Bowles DNA Family Trees

Identified Surname Variants:
Boals, Boles, Bolles, Bolls, Booles, Boules, Bowles, Bowls, Boyle, Bolds

This project is set up to help those with the Bowles surname, or any of its variants, to determine if they share common ancestors. We are particularly interested in Bowles lines that date to Colonial America and beyond, but welcome any who seek to discover their Bowles roots.

For more information about how to join the Bowles DNA Project, visit this site at Family Tree DNA.

I've grouped the results to help us more easily see the matches. Within the groups, marker mismatches are shown in red. The green colored haplogroups have been verified by additional testing; the red colored ones are unverified, but likely. Selecting the linked kit numbers will take you to pages that identify the Bowles ancestors being researched by the Bowles descendent for that kit.

Group 1 Matches
29356	William Bowles, b. abt 1804 in NC; family in Wythe and Bland Counties VA
96822	James E. and Katherine (Elkins) Bowles, Gallia County, Ohio
67799	Oscar and Elizabeth (Melton) Bowles of Nelson County Va & Arkansas City, Arkansas
106729	Joseph Bowles, b. abt 1750 in Feering, Essex
10884	Francis Rose, b. 27 Jul 1759 in Ashe Co(?) NC; d. after 1860, perhaps McDowell Co VA
29524	John Bowles, b. 1777 VA, family in Louisa and Albermarle Counties VA
48497	Thomas Bowles, b. 1761 in Hanover County VA through his son, Joseph Farrar Bowles
29596	Thomas Bowles, b. 1761 in Hanover County VA through his son, Thomas T. Bowles
57947	Thomas Bowles, b. 1761 in Hanover County VA through his son, Thomas T. Bowles
47583	David Bowles of Bourbon County KY
N6065	Gideon Bowles of Goochland County VA through his son, Anderson Bowles
6532	Gideon Bowles of Goochland County VA through his son, Nathan Bowles
48518	[unknown] Bowles/Brewer
86087	Perleman C. Bowles
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
29356	J2	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	36	38	11	9	11	8	15	17	8	11	6	8	11	9	12	22	23	18	11	12	12	16	8	13	22	20	12	13	11	14	10	13	12	11	29356
96822	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	36	38	11	9	11	8	15	17	8	11	6	8	11	9	12	22	23	19	11	12	12	16	8	13	23	20	13	13	11	14	10	13	12	11	96822
67799	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	36	38	11	9																															67799
106729	J2	12	24	16	10	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	16	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	36	38	11	9																															106729
10884	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18																																											10884
29524	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18																																											29524
48497	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18																																											48497
29596	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	13	15	15	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	37	39	11	9	11	8	15	17	8	11	6	8	11	9	12	22	23	18	11	12	12	16	8	13	22	20	12	13	11	14	10	13	12	11	29596
57947	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	16	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18																																											57947
47583	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	36	36	11	9																															47583
N6065	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	15	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	15	14	18	17	36	38	11	9	11	8	15	17	8	11	6	8	11	9	12	22	23	18	11	12	12	16	8	13	21	20	12	13	11	14	10	13	12	11	N6065
6532	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	29	13	15	15	18																																											6532
48518	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	36	37	11	9	11	8	15	17	8	10	6	8	11	9	12	22	23	18	11	12	12	16	8	13	23	20	12	13	11	14	10	13	12	11	48518
86087	J2b	12	24	15	11	15	17	11	15	11	12	11	28	17	8	9	11	11	28	16	19	30	13	15	15	18	11	10	19	20	14	14	18	17	37	37	11	9																															86087

Group 2 Matches - Elijah Bowles, Jacky Fleming Bowles, and Hezekiah Bowles group
30104	Elijah Bowles, b. in VA; moved to Barren County KY in early 1800's
30721	John Fleming Bowles, b 1790 in VA; spent most of life in Barren County KY
36011	Hezekiah Bowles, b. abt 1805; family in Monroe Co KY
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
30104	R1b1	14	26	14	10	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	18																																											30104
30721	R1b1	14	26	14	10	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	18																																											30721
36011	R1b1	14	27	14	10	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	18																																											36011

Group 3 Matches - William & Sarah (Gum) Bowles
31906	William Bowles, b abt 1785 in NC; d. abt 1863 in Owsley County KY through his son, Jeddiah Hubbard Bowles
34109	William Bowles, b abt 1785 in NC; d. abt 1863 in Owsley County KY through his son, Elbert Bowles
45521	William Bowles, b abt 1785 in NC; d. abt 1863 in Owsley County KY through his son, Daniel Garrad Bowles
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
31906	R1b1	13	23	14	12	14	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15	15	17	17																																											31906
34109	R1b1	13	24	14	12	14	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17																																											34109
45521	R1b1	13	24	14	12	14	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	19	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17																																											45521

