Individual Details
Griffith ROWLAND
(1771 - 1 Jun 1847)
Events
| Birth | 1771 | Wales |  | ||
| Religion | Baptist | | |||
| Immigration | 1795 | United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1798 | 1 cabin, 18 x 20 (valued at 5 dollars) and 180 acres (valued at 155 dollars) adjoining property of Rearey Henrey - Cambria Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1800 | Jane JONES |  | | |
| Immigration | 1800 | Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1800 | Cambria Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Occupation | farmer | | |||
| Census | 1810 | Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Occupation | hotel operator | | |||
| Property | 1 Feb 1814 | 316 acres of unseated land - Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1820 | Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 12 Apr 1821 | Bill of sale - Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 7 Jul 1830 | 105 acres including his improvements - Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Property | 7 Jul 1830 | 316 acres minus 105 acres including improvements - Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 17 Feb 1844 | an ageement with his son-in-law, John B. Crum of Summerhill Township - Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Death | 1 Jun 1847 | Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | 1847 | Bethel Baptist Church cemetery, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Probate | 1847 - 1850 | Cambria County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | was perhaps the earliest settler in the eastern portion - Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane JONES (1777 - 1850) |
| Child | William ROWLAND (1801 - 1883) |
| Child | Maria ROWLAND (1803 - 1867) |
| Child | Isaac ROWLAND (1805 - 1887) |
| Child | Jacob ROWLAND (1807 - ) |
| Child | Griffith J. ROWLAND (1809 - 1871) |
| Child | John ROWLAND (1811 - 1862) |
| Child | Elizabeth ROWLAND (1814 - 1883) |
| Father | Rowland WILLIAMS (1732 - 1795) |
| Mother | Elizabeth ELLIS (1738 - 1810) |
| Sibling | William ROWLANDS (1763 - ) |
| Sibling | Ellis ROWLAND (1765 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Ellin ROWLANDS ( - ) |
| Sibling | Joned ROWLAND (1778 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Grace ROWLANDS ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Letter from Martha H. Jones to Nancy Levitz postmarked 16 October 1985 states his wife was Jane Reese. This is incorrect since William Jones names his daughter Jane Jones, wife of Griffith Rowland, in his will.Property
Cambria County sold the warrant for the unseated land in the name of Henry Horn for unpaid taxes of $7.50 to John McCahan of Huntington County on 3 June 1811 for $10, $7.50 in unpaid taxes, and $1.75 bond. John McCahan then sold his "right title and interest of in and to the within deed poll" to Hugh Mullen on 3 September 1811 for $25. Hugh Mullen and Mary his wife then sold "the within deed poll and all my right and title to the tract of land" to Griffith Roland on 1 February 1814 for $50.Property
Griffith Rowland had previously purchased a tract of 316 acres that had been patented to Matthew Pryor. He sold his interest in this tract minus 105 acres and the improvements he had made to Matthew Pryor for $1. Matthew Pryor sold his interest in this 105 acres to Griffith Rowland for $5.Property
The agreement between Griffith Rowland and John B. Crum, his son-in-law,said that John B. Crum was to have use of their farm for supporting Griffith and Jane his wife during their natural lives and was to receive 50 acres from the farm after their deaths. Also, he was to pay William Rowland (son of Griffith and Jane Rowland) $100 within four years after the death of the of Griffith Rowland and Jane, his wife. If John B. Crum or his wife, Maria (Griifith's daughter), died during the lifetime of Griffith and Jane Rowland, then the survivor of them (John B. or Maria Crum) was to give up possession of the farm (50 acres).
Probate
His will names his wife Jane and his sons Isaac, William, Griffith, and John, as well as his daughters Eliza, the wife of Enoch Rees Jr., and Maria Crum, the wife of John B. Crum. It also mentions his granddaughter Maria Jane Crum. He leaves his real estate to his wife during her natural lifetime subject to the agreement with John B. Crum. He leaves 55 acres of land not included in the agreement with John B. Crum to his son, Isaac Rowland. His son William is to receive $50 in addition to the $100 mentioned in the agreement with John B. Crum. His sons, Griffith and John, are to receive $5 each. His daughter Eliza, the wife of Enoch Reese, Jr., is to receive $60. In the agreement with John B. Crum, if John B. Crum or his wife died before Griffith Rowland or his wife, the premises where John B. Crum resided was to be returned to Griffith Rowland. According to Griffith's will, if the land is returned to Griffith Rowland, then his daughter, Maria Crum, or her daughter, Maria Jane Crum, or the survivor of them and their heirs were to receive the land (50 acres).His will was written the 11 April 1846 and probated 11 June 1847. The witnesses were D. W. Williams, Ellis Rowland, and John Gillin, Jr. The executors were David Davis (drover) and and Edmund J. Waters. Two of the witnesses were related to him. D. W. Williams was his nephew and Ellis Rowland was his brother.
Endnotes
1. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II:844.
2. Bethel Baptist Church cemetery (Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania), tombstones, Griffith Rowland tombstone, read and photographed by Nancy Fowler 10 June 2012.
3. Letter from Martha H. Jones, () to Nancy Levitz (currently Nancy Fowler), postmarked 16 October 1985; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Comer), , Cary, North Carolina 27519. Martha Jones was a great great granddaugher of Ellis Rowland and Catharine Hughes.
4. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
5. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
6. "United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 August 2012), Griffith Rowland.
7. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
8. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
9. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
10. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
11. 1800 U.S. census, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Cambria Township, page 578-579, Griffith Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M32, roll 43.
12. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
13. 1810 U.S. census, Cambria County, Pennylvania, population schedule, Cambria Township, page 5, Griffith Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M252, roll 46.
14. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
15. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County Deed Records, 1:380-382; Deed Poll Hugh Mullen to Griffy Roland, 1 February 1814; Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
16. 1820 U.S. census, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Cambria Township, page 169, Griffith Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M33, roll 98.
17. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County Deed Records, 2:514; Bill of sale Evan J. Evans to Griffith Rowland, 12 April 1821; Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
18. 1830 U.S. census, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Cambria Township, page 185, Griffith Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M19, roll 161.
19. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County Deed Records, 4:31; Deed Mathias Pryor to Griffith Rowland, 7 July 1830; Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
20. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County Deed Records, 4:124; Deed Griffith Rowland to Matthew Pryor, 7 July 1830; Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
21. 1840 U.S. census, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Cambria Township, page 28, Griffith Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M704, roll 451.
22. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County Deed Records, 8:287; Agreement between Griffith Rowland and John B. Crum, 17 Februrary 1844; Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
23. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II:844.
24. Bethel Baptist Church cemetery (Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania), tombstones, Griffith Rowland tombstone, read and photographed by Nancy Fowler 10 June 2012.
25. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
26. Letter from Martha H. Jones, () to Nancy Levitz (currently Nancy Fowler), postmarked 16 October 1985; held in 2012 by Nancy Fowler (formerly Nancy Comer), , Cary, North Carolina 27519. Martha Jones was a great great granddaugher of Ellis Rowland and Catharine Hughes.
27. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II:844.
28. Bethel Baptist Church cemetery (Blacklick Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania), tombstones, Griffith Rowland tombstone, read and photographed by Nancy Fowler 10 June 2012.
29. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
30. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County Probate Records, Griffith Rowland , Probated Will and Administration Account, 1847–1850; Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
31. "Old Newspaper Articles Concerning Blacklick Township," database, Blacklick Township Website (http:www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacblack : accessed 16 July 2012), Cambria County, Chapter XVIII, Blacklick Township; citing The Alleghanian, 12 July 1860.