Thomas Rowan (abt. 1770)

Born about 1770 in Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Susannah Donahue — married 30 Dec 1789 in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Descendants

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This profile could possibly be the same as Rowan-1126. See that profile for what we know about that Thomas Rowan.

Biography

Susanna Donahoe married Thomas Rowan, 1789 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. ^[1]

Under "D" ---

3. John Donihoo—m. Martha M. Walker, 1811.

4. Nancy Donohoe—m. James Ky, 1811.

5. Susnna Donahow—m. Thomas Rowan, 1789.

6. W'illiam Donahy—m. Betsy Wine, 1808. ...

Rowan. —^[2]

1. Thomas—m. Susanna Donahow, 1789.

2, William—m. lilizabeth Occro-man, 1814?"

3. ?__ m. Mary Davies by 1786.

Thomas Rowen in the Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940^[3][4]

Name: Thomas Rowen

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1789

Marriage Place: Rockbridge, Virginia

Spouse: Susana Donahow

FHL Film Number: 33799

Reference ID: page 18

Grandchildren's Birth Records ^[5]

• ROWAN, Henriette (William & Bethsy O'CROMEN) b. 25 June 1817, bt. 18 March 1821 Pats: Thomas ROWAN & Susanne DONAOU [perhaps DONAHUE]; Mats: Jacob OCROMEN & Barbara HOBERTON; Spons: Clarke BETHON [BATEN] & Magdeleine PREJEAN - spouse of the godfather; Signed: Clark BATEN. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.7, #963).
• ROWAN, Elisabeth (William & Bethsy O'CROMEN) b. 19 Jan. 1821, bt. 18 March 1821 Pats: Thomas ROWAN & Susanne DONAOU [perhaps DONAHUE]; Mats: Jacob OCROMEN & Barbara HOBERTON; Spons: Jean FREDERIC & Adelaide BERNARD - spouse of Louis BOULE [BOULET]. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.7, #964)

Research Notes

• NOTES FOR POSSIBLE FATHER for THOMAS ROWAN

1. http://genforum.genealogy.com/rowan/messages/1095.html

• I can give you a bit more information on generations further back. At this time, I believe (certainly not proven yet) that Thomas Rowan's father was William Rowan who appears in Rockbridge County, VA, tithables for 1778 & 1782. He is probably the same William Rowan who was tried for the killing of Chief Cornstalk in 1777 and acquitted. (From Cornstalk and Rockbridge County, by Angela Ruley.) In any event, more research is needed here.
• There is also a James Rowan in the area (northern Rockbridge County on the border with Augusta County.) James had three sons but none of them were named Thomas; also the fact that Thomas named his oldest child William may be a clue that William is Thomas' father.

2. Notes from Oren Morton online book: Morton, Oren Frederic, 1857-1926. A history of Rockbridge County, Virginia [electronic resource] (Kindle Location 2123). Staunton, Va. : McClure Co.

• Joseph Moore, William Paxtoii, and John Gilmore, Jr., qualify as justices, John Trimble as coroner, Harry Innis as attorney, and William Stuart as constable. William Rowan bound as implicated in the murder of Cornstalk, but with the same result as in the other instances. [he was acquitted]

• Morton, Oren Frederic, 1857-1926. A history of Rockbridge County, Virginia [electronic resource] (Kindle Locations 9297-9298). Staunton, Va. : McClure Co.; SECTION V TiTHABLES OF 1778...
  • Thomas Robinson.
  • William Rowan
  • William Rush, John—2...
• Morton, Oren Frederic, 1857-1926. A history of Rockbridge County, Virginia [electronic resource] (Kindle Locations 9744-9745). Staunton, Va. : McClure Co.. TAXPAYERS OF 1782 p. 375
  • Rowan. William—4h—4c (i.e. he owned four horses and four cows)
  • Rush, John—IS—6h—Ic

• Morton, Oren Frederic, 1857-1926. A history of Rockbridge County, Virginia [electronic resource] (Kindle Locations 10804-10807). Staunton, Va. : McClure Co.
  • SECTION VIII PRESENT SURNAMES As shown in the tax list for the three years ending May 5, 1917.

• Abbreviations: B—Buffalo; K—Kerr's Creek; L —Lexington; N -Xaiural Bridge; W—Walker's Creek; S—South River.

