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Bolling, Rev. Jesse[1]

Male 1758 - 1841  (82 years)


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  • Name Bolling, Jesse 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 22 May 1758  Orange, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Oct 1778  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    as a private, Capt. A. Parker's Co., 2nd Va. Regiment 
    Occupation a Primitive Baptist Minister 
    Residence 1840  Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 10 Mar 1841  Quicksand, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Buckhorn Cemetery, Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I27502  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2021 

    Father Bolling, Benjamin,   b. 30 Jun 1734, Henrico, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1832, Flat Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Mother Phelps, Mary,   b. 20 Jun 1737, Albemarle, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1767, Rowan, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1753  Albemarle, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Green, Hettie Polly,   b. 1758, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1778 (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1776 
    Children 
    +1. Bolling, John E.,   b. Abt 1777, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1838, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years)
    Family ID F36551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Pennington, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 8 Nov 1765, Grayson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1842, Quicksand, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1785  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Bolling, Hannah Charity,   b. 28 Apr 1785, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1841, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +2. Bolling, Mary,   b. 1 Mar 1788, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1878, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +3. Bolling, Justus Tucker,   b. 5 Jan 1790, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1880, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +4. Bolling, Rachel,   b. Abt 1792, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1849, Cherokee, Cherokee, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years)
    +5. Bolling, Elizabeth,   b. Apr 1794, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1866, Jackson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
    +6. Bolling, Jesse B.,   b. 1795, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1848, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +7. Bolling, John P.,   b. 31 Jan 1796, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1838, Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    +8. Bolling, Elijah,   b. 22 Jan 1801, Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1883, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +9. Bolling, Margaret,   b. 1804, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 5 Apr 1839, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 35 years)
    +10. Bolling, William,   b. 1806, Lee, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     11. Bolling, Nancy,   b. 1808, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863 (Age 55 years)
    +12. Bolling, Rev. George,   b. 1810, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Cooke, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F11328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 May 1758 - Orange, North Carolina, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - as a private, Capt. A. Parker's Co., 2nd Va. Regiment - Oct 1778 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Jan 1785 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Mar 1841 - Quicksand, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • The Lost Community of Bowlingtown
      The story of a thriving community of hundreds that once prospered whereBuckhorn Lake state park now stands. A plaque will be dedicated in itsmemory.

      Bowlingtown 1800 -1960:

      Long before Buckhorn Lake was created and the state park established in1964, a small community flourished for many generations here, along themiddle fork of the Kentucky River.

      Early records refer to this area as the Bowling District, founded by Reverend Jesse Boling, his wife Mary Pennington, Reverend Duff and 50 other families. They were led to this remote area under the guidance of Daniel Boone. By the late 1800's Bowlingtown was a thriving community of hundreds. There was a post office, school, churches, grocery, sawmill, blacksmith and the Frontier Nursing Service. Local officials included a sheriff, magistrate, justice of the peace, and tax commissioner. The citizens were primarily farmers and coal miners. They were known to be patriotic, honest, kind, and well-educated people.

      In 1960, when the construction of Buckhorn Lake began, Bowlingtown had to be abandoned and families relocated. Family graves (873) were re-interred to Buckhorn Cemetery. All were sad to leave their homeland of seven generations.

      This exhibit is dedicated in their memory.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S269] GEDCOM file imported on 26 May 2003.

    2. [S173490] Jesse Boling, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783".

    3. [S173491] Jesse Boling, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783".

    4. [S173493] Jesse Boling, "United States Census, 1840".

    5. [S173492] Jesse Bolling, "Find A Grave Index".