
1742, Henrico County, Virginia;
d. November 19, 1778, Henry
County, VA; m. ELIZABETH
ANDERSON, August 10, 1764.
xiii. ROLFE BOLLING, b. July 16,
1744, Henrico County, Virginia.
xiv. MARY BOLLING, b. July 16,
1744, Henrico County, Virginia;
d. 1775.
xv. EDWARD BOLLING, b. September
09, 1746, Henrico County,
Virginia; d. August 10, 1770.
xvi. SARAH BOLLING, b. June 16,
1748, Henrico County, Virginia.
xvii. ARCHIBALD BOLLING, b.
March 20, 1749/50, Chesterfield
(from Henrico) Co., Va; d. 1829.
xviii. ANNE BOLLING, b. February
07, 1751/52, Chesterfield (from
Henrico) Co., Va.
xix. POWHATAN BOLLING, b. April
16, 1754, Chesterfield (from
Henrico) Co., Va.
xx. JAMES BOLLING, b. January
09, 1756, Chesterfield (from
Henrico) Co., Va.
xxi. PENELOPE BOLLING, b. 1757;
m. CHRISTOPHER CLARK.
Child of "MAJOR" JOHN BOLLING
is BENJAMIN BOLLING, b. June 30,
1734, Henrico County, Virginia;
d. January 10, 1832, Flat Gap,
Wise County, Virginia
(see note
above about questionable nature
of this lineage)
COMMENTARY
ON THE "BLUE" Bolling link
(from the Red and White Bollings):
A "Red" Bolling is one who is
confirmed as descended from
Pocahontas
A
"White" Bolling is one who is
confirmed as descended from the
Rolfe line through his 2nd
marriage (after Pocahontas died)
A "blue" Bolling is one who
claims to be descended from
Pocahontas through Major John
Boling. My Grandmother, Juanita
Cornett Mainous and her mother,
Clara Eversole Cornett, and my
great-Aunt, Claribel Cornett
Kelly all indicated that "we"
were related to "Major John".
See below.
The "mysterious" Bollings
a.k.a. "blue" Bollings, twelve
extra children of Maj. John
Bolling and Elizabeth Blair.
Maj. John Bolling and
Elizabeth Blair had seven
children who survived and had
descendants, and another twelve
who died without issue, mostly
in childbirth. The "blue"
Bollings are yet another twelve
children. In those days, it took
nine months to make a baby, so
the "blue" Bollings
(according to the "red" and
"white" Bollings) must have
had a different mother or there
were a lot of twins and triplets.
(Note: even if they did it
would not change the
relationship to Pocahontas
through Major John). Their
seven actual children who had
descendants:
Children of
Major John and Elizabeth Blair
accepted by the "Red" and
"White" Bollings:
Thomas 1735-1804
John 1737-179?
Robert 1738-1769
Mary 1744-?
Sarah 1748-?
Archibald 1750-?
Anne 1752-?
Eleven more children who died
without issue:
John 1
Archibald 1
Robert 1
Elizabeth 1
Sarah 1
Anne 1
Edward
Elizabeth 2
Jane
Rebecca
Elizabeth 3
The twelve "blue" Bollings
considered children of Major
John by the "John Tarpley Bolling"
19th century genealogy document
and outlined in a book written
in 1963 called "Of Whom I Came,
From Whence I Came", by Judge
Zelma Wells Price. These
children are disputed by other
Bolling branches and subject to
DNA testing:
Meotaka
William
Elizabeth
Jared
Martha
Dorothea
Benjamin
Jane
Rodney
Rolfe
Powhatan
James
(Note: one has to wonder why
someone would name their
children "Powhatan", "Meotaka",
or "Rolfe" unless they were of
Indian descent or related to
Pocahontas).
Generation
No. 7
BENJAMIN BOLLING was born
June 30, 1734 in Henrico County,
Virginia, and died January 10,
1832 in Flat Gap, Wise County,
Virginia. He married (1) PATTIE
PHELPS June 20, 1753 in
Albemarle County, Virginia. She
was born 1736 in Albamarle
County, Virginia, and died March
08, 1767 in Rowan County, NC. He
married (2) CHARITY LARIMORE
1768. She was born 1734, and
died in Flat Gap, Wise County,
Virginia.
He
was the first settler on the
Pound. He first came into what
is now Wise County about 1789
and claimed all the land that he
could see on the Guest River
(esserville). The pioneer built
a cabin and lived there two to
three years. One day a home
seeker came by with a rifle and
a couple of hound pups, which
caught his eye. A trade was soon
made and the pioneer, Ben,
returned to his home and
civilization thinking the lure
for adventure was over. Little
time had elapsed until the call
of the wilderness overcame him.
He shouldered his gun, whistled
to his dogs, and hit the trail.
