Descendants of Robert Rose

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  ROBERT¹ ROSE¹ was born 1573 in Rye, Suffolk, England¹.  He married MARY EVERARD¹ 1592², daughter of JOHN EVERARD and MARGERY KEDDINGTON.  She was born 08 Feb 1567/68 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England³.

 

More About MARY EVERARD:

Christening: 30 Apr 1568, St. James, Bury St. Edmunds,Suffolk, England

 

More About ROBERT ROSE and MARY EVERARD:

Marriage: 1592⁴

       

Child of ROBERT ROSE and MARY EVERARD is:

2.                i.    ROBERT² ROSE, b. 1594, Elmswell-On-Rye, Suffolk, England; d. 1664, Branford, New Haven Co., CT.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ROBERT² ROSE (ROBERT¹)^5,6,7 was born 1594 in Elmswell-On-Rye, Suffolk, England^8,9, and died 1664 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT^10,11,12.  He married (1) MARGERY EVERARD^13,14 1619, daughter of THOMAS EVERARD and AGNES MANNOCK.  She was born 1595 in Elmswell, Suffolk, England^15,16,17, and died 07 Jun 1664 in East Hampton, CT¹⁷.  He married (2) ELIZABETH WOOD^18,19 07 Jun 1664^19,20,20, daughter of HENRY WOOD and ISABELL GOODSPEED.  She was born 14 Apr 1626 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, and died 08 Jul 1677 in New Haven, New Haven, CT²¹.

 

Notes for ROBERT ROSE:

From: Ancestry and Descendents of Lieutenant Jonathan and Tamesin Barker Norris of Maine, 1906 by Henry McCoy Norris:

 

"Robert Rose, 1594-1664, was a soldier in the Pequot War and a Representative to the General Court, 1641-43."

 

From: Genealogy of the Fitch Family in North America, 1886 by John G. Fitch:

 

"Robert Rose, of Wethersfield, 1639, from Watertown, Mass, came in the Francis, from Ipswich, Suffolk Co., Eng, in 1634, aged 40, with wife Margery, aged 40, and children. Was Constable, 1640; Representative, 1641,'42'43; removed before 1648, to Stratford; and, in list of frcemen, 1659. He died at Branferd, 1665, leaving a good estate. Children, (all but the youngest born in England.) John, born 1624; Robert; Elizabeth, born 1626; Mary, born 1628; Samuel, born 1632; Daniel, born 1636; Dorcas, born 1637."

 

From: Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth; Some Descendents, 1974 compiled by Ruth Ellsworth Richardson.

 

"I. Robert Rose 1594-1665 of Wethersfield, Conn. 1639 came in the

      FRANCIS 1634 from Ipswich, England. He was a widower when he

      moved with others to the new town of Branford 1644. "He was

      regarded as a wealthy man owning 10 horses when there were

      not as many more in town." It is said he also owned 10 cows.

      He was a religious man and gave the Sunday milking to the

      poor. His Bible printed in 1599 has been handed down in the

      family.

In 1655 he was one of the two largest proprietors in the town of Branford with an estate lof L 100. A New Haven record states "he was asked to hire a bull for the town."

 

Robert and his 1st wf Margery were both age 40 yr. when they came to America. After Margery's death he m 2nd Elizabeth (???) who was twice widowed 1st from John Potter who left 3 ch and 2nd from Edward Parker who left 4 ch. Elizabeth d July 8, 1677.

 

Robert Rose was Constable 1650; Juror 1641; Representative to Gen. Court 1641-3; moved to Stratford before 1648; served in Pequot War.

 

      Ch:      (ages at the time of arrival in America)

             1.  John age 15 yr b ca 1619 in England.

             2.  Robert age 15 yr. (twin) d 1683 m Rebecca 7 ch; she

                  m 2nd 1685 Henry Allyn of Stratford.

         x  3.  Elizabeth (age 13 yr) b ca 1621 d 1659 m Michael

                  Taintor b ca 1625 d 1673; Michael was son of Charles

                  of Branford, Conn.

             4.  Mary (age 11 yr) b ca 1623

             5.  Samuel (age 9 yr) b ca 1625 d ca 1698 went to Neward,

                  N.J. m Mary Tompkins 1643-1693

             6.  Sarah (age 7 yr) b ca 1627

             7.  Daniel (age 3 yr) b ca 1631 m 1664 Elizabeth Goodrich

             8.  Dorcas (age 2 yr) b ca 1633 d 1708 m 1653 Daniel

                  Swain son of William

             9.  Jonathon b ca 1634 in Branford, Conn. d 1684 m

                  1669 Delivered Charles dau of John

            10.  Hannah b ca 1636 m (???) Brookes"

 

From: Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey under the editorial supervision of Francis Bazley Lee, 1907:

 

"The Rose family, of which Mrs. Emma (Rose) Cooley is a representative, traces its ancestry to Robert Rose, of Wethersfield, in 1639, who came in the ship "Francis" from Ipswich, county of Suffolk, in 1634. He died in 1665 in East Hampton; had wife, Margery, and children: 2. John (2), born 1619; 3. Robert (2), born 1619; 4. Elizabeth (2), born 1621; 5. Mary (2), born 1623; 6. Samuel (2), born 1625; 7. Sarah (2), born 1627; 8. Daniel (2), born 1631; 9, Dorcas (2), born 1632; 10. Thomas (2), born 1635."

