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Descendants of Robert Dowling

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT³ DOWLING (ROBERT², FRAMPTON¹)¹ was born Abt. 1730 in Augusta Co., Virginia¹, and died 23 Feb 1808¹. He married (1) UNKNOWN. She was born in VA, and died Unknown. He married (2) SARAH GUINN¹ 1754 in VA¹, daughter of JOHN GUINN and SARA HARPER. She was born Abt. 1738 in Augusta County, Virginia ², and died 1808 ³.

Notes for ROBERT DOWLING:
1) [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 17, Ed. 1, Tree #0572, Date of Import: Aug 6, 1998]

Robert Dowling gave the following known service to his country:

At the April term of court for Cheraws District, 1773, Robert Dowling filed charges against Joseph Gowley, Esq., one of the Justices of the Peace, and upon said charges the grand jury made presentment No. XII: "We present Joseph Gowley, Esq., one of the justices for the District as a profane swearer, a common drunkard and disturber of the peace on information of Robert Dowling."

Robert Dowling was a Private in Captain William Vance's Company 12, the Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. James Wood. Robert Dowling was, during the latter part of the war, in the 6th Regiment, North Carolina Continental Infantry under Capt. White. In November 1784, he received his voucher for pay No. 1563, amount 186-12-8. Robert Dowling sent his three sons all to fight for the cause of Liberty.Will dated 1794

2) He left a will on 20 Mar 1794 in Darlington, South Carolina; Robert's last testament, here reproduced, is on record in the courthouse at Darlington, South Carolina:

I, Robert Dowling of State of South Carolina, County of Darlington, being very weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God calling into the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say princepely and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty Good that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discrietions of my executors nothing doutting at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God and as touching such wordly estate wherein it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I give and bequeath to Sarah Dowling, my dearly beloved wife all my goods and chattels land and tenements to act and to take and dispose as she sees good for her own use and support during her life or widowhood if she be in want. I give and bequeath to my eldest daughter five Shillings -- I give to my daughter Mary-An Stewart five Shillings. Also I give to my oldest son James Dowling five Shillings. Also to my son John Dowling one bed and furniture. Also to my daughter Elizabeth Ogelsbee and my daughter Sarah I leave the land I now live upon to be divided between them. Also to Milly Dowling the daughter of Elizabeth one pided cow -- Earling and hur name marked with a split in each ear if cow should breed the beaf cattle shall be sold and the money put on interest after the death of the Testator till she cums of age and then to be delivered to hur or hur lawful hairs; (author's comment: it is unknown why the inheritor of this "earling" should not have been referred to as Milly Ogelsbee); and also to my youngest daughter I give and bequeath after our deaths all the rest of our goods and chattels lands and tenemets to hur and hur hairs forever. I leave my wife Sarah Dowling and James Dowling (both of the state of South Carolina) for and absolute Executors to them my last will and testament and I do hereby utter my disalow revoke and dessavou all and every other former testament wills segours bequeaths and executors by me in any wise before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming these this and no other to be my last will and testament in witnys where of I have hearunto set my hand and seal this 20 day of March in year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. By: Robert Dowling"

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The second roster of MISSISSIPPI DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS was published in 1979 by the MS State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. On page 269, "DOWLING, Robert, Pvt.,S.C., b 1730, Va. or Pa., d aft 23 Feb 1808, Darlington Dist., S.C., m 1756, w (1), w (2) Sarah Guinn 1754; ch, William b 1756 Va., d 1783 Bamberg, S.C., m bef 1770 Rebecca Walker, b 1750, Va., d 1789, Bamberg, S.C.; James, b 1758, m Mary Boutwell; John b 1759, m Nancy Boutwell; Mary Ann (Milly), m John Stewart; Elizabeth, m Ogelsbee; Sarah b 1761, m Frederick Lee."

More About ROBERT DOWLING:
Armed forces: Revolutionary War; Private with 12th VA Regiment in Captain Vause's Company
Burial: Unknown, Darlington Oaks Cemetery, Darlington, SC
Military service: NC records - pay voucher # 1563 (vol. 16, p. 1042)
Will: 20 Mar 1794, Darlington, SC

Notes for UNKNOWN:
Died in childbirth

More About ROBERT DOWLING and SARAH GUINN:
Marriage: 1754, VA³

Child of ROBERT DOWLING and UNKNOWN is:

WILLIAM⁴ DOWLING, b. 1752, Augusta County, Virginia; d. 1783, Cypress Pond, near Orangeburg, Bamberg, South Carolina.

Children of ROBERT DOWLING and SARAH GUINN are:

	ii.		SARAH⁴ DOWLING³, b. WFT Est. 1752-1779³; d. WFT Est. 1753-1846³; m. FREDERICK LEE; d. Unknown.
	iii.		MILLEY DOWLING³, b. WFT Est. 1752-1779³; d. WFT Est. 1769-1846³; m. WILLIAM GIBSON³, WFT Est. 1769-1814³; b. WFT Est. 1743-1778³; d. WFT Est. 1769-1833³.

More About WILLIAM GIBSON and MILLEY DOWLING:
Marriage: WFT Est. 1769-1814³

	iv.	MARY ANN DOWLING, b. Virginia; d. Unknown; m. JOHN STEWART; d. Unknown.
3.	v.	JAMES DOWLING, b. Abt. 1758, Virginia; d. WFT Est. 1775-1848.
4.	vi.	ELIZABETH DOWLING, b. WFT Est. 1752-1779; d. WFT Est. 1753-1846.
5.	vii.	JOHN DOWLING, b. 1759, VA; d. 1826, Jefferies Creek, Darlington, SC.

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