Elizabeth Rowley

Mayflower Index #14271

Update 4 January 2024:

Y‐DNA testing has conclusively proven that Capt, Matthew Fuller, of Barnstable was not a son of Edward Fuller, "Mayflower" Passenger.

Extensive Y‐DNA testng was completed as part of the Fuller Big Y DNA Project. Specifics of the DNA testng were reported in the Summer 2022 Issue of The Mayflower Descendant, published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society. The conclusion of this testing was:

The NGSY‐DNA results demonstrate that Matthew Fuller cannot be Edward’s son or descendant and that the immigrant Robert Fuller is more closely related to Matthew than Matthew is to Edward. In sum, all three men are kinsmen, but no father‐son relationship exists among them. The genealogical timeline makes such kinship impossible.

References:

• https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profile/passenger-profile...
• page 14 of https://ohiomayflower.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/202309-Buckeye...

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This Elizabeth seems to be the same as her same-named sister. (FamilySearch shows them as the same person.) Update June 2017: they are not the same. The other Elizabeth Fuller is parents unknown, married 1) Thomas Upton 2) Edmund Scott. She had picked up vitals of "this" Elizabeth (daughter of Matthew Fuller, wife of Moses Rowley) in error

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1630 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth FULLER was born between 1630 and 1640 in England. (3795)(3796) (3797) Probably born in England She emigrated before 26 Oct 1640 to Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.(3798) She appeared in court in May 1714 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT. (3799) According to Daniels (648), there must have been friction about moving to Haddam because Elizabeth claimed that her husband Moses sold land in Falmouth without her consent and tried to deed the rights to the land to her children in Falmouth in return for support. She died after 7 Mar 1715 in CT. (3800) Probably died in East Haddam or Colchester. Parents: Captain Matthew FULLER and Francis.

She married to Moses ROWLEY on 22 Apr 1652 in Barnstable, Plymouth County.(3801) (3802) (3803)(3804) (3805)(3806) Children were: Mary ROWLEY, Moses ROWLEY , Child ROWLEY, ROWLEY , Shubael ROWLEY, Mehitable ROWLEY, Sarah ROWLEY, Nathan ROWLEY, Aaron ROWLEY, John ROWLEY, Matthew ROWLEY.

On 30 May 1714 Elizabeth, widow of Moses (2) Rowley, executed an unusual and interesting conveyance, recorded in East Haddam Deeds, 1:553:

To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come. 1, Elizabeth Rowley, widow & Relique to Moses Rowley, late of haddom on the east side in ye County of hartford in hur majesties Colloney of Conectecut In New England, deceased,; whearas upon ourcoming from falmouth in the county of barnstable in yeprovince of theMassachusettsBay in afores'd New England, my Late husband made a conveyance of his Landshe was possessed off in falmoth afores'd unto Thomas Parker and Joseph parkerof s'd falmoth, which convayance was utterly against my consent, I haveing thearfore Resarved my Rightof dowry or thirds thearin, as the Law allows, and more over, whearas whatwas left me for my maintainance by my s'd husband at his decease in haddomwas by Reson of ye frowns of providence, but litter, in so much that I have bin fain to Rely myselfe upon there kindness of my sons, Moses Rowley and John fuller, of aboves'd haddom,which nesecitates me to Look out for my due, either for myown present Relief, or to Retalliate these that have and are doing for me, or both: Thcarfore know ye and all men, &c, that 1, the s'd Elizabeth Rowle, for the Resons above mentioned, as allso for and in consideration of Love, good will and affection which I have and doe bare to my s'd sons, Moses Rowley and John ffuller, afores'd, have given and grantted . . . In equall proportion to them . . . all my Right of dowry and power of thirds which Is my just due from the lands my husband conveyed away as aforcs'd, as allso whatever hereafter may be due from the same....

Witness: Thomas Gates, William Lord,

Elizabeth X Rowley

Her death had to be after the May 30, 1714 date, because that was the day she deeded over some land to one of her sons and one of her sons-in-law.

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

• March 7, 1714 at Colchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• July 20, 1714 at East Hampton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Fuller married Moses Rowley Sr [NOT Moses Crippen].

The Rowley Researcher’s. May have died in Colchester, Connecticut. Another source list her date of death as June 15 or 15, 1705. Elizabeth was the daughter of Matthew Fuller and granddaughter of John Fuller who was on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. 

