My 5-great grandfather was James Rowe born about 1753 in Va. Some have him being born in Culpeper Co., Va. His wife was Elizabeth/ Betsy. I believe her last name was Tracey, but I'm not 100% sure about that. He moved to North Carolina in about 1776 after the birth of son Thomas. James had one son James Jr., who was born in North Carolina about 1777. He later moved back to Virginia, Botetourt County I believe. His son Solomon was born in Russell Co., Va. about 1779.
The only reason I mentioned the birth was to establish a time line for James Sr. I had found a James Rowe, who was a fifer, but I'm not sure if they are one in the same.
I read in another person's information that they had James Rowe Sr. as a Tory. All the information I've been able to find on him leads me to believe he was a patriot. If you could help me with this inquiry I'd greatly appreciated it, thank you.
Bubby Rowe