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- [S142] Overton: Smith, LI COL 929.2 SMI., p. 24.
- [S483] Seversmith: Colonial Families of Long Island, p1525, 1527.
- [S483] Seversmith: Colonial Families of Long Island, p1525.
- [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 67th year of her age."
- [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.
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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.
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