George
Rowling
aka Rowland
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Gordon) Rowling
— married
about 1744 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Rowland, Mary (Rowland) Downs, Ann Rowland, Gordon Rowland, Rhoderick Rowland, George Rowland, John Rowland, Sarah Rowland, Priscilla (Rowland) Moore and William Rowland
Died
at about age 62
in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Oct 2020
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Biography
This profile is part of the Rowland Name Study.
George Rowling Sr was born about 1720. Records of the family are found under other spellings of Roland, Rollings, Rowlings, Rawlings, and even Rolan. However, the records for his children, including birth, primarily use the Rowland spelling.
His story is recounted in “DeHaven – Ward – Luke and Related Families” [1]
He married Rebecca Gordon about 1744. Children:
- Thomas 1745-1809
- Mary 1747-
- Ann 1750-
- Gordon 1753-1801
- Rhoderick 1754 (died before father's will of 1782)
- George 1760-
- John 1763
- Sarah 1764
- Priscilla 1766
- William 1768
He passed away in 1782 at Prince George's County, Maryland.
Sources
- ↑ Page 174 (pdf page 206) of “DeHaven – Ward – Luke and Related Families” (includes Rowland), Compiled and Documented by Miriam Luke, C.G.R.S. and Frances Luke Ferguson, Indexed. Self-published 1985, LaGrange, IN, 238 pages.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~0.39%
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