My Wood Family

The Family -- Their Ancestors and Descendants

A book in remembrance of past generations
By Dr. Carolyn Rowell Haigler

The Dowling family history originates in Ireland.  William Dowling and his son Henry came to the Jamestown colony of Virginia sometime during the Great Migration period between 1618 and 1623, just in time to see the first windmill to be built in America.  

Henry's son, Matthew Dowling, went to the Province of South Carolina during a time when there was a large influx of Irish settling the colony.  He died in South Carolina in 1674.

Henry's second son, Robert Dowling, had a son, Michael Dowling fought in the wars in the Indian ceded lands of South Carolina under the command of Captain Nelson. 

After Michael Dowling died (before 1751), his wife was granted land on Stevens Creek in Edgefield County, South Carolina, near Barnwell.  Two of their sons, Robert and William Dowling, were revolutionary soldiers, and from thence came many Dowling generations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

The book, "The Dowling family, their Ancestors and Descendants", by Carolyn Rowell Haigler, contains 217 pages of Dowling history and genealogy.  The book contains wills, probates, marriage and death records, census, cemetery records, land records, pictures, and several other court records.

A few of the surnames affiliated with the Dowling families are; Aldredge, Allen, Altman, Ammons, Barber, Beckham, Bell, Bennett, Blanchett, Boutwell, Bowen, Brackin, Brauda, Brown, Carter, Clelland, Colley, Corbett, Cox, Crawford, Crews, Davis, Dixon, Dryden, Dubose, Echols, Edenfield, Fiveash, Graham, Griffin, Guess, Gunter, Halliford, Hanberry, Hand, Harper, Harris, Hendrix, Herrin, Hickox, Highsmith, Hill, Howard, Jacobs, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Kelly, Kimbrell, King, Knight, Lane, Lee, Lewis, Lyons, Matthews, Moody, Morgan, O'Quinn, Parrish, Pearson, Prescott, Raulerson, Register, Rhoden, Rice, Riggins, Roberson, Robinson, Rogers, Rosier, Rowell, Smith, Stokes, Stone, Strickland, Thomas, Thornton, Turner, Wainwright, Walker, Walston, White, Williams, and many others.

For more information or purchase please contact:

Dr. Carolyn Rowell Haigler
3136 Deer Dr
Loris, SC 29569
843-756-8965
Note: I am providing the above information as a favor to Dr. Haigler and for the purpose of furthering the research for the Dowling family.  I have no connection with, nor a financial interest in this book.  
            Walter D. Wood

If you have any questions or comments; need assistance with any of these lines; or can help me identify an old photograph, please let me know.

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