Thomas Rowley Sr. (1721 - aft. 1796)

Born 24 Mar 1721 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Lois (Cass) Rowley — married 15 Jul 1744 in Hebron, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 22 Aug 1796 after age 75 in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, United States [uncertain]

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Thomas Rowley Sr. is Notable.

Biography

Thomas Rowley Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Vermont Republic in the American Revolution.

Thomas Rowley Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A099346.

Thomas Rowley was born March 24, 1721, in Hebron, Connecticut.^[1] He passed away about 1803 in Benson, Vermont.^[2]

He married Loes Cass July 15, 1744, in Hebron, Connecticut.^[1]

Thomas Rowley was a poet. He removed to the town of Darby, Vermont in 1768, and joined with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys (a Vermont militia named after the Green Mountains of Vermont comprised mostly from freemen in Rutland County and neighboring Addison County). The Green Mountain Boys were concerned New York would claim all the lands of Vermont known at the time as a dispute over the New Hampshire Grants. As Ethan Allen's spokesman, Rowley's poetry became legendary for the proverbial "setting the hills on fire." That is, he motivated the men of Vermont to fight for their independence as a state against the threat of the New York state feudal system.^[3]

Thomas and Lois had the following known children:^[4]

1. a daughter, b and d May 17, 1745
2. Lois Rowley, b April 17, 1749 at Hebron, Connecticut; m Nathaniel Fiske of Danby, Vermont
3. Reuben Rowley, b April 16, 1751 in Hebron
4. Nathan Rowley, b June 6, 1754. in Kent
5. Bateman Rowley, b November 15, 1756, in Kent

Daughters of the American Revolution also reports the following children:^[5]

• Thomas Rowley Jr., b 1746; m Eunice Cooper 1780; d 1828
• Mary Rowley, b before 1756
• Dimmis Rowley, b 1757 Salisbury, Connecticut; m Amos Weller October 22, 1776; d 1842 Pittsford, Vermont

In addition, there was a second Bateman, or rather Henry Batemen Rowley, b. 1766, of whom Thomas wrote:

Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Rowlee of Shoreham in the County of Addison and State of Vermont Esquire for and in Consideration of the parental Love and goodwill I have for my son Henry Bateman Rowley have given and granted unto him the said Henry Bateman Rowlee one certain lott of land in said Shoreham it being lott no. 24 of the fourth division belonging to the right of which William White was the original grantee. To have and to hold said granted and given premises with all the appurtenances there unto belonging unto him the said Henry B. his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own proper use benefit and behoof hereby engageing for myself my heirs and assigns forever to warrant and defend said given and granted premises againsta all the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whatsoever the same from by or under me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20# day of June AD 1787.

Thomas Rowlee (seal)

Signed in presence of

John Mott

Gideon Mott'

State of Vermont Rutland County ss:

Brandon June the twentieth day AD 1787. Then personally appeared Thomas Rowlee Esq. Signer and Sealer of the within written instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.

John Mott Justice of Peace

Received Shoreham 27th day February 1795 and Recorded.

John B. Catlin Town Clerk

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Connecticut Vital Records to 1870, The Barbour Collection, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928, reference Hebron volume, page 120
2. ↑ Goodhue, Josiah F., History of the Town of Shoreham, Vermont, Published 1861 by A.H. Copeland in Middlebury, Vermont, reference page 163
3. ↑ Thomas Rowley, Poet, Wikipedia
4. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 37, published 1906. Reference page 205
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Thomas Rowley", Ancestor # A099346.

• William, John C.,The History and Map of Danby, Vermont, published 1869, many references to Rowley throughout, brief bio on page 239
• White, Pliny H., Early Poets of Vermont, published 1860, Pages 4-13
• MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Volume 4, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006 pgs 58, 190-191
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1034::0
• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1062::0
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4110::0
• The Vermonter Vol 19 Jan 1914 cover and page 6 indicating Thomas Rowley
• State Papers of VT with Thomas Rowley References
• The Ethan Allen Green Mountain Boys Roster
• Fort Ticonderoga capture during the Revolution
• Vermont Historical Gazetter title and Pg 98-99
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 3; Serial: 6924; Volume: 14
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15789544&ref=acom
• Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016) [1]
• 1790 United States Federal Census, Census Place: Shoreham, Addison, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 14; Image: 217; Family History Library Film: 0568152, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010) [2]
• William, John C. The History and Map of Danby, Vermont, published 1869. Reference pages 239+
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Rowley_(poet)

Acknowledgements

• Kimberly Luckett
• Derek White