Joseph Rowe Jr. (abt. 1775 - 1845)

Born about 1775 in Fairfield, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1845 at about age 70 in Tennessee [uncertain]

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Biography

Pvt Joseph Rowe Jr. served in the Tennessee Milita in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 1 Reg't(Napier's) W. Tennessee Militia
Service ended:

Joseph C. Rowe, Jr. It is a long-held tradition that Joseph Rowe was born at sea in 1775 while his parents endured a seacrossing from Ireland to Charleston, South Carolina that took the life of his father, Joseph Rowe Sr. However, this tradition, while adding a dash of drama to the saga of their emigration to this country, cannot be substantiated by existing records.

Joseph Rowe was born in what is now Fairfield County South Carolina in 1775 to immigrants Joseph and Jane Rowe. Although there is no hard proof, Jane was believed to have been surnamed Page. His parents emigrated from Ireland to South Carolina in 1769, where Joseph, Sr. claimed 300 acres of land from a Royal Bounty Grant. Contrary to popularly held belief, this grant does not appear to have been connected to any form of military service rendered to King George by the elder Joseph, but instead was a grant enacted by the crown for a specified number of years, which ended in 1769, to encourage Protestant colonization specifically of the lands in South Carolina. These grants carried many financial incentives to the colonists who took them up, and ultimately enabled the Rowes, Joseph Sr, Jane and their three sons David, James and Joseph Jr. to become prosperous plantation owners in Fairfield County.

Joseph Jr. appears to have come of age either very shortly before or after his father died, which may have been as late as 1799, as he inherited a third of the original 300 acres, which was deeded him by his brother. He met and married in Fairfield County Mary Asa Carden in about 1809 (no record has been located). She was the daughter of Larkin Carden Sr. and his wife Jane Cason. Mary Asa was born in January 1790, shortly after her father died. She and Joseph had one child, daughter Malinda Rowe, who was born in South Carolina on 15 October 1810. Shortly after the birth of Malinda, wanderlust seems to have struck Joseph. I have often wondered why he would leave a well established plantation life, and leave behind his two brothers, who had large prosperous families as shown by their Fairfield County wills and the property bequeathed by them to their children, to venture to the as-yet wild and untamed country that was then Giles County Tennessee, newly formed. An even bigger mystery is why his elderly mother Jane, by this time aged 88 years, chose to come with him and leave all the comforts her elder sons could afford her.

Joseph, Mary, Malinda and Jane arrived in Giles County in late 1810. Joseph has several deeds on file in Giles County showing his purchase of land. The tombstone of Joseph in Bee Spring Cemetery bears a reference to him being "a Brave Soldier" which most researchers have interpreted to mean that he served in the War of 1812; however, no record has yet been located by me. He fathered seven more children in Giles County. They were Rosanna, born 1 March 1813 who married Benjamin Smith; Henry Page born 25 January 1816 who married Elizabeth Hughes; Lucinda born 19 April 1818 who married Benjamin B. Bass; Alfred born 26 February 1821 who married Marcella McCormack; Joseph S. born 1824 who married Elizabeth, surname unknown; Miles S. Born 9 May 1826 who married Mary E. Stovall; and Eleazer Carden Rowe, born 15 July 1830 who married Tabitha E. Stovall. Malinda, firstborn, wed William Payne Stevenson. With the exception of my ancestor Alfred, and possibly Joseph S. (who has remained untraced by me), all of these children lived, raised families and died in Giles County. Alfred had wanderlust of his own and migrated to Montague County, Texas.

Joseph Rowe Jr. left his will 25 September 1845. He was generous in his bequests to his children and wife. Mary Asa followed him in death on 28 May 1865. Jane Page Rowe, a seemingly true embodiment of the pioneer spirit, died in 1822 purportedly at the age of 100. She is believed to have possibly been the first person interred in the Bee Spring Cemetery. All three of these early settlers have extant tombstones. The inscriptions are a testament to the love of their families for them and the respect of their community, and an enduring Christian faith.

