William Rowell of Benefield is mentioned in the Will of Lyon Faulkner (1681):

At that point William has died and is survived by his widow and 3 children:

The full will is here:

FAULKNER Lyon Lydd 1681 will ROLLR DE 73-1715-2

Williams in the Benefield Parish Register

In the Parish Register there are the following relevant mentions of William Rowell- These are quite a tangle which would need more evidence than the register gives to sort out.

June 17th 1579 Marriage William Rowell & Joanne Cottein

1604 William? Rowil s/o Lyonis Rowel

1603 Mar11 William Rowel son of Robert

1629 July 5th William Rowel son of John Rowell

1636 June 3rd William son of Robert and Ellen Rowell

1666 Oct 2nd Ann Rowell daughter of William and Anne Rowell

1668 June 27th William son of William rowell

1671 John Rowell son of William Rowell

1671 April Mary Rowell daughter of William Rowel

1674 Mar 17th Mary Rowell daughter of William Rowell

1676 June 16th  Mary Rowell daughter of William Rowell

1678 August George Rowell son of William Rowell

1678 December William son of William Rowell

Burials

19 Apr 1632 Elizabeth w/o William rowell

19 Sep 1632 William Rowell

30 Jul 1628 William Powell son of Robert Powell

6 Apr 1644 William Rowell son of Robert Rowell

30 Mar 1669 William Rowell

5 Aug 1675 William Rowell

 

There are 4 William Rowell deaths

There are two married William Rowells mentioned