Person:Aaron Rowley (4)

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Col. Aaron Rowley
b.15 May 1739 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
d.1 Mar 1799 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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m. Abt 1735
  1. Col. Aaron Rowley1739 - 1799
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  • H.  Col. Aaron Rowley1739 - 1799
  • W.  Anna Richmond1737/38 - 1799
m. 24 Jan 1760
  1. Col. Erastus Rowley1775 - 1857
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Name Col. Aaron Rowley
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 May 1739 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Baptism? 30 May 1739 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Other[4] Aug 1757 served during the French and Indian War for 15 days in Capt Daniel Nobles' Company in Col. Ebenezer Marsh's Regiment at or near Fort William Henry Military
Other[5] 1758 served in the French and Indian War in the 4th Regiment under David Wooster Military
Marriage 24 Jan 1760 Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United Statesto Anna Richmond
Residence[6] 1761 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesSecondary date: 1 JUL 1761 what was then a part of Stockbridge
Other[7] 10 May 1775 served as Lieutenant under Capt. Stephen Pearl's Co., Col. Benjamin Ruggels Woodbridge's (25th) Regiment for 2 months, 26 days, discharged Military
Other[8] 28 Sep 1775 served as 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Stephen Pearl's Co., Col. Benjamin Ruggels Woodbridge's (25th) Regiment for 2 months, 26 days, discharged Military
Other[9] 4 May 1776 Massachusetts, United Stateswas commissioned as Captain in Col. Benjamin Simonds' 15th Regiment (Second Berkshire County) Military
Other[10] 7 Apr 1777 served as Captain in Maj. Rosseter's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia for 43 days, discharged Military
Other[11] 25 Apr 1777 served as Captain in Col. Benjamin Simonds's Berkshire Co. regiment, for 24 days, discharged Military
Other[12] 30 Jun 1777 served as Captain in Col. John Brown's detachment of militia for 22 days, discharged Military
Other[13] 13 Aug 1777 served as Captain in Col. John Ashley's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia for 22 days, discharged Military
Other[14] 20 Aug 1777 served as Captain in Col. David Rosseter's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia for 7 days, discharged Military
Other[15] 1 Oct 1777 served as Captain in Col. John Brown's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia for 26 days, discharged Military
Other[16] 6 Feb 1778 was chosen 1st Major, Col. David Rosseter's 3rd Berkshire Co., Regiment of Massachusetts Militia Military
Other[17] 18 Jul 1779 served as Major in Lieut. Col. Miles Powell's Berkshire Co. regiment for 1 month, 16 days, discharged Military
Other[18] 15 Nov 1781 served as Major in Lieut. Col. Barnabas Sears's regiment for 3 months and 29 days (although the regiment was originally raised for just three months) discharged Military
Other? 25 Sep 1788 The Berkshire Chronicle reported that he would command the militia in a parade Newspaper
Census[19] 1790 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesSecondary date: 1 JUL 1790
Property[20] 4 Feb 1793 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesCol. Aaron transfered land to Ezra Smith
Property[20] 18 Feb 1794 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesCol Aaron Rowley transferred land to Mathew Baron
Property[21] 22 Dec 1797 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesCol Aaron Rowley transferred land to his daughter-in-law Eunice Cone
Property[20] 13 Nov 1798 Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesCol Aaron Rowley transferred land to --- Willard
Death[2] 1 Mar 1799 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Burial? Aft 1 Mar 1799 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesCone Hill Cemetery
Other? 19 Mar 1799 Rowley, Aaron, Richmond, Adm., probate # 1981 To Get
Property[22] 6 Jan 1800 Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United StatesThis is probably land that was transferred (and then belatedly recorded) to Ebenezer Center by Col. Aaron Rowley
Other[23] 11 Sep 1801 land from the estate of Col. Aaron Rowley was sold to his son Erastus Estate Admin
Other? 46579924 FindAGrave
Other[3] In the field of action his martial bravery was a rallying point for his fellow citizens Gravestone
Other? Intestate

