Individual Details

Married Sherwood Rowland.

1810. Lived in the Palmer District, Montgomery, NC

Letters written to her family posted on Ancestry, trees.

To David & Usula Burleson
15 Jan 1826
"onred father and mother ...another sun born the 1d day of November ...Old Aunt Martha is still living at hir old place and hir yongest sun lives with him is single ...Rite to me and whare all my brothers is ...hear nothing from William and I want to heare from him
loving Sun and Daughter tell Deth
Sharod & Sara Rowland

posted at Concord, NC, 22 Nov 1831
Deare Father and mother Brothers and Sisters
...I was left a widow on the 28th day of October at five o'clock in the moring. It was the will of God to call Cherwood to of time and he appired mighty willint gow, he was vary porly for about three weeks befor he was taken down with a cough and hurting in his side and about three weaks Before he dide it got worse and worse till he dide we cheefely think that it was the consumtion
...my heart is almost broak with sorrow and truble and the Children is mightley distreset and Greaved
...I am now vary Bad off with a Cough
...ware old uncle Hill Wetherford and uncle Billy Wetherford is and all my Brothers and Sisters is and how they are all doing ...Old aunt Patsey Burleyson staid with me nine of ten days while Sherwood was sick. ....Brother Isaac you come if you can. ...I want to see some of my people one more time in this World. fare you well fath mother Brothers and Sisters
for Ever Sarah Rowland
N.B. By I request I writ this. John Fur wants you and uncle Isaac and uncle William Rowland to Enquire of his brother George Fur and find out whare he Lives how he is doing
...Deare old Grandfather and Grandmother and uncels I wish to See you all while I have bin writing for mother She has bin setting by, I can't express how I felt. She could hardly tell me what to writ for Crying I have not Rote for this as Good as I wish to do my mind is so much distresst and my hand trimbles so that I hardly can writ at all
But remaining your Loving Grandson until death
Isaac Rowland

Dear Daughters,
through the mercy of God I am permitted to write a few lines ....received your letter dated November 20 1831 ..our beloved Son Sherwood is dead and left you a widow and orphans
...you wanted to hear from your uncles and brothers and sisters we have not heard from your uncles in some time and whare they live we know not your brothers and sisters are or ware well the last account and scattered in Allabama and Tennessee only Ursly we do not no where she is Nelly and Peggy live in 25 miles of us ...Remains your affectionate father and mother till death write to us as often as you can
Davd and Ursley Burleson
this to Sary Rowland and Mayrah Brooks

1850 Census. Almonds, Stanley Co, NC, Hh 469
Noah Rowland, 33
Clara A., 27
Harriet J., 2
Sarah Rowland, age 72

Birth

Abt 1778

North Carolina

Father	David Franklin Burleson (1753 - 1832)
Mother	Ursula Weatherford (1758 - 1835)
Sibling	John Washington Burleson (1775 - 1845)
Sibling	Moses Burleson (1777 - 1836)
Sibling	Mary Burleson (1785 - 1852)
Sibling	William Burleson (1786 - 1850)
Sibling	Hilkiah Burleson (1786 - 1856)
Sibling	David Franklin Burleson (1786 - 1856)
Sibling	Eleanor "Nellie" Burleson (1789 - 1870)
Sibling	Margaret "Peggy" Burleson (1791 - 1839)
Sibling	Ursula Burleson (1793 - 1861)
Sibling	Isaac Burleson (1795 - 1865)