John Rowley (abt. 1768 - abt. 1783)

Ancestors

Died about 1783 at about age 15 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Biogragraphy

John was born about 1768 according to his disposistion 12 Sep 1838 in support of Mary (Rowley) Mott's application for pension: "And deponent further states that he is now about seventy years of age and is the oldest of his father's family now living, except her, the said Mary Mott. . ."^[1] He was the son of Jonathan Rowley and Elizabeth Hopkins.

On 8 Aug 1786 he witnessed at 18 years of age the deed between his father or brother Jonathan and his brother Joseph.^[2]

He would have been one of the males in his father's appearance on the 1790 U.S. Federal Census.^[3]

In 1795, John Rowley, pioneer, settled in New York and built a school-house "Rowley's Schoolhouse" which was later settled and renamed for their former village by former inhabitatants of Cheshire, Connecticut.^[4]

• 0n 1800 U.S. Federal Census, he appeared showing 1-2-0-1-0 and 1-0-0-1-0^[5]
• On 1810 U.S. Federal Census, he appeared showing 2-0-0-0-1, 0-3-0-0-1^[6]

The new inhabitants arrived about 1815. About the same time or a year earlier, "John built a saw-mill on the creek. He also ran a distillery, which so annoyed some of the staid townsfolk of the locality that they left the settlement."^[4]

• On 1820 U.S. Federal Census, he appeared showing 0-0-0-1-0-1 and 0-0-1-0-1^[7]
• On 1830 U.S. Federal Census, he appeared showing one male 50-60 and one female 15-20^[8]

He appeared 12 Sep 1838 in Ontario County, New York in the Court of Common Pleas^[9]

• On 1840 U.S. Federal Census, he appeared showing one male 70-80 and one female 50-60^[10]

He died after the 1840 U.S. Census, probably in Canandaigua, New York.

Source

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch Record: Q24Q-544F : accessed 13 June 2019), Mary Mott, 04 Mar 1831; citing Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 15; FHL microfilm 1,319,395.
2. ↑ Pittsford, Vermont LR 2:266
3. ↑ U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1790, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, pg 42, entry 233
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Aldrich, Lewis Cass compiler; Conover. George S., editor; History of Ontario County, New York, Syracuse, NY: D. Mason Publisher, 1893, pg 212.
5. ↑ U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1800, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Charleston, Ontario, New York, pg 42
6. ↑ U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1810, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, pg 258
7. ↑ U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1820, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, pg 221
8. ↑ U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1830, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, pg 133
9. ↑ Court of Common Pleas. 12 Sep 1838, Ontario County, New York.
10. ↑ U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1840, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, pg 24

Acknowledgements

This profile Rowley-31 was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged. Major improvements were made by Judy Bramlage, 26 Jun 2022.