William Rowlett-xx

1770 - 1856  (86 years)

• Name	William Rowlett-xx
  Birth	1770	Henrico Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	01 Jul 1856	Richmond, Richmond City, VA   [1]
  Findagrave.com	22 Aug 2025
  	See Notes
  Burial	Richmond, Richmond City, VA   [1]
  	Shockoe Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I3878	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Stringer,   b. 1770, Henrico Co, VA d. 15 Feb 1864, Richmond City, VA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	06 Feb 1795	Chesterfield Co, VA   [2]
  Notes	Children: dau Sarah Rowlett 1798 - 1870 - married ??? Blankenship dau Mary H Rowlett 1802 - 1877 - married ??? Smith dau Susan B Rowlett 1820 - 1828 dau Sarah L Rowlett 1825 - 1826 son Thomas Rowlett
  Family ID	F1329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1770 - Henrico Co, VA Marriage - 06 Feb 1795 - Chesterfield Co, VA Death - 01 Jul 1856 - Richmond, Richmond City, VA Burial - - Richmond, Richmond City, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See Mary Stringer's notes ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 8/22/2025 William Rowlett Birth: 1770 Henrico County, Virginia, USA Death: 1 Jul 1856 (aged 85-86) City of Richmond, Virginia, USA Burial: Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, City of Richmond, Virginia, USA Plot: Range 10, Sec. 8, Q.S. 3 Memorial #: 82211979 Bio: William was the son of John Rowlett (1735-1799) and Edith E. Jackson (1746-1781). He married Mary Stringer in Chesterfield County on 6 February 1795. They had at least three children: Thomas, Susan and Sarah. He is buried near Mary, Sarah and Susan in the plot he owned. "The home and good works of Mr. and Mrs. Wmn. Rowlett are coeval with the century, and while I write this, his good works have just ceased, and he has gone to his reward, after attaining to nearly fourscore and ten years. He was the first to engage in the occupation of ship-broker in Richmond, and pursued it for more than half a century; but his charitable offices were of longer duration." (from Samuel Mordecai, "Virginia, especially Richmond, in by-gone days" (1860).) Family Members Spouse Mary Nancy Stringer Rowlett 1770-1864 Children Sarah Rowlett Blankenship 1798-1870 Mary H. Rowlett Smith 1802-1877 Susan B. Rowlett 1820-1828 Sarah L. Rowlett 1825-1826 Created by: Jeffry Burden (46873454) Added: 2011-12-20T21:14:07.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82211979/william-rowlett Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82211979/william-rowlett: accessed August 22, 2025), memorial page for William Rowlett (1770-1 Jul 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82211979, citing Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, City of Richmond, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jeffry Burden (contributor 46873454). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.