A few weeks later Benjamin
reached Fox Gap in the Black
Mountains. He viewed the valley
which was to be his home. This
was to be later known as Flat
Gap ( located in now what is
Wise County, Va. ).
Family of Benjamin Bolling (
June 30, 1734-Jan. 20, 1832 )
and Patsy (Molly) Phelps who died
March 8, 1767 and then married
Charity Larrimore.
Children:
1. Benjamin Bolling Jr.
2. John Bolling
3. Jesse Bolling
4. William Bolling
5. Hannah Bolling
6. Delaney Bolling
7. Elizabeth Bolling
8. Jeremiah Bolling
9. Barnett Bolling
10. Justice Bolling
11. Issac Bolling
12. Levi Bolling
13. James Bolling
Genealogy Source: Bollings by
Hattie L. Bolling
This is also shown in the
graphic charts (see top of
page). The "blue" Bollings are
so called because they appeared
"out of the blue" in 1963, in
the book Of Whom I Came, From
Whence I Came, by Judge Zelma
Wells Price. The source she
relied on was a family tree made
by John Tarpley Bolling/Bolding
in the 19th century. This family
tree made both of his parents
Pocahontas descendants, and
created the "blue" Bollings as a
side effect. Hmm! If the "blue"
Bollings are not descendants,
then who are they?
The Bolling Family Association
has undertaken a DNA study to
shed light on this and related
questions. They coordinated DNA
testing of men with the Bolling
surname (including spelling
variants), who trace their
ancestry to various
Bolling/Bowling/Bolen/Bouldin
immigrants to the US. The test
results show that the early
Bollings divide into different
family groups.
Benjamin married (1) PATTIE
"PATSY" PHELPS June 20, 1753 in
Albermalre Co., VA, daughter of
UNKNOWN PHELPS and UNKNOWN
GIBSON. She was born Abt.
1736 in Albemarle Co., VA, and
died March 08, 1767 in In
childbirth, Rowan Co., NC.
Benjamin then married (2)
CHARITY LARIMORE 1768. She was
born 1734, and died in Flat Gap,
Community, Russell Co., VA (near
Esserville, in what is now Wise
Co., VA).
While single Benjamin went to
live on his father's estate in
Albemarle Co., which later
became Amherst Co.. About 1760,
after he married Mary Patsy
Phelps,
Benjamin and wife moved to Rowan
Co., NC and later to Randolph
Co.. Patsy died in childbirth of
Elizabeth in 1767.
In 1791 after Benjamin
remarried he and second wife
Chariety Larrimoree moved near
Esserville, near Flat Gap, VA,
later on they moved to Russell
Co., VA and then Lee Co., VA.
They then went on to NC because
of Indian trouble. Benjamin
died in 1832, age 98, and was
the first person buried in the
Flat Gap Cemetery and Charity is
buried beside him. His
tombstone is inscribed: "B.
Bolling, b. 1734, d. 1832." The
tombstone was made by his son
Jeremiah. Benjamin is shown on
the 1790 Randolph Co., NC census
and on the Russell Co., Virgina
1810 tax list and the 1820
census. He was a Baptist
Minister who visited some of his
brothers in KY.
Benjamin Bolling - the
"Melungeon" Connection?:
Some think that the Bolings
(Boilings, Bowlings, Bollings
and other spellings) were
actually "Melungeons". In some
ways they reminded one of
certain Indian tribes, yet there
were other characteristics that,
hi some instances, suggested a
mixture of races.
One writer in a newspaper
article has described them as "
a clannish race of people that
inhabit the Cumberlands, and
whose origin lies shrouded hi
the haze of an uncertain past."
Some years ago a man named Bill
Rawlins stated in a feature
article for a Knoxville,
Tennessee newspaper: "The legend
of the Melungeons goes back
nearly 300 years. Before the
year 1700 French explorers
reported finding men, not
Indian, but white, living in the
mountain pockets of what is now
East Tennessee.
One theory of their origin is
that a band of ship-wrecked
Portuguese sailors wandered from
the NC coast into the hills of
East Tennessee, married Cherokee
Indian maidens, and lived
undisturbed until the white man
drove them westward. History
does record that Portugal, after
revolting against Spain,
dispatched a ship to seize Cuba
hi 1665. No one ever heard again
from this ship.
The Census of 1795 listed 300
"free persons" in the mountains
of East Tennessee. These
apparently were the Melungeons.
Two decades ago one of the
ethnological students of the
Cumberlands was Mr. Bruce
Crawford. His research yielded
some interesting facts, as well
as theories, concerning the
Melungeons.
It was found that during their
early history both the Carolinas
had denied the Melungeons the
privileges usually accorded the
whites. Due to such restraints
many of them migrated to
Tennessee. However, in the
latter state two counties ruled
that they were Negroes, yet the
older Melungeons always claimed
positively that they were
Portuguese. The claim of Negro
blood could never be proved, so
later in 1887 they were given a
separate legal existence, and
were officially recognized under
the title of "Croatoan Indians"
on the theory that they were
descendants of Sir Walter
Raleigh's "Lost Colony" which
disappeared from Roanoke Island,
NC about two decades before the
English finally established a
permanent settlement in America,
at Jamestown, Va.
