- R. C. Anderson, "English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War," The Mariner's Mirror, Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938.
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
English Captain: Rowland Bevans
Thanks to Roberto, we know that Rowland Bevan was born in 1625. R.C. Anderson's list only shows him as commanding the prize Convert from 1656 to 1660. That's pretty odd, because Anderson, in his Mariner's Mirror article lists Rowland Bevans as commanding the prize Sophia (38 guns) at the Battle of the Gabbard, where he was assigned to Samuel Howett's division. He was probably also at the Battle of Scheveningen. He seems not to have served after the Restoration. Sources:
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Might English Capt. Rowland Be(a)vans be the same Rowland Bevans who is said to have died in Maryland 1709 and married Mary Bewry in 1672?
Will, I find it plausible that he could be the same man. According to our friend Roberto Barazzuti, Rowland Bevans (or Beavans) was born in 1625. That would mean that he lived to be 84. That was uncommon, but possible.
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