Joseph Langrell Rowley and Living

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Husband Joseph Langrell Rowley [445]

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      Born: 16 Apr 1750 - , Colchester, New London, CT ^{1 2 3}
 Christened: 13 May 1750 - First Cong. Church, Colchester, New London, CT ⁴
      Died: Oct 1849 ²
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Father: Daniel Rowley Sr. [223] (1720-Abt 1790)
Mother: Bethiah Langrell [334] (1725-1750)

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Other
Spouse: Mary Welch [3677] (1766-)

More records for this person:
Occupation, pioneer and farmer
Military ⁵, American Revolution, US Navy, Crew of Brigantine Ship Defense from CT, Private in NY, 1776-1781 - CT New London and NY Albany
Church Membership ⁶, joined church, 9 Oct 1786 - Congregational Church of New Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, NY
Biography ^{5 7}
Land Records ^{1 8}
Other references ^{1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22}

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Wife Living (details have been suppressed)

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Children

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1 F Nancy Rowley [3419]

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      Born: 1780 ²³
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2 M Daniel Rowley [1550]

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      Born: 23 Apr 1782 ^{23 24 25}
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      Died: 1842 - , Greenfield, Hancock, IN ²³
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Spouse: Polly Cheney [1663] (1786-1866) Marr: 11 Aug 1805 - Congregational Church, Brandon, Rutland, VT ²⁶

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3 M Asa Rowley [3383]

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      Born: 1785 ^{23 27}
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      Died: 13 Nov 1849 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA ^{28 29}
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Spouse: Adaline Rowley [3395] (1814-1890) Marr: 4 Sep 1835 - , Harrison, Allegheny, PA ²⁸

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4 F Sarah Rowley [3426]

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      Born: 1788 ²³
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1 A101. East Haddam Genealogies (CT), by Patterson, William, Dr, (Patterson: Middlesex County, CT, 1888), microfilm of handwritten manuscript kept at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT; transcription available online by Rowley Research Organization at http://www.rowleyresearch.org/EastHaddam/EHGenealogies.htm.

2 Bible2. Holy Bible For Methodist Episcopal Church: "Bible of John Brown Lee Rowley," (inscription) by Rowley, John Brown Lee, in bible by Waugh and Mason, B. and T, publishers (J. Collard: NY, 1834); original in the possession of descendent Michaeleen Rowley Valen, Modjeska Canyon CA; photocopy in my files.

3 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

4 A105. First Congregational Church of Colchester, CT, 1712-1878, kept by the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

5 A023. Pension Files, Revolution, pension file S7408: Joseph Langrell Rowley, kept by the National Archives, Washington DC.

6 Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, A068. "Abstracts from the Book of Records for New Canaan," Printed in the "Records of the Congregational Church and Society of New Canaan at Canaan Four Corners", edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh; and transcribed by the NY Genealogical and Biographical Society: New York City NY, 1919, p. 118. "Names of persons belonging to King's District who desire to become stated attendants on the public worship of God with the First Presbyterian Church, Congregation and Society in New Caanan during the residence of Reverand Mr. Jno. Camp in said society as minister of the gospel; and while the meeting house shall remain in said society where it now standeth.
[joined] ...Oct 9th 1786 - Joseph L. Rowley
[joined] ...Oct 9th 1786 - William Knapp"

7 Landon Taylor, The Battle Field Reviewed (book) Published Chicago, IL 1883 by Taylor, p. 90-92.

8 B074. Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, V. 26, "Warrantees of Land, Westmoreland County, 1773-1892," p. 499.

9 A107. Probate Records of Colchester, CT, 1741-1922, V.1-4, kept by the Town Hall of Colchester, Connecticut; microfilm reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, v. 1 p.466.

10 A159. "Joseph Langrell Probate Records", Windham County Probate Record Book (1782-1785), (CT) Vol. 11, kept by the Windham County, CT Probate Courts; Transcription by Will Sanford Hills in the Waters-Law Book.

