Rowland Thomas
Rowland Thomas | |
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A mural depicting Rowland Thomas and his men in surveying the lands by Hadley Falls | |
| Born | c. 1621 |
| Died | c. February 21, 1698 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | English |
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| Spouse |
Sarah Chapin
(m. 1647; died 1684) |
| Children | 17 (8 died in infancy) |
Rowland Thomas (c. 1621–1698) of Springfield, Massachusetts, was an English colonist, selectman, stonemason, surveyor, and proprietor, and the namesake of Mount Tom, originally known as Mount Thomas, which he was said to have surveyed in tandem with Elizur Holyoke who so-named the Holyoke Range.