Group 4 Matches - Henry & Franklin Co VA group
29409	Joseph L. Bowles, b. abt 1818, probably Henry County VA
30760	Jeremiah Bowles, b. 1816 in Franklin County VA; moved to West Virginia
34904	John M. Bowles, b. abt 1817 in VA
86569	Jabel Bowles, b. abt 1788 in VA; in Jackson Co VA in 1850.
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
29409	I1	13	22	14	10	13	14	11	14	11	12	11	29	14	8	9	8	11	24	17	20	30	12	15	16	16	10	10	19	21	14	14	16	18	35	37	13	10																															29409
30760	I1	13	22	14	10	13	14	11	14	11	12	11	29	14	8	9	8	11	24	17	20	30	12	15	16	16	10	10	19	21	14	14	16	19	36	37	13	10																															30760
34904	I1	13	22	14	10	13	14	11	14	11	12	11	29	14	8	9	8	11	24	17	20	30	12	15	16	16	10	10	19	21	14	14	16	19	35	37	13	10																															34904
86569	I1	13	22	14	10	13	14	11	14	11	12	11	29	14	8	9	8	11	24	17	20	30	12	15	16	16																																											86569

Group 5 Matches - Descendents of John & Celia Bowles, Barren Co KY
30986	John Bowles, b. abt 1791 in VA; moved to Barren County KY in early 1800's; d. abt 1861 in Metcalfe County KY, through his son, Austin Washington Bowles
34892	John Bowles, b. abt 1791 in VA; moved to Barren County KY in early 1800's; d. abt 1861 in Metcalfe County KY, through his son, Elzy M. Bowles
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
30986	R1b1	13	24	14	11	12	14	12	12	14	14	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	27	14	18	30	15	15	15	18																																											30986
34892	R1b1	13	24	14	11	12	14	12	12	14	14	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	27	14	18	30	15	15	18	18																																											34892

Group 6 Matches - Ireland
48227	Robert Bowles, b abt 1813 in Carlow, Ireland
53869	John Bowles, b. abt 1807, in Queen's County, Ireland
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
48227	R1b1b2	13	25	14	11	11	15	12	12	13	14	13	30	16	9	9	11	11	25	15	20	29	15	15	16	18																																											48227
53869	R1b1b2	13	25	14	11	11	15	12	12	13	14	13	30	16	9	9	11	11	25	15	20	29	15	15	16	18																																											53869

Group 7 Matches - Alexander Hamilton Bowles Descendents
31654	Alexander Hamilton Bowles, b. abt 1793 in VA; d. 28 Oct 1877 in Martinsville, Henry County VA at age 84
57686	Alexander Hamilton Bowles, b. abt 1793 in VA; d. 28 Oct 1877 in Martinsville, Henry County VA at age 84
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
31654	J2	12	23	15	10	13	16	11	15	12	12	11	28	16	8	9	11	12	28	16	19	29	13	15	15	18																																											31654
57686	J2	12	23	15	10	13	16	11	15	12	12	11	28	16	8	9	11	12	28	16	19	29	13	15	15	18																																											57686

Group 8 - Potential Matches
29401	William Boles, b. bef 1735 in Stokes County NC
48235	Thomas Bowles, md 1788 in Chester Co PA, d. 1835 in Belmont Co OH
57613	(unknown) Boyles in County Monaghan, Ireland
N36565	Bowles (more info later)
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
29401	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15	16	16	18																																											29401
48235	R1b1b2	13	24	14	12	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15	15	16	18																																											48235
57613	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	16	18																																											57613
N36565	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	13	13	13	29																																																								N36565

Group 9 - Matches on 12 markers
1074	Bartholomew Boyle, Seafield Township, Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish, Kilrush Union, County Clare, Ireland. Married to Honora Scalane.
38140	George Bowles, b. abt 1765 in Tipperary, Ireland; md. Barbara Young (Jung?) b. abt 1776 (Germany or Ireland); md. 1795 Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
33183	John Bowles, b. 4 Jun 1752 in Charles County MD; d. abt 5 Jun 1797 in St. Mary's County MD
29557	Benjamin Bowles, b. bef 1767 in Montgomery County NC
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
1074	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29																																																								1074
38140	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	31	15	15	15	16																																											38140
33183	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	12	25	15	17	28	15	15	15	17																																											33183
29557	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	19	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15	15	15	17																																											29557

