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Genforum - Posted by: David Trimmier Date: December 19, 1999 at 17:50:55
I am seeking information regarding the parents, siblings, and other ancestors of George Rowland. Any assistance in connecting him to any other Rowlands will be greatly appreciated.

George was born in Prince Henry Co., VA 1754. His birth parents are both unknown. He married Nancy Ramey, daughter of Daniel Ramey and Mary Mitchell(?). He migrated circa 1790 from Henry Co., Virginia to Spartanburg, SC. The death event for George Rowland is not recorded.
BIOGRAPHICAL TEXT: Family record as written for me by Cousin Lou Rowland. Sometime in the 1790's, after the Revolutionary War, George Rowland made a prospective trip to South Carolina from his Virginia home. The mode of travel in those days was mostly on horseback, as the country was infested with Tories and robbers. The famous "Murrel Man" were encountered by George Rowland, but having his money in leather saddle bags strapped on "Nande", a trained horse, he escaped after a few shots were fired by both parties. In making his selection he chose a farm owned by one Thomas Hathaway, situated 10 miles above Spartanburg Court House. Having purchased his farm, he returned to his native state of Virginia for his wife, children and negro slaves and brought them to a new home in South Carolina. He afterward bought other farms and several acres in the town of Spartanburg.  (From the notes of C.S.)

The children of George Rowland and Nancy Ramey were:
(1) Henry Jefferson ROWLAND. The birth event date for Henry Jefferson Rowland is unknown, however, his first recorded event is a Marriage event on 1825 in an unknown location. He married Lucy Watson TRIMMIER in 1825.
The children of Henry Jefferson Rowland and Lucy Watson Trimmier were:
i. Mary Beaufort ROWLAND died in infancy
ii. Caroline ROWLAND married James Robbs.
iii. Laura Cornelia ROWLAND died in infancy.
iv. Eliza Ann Benson ROWLAND married Pressly B. Brannon.
v. Marcus Obediah ROWLAND (M.D.) never married
vi. Margaret Louisa ROWLAND.
vii. Harriet Walker ROWLAND was born in Anderson District, SC. She married Thomas Pinckney Talleso

(2) Reymouth ROWLAND
(3) Harriet ROWLAND
(4) America ROWLAND
(5) Elizabeth ROWLAND
(6) Ephemia ROWLAND was born in North Carolina.
(7) Margaret Hampton ROWLAND was born in Spartanburg, SC, circa 1809, though this date may be inaccurate. She married William Sloan TRIMMIER on 02/15/1822. Margaret died 10/17/1889 Spartanburg, SC, at 80 years of age. Her body was interred 1889 in the Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, SC.

The children of Margaret Hampton Rowland and William Sloan Trimmier were:
i. George Rowland TRIMMIER (M.D.) b. 07/05/1823.
ii. Theodore Gillard TRIMMIER (Lt. Col, CSA) b. 04/11/1825 in Spartanburg, SC
iii. Rowland TRIMMIER b. 1825.
iv. James Vernon TRIMMIER (,CSA) b. 04/04/1827.
v. William H. TRIMMIER (LT,CSA) b. 03/02/1829.
vi. John Thomas TRIMMIER b. 09/27/1831 in Anderson, SC
vii. Margaret (Maggie) Lucy TRIMMIER b. 1834 in Spartanburg, SC
viii. Francis Marion TRIMMIER (Capt, CSA) b. 07/17/1837 in Spartanburg, SC,


I am a descendant of a Daniel White d 1848 Spartanburg Co, SC. I believe that my Daniel and your George Rowland were neighbors in Sptbg. Co? Daniel's Rev War Pension Papers state that he was born in 1761 in Orange Co, VA; served in the Rev War while a resident of Wilkes Co, NC where he was a bondsman at the wedding of a ROWLAND Judd; he was in Sptbg. Co by 1788; and he died there in 1848.
Is there any Rowland/White relationship that you know?
I would be most grateful for your input. Helen

Genforum - Posted by: David Trimmier Date: December 19, 1999 at 17:50:55
I am seeking information regarding the parents, siblings, and other ancestors of George Rowland. Any assistance in connecting him to any other Rowlands will be greatly appreciated.

George was born in Prince Henry Co., VA 1754. His birth parents are both unknown. He married Nancy Ramey, daughter of Daniel Rame