John Bolling Sr. (abt. 1736 - abt. 1811)

Born about 1736 in Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ursula (Bell) Bolling — married after 1759 (to about 1794) in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1811 at about age 75 in Georgia

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Biography

John Bolling was born in 1736. He died in 1811,

John owned property on the banks of the Pamunkey River, land he inherited from his father, William.

John Bolling was also a patriot during the Revolutionary War.

2 Sep 1762. [one week after John Wisdom's will was probated] Orange-VA Order Book 6, p675. At a court held 2 Sep 1762, ordered that the sheriff summon John Bolling and Ursula his wife, to appear at the next court to be guardian to the children of said Ursula, by her former husband. (Research of microfilm by Joyce Poole; looked thru several following court sessions, but no further mention of these guardianship proceedings).

Note

Last name Bowling and Bolling seem to be interchanged on various court records, so leaving name as Bolling. Per Bowling-539 William Bowling was on the tax list of Orange Co., Va. in 1737. A study of the transaction found in Deed Book 12, p. 67 Orange County, Va. is an aid in estimating the date of William's birth, viz: "August. 29, 1749, George Taylor, Gent., Orange Co., Va. and William Bolling of said county; of the other part. …57 acres to William Bolling and his wife, Ann,"

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Loose Estate Papers, Oglethorpe Co., GA, in case file. 31 December 1811. Return of the estate of Thomas Brittain, dec'd. Dr. to William Edwards & George Y. Farrar, excrs of said estate (no amount) Paid Jno. Bolling, Senr. (there is a black scratch mark on the microfilm which crosses his name and amount was blotched out) per receipt [John Bolling, Sr. was Susannah's father https://www.geni.com/people/John-Bolling-Sr/6000000007541283082

John was born about 1736. He was the son of William Bowling and Ann Sims. He passed away in 1811.

Research Note

Loose Estate Papers, Oglethorpe Co., GA, in case file. 31 December 1811. Return of the estate of Thomas Brittain, dec'd. Dr. to William Edwards & George Y. Farrar, excrs of said estate (no amount) Paid Jno. Bolling, Senr. (there is a black scratch mark on the microfilm which crosses his name and amount was blotched out) per receipt [John Bolling, Sr. was Susannah's father. Examined and approved by the Court. Signed George Y. Farrar

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Sources

• "The Family of John Bolling and Ursula Bell of Orange County, Virginia and Georgia" [includes records on the Wisdom family] in Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2010, by Joyce Perkerson Poole.
• 3 Apr 1782. Orange-VA Minute Book 2, p182.
• William Harris Homestead Museum and Education Center. Family History: The Children of John and Milly Harris.
• https://www.bolling.net/dna-results Family7

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