Richard Rowland (abt. 1677 - abt. 1749)

Born about 1677 in Flanders, East Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebeckah Grimes (Unknown) Rowland — married 20 Jun 1698 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 1749 at about age 72 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Richard Rowland was born 1677 Lyme CT and died after June 1749 (but before August 1749). ^[1] Children born to Richard & Rebecca Rowland in Lyme, Connecticut:

1. Rebecca Roland, born 14 April 1699^[2]
2. Hannah Roland, born 20 December 1701^[2]
3. Marah Roland, born July 1704^[2]
4. Uriah Roland, born 01 August 1712^[2]
5. Asall Roland, 1718^[2]

Richard Rowland wrote his will on 23 June 1749. His will passed probate in 1749 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.^[3][4]

Beneficiaries:

• my well beloved wife Hannah Rowland
• my daughter Hannah, widow of John Hudson
• my daughter Mary, wife of John Baker
• heirs of my daughter Mabell, deceased
• my two well beloved sons: Benjamin and Asel
• my son Uriah
• the children of my daughter Rebecca, deceased
• my granddaughter Susanna, wife of Zachariah Sill, Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ Estate of Rowland, Richard, Town of Lyme, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9049/007628891_00388/784481?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/71333019/person/430006785835/facts/citation/1160096928937/edit/record.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W2-P27 : 7 January 2020), Richard Roland in entry for Rebeckah Roland, 1699.
3. ↑ Will: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
   Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #784481 (accessed 1 January 2024)
   Will of Richard Rowland of Lyme, New London, Connecticut, granted probate in 1749.
4. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=annefamily&id=I2100.