Andrew ROWLAND

HAIRSTON.org ID#4810
Marriage*Andrew ROWLAND married Ruth NORMAN.1,2 
County Name*1752 - Halifax County formed from Lunenburg. 
NOTE*NOTES:

1. BROTHER & SISTERS: The brothers and sisters appear to be named in the 1780 will of John Rowland (6592). He listed Michael, George, Gilbert, Obedience Ryan, Sarah Bowles and Mary Isham. He also lists Garland Akin, who might be the son of a deceased daughter not mentioned. He did not mention Baldwin Rowland in his will, but Baldwin was a witness when John signed it.

2. PARENTS OF THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS: I have not seen any sources for those that say Andrew Rowland was their father.

The book "A History of Henry County, Virginia" states: "The name Rowland is of Norman origin and was brought to England in the train of William the Conqueror. From England branches of the family spread to Wales and Scotland and is identified with the literature of Europe. Thomas Rowland, of Baconstrope, England, had a son, John Rowland, who married Scolis Pemberton, and their son John, Jr., emigrated to America in 1635, on the ship Dorset, John Flower, Master, and settled in Virginia. Andrew Rowland was a descendant of John Rowland, Jr., who was native of Egham, England. His children were, John, Michael, and Baldwin." (p.252)

I believe the above information probably came from Dunbar Rowland, the first director of the Mississippi State Archives and a grandson of Michael Rowland. I visited the archives a few years ago and was unable to find any sources that Andrew and Ruth Rowland were the parents of Michael, other than Dunbar Rowland's notes.

3. MICHAEL ROWLAND OF CUMBERLAND CO., VA: This Michael Rowland (8836) left a will on 30 March 1757.

There are records of a John Rowland and Michael Rowland in Cumberland County, Virginia.

There was also a John Rowland who died in Washington County in 1822. His wife was Eleanor and children were Michael, Catherine, Ryland, John, Armsted, Sanford, Remembrance and Daniel. FSL #7642307 image 34.

4. Possible leads: An Andrew Rowland is listed as returning the appraisal of the estate of John Winterbeery to the Frederick County Court on 2 June 1752. FSL #7675997 image 37.2

Family

Ruth NORMAN b. a 1731
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3047] Meador, George H. - Dunbar Rowland et al. : Adams, Alexander, Beard, Brewer, Bryan, Burton, Clark, Cooper, Hairston, Hampton, Hatcher, Lewis, Moorman, Norman, Smith, Stovall, Reynolds, Taylor and Wade : Mississippi census of 1850, Rolen, Roland, Rolland and Rowland. Call #929.2/R883m, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson, Mississippi.
  2. [S3073] Hill, Judith Parks America, A History of Henry County, Virginia : With Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens and Genealogical Histories of Half a Hundred of Its Oldest Families, Press of Bulletin Printing and Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1925 - Henry County, Va. (THERE ARE MANY ERRORS IN THIS BOOK) Ancestry.com.
  3. [S3068] Will of John Rowland - 1780 - Henry County, Virginia Will Book 1, page 37-39. Family Search Library Film #7645134, images 29-30.,Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S3166] Wingfield, Marshall, Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1858 - 1939, West Tennessee Historical Society, Memphis, Tennessee, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Last Edited16 May 2024