| Clayton, W. Woodford; History of Steuben County, New York; Philadelphia; Lewis, Peck & Co., 1879, 638 pgs. | |
| Jesse 1-6.0170
Jeremiah 1-7.1016 |
p. 141 Town of Addison Justices of the Peace. The first justice of the peace in this town whose name appears in the records was Reuben Searles, in 1804. He was probably appointed justice at an earlier date. William B. Jones appears as justice of the peace in 1811; Jesse Rowley and Nathaniel Mallory in 1815; [ 6 other men listed 1819-1828]; Jeremiah Rowley, 1831; Isaac Mills, Jr., 1832. |
| M(oses) | p. 182 Baptist Church On the 16th of March, 1842, a few brethren and sisters of the Baptist faith, living in Bath and surrounding country, met in the Methodist meeting-house, together with an ecclesiastical council, and were recognized as "The Bath Village Baptist Church." The constituent members were twenty-one in number, as follows: Rev. M. Rowley, [et al]. The first pastor was Rev. M. Rowley. He remained with them from 1842 to 1845; … |
| Moses | p. 205 Town of Cameron Churches Baptist Church of Cameron "A meeting was held in the school-house, near the present church, June 12, 1844, for the purpose of forming a separate organization in the town of Cameron. Rev. Moses Rowley, who had been an early missionary preacher, was moderator, and David French clerk. …. Previously the Baptist residents of Cameron belonged to the church in Bath. July 11, 1844, under the pastorate of the Rev. Moses Rowley, a council of the neighboring churches of the Canisteo River Baptist Association met in the French school-house, and Rev. D. M. Root was chosen moderator. ….. During the pastorate of Revs. Rowley and Carr, in 1844-45, a great revival added over 100 converts to the church, including nearly all the population within reach of the French school-house, where the meetings were held. |
| Isaac 1-7.0041 | p. 229 Caton Settlement. Joseph and Charles Wolcott made a temporary settlement in this town in 1814; but Isaac Rowley, from Bradford Co., PA, who located here in 1819, seems to have been the first permanent settler. |
| Philo 1-7.0041/08.03 | p. 232 The Caton Baptist Church. "This church was organized at the house of Nelson Wolcott, Aug. 23, 1832, as the First Baptist Church of Painted Post [later renamed Caton]. Among the first members were ….. Philo Rowley, ….. The first church was located on the brow of the hill west, overlooking the village, its location being still marked by the old cemetery where many of its earlier members have been gathered to rest. The present building was erected in 1852, and is valued at $4,000. |
| Jonathan 1-6.0176
Jeduthan 1-6.0167 |
p. 291 Town of Corning. "The old Mallory and McCullough’s lands, now the village of Corning, were then owned and occupied by Jonathan and Jeduthan Rowley. Next below them resided Abraham and Dr. Phineas Bradley and their brother-in-law, Eliakim Jones. Enos Calkins lived just below them in a log house on the bank of the river at the turn in the road. Frederick Calkins lived near the site of the old red house, lately burned. The Grotons, Wolcotts, and Rowleys lived still farther east." "In 1804, Patterson left the tavern and removed upon his farm two miles up the Tioga. Capt. Howell Bull was his successor, and ran the house for a year or so. …. The next landlord was Jonathan Rowley, who for long years afterwards kept a hotel in Dansville." |
| Mary (dau/2-5.099) | p. 255 Hiram W. Bostwick was born at New Milford, Conn.n, Aug. 28, 1802. At the age of sixteen he went to Albany, NY as a clerk in a whip manufacturing establishment. In 1820 he married Mary Rowley. In 1824 he removed to Laurens, Otsego Co., N.Y., and …. Remained until about 1836, when he removed to Painted Post [Caton}, Steuben Co., NY. |
| Jonathan 1-6.0176 | p. 380 Cameron Mills, five miles above Rathboneville, …. This place was first known as Hubbardville, … Below, towards Helmer Creek, Jonathan Rowley was an early settler. |
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Jesse W 1-7.1015 |
p. 402 Tuscarora (Formed from Addison, 13 Dec 1859. "Jesse Rowley settled at the forks of the creek, a mile above Mr. Dolph, but three months after Mr. Wombough, in 1804. Mr. Rowley came from the North River, bringing with him a family of ten, three others being born in Tuscarora, of whom Jemima, wife of John Plimley, who was born n February, 1806, was the first child born in the town. Jesse W. Rowley, son of Jesse Rowley, the present town clerk and proprietor of the long-known "Rowley’s Tavern," was born on the place where he now lives, and is the oldest living man who was born in Tuscarora. He has been either town clerk or supervisor every year but five since the formation of the town. At the time of Mr. Rowley’s settlement, there was no inhabitant between him and Osceola, PA, nor between him and Woodhill. |
| William-1-6.0410 | p. 441 Town of Wheeler The following were old settlers in the north half of the town of Wheeler, formerly part of Prattsburgh. …. William Rowley settled on the north part of the farm now owned by George Renchan, and lived there in 1810. The farm was then owned by his father-in-law, Daniel Raymond. |
Thanks to George Kasten
| History of the Settlement of Steuben County, New York, by Guy McMasters [1853] | |
| John 1-6.0176 | INCIDENTS OF THE WAR OF 1812 (extracted)
In the second year of the war two companies were drafted from the Steuben County militia, and sent to the Niagara frontier, under the command of Captain James Read, of Urbana, and Jonathan Rowley, of Dansville, faithful and reliable officers... Both the companies were principally levied from the Northern part of the county. Of Capt. Rowley’s company, John Short and John E. Mulholland were lieutenants, and George Knouse and Timothy Goodrich, ensigns.... From muster to discharge these companies served about four months. All of the officers and most of the men volunteered to cross the boundaries of the republic, and were stationed at Fort George. |
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