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| Taunton-area Hundreds in Somerset |
There were several Rowsell families in the Taunton area in the 1700s. It seems likely that John came from one of them. Below is an incomplete record of some of those families.
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.
