HAIRSTON.org ID#4909, d. about October 1791
| Marriage* | Mary (surname unknown) married John ROWLAND, son of Andrew ROWLAND and Ruth NORMAN.1 |
| Deed | Mary (surname unknown) is mentioned in the property documents of John ROWLAND on 21 August 1755 in Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia; On 21 August 1755, John and Mary Rowland sell 260 acres to William Clark. Cumberland County Deed Book 2, page 266. FSL #7893764 image 453.  |
| Deed | John and Mary Rowland sell a tract of land in Pittsylvania County to James and Robert Donalor of Great Britian on 8 October 1775. - FSL #7646005 image 411.2 |
| Deed | On 28 May 1778 - John and Mary Rowland sell 153 acres on the south side of Smith River to George Hairston. Witnessed by Baldwin Rowland. - Henry County Deed Book 1, p. 186. FSL #7898570 image 114.3 |
| Will | In John ROWLAND's will dated 5 July 1780 in Henry, Virginia, Mary (surname unknown) was named as an heir; His will mentions "my brother Michael Rowland's eldest son William Roland", "my brother George Rowland", "my wife Mary", "to George Rowland Jr. and William Rowland, sons of Gilbert Roland", "two sons of Joshua Bowls dec'd....their mother Sarah Bowls", Garland Akin, "Mary Isham, wife of James Isham" and Philip and Obedience Ryan. Executors were William Tunstall, Haynes Morgan, Peter Saunders and Josiah Carter. Patrick Henry, John Fountain, John Salmon guardians of Garland Akin. Witnessed by Baldwin Rowland, Henry Barksdale and John Salmon - Henry County Will Book 1, p. 37-39. FSL 7898570-29 NOTE: this is not the first time I have seen a father name a son after his brother and the family starts calling him a junior, as in this case George Jr..1,4 |
| Death Spouse* | Her husband, John Rowland, died about September 1780. |
| Tax Rolls* | 1783 - Mary Rowland is listed as a tax payer in Henry County, Virginia. Slaves were Will and Betty. - FSL #7849140 image 65. |
| Tax Rolls | 1784 - Mary Rowland is listed as a tax payer in Henry County, Virginia. Slaves were Will and Betty. - FSL #7849140 image 119. |
| Tax Rolls | 1786 - Mary Rowland is listed as a tax payer in Henry County, Virginia. Slaves - 2. - FSL #7849140 image 243. |
| Deed* | On 21 March 1786, Mary Rowland gives her estate to the children of her daughter Obediance Ryan. - Henry County Deed Book 3, page 198. FSL #7898570 image 105. |
| Deed* | On 1 July 1788, Rhillip Ryan sells to Mary Rowland a negro woman named Phillis and 2 children. - Henry County Deed Book 3, page 430. FSL #7846266 image 224. |
| Probate | She was mentioned in the probate of the estate of John ROWLAND on 17 August 1788 in Henry, Virginia; Mrs Rowland is mentioned and paid for for board of Garland (Akin) and for wintering cattle for estate. - Henry County Will Book 1, page 166. FSL #7645134 image 113.5,4 |
| Deed | On 20 November, 1789, Phillip Ryan gives to his 2 sons, Joseph Ryan and John Ryan, the money and other items per instructions from his mother-in-law Mary Rowland. - Henry Deed Book 4, page 49. FSL #7898571 image 36. |
| Will* | Mary Rowland left a will on 17 December 1789 in Henry, Virginia. Mary gave her granddaughter Lucy Ryan a cow and a sow. Mary Rowland emacipated her slaves, Will and his wife Betty. - Henry County Will Book 1, pages 215. FSL #7898570 image 137.4,5 |
| Tax Rolls | 1791 - Mary Rowland is listed as a tax payer in Henry County, Virginia. 3 blacks. - FSL #7849140 image 378. |
| Death* | Mary (surname unknown) died about October 1791; Mary Rowland is not listed in the 1792 Henry County Personal Propeerty tax lists. |
| Probate* | Her estate was probated in November 1791 in Henry, Virginia.5,4 |
| Probate | Her estate inventory was probated on 3 December 1791 in Henry, Virginia. Henry County Will Book 1, page 216. Family Search Film #7645134, image 138. |
| NOTE* | NOTE: I do not know if she is related, but a Mary Rowland is listed as a daughter of Robert Russel in his will dated 25 March 1791. Campbell County Will Book 1, page 197. |