 

Died shortly after his second marriage in 1664. Will was proven April 4, 1665.

 

More About ROBERT ROSE and MARGERY EVERARD:

Marriage: 1619

 

More About ROBERT ROSE and ELIZABETH WOOD:

Marriage: 07 Jun 1664^22,23,23

       

Children of ROBERT ROSE and MARGERY EVERARD are:

3.                i.    JOHN³ ROSE, b. 1619, England; d. 17 Apr 1697.

4.               ii.    ROBERT ROSE, b. 1619, England; d. 1683.

5.              iii.    ELIZABETH ROSE, b. 1621, England; d. 1659.

                 iv.    MARY ROSE²⁴, b. 1623, England^24,25; m. MOSES JOHNSON²⁶.

                  v.    SAMUEL ROSE^27,28, b. 1625, England^29,30; d. Abt. 1698³¹; m. MARY TOMPKINS³¹; b. 1643³¹; d. 1693³¹.

                 vi.    SARAH ROSE^32,33,34, b. 1627, England^35,36,37.

6.             vii.    DANIEL ROSE, b. 1631, Ipswich, Suffolk, England; d. 1696, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT.

7.            viii.    DORCAS ROSE, b. 1632, Elmswell, Suffolk, England; d. 1708, Branford, New Haven Co., CT.

                 ix.    JONATHAN ROSE^38,39, b. Abt. 1634, Branford, CT⁴⁰; d. 1684⁴⁰; m. DELIVERANCE CHARLES⁴¹, 05 Jan 1668/69, Branford, New Haven, CT⁴².

 

Notes for JONATHAN ROSE:

"The History of Ancient Wethersfield" reports that Jonathan married Charity Ward. Other sources from ancestry.com report he married Deliverance Charles. Marriage date the same on all sources. Alternate spelling: Johnathon.

 

More About JONATHAN ROSE and DELIVERANCE CHARLES:

Marriage: 05 Jan 1668/69, Branford, New Haven, CT⁴²

 

                  x.    THOMAS ROSE⁴³, b. 1635.

                 xi.    HANNAH ROSE⁴⁴, b. Abt. 1636⁴⁴; m. ? BROOKES⁴⁴.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JOHN³ ROSE (ROBERT², ROBERT¹)^45,46,47 was born 1619 in England^48,49, and died 17 Apr 1697^50,51.  He married ABIGAIL RAYNOR^52,53. 

 

Notes for JOHN ROSE:

From Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth; Some Descendents, 1974 compiled by Ruth Ellsworth Richardson, it is reported that Robert and his brother John are twins born ca 1619 in England. John's date of birth is reported to be 1624 in Genealogy of the Fitch Family in North America, 1886 by John G. Fitch.

 

From: Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey under the editorial supervision of Francis Bazley Lee, 1907:

 

"2. John Rose (2) died April 17, 1697. Had wife Abigail and children: 11. David (3); 12. Thomas (3); 13. James (3); 14. Hannah (3) (not eighteen years of age, February 27, 1715-16, when John (2) made his will); 15. John (3); 16. William (3), and 17. Martyn (3). David had half the landed estate, and the other half went to his wife, and to Thomas on her decease. 11. David (3), died 1716; had wife Hannah and children: 18. Hannah (4); 19. David (4); 20. Daniel (4), and 21. Obadiah (4). (Sons in March, 1716, all under fifteen years of age.) 12. Thomas (3), of Watermill, had son, 22. Israel (4)."

 

John's date of death is reported as 1683 in the "History of Ancient Wethersfield" and 1697 in "Genealogy & Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey".

       

Children of JOHN ROSE and ABIGAIL RAYNOR are:

8.                i.    DAVID⁴ ROSE, d. 1716.

                  ii.    THOMAS ROSE⁵⁴.

                 iii.    JAMES ROSE⁵⁴.

                 iv.    HANNAH ROSE⁵⁴.

9.               v.    JOHN ROSE.

                 vi.    WILLIAM ROSE⁵⁴.

10.           vii.    MARTYN ROSE.

