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William Rowland 1654 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1654

Birth Location: James City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: William Rowland

Mother: Hannah Andrews

Spouse(s): Ann Spencer

Children(s): William Rowland

William Rowland was born in 1654 in James City, Virginia, USA, the child of William Rowland and Hannah 'Susannah' Andrews. William Rowland married Ann Spencer, and had children including William Featley Rowland. William Rowland passed away in 1685 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Rowland was born in 1654 in James City, Virginia, USA, the child of William Rowland and Hannah 'Susannah' Andrews.
  • William Rowland married Ann Spencer, and had children including William Featley Rowland.
  • William Rowland passed away in 1685 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rowland
1636 – 1714
Birth Location: James City, Virginia Colony
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Hannah Andrews
1639 – 1678
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Spencer
1656 – 1697
Birth Location: Elm, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Rowland
1675 – 1714
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, United States
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William Rowland's Ancestors

Self
William Rowland
1654 – 1685
Birth Place: James City, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Rowland
1636 – 1714
James City, Virginia Colony
Hannah ('Susannah') Andrews
1639 – 1678
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Rowland
1614 – 1653
Redruth, Cornwall, , England
Margaret Bailey
1615 – 1662
Copely Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
John (Thomas) Andrews
1611 – 1673
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Ann (Rowell) Cooke
1609 – 1684
Sprowston, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Rowland
1575 – 1650
Scollis Pemberton
1619 – 1629
Lewis Bayly
1565 – 1631
Lady Hamilton
1577 – 1577
Thomas Andrews
1572 – 1643
Brigetta Risley
1577 – 1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pemberton
1568 – 1617
Anne Cole
1575 – 1617
Sir Bayly
1545 – 1608
Lady (Woolfrey)
1530 – 1638
Lord Hamilton
1546 – 1622
Lady Seton
1555 – 1616
Thomas Andrews
1542 – 1593
Lady Belson
1531 – 1598
John Symons
1538 – 1592
Mary\Margery Cooze
1551 – 1605

William Rowland's Descendants

1.
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William Rowland (20 April 1654 – 1685) m. Ann Spencer (10 January 1656 – September 1697)
  1. 1. William (Featley) Rowland (1675 – 1714) m. Mary (Ann) Ellis (1670 – May 1714)
    1. 1. William (Featley) Rowland (17 Oct 1695 – 1765) m. Elizabeth (Tilly) Proctor (1676 – 1 Oct 1760)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Rowland (1726 – 1763) m. James (William) Bryant (1715 – 21 Oct 1773)
        1. 1. Tabitha ("Tabbie") Bryant (1755 – 15 Nov 1819) m. Capt (Jonathan) Kittrell (24 February 1725 – 18 Mar 1811)

William Rowland's Timeline

5 Records

1654
20 April 1654
Birth of William Rowland in James City, Virginia, USA
James City, Virginia, USA
1654
20 May 1654
William Rowland was baptized in Lancing,Sussex,England
Lancing,Sussex,England
1685
1685
Age 31
Death of William Rowland in Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
1818
28 Jun 1818
Age 164
William Rowland was baptized in Bristol, St Stephen, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, St Stephen, Gloucestershire, England
1876
12 Nov 1876
Age 222
William Rowland was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1654
    Event Place: James City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 May 1654
    Event Place: Lancing,Sussex,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Bristol, St Stephen, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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