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Lt. Thomas Rose, ^^{[1, 2]}
1736 - 1780

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• Prefix	Lt.
  Suffix	^
  Birth	27 Sep 1736	{Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	His gravestone records his age as 44 at his death.
  Gender	Male
  Elected	2 May 1769	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	a fence viewer for the Town of Brookhaven
  Elected	7 May 1771	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	a fence viewer for the Town of Brookhaven
  Elected	5 May 1772	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	a fence viewer for the Town of Brookhaven
  Census	1776	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	In his household were one male above 16 and under 50 years of age (Thomas), two males under 16 years of age, three females above 16 years of age, two females under 16, and one Negro above 16 years of age.
  Living	{Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [2]
  Military	the Revolutionary War   [2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  	as a lieutenant
  	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. Other Rose's signing at the same time were Jesse (his brother), Nathan (Capt.) [his brother], Nathan Jr, [his nephew] and Thomas (Lt.) [present]. While not confirmed, the evidence of the Association is that he likely was one of the lieutenants serving under his brother in the Third Company, First Regiment of Suffolk County (minutemen). A Thomas Rose was recorded by Roberts (and elsewhere) among the enlisted men in The Line (regiments that were in the United States service under General George Washington), Third New York Regiment, Col. George Clinton (and others); there is no positive indication in Roberts that this was the present Thomas. In the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files there is a reference of a Thomas Willis having served under "Lieutenant Thomas Rose" — strongly suggestive that the present Thomas Rose did served with the NY Third Regiment.
  Will	15 Mar 1780	Suffolk Co., NY   [18]
  	Page 99. — In the name of God, Amen. I, THOMAS ROSE, give, devise, and dispose of my worldly estate in the following manner and form. I give to my true and beloved wife, Deborah Rose, all my estate, both real and personal, for the use and design of paying all my just debts and bringing up of my family so long as she remains my widow. I give unto my son William the sum of £100, to be paid to him when he comes to the age of twenty-one, and I further order that he be learnt some suitable trade such as he shall choose and my executors think proper. To my three daughters, named Ruth, Sarah, and Charity, £30, to be paid to each of them when they come of age or marry, and I further order that so long as they remain single that they shall have the liberty of a home or Residence in my house with " disturbance or controul," and further if they or either of them should be unable to maintain themselves that they be provided with whatever is necessary for their comfortable support. To my son John all the rest of my estate, both real and personal. I make my loving wife, my brother, Nathan Rose, and friend, Isaac Overton, executors. Dated March 15, 1780. Witnesses, Jesse Rose, yeoman, Ruth Helme, John Leeke. Proved, January 23, t781.
  Died	3 Apr 1780  [5, 19, 20]
  	Some suggest that he was a casualty of the war because his death date preceded Cornwallis' surrendered in 1781 and the signing of the treaty in 1783. At the time, enlistments in the military were typically for eight months to a year. I have found no indication that he was in the military at the time of his death.
  Will Proved	23 Jan 1781	Suffolk Co., NY   [18]
  Reference Number	DAR-A098148  [15]
  Buried	Brookhaven (Rose Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [21]
  Person ID	I991	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Nathan Rose, Sr. ^,   b. Abt 1700,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	[w.\ Nathan-726] [Rose], >,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F227	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Deborah [Rose], ^,   b. 22 Oct 1745,   d. 29 Sep 1812, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Married	Y  [22]
  Children	1. Deborah Rose, ^,   b. 22 Oct 1745, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} ,   d. 29 Sep 1812   2. John Rose, Esq.† ^,   b. 10 Jan 1768, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} ,   d. 6 Jul 1826, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   3. Ruth Rose, ^,   b. 25 Feb 1770, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 6 Aug 1841   4. William Rose, ^,   b. 25 Sep 1772, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} ,   d. 5 Nov 1813, the Atlantic Ocean (off Fire Island)   5. Sarah Rose, ^,   b. 15 May 1775,   d. 24 Dec 1812   6. Charity Rose,   b. 16 Nov 1777,   d. 5 Mar 1781
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones		#30.1.1.3 (1) Thomas Rose (Lieutenant) (Map Key #2) .. before its restoration. Status: Located Plot: 2
  		#30.03 Lieutenant Thomas Rose Revolutionary War monument Status: Located
  		#30.1.1.3 (2) Mr. Thomas Rose (Map Key #2) .. on 3 April 2008, his gravestone was excavated preliminary to its restoration and/or conservation. Status: Located Plot: 2
