James Rowland & Margaret Kyle of Botetourt Co. VA

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The Four Sons of Robert Rowland
Botetourt County, Virginia

Generation 2

James Rowland

1. James2 Rowland, Capt. (ROBERT1)1 the son of Robert and Martha Rowland, was born Bet. 1734 - 1740 in Orange/Augusta Co. VA, and died 1805 in Botetourt Co. VA^2,3. He married Margaret Kyle^4,5 ca. 1762 in Botetourt Co. VA, daughter of Robert Kyle and Elizabeth Campbell. She was born ca. 1741 in Buckingham Co. VA6, and died 1795 in Botetourt Co. VA⁶.

Notes for James Rowland, Captain
The only verified birth date for any of Robert Rowland's sons is the
15 December 1741 birth of Thomas found in a family Bible, which means
ages of the other brothers must be guessed at. For several reasons, in-
cluding the order in which Robert Rowland listed his sons, I suspect James
is the oldest, and possibly born as early as 1734. The following excerpts
from a land dispute case that went on for many years indicate James was
born before 1740.

McDowell vs. Borden's heirs--O. S. 153; N. S. 54--Bill in Rockbridge, 1798. Orator, Samuel McDowell... was seven years old at death of his father.
[Samuel b. ca 1735] --James Rowland deposes, 10th August, 1802, in Botetourt, in 1740. . . . Geo. Robinson bought from Borden, senior, and sold to James Davis. Jno. Marshall bought 19 acres from Borden, senior. Has known Saml. McDowell since 1740.

Virginia Early Settlers, compiled by Charles T. Burton, reports two grants
for the Rowlands recorded in 1746 (Robert) and 1755 (James).

ROWLAND, ROBERT (Martha)
A DB15-266 7-25-1746, 369, head, Looney Ck. - from new grant

ROWLAND, JAMES
B DB2-459 9-10-1755, 400, head Long Run, Looney Creek - from new grant.

Eight years later, in 1763, Robert Rowland deeded land to his sons George and
William, and in 1769, to Thomas. This could suggest that perhaps James was the
older son, Thomas the youngest, and that Robert helped his son's aquire land in order
of their age. Again, this is speculation, not proof.

James had both a father-in-law and a brother-in-law named Robert Kyle.
Joshua Hadley's first wife was Martha Rowland (d/o Thos and Mary Mason
Rowland of Chester Co. PA.) Thomas Hadley (below) their son. The item below
hints strongly at a connection between the family of Robert Rowland of Augusta
Co., Virginia and the former father-in-law of Joshua Hadley, Thomas Rowland of
Chester Co.,Pennsylvania.

Augusta CO. Deed Book 9. Additional Memebers of the Exec. Committee, pg 364 18th August, 1760. Joshua Hadley (Hedley) and Patience, of Orange County, North Carolina, to Robert Kyle, of Albemarle, £90, 345 acres on Catawba of James River, part of 2,880 acres granted to Benj. Borden, 9th March, 1740. Teste: James Rowland, Joshua Hadley, Jr., David Irvine. Livery of seisin. Delivered: Rev. Alex. Miller, 21st May, 1770.

Chalkley's Chronciles Of The Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia

13th April 1763. David Frame to George Patterson, horses, cattle and clothing.
Teste: James Rowland, James Abbot, John Haynes. Bill sale to pay debts.

13 November 1764- Augusta County Records Deed book 11, Page 731 -
Thomas Hadley to James Rowland, L130, 549 acres on Catawbo Creek; corner in the Great Patent line and a small tract belonging to William Preston, Mount Hadley - first surveyed in two tracts and conveyed to Thomas Hadley by Borden. Delivered: Francis Smith, March Court 1762.

AUGUSTA PARISH VESTRY BOOK. Administrators' Bonds.--1765: Processioners' Returns. James Rowland and Saml. Hollis report as follows, as high as Craig's Creek, viz: For Wm. Preston (on Lick Run), for Wm. Preston, on Catawbo.

9th September 1766- John Miller's estate appraised, by James
Rowland, Saml. McRoberts et als.

MAY, 1768 Looney vs. Patterson.--Robert Looney, debtor to Irvin Patterson's estate. 1745-46. May 10, to sundry goods to Elizabeth Looney, one looking glass, balance due Robert Looney, per settlement. 1744. Credits: By bond for a horse given this year; by ten years' ferriage, per agreement, at 20/ per annum. Settlement of above accounts, 16th January, 1766, by Benjamin Hawkins, James Rowland.

Virginia Early Settlers, (Botetourt Co.) compiled by Charles T. Burton,
(no page numbers, in alphabetical order).

ROWLAND, JAMES
09-10-1755, 400, head Long Run, Looney Creek - from new grant
11-13-1763, 549, Catawba Ck - from Thomas Hadley
08-12-1779, 400, (1775 grant) - to James McConnell
05-01-1785, 300 - from new grant
07-09-1783, 50, Catawba Ck. - from new grant

AUGUSTA PARISH VESTRY BOOK, Administrators' Bonds .Page 449, Page 377.

Processioners appointed as follows, viz (1764): William Robinson and James Robinson, from Heads of Roanoke to Fort Lewis. William Bryan and James Neilly, from Fort Lewis on Waters of Roan Oke. James Rowland and Joseph Montgomery, Thomas Ramsey and James Lawderdale, on Waters of Catawbo and James River on the South Side.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. Order Book No. XXIV. page 467

Looney vs. Patterson.--Robert Looney, debtor to Irvin Patterson's estate, 1745--46. May 10, to sundry goods to Elizabeth Looney, one looking glass, balance due Robert Looney, per settlement. 1744. Credits: By bond for a horse given this year; by ten years' ferriage, per agreement, at 20/ per annum. Settlement of above accounts, 16th January, 1766, by Benjamin Hawkins, James Rowland.

James was a frequent participant in community affairs. His signature appears
on several petitions and as a voter. When Botetourt County was established from
part of Augusta County in late 1769, both James and his brother Thomas were
elected as members of the new Vestry, and at a court held on March 14, 1770,
qualified for office along with ten others, including William Flemming, John May
and Philip Love.

By law, all public office holders, including vestrymen whose duties included both religious and secular affairs, were required to be members of the Church of England. However, like the vestrymen and county commissioners in neighboring areas, most of these new vestrymen--including the Rowlands-- were not members of the Church of England, although they took regularly took the required oath of office, pledging loyalty to the King.

Lewis Preston Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, (1920)
Botetourt County Court Records:

March 1770 pg. 74
James Rowland - Chosen as one of original Vestrymen for the Parish of Botetourt.

12 July 1781 pg 345
James Rowland is apptd. a Commissioner of the Taxes in
this County in the room [place of] Andrew Woods, Gentleman, decd.

May 1782 pg. 357
James Rowland [appointed] Surveyor of the Road from Hall's Run to
Catawba, and James McCaul from the ford of Catawba by James Rowland's
to James Dalzel's...

13 June 1782 pg. 358-359
Sat on the jury in case against James Knox, a person "suspected of being
unfriendly to the liberties of America".

10 May 1796 pg.466
Presentment against James Rowland for not keeping road in repair is dismissed.

Botetourt Co. Will Book No. 4. Additional Members of The Executive Committee,
page 98 Page 5.--9th September, 1766.
John Miller's estate appraised, by James Rowland, Saml. McRoberts et als.

