Name |
Richard* Rosser [1] |
Birth |
1677 |
Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1723 |
King George Co, Virginia |
Quit Rent Roll |
- James Hughes 2005-06-29 07:42:57
A Quit Rent Roll of 1723 Taken from the Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
Persons Names: Richard Rosser
Number of Acres: 150
Property Altered; Amounts Paid; Why Not Paid and General Remarks: Pays in King George County.
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Census |
18 Jul 1724 |
King George Co, Virginia |
rent rolls |
- 1723 Stafford County, Virginia rent rolls by James Carter
18 July 1724; 150 acres Richard Rosser; Pays in King George County.
Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101, 1992)
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Other-Begin |
8 Oct 1724 |
Richmond County Court, Virginia |
- Will of John Rowley
Stafford County, Virginia 14 Aug 1686
TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whome this present writing shall come John Rowley of Stafford County Senr. ....
unto my Eldest Son Richd. Rowley ye one halfe of my Dividend of land at the upper End of my line & Joyninge upon John Jones, Stephen Fewell & Wm. Smith beinge part of a dividend of Land the upper a Dividend of Land formerly belong unto Richd. ROSIER & now mine by Vertue of a Bill of Sale given & granted for a Valluable consideration to me the said Rowley by the aforesaid ROSIER.
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Property |
7 Feb 1725 |
King George Co, Virginia |
226 acres |
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Property |
30 Jan 1726 |
King George Co, Virginia |
264 acres |
- URL (Click on link)
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=44&last=&g_p=GB&collect ion=NN Grant
Title Rossier, Richard.
Publication 30 January 1726.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: King George County.
Description: 264 acres on both sides of Great Run of Rappahannock River above the Naked Mountain.
Source: Northern Neck Grants B, 1726-1729, p. 44, folio (Reel 290).
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Other-Begin |
6 Oct 1727 |
King George Co, Virginia |
- 6 Oct 1727 Richard ROSSER served on a jury Jeremiah STROTHER versus William HARRISON
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Death |
Bef 5 Mar 1736 |
King George Co, Virginia |
Will |
5 Mar 1736 |
King George Co, Virginia |
- The will of Richard Rosser dated 12 June 1735 was admitted to probate 5 Mar 1735/6 by the King George Co, VA Court and is recorded in Will Book A-1 at p 118. The will follows:
In the name of God Amen. I, Richard Rosser of the County of King George being sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect sense and memory, Thanks be to Almighty God for it, do Constitute and Ordain this my last Will and Testament, making ll and void all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made to all intents and purposes as if they had never been made.
ITEM: I give to my three sons John, William and James Rosser Three hundred and nighty eight acres of land lying in the County of Prince William, one tract of Two hundred and seven acres lying by the north side of the Watery Mountain, and one act of one hundred and one acres lying on the North Fork of Rappahannock Ricer, to be equally divided between them three, and if any one of them should die without heirs lawfully begotten, that the said land to be divided between them the survivors, and in case they all die without heirs lawfully begotten, that then the said tracts of land I leave to be equally divided between Barbary, Sarah, Ann and Elizabeth Rosser to them and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten forever.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Barbary a Negro man named Frank and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten forever.
ITEM: I give to Sarah, my daughter, a Negro man named Pomp and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten forever.
ITEM: I give to my son John Rosser, a Negro man named Ned and to his heirs lawfully begotten forever.
ITEM: I give to my son William Rosser, a negro man named Harry and to his heirs lawfully begotten forever.
ITEM: I give to my son John Rosser, a feather bed, one rugg, a pair of blankets, one sheet, one pot & hooks -- to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my son William, one feather bed, one rugg, a pair blankets, one sheet, one pot and hooks -- to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my son James one feather bed, one rugg, a pair of blankets, one sheet, one pot, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Barbary, one feather bed, one rugg, a pair of blankets, one sheet, one pot -- to her and the heirs of her body forever.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Rachel one feather bed and the furniture belonging to it, one pot and frying pan now in her possession to her and the heirs of her body forever, and also a cow and calf now in her possession to her and to the heirf her body forever.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Sarah one feather bed, one rugg, one pair of blankets, one sheet, one pot-- to her and the heirs of her body forever.
ITEM: I give to my daughter Ann one feather bed, one rugg, one pair of blankets, one pot-- to her and the heirs of her body forever.
ITEM: I give to my daugher Elizabeth one bed, one rugg, a pair of blankets, one pot, to her and the heirs of her body forever.
