I descend from William Bowling of Stafford, Virginia. He was born in 1701. He married Elizabeth Kidwell. He is the father of my ancestor John Kidwell Bowling. He is in the same DNA group as Benjamin Bolling or Bowling. There has been some speculation that William is the father of Benjamin. I do not know if that has been proved or not. Speculation is that William's father is Robert Bowling of Virginia. Does anyone have any information on Robert? Ancestry.com has some references to marriages involving several Bowlin or Bowling that occurred around the same time as William 's marriage, so I am wondering if William had brothers.