April 15, 1795- Thomas Rowland and James Rowland appointed Overseers of the poor in the upper Battalion.
Date of publication: 6 August 1803
Location: Botetourt County.
Description: 230 acres on the waters of Cutawbo a branch of James River.
Source: Library of Virginia Archives: Land Office Grants No. 51, 1802-1803, p. 458

Military History

John H. Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolutionary War:1775-1783; Pub. Baltimore (1979);

pg. 680 "Rowland, James, Capt. Long's Co. Augusta "

Botetourt Co. Order Book 1780-1784: People providing service/
material in the Rev. War-
" James Rowland: Provided repair of wagon broke in public service".

Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, pg. 46;

Name: Francis Riley
Comment: deceased, soldier in Capt. Preston's company of Rangers
last war on the frontiers of this colony...
James Rowland, Admr.
County: Botetourt
Date: Dec 1780
Certificates.

Revolutionary Soldiers, pg. 1405
"Rowland, James Col Peachey's Co. Fincastle County"

Will of James Rowland

Written 11 Feb 1805        Botetourt County June Court 1805
Will Bk.B Pg. 96-98
     Transcribed by Joanne Kartak & Editied by Joan Adams

(Names wife Margaret, and children Mary, Elizabeth, Jane,
Margaret, Agnes, Prudence, George, James, William, and Robert.)

In the name of God, amen. I, James Rowland of Botetourt County andState of Virginia, being thro’ the abundant mercy & goodness of God, thoweak in body, yet
of a sound and perfect understanding and memory,do constitute this my last will
& testament, and desire it may be receivedby all as such. First, I most humbly bequeathe my soul to God, my makerbeseeching his most gracious acceptance of
it, through the all sufficient merits and mediation of my most compassionate Redeemer, Jesus Christ, who gave himself to be an atonement for my Sins. He’s able to save to the uttermost, all that come unto God by him. I give my body to
the earth, from whence it was taken in full assurance of its Resurrection from thence at the last day as for my Burial, I desire it may be decent, without pomp
or State, at the Discretion of my Dear wife, and my Executors hereafter named who, I doubt not, will manage it with all necessary prudence. As to my worldly Estate, I will and positively order that all my debts to be paid. .... I give to my dear and loving Wife Margaret the plantation I now live on upon Catawbo creek including
a small tract adjoining the same, during her Widowhood, likewise a Negro woman slave named Nelly and her children during her natural life and after her desease
the same Nelly & her children and all my estate which is not otherwise disposed
of to my Daughters to wit: Mary, Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret, Agness and Prudence as my Executors in Justice & Equity may think proper I also give my son Robert a Tract of Land in Montgomery County on new River whereon he now lives being part of a track of Land which hath already been divided between him & my Son George also Sixty pounds which I have already given him in room of his divide of Negroes also what stock of Cattle of which I have already given him. I also leave to my son George the Tract on his division of Land as within mentioned on New River, also
a Negro man slave named Jack, and what stock I have already given him. I also
will & bequeathe to my sons James & William the plantation whereon I now live,
including the small tract within mentioned after the decease of my beloved wife,
to wit, to my son James the place whereon he now lives to be divided by the second
cross fence above his dwelling house by a line to run the same course with the fence
crossing the road until it interesects Prestons line, and to my son William the residueof my plantation & buildings, also to my son James a Negro man Slave named Ted (Fred?) & his share of stock already given him, and to my son William a Negro Boy Slave named Stephen & a Horse mare worth one Hundred Dollars (pg 97) Dollars, also I leave to my daughter Mary a Negro Girl which I gave her when she married and the stock I gave her at said time, also to my daughter Jane the Negro Boy & Stock which I gave her at her marriage. I also leave to each of my other daughters (to wit) Elizabeth Margaret, Agnes and Prudence to Elizabeth the stock which I have already named to her & a Negro worth two Hundred Dollars, also to
the otherthree to each a Horse or mare & other stock a Negro equal to my before mentioned Daughters. I also will & bequeath to my Six Daughters two Tracts Land Containing three Hundred Acres each lying adjoining each other on the timber ridge Joining Preston’s land, which I desire to be sold and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided amongst them. I also order that my daughters as long as they live single to be furnished with a decent & convenient dwelling house, Suitable diet, and firewood Sufficient for their accommodation. It is my will & desire that after my dear wifes decease & the marriage or decease of my four daughters that remain Single that the whole of my plantation where I now live and the small Tract
adjoining shall be equally divided quantity & quality between my two Sons James &
William, and I do further order & direct that if either of my four Sons should die without issue that the real estate aforesaid shall descend to my Six Daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret, Agnes & Prudence. And lastly, I do hereby Constitute and appoint my dear beloved wife Margaret, my two Sons Robert & George & Edwd McDonald Executors of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all other former Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this eleventh day of February In the year of Christ one Thousand Eight Hundred & five.

Signed Sealed & published
and declared as and for James Rowland (seal)
the last Will & Testament
of the above named Jas.
Rowland in presence of
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
James Trenor [Frenor?]
John Calbreath
Thos Rowland

pg 98 At Botetourt June Court 1805
This Instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will
and Testament of James Rowland deceased was exhibited in Court
& proven by the oath of Thomas Rowland James Trenor & John
Calbreath Witness thereto subscribe & is ordered to be Recorded
On a motion of Margaret Rowland Widow & Relict of des’cd, George
Rowland & Edward McDonald this ........... certificate granted them for obtaining a probate
.............[Remainder of clerk’s notation not readable.]

Recorded in Will   Book   B page   96                          A COPY TESTE:
Botetourt County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office               George E. Holt. Jr.      Clerk
                                                                            By Shirley Chamblin Deputy Clerk

[Transcribed from a copy of the original by Joanne Kartak
James signature is taken from a petition he signed in 1785.]

Children: Named in James will.

Children of James Rowland and Margaret Kyle are:
+ 2    i. Mary3 Rowland, born 11 March 1764; died 11 April 1814 in Botetourt Co. , VA.
+ 3    ii.  Robert Rowland⁷, born ca. 1763 in Botetourt Co., VA.
   4    iii. Elizabeth Rowland⁸, born ca. 1770 in Botetourt Co., VA.; married
Zachariah Johnson 26 December 1810 in Botetourt Co. VA^9,10; born ca. 1765.
5   iv.   Jane Rowland¹¹, born 04 April 1771 in Botetourt Co.¹²; died 28 July 1841 in Sevier Co., AR. She married Cornelius Brown 28 July 1794 in Botetourt Co. VA¹³;

More About Cornelius Brown:
Military service: Bet. 1779 - 1794, Served as officer in militia.¹⁴
Occupation: Bet. 1791 - 1876, Licensed to keep ferry over New River.¹⁵

6 v. Margaret Amy (?) Rowland¹⁶, born ca. 1776; died 07 August 1805 in Botetourt Co. ¹⁷

Notes for Margaret Amy (?) Rowland:
In James Rowland's will, he mentions daughter Margaret. Kyle researchers report Margaret Amy Rowland d/o James, was the Amy who m John McFarren. [ Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853]- James Rowland posted bond , wit Henry Bowyer (Clerk of court). I believe this is wrong, and that the Amy who married John McFarren was the daughter of William Rowland. James was Amy's uncle and court-appointed guardian after William's death.
(See Generation 2 - William Rowland.)

No proof that this obit refers to James' daughter, Margaret Rowland.

Newspaper: Virginia Argus
Died - On the 7th inst. Miss Margaret Rowland. (p. 3, c. 4).
Publication Saturday, August 10, 1805.

7    vi.    Agnes Rowland^18,19, born ca. 1780 in Botetourt Co. , VA. She married Samuel
Black on 08 April 1807 in Botetourt Co.^20.
+  8    vii.   George Rowland, born ca. 1780 in Botetourt Co. died 08 May 1835 in Pike
County, MO.
    9    viii.   Prudence Rowland^21,22, born ca. 1783 in Boteourt Co. VA; died 1830.
She married William Reid 26 December 1805 in Botetourt Co.²³
+  10    ix.   William Rowland, born ca. 1784 in Botetourt Co. died Bef. 1837
in Buchanan, Botetourt Co. VA.
+ 11    x.   James Rowland, Jr., born ca. 1782; died 1819 in Botetourt Co. , VA.