"In memory of Joseph Rowe born 1775. He was a brave soldier, a good husband and father, a good Citizen, Kind neighbor. Died Oct. 4, 1845 in hope of immortality beyond the grave"

" In memory of Jane Rowe Born in Ireland in 1722 Emegrated to the US before the Revolutionary War and to Giles County in 1810 and departed this life 1822"

"In memory of our mother Mary Rowe, died May 28, 1865 aged 74 years 5 months. Our loss is her eternal gain as she died in full hope of eternal life beyond the grave"

Joseph, Mary and Jane are surrounded in Bee Spring Cemetery by many of their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Birth: 1775 Atlantic Ocean born on board ship crossing the Atlantic to America

Death: 04 OCT 1845

Parents:

Joseph Rowe

Jane Paige

Spouse and Children:

Mary Asa Cardin Marriage: 1809

1. Malinda Rowe
2. Rosanna Rowe
3. Henry Page Rowe
4. Lucinda Rowe
5. Alfred Rowe
6. Joseph S Rowe
7. Miles Rowe
8. Eleazer "Asa" Rowe

Will

25 September 1845

State of Tennessee Giles County

Know all men by these present that I, Joseph Rowe, Of the state and county above mentioned, do this day make this, my last will and testament, viz; To Eleazer, my son and Mary my wife, during her natural life, the premises on which I now live, extending west to a line to commence at Alfred Rowe's northwest corner, running north to the Bear Camp branch, thence west to the little rock spring, thence north to the north boundary of the tract. To my son Miles, I give all the land contained in the original tract west of Eleazer's west line as above mentioned. To my son, Alfred, I give the land lying south of the line running east from Alfred's north west corner, so as to included the land I purchased from Elam Stevenson. To my son Henry, I give the entire tract of land I purchased from Devorises Hightower, lying in Lincoln county, Tenn. To my son, Joseph, I give all the land I purchased from Morgan Holbert and Philemon Higgins lying in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Furthermore, I leave Benjamin Smith my son in law five dollars. I leave Wm. Stevenson my son in law five dollars. I leave Henry Rowe, my son, five dollars. I leave Alfred Rowe, my son, five dollars. I leave Benjamin Bass, my son in law five dollars. I leave my son. Joseph, the sorrel horse that he claims. I leave my son Miles, the bay horse that he claims. I leave Eliazer, my son, thirty one dollars to buy a horse for him. I leave Polly, my wife, the sorrel mare that she claims. I leave my son, Miles one hundred and fifty dollars extra, for building on his land. I leave my son Eliezar, my shot gun. I leave the remainder of all my stock to my wife, Polly and my sons, Joseph, Miles and Eliezar, to be divided equally among them.

Joseph His X Mark Rowe

Attest. A.M. Pickens Larkin Cardin, Jurat Jacob Nave Elisha Bennett, Jurat^[1]

Burial

• Bee Springs Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee

Census Data

1810 - Joseph Rowe - Fairfield, South Carolina^[2]

Males 26-44: 1 - Joseph Rowe, Jr

Females 16-25: 1 - Mary Asa Cardin Rowe

Females 45+: 1 - Joseph's mother, Jane Paige??

Slaves: 1

1820 - I have not found an 1820 census for Joseph Yet.

1830 - Joseph Rowe - Giles, Tennessee^[3]

Males <5: 2 - Miles S Rowe, Eleazer "Asa" Carden Roew

Males 5-9: 1 - Joseph S Rowe

Males 15-19:1 - Alfred Rowe

Males 50-59: 1- Joseph Rowe Jr

Females 10-14:1 - Lucinda Rowe

Females 30-39: 1 - Mary Asa Rowe

• The 1830 Census OCR bot had his name as ROX - but the census actually read Roe. No 'W'.

1840 - Joseph Rowe - Giles, Tennessee^[4]

Males 5-9: 1 - Eleazer "Asa" Rowe

Males 10-14: 1 - Miles S Rowe

Males 15-19: 2 - Alfred Rowe. Joseph S Rowe

Males 60-69: 1 - Joseph Rowe, Jr

Females 40-49: 1 - Mary "Polly" Asa Rowe

Sources

1. ↑ Miscellaneous Wills, 1830-1857, Giles County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Survey (Tennessee); Probate Place: Giles, Tennessee. Joseph Rowe. Probate date: 25 Sep 1845. Giles, Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1810; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 578; Image: 00189; Family History Library Film: 0181421.
3. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Giles, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 176; Page: 212; Family History Library Film: 0024534.
4. ↑ 1840; Census Place: Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 523; Page: 100; Family History Library Film: 0024545.

• National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls. roll Box 180.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12274646/joseph-rowe
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Source number: 1764.128; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 and Source number: 2810.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS.
• Miscellaneous Wills, 1830-1857, Giles County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Survey (Tennessee); Probate Place: Giles, Tennessee. Joseph Rowe. Probate date: 25 sep 1845. Giles, Tennessee.
• WikiTree profile Rowe-493 created through the import of BEATTY_2011-07-18.ged on Jul 18, 2011 by Paul Beatty.