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John Rowland 1771–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Probably in Granville Co., Nc

Death Date: Feb 1821

Death Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Father: George Rowland

Mother: Martha Looney

Spouse(s): Margaret Leeper

Children(s): Rebecca Rowland, Benjamin Rowland, Robert Rowland, Elizabeth Rowland, Teresa Rowland

John Rowland was born in 1771 in Probably in Granville Co., Nc, the child of George Washington Rowland And Martha Looney. John Rowland married Margaret Leeper, and had children including Benjamin Rowland, Elizabeth Rowland, Rebecca Rowland, Robert Montgomery Rowland, Teresa Rowland. John Rowland passed away in 1821 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John Rowland was born in 1771 in Probably in Granville Co., Nc, the child of George Washington Rowland And Martha Looney.
  • John Rowland married Margaret Leeper, and had children including Benjamin Rowland, Elizabeth Rowland, Rebecca Rowland, Robert Montgomery Rowland, Teresa Rowland.
  • John Rowland passed away in 1821 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Rowland
1740–1792
Birth Location: Fincastle, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Martha Looney
1750–1770
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Leeper
1780–1847
Birth Location: Hartsville, Trousdale Co., Tennessee
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Children(s)

Rebecca Rowland
1799–1871
Birth Location: Summer, Tennessee
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Benjamin Rowland
1799–1863
Birth Location: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
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Robert Rowland
1804–1881
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Rowland
1794–
Birth Location: –
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Teresa Rowland
1815–1881
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
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John Rowland's Ancestors

Self
John Rowland
1771–1821
Birth Place: Probably in Granville Co., Nc
Parents
George Washington Rowland
1740–1792
Fincastle, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Martha Looney
1750–1770
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rowland's Descendants

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John Rowland (1771–Feb 1821) m. Margaret Leeper (1780–Oct 1847)
  1. 1. Rebecca Rowland 1799–1871 m. Wayman Leftwich 1798–1873
    1. 1. Louisa (M) Leftwich 1830–1873 m. Joseph Snodgrass 1826–1858
      1. 1. Notie (Eleanora) Snodgrass 1849–1886 m. Edwin (A) Defrees 1848–1873 m. David (Lafayette) Snodgrass 1851–1917
        1. 1. Edgar (A.) DeFrees 1874–1916 m. Alice 1880– m. Lottie (L) Mitchell 1872–1898
        2. 2. Martha (Louise) Snodgrass 1877–1900
        3. 3. Annie (Estelle) Snodgrass 1879–1962
        4. 4. Thomas (Sevier) Snodgrass 1879–1913
        5. 5. James (H) Snodgrass 1881–1928
        6. 6. David (Lafayette) Snodgrass 1883–1946
        7. 7. Eleanora Snodgrass 1886–1886
      2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Snodgrass 1853–1912
      3. 3. James (W) Snodgrass 1856–1920
      4. 4. Frances (L "Fannie") Snodgrass 1857–1927
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Snodgrass 1852–1852
    2. 2. Matilda (Jane) Leftwich 1826–1903 m. Hugh ("Buck" Lawson) Carrick 1810–1885
      1. 1. Josephene Carrick 1842–1917 m. James (Henry Snodgrass) M.D. 1836–1916
        1. 1. Matilda Snodgrass 1872– m. Sidney (T) Sanders 1870–
        2. 2. Lulu Snodgrass 1866–1938
        3. 3. Josephine Snodgrass 1898–1957
        4. 4. Harry (Wesley) Snodgrass 1900–1981
        5. 5. Joseph (Carrick) Snodgrass 1879–1955
        6. 6. Margaret Snodgrass 1864–1898
        7. 7. Mae Snodgrass 1865–1943
        8. 8. Lulu Snodgrass 1868–
        9. 9. Alberta Snodgrass 1893–1962
        10. 10. Elizabeth Snodgrass 1902–
        11. 11. Nellie Snodgrass 1872–
      2. 2. Charles Carrick 1851–
      3. 3. Louisa Carrick-Simpson 1846–
    3. 3. Jefferson Leftwich 1836–1871
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Leftwich 1824–1894 m. George (Gibbs) Dibrell 1822–1888
      1. 1. Wamon (L) Dibrell 1842–1932
      2. 2. Jefferson (Leftwich) Dibrell 1856–1910
      3. 3. Frank (Simpson) Dibrell 1858–1914
      4. 4. Sidney (Stanton) Dibrell 1860–1921
      5. 5. Joseph (Anthony) Dibrell 1845–1913
      6. 6. William (Crockett) Dibrell 1844–1921
      7. 7. Emily Dibrell 1847–1848
      8. 8. Mary (Louise) Dibrell 1850–1877
      9. 9. James Dibrell 1852–1911
      10. 10. Elizabeth ((Bettie)) Dibrell 1854–1854
      11. 11. Dibrell 1849–1849
    5. 5. Emily (Catherine) Leftwich 1832–1905 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Smith 1829–1872
      1. 1. Frank Smith 1862–
      2. 2. Fannie Smith 1861–
      3. 3. Matthew (Ryan) Smith 1866–1930 m. Lillian (Eleanor) Smith 1864–1919 m. Stella B 1874–
        1. 1. Ralph (L) Smith 1887–
        2. 2. Paul Smith 1889–
        3. 3. Walter Smith 1891–
        4. 4. Lucille Smith 1893–
        5. 5. Lillian (E) Smith 1895–
        6. 6. Richard (Odell) Smith 1897–1981
  2. 2. Benjamin Rowland 1799–1863
  3. 3. Robert (Montgomery) Rowland 1804–1881
  4. 4. Elizabeth Rowland 1794–
  5. 5. Teresa Rowland 1815–1881

John Rowland's Timeline

3 Records

1771
1771
Birth of John Rowland in Probably in Granville Co., Nc
Probably in Granville Co., Nc
1821
Feb 1821
Age 50
Death of John Rowland in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1821
13 Feb 1821
Age 50
John Rowland - Probate in Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Probably in Granville Co., Nc

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1821
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Tennessee County Court (Sumner County); Probate Place: Sumner, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1821
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Tennessee County Court (Sumner County); Probate Place: Sumner, Tennessee
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