Monday, July 9, 2012

Edward Rowswell (1573 - 1649)

St. Michael's Church, Shepton Beauchamp

Edward Rowswell was born October 2, 1573 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset.

He was one of 5 children of Patrick Rowswell (1535-1609) and Edith (maiden name, unknown) (1548-1614), all of whom were born in Shepton Beauchamp.

Edward married Jane Manning (1573-1609) of Shepton Beauchamp. They had 3 sons, all in Shepton Beauchamp:

Henry Rowsell (1603- )
John Rowswell (1608-1674)
Edward Rowswell (1608-)

Jane died in 1609, in Shepton Beauchamp.


Edward subsequently remarried, to Dorothy (maiden name, unknown). The records suggest she was quite young when she had her first child with Edward, but was able to bear him 8 children before she died in May, 1625. All the children were born in Shepton Beauchamp:

Jane Rowswell (1611 - )
Alicia Rowswell (1614 - )
Maria Rowswell (1616 - )
Elizabetha Rowswell (December, 1617 - )
Ricarus Rowswell (1619 - )
Zaccharius Rowswell (1620 - October 5 1621)
Daniel Rowswell (1620 - )
Dorothea Rowswell (1624- October,1625)

Edward died on July 4, 1649, in Shepton Beauchamp.

The above information is taken from undocumented secondary sources online, and has not yet been independently verified with reliable primary records.

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