Rowan of Co.Kerry
A "Greenhead House" appears on the
1857-58 map
of Govan, Glasgow.
This was entirely demolished and the area cleared for housing between the 1893-94 map
and the 1909 map.
The site is now where Peninver Drive meets Burghead Place.
See
map
and
street view.
John Rowan,
of Greenhead,
Govan parish,
W side of
Glasgow,
Scotland,
had issue:
-
Rev. Andrew Rowan,
born 1635.
He
went to Co.Antrim, Ireland, 1650.
Presbyterian
minister of
Dunaghy parish,
Co.Antrim, from c.1658.
The church was at
Clogh
(or Clough),
N of Ballymena, Co.Antrim
(see map).
He mar 1stly, c.1660,
to ---- Mac Phedris.
Rector of Dunaghy 1661.
He had issue by 1st wife:
- Capt. William Rowan,
of Derry,
noted Williamite supporter,
had issue:
- William Rowan,
had issue:
- Jane Rowan,
mar Gawen Hamilton [born 1729],
had issue:
- Archibald Hamilton Rowan.
He was
born Archibald Hamilton, 1751.
Changed surname to Rowan to receive maternal line inheritance.
United Irishman in 1798 Rising.
Ancestor of Rowan-Hamilton.
- Rev. John Rowan.
Ancestor of Rowan of Mount Davys, Co.Antrim,
and Rowan of Australia.
Rev. Andrew mar 2ndly,
est c.1670,
to Alice Dunlop
[think descendant of
Robert II, King of Scotland
and of Henry I].
He
died 1717, age 82 yrs.
He was bur
Clogh church, Co.Antrim.
He
had issue by 2nd wife:
- Robert Rowan.
- Archibald Rowan.
-
George Rowan,
born est c.1675.
[Sir Henry Denny, 7th Baronet]
has him as grandson, not son, of Rev. Andrew.
But that is impossible given the dates.
He had a daughter who married in 1716,
so he must be born 1675 or earlier.
Dunaghy Old Rectory, Clogh, Co.Antrim
Dunaghy Old Rectory, main street, Clogh, Co.Antrim.
Think this is where Rev. Andrew Rowan lived up to 1717.
Dunaghy Old Rectory, Clogh, Co.Antrim.
Photo 2010.
See
larger
and
full size.
See
other shot
and
other shot.
Dunaghy Old Rectory, Clogh, Co.Antrim.
Photo 2010.
See larger
and full size.
See other shot.
Dunaghy Old Rectory, Clogh, Co.Antrim.
2011 shot from
street view.
References
- Rowan papers
-
ROWAN
on pp.608-609
of [Burkes Irish, 1912]
- ROWAN in [Burkes Irish, 1904]
- ROWAN-HAMILTON in [Burkes Irish, 1976]
- ROWAN in [Burkes Colonial Gentry]
- The Rev. Andrew Rowan and his descendants, A.E. de W. Waller,
The Genealogists' Magazine
8(1): 17-18, Mar 1938.
- Pedigrees of Rowan, [NLI] GO Ms 168, pp.254-60, 284-5, 425-8, microfilm POS 8302
- ROWAN in [Rowan, 1846]
Sources yet to be consulted
