Peter
Rossell
Born in Westchester, New York Colony
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Rozell and Catherine (De Rosselle) Gee
Husband of
Ann (Gray) Rossell
— married
1739 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Father of
John Rossell
Died
at age 81
in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Biography
Peter Rossell was born on August 18, 1700 in Westchester, New York Colony, son of Charles B. Rozell (1671–1709) and Evis Sherwood (1677–1704).
Peter (38) married Ann Gray (43) (born in 1695 in Hopewell, New Jersey) in 1739 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Their son was John Rossell (1753–1827).
Peter died on February 25, 1782 in Baltimore, Maryland, aged 81.
Research Notes
Catherine (De Rosselle) Gee birth date is listed after mother's death date.
A Peter Rossell, cordwainer, registered, is mentioned in a New York publication of freemen, October 29, 1765.[1]
A Peter Rossell was mentioned as refusing to sign the 1775 General Association in Beeckman's Precinct, Dutchess County, Viz.[2]
From Stemmata Rossellana: Peter Rossell (Roszel. Rosel), grandson of Major John Rossell, was born about 1705 and died about 1782. He assumed the surname of “Roszel” and was the ancestor of the Roszel Family. He married Ann Gray (Grey), daughter of Joseph and Sarah Gray of Hopewell. N. J.; issue:— Stephen, John and Joshua. He settled in Sussex County, N. J., but in 1763 he removed to Loudon County, Va.[3]
Sources
- ↑ (Research Note) Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year 1885
- ↑ (Research Note) Calendar of historical manuscripts, relating to the war of the revolution, in the office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y
- ↑ (Research Note) Stemmata Rossellana; history, traditions, biography, genealogy and heraldry of the Rossell family
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