Abigail (Rose) McIntosh (1732 - aft. 1755)

Born May 1732 in Wester Cantra Down, Croy and Dalcross, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Wife of William McIntosh — married about 1753 in Croy and Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1755 after age 22 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Abigail (Rose) McIntosh was born in May 1732 in Wester Cantra Down, Croy and Dalcross, Inverness-shire, Scotland.^[1]

Abigail married William McIntosh (~1730 - ) in 1753 in Croy and Dalcross, Inverness. Their daughter was Janet (McIntosh) Kennedy (1755 - ).

Abigail died after 1755 in Inverness, Inverness-shire aged >23.

At this stage, I haven't found a connection to earlier generations except for the father's name, John, shown on the Christening record. Although a direct connection is yet to be found, the following might be of interest to researchers:
About the Rose surname
As a Scottish surname, Rose is recorded in Scotland from the early 14th Century onwards; the family of Rose of Kilravock, near the town of Nairn, are believed to be a branch of the ancient de Ross clan. This family came originally from Yorkshire and held a large amount of land in the northern part of Ayrshire during the 12th Century. The de Ross family were of Norman origin, where the name is locational, from Rots near Caen in Normandy; the place is thought to be named with the Germanic element "rod", clearing. The family were established in Kent in 1130, and one Godfrey de Ros is the first of the name to be recorded in Scotland; he witnessed a charter in Gilmerton, near Edinburgh, in 1189. The branch of the family that took the name Rose have mostly stayed around Nairn and Inverness, and have kept an unusually unbroken pedigree, documented in the book cited below. One William Rose was a charter witness in Inverness in 1360. The marriage of Walter Rose and Elspet McKilican was recorded in Inverness in March 1654. The christening of one John Rose was recorded at Ardersier, near Inverness, in 1741. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Muriel de Roys, which was dated 1333, A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock, 1848, during the reign of King David 11, King of Scotland, 1329 - 1371.

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Name: Abigael Rose
   Gender: Female
   Christening Date: 23 May 1732
   Christening Place: CROY AND DALCROSS,INVERNESS,SCOTLAND Father's Name: John Rose
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11094-2
   System Origin: Scotland-ODM
   GS Film number: 990664
   Citing this Record:
   "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYDF-HR8 : 2 January 2015), Abigael Rose, 23 May 1732; citing CROY AND DALCROSS,INVERNESS,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 990,664.