Ahnentafel #1056 & #1062 - Rowland Powell

Rowland Powell

Born: ca. 1629

• Rowland Powell baptized Dec. 26, 1619 St. James Garlickhithe, London, England, son of Rowland & Elizabeth (--?--) Powell
• Rowland Powell was baptized in Lydbury, Shropshire, England August 15, 1630, son of Thomas 
• Rowland Powell was baptized May 1, 1631 at St. Dunstan in East London, son of Rowland Powell
• Rowland Powell born Oct. 9, 1636 in Low Dinsdale, Durham, England, son of John Powell
• Rowland Powell born May 1, 1631 son of Rowland & Emylyn (Salisbury) Powell
• the family is said to be of Welsh origins . . . 

Died: ca 1718 Lebanon, Connecticut

Buried:

Married: by 1657 Isabella Button/Buxton(?), possibly in England, possibly in Massachusetts, not in Gloucester, MA

History of Gloucester, MA: The first ordering, settling and disposing of lots, was made by Mr. Endicott and Mr. Downing, commissioners, 2d month, 1642. How many people were then here is not known: but, about this time, the settlement assumed more consequence, from the arrival of Rev. Richard Blynman with several families from Plymouth Colony; and it was, at a court in May in that year, by the simple form of incorporation then used, established as a plantation, and called Gloucester. This name was probably given by desire of some of the principal settlers, who are said to have come from the city of the same name in England. Gloucester in England is situated in the Vale of Gloucester, on a gentle eminence rising on the east side from the river Severn, about thirty miles from the junction of that river with Bristol Channel . . . 

Mr. Blynman is said to have been accompanied to New England by several Welsh gentlemen of good note in 1640. 

In May of 1642, Winthrop reported on this group in his journal:

One Mr. Blinman, a minister in Wales, a godly and able man, came over with some friends of his, and being invited to Green's Harbor [Marshfield], near Plymouth, they went thither, but ere the year was expired there fell out some difference among them, which by no means could be reconciled, so as they agreed to part, and he came with his company and sat down at Cape Anne, which at this court was established to be a plantation, and called Gloucester. 

Blinman remained at Gloucester until 1650, at which point he and many of his congregation removed to New London. In 1657 Blinman moved further west, to New Haven, and then in 1659 returned to England, where he died in 1681. 

There were perhaps other members of Blinman's company who came in 1640, or perhaps even in 1641 or 1642, as there are others, such as William Addis, who appear in the Gloucester records in 1642 and then moved on to New London. 

Rowland Powell recorded land, in 1659, to John Collins, which had the same day been recorded to him by Collins. His name occurs so seldom, that the births of his children may be supposed to indicate the length of time he resided in Gloucester. He had a wife Isabella; and a son Rowland and a daughter, twins, born in 1657; a daughter Mary, born in 1660; and a son Stephen, 1662. 

John Collins did not have a daughter named Isabella and there is no apparent relation between the two men.

Records:

1650-1700 - Gloucester, MA - Rowland Powell appears on a "complete list of all the early inhabitants of the town, the following names are added of persons who settled here between the period to which the preceding list is brought [1650], and the end of the century: 

1658 - October 1 - Salem, MA - Rowland testified in court in the case Zacheus Cortes vs. Mr. Will Bartholomew:

Rowland Powell of Gloucester testified that he saw Curtis at Bartholomew's house, speaking with Bartholomew's wife about going to Gloucester & seemed to be much troubled about the moving. His family was then at Salem. Sworn 10 mo: 1:1658, before Daniel Denison. 

1659 - Gloucester, MA - Rowland Powell recorded land, in 1659 to John Collins, which had the same day been recorded to him by Collins. 

1664 - May - Gloucester, MA - town records show that Rowland Powell Senr is on a list of men "It is hereby provided that none buy their corn out of the town is by this act so bound, but they may grinde it out of town.

1699 - Jan. 3 - Lebanon, CT - Rowland Powell witnessed the 4th granting of land to the inhabitants of the town.  

Children:

Unnamed daughter (twin) b. 1657, d. same day

Rowland (twin)

Mary

Stephen b. 1662