Ephraim
Rowley
Born in Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Elnathan Rowley
and Lydia (Welles) Rowley
Brother of
Abigail Rowley [half], Jesse Rowley [half], Abigail (Rowley) Kellogg [half], Israel Rowley [half], Thankful Rowley [half], Thankful (Rowley) Hills, Ezra Rowley, Ruth (Rowley) Smith and Jesse Rowley
Husband of
Peggy (Lillie) Rowley
— married
8 Nov 1767 in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Erastus Rowley
Died
at about age 45
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2012
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Biography
Ephraim Rowley served during the French and Indian War.
Ephraim Rowley served with 12th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Ephraim was born 17 Oct 1737, son of Elnathan Rowley and Lidia Welles[1]. He participated in the French and Indian War between 1755 and 1762 in 12th Connecticut Regiment out of Colchester, Connecticut.[2]
He married Peggy Lilie 8 Nov 1787[3] and they had at least one known child Erastus Rowley[4].
Sergeant Ephraim Rowley served in the American Revolution where he died 9 Aug 1782. [5]
Research Notes
- Find Barber Collection reference for birth of Erastus Rowley. Further check for other children of Ephraim.
- Find NARA reference of participation in French-Indian War.
- Find Patterson-Pattison Family Association Book No. 1 and determine the unit that Sergeant Ephraim Rowley was in based on his apparent commanding officer Eleazer Patterson.
Sources
- ↑ Barber Collection Colchester L3:456: Ephraim s/o Elnathan & Lidia Rowley b. 17 Oct 1737
- ↑ Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society Vol 9
- ↑ Early Connecticut Marriages where Ephraim married Pegge Lilie Nov 8 1767
- ↑ Find Barbour Collection reference for the birth of Erastus Rowley
- ↑ From the diary of Eleazer Patterson: Sergt Ephraim Rowley d. 9 Aug 1782 based on The Patterson-Pattison Family Association Book No. 1, pg 98
- "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F759-TBQ : 11 February 2018), Ephraim Rowley and Peggy Lisie Or Lillie, 08 Nov 1767; citing Conn, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,910.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Rowley-456 created through the import of my family 10.ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Lydia Vierson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lydia and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ephraim by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ephraim:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ephraim by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ephraim:
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~1.56%
Harold Roger Rowley
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #188234
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~0.78%
Katrina (Rowley) Clem :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Don Hallblade :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WN2979655 [compare], yourDNAportal DON136f43a5, Ancestry member dhallblade
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~0.78%
Marie (Ortowski) Vierson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T273347 [compare], FTDNA kit #384893
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~0.39%
Lydia Vierson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member v_ierson
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T242904 [compare], FTDNA kit #349443
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~0.39%
Fredrick Vierson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HU6624171 [compare], Ancestry member fvierson
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Rowley-455 and Rowley-456 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person according to all info except Rowley-455 having died at the age of 100. Possibly Rowley-455 is the son of Rowley-456, if so , the dates and parents of Rowley-455 need changed.
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