Roland line showing all connections back to 1700's that I am sure of: (click on the chart in a computer to view full screen and large enough to read. I will post it lower on the page in original size too.
Your research is very detailed and awesome. I am a Roland and I am trying to compose our history so we can have a family reunion soon. I live in Missouri and do not have access to all of your resources. Can I have your permission to use your data? The internet goes only so far. My father was George Chauncey Roland. His father was George Raymond Roland and my grandmother was Ethyl Molly McMahan. Her father used to be the preacher at several churches in the area. His name is William Filmore McMahan. The majority of our family are still in Marion North Carolina. I am the main one interested. Thank You..If I can help you let me know. Brenda Kay Roland Varga.
Brenda Kay, you and I are definitely related distant cousins through Henry Halley Roland's son John and his wife, Ellendor (Nelly) Riddle. Henry Halley had two sons name John, one adopted grandchild, and one direct blood line son. So It's important to ck their ages carefully when entering information on them. But, I have sons and daughters down to your grandfather, and census records for some. You may reference my material, but would appreciate that you give it proper reference. The records are mostly found in Yancey County NC, but include some Bumcombe Co, early records as well. Charles Henry "Halley" Roland (nickname because he often said Hallelujah) was the son of Charles Henry Roland, who went by Charles, and said his birthplace was in Hillsboro, NC. Most researchers believe his father was George Roland(Rolin)of Haw Creek NC. which is just west of what became Hillsboro. Charles fought in the Revolutionary War, and is on tax records when the County names were changing, in another county. He was awarded grant lands and is one of the early settlers of what became Yancey. Many of the Rolands spread into Marion County, and I have gone to Mt Pleasant Baptist Church and other local cemeteries there, to take pictures of graves. My own ancestor, William Bailous Roland is buried over there, at another church, with his wife, Nancy Ellender Silver, who is a descendant of John Roland through a Silver connection. Sorry I am so late in seeing this comment, but it seems that Blogger only just went back to the format that I opened this blog under, and suddenly I have all these messages. I haven't seen them before now. I hope in the last 2 years you have found a great deal of information. The cemetery records were of great help to me. I also visited a funeral home there, and they helped me go through old burial indexes to find addresses to the cemeteries where Rolands were Buried. I hope your research is going well. With great respect, Cynthia
Hi Cynthia, I ran into your blog a while back and it has given me some new leads in my family research. Your research and blog is awesome. In your blog you give details of the Roland/Rowland/Rolen family. My family spells it Rolen. Also in your blog you speak of James and William Rolen. I also am searching for who James Rolen's parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. were, where they lived at, and their genealogy information. My family descends from Joab Rolen in Sevier County,TN. I do have sourced info all the way to him. In family records, we have stories of Joab's father (James Rolen) drowning in a creek while heading back to Buncombe,NC. The McMahan family took Joab Rolen and raised him. Joab Rolen became a large land owner in Sevier County,TN. In the link below..it shows William Rolen as James father, but, I can't find any more info, sourced or unsourced. Here is my families info and tree. It's very user friendly and easy to move around in. Here is Joab Rolen's page.https://www.smokykin.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I25810&tree=Smokykin........There is written history of Joab Rolen and his father(James) drowning at the bottom of Archibald Rolen's page https://www.smokykin.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I38966&tree=Smokykin
Your research is very detailed and awesome. I am a Roland and I am trying to compose our history so we can have a family reunion soon. I live in Missouri and do not have access to all of your resources. Can I have your permission to use your data? The internet goes only so far. My father was George Chauncey Roland. His father was George Raymond Roland and my grandmother was Ethyl Molly McMahan. Her father used to be the preacher at several churches in the area. His name is William Filmore McMahan. The majority of our family are still in Marion North Carolina. I am the main one interested. Thank You..If I can help you let me know. Brenda Kay Roland Varga.
ReplyDeleteBrenda Kay, you and I are definitely related distant cousins through Henry Halley Roland's son John and his wife, Ellendor (Nelly) Riddle. Henry Halley had two sons name John, one adopted grandchild, and one direct blood line son. So It's important to ck their ages carefully when entering information on them. But, I have sons and daughters down to your grandfather, and census records for some. You may reference my material, but would appreciate that you give it proper reference. The records are mostly found in Yancey County NC, but include some Bumcombe Co, early records as well. Charles Henry "Halley" Roland (nickname because he often said Hallelujah) was the son of Charles Henry Roland, who went by Charles, and said his birthplace was in Hillsboro, NC. Most researchers believe his father was George Roland(Rolin)of Haw Creek NC. which is just west of what became Hillsboro. Charles fought in the Revolutionary War, and is on tax records when the County names were changing, in another county. He was awarded grant lands and is one of the early settlers of what became Yancey. Many of the Rolands spread into Marion County, and I have gone to Mt Pleasant Baptist Church and other local cemeteries there, to take pictures of graves. My own ancestor, William Bailous Roland is buried over there, at another church, with his wife, Nancy Ellender Silver, who is a descendant of John Roland through a Silver connection.
ReplyDeleteSorry I am so late in seeing this comment, but it seems that Blogger only just went back to the format that I opened this blog under, and suddenly I have all these messages. I haven't seen them before now. I hope in the last 2 years you have found a great deal of information. The cemetery records were of great help to me. I also visited a funeral home there, and they helped me go through old burial indexes to find addresses to the cemeteries where Rolands were Buried. I hope your research is going well. With great respect, Cynthia
Hi Cynthia, I ran into your blog a while back and it has given me some new leads in my family research. Your research and blog is awesome. In your blog you give details of the Roland/Rowland/Rolen family. My family spells it Rolen. Also in your blog you speak of James and William Rolen. I also am searching for who James Rolen's parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. were, where they lived at, and their genealogy information. My family descends from Joab Rolen in Sevier County,TN. I do have sourced info all the way to him. In family records, we have stories of Joab's father (James Rolen) drowning in a creek while heading back to Buncombe,NC. The McMahan family took Joab Rolen and raised him. Joab Rolen became a large land owner in Sevier County,TN. In the link below..it shows William Rolen as James father, but, I can't find any more info, sourced or unsourced. Here is my families info and tree. It's very user friendly and easy to move around in. Here is Joab Rolen's page.https://www.smokykin.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I25810&tree=Smokykin........There is written history of Joab Rolen and his father(James) drowning at the bottom of Archibald Rolen's page https://www.smokykin.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I38966&tree=Smokykin
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