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John Roe (1628 - 1712)

John Roe
Born in Irelandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 84 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New Yorkmap
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Biography

"John Roe came from Ireland to America by way of England in 1628. He married Hannah Purrin in 1635. They lived in East Hampton, Long Island, and in 1655 moved to Drowned Meadows, near Port Jefferson, Long Island. He died at Drowned Meadows, 1711."[1]

John1 ROE was b. 1628. John d. 1714 at 86 yrs. His body was interred Cedar Hill Cemt.

He married PURRIER, Hannah. John Roe; or Rowe as the name is also spelled was the American Immigrant. Although traditional says he came from Ireland, he was of the English religion and of English ancestry and settled in an English colony. He was born about 1628. He located in Dromad Meadow, now Jefferson, NY, in 1667. Re-came to America, however, as early as 1655, and was for a time at Southampton, Long Island. He was a shoemaker by trade, and agreed to follow his trade there. In his will dated 1711, he calls himself ( Cordwainer ) shoemaker. To him was assigned a tract of land at the head of Brookhaven harbor. In 1797 there were but five houses in Brookhaven, and one of them was that built by Roe. He m. Hannah Purrier, a native of England. There children are, Nathaniel, John, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Deborah.

"Roe: The name is of Norse orgian, and came into Normandy with the Norseman, where the spelling became ( Roe, Rou, Rous, andLeRoux ). One of the Chiefs of William the Conquerer bore the name (Rou). The name became common in England as a surname after the custom of bearing surnames was adopted, and the spelling had generally been Roe. The English Roes trace their ancestry to Turehil Rufus, or LeRoux who came with the Conquerer and held lands in country Norfolk. The Earis of Stanbroke are of this family. The Irish Roe family is a branch of the English stock. In 1620 Donnel Roe was a hief of the Irish house of McCarthy. In 1384 the last of the O'Connor King of Connaught died and the common inheritance was divided between the O'Connor Don and the O'Connor Roe. In 1480 the Earldoms of Ormond were held by a Roe. The family Arme is discribed as follows, in old records; (Roe, Purt, Suffs). On a mount rest a Roebuck , Statant, Garant, Attired and hoofed, between attires a quatrefoil gold. Motto; Tranite Rects. Without coronet, quatre-foil. ( Roe; Ire. A Roebuck springing ). Both on Norman shield. Long Island. 1656; signed treaty with Indians for land in Suffolk Co. Long Island; married about 1655, Hannah ( Purrier )".

ROE, John and PURRIER, Hannah had the following family:

i. ROE2 Elizabeth.

ii. ROE, Hannah.

iii. ROE, Deborah.

iv. ROE, John was b. 1665.

v. ROE, Nathaniel was b. 1670.


Sources

  1. Lee, Francis Bazley. (1910) Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey (pp. 555-556). New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. [1]
  • A history of Long Island : from its earliest settlement to the present time

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  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

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  • Ancestry Family Trees

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  • Brookhaven town records.

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  • Records of the town of Brookhaven

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  • Records, town of Brookhaven

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  • Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I

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  • The ... book of records of the town of Southampton : with other ancient documents of historic value, including all the writings

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  • The refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut

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  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

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  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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Roe and Chatterton Families--page 4, The Compendium of American Genealogy .... Vol. V..page 253-------Emigrated from Ireland to Massachusett in 1641, settled in Brookhaven in 06 Sept. 1667 History of Orange County, New York--Will - Aug 22, 1712

Tompkins County, New York http://www.nytompki.org/Genie/roe01.htm

Books

  1. Lee, Francis Bazley. (1910) Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey (pp. 555-556). New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. [2]




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Are the bio note actually for his father?
posted by Beryl Meehan
Henry B. Hoff. Long Island Source Records. From The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1987. (Ancestry.com. Long Island Source Records [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.) Section: Abstracts of Brookhaven (L.I.) Wills, on Record in the Surrogate's Office at New York.

John Roe, Brookhaven, 22 August 1712. Wife Sarah executrix, eldest son John; son Nathaniel; daus Mary Currin, Elizabeth Mapes, gr dau Mary Clark. Witnesses: Arthur Huthy, Charles Davis, John Maxwell. Proved 27 July 1714. L. 8. p. 299.

There is some question about John Roe (also Rowe)'s wives. From longislandgenealogy.com : "MYTH - Hannah Purrier is the spouse of John Roe. Where was it proven that John Roe's wife was Hannah Purrier?? It seems that a large part of Torrey's work proved his wife WAS NOT Hannah Purrier.  In all papers and documents he refers to his wife as Elizabeth, Alice and finally a Sarah ------------- not Hannah.  Yet I still see it posted in Brookhaven records and elsewher that his wife was Hannah. What proof exists?? Until proof surfaces this will remain listed as one of the Long Island Surname Myths."

findagrave.com also lists Hannah as his wife though. Does anybody have any more information?

posted by Jennifer Lapham

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