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Rowley, MA, was settled in 1639 as a plantation by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers, who had arrived from England on the ship John of London with approximately twenty families. The town was named after Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire, where Rogers had served as pastor.
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In spring of 1638 Rowley was originally colonized as a plantation by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers, who had arrived from England on the ship John of London with approximately twenty families. The John of London also brought over the first printing press in the colonies, which was later brought to Harvard University .
Jan 7, 2023 · Rowley is settled by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers and is known as the Ezekiel Rogers Plantation. 1639: The Rowley Burial Ground is established on Main Street. The Rowley Boundary Markers, two large stones, are erected at the entrance of the Common land on what is now Central Street.
An immensely detailed and extremely rare map of Rowley, Mass. in the early 1800s. The map provides a street plan, names landowners, and identifies landmarks such as businesses, churches, schools, and other public buildings.
1831. Lincoln & Edmunds. Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts, made and published by order of the government of that state. 1835. Hitchcock, Edward. The Geology of New Hampshire.
Rowley, Massachusetts, located in Essex County, was first settled in the spring of 1639 as a plantation by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers. As more people came to the area, the town of Rowley was incorporated the following spring, including portions of modern-day Byfield, Georgetown, and Haverhill.
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This antique map (Rowley, Rowley Village, Glen Mills) and atlas (Essex County 1872) are part of the Historic Map Works, Residential Genealogy™ historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type.
