Mary (Denslow) Rowell (1651 - 1739)

Born 10 Aug 1651 in Windsor Locks, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas (Rowley) Rowell — married 5 May 1669 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1739 at age 87 in Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

From: Some descendants of Thomas Rowley of Windsor, Connecticut, with lineage of families allied by marriage.^[1]
i.) THOMAS ROWLEY (Rowell) a cordwalner, In Windsor, 1662, Simsbury 1670, d. May, 1705/8, inv. May 1708. , mar. at Windsor, Conn. 5 May , 1669 by Rev. Wolcott, Mary Denslow, dau. Henry, Wlndsor b. 10 Aug. 1651, d. Wlndsor d. 14 June, 1739, age 91. Mary was admitted to Windsor Church 1686.
Thomas served in the Colonial Wars. On the of those who gave to the poor. Children of Thomas and Mary (Denslow) Rowley:
1. Mary b. 16 Apr. 1670, Windsor
2. Thomas b. Oct. 1671, Simsbury
3. Elizabeth b. Mar. 1672/3, mar. 15 July 1695,William Lucas of Middletovn, Conn.
4. Martha b. 13 May, 1677, mar at age 77 Samuel Fitch, age 80, 1st mar. for both.
5. John b. 27 Oct. 1679, a. 10 Nov. 1679.
6. Deborrah b. Simsbury 5 Jan. 1680, a. 5 June, 1680.
7. Samuel b. Simsbury 1683, died
8. Samuel b. June 1685, a. Aug. 1697
9. Abigail b. Windsor 10 Feb. 1686, mar. Windsor 3 Jan. 1709, Samuel Bone
10. Grace b. Windsor 5 Aug. 1692, d. May 1765, age 73.
On father's death, Grace chose bro. Thomas guardian. She taught school 1708-—1735.
Ref: Early Conn. Probate Rec. vol I, p 148, 191, v 2 p 107;
Barbour Coll. Windsor, p 25, 61, 250, 251, 361;
Simsbury p 137;
N.E.G.H. Reg. v 5 p 261, v 71 p 295.

Henry Denslow [Father of Mary Denslow]^[2] Taken 17 August 1676 by Jacob Drake, Thomas Bissell. '
Children:
Samuel, 17 years of age, and 7 daughters:
Susanna, wife of John Hodges;
Mary, wife of Thomas Rowley,
Ruth, wife of Thomas Copler.
Those unmarried: Abigail, 20 years of age, Deborah 18 (lame and sickly), Hannah 14, Elizabeth 10 years of age.
^[3] To Samuel æ50, to each of the 7 daughters æ20, including what some have already received, Deborah to have an additional æ10 on account of her lameness. The parcel of Land 50 rods by the River, running back 80 rods from the River unto the road westward, which was given by Henry Denslow to the wife of John Hodge & her children, though not recorded, shall be and remain to her and to her children, and the sd. Hodge shall have no power to alienate the sd. Land.

^[4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 about Thomas Rowley (Torrey collection)
Name: Thomas Rowley
Marriage Date: 5 May 1669
Death Year: 1708
Marriage Place: New England, United States
Spouse's Name: Mary Denslow

Sources

1. ↑ Crankshaw, Mildred Gertrude Rowley, 1892-. (1961). Some descendants of Thomas Rowley of Windsor, Connecticut, with lineage of families allied by marriage. [Hartford, Conn.],[publisher not identified],(p. 19)
2. ↑ (A Digest of the Early CT probate Records 1663-1677; Hartford,CT Probate Records 1635-50)
3. ↑ Court Records, p157-11 Sept. 1676: Adms. to the widow, Lt. Fyler & Ensign Maudsley to be Overseers. P159-6 Dec. 1676 – Order to Dist. Estate:
4. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. [1]

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MC56-73P : accessed 2017-06-01), entry for Mary DENSLOW.
• Talcott, Miss Mary Kingsbury. Records of The Church in Wintonbury Parish (Now Bloomfield), Conn., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1917) Vol. 71, Page 295
• Barbour Index as viewed on NEHGS Website