Endnotes Follow Report

Generation No. 3

2. Mary3 Rowland (James2, ROBERT1)²⁴ was born 11 March 1764 in Botetourt Co.^25,26, and died 11 April 1814 in Botetourt Co. , VA²⁷. She married Edward McDonald²⁸ on
19 February 1788 in Botetourt Co.²⁹. He was born 03 October 1761 in Botetourt Co. VA,
and died 19 April 1855 in Botetourt Co. VA.

Marriage Notes for Mary Rowland and Edward McDonald:
Children reported by anon. researcher as:
James b: 24 AUG 1793 in Botetourt,VA; d. 1877 in TN.
Rebecca b: 9 DEC 1788
Jane b: 10 APR 1790, d. November 1850 Botetourt Co.
Ann b: 5 NOV 1791
William b: 15 JUL 1795
Bryan Rowland b: 17 MAY 1797
Harriet b: 14 JAN 1799 (cenus 1850 puts dob as 1801)
George b: 21 APR 1801
Maria b: 7 MAY 1804

Children of Mary Rowland and Edward McDonald include:
+    12    i.      Jane McDonald, born April 1790; died November 1850 in Botetourt Co. VA.
13    ii.    James Richard McDonald, born 24 Aug 1793 in Botetourt Co.; died 1877 in TN.
+    14    iii.    Harriett McDonald, born ca. 1801 in Botetourt Co. VA.

    3. Robert James3 Rowland (James2, ROBERT1)³⁰ was born ca. 1768 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died in Lynchburg, VA(?). He married Francis Irvine 10 May 1797 in Campbell Co. VA³¹, daughter of David Irvine and Jane Kyle. She was born 01 January 1770 in Bedford/Campbell Co. VA.

Marriage Notes for Robert Rowland and Francis Irvine:
Robert and Francis were first cousins, he the son of Margaret Kyle Rowland, and she the daughter of Margaret's sister, Jane Kyle Irvine.

Child of Robert Rowland and Francis Irvine is:
+ 15 i. David Irvine Rowland, born 12 November 1802 in Botetourt Co. VA;
died Aft. 1860 in Richmond, Madison Co. KY.

8. George3 Rowland (James2, ROBERT1)³⁰ was born ca. 1780 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died 08 May 1835 in Pike County, Missouri³¹. He married Mary Polly Wilson^32,33 on
06 February 1806³⁴, daughter of Matthew Wilson. She was born ca. 1785, and died 20 October 1836³⁵.

The 1792 vote for members of the VA General Assembly included votes cast by; James Rowland, John Rowland, Thomas Rowland and two George Rowlands. This was after George, Sr. (son of Robert & Martha) died in North Carolina, so it's a good guess that the two Georges mentioned include the sons of James and of Thomas. This is an example of the difficulty presented by Robert and Martha's
sons when they all used the same names for their own children. As a result, the
third generation (Robert and Martha's grandchildren) includes 4-Roberts, 4-Georges, 3-James, 3-Williams, 2-Davids and 2-Johns.

Mary Rowland 4/25/01: Thomas & George's nephew George --son of their brother James, married Mary Wilson, the daughter of Matthew Wilson. George (the nephew) was Power of Attorney for some land transactions in Botetourt for his father-in-law Matthew Wilson after he and Mary moved to Kentucky.

Howard Snooks 8/3/03:
I am writing to praise your in-depth scholarship and the fund of knowledge you have on this family. I descend from the George Rowland who married Mary Polly Wilson, daughter of Matthew Wilson. Their daughter Harriet (b.ca. 1807, d.06 Jan. 1899) married Mathew Wilson Steele ca. 1825, son of Robert Steel and Elizabeth Wilson. Mathew and Harriet Steel were among the first settlers of the Pueblo, Colorado area, at the confluence of Fountain Creek and Steele Creek. They came in 1859, from Arkansas after having previously lived in Wisconsin. Their son Franklin married Lizzie (unknown but b. in Arkansas) , and their son Thomas Matthew Steele married Birdie Cox (b. in Pueblo to James Bonley Cox (b. Illinois, family originally Va) and Ellen Harrington (b. Wisconsin, family originally Rhode Island) in 1894. They had six sons--Earl Glen Steele was born in Pueblo 1898 and married Corinne Morgan (b. in Pueblo) in 1916 in Pueblo. These were my grandparents. Irma Korbitz from Wisconsin has done some excellent research on the Rowland/Wilson/Steel(e) lines, and she is very generous with her knowledge.

Children of George Rowland and Mary Wilson are:
+  16 i.    Harriet4 Rowland, born 12 Aug. 1806 in Botetourt; died 06 Jan. 1899, Pueblo, CO.
    17    ii.   Agnes Black Rowland^36, born ca. 1810; married Chaucy Beebe; born ca. 1810
    18 iii.   Henrietta Rowland, born 21 August 1821; died 08 Dec. 1894 in Platteville WI.
She married Edward Bunarium/Bondurant (?)
  19    iv. Maria Kyle Rowland, born ca. 1809; died 15 March 1870 in Lafayette, Co. WI.
Married 24 November 1836, Erasmus Day. Married in Iowa Co. WI.
    20    v.    Margaret Rowland, born 07 June 1825; died 26 October 1840.
    21    vi.    Mary Rowland, born 28 July 1817; died 30 March 1893. No spouse found.

    10. William3 Rowland (James2, ROBERT1)³⁷ was born ca. 1784 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died Bef. 1837 in Buchanan, Botetourt Co. VA. He married Nancy Phillips Luck^38,39 22 May 1816 in Botetourt Co. VA⁴⁰, daughter of John Luck and Nancy (Phillips?). She was born Bet. 1800 - 1803 in Botetourt Co. VA^41, and died ca. 1882 in Botetourt Co. , VA^42,43. After William died, Nancy married (2) James Kyle, a Rowland family cousin.

Notes for Nancy Phillips Luck:

1860 US Census Botetourt County
Nancy is at the home of her son from 1st marriage
during time census taken.
HH# 1525 Wm Rowland        28
                Martha Rowland    22
              Nancy P.Kyle       60

Her 2nd husband, James Kyle, was still alive at this
time, so perhaps she was only there as a visitor.

Children of William Rowland and Nancy Luck are:
    22    i.    Lucy Ann4 Rowland, born ca. 1817 in Virginia.
+  23    ii.    James (Luck) Rowland, born ca. 1823 in Botetourt Co. , VA; died Aft. 1880.
    24    iii.   William Rowland, born 1832 in Virginia⁴⁴. He married Martha Rowland, she
was born ca.1838⁴⁵.
+ 25    iv.    John B. Rowland, born ca. 1827 in Roanoke Co. VA; died Aft. 1880.

    11. James3 Rowland, Jr. (James2, ROBERT1)⁴⁶ was born ca. 1782 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died 1819 in Botetourt Co. , VA⁴⁷. He married his first cousin, Sarah Sally Kyle 21 January 1802 in Botetourt Co. VA^48,49, daughter of William Kyle and Sarah Stephens/Stevens. She was born 1781 in Botetourt Co. VA⁵⁰.

