JAMES ROWE
(1753/5)
In 1788 James Rowe, Sr. appears in Botetourt County in Virginia, along with Benjaman Rowe and George Rowe. These men apparently were related, possibly brothers, as no other Rowe men show up in the county, and they all appear in the same year. Benjaman and George disappear from the county after 1796. They could have moved on to another state.
James remained in Botetourt until 1807 when he moved to Spruce Run, a branch of New River.
While in Botetourt County (Seed Bed of the Republic, History of Botetourt County, Va.), Benjaman Rowe served as Attorney of Botetourt in 1790. William Hite and Benjaman Rowe acted as deputy clerks in 1788. James Rowe is mention-.
ed in a court case of 1809 as being previously of the county, and as obstructing the public highway (the Salem Road).
James and his wife (grandparents of Solomon Rowe) had seven children that are known: James, Jr.; Stephen; Thomas;Solomon; John; Nancy and Mary. They had one other child, the youngest, but could never learn his name.
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