Available Results
N27907	Bowles (ancestry unavailable)
32415	Richard Bowles, b. abt 1818 in England; d. 1880
43593	Richard Boles b abt 1610 England(?); d abt 1695 in Cork, Ireland
DNAH01	James and Margaret Boals of Pennsylvania/Ohio
29634	David J. Bowles, b. 1860 in VA; in Montgomery County VA in 1900
96896	Thomas Bowles, b. 19 Mar 1691 in Ulting, Essex, England
31624	Edward Booles, buried 1644 at Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England
96495	Richard Bowles born abt 1795 in Essex, England
45648	Joseph Bolles, b. 19 Feb 1608 in Nottinghamshire, England; d. 29 Oct 1678 in Wells, York, Maine.
100801	Eber Gordon Boles, b. 1855 in Alabama
67724	Thomas Philip and Sarah (Bacon) Bowles of Hanover County VA
49219	Thomas & Jane Boles of Ireland; to New Brunswick, Canada
36318	Henry and Susanna Hill Bowles of Bedford County VA
41705	Mr. Bowles, married to Margaret (unknown) perhaps in Stokes County NC; Children: John, Isabella, Charity, Martha and Joesph, all born in NC in early to mid 1800s.
100524	Bowles (info pending)
N2144	Thomas and Emma Bowles of Shropshire, England
41908	James Bowles (of Maryland?), perhaps father of Ignatius Bowles, John Bowles and James Bowles of Nelson County KY
1073	Michael Boyle
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
N27907	J2b	12	24	15	11	14	17	11	15	12	12	11	28																																																								N27907
32415	I1	13	23	14	10	14	14	11	14	11	12	11	28	15	8	9	8	11	23	16	21	28	12	14	15	16	11	11	19	21	15	14	16	21	36	38	12	10																															32415
43593	R1b1b2	13	23	14	11	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	28	16	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	30	15	15	16	18																																											43593
DNAH01	R1b3	13	23	14	11	11	14	12	12	13	13	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	23	14	19	31	15	15	16	17	11		19	23	15						12	12														12	12																DNAH01
29634	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	12	14	13	30	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	16	17																																											29634
96896	R1b1b2	13	24	14	10	11	15	12	12	11	12	12	28	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	30	15	16	17	17	11	11	19	23	16	16	16	17	36	40	11	12																															96896
31624	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	14	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	26	16	19	28	15	15	15	17																																											31624
96495	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	15	12	12	12	13	13	29	16	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17																																											96495
45648	R1b1	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	14	13	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	26	15	19	30	15	15	17	17	10	12	19	23	16	15	18	17	36	37	11	11																															45648
100801	R1b1b2	13	24	15	11	11	15	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	26	14	15	16	16	11	10	19	23	15	15	18	17	37	38	12	12																															100801
67724	R1b1b2g	13	25	14	10	11	13	12	12	12	13	13	30	15	10	10	11	11	25	15	19	30	15	16	17	18																																											67724
49219	R1b1	13	25	14	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	14	29	16	9	10	11	11	25	15	18	30	15	15	15	18																																											49219
36318	I2b	14	22	15	10	14	15	11	13	11	14	12	32	16	8	10	11	11	25	14	20	29	11	14	14	14																																											36318
41705	I1	14	23	14	11	14	14	11	14	12	12	11	28	15	9	9	8	11	23	16	20	29	14	14	16	16																																											41705
100524	I2b	14	23	15	10	15	18	11	13	12	14	12	31																																																								100524
N2144	R1b1b2	14	24	14	11	11	15	12	12	13	14	13	30																																																								N2144
41908	R1b1b2h	14	24	14	11	11	15	12	12	13	14	13	31	16	9	9	11	11	25	15	20	28	15	15	17	17																																											41908
1073	R1b1	14	25	14	11	11	13	12	12	13	13	14	29																																																								1073

Results Pending
DNA Kit	Haplo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67

Each marker has a name assigned to it by the scientific community, such as DYS# 391, DYS# 439 or GATA H4. The scientists classify these markers as Short Tandem Repeats (STR) because at each of these marker locations a short DNA code repeats itself. The result for a marker is the number of times the code repeats at that location and is called the allele value.

This chart shows the name given to each marker. For example marker #1 is DYS# 393.

Thus far we have the potential for Bowles lines in three different haplogroups. In the chart above, in the fourth column under Haplo, you will see one of the following haplogroups indicated. If it is in green, then the haplogroup has been proven accurate through separate testing; those in red are estimates based on similar marker patterns examined in a study done by Dr. Michael Hammer, a biotechnology research scientist at the University of