| Aldrich, Lewis Cass; History of Ontario County, New York; Syracuse, N.Y.; D. Mason, 1893, 938 pgs. | |
| Levi probably 1-6.156 (John's brother) | p. 208 Centerfield – "Along the west side of the lake, the early settlers had no thought of erecting summer cottages such as now dot its shore, ….. Pioneers … Levi Rowley … had but little time during the early years of this century to devote themselves to pleasure seeking …. |
| John 1-6.151 | p. 212 Cheshire "The village of Cheshire was so named by the inhabitants of the locality, many of whom were former residents of a Connecticut town of the same name. However, the locality was earlier known as "Rowley’s school-house," from the fact that a school was there built on lands of pioneer John Rowley, who came and settled here in 1795." ….. About 1815 a number of families settled here, and about the same time, possibly a year earlier, John Rowley built a saw-mill on the creek. He also ran a distillery, which so annoyed some of the staid townsfolk of the locality that they left the settlement." p. 213. The first Baptist Church society in the town of Canandaigua was organized at Cheshire in the year 1800, … Among the early members of the mother church were pioneers John Rowley, …. Rebecca Rowley |
| Jirah 1-7.0469
Joseph 1-6.0079 |
p. 368 Town of Victor, list of many of it’s pioneers: Jirah Rowley, Joseph Rowley, |
| Joseph 1-6.0079 | p. 370 Among other early settlers in this immediate locality we may mention ….., while in the same general region and a little farther east, the pioneers were Joseph Rowley, … |
| Jirah 1-7.0469 | [in the northwest of town] the early settlers were Capt. Jirah Rowley, a pioneer of District No. 8, who served in the War of 1812-15, and was captain of the Victor militia company. |
| Jirah 1-7.0469 | The northeast part of Victor was settled very early, when we consider its comparatively remote location. The first improvement was made in 1797 by James Upton and Jabez Hart, and in the next year there came pioneers Isaac Marsh, the first tanner; Jirah Rowley, who soon moved to the north part of the town; …. |
| Almon 1-7.0874/8.1 | p. A17 Beach, Levi s., a native of East Bloomfield, b CT 18 Nov 1808; m. Catherine Pulver of Kinderhook, NY in 1831. Six children. Daughter Charlotte A. Beach "is the wife of Almond Rowley, of East Bloomfield. |
| (This family not identified by branch)
Charles Darius George W Thaddeus Palmer Edson M |
p.337 Rowley, George Washington of Richmond. B. Bristol, Nov 19, 1827. His father Darius and grandfather Charles came from Cayuga County here about 1810, and after nearly ten years they removed to South Bristol. Charles died about 1852. Darius married Dolly, daughter of Harry Gilbert, of Bristol. Their children were; Sophia, George W., Abigail, Palmer, William, Mary, Zidona (the latter three deceased), Thaddeus, and Edson M. George W. spent his boyhood in the district schools and on his father’s farm until 1850, when he married Charlotte, daughter of Calib Bliss, of Bristol (formerly of Massachusetts), and Zilpha Gerry, who came from Dighton, Mass. They have had three children; Mary, who married Orrin S. Beach, a farmer of this town; Ida, deceased; and Belle, who married F. I. Short, of Attleboro, Mass. Mr. Rowley settled in Richmond in 1850, and in 1867 purchased his present farm of 200 acres at Richmond Mills. Besides this place Mr. Rowley has two other farms. He has been justice of the peace twenty years, and is a Republican and supporter of the Methodist church, of which his wife is a member. |
| Andrew 1-7.0469/8.5
Franklin 1-7.0469/9.18 Calvin 1-7.0469/10.52 Charles 1-7.0469/10.57 William 1-7.0469/10.53 Frank 1-7.0469/10.54 Clark 1-7.0469/10.55 George 1-7.0469/10.56 |
Rowley, Franklin of Victor was born two miles north of the village of Victor, October 14, 1822. He was educated in the district schools and was a farmer. December 23, 1858, he married Jennette, daughter of William and Hortense (Mitchell) Wilder, and they had these sons: Calvin, who married Elizabeth Whittleton of Walworth … Charles A, who is a physician; he graduated from Lima Seminary and Cleveland Homoeopathic Hospital College in 1888; William W. is in Chicago; Frank is a druggist; Clark B. is an agent in Buffalo; and George is a clerk in this village. Mr. Rowley’s father, Andrew, was born in Stockbridge, Mass., in 1800, and came to Victor with his parents when a boy. He married Sarah Biglow and had four children: Franklin, Elizabeth, Sarah and Biglow. Mr. Rowley’s grandfather was a captain in the war of 1812. |
Thanks to George Kasten
| Genealogy and Biography of Ontario County, New York | |
| Andrew 1-7.0469/8.5 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified. |
| Franklin 1-7.0469/9.18 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified |
| Charles Andrew 1-7.0469/10.057 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified |
| Henry 1-1.01 |
See Access Genealogy site. Includes a short summary for the head of Branch One. Not that the claim that Sarah, his wife, was the daughter of William Palmer is not proven. |
| Jirah 1-7.0469 |
See
Access Genealogy site. Jirah is confused with his father Joseph. The
information posted is a short biography of Joseph, father of Jirah. For
Jirah: Jirah, son of Joseph, was born in Monroe Co., NY 11 Nov 1777 but baptized in 1786 in Berkshire Co., MA. He married Elizabeth Brace and they had nine children, including Andrew, identified above. Jirah died 15 Dec 1844 in Hadley, Will Co., IL |
| John 1-5.014 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified and his participation in the Revolution described. In addition it claims: "Moses and Aaron Rowley, relatives of John, were also soldiers in the revolution from Richmond." |
| John, Ensign 1-4.003 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified and his participation in the Revolution described. |
| Moses 1-2.001 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified and a brief biography provided |
| Moses 1-3.001 |
See Access Genealogy site. His wife and children are identified and a brief biography provided. Note that Ebenezer married Mary Church, Mehitabel married Henry Champion, and Jonathan married 1) Anne Fuller and 2) Abigail Green Wolfe |
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