John Rowan

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John Rowan

John was born about 1832 in ,,Alabama.¹ John's father was Samuel M. Rowan and his mother was Rebecca Blessing. His paternal grandparents were William Rowan and Elizabeth Ellison; his maternal grandparents were Jacob Blessing and Elizabeth Messersmith. He had four brothers and a sister, named William A., James M., Henderson, Logan and Elizabeth. He was the youngest of the six children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Francis Rowan
  - b.~  1732 in Of Botecourt Co., VA
  
  William Rowan
  - b.~  1760 in ,Of, Virginia d.1809 in ,Hawkins, Tennessee
  
  Samuel M. Rowan
  - b.~  1783 in ,,Virginia d.>  1852 in ,Fulton, Arkansas
  
  Elizabeth Ellison
  - b.~  1763 in ,Of, Virginia d.>  1830 in ,Hawkins, Tennessee
  
  John Rowan
  - b.~  1832 in ,,Alabama
  
  Jacob Blessing
  - b.~  1735 in ,Of Berks, Pennsylvania d.~  1790 in ,Shenandoah, Virginia
  
  Jacob Blessing
  - b.~  1756 in ,Berks, Pennsylvania d.~  1830 in ,Washington, Virginia
  
  Christian Ritschard ^*
  
  Christian Ritschart
  - b.25 JAN 1708/09 in Oberhoffen, Canton Bern, Switzerland d. in ,,Virginia
  
  Dorothea Ritschard
  
  Elizabeth Ritschart
  - b.24 Aug 1738 in Oberhoffen, Canton Bern, Switzerland d.>  1800 in ,Washington, Virginia
  
  Magdalena Wolf
  - b.JAN 1702/03 in Oberhoffen, Canton Bern, Switzerland
  
  Rebecca Blessing
  - b.~  1794 in ,Washington, Virginia d.>  1853 in ,Fulton, Arkansas
  
  Johannes Messerschmidt ^*
  - b.10 Dec 1684 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany d.10 Sep 1745 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany
  
  Andreas Messerschmidt
  - b.02 Oct 1708 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany
  
  Christina Schmid ^*
  - b.07 May 1683 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany d.22 Sep 1758 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany
  
  John Nicholas Messerschmidt
  - b.17 JAN 1734/35 in Germany
  
  Sebastian Heyes ^*
  - b.11 Apr 1662 in Ofterdingen, Swartzwald, Germany d.10 MAR 1747/48 in Ofterdingen, Swartzwald, Germany
  
  Anna Maria Hayes
  - b.17 Apr 1705 in Ofterdingen, Swartzwald, Germany
  
  Agnes Hartmeyer ^*
  - b.13 Dec 1666 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany d.10 Nov 1737 in Ofterdingen, Schwartzwald, Wurtemberg, Germany
  
  Elizabeth Messersmith
  - b.~  1767 in ,Of Washington, Virginia d.~  1834 in ,Smyth, Virginia
  
  Maria Dorothea Ritzalin
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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John Rowan

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