Rowley family 1: Daniel Rowley, Sr.

The ancestors and descendents of Daniel Rowley (1720-1790): Daniel Rowley descended from the first known Rowley in America, Henry Rowley the Pilgrim to America in 1632 who was aligned with the Separtists from Kent, England.

Daniel Rowley, Sr., was born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut and migrated to New Canaan, NY and Orwell, VT with his wife and children. His final retirement was in Orwell, VT which is at the lower shore of Lake Champlain and across from Fort Ticonderoga, NY.

He married into the colonial family of Joseph Langrell, a colonial weaver in Plymouth and Duxbury, MA who had settled in Lebanon, CT... more

Daniel had three different wives: (1st) Bethiah Langrell of Lebanon, CT, who died young: Rowley branches 1-3 are descendents of this wife; (2nd) Jemima Parsons of Durham, CT: Rowley branches 4-8 are descendents of this wife; and (3rd) Rachel.

Rowley family 1, branch 1

The descendents of Joseph Langrell Rowley (1750-1849), oldest son of Daniel Rowley, Sr., from Lebanon, Connecticut...

Rowley family 1, branch 3

The descendents of Azubah (Rowley) Hills (b. 1748) and her husband Consider Hills (b. 1741) of Goshen, CT. Azubah was a daughter of Daniel Rowley, Sr..

Rowley family 1, branch 6

The descendents of Daniel P. Rowley (1763-1849), second son of Daniel Rowley, Sr., and his wife Sarah (Beckwith) Rowley (1773-1850). "Blind Daniel" was born in Amenia, NY, he became a peddler of horses and leather goods...

Rowley family 1, branch 7 (Olive Rowley Knapp)

The descendents of Olive Annabel (Rowley) Knapp (ca1765-1834), a daughter of Daniel Rowley, Sr., and her husband William Knapp (1765-1834). The family resided in Canaan, NY, Orwell, VT and Warsaw, NY.

Rowley family 1, branch 8

The descendents of Timothy Parsons Rowley (1768-1838), a son of Daniel Rowley, Sr., and his wife Thankfull Rowley. Timothy P. was Christianed in Amenia, NY and lived in Ticonderoga, Essex, NY.

Alter Family from Switzerland to Pennsylvania

Jacob Johann Alter (ca 1742-1815) and his wife Margaret (Landis) Alter (ca 1743-ca 1806). Jacob immigrated from Switzerland to America and was of Swiss and French descent. He first settled in Lancaster County, PA, and was a colonel in the Revolutionary war. He went to Washington county, Pennsylvania about 1808. Our Rowley family is related to his grandson, Dr. David Alter, a doctor, scientist and inventor of Freeport, PA. David Alter married into the Rowley family.

Atkinson Family from Yorkshire, England to Pennsylvania

The descendents of James Atkinson (1803-1860): James was a son of William and Mary (Shaw) Atkinson of Owston, Yorkshire, England, and he became a farmer in Western Pennsylvania. James immigrated from Yorkshire, England, to America on the ship, "Margaret Ann" in April, 1822 with his older brother John. Our Rowley family is related to his daughter, Lena (Atkinson) Beale.

Beale Family of Pennsylvania

The descendents of Captain Thomas Beale (1736-1803) and Sarah (Todhunter) Beale. Thomas was born in East Whiteland, Chester County, PA and died in Tuscarora Valley, Juniata, PA. The Rowleys are related through his son Albion Beale, a farmer who settled in Braeburn, PA. Albion Beale had a son, David C. Beale who married Emma Rowley....

Burtner Family of Pennsylvania

The descendents of Philip Burtner (1767-1848) who was born in Bethel, Bucks County, and was a pioneer of Deer Township (later known as East Deer, then Harrison township), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. There he built a stone house, now known as the "Burtner House" with the help of his eldest son George W. See George W. and Polly (Rowley) Burtner in Rowley branch 1, for many more descendents.

Cheney Family of Massachusetts and Vermont

The ancestry and descendents of Timothy Cheney (1713-1772) and his wife Sarah (Prentice) Cheney, who lived in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: In particular, the descendents of his son Edward Cheney (1752-1813), a pioneer farmer of Brandon, VT, and his daughter Polley (Cheney) Rowley.

Delsman Family of Holland

The Delsmans trace their line back to Ascheberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 1688, where the surname was spelled Delsmann, and to Johannas Delsmann (1776-1835) who immigrated from Munster to Amsterdam, Holland before 1804 and married Maria Stork. The ancestry includes Dutch families from Amsterdam and Haarlem with the surnames of Visser, Van den Broek, as well as the Van den Boschs and de Reijgers of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

De Reiger Family of Dackhorst and Coevorden (The Netherlands)

The descendents of Rutger David de Reiger (ca 1680-1747), a landjonker (squire) and his son Hindrik (1709-1777) born at Dackhorst, an estate to the east of Rijssen, The Netherlands. Hindrik went to the Drenthe Province by 1740, and died in Coevorden, Drenthe, The Netherlands. They are ancestors of my grandmother Johanna Hendrica (Delsman) Van Wijk. See also the related families under the surnames of Delsman, Visser, and Van Den Bosch.