  		#30.1.1.3 (3) Mr. Thomas Rose (Map Key #2) .. following its restoration in 2008. Plot: 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] WorldConnect: Betty Ralph, She cites: Information from David Barteau, New Bern, NC. [S39] Bigelow, p. 4. [S98] Cemetery Records: Brookhaven Town, Cemetery 30. [S241] Long Island Genealogy: Surname Database, http://longislandgenealogy.com/rose/gp1169.htm. [S250] Cemetery: Rose. [S156] NYGBS Record, Vol 122, No. 1 (Jan 1991), p. 28. Family Record of John Rose of Long Island: This family record was found in by Bernice Weir of Huntington, Long Island, when she was helping Sister Eileen Cleater, former head of Trocair, a Catholic organization. They had been willed the contents of an old home (that of Marie M. Baddetty who died at 105). While dusting a new Bible, photocopies from an old Bible fell out, and are here presented. John Rose, descendant of Robert Rose of Southampton and East Hampton, Long Island, married Elisabeth Rose, daughter of the Rev. David Rose ... of the Branford and Wethersfield, Connecticut, family. Thus, this marriage joined these two Rose families.... This Bible / Is the Property of / John Rose. [S4] Brookhaven Town Records:, Book C. 1687-1789. p. 359. [S4] Brookhaven Town Records:, Book C. 1687-1789. p. 353. [S4] Brookhaven Town Records:, Book C. 1687-1789. p. 358. [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. [S44] Borthwick, p. 145. [S415] Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, The: Mather, p. 1060. [S189] Revolutionary War Burials Brookhaven: Huson. [S416] New York in the Revolution: Roberts, Comptroller, p. 45. While a Thomas Rose was recorded by Roberts among the enlisted men in The Line (regiments that were in the United States service under General George Washington), Third New York Regiment, Col. George Clinton, there is no positive indication that this was the present Thomas. However, the government provided gravestone indicates that he was of the Line; the Town of Brookhaven Records filed in the Town Historian's Office requesting the monument, do not indicate where this information was obtained. [S1117] DAR Genealogical Research System, DAR# A098148. Service Description:  1) SIGNED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION,1775 [S1119] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files.. [S1120] The 3rd New York Regiment of the Continental Line 1777-1781., http://www.nps.gov/fost/historyculture/the-3rd-new-york-regiment-of-the-continental-line-1777-1781.htm. [S1118] Wills: NYC Surrogates Office, 1780-1782 (Vol. 10)., http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-., pg. 36 (pg 99) http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=nys&cc=nys&idno=nys067&node=nys067%3A6&view=image&seq=54&size=100. Page 36 I, THOMAS ROSE, give, devise, and dispose of my worldly estate in the following manner and form. I give to my ... • ... of my worldly estate in the following manner and form. I give to my true and beloved wife, Deborah Rose, all my estate, both real and personal, for the use and design of paying all my just debts and ... • ...n John all the rest of my estate, both real and personal. I make my loving wife, my brother, Nathan Rose, and friend, Isaac Overton, executors. ...• ...brother, Nathan Rose, and friend, Isaac Overton, executors. Dated March 15, 1780. Witnesses, Jesse Rose, yeo- man, Ruth Helme, John Leeke. Proved, January 23, 1781. [S39] Bigelow, pp. 4, 75.. [S156] NYGBS Record, Vol 122, No. 1 (Jan 1991), p. 28. Family Record of John Rose of Long Island: This family record was found in by Bernice Weir of Huntington, Long Island, when she was helping Sister Eileen Cleater, former head of Trocair, a Catholic organization. They had been willed the contents of an old home (that of Marie M. Baddetty who died at 105). While dusting a new Bible, photocopies from an old Bible fell out, and are here presented. John Rose, descendant of Robert Rose of Southampton and East Hampton, Long Island, married Elisabeth Rose, daughter of the Rev. David Rose ... of the Branford and Wethersfield, Connecticut, family. Thus, this marriage joined these two Rose families.... This Bible / Is the Property of / John Rose. Indicates "in the 44th. year of his age." [S98] Cemetery Records: Brookhaven Town, Cemetery No. 30. [S1118] Wills: NYC Surrogates Office, 1780-1782 (Vol. 10)., http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-., p. 36. http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=simple&rgn=full+text&c=nys&cc=nys&idno=nys067&q1=rose&submit=Go. Page 36 I, THOMAS ROSE, give, devise, and dispose of my worldly estate in the following manner and form. I give to my ... • ... of my worldly estate in the following manner and form. I give to my true and beloved wife, Deborah Rose, all my estate, both real and personal, for the use and design of paying all my just debts and ... • ...n John all the rest of my estate, both real and personal. I make my loving wife, my brother, Nathan Rose, and friend, Isaac Overton, executors. ...• ...brother, Nathan Rose, and friend, Isaac Overton, executors. Dated March 15, 1780. Witnesses, Jesse Rose, yeo- man, Ruth Helme, John Leeke. Proved, January 23, 1781.