 

 

4.  ROBERT³ ROSE (ROBERT², ROBERT¹)^55,56 was born 1619 in England^57,58, and died 1683⁵⁹.  He married REBECCA ?⁵⁹ Bef. 1655⁵⁹. 

 

Notes for ROBERT ROSE:

From Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth; Some Descendents, 1974 compiled by Ruth Ellsworth Richardson, it is reported that Robert and his brother John are twins born ca 1619 in England. John's date of birth is reported to be 1624 in Genealogy of the Fitch Family in North America, 1886 by John G. Fitch.

 

From: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, 1930 by Donald Lines Jacobus:

 

"Rose, Robert, s. of Robert. Colonial grant of 50 acres, May 1668, for service in Pequot War (1637).

 

Born about 1619, came with his parents on the Frances in 1634 aged 15. Settled in Wethersfield, rem. to Branford, and soon after 1655 to Stratford, where he d. early in 1683.

 

Married Rebecca (???). She m. (2) in 1685, Henry Allen.

 

On 1 Nov. 1679, Robert Rose of Stratford conveyed to son-in-law Moses Johnson of Woodbury, land in Woodbury, "granted to me as gratification for servis don by me in ye pequad war."

 

Inv. 9 Mar. 1682/3. Widow Rebecca; children Mary Johnson, Rebecca Stevens, and Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, and Mercy Rose. Agreement 10 June 1685 between Rebecca Rose, widow; Moses Johnson; Isaac Bennett for himself and his brother-in-law Obadiah Stephens; and John Minor, Jr.; making allowance for their two sisters-in-law Hannah and Mercy Rose.

 

In 1685 Moses Johnson of Woodbury conveyed to father-in-law Henry Allyn of Stratford all right in Est. of Robert Rose lying undivided between the children of said Rose. A mutual distribution was made 1686 by the heirs to Est. of Robert Rose, viz.: Henry Allyn in behalf of Moses Johnson; Obadiah Stephens of Stamford; Isaac Bennet and wife Elizabeth, for himself and in behalf of John Minor, Jr., and Hannah Rose. [Stratford Deeds.]"

 

More About ROBERT ROSE and REBECCA ?:

Marriage: Bef. 1655⁵⁹

       

Children of ROBERT ROSE and REBECCA ? are:

                   i.    MARY⁴ ROSE⁶⁰, b. 20 Apr 1655⁶⁰; m. MOSES JOHNSON⁶⁰, 1676⁶¹.

 

More About MOSES JOHNSON and MARY ROSE:

Marriage: 1676⁶¹

 

                  ii.    REBECCA ROSE⁶², b. 14 Jul 1657⁶²; m. OBADIAH STEVENS⁶².

                 iii.    ELIZABETH ROSE⁶², b. Feb 1658/59⁶²; m. ISAAC BENNETT⁶², 02 Jun 1683⁶²; b. 1650⁶³.

 

More About ISAAC BENNETT and ELIZABETH ROSE:

Marriage: 02 Jun 1683⁶⁴

 

                 iv.    DORCAS ROSE⁶⁴, b. Apr 1661⁶⁴.

                  v.    SARAH ROSE⁶⁴, b. Aug 1664⁶⁴; m. JOHN MINOR⁶⁴.

                 vi.    HANNAH ROSE⁶⁴, b. Abt. 1668⁶⁴; m. (1) ISAAC STILES⁶⁴, Bef. 1693; m. (2) SAMUEL HARGER⁶⁴, 09 May 1693⁶⁴; m. (3) JOHN TIBBALS⁶⁴, 28 Mar 1700⁶⁴.

 

More About ISAAC STILES and HANNAH ROSE:

Marriage: Bef. 1693

 

More About SAMUEL HARGER and HANNAH ROSE:

Marriage: 09 May 1693⁶⁴

 

More About JOHN TIBBALS and HANNAH ROSE:

Marriage: 28 Mar 1700⁶⁴

 

                vii.    MERCY ROSE⁶⁴, b. Mar 1672/73⁶⁴; d. Abt. 1773, Stratford⁶⁴.

 

 

5.  ELIZABETH³ ROSE (ROBERT², ROBERT¹)⁶⁵ was born 1621 in England^65,66, and died 1659⁶⁷.  She married MICHAEL TAINTOR⁶⁷ 1649⁶⁷, son of CHARLES TAINTOR.  He was born Abt. 1625⁶⁷, and died Abt. 1672⁶⁷.

 

Notes for MICHAEL TAINTOR:

From: Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth, Some Descendants. Compiled by Ruth Ellsworth Richardson, 1974.

 

"TAINTOR is an occupational surname from taintorer, a dyer. The family has been represented in England since 1222.

 

III. Michael Taintor of Branford, Conn. b ca 1625 d ca 1672 m 1649