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John Rosser 1718–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 June 1783

Death Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Richard Rosser

Mother: Sarah Pritchett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leftwich

Children(s): David Rosser

John Rosser was born in 1718 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Rosser And Sarah Pritchett. John Rosser married Elizabeth Leftwich, and had children including David Rosser. John Rosser passed away in 1783 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Rosser was born in 1718 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Rosser And Sarah Pritchett.
  • John Rosser married Elizabeth Leftwich, and had children including David Rosser.
  • John Rosser passed away in 1783 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rosser
1685–1735
Birth Location: King George County / Rappahannock County, Virginia
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Sarah Pritchett
1689–1736
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia
SP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leftwich
1722–1796
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

David Rosser
1741–1790
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
DR

John Rosser's Ancestors

Self
John Rosser
1718–1783
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Rosser
1685–1735
King George County / Rappahannock County, Virginia
Sarah Pritchett
1689–1736
King George County, Virginia
Grandparents
Sarah Sherwood
1665–1698
Rappahannock, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Jane (Frances) Muse
1667–1723
Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Mary Sanford
1645–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sanford
1617–1684
Mary Botsford
1623–1662

John Rosser's Descendants

1.
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John Rosser (1718–23 June 1783) m. Elizabeth Leftwich (ABT 1722–BEF JUN 1796)
  1. 1. David Rosser 1741–1790 m. Nancy (Ann) Young 1743–1790
    1. 1. Ambrose Rosser 1775–1838 m. Sally Finch 1773–1860
      1. 1. David (R) Rosser 1817–1880 m. Martha (Jane) Rosser 1816–1896
        1. 1. Anne (R) Walthal 1844–1905 m. John (Reuben) Garrison 1840–1945 m. Robert (Fulton) Walthall 1835–1862
        2. 2. Benjamin (Tasdale) Rosser 1857–1918 m. Fances (Ann) Carwile 1861–1932

John Rosser's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of John Rosser in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
1783
23 June 1783
Age 65
Death of John Rosser in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1783
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
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