Hahn Family from Germany to Ohio

The descendents of Peter Hahn (circa 1706-1880) and wife Dorothea (Huer) Hahn, German immigrants who settled in Brownhelm township, Lorain County, Ohio. Our line descends from Peter Hahn's daughter, Katherine (Hahn) Wagner...

Kruijmel/Kruymel Family from Holland to America

The ancestors and descendents of Hendrik Arnoldus Kruijmel (1805-1840) and wife Jennetje Hofland (1810-1873) of Brielle in South Holland, The Netherlands. Our line descends from Johanna Petronella Kruijmel who married George Bastiaan Van Wijk...

Langrell Family of Plymouth Colony

The decendents of Joseph Langrell (1695-1783) a weaver whose earliest recorded residence was in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He married Mary Thomas (see the Thomas family). He migrated to Goshen, New London, Connecticut. We are related through his daughter Bethiah Langrell, and grandson Joseph Langrell Rowley.

Nolf Family from Germany to Pennsylvania

The descendents of Laurentius "Lorenz" Nolf (1702-1772) of Grossgartach, Wuerttemberg, Germany, and his wife Susannah Edelmann (1755-1841).The couple immigrated to America on the ship Charming Nancy which sailed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 8, 1737. Our line descends from a grandson Conrad Nolf, a lumberman of Freeport, Pennsylvania.

Parrot and Rosselot Families from France and Switzerland to Ohio

The ancestors of Ruth (Parrot) Rowley (1912-2002), the Parrot, Rosselot, Marty and Tieche families. These ancestors came from Audincourt, France and Bern, Switzerland. The immigrants to America settled in Louisville, Kentucky and Mowrystown, Ohio.

Thomas Family Roots (of Plymouth Colony)

John Thomas immigrated from England to Plymouth Colony, America with the pilgrims in the ship named Hopewell in September, 1635, as an orphan, age 14. He was a servant of Gov. Edward Winslow on his plantation at Carewell, and eventually its lifelong overseer. ... My work traces his descendents through Mary (Thomas) Langrell born in Scituate, Massachusetts: see Joseph Langrell and Daniel Rowley family for all their descendents.

Van den Bosch Family of Coeverden and Leeuwarden (The Netherlands)

The descendents of Reinier Van den Bosch (ca 1680-1747) of Coeverden, Drenthe Province, the Netherlands, and his wife Greitje Stienstra, and their son Jacobus (1788-1851). Jacobus moved to Leeuwarden in Friesland Province, by the year 1827, and became a merchant ("markskramer" and "koopman"). Jacobus married to Geessian de Reiger. See the related families under the surnames of de Reiger, and Visser, and Delsman.

Van Tassel /Van Texel family from The Netherlands to New York

The American Van Tassels are descendents of Jan Cornelis Van Texel and his son Cornelius, who both immigrated from Texel, the Netherlands to the Dutch Colony on Long Island, New York, between 1606 and 1624. Cornelius Jansen Van Texel (Van Tassel) married Catoneras, a Native American leader of the Montauk Tribe of Long Island, New York. The descendends of Cornelis Van Texel became the Van Tassels who populated Phillipstown and became founding members the Dutch Reformed Church of Sleepy Hollow, New York... Our line descends from Frederick Van Tassel who migrated from Phillipstown to Copake, NY and Lorain County, Ohio.

Van Wijk Family from Holland to California

The ancestry of my grandpa, Cornelius Van Wijk (1903-1979), an immigrant from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Van Wijks are Dutch and trace back to Jan Van Wijk and Adriana Schouten, both born about 1790 in Wijk En Aalburg, Noord Brabant, the Netherlands.

Visser Family of Overijssel and Friesland (The Netherlands)

The descendents of Thomas Visser (ca 1680-1747) and son Thomas (1734-1821) a skipper, captian and merchant of Blokzijl, Overijssel, The Netherlands. The son died in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. See also the related families under the surnames of Delsman, De Reiger, and Van Den Bosch.

Wagner Family from Germany to Ohio

The descendents of Burkhardt Wagner (1824-1862), a German immigrant from Hesse or Baden/Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany. He immigrated to America from Germany on the ship Siene from Le Havre, France which landed in New York City in February, 1851, and settled in Brownhelm township, Lorain County, Ohio. He married Katherine Ann Wagner (1835-1921), another German immigrant in Brownhelm (see Peter Hahn's family). They marrie on October 22, 1853 in Lorain County, Ohio ...

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