In East Tennessee history was to
take a different course, partly
from a combination of
circumstances arising from the
overwhelming Scotch-Irish and
English ancestry of the settlers
and the Negro slave question.
Among the Anglo-Saxons a
Melungeon would be noticed. If a
section was race conscious
already, it would make them
stand out even more.
Combine these factors with
greed, and you have the
situation as it must have
existed in the 1830's. The
Tennessee Constitutional
Convention of 1834 succeeded in
declaring the Melungeons "free
persons of color". Where they
had been "free persons", they
became "of color", two words
which deprived them of their
rights to hold property, to
vote, and to even sue in court.
White settlers of the area
proceeded to move onto their
lands. The Melungeons headed for
the hills and became a band of
marauders.
The Melungeons spelled the
name Bolin, Bolen, Bowlin, and
Bowling. In one section of
research that I encountered the
statement was made that the
Melungeons sometimes took the
names of the persons they
traveled with, which could
explain in part the different
spellings of the name.
Taken from an article by
Rhonda Robertson of the Wise Co.
Va. Historical Society: The
Melungeons are most likely the
descendants of late 16th century
Turks and Portuguese stranded on
the Carolina shores when Sir
Francis Drake liberated some 200
young Turks on the NC coast when
the settlement of Santa Elena,
SC was abandoned by the Spanish.
They later intermarried with the
Powhatan, Pamunkey,
Chickahominy, and Catawba
Indians. These two groups
probably combined later, settled
in the Appalachians and with
further intermarriage with the
Cherokees, and much later with
the northern European settlers;
primarily the Scotch-Irish,
becoming part of the American
Melting Pot. The word Melungeon
is both Portuguese, and Turkish,
meaning "cursed soul." Today,
Melungeon descendants can be
found among all racial and
ethnic groups. Abraham Lincoln
and Elvis Presley have probable
Melungeon heritage through their
maternal lines.
More about Benjamin,
02-05-1999. From "The
Boilings" by Hattie L. Boiling:
"The Boilings were among the
first to brave the dangers of
the new world. Evidently the
love for adventure was inherited
by Benjamin. He was the first
settler on the 'Pound'. He first
came into what is now Wise Co.
about 1789 and claimed 'All the
land he could see' on Guest
River a little north of what in
now Esserville. The pioneer
built a cabin and lived there
for two or three years. One day
a home seeker came by with a
rifle and a couple of hound pups
which took Ben's eye. He traded
his house for the rifle and pups
and then returned to his home
and civilization thinking the
lure for adventure was over.
Little tune had elapsed until
the call of the wilderness
overcame him. He shouldered the
gun, whistled to his dogs and
hit the trail. A few weeks later
Benjamin reached Fox Gap in the
Black Mountains. He viewed the
valley which was to be his home.
He was among the first to be
buried in Flat Gap cemetery.
Until recently the grave was
surrounded by rocks with a huge
flat rock covering it. Many
graves hi the Boiling cemetery
were similar, called 'Indian
graves". Charity, Ben's second
wife, is buried beside him, as
is Wesley. On the huge rock
covering the grave was carved
'Ben Boiling' ,1734-1832, by
Jeremiah'. This writer remembers
seeing all the Indian graves and
this inscription".
His monument is inscribed:
Benjamin 1734-1832 First Settler
in Area Born Wilkes Co., N.C.
Son of Major John Boiling and
Elizabeth Blah". Wed first To
Patsy Phelps and then To Charity
Larrimore Boiling."
According to "The Melungeons,
The Resurrection of a Proud
People" by N. Brent Kennedy
pg. 32 and I quote, "One of my
direct ancestors, Benjamin
Bowling (1734-1832) was a
Melungeon and a close friend of
Christopher Gist. Bowling's wife
Patsy Phelps was also a VA
Melungeon and her mother was
believed to have been a Gibson".
Our family oral history says
that Benjamin and Patsy
introduced Gist to his wife, a
cousin of Patsy's, thus
indicating that quite possibly
Sequoya's mother was at least
partially, if not totally,
Melungeon." The Sequoya
mentioned here is the same
Sequoya who invented the
Cherokee alphabet. Sequoya, also
known as George Gist, was
purportedly the son of the
famous backwoods frontiersman
Christopoher Gist, and an
alleged Cherokee wife he later
deserted.
Taken from Melungeon Memories
Circa 1965 by Charles K.
Stallard, Jr as written for
UNDER ONE SKY.: " As you go up
Stone Mountain from U.S. Alt. 58
at Tacoma, the first major fork
in the road to the left takes
you into what I have always
known as Melungeon territory.
