Benjamin
Rowley
Born in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Justus Rowley
and Rebecca Lue (Hatch) Rowley
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susannah (Clark) Rowley
— married
17 Apr 1787 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Died
at about age 66
in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Aug 2018
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Biography
Private Benjamin Rowley served with 3rd Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Benjamin Rowley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A099309.
Benjamin was born in 1753. He was the son of Justus Rowley and Rebecca Hatch. He enlisted Dec 1775 at Roxbury under Capt. Nathan Per, Col. Barnard's Regiment. He participated in skirmishes at Harlan Heights and White Plains. According to his Revolutionary War Pension, he served aboard the U.S.C.N. Warren.[1] Warren was blockaded in Providence, Rhode Island, shortly after her completion, and did not break out of the blockade until March 8, 1778. After a successful cruise under Captain John Burroughs Hopkins, she was assigned to the ill-fated Penobscot Expedition under Captain Dudley Saltonstall, where she was trapped by the British and burned on August 15, 1779 to prevent her capture.
Benjamin married Susannah Clark in Rochester, Massachusetts where his three daughters were born. He was in the U.S. Population censuses of 1790, 1800, and 1810. He was called up in the military again on 21 April 1818 at Falmouth. He passed away in 1819 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Sources
- ↑ American Revolution Pension Record for Benjamin Rowley, S22610/R13873
- DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, , Part III, page 2527
- Bureau of Census. 1790 U.S. Population Schedule. Washington DC: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Rochester, Massachusetts
- Bureau of Census. 1800 U.S. Population Schedule. Washington DC: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Rochester, Massachusetts
- Bureau of Census. 1810 U.S. Population Schedule. Washington DC: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
- Pension Application S33610 for Benjamin Rowley, shared by Fold3.com
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