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Ann (Elsdon) Rowley (abt. 1583 - abt. 1671)
Ann
 "Anne, Anna"
 [uncertain] Rowley
 formerly Elsdon
 aka Elsden, Heilsden, Blossom

Born about 15 Jun 1583
 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown][sibling(s) unknown]Wife of Thomas Blossom Sr.
 — married 10 Nov 1605 in St Clements, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandWife of Henry Rowley
 — married 17 Oct 1633 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

DESCENDANTS Mother of Unknown Blossom, Unnamed Infant Blossom, Son Blossom, Elizabeth (Blossom) Pike, Thomas Blossom Jr. and Peter BlossomDied about 1671
 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ann (Elsdon) Rowley migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
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Previously Cuthbert Elsden-7 was assigned as father and Margaret Elseden mother. He died in 1582 and Anne Elsdon-1 was born June 15, 1583. Others claim her parents were John William Heilson and Margaret Elseden. However, they were too young to be her parents: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STQ9-Y1H So there is confusion on who her parents are.
Disputed Vitals

Did she die in 1637, 1671 or 1691? Many profiles say 1691, but she would have been over 100!

Biography

Ann Heilson was baptized 23 Jun 1583 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England.
She married first at St. Clements, Cambridge, England on 10 Nov 1605 to Thomas Blossom; probably the son of Peter and Annabel (_____) Blossom of Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.Their children were:[1]
a child who was buried at Pieterskerke, Leiden on April 12, 1617
s son who by 1620 accompanied his father on the Speedwell, returned to Leiden where he died by December 15, 1625.
Elizabeth, born about 1620 and married Edward FitzRandolf at Scituate on May 10, 1637. Married (2nd) to Capt. John Pike at Piscataway, New Jersey.
Thomas, born about 1623 and married Sarah Ewer at Barnstable on June 18, 1645.
Peter, born after 1627 and married Sarah Bodfish at Barnstable on June 21, 1663.
Anderson in "Great Migration Begins" makes the case that Blossom (and family, including Anne) first set out on the Speedwell with the Mayflower but was part of the group who had to be left behind and that they came over later in 1629.[1]Stratton in "Plymouth Colony..." says, Thomas Blossom, Sr., Ann Blossom, son Thomas Blossom, Jr., and daughter Elizabeth Blossom sailed from the United Provinces of the Netherlands to Plymouth Colony probably on the second ship to be called the "Mayflower."[2] [3]
Ann's husband, Thomas Blossom, died in Plymouth before March 25, 1633 when Ann is called "Widow Blossom" and was listed on the Plymouth Colony tax toll being required to pay 9 shillings in taxes. [2], citing pages 427 - 428.[4][1]
Ann married (2nd) to Henry Rowley (his 1st wife died by 1633[5])at Plymouth on October 17, 1633[1]as "Anna, the late wife of Tho: Blossome."[5][2], citing pages 246 & 346.[6]
Henry and Anne Rowley removed to Scituate in 1634, the year he was elected freeman. Both were members of Rev. John Lothrop's church on January 8, 1634/35. [7]
In 1639 Ann Blossom Rowley, Henry Rowley, Thomas Blossom Jr., and Peter Blossom moved from Scituate, Plymouth Colony to Barnstable, Plymouth Colony. [8] In 1650 Henry Rowley and his wife removed, with her son Peter Blossom, to West Barnstable.[7]
Ann died in 1671 or 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.[citation needed]
Research notes

Timeline for Elizabeth Blossom and Edward Fitzrandolph [2]

Sources

1- 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III, Boston, MA: NEHGS (1995):182, citing The American Genealogist, 63:70 and Plymouth Colony Records, 1:16subscriber$
2- 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History & People 1620 - 1691, Ancestry Publishing, Provo, Utah. 1986, pp 246 & 433.
3- History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie, p 86
4- Records of the colony of New Plymouth in New England printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Published 1968 by AMS Press in New York, p. 11
5- 5.0 5.1 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Sketch of Henry Rowley.subscriber$
6- Records of the colony of New Plymouth in New England printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Published 1968 by AMS Press in New York,p. 16
7- 7.0 7.1 Homer W. Brainard. "Henry Rowley And Some of His Descendants" p. 57-59. [1]
8- Frederick Freeman, The History of Cape Cod, 1862. Reprinted Andesite Press 2015, page 260.

See also:
History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie (database on-line). Section: Vol. I. "New Plimouth Plantation", Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Hills, Leon Clark,. History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie. Washington, D.C.: Hills Pub. Co., c1936-c1941. [3]
New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Ancestry.com
Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Ancestry Family Tree 54402614Acknowledgments





Comments: 26
.Kenneth Kinman(1) There is no evidence that Cuthbert Elsden died in 1582. Note that his profile says he died "after 1582", probably because his youngest child Ann was born in 1583. Cuthbert's daughter Ann is a definite candidate to be the Ann who married Thomas Blossom in 1605, because she is the right age and also because her birthplace (Soham) is only about 10 miles from Cambridge (where the 1605 marriage took place). Of course, that could be a coincidence, so it certainly doesn't prove Cuthbert's daughter Ann was the one who married in 1605.

