John ROWLAND

HAIRSTON.org ID#6592, d. about September 1780
Father*Andrew ROWLAND1
Mother*Ruth NORMAN b. a 1731
John ROWLAND was the son of Andrew ROWLAND and Ruth NORMAN.1 
MarriageJohn ROWLAND married Mary (surname unknown).2 
Church Record1751 - Processioning for Southam Parish lists John Rowland in Precinct #19. Cumberland County, Virginia.3 
DeedOn 28 July 1752, John Rowland buys 260 acres from William Alexander. - Cumberland County Deed Book 2, page 9. FSL #7893764 image 324.
Deed*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.
Church Record*1763 - Processioning for Southam Parish lists John Rowland in Precinct #35. Cumberland County, Virginia.3 
WillHe leaves his estate to his wife Sarah who may be "with child" and her son Fitzhugh. He appoints Capt. John markham and John Rowland as executors. - Chesterfield County Will Book 1, Part 2, page 536. FSL #7644373 image 570.
Court Record*Michael Rowland, John Rowland and John Blagg sign a 150 pound bond to the Justices of Pittsylvania County. - FSL #7646004, image 359.4
DeedJohn 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 411.5
County Name*1776 - Henry County from Pittsylvania. 
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 114.6
Court RecordMarch 1779 - John Rowland and Baldwin Rowland were licensed to keep an ordinary (tavern) in Henry County.7 
Property27 April 1780 - John Rowland Sr. sold to John Acuff, 40 acres in Henry county on Leatherwood waters joining Lomax, John Minter and Acuff, for five hundred pounds. Witnessed by George Hairstone, John Wells and Will Blevens. - Henry County Deed Book 2, page 32. FSL #7898570 image 230.6 
Deed*1780 Henry County - John Marr, George Rowland and John Rowland Sr sold to Josias Shaw, 600 acres on Macain's corner of Marrowbone Creek, for 10,200 pounds. 25 May 1780. - Henry County Deed Book 2, p. 68. FSL #7898570 image 248.6 
WillJohn ROWLAND left a will on 5 July 1780 in Henry, Virginia, 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...2,8
Deed*On 27 August 1780, John Rowland sells to Obedience Ryan a negro girl named Fillis. - Henry County Deed Book 2, page 109. FSL #7898570 image 269. 
Death*He died about September 1780 in Henry, Virginia.2 
Probate*His estate was probated on 29 September 1780 in Henry, Virginia. The will was presented to the court on 29 September 1780 by William Tunstall and Peter Saunders who gave bond with John Fountain and George Hairston. - Henry County Court Order Book 2, page 121. FSL #7898572 image 90.2,8
ProbateHis estate inventory was probated on 26 October 1780 in Henry, Virginia. By Mordecai Hord, Henry Barksdale, and Brice Martin. - Henry County Will Book 1, pages 40-42. FSL #7645134 images 31-32.8
ProbateHis estate accounting was presented to probate court on 25 July 1783 in Henry, Virginia. Henry County Will Book 1, pages 76-77. FSL #7645134 images 68-69.9,8
Court RecordOn 1 April 1784, George Rowland leaves instructions that his trusty friends Baldwin Rowland, Brice Martin and John Cox recover his share of the estate of John Rowland deceased. - Henry County Deed Book 3, page 138. FSL #7898570 image 75.
ProbateHis estate accounting was probated on 26 January 1786 in Henry, Virginia. Thomas Nunn paid for schooling of Garland Akin, John Rowland's will. - Henry County Will Book 1, page125. FSL #7645134 image 92.9,8
ProbateHis estate accounting was probated 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 113.9,8
Census 1790*He appeared on the census of 1790, Census Records for Henry County, Virginia were destroyed for 1790, 1800 and 1810. 
ProbateHis estate accounting was probated on 1 May 1792 in Henry, Virginia. Henry County Will Book 1, pages 219-221. FSL #7645134 images 140-141.9,8

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S3797] Blomquist, Ann K., Southam Parish Land Processing 1747-1784 Willow Bend Books 2013, Personal Collection - printed book.
  4. [S3789] Pittsylvania County Virginia Deed Book 1 and 2, 1767-1772 - Family Search Library Film #7646004., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  5. [S3788] Pittsylvania County Virginia Deed Book 3 and 4, 1772-1778 - Family Search Library Film #7646005., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  6. [S3129] Adams, Lela C. Abstracts of Henry County, Virginia Deed Books I and II, 1776-1784. Easley, S.C: Southern Historical Press, 1983. Print., Personal Collection - printed book.
  7. [S3046] Virginia Historical Society. The Virginia Magazine of History And Biography. Richmond: Virginia Historical Society, June 1902, Volume IX., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  8. [S3781] Henry County Virginia Will Book 1-3 1777-1831 - Family Search Library Film 7645134., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  9. [S3684] Adams, Lela C., Henry County, Virginia, Will Abstracts Vol. I & II 1777-1820. Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, South Carolina, 1985., Personal Collection - printed book.
Last Edited11 May 2024