2. BASSETT GENEALOGY. Page 578. THE PALMER FAMILY. 1621, November 19. P XXVII Hotten.
3. BASSETT GENEALOGY. Page 631-636. THE ROWLEY FAMILY. 1621, November 19. P XXVII Hotten. Died a May 1705 age ca 75.

• 1652, April 22. Volume VIII, page 47 P C: The wedding day of Elizabeth and Moses at home in Barnstable constitutes the first mention we have of her in Colonial history. We do not know when or where she was born nor even whether this important event occurred in England or in America. Most of her young days, however, were spend in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Her father did not move to Barnstable until about 1650
• 1675, July 25. Volume III, pt 2, page 128 P Ct, Plymouth: Capt. Matthew Fuller, Elizabeth’s father, remembers her and her daughter in his will this way: “Item I Give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Rowley the wife of Moses Rowley ten pounds in mony. Item I Give and bequeath unto Sarah Rowley the Daughter of Moses Rowley all my sheep.”
• 1688, May 21. Volume I, page 52 T V: This record showing Moses Rowley a townsman is the earliest Haddam, Connecticut, date to reveal their removal thither. That Elizabeth was opposed to this removal is shown by her deed of 1714 which follows.
• 1700, August 15. Volume I, page 19 L R, East Haddam: “Moses Rowley Sen’r especially considering his debillitle of body,” and his son Matthew’s undertaking to be helpful during his father’s natural life, gives to Matthew one half of a 60-acre allotment provided” that if ye said Matthew Rowley’s Mother and sister Sarah should happen to outlife his said ffather yt then ye sd Matthew is hereby bound to be helpful in their maintenance”. . . .
• 1704, August 16. Moses Rowley, her husband, makes will giving all real estate to sons Moses & Matthew and all moveables, “without door and in,” to daughter Mehitable Fuller and her husband John Fuller. Then he says, “I do repose my trust, next unto God, upon these my two sons Moses Rowley and John Fuller for what I shall and for what my wife shall stand in need of between this and the grave.”
• 1714, May 30, Volume I, pages 553 L R, East Haddam: “To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come I Elizabeth Rowley widow & Relique to Moses Rowley late of Haddom on the east side in ye County of Hartford in humane-sties Colloney of Connecticut In New England deceased sendeth greetting whereas upon our coming from Falmouth in the county of Barnstable in ye province of the Massachusetts Bay in a foresaid New England, my Late husband made a convayance of his Lands he was possessed off in Falmoth aforesaid unto Thomas Parker and Joseph Parker of said Falmoth which convayance was utterly against my consent I haveing thearfore Resarved my Right of dowry or thirds thearin as the Law allos and more over whereas what was left me for my maintainance by my said husband at his decease in Haddom was by Reson of ye frowns of providence, but litted in so much that I have bin fain to Rely my selfe upon there kindness of my sons Moses Rowley and John Fuller of above said gaddom which nesecitates me to Look out for my due either for my own present Relief, or to Retalliate these that have Candare doing for me or both: Thearfore know ye and all men &c that I the sd Elizabeth Rowle for the Resons above mentioned as allso for and in consideration of Love good will and affection which I have given and grantted and by these presents doe freely clearly and absolutely give and grant unto the sd Moses Rowley and John fuller Jointly In equall proportion to them their heirs executors and administrators all my Right of dowry and power of thirds which Is my just due from the lands my husband convayed away as aforesd as allso whatsoever hereafter may be due from the same. To Have and to hold all the said Right of dowry all ready due and what here-after may be due to them the sAd Moses Rowley :& John fuller their heirs executors and administrators as atheir proper estate without any condition. In witness whearof I have hearunto sett my hand and seale this thirtieth day of May one thousand seven hundred and fourteen. ELIZABETH X ROWLEY’ Witness: Thomas Gates, William Lord.
• 1714/15, March 7. Volume IX, page 33 P Connecticut, Hartford: Elizabeth Rowley draws £26-26-11 from the estate of her son Shubael Rowley of Colchester, Connecticut. So far as we know this is the last mention of Elizabeth Rowley in the public records or on any extant record. At this time she was from 80 to 85 years old. One writer says she died either in East Haddam or in Colchester.

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links

• FamilySearch AFN: 840R-LS
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&i...
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=unionmc&i...
• http://www.familyorigins.com/users/b/l/o/Peter-E-Blood/FAMO5-0001/d...
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 15 2021, 21:42:49 UTC