Rowland Thomas | |
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 A mural depicting Rowland Thomas and his men in surveying the lands by Hadley Falls | |
| Born | c. 1621 |
| Died | c. February 21, 1698 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for |
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| Spouse |
Sarah Chapin
(m. 1647; died 1684) |
| Children | 17 (8 died in infancy)[1] |
Rowland Thomas (c. 1621–1698) of Springfield, Massachusetts, was an English colonist, selectman, stonemason, surveyor, and proprietor, and the namesake of Mount Tom, originally known as Mount Thomas, which he was said to have surveyed in tandem with Elizur Holyoke who so-named the Holyoke Range.[2]
- ^ Campbell, Harold (2018). Campbell Family Tree. Harold Campbell III. ISBN 9781387631230.
[Entry] 1680. Rowland Thomas...son of Sir David Thomas...and Anna Ison... was born in 1621 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, United Kingdom, died on 21 Feb 1698 in Springfield, Hampshire [after 1812 in Hampden County], Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America at age 77, and was buried after 21 Feb 1698 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonial America...Rowland married Sarah Chapin...on 14 February 1647 in Springfield, Hampden Massachusetts, United States
- ^ Burt, Henry M. (1898). "Appendix- Origin of the Naming of Mounts Holyoke and Tom". History of Springfield: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736. Vol. II. Springfield, Mass.: Henry M. Burt. p. 798.