Notes for James Rowland, Jr.:
James Rowland
Will probated: April 1819
Names wife: Sarah
Children: Charlotte and James
Source: Early Marriages, Wills, And some Revoluntionar War Records Botetourt County, Virginia

Marriage Notes for James Rowland and Sarah Kyle:
Rowland, James and Sarah Kyle, 21 Jan 1802 d William b- Robert Kyle
con- William Kyle, father, -21 Jan 1802 wit Robert and James Kyle min-Robert
Logan (Presby.) 21 Jan 1802 (Source: Vogt & Kethley)

Children of James Rowland and Sarah Kyle are:
+  26    i.    Charlotte4 Rowland, born ca. 1804; died Aft. 1880 in Botetourt Co. VA.
    27    ii.    James (Kyle) Rowland, born 1810 in Botetourt Co. VA⁵¹

Notes for James Rowland:
James Rowland (age 40) is reported in 1850 census living in household of Charlotte and Anderson Thompson and Sarah Rowland, his mother (age 69). The enumerator has written in "Idiotic" in the entry for James. With the lack of understanding during that period, this could
mean anything from an attention deficit to a birth defect.

Endnotes Follow Report

Generation No. 4

12. Jane4 McDonald (Mary3 Rowland, James2, ROBERT1) was born April 1790 in Botetourt Co. VA⁵⁵, and died November 1850 in Botetourt Co. VA. She married Barclay Kyle⁵⁶ 22 April 1813 in Botetourt Co. VA⁵⁷, son of William Kyle and Sarah Stephens/Stevens. He was born 1771 in Botetourt Co. , VA, and died 29 October 1829 in Botetourt Co. , VA.

Notes for Barclay Kyle:
Barclay was a son of William and Sarah (Stephens/Stevens) Kyle and a cousin of
the Rowlands. He was a farmer and a lawyer. He served as a Lieut. the Major during the War of 1812 with the Military Courts. (Records at US National Archives.] His second wife was Jane (McDonald) Kyle. [Source: Julie Lineberry]

KYLE BARCLAY 5 REG'T (MCDOWELL'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. MAJOR MAJOR 120 602

Which of the Barclay Kyles in 1810 was the s/o Robert? The one in Buckingham
census appears to be single, and living with a small boy and an older woman, while
the one in Botetourt appears to be a young husband with wife and 3 children.

KYLE, BARCLAY
State: VA Year: 1810
County: Botetourt County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: 20010-32010-06 Page: 635
Database: VA 1810 Federal Census Index

KYLE, BARCLAY
State: VA Year: 1810
County: Buckingham County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: 10100-00010-03 Page:

KYLE, BARCLAY
State: VA Year: 1820
County: Botetourt County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 063
Database: VA 1820 Federal Census Index

Children of Jane McDonald and Barclay Kyle are:
    28    i.    Charlotte Kyle, born Aft. 1810. She married Charles B. Dickinson 19 October
1841 in Botetourt Co.; born ca. 1800.
    29    ii.    Mary Kyle, born ca. 1815.
    30    iii.    Caroline Kyle, born ca. 1818.

    14. Harriett4 McDonald (Mary3 Rowland, James2, ROBERT1) was born ca. 1801 in Botetourt Co. VA^_58. She married James Kyle 08 August 1816 in Botetourt Co. VA⁵⁹, son of William Kyle and Sarah Stephens/Stevens. He died Bet. March 1847 - January 1848 in Botetourt Co. VA.

Notes for Harriett McDonald:
Harriet McDonald Kyle, Waiver of Dower, 1848 - Botetourt Co. VA

WAIVER OF DOWER - Harriet McDonald Kyle, widow of James Kyle
Deed Book G pp 528 thru 529

Know all men by these presents, that I Harriet Kyle of
Botetourt County, Va, widow and relict of James Kyle dec'.Whereas
the said Jas. Kyle my husband by his last Will and Testament gave
me my choice to take my dower in all his land, or in lieu of my
dower the plantation on James River, where he resided at the time
of his death, for and in lieu of my dower. I do hereby agree to
take the plantation on James River in lieu thereof and by these
presents do remis,release and for ever quit claim all the other
lands of my said husband all and all manner of dower and right
title of dower whatsoever which I the said Harriet Kyle nowhave
may or ought to have, in said lands. In witnef(ss) whereof
thereunto set my hand and seal the eight of May 1848.
                         Harriet Kyle (seal)
     Signed,sealed & delivered in the presence of
      Joseph McClure,Jno.T Burks, Wm. Robinson
At Botetourt May Court,1848

Will of James Kyle, 1847, and related documents - Botetourt Co. VA
                      Transcribed by Julie Lineberry

WILL OF JAMES KYLE (c.1780 ©1847)
    DEED BOOK G, PP 447©449 © BOTETOURT CO,VA
I,James Kyle of the County of Botetourt
State of Virginia being of sound mind and disposing mem-
mory, do make and publish this my last Will & testament
hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me
at any time heretofore made.
     1st.    In the first place I desire that my Executrix and
Executors hereinafter named, shall, as soon as convenient after
my decease, pay and discharge all my just
debts and funeral expenses.
     2nd.    After the payment of my just debts and funeral
expenses. I give to my wife one third part of all
my personal estate, excepting the slaves. I also give to her
during her natural life, one third part of all my lands
and slaves which I may be in possession of, or entitled
to at the time of my decease. It is neverthelef(ss) my desire
that in case my said wife Harriet shall choose to re-
main and live on the plantation on the James River where
I now reside, in preference to taking her third part of
all my lands, she shall have the sole use and enjoy-
ment of the said plantation during her natural life,
in lieu of her dower in my lands.
     3rd.    I desire that all the resides of my estate, real
and personal, shall be equally divided between my sons
William, Edwin, Robert, my daughter Sarah McDowell, my sons
George, James Madison, Alexander, and David, which I give and
bequeath to them, their heirs, ap?? uomis.
and assigns forever.
     4th. I authorize my Executrix and Executors herein
after named, to make sale of any part of my estate, real or
personal, whenever in their opinion, or in the opinion of a
majority of them, the interest of my estate will be
promoted by such sale, to make the legal conveyances for the
same, and the money arising from such sale to vest
in the purchase of the other property, real or personal, or to
distribute the same in money amongst those entitled to my
estate, as they, or a majority of them shall think most
advisable.
     5th.    It is my will and desire that my Executrix
and Executors herein after named shall have power
over the whole of my estate, real and personal to man-
age it as they may think most advisable for a sup-
port for all, and to educate my children, and make
distributions whenever they may think proper either in
part or in full.
     6th.    It is my desire that my estate shall not
be appraised, but that my executrix and executors shall take an
inventory there of + return the same to the Court. It is also m
desire that my said Executrix and Executors shall not be required
to give surety.
          7th. And lastly, I do hereby appoint my
wife Harriet, executrix, and my sons William , Edwin and Robert, Üj      Ü
(CONT.D)
executors of this my last will & testament.
In testimony whereof I have herewits set my hand
and seal this 8th day of March 1847.
                    James Kyle
Signed, sealed, published and declared by James
Kyle as and for his last Will and Testament in the
presence of us,whom at his request and in his presence
have subscribed our names as witnef(ss)es.
               Ferdinenid Woltz
               Peter Hammon(rrmon)
               Robert M. Hudson