These people are the people who
in 1996 still wear the label
Melungeon and still keep very
much to themselves. ". In the
article he speaks of the
discrimination faced by
Melungeons and of them living as
outcasts in an area of Stone
Mountain even as late as 1965.
Of interest to me here is the
fact that Flat Gap is located
right in the middle of this area
and that most of the Melungeons
who earlier migrated to Hawkins
Co. Tenn. came from there as
well. The more I research the
history of the Melungeons the
more I understand why many of
them chose to move to a new area
and hide or even destroy
evidence of their heritage.
Melungeons were people of mixed
blood, "white and one of those
other races". I guess being a
descendant of Pocahontas made
the differences since she was a
princess and an important figure
in our history. Something to be
proud of and it made you only
slightly tainted. But if
Benjamin chose to marry a Melungeon or mixed-race wife
then that would have brought
down on his head the usual
prejudices of the time that
forced such mixed couples to
continually move and reinvent
then- "roots". Pattie Phelps
could have been such a woman and
such a marriage may well have
caused them to move completely
away from his family.
BENJAMIN BOLLING: Burial: Flat
Gap, Community, Russell Co., VA
(near Esserville, in what is now
Wise Co., VA) Pattie's name
could also have been Molly. She
died in childbirth with
daughter, Elizabeth. Another
name
could be Martha Patsy. The last
name could also be spelled
Felts, or Phipps.
PATTIE BOLLING: Burial: Flat
Gap, Community, Russell Co., VA
(near Esserville, in what is now
Wise Co., VA)
Children of BENJAMIN BOLLING and
PATTIE PHELPS are:
i. JAMES22 BOLLING, b. January
09, 1756, Chesterfield Co., Va;
d. Kentucky.
ii. BENJAMIN BOLLING II, b.
April 25, 1754, Albemarle Co.,
VA; d. 1819, Clay Co., KY.
iii. JOHN BOLLING, b. 1755.
iv. BARNETT BOLLING, b. January
09, 1759.
v. HANNAH BOLLING, b. 1763,
Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC; d.
1852, Indian Creek, Pike Co.,
KY; m. SOLOMON OSBORNE.
vi. DELANEY BOLLING, b. 1764.
vii. ELIZABETH BOLLING, b. March
08, 1767, Rowan Co., NC; d.
1819, Cooper Co., MO; m.
BRITTAIN WILLIAMS, JR..
Elizabeth was named for ancestor
Elizabeth Blair.
viii. REV. JESSE "ELDER"
BOLLING, b. May 22, 1758, Hillsborough,
NC; d. March 10, 1841, Quicksand
Creek, Breathitt Co., KY.
ix. WILLIAM "BLACKWATER BILL"
BOLLING, b. 1761, NC.
Children of BENJAMIN BOLLING and
CHARITY LARIMORE are:
x. JEREMIAH BOLLING, b. February
07, 1782, Flat Gap, VA; d. 1852.
xi. ISAAC BOLLING, m. UNKNOWN
BAKER.
xii. LEVI BOLLING, b. 1770.
xiii. JUSTICE BOLLING, b. 1784,
Wilkes Co., NC; m. PATTIE BAKER,
Wilkes Co., NC.
xiv. CHARITY BOLLING, b. 1772.
xv. BAXTER BOLLING, b. 1776.
vi. BARNETT BOLLING, b. 1778.
Generation
No. 8
JESSIE BOLLING was born
May 22, 1758 in Hillsboro, North
Carolina, and died March 10,
1841 in Quicksand Creek,
Breathitt County, Kentucky. He
married (1) MARY PENNINGTON. She
was born January 06, 1785 in
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and
died March 21, 1843 in Quicksand
Creek, Breathitt County,
Kentucky. He married (2) POLLY
GREEN 1776 in Wilkes County,
North Carolina. She was born
1760, and died 1780.
Notes for JESSIE BOLLING: REV.
JESSE "ELDER" BOLLING was born
May 22, 1758 in Hillsborough,
NC, and died March 10, 1841 in
Quicksand Creek, Breathitt Co.,
KY. He married (1) MARY
PENNINGTON January 06, 1785 in
Wilkesboro, NC, daughter of
MICAJAR PENNINGTON and NANCY
JONES. She was born
November 08, 1765 in Wilkes Co.,
NC, and died March 21, 1843 in
Quicksand Creek, Breathitt Co.,
KY. He married (2) POLLY
"HENRIETTA" GREEN 1776 in Wilkes
Co., NC.
Jesse was in the battle of the
Cowpens during the Revolution.
He came to Ky. in 1810 and
settled in Clay Co. on the
Middle Fork of the Ky. River.
That section of Clay Co. later
became Perry Co. and then Leslie
Co. Jesse enlisted in the
Revolutionary war in 1780 in
Wilkes Co. NC. He marched to
Salisbury and was employed in
guarding British and Tory
prisoners. He marched with the
prisoners from the Salisbury
line to VA with the British in
pursuit.
