Rev. David Rose, [ii] † ^^[1]

1736 - 1799  (62 years)

• Name	David Rose
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	[ii] † ^
  Nickname	Priest Rose
  Born	11 Dec 1736	Branford, New Haven, CT   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1760	New Haven, New Haven, CT   [2]
  	at Yale College
  	He studied to become a physician. He later studied theology under the Rev. Phileman Robbins in Branford, CT and the Rev. Dr. Samuel Buell, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, Suffolk, NY.
  Occupation	Aft 1760	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	physician
  Occupation	Between 1765 and 1799	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	pastor, South Haven Presbyterian Church
  	At the time of his ministry, the Parish included the entire southerly region of the Town of Brookhaven -- "Moriches, Manor of St. George [Mastic], South part of Brook-Haven, and of Winthrop's Patent [Patchogue]." In other words, the south side of the Town of Brookhaven from present day Blue Point eastward to Eastport. In addition to his ecclesiastical responsibilities, he served as physician to these communities.
  Misc	28 May 1765	New Haven, New Haven, CT   [2]
  	licensed to preach by the New Haven Association of ministers
  Ordained	4 Dec 1765	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	He was ordained by the Presbytery of Suffolk [County, NY].
  Census	1776	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	That the location was Fire Place is based on other nearby families, and that its location in the listing is about where one would expect to find the Presbyterian manse at that time. He was listed as David Rose, L.D. In his household were one male above 16 and under 50 years of age (David), three males under 16 years of age, two females above 16 years of age, and three females under 16.
  Military	Aft 1775	the Revolutionary War   [8, 9, 10]
  	He signed the Town of Brookhaven Association of 17 May 1775, Third Company (Capt. Nathan Rose.) The Associators chose Selah Strong in the presence of William Smith, Nathaniel Woodhull, and Josiah Smith. He is recorded as being enlisted in the Suffolk County Militia, Col. Josiah Smith's First Regiment of Minutemen. Priest Rose was a strong advocate for the War of Independence. After the Battle of Long Island, where the British took full control of all of Long Island, he and his family were forced to flee and became refugees in Connecticut. His first wife Hannah died while they were resident there.
  Census	1790	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  Reference Number	CR 128  [4]
  Died	1 Jan 1799	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 12, 13]
  Buried	South Haven (Presbyterian Church Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13, 14, 15]
  	The marker read: . In . Memory of . the Reverend . DAVID ROSE . who departed this life . Janry the 1st, 1799 . the 63rd Year of his . AGE . Religion while he dwelt below . Its sacred influence on him shed . Learning & Grace adorned his brow . And round them balmy odours spread
  Person ID	I976	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	David Rose, [i] >,   b. 6 Dec 1700, Branford, New Haven, CT ,   d. 19 Sep 1785, North Branford, New Haven, CT  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Hannah Barker, >,   b. 15 Nov 1707, Branford, New Haven, CT ,   d. 18 Jul 1785, North Branford, New Haven, CT  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1726	Branford, New Haven, CT   [2, 16, 17, 18]
  	They were married by the Rev. Sam[ue]ll Russell.
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Mulford, ^,   b. Abt 1736,   d. 24 Feb 1781, Branford, New Haven, CT  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	1760–1765	{East Hampton, Suffolk, NY}   [2, 4]
  	This was David's first marriage. David met Hannah while studying under Dr. Buell in East Hampton, NY. They had [at least] two children, Elizabeth and Esther [i].
  Children	1. Elizabeth Rose, † ^,   b. 8 May 1769,   d. 17 May 1834, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age 65 years)   2. Hannah Rose, ^,   d. Western NY   3. Ester (Esther) Rose, [i] ^,   b. Abt 1771,   d. 6 Jun 1789, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age ~ 18 years)   4. Mulford Barker Rose, <,   b. 2 Jul 1767, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 10 Feb 1818  (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bershua [Rose],   b. Abt 1748,   d. 14 May 1784, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	Y  [4, 14]
  	This was David's second marriage. They apparently had no children.
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Strong, ^,   b. 29 Sep 1753,   d. 13 Nov 1810, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 57 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1786  [4, 19, 20]
  	This was David's third marriage and Sarah's second. They had five children, Sarah, Nancy, Nathaniel, Esther [ii], and Elisha.
  Children	1. Nathaniel Strong Rose, ^,   b. Abt 1787,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elihu Rose, ^,   b. Abt 1789, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nancy Rose, ^,   b. Abt 1793,   d. 11 Oct 1851  (Age ~ 58 years)   4. Sarah Rose, ^,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Esther Rose, [ii] ^
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Rev. David Rose's Pocket Watch .. While Miss Louise (sic) Carman of South Haven was not in costume at church or at the tea, she had with her one of the most interesting articles in the collection. That was a watch which had belonged to her great-great-grandfather, "Priest" Rose, as David Rose, who was pastor of the South Haven church from 1766 to 1798, was known. The watch is known as a "bull's eye," being almost spherical in shape, set in a detachable silver case, with the face much like a "bull's eye." The watch is unique in that it has a calendar hand, instead of a second hand, which points to numbers one to 31 on the rim of the dial. It also has figures one to 60 for the seconds, as well as Roman numerals for the hours. There is a story that Priest Rose dropped the watch in Little Neck run one day when he was riding horseback from the parsonage in Brookhaven to the church in South Haven. Although the watch was not found until the following day, it is said that it was still ticking, as the case was water-tight. The watch was made in London and the gold filigree work in the back is said to be a lost art among jewelers today. Excerpted from Patchogue Advance, 9 Aug 1940, p. 12