(2) The only other clue we have is the 1597 will of Christopher Helsdone who was buried in January 1597/98 at St. Clements (which is where Ann was married in 1605). Christopher is almost certainly related to her, but why Coddington thinks Christopher was her grandfather is not clear to me. Christopher is often shown as a brother to Cuthbert, so he could be an uncle to Cuthbert's daughter Ann. I merely adopted the profile of Christopher Elsden, so not sure what the birth year (about 1552) is based on: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Elsden-10 More information on Christopher Helsdone/Elsden is needed. Also, information on Cuthbert's older children might be helpful.
posted Sep 08, 2020 by Kenneth Kinman Cheryl (Aldrich) SkordahlThere is a DBE on this profile regarding father/child. Cuthbert Elsden-7 d in 1582. Anne Elsdon-1 was born June 15, 1583.
According to opening paragraph of the biography, there seems to be confusion on parentage. I recommend detaching parents, leaving notes of the 3 profiles. Other ideas? comments?
posted Sep 07, 2020 by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl Darryl SaylorI removed her parentage until this can eventually be sorted out and figure out all of her correct information. Thanks for the message.
Darryl W Saylor
posted Sep 07, 2020 by Darryl SaylorKenneth KinmanAnn and her second husband Henry Rowley are said to have been members of Mr. Lathrop's Church at its organization (08 January 1634/35).posted Aug 26, 2020 by Kenneth Kinman Cheryl (Aldrich) SkordahlHi Kenneth,
"...said to have been..." sounds a little iffy...  :-) Do you have a source & link so it can be checked? Thanks.
posted Sep 07, 2020 by Cheryl (Aldrich) SkordahlKenneth KinmanHere are two sources:
"Henry and Anne Rowley removed to Scituate in 1634, the year he was elected freeman. Both were members of Rev. John Lothrop's church on Jan. 8, 1634-5, and removed with him to Barnstable in 1638." Source: http://www.rowleyresearch.org/NYGBR37/SomeDescendants.htm
"Goodman Rowley and his wife" were founding members of Scituate church 8 Jan 1634/5 http://history.vineyard.net//allen/Web%20Cards/WC07/WC07_245.HTM Source: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/l/l/e/Mary-Llewellyn/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0072.html
posted Sep 07, 2020 by Kenneth Kinman Cheryl (Aldrich) SkordahlThank you for the sources, Kenneth. I appreciate it.
I'll check it out... if not tonight, I'll do it tomorrow.
posted Sep 07, 2020 by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl Cheryl (Aldrich) SkordahlKenneth: GMB Vol 1-3, p. 1062 says Henry Rowley had a house built before Lathrop's migration; p. 1063 indicates he was a Freeman, which implies church membership. See here: [1]posted Sep 07, 2020 by Cheryl (Aldrich) SkordahlKenneth KinmanBelow is a source for the baptism of Ann Elsden, daughter of Cuthbert and Margaret.
However, I don't know how one would prove that she is the Ann Heilsdon who was married to Thomas Blossom. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7SM-Q6X
posted May 22, 2016 by Kenneth Kinman Jillaine SmithI completed merge and started post merge cleanup but ran out of time. Hope another can help complete the cleanup. Thanks.posted Mar 23, 2016 by Jillaine Smith Susan (Nixon) ShireyHi, I added additional sources and links to documentation for Ann's listing as "Widdow Blossome" on the tax rolls on March 25, 1633, her marriage to Henry Rowley, and the Blossom's arrival in Plymouth Colony in 1629. If anyone else disagrees, please feel free to reverse the changes. Also, please let me know if I am not using the appropriate format for sources. Thanks.posted Mar 22, 2016 by Susan (Nixon) Shirey Susan (Nixon) ShireyHi, I saw Ann Heilson (Heilson-7) and Anne Rowley (Elsdon-1) as a pending merge waiting for my action. I approved it, but it needs action from someone else, because one of the profiles is project-protected and some of the information in the two profiles does not agree. Just an FYI.posted Mar 22, 2016 by Susan (Nixon) Shirey Jillaine SmithHeilson-7 and Elsdon-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same individual. Spelling variations should be moved to Other Last Name.posted Feb 18, 2016 by Jillaine Smith Jillaine SmithBlossom-233 and Elsdon-1 appear to represent the same person because: Please complete the merge of these two duplicates; the data in Elsdon-1 is accurate (see Anderson, GMB, p 1603). Thank you.posted Feb 17, 2016 by Jillaine Smith Susan (Nixon) ShireySorry again - I know many of you are already aware of these sources, so don't need my input.posted Oct 11, 2015 by Susan (Nixon) Shirey Susan (Nixon) ShireyIn case you haven't seen these, here are some other good sources:
Scituate and Barnstable Church Records. Link: http://plymouthcolony.net/scituate/nehgr/nehgr.html#scibarcr
Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849 Online. Link: ma-vitalrecords.org/Surnames.shtml
Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850. Link: http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3223
Original handwritten images of Plymouth County Deeds 1620-1651, Vol 1. Link: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-36174-9306-68?cc=2106411&wc=M9QJ-N38:2128104636
Original handwritten images of Plymouth County Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4. Link: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-31878-2740-40?cc=2018320&wc=MM1H-6KG:n1223647856posted Oct 10, 2015 by Susan (Nixon) Shirey Susan (Nixon) ShireySorry - I see the marriage and re-marriage sources are already documented. Hopefully, the links I provided are helpful.
This profile is a good start!!
posted Oct 10, 2015 by Susan (Nixon) Shirey