Whereas, I James Kyle of Botetourt County have by my last Will
and Testament in writing duly executed, bearing date on this day,
given and bequeathed to my said daughter Sarah McDowell, a
portion of my estate, real and personal, and being desirous of
altering my said Will in respect to the said gift and
bequest to my said daughter, I therefore make this
present writing which I will and direct to be annexed
as a Codicil to my said Will and taken as a part thereof. And I
do hereby revoke all gifts and devises
made by said will to my said daughter Sarah and I
give and bequeath that portion of my estate which I
had given to her by said Will, to my sons William, Edwin,
and Robert, UPON TRUST neverthelef(ss) that they
shall receive and pay over and apply the ???,issues
hires and profits thereof for the sole and separate use &
benefit of my said daughter Sarah McDowell during
her coverture, not to be subject to the control,or
liable for the debts or contracts of her said husband.
And in case my said daughter should survive her said
husband, I then give the said property to her, her heirs &
?? adur?? and assigns forever. But if my said daughter
should die during the lifetime of her said husband
leaving a child or children living at the time of her
death, I desire that the said property shall go to such
child or children. But if she should die during the
lifetime of her said husband and without issue living
at the time of her death, the property given for her benefit
as aforesaid shall then be equally divided amongst my
other children named in my Will in everything except where
the same is hereby revoked and altered as aforesaid
In writing whereof I have herewits set my hand and
seal this 8th day March 1847.
                    James Kyle (Seal)
     Signed,sealed and published by the said James Kyle
as and for a Codicil to be added to & considered a part of his
last will and testament in the presence of us who have
subscrib?? names in his presence.
                    (Same names as above)
At Botetourt January Court - 1848. This instance
of writing (with a Codicil thereto attached) purporting
to be the last Will and Testament of James Kyle dec'd. was
produced in Court and proved by the oaths of Robert M. Hudson
and Peter Hammon(arrmon) two of the subscribing witnef(ss)es
thereto and ordered to be recorded.
          A copy Teste, F. Woltz C.B.C (Clerk Botetourt County)

14 Aug. 1850 Census:Virginia   Botetourt  Western District No. 8
30 751 751 Kyle      Harriet      49   F                       5,625    Virginia
31 751 751 Kyle       Robert Jr.  28   M       Lawyer    1,520    Virginia
32 751 751 Kyle       George P.    24   M       Physican   1,520    Virginia
33 751 751 Kyle       James M.    22   M       Farmer     1,520    Virginia
34 751 751 Kyle       Alexander   20   M       Farmer     1,520    Virginia

Children of Harriett McDonald and James Kyle are:
    31    i.    William5 Kyle, born ca. 1817.
    32    ii.    Edwin Kyle, born ca. 1820.
    33    iii.    Robert Kyle, born 1822.
    34    iv.    Sarah Kyle, born ca. 1824. Married: 23 August 1845, Francis McDowell⁶⁰
    35    v.    George Kyle, born 1826.
    36    vi.    James Madison Kyle, born 1828.
    37    vii.   Alexander Kyle, born 1830.
    38    viii.   David Kyle, born 1832.

    15. David Irvine4 Rowland (Robert James3, James2, ROBERT1)^61,62 was born 12 November 1802 in Botetourt Co. VA^63,64, and died Aft. 1860 in Richmond, Madison Co. KY. He married Mahala Hogg Tyree ca. 1826 in Richmond, Kentucky⁶⁵. She was born 12 December 1802 in New Kent Co. VA (?), and died 20 April 1868 in Richmond, Madison Co. KY.

More About David Irvine Rowland:
Migrated: 1804, Madison County, KY⁶⁵
Occupation: Shoe manufacturer in Richmond, KY.⁶⁵
Residence 1: 1860, Division 1, Madison, Kentucky⁶⁶

1850 Madison, Kentucky, PO Richmond
Rowland, David I 47 Shoemaker born VA
    "       Mahala   47                        VA
4 children all b. Madison Co. KY

1860 Census Madison, Kentucky Post Office: Richmond
John B Francis 40   Hotel Keeper
Eliza C Francis    30        [nee Rowland, d/o David & Mahala]
David R Francis 8          [aka David Rowland Francis]
Mary B Francis 7
Mahala T Francis 6
Thomas H Francis 4
Sidney Francis 3
John Francis    1
David I Rowland 58    [Parents of Eliza Francis]
Mahala Rowland    58
Hugh G Rowland   22
James R Rowland 25

    Children of David Rowland and Mahala Tyree are:
+  39    i.    Eliza Caldwell5 Rowland, b. 27 February 1830 in Richmond, Madison Co. KY.
    40    ii.    James R. Rowland, born ca. 1835.
    41    iii.    Hugh G. Rowland, born ca. 1838.
    42    iv.    Sidney Rowland, born ca. 1839.
    43    v.    Henry Rowland, born ca. 1840.

    16. Harriet4 Rowland (George3, James2, ROBERT1)⁶⁸ was born 12 August 1806 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died 06 January 1899 in Pueblo, CO⁶⁹. She married Matthew Steele⁷⁰ca. 1825⁷¹, son of Robert Steele and Elizabeth Wilson. He was born ca. 1800.

Marriage Notes for Harriet Rowland and Matthew Steele:
Mathew and Harriet Steel were among the first settlers of the Pueblo, Colorado area,
at the confluence of Fountain Creek and Steele Creek. They came in 1859, from Arkansas after having previously lived in Wisconsin. (source: Howard Snooks)

1850 census Prairie Twp., Washington County, Arkansas:

M.W. Steele 44 born Virginia
Harriett 43 born Kentucky
Mary 20, Wisconsin
Elizabeth 17, Wisconsin
Matthew 15, Wisconsin
Christopher 13 Wisconsin
Margaret 11 Arkansas
Mariah 11 Arkansas
Matilda 10 Arkansas
Hannibal 7 Arkansas
Josephine 5 Arkansas
Thomas 3 Arkansas

1870 census Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Steele, Matthew 64 Kentucky
Harriett 64 Virginia
Columbus 32 Missouri
Jeff 22 Arkansas
Matilda 26 Arkansas
Josephine 24 Arkansas

Child of Harriet Rowland and Matthew Steele is:
44 i. Thomas Matthew5 Steele.

23. James (Luck)4 Rowland (William3, James2, ROBERT1) was born ca. 1823 in Botetourt Co. , VA, and died Aft. 1880. He married his 2nd cousin, Elizabeth Susan Rowland 31 May 1847 in Botetourt Co. VA^62,63, daughter of Jesse Rowland and Mary Gilmore. She was born 1828 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died Aft. 1880.

Archives & Manuscripts: Library of Virginia
Accession No 37146
Author Rowland, James, ca. 1823-
Title Letter, 1851 Dec. 4.
Background James Rowland was born circa 1823.
He was a merchant who resided in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Letter Summary: Dated 4 December 1851, from James Rowland (b. ca. 1823) of Botetourt County, Virginia, to M. M. Yeakle (b. ca. 1815) of Baltimore, apologizing for not sending payment because of his illness. Rowland writes that he is selling a shipment of corn, so he will be able to pay Yeakle soon, and he thanks him for his patience. (Source: James Rowland. Letter, 4 December 1851. Accession 37146,
Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.)

Marriage Bond for James Rowland and Elizabeth Rowland:
ELIZABETH S. ROWLAND JAMES ROWLAND
31 MAY 1847 in Botetourt Co., VA.
In bond; daughter of Jesse Rowland (deceased), bondsman Joseph Layne,
(her stepfather) minister Samuel D. Campbell (Presbyterian) 2 June 1847.

More About Elizabeth Susan Rowland (Jesse3, Thomas2, Robert1).
Elizabeth's mother, Mary Paxton Gilmore, was the step-daughter &
daughter-in-law of Milly Rowland, daughter of Thomas.