  
  

  Documents

  Those who contributed to the purchase of the Rev. David Rose's gravestone at the South Haven, NY, Church Cemetery.

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		#B04.23a Rev. David Rose .. as photographed in 2005
  		#B04.00 Rev. David Rose Revolutionary War Monument .. at the time it was set, the location of David Rose's grave site had been lost. It has subsequently been rediscovered.
  		#B04.23b David Rose gravestone .. as it appeared in the 1930's

  
  

• Sources

  [S39] Bigelow, p. 4. [S44] Borthwick, p. 93. [S783] Barbour Birth: Connecticut Town Birth Records, p. 202. Record URL: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=40810&db=CTvitalsBarbour&indiv=1. "David [ROSE], s. David & Hannah, b. Dec. 11, 1736" (References vol. 3, p. 90 of original work) That the David Rose referenced here, with parents David and Hannah Barker Rose, is likely. His age at his death, as recorded on his gravestone, is appropriate to the date of birth recorded in this reference. He seems to have been born in Connecticut. Others have associated David Rose and Hannah Barker of Branford as his parents, and I have not found any proposed alternate parents. [S787] Rose, Christine: Descendants of Robert Rose, p. 157. [S44] Borthwick. [S44] Borthwick, p. 2. [S691] Calendar of historical manuscripts, relating to the war of the revolution, in the office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y (1868), http://www.archive.org/stream/calendarofhistor01newy#page/n5/mode/2up; October 2009; p. 386 http://www.archive.org/stream/calendarofhistor01newy#page/386/mode/2up. [S416] New York in the Revolution: Roberts, Comptroller, p. 171. [S415] Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, The: Mather, p. 1060. [S44] Borthwick, p. 114. [S150] 1790 Census, M637 Roll 6 Page 100. [S44] Borthwick, p. 144. [S90] Cemetery: South Haven Presbyterian Church, Stone 25. [S44] Borthwick, p. 129. [S784] Hatcher. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary patriots, Vol.3, p.232 Serial: 12978; Volume: 2. [S787] Rose, Christine: Descendants of Robert Rose, p. 48ff, 91ff. [S788] Barbour Marriage: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, p. 19 (v. 3 p. 68). [S789] Barker, E. F.: Barker Genealogy, July 2010; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16741. [S44] Borthwick, p. 129. He cites her gravestone at the South Haven Cemetery. [S1132] History Thomas Strong, https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24189014M/The_hist., p. 699.