11 B083. History of Jackson County, Iowa, V. 1-2, by Ellis, James W, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.: 1910; available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=HHwUAAAAYAAJ&dq=fairfieldiowa%22johnrowley%22&lr=&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0, p. 713.

12 B085. Gateway to the West, V. 1, "Court Records of Lawrence County (OH)," by Bowers, Ruth & Short, Anita (Baltimore MD, 1968), p. 713.

13 B086. Lists and Returns of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, v. 8 & 12, "Connecticut Historical Society Collections," by Bates, Albert C, editor (Connecticut Historical Society: Hartford, CT 1901-1908), v. 8 p. 233.

14 B086. Lists and Returns of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, v. 8 & 12, "Connecticut Historical Society Collections," by Bates, Albert C, editor (Connecticut Historical Society: Hartford, CT 1901-1908), v. 12 p. 6.

15 B116. History of Maritime Connecticut During the American Revolution, 1775-1783, V. 1-2, by Middlebrook, Louis F. (Salem MA, 1925).

16 B119. New York in the Revolution, by Fernow (Weeds Parsons & Co: Albany NY, 1887), p. 460.

17 B167. Census of Pensioners for Revolution Military Services, 1840, U.S, by The U.S. Government (Washington, D.C, 1841.)

18 B197. David Waters and Consider Law, Their Ancestors and Some Descendents, V. 1, by Waters, George Leland (Keystone Press: Lincoln NB, 1927).

19 B200. History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, by Guinn, J.M, compiler (The Chapman Publishng Co.: Chicago IL, 1906), p. 693.

20 M004. "Dorothy Otis Bigalow Day Langrell, A John Howland Line," (magazine article). Mayflower Quarterly, V. 51, by Kendall P. Hayward, Marilyn R. Landry, 1985; Published by the Mayflower Society Library.

21 M005. "Soldiers File: Veterans that Died in Lawrence County, Ohio," files 1750-1849, files kept by Lawrence County Genealogical Society.

22 M169. A Tax of Kings District, New York, (Canaan and New Lebanon, NY), 1779, (tax list) Columbia County, NY: 1779 Dec 27, transcribed by Bunce, Bonnie, 1999, published on the internet by USGenWeb at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/columbia/taxlists/albanytax.txt.

23 Bible1. "Family Bible of Daniel and Polly Rowley," 1814, inscription by Rowley, Daniel, transcribed by Elizabeth (Rowley) McKnight, 1990s; original was in the possession of Daniel and Polly Cheney Rowley of Freeport, PA, passed to Elizabeth (Rowley) McKnight, now kept in my files.

24 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850, maybe.

25 M019. Descendants of Daniel and Polly Rowley, (typed paper) by Harvey, Glenn, compiler, caretaker of Freeport Cemetery, PA, written between 1972 and 1975; photocopies from Merle C. West, Tucson AZ (since deceased), and Doug Cannon, and a slight variation filed at the Allegheny Community Libary, Tarentum, PA with Harvey's papers.

26 A027. Deed Book, V. 4, 1799-1815, VT Rutland Brandon, kept by the VT Rutland Brandon Courthouse; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

27 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850, MAYBE.

28 A001. Pension Files, War of 1812, pension file 44992: Asa Rowley, 1889 Dec 14, by US Government, kept by the National Archives, Washington DC.

29 M173. "Freeport Cemetery (Armstrong County, PA): All the Rowleys and Burtners I Know," (paper) by Harvey, Glenn, cemetery caretaker, 1966, sent with letter #L1966.1; a copy is in the possession of Doug Cannon. It precedes his reports written in the 1970s. Because of the date, and errors in it, I label it a draft.

30 M173. "Freeport Cemetery (Armstrong County, PA): All the Rowleys and Burtners I Know," (paper) by Harvey, Glenn, cemetery caretaker, 1966, sent with letter #L1966.1; a copy is in the possession of Doug Cannon.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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