1850 Federal Census Botetourt Co.
3   1002 1002 Rowland       James           27   M         Merchant       1,577    Virginia
4   1002 1002 Rowland       Elizabeth S. 26   F                                              Virginia
5   1002 1002 Rowland       William I.       2    M                                             Virginia
6   1002 1002 Rowland       Mary A.        1/12 F                                              Virginia
7   1002 1002 Dill               John              16   M            Farmer                       Virginia   (hired hand)

1870 Federal Census Buchanan Twn, Jackson PO, Botetourt Co.
James (45) and Susan (42) with children Mary (20) Robert M. (16), John R. (8).
In the same household is James brother, Wm P. Rowland (42) farmer (land value4200).

1880 Census   Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James ROLAND      Self             57   VA                               VA   VA
Susan ROLAND     Wife     55   VA   Keeping House   VA   VA
William J. ROLAND Son         30   VA   Farmer                VA   VA
James ROLAND       Son              26   VA   Farmer                VA   VA
George ROLAND      Son              24   VA   Farmer                VA   VA
Robert ROLAND       Son           22   VA   Merchant            VA   VA
John R. ROLAND       Son             19   VA   Farmer                VA   VA
Sallie CRAIG           Other      22   VA   Domestic Servant   VA   VA
  Nancy P. KYLE    Mother  Widow  82   VA

Children of James Rowland and Elizabeth Rowland are:
    38    i.    William5 L(uck?)Rowland, born 1848 in Botetourt Co., VA.
    39    ii.    Mary Gilmore Rowland, born 1850; died 31 Jan 1875 in Botetourt Co. VA^64,65.
    40    iii.   James G. Rowland, born 22 May 1851.
    41    iv.    George L. Rowland, born 10 January 1853.
    42    v.    Robert M. Rowland, born December 1856.
    43    vi.   John R. Rowland, born November 1862.

    25. John B.4 Rowland (William3, James2, ROBERT1) was born ca. 1827 in Roanoke Co. VA^66,67, and died Aft. 188068. He married Salina A. C. Irvine Gilmore^69,70 08 December 1852 in Sidney Vale, Rockbridge Co. VA^71,72, daughter of Paxton Gilmore and Sarah Irvine. She was born 09 February 1829 in Rockbridge Co. VA73, and died 17 February 1877 in Botetourt Co. VA⁷⁴

Marriage Notes for John Rowland and Salina Gilmore:

Marriage Bond: 08 December 1852, John B. Rowland in Rockbridge Co. Wm Pinkerton officiating (Source: Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages)

During Aug. 1855, John B. Rowland of Botetourt County sold one undivided
forth interest in a parcel of 83 acres to Joseph Gilmore, Jr. The parcel is
located where Gilmore’s Mill is situated on the James River at the mouth of
Cedar Creek. The other holders of this property included Salina's sister,
Josephine Gilmore Yeatman, and probably the remaining sisters, Virginia
and Flora, all children of Paxton Gilmore. (Rockbridge County Deed Book EE:120).

1870 Fed. Census in Bedford County, Lisbon Twn.
Date Aug.21, 1870 Pg. 33 (261) HH#256
Rowland, John V(sic) 42 farmer;
Salina 39,
Ann L. 18,
Wm K 10,
Sally    8,
Mary Ann 5,
Hannah 4,    (sic) This must be Henry? see 1880 Census
Josephine 2.
In the same household is Gilmore, V.M. 23, and Flora 21.   (Salina's sisters)

Although the ages don't seem to match those of 1880 census, they all look very legible except for the S in Salina, which looks like a G.
-
1880 Census District 13, Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia
John B ROWLAND    W(idower)   53   BOTETOURT    <1827> Farmer
Anna L ROWLAND         Dau        25   BOTETOURT
William K(yle) ROWLAND Son      23   BOTETOURT   Farm Laborer
Sally J ROWLAND           Dau        20   BOTETOURT
Mary R(ussell) ROWLAND   Dau      18   BOTETOURT
Henry G(ilmore) ROWLAND   Son 15   BOTETOURT
Josephine ROWLAND Dau               13   BOTETOURT
Virginia GILMORE    <S-in-law>     45   ROCKBRIDGE Keeps House

Jane Eckart: (Citing Paxtons: We Are One) Salina A. Gilmore who married John B. Rowland on Dec 2, 1852 of Roanoke, VA. Their children were Anna Luck Rowland who married Lewis S. Hall, Nellie I(sic) Rowland who married Nelson Philips, Mary R. Rowland born Aug 8, 1855 died 1885, Josephine Rowland who married Samuel Dodd, William K(yle) Rowland born Dec 1857 is living on a farm in Botetourt Co, Va, Henry G. Rowland born 1865 lives with his sister Mrs. Philips in Granger Co, TN.

Giving their first child (Anna) the middle name of "LUCK" strengthens the
evidence that John was the son of Nancy Phillips Luck. Anna and her daughter
are shown living in TN.household of her sister Sarah (Sally) & brother-in-law,
Nelson Philips. Also in the household is her brother, Henry Rowland.

Children of John Rowland and Salina Gilmore are:
44 i. Anna Luck5 Rowland, born August 1855 in Rockbridge Co. VA.
She married Lewis S. Hall⁷⁵; born in Virginia.

Notes for Anna Luck Rowland:
1900 Census Grainger, TN
Phillips Nelson              Aug 1837    62   Tn
     Sallie A wife         Jun 1859           Tn (sic?)
       Josie R                  May 1895
    John                     Dec 1896
      Bissie                  Dec 1898
Roland, Henry Br.inlaw    Apr 1868     VA
Hall, Anna L. S.in law Aug 1854   46 VA   4 children 3 liv.
     Mary      niece             1892      7

    45    ii.    William Kyle Rowland, born ca. December 1857 in Rockbridge Co. VA.
    46    iii.    Sally J. Rowland, born ca. 1860.
    47    iv.    Maryann Russell Rowland, born June 1863 in Botetourt Co. VA⁷⁶;
died 01 May 1886 in Floyd County, VA⁷⁷.

Notes for Maryann Russell Rowland:
John Wheatley, a Gilmore-Rowland descendant, (grandson of Milly Rowland Gilmore) kept a journal while spending a summer with cousins at Sidney Vale, Gilmore's Mill, Virginia. One entry includes this:

Saturday, May 26, 1877. Mary Russell Rowland and her Sister Sallie came to see me and spent the day --

It seems odd that Mary, who is listed in 1870 census as "Mary Ann", and in 1880 as "Mary R.", was given the Russell family name. Her mother, Salina Gilmore Rowland, was the step-granddaughter of Milly Rowland Gilmore, but that is the closest tie, unless her father, John B. Rowland who was born in Roanoke, was related to the family of Thomas and Mary Russell Rowland. It would seem the name is simply in honor of Mary Russell Rowland Houston, who died in Egypt while serving as a missionary with her husband, Rev. Samual Rutherford Houston. Unusual also, that John Wheatley used Mary's full name, while referring to her older sister simply as "Sallie". And who is the Kyle Rowland who spent the afternoon?

More About Maryann Russell Rowland:
Burial: Old Jacksonville Cemetery

    48    v.    Henry Rowland, born ca. 1868.
    49    vi.    Josephine Rowland, born ca. 1867. She married Samuel Dodd⁷⁸.

    26. Charlotte4 Rowland (James Kyle3, James2, ROBERT1) was born ca. 1804 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died Aft. 1880 in Botetourt Co. VA.⁷⁹ She married Anderson Thompson 15 October 1822 in Botetourt Co. VA,^81,82 son of John Thomson and Judith Wills. He was born ca. 1802.⁸⁰

Marriage Notes for Charlotte Rowland and Anderson Thompson:
Herald of the valley.
Title    Married- On Tuesday, October 15, by Rev. Robert Logan, Mr. Anderson Thompson, to Miss Charlotte, daughter of Capt. James Rowland, dec’d all of Botetourt County. (p. 3, c. 3)
Publication    Saturday, October 19, 1822.
Gen. note    From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.

