Born in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Rowland
and Nancy (Barnett) Rowland
Sister of
William Thomas Rowland, Sarah J (Rowland) Wilhite, David Barnett Rowland, Robert W Rowland, Elizabeth (Rowland) McQuitty, Samuel Nelson Rowland, John C Rowland, George Washington Rowland and Thomas Colland Rowland
Wife of
Joshua C Alexander
— married
20 Nov 1814 in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Harvey Alexander, Mary (Alexander) Seymour, Sarah (Alexander) Burks, William H Alexander, Chloe Ann (Alexander) Seymour, Nancy (Alexander) Wirt, Minerva (Alexander) Petty, Eliza Alexander, George Marion Alexander and Mary Jane (Alexander) Bussey
Died
at age 43
in Boone, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2013
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Biography
Barsheba Thomas Rowland was born on 06 Sep 1798 at Mercer County, Kentucky. She is a daughter of John Rowland and Nancy Barnett.
Married Joshua Alexander 11/10/1847
Excerpt from “Descendants of John Rowland, Son of William Rowland (Botetourt Co., VA)” [1]
- Chapter Two: Barsheba Rowland and Her Descendants (pdf page 86)
- BARSHEBA ROWLAND (Daughter of John and Nancy (Barnett) Rowland)
- Born: 6 September 1798 Mercer County, Kentucky
- Died: 13 January 1842 Boone County, Missouri
- Married: Joshua C. Alexander - 10 November 1814 (Mercer County, Kentucky) Born: 9 March 1793 (Georgia) Died: 27 January 1867 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- Joshua and Barsheba (Rowland) Alexander made the trek to Boone County, Missouri, in 1818 with their families. They settled in Perche Township, raised their family of 10 children, and were very active in the local affairs of their community.
- Barsheba passed away in 1842, and two years later Joshua remarried to Adaline Perkins. They had 4 children between them - Eveline F., son, Malinda, and Isaac.
- Children:
- JAMES HARVEY ALEXANDER - Born: 2 December 1815 (Mercer Co., Kentucky)
- ELIZABETH ALEXANDER - Born: 24 October 1819
- SARAH "Sally" ALEXANDER - Born: 1820 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER - Born: 18 Aug. 1822 (Boone Co.)
- CHLOE ANN ALEXANDER - Born: 1824 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- NANCY ALEXANDER - Born: 1827 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- MINERVA ALEXANDER - Born: 1831 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- ELIZA ALEXANDER - Born: 1834 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- GEORGE MARION ALEXANDER - Born: 15 April 1835 (Boone Co., Mo.)
- MARY JANE ALEXANDER - Born: 1838 (Boone Co., Mo.)
Sources
- ↑ “Descendants of John Rowland, Son of William Rowland (Botetourt Co., VA)”, compiled by Carol (Rowland) Petersen, self-published 1999, 302 pages.
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barsheba by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barsheba:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barsheba by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Barsheba:
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~2.34%
Allan Thomas
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RG6372435 [compare], Ancestry member allanharlthomas
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~1.56%
Mary Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A290680 [compare], Ancestry member hennegin
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~1.56%
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