Hughes Bowles

Brief life history

Hughes Bowles - Revolutionary War record, on Muster Roll 9th Virginia Regiment of Infantry (Foot) commanded by Lt. Col Burgess Ball. He enlisted Feb 16, 1778 for one year.

On July 5, 1778 regiment at Brunswick, New Jersey. He was sick at Valley Forge May and June ( name spelled Hews Bolls). On Dec 24, 1778, regiment was at Middlebrook, New Jersey and he was on detached duty at West Point, New York. On the muster roll of Capt Tarlton Payne's Company, 1st Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Richard Parker, October thru Dec 1778 and Jan 1779.

On Muster Roll of 1st Virginia Regiment (name spelled Hews Bolls).

On August 7, 1783, he received certificate for 19 pounds, 8 shillings, 8 pence for balance of full pay agreeable to Act of Assembly passed November session 1781 (name spelled Hues Bowles).

References: List of Revolutionary soldiers of Virginia in reports of State Librarian of Virginia, year 1911-12, pg 55, for year 1912 - pg 39. Division of Old Records, Adj. General Office, War Dept, 60 Florida Ave N.E., Washington, D.C ( sons of american revolution app 4/25/1938)

• For service in the Revolutionary War, land grants were given in the states of Ohio and Kentucky, most likely the reason Hughes settled in Kentucky.

Origins

From "The Douglas Register" transcribed by W. Mac Jones, reprinted Clearfield Pub. 1996, page 160: The Douglas Register is a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths kept by the Rev. William Douglas from 1750-1797 Goochland County, Virginia.

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bowles/706/

Gideon Bowles & Ann Hughes a son named Hughes born 7 Feb. 1760, bapt. 27 April 1760

Marriage

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LC5M-JFP

"Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68Y4-DV48 : Thu Oct 26 06:10:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Hughes Bowles and Mary Ship, 12 Nov 1783.

Name Hughes Bowles
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Mary Ship
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 12 Nov 1783
Event Place Goochland, Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original) Goochland, Virginia

References

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91W-BFTZ?view=ind...
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G25D-46Q
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5M-JFP
• Hugh Boyles in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 < AncestryImage > SAR Membership 40201. Wife: Mary Shipp Son: Hugh Boyles. SAR National # 32006
• https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/119153 (name but no data)
• https://www.fold3.com/image/22714845
• https://www.fold3.com/image/21982177