Children's names, dobs based on 1850 Botetourt Co. Census.

Charlotte (age 46) and Anderson Thompson (age 48) are recorded in the same
household as Charlotte's mother, Sarah Rowland (age 69) and Charlotte's brother,
James Rowland (age 40) It is Sarah who has the money. (12,600).

CENSUS YR: 1850 VA Botetourt Western District

33 1425 1425 Rowland          Sarah            69   F                        12,602    Virginia
34 1425 1425 Thompson      Anderson       48   M         Farmer                   Virginia
35 1425 1425 Thompson      Charlotte        46   F                                       Virginia
36 1425 1425 Rowland        James            40   M                                       Virginia     Idiotic
37 1425 1425 Thompson      William B.      23   M         Physician                Virginia
38 1425 1425 Thompson      Charles A.      15   M                                        Virginia
39 1425 1425 Thompson      Mary E.          12   F                                    Virginia
40 1425 1425 Thompson      Henry T.          9    M                                      Virginia
41 1425 1425 Thompson      Virginia P. C. 6    F                                        Virginia
42 1425 1425 Thompson      Charlotte A.     3    F                                     Virginia

Missing from this household was Charlotte and Anderson's son,
John Kyle Thompson, born March 31, 1825, who in the 1850 census
was enumerated in with his future wife's family, the Shirkeys.⁸³

The relationship is this: Anderson Thompson had a sister, Mary Thompson,
who married John Shirkey The Shirkeys had a daughter, Janetta Houston
Shirkey, b. Sept 7, 1828. Janetta and John John Kyle Thompson married in December, 1850, and then together this family (John & Mary Shirkey and
John & Janetta Thompson) moved to Victoria, Texas. --Millie Clarke

Children of Charlotte Rowland and Anderson Thompson are:⁸⁰
i. John Kyle Thompson, born March 31, 1825⁸³
He married his cousin, Janetta Houston Shirkey.
   ii.   William B. Thompson, born 1827⁸⁴
   iii.   Charles A. Thompson, born 1835⁸⁵
iv. Mary E. Thompson, born 1838.⁸⁶
   v.  Henry T? Thompson, born 1841.⁸⁷
   vi.  Virginia Thompson, born 1844.⁸⁸
vii.  Charlotte A. Thompson, born 1847. ⁸⁹
She married Archer M. McClintic; born 1842.

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Generation No. 5

    39. Eliza Caldwell5 Rowland (David Irvine4, Robert James3, James2, ROBERT1) was born 27 February 1830 in Richmond, Madison Co. KY. She married John B. Francis. He was born ca. 1820.

Child of Eliza Rowland and John Francis is:
    63    i.    David Rowland6 Francis, born 01 October 1850 in Madison Co. KY;
died 15 January 1927.

Notes for David Rowland Francis:
Politician, b. 1850 Richmond KY, d. 1927; Gov. MO 1889;Ambassador to Russia 1916-18

Francis, David Rowland (1850-1927).
Papers, 1868-1919. Missouri Historical Society
Born Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky. Came to St. Louis in 1866 and entered
Washington University, graduated with A.B. in 1870. Took a position as a shipping clerk with Shyrock and Rowland in August. In 1877, started the grain commission firm of D.R. Francis and Brothers Commission Company. Became vice-president of the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange in 1883, and president a year later. Entered Democratic party politics; elected delegate at large from Missouri to the national convention in Chicago in 1884; served as mayor of St. Louis from 1885 to 1889, during which he was acclaimed for his energy in reducing the city's debt; was governor of Missouri from 1888 to 1893, where he was instrumental in educational reforms and helping the University of Missouri through very trying times (he was chairman of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri until 1916); from
1896 to 1897 served as the Secretary of the Interior under president Cleveland. Also president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis; owner of the St. Louis Republic which he sold to the Globe Democrat in 1919. Served as United States ambassador to Russia from 1916 to 1918 during the Russian Revolution, and authored Russia from the American Embassy in 1921.

