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"From the above we know that Brantley had settled at Chesterville at least by April 1844. They lived near where in 1866 a line was run to divide Pontotoc Co from the newly formed Lee Co. E T Winston in his "History of Pontotoc" says this village was named by early settlers for their home district in South Carolina, Chester District. The Bolen home was destroyed by a storm some years ago, but a cemetery is still there. Among those buried there are Brantley's wife Mary who died 16 Nov 1881. Brantley has no stone there and is said to have died later in the 1880's. Nos settlement of estte has been found recorded in Pontotoc Co, but is possibly recroded in Lee Co which courthouse has not be researched as yet. Brantley deeded his land to children and grandchildren before his death.
Brantley had land in Itawamba Co as well as Pontotoc Co. Possibly he lived in the same location or general location, in Mississippi from his arrival until his death. Itawamba furnished most if not all of the land for the newly formed Lee County. Consequently, Brantley B Bolen's legal records are to be found in all three counties. In 1854 a deed of gift involving negro slaves, he named eight of his children. He reportedly gave each child 80 acres of land and ddeds have been found in that respect in Pontotoc Co for five of them. The earliest purchase by him recorded in Pontotoc Co is dated 1854, but he sold land there in 1853. Apparently he had land there by the year 1844 when Lucinda Jane was born. He was a slave holder and apparently well-to-do by contempory standards. He was a bondsman a number of times in various instruments, one as high as $1000. Apparently he was a blackmsith or had a blacksmith shop because in 1868 the James Dale estate paid a bill of $422.50 to "B Bolen, blacksmith".
Brantley's daughter Margaret Elizabeth married Willoughby Bolen in Pontotoc Co in 1856. He was born in Al about 1826 and the family says he was no kin. In the 1850 census, one Dillard Bolling, age 18, born in AL, labourer, was in Brantley's household. Possible relationship is unknown.
In the 1840 census of Lawrence Co AL appears one Robert Bolling with one male 5-10, one male 10-25, one male 15-20, one male 50-60 and no females. This could well be our widower Bolen, with sons William, Robert, and one who could have died young. His is the second name down from Sanford Wesson. The 1830 census of Lawrence Co AL does not list Robert as a head of family, but it does list two men old enough to have been BRantley's father: Jacob and Alexander. Estate settlements in the county show it was definately not Alexander. Nothing further is known of Jacob. The 1830 census showed Jacob as living alone age 50-60. Where would his five and six year old sons be if this was Brantle's father? The 1840 census of lawrence Co lists Abram Bowling, age 50-60 and one female 35-40. Nothing further is known of him. Going back to Robert of the 1840 census, the 1850 census shows Robert Bowlin, age 63 born NC, wife Frances, age 62 born VA, and Thomas age 8 born Al. Maybe Thomas was the "bishop". Perhaps he was Frances Bowlin's grandchild and not named Bowlin at all.
Even though the writer does naot believe that Jacob is the Bolen progenitoer, he was very possibly a member of this family. The 1830 census lists BRantley on page 21 and Jacob on page 22, the next name down was Nathaniel Aldridge, Brantley's father in law.
In conclusion, non of the known brothers in this family were named Jacob or Abram. One was named Robert. Brantley also had a son named Robert, but so far as is known none of the others did. None of the brothers had sons named Jacob or Abram. The educated guess, and that is all it can be at this point, is that the progeniter of this family was named Robert Bolen, and was born about 1787 in North Carolina. He would have been about twenty years of age at the time of Branley B Bolen's birth in 1807."
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