He served three months and was
discharged. In the spring of
1781 he reenlisted in Wilkes Co.
NC and marched from there down
the Yadkin River to the trading
ford and was used in guarding
against an invasion by the
British. In July or August,
1781, he again reenlised in
Grayson Co. Va. as a light horse
soldier and marched to NC to a
place where the troops guarded a
town against the British.
After the war Jesse and his
brother Benjamin Jr. settled in
Flat Gap in Wise Co. Va.
(Wise Co. was formed in 1856
from parts of Lee, Russell, and
Scott Co.Va.) where Jesse became
a Baptist minister.
He was pastor of the Old Stony
Creek Church at Fort Blackmore,
Va.(This is in Scott Co.) around
1800. He married Mary
Pennington of Lee Co. Va., his
second wife.
The following is taken from the
"Dr. John J. Dickey Diary"
recorded in the 1870's and
beyond:
"My great grandfather, Jesse
Boiling, came to KY in 1810. My
grandfather, Elijah Boiling was
born at the Three Forks of
Powell River in Lee Co., Va. in
1798, and when he was 12 years
old his father removed to Perry
Co., Ky. Daniel Duff baptized my
grandfather Elijah Boiling. Rev.
Andrew Baker baptized my great
grandfather at Blackwater
Church, now Hawkins Co., Tenn.".
The "Elder" in Jesse's name
comes from the title given him
by the Church. It was their
belief that no mortal man should
be addressed as Rev., therefore
his title was Elder Jesse, not
Rev. Jesse.
Jesse Boiling (their spelling)
appeared on the rolls of the
"Early Settlers of Wise Co." , a
history of Wise Co. Others were
Alexander, Amos, Delaney,
Ezekiel, Hosea, Jeremiah, and
John D.
Polly died in childbirth.
Green
was a common surname among the
Powhatan and Pamundey Indians.
These particular tribes play an
integral role in Melungeon
history. John E. must have been
their only child. All of Jesse's
other children were by Mary
Pennington, his second wife.
According to records Polly died
shortly after John was born.
Jesse would have been about 20
years old when she died.
Children of JESSE BOLLING and
MARY PENNINGTON are:
i. MARGARET "PATSY" BOLLING, b.
1804.
ii. RACHEL BOLLING, b. 1792.
iii. HANNAH BOLLING, b. April
28, 1785, NC; d. 1837, Perry
County, Kentucky.
iv. MARY POLLY BOLLING, b. March
03, 1788, NC; m. ABRAHAM BARGER.
v. JUSTICE BOLLING, b. 1790, NC;
d. 1880, Clay Co., (later Leslie
Co.) KY.
vi. JESSE BOLLING, JR., b. Abt.
1795, NC; d. 1848, Breathitt
Co., Ky.
vii. JOHN P. BOLLING, b. January
31, 1796, Hawkins Co., TN; d.
July 26, 1838, Clay Co., (later
Leslie Co.) KY.
viii. ELIJAH "LIGE" BOLLING, b.
January 22, 1801, Powell Valley,
Lee Co., VA; d. 1883.
ix. NANCY BOLLING, b. 1807, VA;
m. ED BEGLEY.
x. REV. GEORGE BOLLING, b. 1810,
Kentucky.
xi. WILLIAM "PRIMPY BILL"
BOLLING, b. 1806, VA.
xii. ELIZABETH BOLLING, b. 1794;
d. February 1866, Clay Co., KY;
m. ABEL PENNINGTON, April 15,
1815, Clay Co., KY; b. July 18,
1797, SC; d. January 16, 1881,
Clay Co., KY.
Child of JESSIE BOLLING and
POLLY GREEN is:
xii. JOHN E. BOLING, b. 1777;
d. 1822.
Generation
No. 9
JOHN E. BOLING (JESSIE
BOLLING, BENJAMIN, "MAJOR" JOHN,
MARY KENNON, RICHARD,
POCAHONTAS, POWHATAN) was born
1777, and died 1822. He married
SUSAN SIZEMORE, daughter of
GEORGE SIZEMORE and AGNES
SHEPHERD. She was born 1784 in
FORT HARROD, Kentucky.
Notes for JOHN E. BOLING:
SUSAN SIZEMORE was born 1784 in
Virginia though Juanita Cornett
said that Granny 'Sue' (Susan
Combs Eversole) claimed she was
born in Kentucky at Ft. Harrod.
She died Bef. 1848.
She married JOHN E. BOWLING, son
of JESSE BOWLING and POLLY
GREEN. He was born 1777 in North
Carolina.
