A Genealogical Sketch of The Posterity of John Rowland of Rhosybayvil, Parish of Bayvil, Pembroke, Wales, and Afterwards of East Whiteland, Chester Co., PA. By Henry J Rowland and Edward K Rowland, two of his descendants, and members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, printed by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1893.
John Rowland arrived in Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania prior to 1735. His descendants include the Rowlands of Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and the Homlesburg and Rowlandville areas of Philadelphia. The Rowland families owned extensive mills and manufacturing businesses in the area.
Other, non-related, Rowland families of Bucks, Chester, and Philadelphia counties are mentioned.
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