Rowley, Aaron, Richmond. Lieutenant, Capt. Stephen Pearl's co., Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's (25th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged May 10, 1775; service, 2 mos. 26 days; also, 1st Lieutenant, same co. and regt.; company return dated Prospect Hill, Sept. 28, 1775; reported "on Command To Quebec;" also, Captain, Col. Jonathan Smith's regt.; list of field, staff, and commissioned officers [year not given]; also, Captain, Maj. Rosseter's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Feb. 23, 1777; discharged April 7, 1777; service, 43 days, at Ticonderoga; also, Captain, Col. Benjamin Simonds's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; entered service April 26, 1777; discharged May 19, 1777; service, 24 days; company called out by Maj. Gen. Gates and ordered to march to Saratoga; also, Captain, Col. John Brown's detachment of militia; entered service June 30, 1777; discharged July 21, 1777, near Fort Ann; service, 22 days; detachment raised in Berkshire Co. for service at Fort Ann on an alarm at Ticonderoga; also, Captain, Col. John Ashley's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service July 22, 1777; discharged Aug. 13, 1777; service, 23 days, at Stillwater; also, Captain, Col. David Rosseter's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Aug. 13, 1777; discharged Aug. 20, 1777; service, 7 days, at Bennington; also, Captain, Col. John Brown's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Sept. 5, 1777; discharged Oct. 1, 1777; service, 26 days, at and to the northward of Pawlet; also, official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives, dated Feb. 6, 1778; said Rowley chosen 1st Major, Col. David Rosseter's (3d Berkshire Co.) regt. of Mass. militia, in the room of Maj. Caleb Hyde, elected Lieutenant Colonel; appointment concurred in by Council Feb. 7, 1778; reported commissioned Feb. 6, 1778; also, Major, Lieut. Col. Miles Powell's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; engaged July 18, 1779; discharged Aug. 28, 1779; service, 1 mo. 16 days, including 5 days (105 miles) travel home; regiment stationed at New Haven; also, Major, Lieut. Col. Barnabas Sears's regt.; marched July 20, 1781; discharged Nov. 15, 1781; service, 3 mos. 29 days; regiment raised for 3 months. Vol. 22, p. 16.

Appears in Official Record of a Ballot by the House of Representations Dated Feb. 16, 1778 as having been Chosen to the office of 1st. Major (Soon of Maj. Hyde, Elected Lt. Col. in the 2dn. Regt. in Berkshire, Co. Appointment Concurred in the Council. Feb. 7, 1778. Vol 217, p.77.

Appears with rank of Major on Muster and Payroll of the Field and Staff Officers of Beckohr ?. Co Regt. Lieut. Col. Mile Powell for Service stationed at New Haven, Engaged July 18, 1779. discharged Aug 28, 1779. Service 1 mo. 16 days. Vol 26, p 298

Appears with rank of Major on Muster and Pay Rolls of the Field and Staff Offices of Lt. Col. Barnabar sear's Regt. raised for 3 Mos. Engaged July 20, 1781.- discharged Nov 1, 1781. Service 8 mos,29 Day's. Residence: Richmond. Vol 26, p. 249.

