1 Hannah HOWARD1,2 (aft1755-bef1810) [1579]. Born btw 1755 and 1763, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.2 Marr Joshua ROSE 23 Aug 1781, Manchester, Bennington Co., VT.2 Died btw 1800 and 1810, NY.2
Hannah was the daughter of John Howard and __ Ormsby who came from Amenia Precinct, Dutchess Co., N. Y. to Manchester. Granddaughter of Jonathan Ormsby, another of the original settlers from Amenia, and an associate of Samuel Rose Sr. She was also the niece of Captain Gideon Ormsby, an ardent patriot. A local legend has her as one of the central figures in the capture of Samuel Rose Jr. and others, deservedly or not. When Joshua was courting her and a Tory muster was taking place at the Rose Homestead, Joshua went calling on her, wearing a brass "Canada pin" on his sleeve. Suspicious, she wheedled the story out of him and secretly communicated it to her mother. The latter slipped out and rushed to the home of Gideon, her brother, who lived on the main road just north of theRose property. Captain Ormsby set out for town to muster his Company, leaving his son Jonathan with two friends to keep an eye on the Tories in the mean time. The young Ormsby, or possibly associate Capt. Barney heard the opponents coming down the trail, concealed his companions in the woods, and confronted the group, totalling 17 men. He ordered them to surrender, while barking Military commands in a loud, firm voice. Assuming they were surrounded by superior forces, the Tories threw down their rifles. (Manchester in Vermont History, Chapin, 1932). This story formed the basis of a fictionalized account, "The Tory's Daughter".
| 1 | "Ancestry.com World Family Tree". |
| 2 | "Website of D.W. Brown & K.C. Rose - http://users.mstar2.net/katerose/". |