Josiah Rossiter (1646 - 1716)

Born 1646 in Windsor, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Sherman) Rossiter — married about 10 Aug 1677 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1716 at about age 70 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

He married Sarah Sherman, daughter of Hon. Samuel "Of Woodbury" Sherman - they were the parents of 17 children

He had a home lot of an acre on the south side of the Guilford Green in 1710 and inherited from his father a parcel of upland of thirteen acres and one of marsh land containing 6 1/2 acres.

In 1676 he was Ensign of the town Train Band (Militia)

He practiced Law and was active in Government. He was chosen to the Upper House, representing Guilford nine times in the General Court between 1683-1700. In 1702 he was made First Naval Officer of Guilford and in 1703 he was made Judge of the New Haven County Court and the Probate Court. He was Town Clerk of Guilford from 1685 until his death.

Name

Josiah Rossiter

Death

30 JAN 1715/6 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Burial

Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

• Steiner, Bernard Christian. A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford, Connecticut (Baltimore, 1897) Page 472
• Smyth, Hon. R. D., Dr. Bryan (or Bray) Rossiter of Guilford, Conn., and His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1901) Vol. 55, Page 151.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #105307701