 George Rowland, son of Robert and Martha Rowland of Botetourt County, Virginia, emigrated to North Carolina before 1772. He died intestate in 1792 in Rockingham County NC, and his heirs were given land in Smith County, TN. On September 22, 1792 the Rockingham court divided some of his land among his sons John, David, George, James and Benjamin. (Rockingham deed book D, pages 119 & 120) Each son was given 137 acres, this included the land George bought from Robert & Isabell Gwin and Rebeckah Boyd (widow of John Boyd) on August 13, 1771. (Guilford Deed Book 1, pages 3,4,5.) George's son Robert had already moved to Smith County Tennessee before his father's death. Robert died in Smith County in 1828, listing his brother David as executor of his estate. By 1800 all the brothers had moved on to Tennessee. (Source: Mary Rowland) For more information, see report on George Rowland. |