John
Michael
Roseberry
Born in Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Son of Michael Roseberry
and Mary (Maple) Roseberry
Brother of
James Roseberry, Mary Roseberry, Elizabeth Roseberry [half], Mary Roseberry, Elijah Marion Roseberry, James Roseberry, Mathias Roseberry Sr, Elizabeth Jane (Roseberry) Crouse and Michael Roseberry Jr
Husband of
Florence (Cree) Roseberry
— married
before 1789 [location unknown]
Husband of
Henrietta (Boswell) Amos
— married
1 Apr 1827 in Mason County, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Roseberry, James Rames Roseberry, Jane Eliza Roseberry, Robert Roseberry, Mary Margaret Roseberry, Margaret Roseberry, Eliza Jane Roseberry, Elijah W Roseberry, Michael Peter Roseberry, Margaret Roseberry, Sarah Ann Roseberry, Elijah Roseberry, Mary M Roseberry and Elijah Roseberry
Died
at age 92
in Mason, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2013
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Biography
Private John Roseberry served with 1st Regiment, Hunterdon County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.
John Roseberry is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A098182.
John served in the American Revolution. His application said he enlisted in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, on September 1, 1776, serving until 1781, during which time he took part in the battles of Princeton and Trenton. He wintered with Washington's Army at Valley Forge and was with the Army when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
- After the war, John moved from New Jersey to Greene County, Pennsylvania. He married Florence Cree, daughter of Robert and Janet Cree, probably in Pennsylvania.
- The family removed to Mason County, (West) Virginia about 1812. Among their children are:
- "Children of Michael and Mary (Maple) Roseberry:[3]
- 171. John Michael Roseberry b. April 28, 1761, NJ; d. Aug. 20, 1855, aged 94 yrs, Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV; bur. Pt. Pleasant Cem., Mason Co., WV.
- m1. Florence Cree, Greene Co., PA, dau. of Robert and Janet (Hamilton?) Cree; b. 1769, Fayette Co., PA; d. June 1, 1826, Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV; bur. Pt. Pleasant Cem., Mason Co., WV. beside husband.
- m2. Henny Amos, April 1, 1827. Enlisted in Hunterdon Co., NJ on Sept. 1, 1776.
- Served throughout the Revolutionary War. In 1784 removed to vicinity of Jefferson, Allegheny Co., PA. 1790 Census, Allegheny Co., PA: Roseberry, John 1 male over 16, 2 females. Then in 1812, from Greene Co., PA to Point Pleasant, Mason Co., Virginia (Today West Virginia) where he applied for a pension in 1841 at age 79. The application contains an extensive description of his service, including participation in several major engagements, including the Christmas day crossing of the Delaware River with Washington's army and the Battle of Trenton."
- 171. John Michael Roseberry b. April 28, 1761, NJ; d. Aug. 20, 1855, aged 94 yrs, Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV; bur. Pt. Pleasant Cem., Mason Co., WV.
- "Children of John Michael and Florence (Cree) Roseberry:[3]
- 1711. Mary Roseberry b. May 5, 1796, Greene Co., PA; d. July 23, 1875. m. Edmond Franklin.
- 1712. James Roseberry b. 1791, Greene Co., PA; d. Jan. 26, 1877, Mason Co., WV. m. Frances Peck, Apr. 1, 1813, Mason Co., WV, dau. of Peter and Margaret (Green) Peck; b. Nov. 11, 1796, prob. Rockingham, VA; d. Dec. 12, 1860, aged 64 yrs, Mason Co., WV.
- 1713. Margaret Roseberry b. 1801, PA; d. Mar. 20, 1871; bur. Mason Co., WV.
- 1714. Elizabeth Jane Roseberry b. May 15, 1798, Greene Co., PA; d. April 7, 1868, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., WV. m. Martin Godley, Oct. 1822, Mason Co., WV, son of Edward and Hannah (Mulford) Godley; b. July 1789; d. June 11, 1852.
- 1715. Robert Roseberry b. 1794, Greene Co., PA; d. Aug. 11, 1855; bur. Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV. m. Sarah Owens, 1816, Mason Clo., WV, dau. of William and Nancy (Creage) Owens; b. 1796; d. May 16, 1880.
- 1716. Michael Roseberry b. July 13, 1800, Fayette Co., PA; d. June 10, 1871, Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV. m. Lucinda Knopp, Oct. 20, 1827, Mason Co., WV, dau. of Peter and Sarash (Kipp) Knopp; b. Mar. 22, 1810, Montgomery Co., VA; d. 1873, Mason Co., WV; bur. Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV.
- 1717. Ann Roseberry b. 1803, Greene Co., PA; d. 1863, Mason Co., WV; bur. Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV. m. Nathan Smith, Dec. 24, 1826, Mason Co., WV; b. 1799, Watertown, NY; d. 1853, Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV; bur. Pt. Pleasant, Mason Co., WV.
- 1718. Elijah Roseberry b. ca. 1799. m. Catherine Burley. Rem. to IL.
Died / Buried
- Buried in Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA.
Sources
- ↑ West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
- ↑ History of the great Kanawha Valley, with family history. . . Page 110
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Telford Grant Maple, "Genealogical History of the Maple/Mapel Family in America", Penobscot Press (1993).
- Leckey, Howard. The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families.
- United States Census, 1820
- United States Census, 1850
- West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
- West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
- Find A Grave Memorial # 17333833
- Ancestry.com Subscriber-Submitted Family Tree, John Roseberry
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Mike Roseberry
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #H2010
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~1.56%
Debra Pantalion :
23andMe, GEDmatch A976238 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A976238 [compare], Ancestry member dpantalion1
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~1.56%
Mike Roseberry :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mgr113
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~1.56%
John Deputy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #918568
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~0.78%
S Bechman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M181607 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A207894 [compare], Ancestry member sbechman
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Christopher Smith :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sandy (Clark) Harris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881959 [compare], Ancestry member wizintn
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~0.78%
Barry Sharp :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A799522 [compare], yourDNAportal BAR50ca58cc, Ancestry member sharpbarryn
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~0.78%
Richard Huntsinger :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A792657 [compare], Ancestry member Boompa11
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~0.78%
Joe Walters :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A130473 [compare], FTDNA kit #B58076
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~0.78%
Larry Kent :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T965079 [compare], FTDNA kit #568047
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