Humphrey Rowbery (1592-1675)

Humphrey Rowbery or Rowberry

Early Herefordshire Hops Planter

Vital Stats

 * Father: Richard Rowberry (1550-1594) - Res: Thornbury, Herefordshire
 * Mother: Izott Smyth
 * 1592: Christening - Thornbury Parish Records
 * 1621: Marriage to Mary (or Maria) Browne in Bromyard, Herefordshire
 * 1675: Died and buried in Thornsbury

Biography
Youngest son of Richard Rowberry, Humphrey is described in his 1668 will as a Hop-planter, and early form of beer making. It was apparently a lucrative trade that left him fairly wealthy as both he and his wife recorded several wills.

Both Humphrey and Mary left wills, naming many of their children and grandchildren. They also give inventories of all their belongings, detailing everything from featherbeds, pewter dishes, to raw yarn and hogshead barrels.

Humphrey died in 1675 in Thornbury and his wife died there in 1679.

Children of Humphrey and Mary Rowbery
All children were christened on Thornbury Parish
 * 1) Mary Rowbery (1627-) - m. Thomas Adams prior to 1655.
 * 2) Thomas Rowbery (1622-1634) - died age 12, buried in Thornbury
 * 3) James Rowbery (1625-)
 * 4) John Rowbery (1631-1716) - buried in Thornbury - marriage to Mary