• Note: When there is more than one person to a name in a given district, the number follows the initial letter. Thus, Adison—L, means there is one Adi-son on the tax list in Lexington District, and as no other initial letter is given, it consequently follows that there is but one such Adison in the county. Austin— N, 8 means there are eight Austins on the voting list in Natural Bridge District.
  • Text: ...Rosf—L, 2 Rosier—N Rowan—S Rowe—W K'nwsey—B—S...

3. Same family?

• Mrs. Barolay before marriage was a Miss Rowan, daughter of Mr. William Rowan of near Spottswood, Augusta county. Death of Mrs. EIi. Barclay Mrs. Margaret S. Barclay, widow of Mr. Elihu H. Barolay, former editor of this paper who died:" February, 1902, died in Chicago last Thursday, January 10, 1907, from pneumonia. She had been in failing health for several years. The remains were brought to Lexington for burial, reaching here Saturday afternoon over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, accompanied by her daughter, Mr.Scholz. The interment was made from the train, with services conducted at the grave by Rev. T. EL Southall, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Barclay held her church membership in Lexington. Mrs. Barolay before marriage was a Miss Rowan, daughter of Mr. William Rowan of near Spottswood, Augusta county. After her marriage to Mr. Barclay she made her home in Lexington, until after the death of her husband, when she removed to St. Louis and later to Chicago, where she lived with her son. ^[6]

Marriage

Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia. Showing "Thomas Rowen" marriage to "Susana Donahow" 30 Dec 1789, Rockbridge County, Virginia

Message Board Post:^[7]

Thomas Rowan married Susannah or Susan Donihoo (spelling of surname varies), the daughter of Davis or David Donihoo, 30 Dec. 1789, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, by Rev. John Brown. Thomas worked for an iron forge owned by William Moore near Vesuvius. Names on marriage bonds: Joseph Bennett or Burnett, William Moore, George Munro, William Bradley.

I am researching the family of William Rowan, b. Virginia 1790. He was the son of Thomas Rowan and Susannah Donihoo (Donahue? Donaou?) who married in Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1789. Susannah was the daughter of David or Davis Donihoo. Thomas may be the son of William Rowan of Rockbridge County c1775.

Would like to exchange info. Thomas Rowan and Susanna may be the parents of my William Rowan b. 1790 in Virginia, died in Louisiana.

David or Davis Donihoo (Donoho, Donohoe) was Susannah's father. He appears in 1783 in Amherst County (now Nelson County), Virginia, where he was a tithable with 4 whites. In 1787 he purchased 94 acres on a "branch of Hatt and Raccoon Creeks" which he sold in 1791. It appears that by 1789 David had moved slightly west to Rockbridge County although he retained the Amherst Co. property for two more years.

Elizabeth Rowan's baptismal records from Rev. Hebert's book "Southwest Louisiana Records - Church and Civil Records Vol. 2 - B 1819 - 1825" give "Thomas Rowan and Susanne Donaou (Donahue) as paternal grandparents."

That's all I have for now on the parents of Thomas Rowan and his wife Susannah Donihoo. Both these families are associated with the Presbyterian Scots-Irish settlers of southwest Virginia. Thomas and Susannah likely migrated to Tennessee. I will continue working on these families and keep your e-mail address.

Sources

1. ↑ Morton, Oren Frederic, 1857-1926. A history of Rockbridge County, Virginia [electronic resource] (Kindle Location 2123). Staunton, Va. : McClure Co.
2. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
5. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101
6. ↑ http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=LG19070116.1.3#
7. ↑ defunct online boards rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.louisiana.parishes.lafayette/490.1.2.2/mb.ashx

• Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Name: Thomas Rowan

Birthyear: abt 1774

Birthplace: Virginia, United States

Enlistment Age: 40

Notes from enlistment record: He was 5'8", fair hair and complexion, gray eyes. He was a laborer in Caroline, Virginia.

• Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

NOTE: this man enlisted June 17, 1815, in Lexington for 5 years and was discharged in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on August 19, 1814 due to "old age".

Name: Thomas Rowan

Birthyear: abt 1774

Birthplace: Caroline County, Virginia, United States

Enlistment Age: 40