Children of SUSAN SIZEMORE and
JOHN BOWLING are:
i. BLEVENS BOWLING.
ii. POLLY BOWLING, b. 1801;
d. 1875. married Jesse Combs
iii. HENRIETTA BOWLING, b. 1802;
m. DILLON ASHER, 1816, Clay
County, Kentucky; b. 1797,
Tennessee.
iv. AILSEY (Allison) BOWLING,
b. 1810; m. WILLIAM MATTINGLY.
v. AGNES BOWLING, b. 1812; m.
WILLIAM MUNCY, 1827, Perry
County, Kentucky; b. 1805.
vi. MAHALA BOWLING, b. 1822.
Note: John E and Susan
Sizemore Bolling (Bowling,
Boling) created TWO Combs,
Cornett, Eversole lines. Their
daughter Polly Bolling (Bowling)
married Jesse Combs (son of
General Elijah). Jesse's son was
Judge Josiah Combs. Josiah was
the grandson of Susan Sizemore
and John E. Their daughter
Ailsey (Allison) married William
Mattingly, father of Granny
"Polly Ann" Mattingly (wife of
Judge Josiah Combs). Polly Ann
was the granddaugther of Susan
Sizemore and John E. Therefore:
Judge Josiah and his wife were
"related" in more ways than one
- they had one common set of
grandparents and were therefore
"Cousins".
Generation
No. 10 (dual Generational tie)
ALISON BOLING (JOHN E.,
JESSIE BOLLING, BENJAMIN,
"MAJOR" JOHN, MARY KENNON,
RICHARD, POCAHONTAS, POWHATAN)
was born 1812. She married
WILLIAM MATTINGLY 1828, son of
IGNATIUS MATTINGLY and MARY
BARNES. He was born 1805.
Notes for WILLIAM MATTINGLY:
1880 Perry County Census
says.....................that
William Mattingly and his wife
"Alicey" (Allison) were the
parents of Polly ann.
Since William was said to be 75
in 1880 that would mean he was
born in 1805. Since Allison is
68 in 1880 that would mean she
was born in 1812.
#633/642
Combs, Josiah H. 47 Lawyer
KyKyKy (b. 25 Nov. 1832, d. 23
Sept. 1894)
Polly ann (MATTINGLY) 50 wife
keeping house KyKyKy (daughter
of William MATTINGLY. m. 9 July
1853)
ASHER, Felix 22 md laborer
KyKyKy
Armelda 30 wife md servant
KyKyKy
Susan 01 KyKyKy
MATTINGLY, William 75 md KyKyKy
Alicey 68 wife md KyKyKy
Child of ALISON BOLING and
WILLIAM MATTINGLY is POLLY
ANN MATTINGLY, b. July 1831,
HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky; d.
April 07, 1912, HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky.
POLLY BOLING (JOHN E.,
JESSIE BOLLING, BENJAMIN,
"MAJOR" JOHN, MARY KENNON,
RICHARD, POCAHONTAS, POWHATAN)
was born 1797, and died 1875.
She married JESSIE COMBS 1829 in
HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky, son of
ELIJAH COMBS and SARAH ROARK. He
was born January 12, 1798, and
died 1874.
See Combs
Genealogy Project details at
this link:
http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-jesse.htm
Notes for JESSIE COMBS:
Jesse Combs Sr. (Elijah "8",
John Combs, Sr., Mason Combs,
Sr.), born 12 Jan 1798 in
Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874 in
Hazard, Perry Co, Kentucky;
married 11 Jun 1821, Perry Co,
Kentucky, Polly BOLLING, born 7
Dec 1801, Virginia; died in 1875
in Perry Co, Kentucky.
Jesse is documented as the son
of Elijah by both his father's
1855 Perry Co, KY will and
Dickey Diary Interviews. His
marriage to Polly BOLLING is
documented by the Perry Co, KY
Groom's Index and the 1914 Perry
Co, KY death certificate of
their daughter, Alsey.
Children of POLLY BOLING and
JESSIE COMBS are:
i. JESSE COMBS, b. 1831.
ii. ELSIE (DUTCH) COMBS.
iii. MARGARET COMBS, b. 1840.
iv. MINERVA COMBS.
v. SARAH COMBS, b. 1824.
vi. DIANA COMBS.
vii. SUSAN COMBS, b. 1824.
viii. NANCY COMBS, b. 1843.
ix. LOUISA (ALOIS) COMBS, b.
1830.
x. JOHN D COMBS, b. 1838.
xi. JOSIAH HENRY COMBS, b.
November 25, 1832, HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky; d. September
23, 1894, HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky.
Handwritten Bible notes of
Jesse Combs, his wife Polly
Bolling Combs and their
children. Note Josiah's
birth listed towards bottom.
Generation
No. 11 (dual generational tie)
POLLY ANN MATTINGLY was
born July 1831 in HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky, and died April 07,
1912 in HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky.
She married JOSIAH HENRY COMBS
July 09, 1853 in HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky, son of JESSIE COMBS
and POLLY BOLING. He was born
November 25, 1832 in HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky, and died
September 23, 1894 in HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky.
