The following summarizes the facts we have, but leave us with the question of whether Timothy Watrous really married both Mabel and Mary, daughters of Jesse and Bathsheba Rowley
| 6 Feb 1777 | Lydia Rowley d/o Jesse & Bathsheba b 6 Feb 1777 | Barbour Collection CT, Colch 2:19. |
| 7 Oct 1786 | Polly Rowley d/o Jesse & Bathsheba b 7 Oct 1786 | Barbour Collection CT, Colch 2:19. |
| 29 Oct 1787 | Mabel Rowley d/o Jesse & Bathsheba b 29 Octr 1787 | Barbour Collection CT, Colch 2:19. |
| Lydia Rowley d/o Jesse & Bathsheba m. Jesse Richardson as his second wife | ||
| Timothy Waters/Watrous m. Mabel Rowley, dau Jesse & Bathsheba Rowley | ||
| 1817 | Timothy & Mary (nee Rowley) Watrous and Jesse & Lydia (nee Rowley) Richardson moved to Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio | History of Muskingum County |
| Mar 1818 | Timothy Watrous died in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, naming wife nee Mary (Polly) Rowley | Estate documents for Timothy Watrous, deceased |
| May 1818 | Jerome Timothy Watrous b one month after death of father, and Jerome's obituary names mother as nee Mary (Polly) Rowley | Obit of Jerome Timothy Watrous |
| (after 1818) | Mary (Polly) (nee Rowley) Watrous m. Rufus Richardson, son of Jesse Richardson |
| Barber Collection appears to clearly differentiate between Mabel and Polly, forcing us to conclude that these are two separate women. |
| Record of marriage of Mabel and Timothy Waters appears to establish Mabel as his first known wife |
| Records of estate documents for Timothy Watrous and obituary of Jerome Timothy Watrous clearly identify Jerome's mother and the wife of Timothy at the time of his death as Mary sometimes known as Polly Rowley, making Mary the second known wife of Timothy. |
| We assume that the two instances of Timothy Watrous are the same man, since it would be expected that some record would be made differentiating the two if they both married sisters. |
| Assuming two sisters were two wives of the same Timothy Watrous, we still don't know which wife, if either, was the mother of Timothy's first two sons: William born in 1807 and Samuel born in 1809, both in Connecticut |
| This provides no information on the parentage of Timothy Watrous |
| This provides no information on the maiden name and parentage of the sister's mother Bathsheba Rowley. |
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