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John Rowe, I

Also Known As: "roe/"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tavistock, Devon, England
Death: June 20, 1652 (74-82)
Lamerton, Devon, England
Place of Burial: Lamerton, Devon, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Nicholas Rowe, Gent. and Agnes Rowe
Husband of Elizabeth Rowe
Father of Richard Rowe; Francis Rowe; Elizabeth Rowe; Nicholas Rowe; Agnes Rowe and 8 others
Brother of Alice Exton; Mary Rundall; Elizabeth Rowe; Martha Rowe; Eulalia Rowe and 3 others

Occupation: Gentleman
Managed by: Esther Rowe Irish
Last Updated:
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Immediate Family

About John Rowe, I

Original christening record on FamilySearch (not yet digitized) for the event of John. See FamilySearch: (Image 11) England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912.
On Image 2, it shows Lamerton as the town for the events appearing on the page, which infers that all succeeding pages are from Lamerton, including Image 11, until otherwise showing another town or parish name.
The parish church in the town at the time was St. Peter's Church, Lamerton.

From http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/w/Trevor-T-Rowe/WEBS...

John Rowe (son of Nicholas Rowe and Agnes Fytz) was born February 10, 1573/74 in Laverton, Devon, UK, and died date unknown.He married (1) Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Robert Moore and Johanna Elford.

More About John Rowe and Elizabeth Moore: Marriage: 1620

Children of John Rowe and Elizabeth Moore are:

  1. John I. Rowe, b. 1620, Lamerton, Tavistock, Devon, England, d. March 09, 1661/62, Gloucester.
  2. Nicholas Rowe, b., England, d. date unknown.
  3. Francis Rowe, b., England, d. date unknown.
  4. Mary Rowe, b., England, d. date unknown.
  5. Gertrude Rowe, b., England, d. date unknown.
  6. Mary Rowe, b. 1598, England, d. date unknown.
  7. Elizabeth Rowe, b. 1602, England, d. date unknown.
  8. Agnes Rowe, b. 1605, England, d. date unknown.
  9. Robert Rowe, b. 1606, England, d. date unknown.
  10. Joseph Rowe, b. 1613, Lamerton, Devon, England, d. date unknown.
  11. Thomasine Rowe, b. 1617, Gloucester, Essex, MA, d. date unknown.

From https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Moore_%2849%29
Will of John Rowe, Gentleman of Lampton, Devon;
The National Archives, Prob/11/228/461.
Extracted notes: John Rowe of Lam[*]ton in ____ Devon gentleman
to Elizabeth my most loving wife: tenements in Lamerton and Tavistock for 30 years; oxen, yearlings, my armour and books, much more
to my sonne John Rowe: 10£ yearly during his lifetime, to be paid quarterly
to Elizabeth Rowe and Thomasina Rowe my daughters: land and pasture
to John Rowe, son of Nicholas Rowe
to Elizabeth my sister
to Martha my sister
to Nicholas Rowe: land for 300 years
Proved __ August 1653

Babel.HathiTrust.org: Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick). The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620.
p. 661 - John Rowe of Tavistock, bap 10 Feb 1573-4 at Lamerton m. Elizabeth, dau of Robert Moore of Moore, Devon, Esq., (see Moore ped. P. 574) {Also Archive.org:
[https://archive.org/details/visitationcount02camdgoog/page/n212/mod... The Visitation of the county of Devon in the Year 1620}. On this page, the couple shows issue of only —p. 574 - Moore of Moore Elizabeth, nupta Johis Rowe de Tavistok, Gent, 4 da of Robertus Moore (3 filius of George Moore, d. 16, bur 31 Mar 1614) and Johanna, fil Johis Elfred de Shipster, Gent, bur 31 Aug 1622 at Tavistock.
The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620.
Children in Pedigree (pp. 661-662)
Note: I believe "æt" is Latin for "he/she is/was" age ___ in 1620.
1. Elizabeth, 1 da. æt 17, 1620, living 1643 and 1653.
2. Agnes, 2 da. æt 15, 1620.
3. Gertrude, 3 da. æt 9, 1620, bur. 18 Feb 1641-42 at Lamerton.[1]
4. Mary, 4 da. bap. 4 June 1615 at Tavistock,[3] æt. 5, 1620, bur. 4 May 1641 at Lamerton.[1]
5. Thomasine, 5 da., æt 3 1620, living 1643 and 1653.
6. Joseph Rowe, 5 sonne, æt 7, 1620
7. Francis Rowe, sone & hey., æt 2- 1620, living 1643, d. 24 Feb 1665. = Elizabeth, da. of — Weekes, mar. 4 Aug 1639 at Lamerton. [Issue:] Joane; Mary; Catherine]
8. Robert Rowe, 2 sonne ¿ bap. 25 Aug. 1586 ? at Lamerton,[1] æt 14, 1620 living 1643. = ——. [Issue:] John Rowe. [Errata Note: He can't have been baptized in 1586 and age 14 in 1620.]
9. John Rowe, 3 sonne, æt 13 1620, living 1643 and 1653.
10. Nicholas Rowe, 4 sone, æt 11, 1620, living 1643 and 1653, bur. 13 Aug 1667 at Lamerton.[1] = Elizabeth, da. of ——. Bur. 24 Oct 1659 at Lamerton.[1] [Issue:] Anna; Thomas.
REFERENCE 1: Lamerton Parish Register

Ancestry.com: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 for John Rowe – PROB 11: Will Registers 1644-1654; Piece 228: Brent, Quire Numbers 166-217 (1653)
Note: Copy of original will Posted in Sources. (Ken Shelley, 14 Aug 2023)
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John Rowe in the UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current:—
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1574 – Death Date: 1652
Burial: Lamerton Cemetery, Lamerton, Devon, England
Has Bio? Y
Father: Nicholas Rowe
Mother: Agnes Rowe
Spouse: Elizabeth Rowe
Children: Nicholas Rowe

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John Rowe, I's Timeline

1570
February 10, 1570
Lamerton, Devonshire, England
1574
February 8, 1574
Tavistock, Devon, England
February 10, 1574
St. Peter's Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
1596
June 7, 1596
Saint Erth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
1600
1600
Tavistock, Lamerton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1603
February 1603
Devon, England
1603
Devon, England
1605
1605
Lamerton, Devon, England
1606
1606
Lamerton,, Devon, , England, United Kingdom