 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Akaberekwa ari mwanakomana wechipiri waWilliam Rowley nomudzimai wake, Elizabeth Rowley akaberekwa Baldwin, Rowley akabatana neRoyal Navy somuzvipiri muna 1704. Akagoverwa kune wechitatu-kirasi HMS Orford, aitungamirirwa naKaputeni John Norris, uye akaona chiito muMediterranean munguva yeHondo yeSpain Succession. Apasa bvunzo dzake dzekuva lieutenant musi wa15 Gunyana 1708, akaendeswa kune wechitatu-kirasi HMS Somerset muna Zvita 1708. Mushure mekuita mabasa ehurumende kuna King George I muParis mukutanga kwa1716, akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni musi wa26 Chikumi 1716 uye akapiwa kutungamira kweHMS Bideford kuGibraltar uye aibatanidzwa mukuita kwechikepe kurwisa vapambi. Akachinjirwa kutungamira kwechitanhatu-chikamu HMS Lively muGungwa reIrish munaGunyana 1719 ndokuzoenda muhafu-mubhadharo munaJune 1728. 