Have studied the Dowell family...out of Albemarle Co, Va...
early years... 1700's to late 1700's..
and..after looking at other records...do seem to find the
John Dowell..who came to Maury Co, Tn..

I feel sure...this John Dowell...was the son of a JOhn Dowell..who was born in VA... Son of John Dowell and Anne Franklin..

This John Dowell..married and lived in Sumner Co, Tn... They
had three children...and.. one..was the John Caleb Dowell..I think you have questioned... others who come from
this line..

I will have to look back...where I got my lead..on this John Dowell... who was in Maury Co, Tn...Now... the Benjamin Franlin Dowell... who married Elizabeth Desha... was a great uncle to this John Caleb Dowell... as... His father...John Dowell. was a brother... to Benjamin Franklin
Dowell... .. I feel sure..this is how it was..

Contact me... at bernieandrose@juno.com and I will be able to give you better details... I hadn't realize... this John Caleb Dowell... was in the family... I knew he was not a son
of Benjamin Franklin Dowell..and Elizabeth Desha...who were
in Sumner Co, Tn.. in the early years...and migrated to Maury Co, Tn... as every one.. else...was going in that direction...at that time... Early... 1800's.

Trying to help... Bernie Bolton.. bernieandrose@juno.com