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Endnotes

1. Will of Robert Rowland.
2. Worrell, Anne Lowry, Marriages, Wills, and some Revolutionary war records Botetourt county, Virginia; Hillsville, Va, 1958, (Hillsville, VA, 1958. Genealogical Pub. Ince Baltimore, MD 21202).
3. Botetourt County Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Will written 11 Feb 1805 & presented to Botetourt County June Court 1805, Recorded in Will Bk B pg 96 .     Coipy of original will on file.
4. Will of James Rowland 1805, Named in husband's will.
5. Marriages, Wills, and some Revolutionary war records Botetourt county, Virginia; Hillsville, Va, 1958, (Hillsville, VA, 1958. Genealogical Pub. Ince Baltimore, MD 21202).
6. Treadwell, Patricia J..
7. Will of James Rowland 1805, Named in father's will.
8. Ibid.
9. Dodd, Jordan et al Early American Marriages, (available at ancestry.com), Parents not named.
10. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland, Elizabeth & Zachariah Johnson 26 Dec 1810; d James Rowland dec. b(ond)ond Thomas Rowland [uncle] min-Robert Logan, Presby 26Dec 1810.
11. Will of James Rowland 1805, Named in father's will.
12. Wanda Stefanc, Dates of birth & death.
13. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland Jane & Cornelius Brown b-James Rowland wit-Henry Bowyer (Clerk of Court) min- Edward Crawford Presb. 29 Apr 1794.
14. Wanda Stefanc, Cites Summers, who detailed military service of Cornelius between 1779-1794.
15. Ibid. p.833, 863.
16. Will of James Rowland 1805.
17. Henley Marriage & Obituary Database, LVA, Virginia Argus No proof that this obit refers to Margaret, the d/o James Gilmore.Virginia Argus Newspaper:   Died - On the 7th inst. Miss Margaret Rowland. (p. 3, c. 4).   Publication    Saturday, August 10, 1805. .
18. Wanda Stefanc,
19. Will of James Rowland 1805.
20. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland, Agness & Samuel Black 8 Apr 1807; d James Rowland dec. b(ond) Edward McDonald min Robert Logan (Presby)9Apr1807.
21. Wanda Stefanc,
22. Will of James Rowland 1805.
23. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland Prudence & William Reed 10 Dec 1805; d James Rowland dec. b-Thomas Rowland min Robert Logan 26 Dec 1805.
24. Will of James Rowland 1805, Named in father's will.
25. Worrell, Anne Lowry, Marriages, Wills, and some Revolutionary war records Botetourt county, Virginia; Hillsville, Va, 1958, (Hillsville, VA, 1958. Genealogical Pub. Ince Baltimore, MD 21202).
26. Vital dates given by Julie Lineberry, others. Not verified by JMK.
27. Lineberry, Julie.
28. Ibid,
29. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland, Mary & Edward McDonald 19 Feb 1788; b(ond) William McClelancon-James Rowland   15 Feb 1788.
30. Will of James Rowland 1805.
31. Irma Korbitz of Monona, WI, courtesy of Howard Snooks.
32. Mary Rowland.
33. Howard Snooks
34. Irma Korbitz of Monona, WI, courtesy of Howard Snooks, Please note that information about this family comes from Irma Korbitz of Monona, WI, and should be attributed to her.
35. Irma Korbitz of Monona, WI, courtesy of Howard Snooks.
36. Howard Snooks
37. Will of James Rowland 1805, Named in father's will.
38. Howard, Vince, "Electronic," Named in father's will.
39. Julie Lineberry gives her name as Nancy Phillips Luck.
40. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Vol I pg 256, William Rowland & Nancy P. Luck 22 May 1816; d John B. Luck b-Robert Kyle con -John B Luck, father- 14 May 1816 wit- Robert Kyle & William Fleming min-Samuel Mitchell (Meth) 24 May 1816.
41. Census Rockbridge Co. VA, Age given as 47 in 1850 census but 60 in 1860.
42. Linda Lineberry: Nancy is said to have died 1882 and is buried on the Tinker Creek Farm. (unverified).
43. Census 1880 VA, 1880 Census   Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia includes Nancy P. Kyle age 82 lliving with family of her son, James Roland (sic). Nancy died two years later, probably in Roanoke Co.
44. 1860 Census Rockbridge Co VA, Wm Rowland Age 28; Martha Rowland 22; Nancy P. Kyle 60.
45. Ibid. Based on age of 22 in census of 1860.
46. Will of James Rowland 1805.
47. Will probated: April 1819.
48. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland, James and Sarah Kyle, 21 Jan 1802 d William b(ond) Robert Kyle con- William Kyle, father, -21 Jan 1802 wit Robert and James Kyle min-Robert Logan (Presby.) 21 Jan 1802.
49. Kegley's Virginia Frontier 1740-1783; The Southwest, (VA Hist Soc., Roanoke, VA 1938), pg 482, Marriages in the Second Generation: James Rowland and Sarah Kyle, of Wm Kyle.
50. 1850 CensusBotetourt Co. VA, Dob based on age in 1850 Census.
51. Worrell, Anne Lowry, Marriages, Wills, and some Revolutionary war records Botetourt county, Virginia; Hillsville, Va, 1958, (Hillsville, VA, 1958. Genealogical Pub. Ince Baltimore, MD 21202), pg.62, Will of James Rowland April 1810.
52. 1850 CensusBotetourt Co. VA, District 8 Page: 157, Age 60 in 1850 census. Jane and daughter Mary, age 30. are living next to her father, Edward McDonald, age 89.
53. Julie Lineberry and others. unverified.
54. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, b(ond) Edward McDonald father min-Elizabeth McDonald 22 Apr 1813.
55. Dob based on census of 1850.
56. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Bride Harriett was d/o Edw. McDonald, and s/o Jane who married Barclay Kyle. Groom listed as James Kyle, but no verification that he was s/o Wm and Sarah Kyle.
57. Ibid. Sarah's father, James Kyle, inserted a codicil in his will which prevented Sarah's husband from gaining control of any inheritance in the Kyle estate.
58. Howard Snooks. E-mail 2 Aug 2003, descend from your #38 George Rowland, who married Mary Polly Wilson, daughter of Matthew Wilson. Their daughter Harriet (b.ca. 1807, d.06 Jan. 1899) married Mathew Wilson Steele ca. 1825, son of Robert Steel and Elizabeth Wilson.
59. "Obituary," Rockbridge County News, November 26, 1903., Pueblo Chieftain Jan. 8, 1889, Mrs. Matthew Steele, one of the pioneer women of Colorado, died on Saturday at 2:00 a.m., aged 83 years, at her home on her ranch North of Pueblo, in this county. The funeral occurred on Sunday at 3 o'clock p.m., and was very largely attended. She was buried on ground near her residence. She had lived on that ranch twenty-five years. Her funeral was preached by the Rev. John C. Hay. .
60. Howard Snooks. Information regarding Harriet Rowland and Matthew Steele.
61. Ibid. Mathew and Harriet were among the first settlers of the Pueblo, Coloradoarea, at the confluence of Fountain and Steele Creek. They came in 1859 from Arkansas after having previously lived in Wisconsin.
62. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, Rowland, Elizabeth S & James Rowland 31 May 1847; d Jesse Rowland, dec. b(ond) Joseph Layne min Samuel D. Campbell, Presby. 2 Jun1847.
63. Wanda Stefanc.
64. WPA reports ca 1936, Virginia Historical Inventory, LVA, "Electronic," LVU records include a Mary Rowland who d Jan 31, 1875. Could this be the same woman mentioned in Julia Bilyue's research notes that reads,          "Mary Gilmore Rowland            Died Jan 31 1875 -Age 25."
65. "Bilyeu, Julia Humes, Miscellaneous genealogy notes," On a note that starts "Robert Madison Rowland". Near the bottom of the page, Julia wrote "James Rowland" and then, " Mary Gilmore Rowland Died Jan 31 1875 Age 25." Mary was the 1st cousin of Julia's mother.
66. Census 1880 Botetourt Co. VA, Age om 1880 census 53 yrs.
67. Louise M. Perkins, Rockbridge Co. Marriage Records 1851-1883, Marriage bond gives place of birth as Roanoke Co., which is where his family is found in census reports ca. 1860+.   Census of 1880 gives place of birth as Botetourt Co.
68. Census 1880 Botetourt Co. VA.
69. Louise M. Perkins, Rockbridge Co. Marriage Records 1851-1883.
70. Barnhardt, Becky; , ID: I895 Name: Selina Ann Catharine GILMORE Sex: F Birth: 9 FEB 1829 .
71. Louise M. Perkins, Rockbridge Co. Marriage Records 1851-1883.
72. Yeatman, Josephine Gilmore;, Gives marriage date of Salina and John B. Rowland as December 2, 1852.
73. Wheatley, J.W.; letter from Josephine Gilmore Yeatman, (Cited by John W. Wheatley, June 28, 1912), Josephine listed her aunt's full name as,Saliina Ann Catharine Irvine Gilmore.
74. Library of Virginia, Death Records Indexing Project : CATALOG CARD, DECEASED Rowland, Salina I.     Date of death: February 17, 1877. NOTE Place of death (other than Botetourt County): Roaring River. SOURCE Source of information: Botetourt County, 1877, page 2. .
75. Jane Eckert ([email protected]), Email 28 May 02, Cites "We Are One".
76. WPA reports ca 1936, Virginia Historical Inventory, LVA, No. ROC-408 Floyd Co. VA Cemeteries.
77. Ibid
78. Jane Eckert.
79. Worrell, Anne Lowry, Marriages, Wills, and some Revolutionary war records Botetourt county, Virginia; Hillsville, Va, 1958, (Hillsville, VA, 1958. Genealogical Pub. Ince Baltimore, MD 21202), pg 62, Will of James Rowland April 1810.
80. Census 1880 Botetourt Co. VA, Fincastle, HH Charlotte Thompson age 76, daughter Charlotte A., age 32 and son-in-law Archer McClintic.
81. Henley Marriage & Obituary Database, LVA, ANDERSON THOMPSON CHARLOTTE ROWLAND 15 October 1822 BotetourtNEWSPAPER Herald of the Valley, Saturday, October 19,1822ENTRY Married- On Tuesday, October 15, by Rev. Robert Logan, Mr. Anderson Thompson, to Miss Charlotte, daughter of Capt. James Rowland, dec'd all of Botetourt County. (p. 3, c. 3) Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. .
82. Vogt & Kethley, Botetourt Co. Marriages 1770-1853, Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Georgia 1987, "Anderson Thompson & Charlotte Rowland 15 Oct 1822; Anderson ward of James S Allen d William, who also gives surety. " The "d William" would indicate William was her father, but most likely William gave surety as her uncle, not her father.   Marriage bond needed for verification.
83. Millie Clarke, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/l/a/Millie-A-Clarke-/
84.. 1850 CensusBotetourt Co. VA, Age 23 ; occupation- Physician Living with parents.
85.. Ibid. Age 15.
86.. Ibid. Age 12.
87. Ibid. Age 9. His middle initial may be T or K... handwriting in census hard to read.
88. Ibid. Age 6.
89. Ibid.Age 3.