References
  1. ↑ or Sep. 2, 1739 in East Haddam From the DAR Patriot Index records, Nov. 23, 2002, although this doesn't work with his (unsourced) baptism date
  2. ↑ Rowley, Aaron, Col., Mar. 1, 1799, a. 60. [h. Anna, G.R.3.] - Vital Records of Richmond, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850 (Google eBook) Richmond (Mass.) New England historic genealogical society, at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund, 1913, p 107
  3. ↑ His gravestone (and his wife's) were of the "Lulu" type Cone Hill - Thankful Dean (1784) William Gaston (1787) Isaac Tilden (1792) Elijah Booth (1792) Dorothy Redfield (1797) Aaron and Anna Rowley (1799/1799) The 'Lulu' carvings, a tradition brought by settlers from south-central Connecticut, are mostly found in the Connecticut settled town of Richmond, and do not stray much beyond its borders. Twenty-two of the forty-one stones have epitaphs. The most common epitaph is doggerel verse, either composed by the carver or taken from a printed source. The least common form of epitaph is a personal description of the deceased. The 'Lulu' carver's favorite epitaph was: Nor sex, nor age can death defy/Think mortal what it is to die
  4. ↑ Capt. Nobles' Company / Daniel Nobles [of New Fairfield]. Captain / Daniel Parks [of Sharon], Lieutenant / Joseph Canfield [of New Milford], Lieutenant. Dr Colony of Connecticut to Capt Daniel Nobles and the Company under his Command in Col. Ebenezer Marsh's Regiment for their Service at the Time of Alarm for Releif of Fort William Henry and parts Adjacent August Anno 1757 [list]- - - Aaron Rowley, Days in Service - 15 - Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (Archive. org), by Connecticut Historical Society. Hartford, 1860, Volume 9, p 218
  5. ↑ Given Name: Aaron Surname: Rowley Page 83 LOCATION: Connecticut; Regiment: Fourth REGT.COMMAND: Wooster, David Colonel & Captain; Company: Ninth; CO. COMMAND: Elmor, Samuel Captain CAMPAIGN YEAR: 1758 -- Pay Roll
  6. ↑ In 1761, Elijah and Isaac Brown, John Chamberlain, David Pixley, Joseph Patterson, and David, Timothy and Aaron Rowley, moved in with their families, and settled in the South and Southwest part of the town. - History of Western Massachusetts: The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Embracing an Outline Aspects and Leading Interests, and Separate Histories of Its One Hundred Towns By Josiah Gilbert Holland Published by S. Bowles and company, 1855
  7. ↑ Aaron Rowley, Lieutenant in Capt. Stephen Pearl's co., Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's (25th) regiment; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged May 10, 1775; service, 2 mos. 26 days; and 1st Lieutenant in same co. and regiment; company return dated Prospect Hill, Sept. 28, 1775; reported "on Command To Quebec;" As Aaron Rowly, Lieutenant in Capt. Stephen Pearl's co., Col. Woodbridge's regiment; return of officers recommended for commissions, dated Cambridge Camp, June 16, 1775; ordered in Provincial Congress June 21, 1775, that said officers be commissioned;
  8. ↑ Served As Lieutenant Under: Capt. Stephen Pearl's Co., Col. Benjamin Ruggels Woodbridge's (25th) Regt.; Muster Roll Dated Aug 1, 1775; Engaged May 10, 1775; Service 2 Mos 26 Days; Also, 1st Lieutenant, Same Co. And Regt; Company Return Dated Prospect Hill, Sept 28, 1775; Reported "On Command To Quebec";
  9. ↑ As Aaron Rowly, Captain in 15th (2d Richmond) co., Col. Benjamin Simonds's (2d Berkshire Co.) regiment of Mass. militia; list of officers chosen by the several companies in said regiment; ordered in Council May 4, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; commissions reported dated June 1, 1776.
  10. ↑ Captain in Maj. Rosseter's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Feb. 23, 1777; discharged April 7, 1777; service, 43 days, at Ticonderoga; "From Richmond marched Capt. Aaron Rowley with 26 men and with them Lieut. Col David Rossiter of Col. Brown's Regiment."
    Being a reissue by the society in a bound volume with general t.-p. of the four pamphlets issued in 1886, '90, and '91 under various titles, but forming nos. 1-4 of the series later known as Collections.
  11. ↑ Captain in Col. Benjamin Simonds's (Berkshire Co.) regiment; entered service April 26, 1777; discharged May 19, 1777; service, 24 days; company called out by Maj. Gen. Gates and ordered to march to Saratoga;
  12. ↑ Captain in Col. John Brown's detachment of militia; entered service June 30, 1777; discharged July 21, 1777, near Fort Ann; service, 22 days; detachment raised in Berkshire Co. for service at Fort Ann on an alarm at Ticonderoga;
  13. ↑ Captain in Col. John Ashley's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service July 22, 1777; discharged Aug. 13, 1777; service, 23 days, at Stillwater;
  14. ↑ Captain in Col. David Rosseter's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Aug. 13, 1777; discharged Aug. 20, 1777; service, 7 days, at Bennington
  15. ↑ Captain in Col. John Brown's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Sept. 5, 1777; discharged Oct. 1, 1777; service, 26 days, at and to the northward of Pawlet;
  16. ↑ Official Record Of A Ballot By The House Of Representatives, Dated Feb 6, 1778, Said Rowley Chosen 1st Major, Col. David Rosseter's 3rd Berkshire Co., Regt Of Mass. Militia, In The Room Of Maj. Caleb Hyde, Elected Lieutenant Colonel Appointment Concurred In The Council Feb 7, 1778; Reported Commissioned Feb 6, 1778.
  17. ↑ Major in Lieut. Col. Miles Powell's (Berkshire Co.) regiment; engaged July 18, 1779; discharged Aug. 28, 1779; service, 1 mo. 16 days, including 5 days (105 miles) travel home; regiment stationed at New Haven;
  18. ↑ Major in Lieut. Col. Barnabas Sears's regiment; marched July 20, 1781; discharged Nov. 15, 1781; service, 3 mos. 29 days; regiment raised for 3 months.
  19. ↑ According to the 1790 Census, an Aaron Rowley of Berkshire, Richmond, had 3 white males 16 and over,1 under 16 and 4 free white females and no slaves
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 site cited Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Middle District: Index to Earliest Deeds Land transfer.
  21. ↑ site cited Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Middle District: Index to Earliest Deeds Land transfer.
    NOTE: the site had her as Ashbe Cone, the wife of Erastus.
  22. ↑ Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Middle District: Index to Earliest Deeds
    Land transfer.
  23. ↑ Rowley, Aaron et al; Richmond to Erastus Rowley - Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Middle District: Index to Earliest Deeds Land transfer.
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