Timothy Rowley (abt. 1746 - 1829)

Born about 1746 in England

Husband of Jemima (Dibble) Rowley — married 9 Mar 1769 (to 1774) in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Rowley — married before 1818 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1829 at about age 83 in Urbana, Steuben, New York, United States

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Biography

Private Timothy Rowley served with 1st New York Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Timothy Rowley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A099350.

Timothy Rowley was born in 1746 in England.^[1] He arrived in Otwego/Schenectady, New York about 1761. It is said that he had six brothers, and the three eldest were ships' captains. Timothy was apprenticed to a shipbuilder, and one day got into an altercation with his employer, which ended in blows-- or so goes the story. Fearing disgrace and punishment, he was whisked to America aboard one of his brothers' ships.

He married first Jemima Dibble in 1769 in Cornwall, Connecticut^[2] and had one child:

1. Timothy Rowley Jr b. 1774 New York

He married next in 1783 Naomi Rute or Root (abt 1756-bef 1818) and had the following known children:^[3]

1. John Sandford Rowley b. 1787 d, 1868 m. Nancy Anne Lason
2. Naomi Rowley b. abt 1788
3. Martha Rowley b 13 Feb 1793 m. John Wilhelm
4. Dolley Rowley b. 28 Feb 1795 d. aft 1875 m. Uriah Nash (21 Dec 1783-bef 1862)
5. Elizabeth Rowley b. 12 Apr 1801 m. John Rugar

He married 1818 Mrs. Mary Purdy,^[3] and took her son Aaron N Purdy, aged 12, into his household.

At least 3 of Timothy's children Martha, Dolley and Elizabeth were christened at the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Florida, Minaville, Montgomery County, New York^[4]. As this was done many years after the children were born, it stands to reason that Timothy and Neomy (as it is spelled on the records) were making a strong political statement by bringing their children into this flock.

He served as a Private during the Revolutionary War in 1st New York Regiment, Continental Army. He enlisted in Fishkill, New York.^[5]

He appeared on the 1790 U.S. Federal Census in Duanesbury, Albany, New York^[6][7]

He filed for a pension for his Revolutionary War service on 13 May 1818 from Jeruselem, New York^[1] On that date he was living in Wayne, Steuben County, New York with his wife Mary and step-son Aaron B Purdy, aged 12.

Timothy died 7 Oct 1829 in Urbana, Steuben, New York.^[1]

Research Notes

Using DNA it has been shown that Timothy was not a descendant of Henry Rowley of Plymouth, thus not a son of Eleazer Rowley. [Action Item: create page explaining this]

This is another case where DNA may resolve the issue of parentage for Timothy Rowley Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Revolutionary War Pension File S 42215; filed from Jeruselem, New York 13 May 1818; aged 72 (thus born in 1746).
2. ↑ Cornwall, Connecticut Vital Records
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Part III, pg 2578
4. ↑ http://www.newyork-genealogy.com click the in-text link for more information
5. ↑ Service Description for Timothy Rowley, shared by Fold3.com
6. ↑ Bureau of Census. U.S. Federal Population Schedule, 1790. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d., Duanesburg, Albany, New York., pg 24
7. ↑ National Genealogical Quarterly 33:87.

See Also:

• Timothy Rowley, Rowley Branch 3