ITEM: It is my will to leave all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be equally divided amongst my children after the decease of my wife, and also it is my desire that all my estate now in my possession be kept upon the plantationd nothing to be removed till after my wife's decease and also it is my desire that my Estate shall not be appraised.
And lastly I do constitute and ordain my loving wife Sarah Rosser, my whole and sole Executrix to this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale this 12th day of June 1735.
His
Richard (R.R.) Rosser SEALE
Mark
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of us
William (X) W Somerton
William Kelly
William (X) WS Strayton
Quoting further:
At a Court held for King George County the 5th day of March 1735/6.
The last will and Testament of Richard Rosser, Dec'd was presented into Court by Sarah Rosser, his executrix who made oath thereto and the same was proved by the oaths of William Somerton and William Kelly and admitted to record."
It is noted that the testator gave one sheet to each of his six children, and that his daughters Elizabeth and Rachel seemingly were not treated fairly in that they were not given a sheet as was the case with their siblings. Perhaps each ofm already owned a sheet and thus their father saw no need to give them an item which they did not neet. In any event, it is interesting to speculate on the reasoning of the father in this instance.
The late eminent genealogist, George Harrison Sanford King, who compiled and published "King George Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752" (1978) in his Preface to the book said (in part):
"While the practice was unusual, yet there are instances where testators mentioned their daughters by their Christian names only, although they were married women. This was a manner to vest the bequeathed property solely in the name of the d daughter as tho she was femme sole (a single woman). Richard Rosser of Hanover Parish by will dated 12 Jun 1735 mentions his daughter Rachel, but she was married 31 Jan 1732 to John Jackson by the Reverend David Stuart in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County."
It would appear that Richard Rosser had something less than full confidence in his son-in-law.
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Other-Begin |
21 Apr 1740 |
King George Co, Virginia |
- 1735-1743 King George County Deed Book 2 (Antient Press); pp. 315
King George County. The Deposition of WILLIAM ROWLEY SENR. aged about Seventy years saith he knew a white oak standing on the North side of a Hill which was always reputed RICHARD ROSSER'S corner which tree is now Rotton & gone & Further Saith not. Sworn before me 21st April 1740
John Champe Will: Rowley
Memo: on the 21st day of April 1740 Wm: Rowley put up a Locust Post on the spot where the above mentioned Tree formerly stood.
In presence John Champe, Benja. McCarty,
Robt: Smith, Haward Todd, Willm: Kelly, Jon. Jackson
At a court held 6th June 1740 .. SARAH ROSSER produced this Deposition of William Rowley Senr. .. into court and on her Motion the same was admitted to record.
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Residence |
10 Jul 1745 |
Fauquier Co, Virginia |
James Crapp |
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Notes |
- His date and place of birth are not known, but it seems likely that he was born ca 1695.
If he was born 1695, his birth date marked the commencement of construction of the first building of the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, VA. This example of Georgian architecture was reputedly designed by Sir Christopher Wren,e designer of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Two years after his birth Massachussetts enacted a law providing that anyone denying the divine nature of the Bible, could be imprisoned, confined to a pillory, whipped, or have his tongue bored through with a hot iron.
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Person ID |
I5983 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
25 Apr 2012 |
Family |
Sarah* (..) Rosser, b. 1689, of, King George Co, Virginia d. Aft 1740, of, King George Co, Virginia (Age > 52 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1713 |
Children |
| 1. Rachel Rosser, b. Bef 1716, Hanover Parish, King George Co, Virginia d. Aft 1736, of, King George Co, Virginia (Age ~ 21 years) |
| 2. William Rosser, b. Abt 1716 d. 4 May 1747, King George Co, Virginia (Age ~ 31 years) |
| 3. James Rosser, b. Abt 1718 d. Aft 1736 (Age ~ 19 years) |
| 4. Barbary Rosser, b. Abt 1720 d. Aft 1736 (Age ~ 17 years) |
| 5. Sarah Rosser, b. Abt 1722 d. Aft 1755 (Age ~ 34 years) |
| 6. Ann Rosser, b. Abt 1724 d. Aft 1758 (Age ~ 35 years) |
+ | 7. John* Rosser, b. Abt 1726, Cedar Run, Fauquier Co, Virginia d. Bef 23 Jun 1783, Cedar Run, Fauquier Co, Virginia (will) (Age ~ 57 years) |
| 8. Elizabeth Rosser, b. Abt 1728 d. Aft 1736 (Age ~ 9 years) |
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Family ID |
F2499 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |