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| Taunton-area Hundreds in Somerset |
In a roughly chronological order:
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a John Rowsell was married to Sarah Mico on July 21, 1700. This may be the same John and Sarah who subsequently baptized 4 children there: Avis, on March 22, 1709; James, on April 25, 1712; Sarah, on May 29, 1714 and William, on June 19, 1723. John's occupation is recorded as a "hellier", and they lived on North St., then Fore St., in Taunton.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a John Rowsell of Brosely, Shropshire, married Elizabeth Pengelly of Taunton on April 4, 1701.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a Mary Rowsell of Stoke, St. Gregory married John Norris on May 19, 1714.
At Taunton St. James, Mary Rowsell married William Stachel on June 2, 1718.
At Taunton, St. James, Thomas Rowsell of Bishop's Hull married Mary Low, on July 9, 1718.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a Thomas Rowsell, carpenter, of Bishop's Hull married Amy Pavier of High Street, Taunton, on June 19, 1721. This may be the same Thomas Rowsell and Amy who had a son, Thomas, baptized there on June 2, 1723; a daughter Mary, on January 31, 1724 (who, it seems, died in infancy); a daughter Betty, on April 10, 1726, and another daughter, Mary, baptised on October 13, 1728. At the time of Thomas' birth, they lived on High Street.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a Richard Rowsell of Stoke, St. Gregory married Sarah (of) Brownsford, North Curry on June 6, 1722.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that Elizabeth Rowsell and Benjamin Pavier, a carpenter, married on November 4, 1723. (It is tempting to see an extended family connection here with the Mary Pavier who married Thomas Rowsell two years earlier.)
At Wilton, St. George, Briggett Russell married Richard Upham on September 28, 1725.
George Rowsel, a hellier, and Elizabeth had a son, George, baptized at St. Mary Magdalene August 2, 1724; and another son, John, baptised on June 26, 1730. This may be the same John Rowsell who married Betty Mays at Taunton St. James on April 24, 1757.
At Wilton, St. George, Thomas Rowsell, a "white baker", married Sarah Perriam on July 31, 1726. This may be the same Thomas and Sarah who had a daughter, Elizabeth, baptized at St. Mary Magdalene on August 23, 1727; a son, Thomas, baptised on July 28, 1729; and, a daughter, Sarah, baptised on August 24, 1730. They lived on East Street at the time of Elizabeth's birth.
Anne Rowsell of Trull married John Baker at Taunton St. James on April 8, 1728.
Susanna Rowsel married Christopher Lyte at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene on January 11, 1730.
John Rowsell married Sarah Pool at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene on November 5, 1730.
Thomas Rowsel and Mary (nee German) had a daughter, Mary, baptised at St. Mary Magdalene on May 7, 1731.
Thomas Rowsell married Elizabeth Nation at Taunton St. Mary on September 16, 1734. This may be the same Thomas and Elizabeth who had 4 children baptised at St. Mary Magdalene: Elizabeth, on August 25, 1735; Mary, on July 4, 1737; John, on September 10, 1739; and Thomas, on June 3, 1741. This may be the same John Rowsell who married Betty Mays at Taunton St. James on April 24, 1757. This may be the same Elizabeth Rowsell who married William Dare on December 16, 1765 at St. Mary Magdalene.
John Rowsell married Mary Robbins on January 31, 1734 in Shepton Beauchamp.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that Robert Rowsel married Ann Bond on May 3, 1736.
At Wilton, St. George, Henry Rowsell married Elizabeth Cade on January 17, 1741.
John Rowsell married Mary Salisbury in Shepton Beauchamp, on April 14, 1743. Are they the parents of the Henry Rowswell who married Ann Robinson at Shepton Beauchamp on August 21, 1779, and William Salisbury Rowswell who married Elizabeth Ann Stephens on January 6, 1784 also in Shepton Beauchamp?
In Bishop's Hull (the parish neighbouring Taunton St. Mary) Shusannah Rowsell married John Wyatt on October 30, 1744.
Also in Bishop's Hull, Bridget Rowsell married James Pyper on September 5, 1745.
On November 2, 1746, John Rowsil was baptized in Crewkerne. Thomas Rowsil is the only recorded family.
John Rousewell married Mary Manning in Shepton Beauchamp on November 28, 1747.
Molly Rowsell married Richard Peddle at Taunton, St. Peter on November 30, 1751.
James Rowsell and Catherine had two sons baptized at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene: John, on March 31, 1751; and William, on 1753. In terms of birthdate and geographic proximity, this John Rowsell is a strong candidate for John Rowsell, my direct ancestor. Is this the same William Rowsell who married Betty Bowden, of Dayton, on January 5, 1778, at Swell?
Ann Rowsell married George Dunman at Taunton, St. Mary on December 1, 1752.
Hannah Rowsell would have been born in 1752. She was buried at age 67 by Taunton, St. James on March 31, 1819. She had been in the "poor house".
John Rowsell would have been born in 1752. He was buried at Stoke, St. Gregory on August 24, 1834 at age 82.
John Roswell married Mary Vewer in Portbury on July 5, 1754.
John Rowsell married Betty Mays at Taunton, St. James on April 24, 1757.
Betty Rowsell married John Kirt at Staplegrove on June 7, 1757.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a Thomas Rowsell of Staplegrove married a Joan Kew on November 5, 1757.
John Rowsell would have been born in 1758. He was buried at Stoke, St. Gregory on July 1, 1835 at the age of 77.
The IGI tells us John Rosewell died on June 22, 1759. His next of kin was William Rosewell, of Somerset. Later in Crewkerne, a John Rowsell, son of William Rowsell, was baptized on January 5, 1763. Later, on April 7, 1765 at St. Bartholomew's in Crewkerne, another John Rowsell was baptized, son of another William Rowsell. And again in 1768 in North Petherton, a John Rowsell, son of William Rowsell, was baptized. Again at St. Bartholomew's, another John Rowsell, son of William Rowsell, was baptized on March 14, 1773. Are these different Williams? Was this William's second or third John, the first one(s) having perhaps died in infancy? Or are duplicate entries just erroneously transcribed?
At Wilton, St. George, Thomas Rowsell married Elizabeth Ackland on July 5, 1762. This may be the same Thomas and Elizabeth who later had two daughters baptized at St. Mary Magdalene: Mary, on June 7, 1764; and Sarah, on April 30, 1766. This may be the same Thomas and Elizabeth who were listed in the parish register as witnesses to a marriage at Wilton St. George between William Neville and Fanny Pile (poor girl) on September 30, 1771. Could this be the same Sarah Rowsell who married James Stark at Taunton St. James on October 4, 1784?
On October 15, 1764, Thomas Rowsell married Martha Duder, according to Ashill Marriages.
According to the IGI, John Rowsell married Betty Gollop at Buckland St. Mary on November 27, 1765.
The register at Wilton St. George records that a Mary Rowsell was buried on February 17, 1765; a Sarah Rowsell was buried on November 13, 1766; and a Thomas Rowsell was buried on May 27, 1773. No age was given for any of these deceased, so we could only speculate if any of them are the same persons as any of the above.
Several John Rowsell's were born in the late 1740s, early 1750s. One of them may be the John Rowsell who married Betty French in Merriot on August 30, 1768; or, perhaps the John Rowsell who married Sarah Tolman in Shepton Beauchamp on November 6, 1770, and who subsequently baptized their son, John Rowsell, in Shepton Beauchamp on March 28, 1773. In terms of birthdate and geographic proximity, this John Rowsell would also be a strong candidate for John Rowsell, my direct ancestor (except that he would be a little young).
Thomas Rowsel married Sarah Hawkins on April 4, 1771 at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene.
The Staplegrove Marriage Index tells us that a James Rowsell married Jane Pool on January 6, 1772.
At Buckland St. Mary, James Rosewell (a baker) married Susannah Dimond on February 18, 1773. Also at Buckland St. Mary, Susannah Rosewell married Robert Pyne on October 25, 1773. Then a Peter Rosewell married Mary Board at Buckland St. Mary on January 19, 1778. James, Susannah and Peter would seem to be from the same family.
Sarah Rowsell married Robert Solomon on November 5, 1773 at Taunton St. James.
Elizabeth Rowsell married George Woolcott of West Monkton there on May 7, 1775, and John Rowsell married Miriam Woodland there on September 11, 1775.
John Rowsell married Hannah Gannett at Taunton St. James on September 23, 1776.
At Taunton St. James, John Rowsell married Mary (Sarah?) Lee, on May 3, 1779. One of their sons was John Lee Rowsell, who married Mary Ann Pring on June 10, 1810. They apparently had 5 sons and 4 daughters, including the following, who were baptized at Taunton St. James: James Henry, on January 6, 1813; Alfred, on December 18, 1816; Henry, on October 21, 1818; Mary Jane, on January 17, 1882; Ellen, on November 28, 1822(?); Rosina, on April 21, 1824; Austin, on July 20, 1826; and Eliza Lee, born June 5, 1811 and baptized January 7, 1812. All lived in Obridge.
The burial records at Taunton St. James record the interrment of John Rowsell on September 1, 1779; Betty Rowsell on February 23, 1780; and, John Rowsell, on January 6, 1781.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that a Henry Rowsell married Mary Matthews of Pitminster on March 18, 1783.
The parish registers at Wilton, St. George record that George Rowsell married Mary Cornish on December 25, 1785. This may be the same George Rowsell who was recorded as a witeness to a marriage between Abraham Woolfrey Jr. and Hannah Cornish (presumably Mary's sister) on December 4, 1786.
The parish registers at Wilton, St. George record that an Elezebath Rousell, born in July, 1790, was baptized on November 5, 1791.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that Elizabeth Rowsell married John Scadding on April 10, 1798.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that Betty Rowsel married James Boait on April 24, 1792.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that Hannah Rowsel married Thomas Jones on January 28, 1795.
The parish registers at Taunton, St. Mary Magdalene record that John Rowsel married Sarah Poole on November 5, 1793.
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