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Rowley Family Crest
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Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the English Rowley family come from? What is the English Rowley family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rowley family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rowley family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rowley, Rowly and others.

First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rowley research. Another 260 words(19 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rowley History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rowley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Rowley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 152 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rowley Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Henry Rowley, who landed in New England in 1634
  • Christopher Rowley, who landed in Maryland in 1656
  • Jno Rowley, who arrived in Virginia in 1665
  • Joseph and John Rowley settled in Barbados in 1686

Rowley Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • George Rowley, who arrived in America in 1801
  • Ann Rowley, aged 30, arrived in Massachusetts in 1812
  • Thomas Rowley, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1833
  • Nelson B Rowley, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • David, George, Henry, Samuel, Thomas, and William Rowley all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870

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  • James Jose Rowley (1908-1992), American administrator, director of the U.S. Secret Service (1961-1973)
  • Janet Davison Rowley (b. 1925), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • William Rowley (1585-1642), English actor and playwright
  • Clotworthy Rowley (1763-1825), British who was created 1st Baron Langford in 1800
  • Charles Rowley, Australian Social Scientist
  • Frederick Rowley, British Diplomat
  • John Rowley, General Manager of Housing
  • Vice Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley (1730-1790), 1st Baronet, Commander in Chief Jamaica
  • Arthur Sholto Langmead Rowley (1870-1953), 8th Baron Langford


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  • The Shepard Genealogy by Lowell Shepard Blaisdell.
  • One Branch of the Tree: Rowley 1630-1986 by Ralph Duane Rowley.
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  1. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
  2. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  3. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  4. Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
  5. Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
  6. Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
  7. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
  8. Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
  9. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The Rowley Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rowley Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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