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Rowland Thomas 1621–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1621

Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Death Date: 21 Feb 1698

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Thomas

Mother: Mary Stanton

Spouse(s): Sarah Chapin

Children(s): Benjamin Thomas

The story of Rowland Thomas began in 1621 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England. Rowland Thomas married Sarah Jane Chapin, and had children including Benjamin T Chapin Thomas. Rowland Thomas passed away in 1698 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rowland Thomas began in 1621 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England.
  • Rowland Thomas married Sarah Jane Chapin, and had children including Benjamin T Chapin Thomas.
  • Rowland Thomas passed away in 1698 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Thomas
1589–1650
Birth Location: Culmstock, Devon, England
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Mary Stanton
1597–1691
Birth Location: Woverton Hall, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Chapin
1623–1684
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Benjamin Thomas
1653–1738
Birth Location: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Rowland Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Rowland Thomas
1621–1698
Birth Place: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Parents
Samuel Rowland Thomas
1589–1650
Culmstock, Devon, England
Mary (Ann) Stanton
1597–1691
Woverton Hall, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John Thomas
1570–
Chevening Parish, Kent, England
Collicia Pemberton
1574–1670
Egham, Berkshire, England
Captain (Thomas Stanton III "an ancient captaine in the Irish wars") III
1560–1610
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Maria Pudsey
1562–1609
Langley, Warwick, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sir
1550–1650
John Knight
1530–1566
Elizabeth Townsend
1538–1600
George ESQ.
1532–1577
Margaret Gibbon
1532–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pemberton
1514–1570
Ellen Aynsdale
1530–1580
Welthian Lady
1505–1577
Robert Sergeant-at-Law
1512–1556
Robert Sergeant-at-law
1520–1592
Eleanor Harman
1520–1555
Isabelle Bishop
1510–1587

Rowland Thomas's Descendants

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Rowland Thomas (1621–21 Feb 1698) m. Sarah (Jane) Chapin (9 Oct 1623–5 Aug 1684)
  1. 1. Benjamin (T. (Chapin)) Thomas 1653–1738 m. Mary (Ann) Belding 1665–1728
    1. 1. Benjamin Thomas 1694–1769 m. Dorothy Kibbe 1696–1728
      1. 1. Benjamin Thomas 1722–1769 m. Elizabeth King 1720–1772
        1. 1. Mary Thomas 1758–1837 m. Joseph Talcott 1752–1826

Rowland Thomas's Timeline

3 Records

1621
1621
Birth of Rowland Thomas in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
1647
14 Apr 1647
Age 26
Rowland Thomas was married
None
1698
21 Feb 1698
Age 77
Death of Rowland Thomas in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1647

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1698
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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