Ahnentafel #66 - Rowland Powell

Mary (Janes) Powell left, Rowland Powell right

Rowland Powell - aka Rowland Powell V for reasons that will become apparent

Born: November 16, 1751
Died: 1838 Richford, VT

Buried: Troy Street Cemetery, Richford, VT

Married: Mary Janes ca. 1773

Occupation: probably a farmer, no documents specifically mention an occupation

Migration: 
1775-1777 lived in Stratford, CT 
1778-1795 lived in Hartford, VT
ca. 1797 moved to Richford, VT 
1800 living in Montgomery, VT 
1810 the family had moved back to Richford, nine miles north of Montgomery.


Military Service: American Revolution

Rowland appears on the payroll of  Capt. Joshua Hazon's Company in Col. Eben Wood's Regiment which was called out to march to Brookfield in the "Larm, Oct. 1780."  Rowland is listed with his father and brothers Calvin and Luther.  Capt. Stephen Tilden, Josiah Tilden and a Stephen Tilden are also listed who would be relatives through Rowland's grandmother Mary Tilden.

The payroll lists name, days in service, wages due, travel from home, traveling wages and whole amount.  All of this is in pounds, shillings and pence.  With the exception of Captain Stephen Tilden  who received a total 17s, 6d, the information is the same:

 3 days in service, 4s, 2d, 40 miles, 13s, 4d, total 17s, 4d

There is a Daughters of the American Revolution plaque on a large rock outside the Franklin County Courthouse listing Rowland Powell among others.

Census:
1790 Vermont, Hartford - age 39 Rowland Powell household:

• 1 male 16+ Rowland
• 4 males -16
• 5 females Mary and 4 daughters

1800 Vermont, Montgomery - 49 Rowland Powell household with 5 sons and 5 daughters

1810 Vermont, Richford - 59 Rowland Powell household living with Mary and 2 daughters.

1820 Vermont, Richford - 69 a Rowland Powell household with 2 males over 45.  No idea who the other person is. 

1830 - not found on census

1838 - no will or probate found in Franklin Co., Vermont

Children:
Chester
Bradford b. 1775, d. 6/11/1820 md. Clarissa Goff 1803

• Marcia
• Jay b. 3/7/1804, d. 1872 md. Esther Smith 1824 Children: Martha, Elvira, Alice 
• Emily b. 3/20/1805
• Diana b. 12/9/1806, d. 3/28/1866 md. William Johnson 1855 no known children
• Seraphina b. 5/6/1808, d. 1/8/1869 md. Levi Janes 1840 Child: unnamed child, Lucien
• Herman b. 12/28/1809 md. Julia White Children: Henry, Charles, Emily, Homer, Ella
• Henry b. 9/5/1811, d. 2/4/1835 
• Clary Delight b. 4/28/1817, d. 12/12/1883 md. Luke Draper 1842 Children: Ellis, Byron, Wallace

John b. 12/9/1776, d. 3/18/1849 md. Aurelia Fassett ca. 1810 

• Julia b. 9/28/1811
• Saphronia b. 11/7/1814, d. 9/27/1894 md. Calvin Dwyer 1839, no known children
• John b. 9/17/1816, d. 8/11/1898 md. Chloe Carpenter 1842 Child: Cordelia
• Chester b. 6/18/1818
• George b. 4/24/1823, d. 11/18/1905 md.1)  Miranda (--?--) & 2) Mary Barrows ca. 1849  Children: Sarah, Rhoda, Rose, John
• James b. 1825, d. 10/10/1919 md. Laura Carpenter Children: Eugene, Isabell, Frankie
• Henry b. 4/26/1825, d. 5/1/1825
• William b. 2/18/1831, d. 1/28/1857

Elfleda b. ca. 1778
Anna b. ca. 1781 md. Daniel Miller 1801
Horatio md. Hannah Russel
Lucy b. ca 1784 md. Elisha Smith 1804
Mary b. 1787, d. 1850 md. Daniel Janes 1814 This Daniel's first wife was Hannah Lathrop, daughter of Elkanah Lathrop

• Chester b. 3/12/1815
• Albert b. 10/16/1816
• Fanny b. 10/18/1820, d. 8/5/1822
• Mary b. 4/1/1822

Horace b. ca. 1790 md. Harriet Parker

• Sidney b. 7/11/1819, d. 10/26/1896 md. Susan Parson 1849 Children: Henry, Dewitt, Clarissa, Charles
• Sally b. 5/25/1821
• Horatio b. 3/9/1823

Cynthia 
Prosper b. 9/7/1795, d. 3/13/1881 md. Mary Goff 1814

• Ogilvie b. 6/20/1815, d. 8/8/1887 md. Harriet Rice 1842 Children: Alice, Orion, John, Charles
• Mary b. 1819, d. 11/10/1857 md. J.M. Currier
• Jane md. ? Arnold
• Seraphine 
• Prosper
• Adelia b. 1821 md. ? Howard
• Azubah b. 7/4/1828, d. 4/7/1906 md. Charles Richards
• John b. 1832
• Levina b. 1834

Revised 10/21/2022