Notes for
POLLY ANN MATTINGLY:
9 Jul 1853 Marriage: Josiah H.
Combs & Pollyan MATTINGLY (24)
(Extracted by Combs Researcher
Debi Houser from Perry County,
Kentucky Records 1850 Census,
Vital Statistics, 1852-1859,
published by the Perry County
Genealogical and Historical
Society)
Notes:
Josiah H. Combs, son of
Jesse & Polly Ann BOLLING Combs.
07 Apr 1912 Death Certificate.
Polly Ann Combs, wife female
widow, age 82 yrs 3 mos - ds,
born 3 May 1830 Leslie Co., Ky,
died 7 Apr 1912 Hazard, Perry
Co., Ky. died of apoplexy,
duration 6 hrs, signed by _. A.
EVERSOLE. daughter of Jesse
MATINGLEY born Perry Co., Ky &
Nancy BOWLING born Leslie Co.,
Ky, informant- none listed
(Transcribed by Combs Researcher
Debi Houser from microfilm copy)
Children of POLLY MATTINGLY and
JOSIAH COMBS are:
i. WILLIAM J COMBS, m. NANCY
COMBS.
ii. SARAH COMBS, m. ELIJAH COMBS
MORGAN.
iii. MARTHA COMBS, m. IRA J
DAVIDSON.
iv. MARY ELLEN COMBS, m. JAMES
LYTTLE.
v.
SUSAN COMBS, b. May 17,
1855, HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky;
d. November 16, 1947, HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky.
JOSIAH H. COMBS
was born November 25, 1832 in
HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky, and
died September 23, 1894 in
HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky. He
married
POLLY ANN MATTINGLY July
09, 1853 in HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM
MATTINGLY and ALISON BOLING. She
was born July 1831 in HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky, and died April
07, 1912 in HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky.
Notes for JOSIAH H. COMBS:
Josiah Henry Combs (Jesse), born
25 Nov 1831 in Perry Co,
Kentucky; died in 1895 in
Hazard, Perry Co, Kentucky;
married 9 Jul 1853 in Perry Co,
Kentucky, Polly Ann MATTINGLY
(daughter of Jesse MATTINGLY and
Nancy BOLLING), born 3 May 1830
in present-day Leslie Co,
Kentucky; died on 7 Apr 1912 in
Hazard, Perry Co, Kentucky.
Documented as a son of Jesse by
Family Records, the 1855 Perry
Co, KY will of his grandfather,
Elijah Combs, Sr., and Dickey
Diary Interviews. Included in
the 1850 Perry Co, KY Census
Household of Jesse & Polly,
listed as Josiah, age 17, born
KY. His wife's ancestry is
documented by both her own death
certificate and Dickey Diary
Interviews. Both appear in Perry
Co, KY census enumerations from
1860 through 1880. He is listed
in The Combes Genealogy as a son
of Jesse and Polly and as
husband of Polly Ann MATTINGLY.
According to The Bowling Family
of East Kentucky, Josiah H.,
born 25 Nov 1832 [sic] m Polly
MATTINGLY
July 15, 1898. Mountain Echo
(Newspaper, London, Laurel Co.,
Ky. ) A special term of the Knox
Circuit Court convened at
Barbourville last Monday for the
purpose of trying Jesse FIELDS,
for the murder of Judge J. H.
Combs, about two years ago, at
Hazard. Joe ADKINS, who was
indicted jointly with FIELDS,
for this crime is now serving
out a life sentence.
Children are listed above under
(11) POLLY ANN MATTINGLY.
Generation
No. 12
SUSAN COMBS was born May
17, 1855 in HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky, and died November 16,
1947 in HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky.
She married JOSEPH C EVERSOLE
1870 in HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky,
son of JOHN EVERSOLE and NANCY
DUFF. He was born July 26, 1852
in HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky, and
died April 15, 1888 in HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky.
Notes for SUSAN COMBS: 17 May
1855 Birth: Susan Combs daughter
of Josiah Combs & Polly Ann
MATTINGLY (Extracted by Combs
Researcher Debi Houser from
Perry County, Kentucky Records
1850 Census, Vital Statistics,
1852-1859, published by the
Perry County Genealogical and
Historical Society)
Note: Transcription of L.
Manlove gives date of 17 May
1857, and transcribes as Polly
Anne. 1870 Perry Co., KY census
lists Susan as 14 years of age,
b ca 1856.
Children of SUSAN COMBS and
JOSEPH EVERSOLE are:
i. WILLIAM CASHUS EVERSOLE, m.
BESSIE ISON.
ii. JOHN B EVERSOLE, m. ELLA
WALKER.
iii. CHESTER A EVERSOLE, m.
ANNIE COMBS.
iv. HARRY C EVERSOLE, b. August
07, 1885; d. January 22, 1939;
m. DELLA COMBS.
v.
