William Rowton (1765 - abt. 1829)

Born 1765 in Littleton Parish,Cumberland Co,Virginia

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Died about 10 Aug 1829 at about age 64 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

2.Title: Rutherford County, Tennessee Deaths and Estate Settlements, Vol II (2069) Page: #1038 Note: April 29, 1857, Chauncery Court: William Rowton left slaves to his wife Mary Rowton, who died in 1855. Heirs included: 1. John Rowton (deceased) 2. Elizabeth [Rowton] Hancock 3. Polly [Rowton] Woods (deceased) 4. Oney [Rowton] Walls (deceased) 5. William D. Rowton 6. Peyton Rowton 7. Rhoda [Rowton] Wrather (deceased) Children: C(alenas) M. Wrather; W(esley) S. Wrather and Enoch B. Wrather 8. Nancy [Rowton] Hunt (deceased) children to wit: Houston Hunt, Mary [Hunt} Martin, Mahala [Hunt] Winston, Ryland Hunt, Alexandre Hunt, Rhoda Hunt, and Uriah Hunt.Due to the number of heirs, the slaves were to be sold and the proceeds divided.

Chauncery Court, 1856-1860: C. M. Rather (Wrather) administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of William Rowton and others vs. Elizabeth Hancock and others. Children: 1. Peyton Rowton, 2. John Rowton (deceased) 3. Elizabeth Hancock, wife of Benjamin Hancock, lived in Missouri, 4. Polly [Rowton] Woods (deceased) was wife of Thomas Woods, 5. Oney [Rowton] Walls 9deceased) wife of John Walls (deceased) 6. William D. Rowton 7. Rhoda [Rowton] Rather (Wrather) (deceased), wife of Baker Rather (Wrather), also deceased, leaving following children to wit: W(esley) S. Wrather; C(alenus M. Wrather, and Enoch B. Wrather. 8. Nancy [Rowton] Hunt (deceased), wife of Samuel Hunt, leaving following children to wit: Huston Hunt, Mary [Hunt] Martin, Mahala [Hunt] Winston, Ryland Hunt, Alexander Hunt, Rhoda Hunt, and Uriah Hunt. 13 slaves were divided among the following grandchildren to wit: Enoch Wrather, Louisa Wrather, William Johns, Stegar Wrather and Felix Ross.

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1775

State: VA

Country: USA

Death

Death:

Date: ABT 10 AUG 1829

State: TN

Country: USA

Note

Note: {geni:about_me} Land Grants

1812. April 15, Josiah Ward and Temperance, ux., of Cumberland County, to William B. Ligon, of Amelia County, £548 for 270 acres in Prince Edward County on Appomattox River, adjoining Cow-Skin Branch, Samuel Poe, William Rowton, said Ligon, and subject to dower of Polly P. Ward, mother of said Josiah Ward which has been laid off for her. Recorded October 1812. (Prince Edward, Deed Book 14, p. 696). This deed mentions the family grave yard. [Pub. in The William and Mary quarterly, Volume 27 ]

Will

Title: Rutherford County, Tennessee Deaths and Estate Settlements, Vol II (2069) Page: #1038 Note: April 29, 1857, Chauncery Court: William Rowton left slaves to his wife Mary Rowton, who died in 1855. Heirs included: 1. John Rowton (deceased) 2. Elizabeth [Rowton] Hancock 3. Polly [Rowton] Woods (deceased) 4. Oney [Rowton] Walls (deceased) 5. William D. Rowton 6. Peyton Rowton 7. Rhoda [Rowton] Wrather (deceased) Children: C(alenas) M. Wrather; W(esley) S. Wrather and Enoch B. Wrather 8. Nancy [Rowton] Hunt (deceased) children to wit: Houston Hunt, Mary [Hunt} Martin, Mahala [Hunt] Winston, Ryland Hunt, Alexandre Hunt, Rhoda Hunt, and Uriah Hunt.Due to the number of heirs, the slaves were to be sold and the proceeds divided.

Rutherford County Loose Wills, 1804 ­ 1899

Date Written Date Filed

Rowton, William Oct. 22, 1827 Aug. term 1829

1588. RB7,p331 - Division of Negroes: William Rowton - Nov ten 1827 - S to William D. Rowton: Tom and Rose,

his wife; Peg, Cheley, Rose - S to widow, Mary Rowton, "for the benefit of Thonas L. Wood and his wife,

Polly Wood": Robbin and Patsey his wife; Martha; Gilbert; Cinda - S to John Rowton: Sai, Becky and

child; Caroline - S to Mary Rowton "for the benefit of Benjamin Hancock and his wife Elizabeth": Big

Dick; Bick and child; Mourning - S to Saiuel Hunt and his wife, Nancy Hunt: Little Dick, China and

child; Frank - S to Peyton Rowton: Edaund, Charlotte and two children - S to Baker Wrather and his wife

Rhody: Henry, Edy and two children; Ennia - S to John Walls and his wife Oney: Clem, Charity, Sarah

& child - "whole of negroes valued at $8,978.00" - C: William W. Searcy, John Hoover, Samuel P. Black,

William Alford.

Source: https://archive.org/stream/publication36ruth/publication36ruth_djvu.txt

Record File Number

Record File Number: geni:6000000013472712281

Sources

http://records.ancestry.com/Rhoda_Rowton_records.ashx?pid=44277036

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=littlefamily&id=I3063