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John Straw
(1688-1750)
Lydia Sargent
(Abt 1690-After 1750)
Orlando Colby
(1705-Cir 1783)
Keziah Rowell
(1707-1775)
David Straw
(1719-1782)
Jemima Colby
(1734-1781)

Rowell Colby Straw
(1762-After 1840)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lydia

2. Lydia Page

Rowell Colby Straw

  • Born: 9 May 1762, Sandown, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
  • Marriage (1): Lydia
  • Marriage (2): Lydia Page on 8 Jun 1823 in Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire
  • Died: After 1840, Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont
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bullet  General Notes:

Census of 1790 lists a Rowel Straw of Sandown, Rockingham, NH with (Rowell) as head of household; wife and 6 other females

1810 census a Rouel (sic) Straw lived in Sanbornton, NH (Strafford Co.)
the HH consisted of
1 male 0-10 (1800-1810) ____? [could this be Daniel?]
1 male over 25 Rowell
1 female 0-10 (may have dy?)
3 females 11-16 (Abigail; Lucretia and Sally)
3 females 17-25 ( Betsey; Edna and ? )
1 female over 25 (wife?)

The tax list of spring of 1820 of Bristol, Grafton County, NH lists him as a tax payer in district 4.... also District No. 3 extended from the east line of No. 2, at the Worthen burying-ground, to Rowell Straw's, just east of where Solon Dolloff now resides, and included the Nelson neighborhood.."
Can't locate him on 1820 census...[All of the 1820 census records for Grafton County and parts of Rockingham, Gosport, Greenland, New Castle, Newington, Portsmouth, and Rye) were lost. Only Center Harbor, Gilford, Moultonborough, New Hampton, and Sanbornton records are available for Strafford County for that year.

www.familysearch.com - pilot search: Rowell Straw m. 8 June 1823 in Bristol, NH to Lydia Page [Is this a 2nd marriage for Rowell Colby Straw? He was living in Bristol in 1820]

1830 census a Rwel (Rowell) Stran (Straw) lived in Plymouth, Grafton County, NH
one male bet ages 10-15 (1825-1830) - Drew Straw?
one male bet ages 60-70 - Rowell
one female bet ages 60-70 - wife

census 1840 of Waterbury,Washington County VT
Ronel (Rowell) Straw HOH
1 male under 5 (born 1836-1840) - unknown
2 males 5-10 (born 1830-1835)
2 males 10-15 (born 1825-1830)
1 male under 80 (Rowell)
2 females under 5 (born 1836-1840)
1 female 60-70 (wife?)

His mother may have named him for her brother Rowell Colby born 1740 who died 1761 of small pox

Per S. Phaneuf he died after 1840 in Waterbury, VT. Noah Cummings of Plymouth NH was appointed the administrator of Rowell's will; was he Lydia's brother?


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Rowell married Lydia, daughter of Unknown and Unknown. (Lydia was born in 1762.)


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Rowell next married Lydia Page on 8 Jun 1823 in Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (Lydia Page was born before 1805.)


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