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John Rouse (1690 - 1756)

John Rouse
Born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married about 29 Jun 1720 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 18 Nov 1739 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 65 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

John Rouse was born on December 8, 1690 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island. His parents were Simon Rouse (1645 - 1724) and Christianna (Gauntlet) Rouse (1648 - 1724).

His siblings were...

  1. William Rouse (1673 - 1770)
  2. James Rouse (1678 - 1742)
  3. Mercy (Rouse) Stephens (1681 - )
  4. Barbara Rouse (1683 - 1700)
  5. Simon Rouse (1685 - 1702)
  6. Christianna Rouse (1687 - 1703)

John married Anne Lathley (1701 - <1739) on June 29, 1720 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Their children were...

  1. Margaret Rouse (1721 - 1757)
  2. George Rouse (1724 - 1775)
  3. John Rouse (1724 - 1783)
  4. Joseph Rouse (1726 - 1808)
  5. Mary Rouse (1727 - )
  6. Lois Rouse (1728 - 1753)
  7. Ruhamah Rouse (1733 - 1825).

John married Sarah Samson (1697 - >1757) on November 18, 1739 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Their children were...

  1. John Rouse (<1743 - 1818).

John died on May 6, 1756 in Dartmouth aged 65.

6 July 1756 Wife Sarah appt. administrator of intestate estate. Inventory 31 May 1756. The estate was divided: Sarah (widow's thirds); oldest son George received his share during his life; youngest son John (a minor upwards of 14, chose Peleg Delano as guardian); Mary Rouse and Margaret Rouse. Widow Sarah gave an accounting Nov 1757.[1]

"John was also the father of children George, Margaret, and Mary who are assumed to be from his first marriage (based on marriage dates), although there are no birth records to confirm this."[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts. Probate Records, Rounsevill, Bradford - Russell, Constant Accessed at Ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ Esther Littleford Woodsworth-Barnes, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, The Descendants of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. "The Silver Book" Page 397




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