Notes for THOMAS ROWLAND

Notes for THOMAS ROWLAND

(SEED BED, p. 328): "THE ROWLANDS, George, James, Robert, William, and Thomas settled on Looney's Mill Creek and the Spreading Springs branch around 1750. Thomas probably received more recognition than either of the others. He was a Lt. Col.
in the Botetourt Militia, one of the original Vestrymen, along with James, of Botetourt Parish, Road Surveyor and recommended as a Justice."

MILITARY: Lt. Col., Revolutionary War (Brumbaugh): "Petition of Capt. Thomas Rowland, in behalf of himself and company. Your committee find, that the said Rowland received orders from Col. William Fleming, Lieut. of Botetourt Co., to take
horses, and proceed with his Company as speedily as possible, to the protection of the inhabitants on the frontiers of Findcastle Co., who were invaded by the enemy; tha the reason of the said Fleming's directing them to go on horseback was to
expediate their march, lest they should not otherwise be able to render that timely assistance to the said inhabitants which their distressedsituation so earnestly required. Whereupon your committee came to the following resolution: Resolved,
as the opinion of this committee, that the said petition is reasonable and that the said Thomas Rowland and Company out, severally, be allowed for the service of their horses as follows, viz: L1.1.3. Thomas Rowland, for 17 days at 1 s. 3 d. per
day...Ordered, that Mr. Lee do carry the resolution to the Senate, and desire their condurrence. (Journalof House of Delegates of Va., June 10, 1777, p. 93);"

MARRIAGE (Bentley): Thomas Rowland was a bachelor and Marry Russell was a spinster, married 1768 in Bedford Co., VA.

(Worrell, p. 66-69): "Some Revolutionary Records of Botetourt Co., VA. -Aug. 1782...`At a meeting of the field officers this thirty-first August,1782, for the county of Botetourt, for the purpose of carrying into Execution this state's quota
of Troops to serve the United States Army for the Term of three years, or during the War...that...Colo. Thomas Rowland, ...of Capt. Mills' Company be considered the Thirty-eighth District...."

(Burns, from DAR): "Rowland, Thomas: b. 1744 VA d 1814 VA, m. mary Russell. Lt. Col. VA. Some of his military history is chronicled in History of Southwest Virginia 1746-1870, Washington county 1777-1870, by Lewis Preston summers, which, on
page 233, reports that the Governor of Virginia at this time directed Col. Wm. Fleming, of Botetourt Co. to dispatch...an pursuant to this order Capt. thomas Rowland was dispatched with his company to the frontiers. It then lists all the
members of Capt. Rowland's Company which, interestingly enough included a William Kyles who was somehow married to a relative of Rowland.... Maj. rowland of Botetourt County commanded in the battle of Slamants and also the battle of Ready
Fork of Haw River. He was also in the battle of Guilford for an entire day."

WILL: probated 8/1814, Botetourt Co., VA., names wife Mary and children Jesse, Silas, Joel, George (given land in Jessimine Co., KY), Millie Gilmore, William, and David (given land in KY).