Rowley (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of December 23, 2022:
- Patrilineal (direct male-line) descendants of Henry Rowley (especially through his son Moses) are encouraged to Y-DNA test and contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Biography
First Generation
Moses Rowley, son of Henry Rowley and ____ Palmer was born presumably in England, likely before 1630[1] and died East Haddam, CT between the writing of his will (16 Aug 1704) and the inventory of his estate (dated 15 Jun 1705). He married Barnstable 22 Apr 1652 Elizabeth Fuller and they had ten children: Mary (1652/3), Moses (1654), infant daughter (1656-1656), Mehitable (1659/60), Shuball (1659/60), Sarah (1662), Nathan (1664), Aaron (c1665), John (1667, no further record, likely d.y.) and Matthew (1669 m. Joanna ___ but no known ch.)
Second Generation
Moses Rowley (II) was born Barnstable 10 Nov 1654 and died East Haddam 16 Jan 1735. He married twice, first Barnstable Jan 1675 Mary ____ and second int. East Haddam 17 Feb 1714/5 Mary (Crippen) Corbe.[2] (no ch.) By his first wife Moses had ten children: Mary (1676/7), Moses (c1679), Em (dau 1682-1682), Naomi (c1684), Hannah (c1686), Samuel (c1688), John (c1690), Ebenezer (c1695), Mehitable (c1698) and Jonathan (1704).
Shuball Rowley (twin) was born Barnstable 11 Jan 1659/60 and died Cobalt, CT 28 Mar 1714. He married Haddam, CT about 1682 Katherine Crippen and they had eight children: Isaac (c1683), Shubael (c1686), Thomas (1690), Matthew (1694), Elizabeth (1694), Elnathan (c1700), Jabez (c1702) and Mary (1710).
Nathan Rowley was born Sucanesset (now Falmouth) about 1664 and died Barnstable bef. 1742. He married Falmouth 1689 Mercy Hatch and they had nine children: Mercy (1691), Sarah (1693), Mary (1699), Nathan (1700), Moses (1704/5), Hatch (1706), John (1706), Mehitable (1709) and Matthew (1720).
Aaron Rowley was born Sucanesset (now Falmouth) about 1665 and died there about 1743. He married Barnstable 7 Mar 1689/90 Mary Weeks and they had six children: Mary (1690/1), Aaron (1692 m Sarah ___ & Dorcas ___), Elizabeth (1694), Benjamin (d. unm.), Timothy (1697 unk. if marr.) and Elnathan (1699 m Mary Meader).
