John Rowley (1690 - 1762)

Born 1690 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Fuller) Rowley — married 11 Sep 1716 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1762 at about age 72 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

John Rowley was probably born in Falmouth ca 1690, son of Moses Rowley and Mary Unknown.^[1] He married Deborah Fuller 11 Sep 1716 at East Haddam, Connecticut^[1][2] and their children were:

1. Patience Rowley b. at East Haddam, 30 Aug. 1717;^[1] bap. 23 Feb. 1717-18. m. Richard Skinner
2. Content Rowley b. at East Haddam, 26 March 1719;^[1] bap. 3 May 1719, married at Colchester, 12 Nov. 1742,^[1] with Isaac Kneeland.
3. Mindwell Rowley b. at East Haddam, 9 Oct. 1720;^[1] bap. 16 Oct. 1720 m Samuel Adams.
4. Joseph Rowley b. at East Haddam, 15 May 1722;^[1] bap. 20 May 1722 m. Susannah.
5. Sarah Rowley b. at Colchester, 6 Jan. 1723^[1] m Ebenezer Kneeland.
6. Deborah Rowley b. at Colchester, 14 Dec. 1725^[1] m Gideon Ackley.
7. John Rowley b. at Colchester, 17 July 1727^[1] m Rebecca Hurd.
8. Seth Rowley b. at Colchester, 6 May 1730^[1] d. 1751.

He married 2nd an unknown woman who was living in Colchester when John made his (undated) will.^[1]

He died 23 Jan 1763/4 at Colchester, Connecticut.^[1][3]

Research Notes

Marriage:

The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 11, page 312, published October 1857

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass, December 1620, Volume Four, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller." Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006, pg 105-6
2. ↑ East Haddam Barbour records:

   John ROWLEY, m Deborah FULLER, Sept 11, 1716

   http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/ehaddam_barbour_n-r.htm

3. ↑ Colchester Barbour Records [Colchester 1:105]

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #7050459

• Rowley Research: East Haddam Genealogies
• LDS Tree: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S59F-XF5 : accessed 2016-01-03), entry for John /Rowley/.