William Bouldin, of Bohemia River

Some sources have a William married to an Ann Jacobs. We are still asking for researchers to present any documentation.

DNA researchers have linked the Bowling surname to the descendants of Thomas "of the Swan" Bouldinge.

The Bouldin Saga by Katherine Harbury states that the first provable was William l born about 1624-1630 and married Rachael Lewis? from which he later separated. His marriage to Rachael is devoid of surviving children. His next love was Mary Thwaite. With which he had two sons William ll b- 1664-1666 and Thomas b- 1665-1667 who died a young child. William II died on 17 April 1734. William ll Married Thomasin Nash and their children included Col Thomas and his siblings.

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William Boulden, son of Thomas and Mary, lived for a time in Gloucester County, Virginia, and later in Maryland. The Richmond Times Dispatch of June 22, 1913, printed this item of interest:

...In 1668 William Bouldin took up 880 acres in Abingdon Parish, a small creek dividing him from the land of Col. Augustine Warner. In 1652 William Boulden had 174 acres in Glouster between Propotank Creek and Dragon Swamp. These Bouldens, in our opinion, are the ancestors of Thomas Boulden who built the second frame house in Charlotte County and took up land there before 1732 and was the ancestor of Powhatan Boulden...

From Gloucester County, William and his family moved to Baltimore County, Maryland, that part which was later to become Cecil County. The "Maryland Historical Magazine" of June 1932 has an article by Louis Dow Sisco entitled, "Baltimore Co., Land Records of 1671." It includes this item:

P. 38-41 of the present record Liber IS No. IK are the following items placed on the record apparently in 1691 in the former Liber IC No. A which afterwards was transcribed to the book now existing...

Will Augst 1671 William Bouldin of Bohemia River bequeathing all his Maryland and Virginia property to Mary Thwaite and to her sons William and Thomas Thwaite who were born in Bouldin's house in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., Va. She was to be their guardian and to control their tuition and the bequeathed estate. Wit: John Gardiner, Geo. Brocas, Roger Fretwell, William Brocas.

Cecil County came into being in 1674, and from the early days the Bouldens can be found on Scotchman's Creek and later on Back Creek. These items are in the Inventories and Bonds 1675-1692:

Bond by Alice Foster, Admr'x of Richard Foster 1675 deceased; John Hyland and John Boulding Surety.

Administrator's Bond Thomas Browning, Ann his wife, William Boulding (signed William Bouldin) and John Bavington . 1694.

Inventory of Robert Boldin's estate 1698.

William Bouldin was a member of the North Sassafras Parish, which was established in 1692. This item is in the parish register: "At a vestry meeting at the house of William Bouldin the 9th day of December Anno Dominii 1697, Mr. Richard Sewell, Col. Thompson, Mr. William Ward, Mr. Mathias Vanderheyden, Mr. Henry Riggs, Mr. Edward Laddemore present." Plans were made to build the new church.

William Bouldin's wife was Sarah Gold, according to a reference in the IGI File. We lack any supporting documentation. However, we can be fairly sure that one son was William Bouldin described below.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bouldin-107

William Boulding was listed with Mary and Thomas Bouldinge in Jamestown.[5] Since sources say it is not certain William was a son, we list him in the household. This source also lists William I Bouldin as being an Ancient Planter.[6]FamilySearch.org lists his birth date as 1611.[7]

William Bouldin I married Ann Jacobs in 1649 in Maryland. (Cecil County, Maryland did not exist until June 1674). [8] As William was from Virginia and Ann was most-likely born in England and an immigrant, it is disputable that they married in Maryland. The only land transactions in Maryland for William Bouldin were ca. 1669 when he bought land in an area that became Cecil Co., six years later.

William was married to Ann Jacobs and they had four children:
Marriage: Ann Jacobs [9]
Married: 1649 in Cecil Co., MD [sic: Cecil Co., only named in 1674][10][11]
Children:

1. William BOULDEN b: Abt 1665 in Virginia, ,
2. John BOULDIN
3. Thomas BOULDIN
4. Mary BOULDIN

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William moved for a time to Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, before William's death in 1671. William made a will on August 26, 1671 and bequeathed,

"to Mary Thwate and the two children now living named William Thwayte and Thomas Thwayte (sic) which were borne in my house in Abingdon Parish in the County of Gloucester in Virginia"......his whole estate, both in Virginia and Maryland.

William died in the fall of 1671 at his plantation on the Bohemia River, in Baltimore County, Maryland (the area became Cecil County in June 1674 when Baltimore County was divided in three parts). [17][18]

Will

Will, August 1671: William Bouldin of Bohemia River bequeathing all his Maryland and Virginia property to Mary Thwaite and to her sons William and Thomas Thwaite who were born in Bouldin's house in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., Va. She was to be their guardian and to control their tuition and the bequeathed estate. Wit: John Gardiner, Geo. Brocas, Roger Fretwell, William Brocas.

Furthermore, Mary was to be guardian and see to it that there was tuition. They were to receive the estates at age seventeen.

In view of this will, the chronology of ages and dates, it is [here] assumed that Mary Thwate, wife of James Thwate (deceased), was the daughter of William Bouldin, and the children, namesakes of him and his father, were his grandchildren. The name Thwate has been spelled many ways, for example; Thweat, Thwayte, and Thwate. For an alternate view that states that Mary Thwate was William Bouldin's mistress and that the 2 boys were, in fact, his own sons.[19]

Cecil County came into being in 1674, and from the early days the Bouldens can be found on Scotchman's Creek and later on Back Creek. These items are in the Inventories and Bonds 1675-1692:
Bond by Alice Foster, Admr'x of Richard Foster 1675 deceased; John Hyland and John Boulding Surety.
Administrator's Bond Thomas Browning, Ann his wife, William Boulding (signed William Bouldin) and John Bavington; 1694.
Inventory of Robert Boldin's estate 1698.

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• Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary By Martha W. McCartney. Page 147. < GoogleBooks >
• Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives: A Genealogy of the Tucker ... By Norma Tucker Page 38 GoogleBooks
• https://essaydocs.org/register-report-first-generation-v25.html
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• https://genealogy.danahuff.net/2006/12/thomas-bouldinge/comment-pag...
• Thomas Bouldinge in < The Bolling Family Association >
• DNA results: Groups and Immigrant Ancestor or Family head: Group 2 Thomas Bouldinge 1580 Fh 665 Swan Immigrant in 1610 < The Bolling Family Association > (view file doc )
• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Bolling?iframe=yresults (Green) Family Group 2 R-M269