CLARA BELLE EVERSOLE, b.
April 07, 1883, HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky;
d. December 19, 1967,
LEXINGTON, FAYETTE, Kentucky.
vi. LILLIE EVERSOLE, b. November
28, 1877.
vii. MATTIE EVERSOLE, b.
December 11, 1878.
Generation
No. 13
CLARA BELLE EVERSOLE was
born April 07, 1883 in HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky, and died
December 19, 1967 in LEXINGTON,
FAYETTE, Kentucky. She married
WILLIAM MANON CORNETT October
13, 1903 in HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky, son of ELIJAH CORNETT
and JANE COMBS. He was born
September 09, 1882 in CORNETTSVILLE, PERRY, Kentucky,
and died May 31, 1956 in
EMENICE, Kentucky.
Children of CLARA EVERSOLE and
WILLIAM CORNETT are:
i. JOSEPH CORNETT.
ii. JUANITA NELL CORNETT, b.
December 25, 1904, HAZARD,
PERRY, Kentucky; d. July 13,
1990, LEXINGTON, FAYETTE,
Kentucky.
iii. CLARIBEL CORNETT, b. August
27, 1909, HAZARD, PERRY,
Kentucky; d. April 27, 1988,
LEXINGTON, FAYETTE, Kentucky.
Generation
No. 14
JUANITA NELL CORNETT was
born December 25, 1904 in
HAZARD, PERRY, Kentucky, and
died July 13, 1990 in LEXINGTON,
FAYETTE, Kentucky.
She married
ARCH GLASS MAINOUS January 27,
1927 in MIAMI, DADE, FLORIDA,
son of JOHN MAINOUS and POLLY
MORGAN. He was born April 07,
1899 in BUCK CREEK, OWSLEY,
Kentucky, and died August 17,
1990 in LEXINGTON, FAYETTE,
Kentucky.
Children of JUANITA CORNETT and
ARCH MAINOUS are:
i. JOSEPH EDWARD14 MAINOUS, b.
November 09, 1927, MIAMI, DADE,
FLORIDA.
ii. JANE CAROL MAINOUS, b.
February 22, 1932, LEXINGTON,
FAYETTE, Kentucky.
iii. ARCH GLASS MAINOUS, b.
October 29, 1933, LEXINGTON,
FAYETTE, Kentucky.
Generation
No. 15
JANE CAROL MAINOUS
(JUANITA NELL CORNETT, CLARA
BELLE EVERSOLE, SUSAN COMBS,
JOSIAH HENRY, POLLY BOLING, JOHN
E., JESSIE BOLLING, BENJAMIN,
"MAJOR" JOHN, MARY KENNON,
RICHARD, POCAHONTAS, POWHATAN)
was born February 22, 1932 in
LEXINGTON, FAYETTE, Kentucky.
She married WILLIAM FRANK JAMES
December 30, 1955 in LEXINGTON,
FAYETTE, Kentucky, son of
WILLIAM JAMES and ORA BLANTON.
He was born December 24, 1929 in
louisville, jefferson, Kentucky.
Children of JANE MAINOUS and
WILLIAM JAMES are:
i. WILLIAM FRANK JAMES,
b. November 02, 1956,
louisville, jefferson, Kentucky.
ii. DANIEL MAINOUS JAMES, b.
March 17, 1959, LEXINGTON,
FAYETTE, Kentucky; m. DAWN IVEY,
October 15, 1989, FT.
LAUDERDALE, BROWARD, FLORIDA.
Generation
No. 16
WILLIAM FRANK JAMES (JANE
CAROL MAINOUS, JUANITA NELL
CORNETT, CLARA BELLE EVERSOLE,
SUSAN COMBS, JOSIAH HENRY, POLLY
BOLING, JOHN E., JESSIE BOLLING,
BENJAMIN, "MAJOR" JOHN, MARY
KENNON, RICHARD, POCAHONTAS,
POWHATAN) was born November 02,
1956 in louisville, jefferson,
Kentucky. He married JULIA
MCCORMICK WYATT June 29, 1985 in
HOUSTON, TEXAS, daughter of
CHARLES WYATT and JANET BLAIR.
She was born January 14, 1963 in
Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Children of WILLIAM JAMES and
JULIA WYATT are:
i. WILLIAM FRANK (Trey)
JAMES, b. August 12, 1987,
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG, NORTH
CAROLINA.
ii. MORGAN BLAIR JAMES, b. March
01, 1989, CHARLOTTE,
MECKLENBURG, NORTH CAROLINA.
iii. SARAH MAINOUS JAMES, b.
June 26, 1991, CHARLOTTE,
MECKLENBURG, NORTH CAROLINA.
iv. REBEKAH CORNETT JAMES, b.
August 26, 1998, CHARLOTTE,
MECKLENBURG, NORTH CAROLINA.
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