The Will of Charles Rose Monongalia County, West Virginia *At a court held at Monongalia Co. Va. Sept. 1816. This is last will and testament of Charles Rose, dec'd, was produced in court and acknowledgents of the said Charles Rose thereto proved by the oaths of Francis McShane, Jacob Smith and George Norris, witnesses thereto which is recorded. Charles Rose's Will In the name of God, Amen. To all Christian People to whom these presents,know ye that I, Charles Rose of Monongalia County and State of Virginia, being in a low state of health but sound memory, thanks be to Almighty God, for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body and that is appoiinted for all men once to die do make ordain and constitut my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly goods as hath pleased God to bless me with I give, devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following: I promise that is to say, I give and bequeath to Rebeckah, my beloved wife, the tract of land I now live on lying on the road leading from Ices Ferry to the sand spring and all moveable property and the benefits thereof during the time she shall remain a widow and after her death or marriage, one hundred acres including the improvements to revert to my youngest son, Charles Rose and further if the said Charles should not live to possess the above mentioned land then the remainder of the said tract of land to be sold and equally be divided between the said John Rose, Thomas Rose and Hopkins Rose. But if the said Charles Rose should not live to possess the above mentioned land, then the hundred acres to be equally divided between the said John, Thomas and Hopkins and then the remainder of the tract of land to be divided equally between my six daughters, Mary Rose, Aley Conner, Rachel Rose, Rebeckah Rose, Hannah Rose and Freelove Rose and the four last named girls to be furnished with a bed and a cow and then the balance if there is any, to be equally divided among the six girls. I give and bequeath to my three sons, John Rose, Thomas Rose and Hopkins Rose, a bond on John Jackson and John Teoth. I contitute appoint and ordain my beloved wife, Rebeckah and Doctor lewellin as executors of this my last will and testament. In witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this twenty sixth day of June, one thousand, eight hundredand sixteen. Signed, sealed and acknowledge in the presence of: Jacob Smith, Francis McShane, and George Norris. his mark Charles X Rose (seal) ---------------------- NOTES: Charles Rose and Rebecca Mulliner Charles Rose, b. ca. 1759, Block Island, R.I. son of Ezekiel Rose Sr. & Mary (Fidler) Rose died: ca. September 1816, Monongalia Co. Va. (Will probated in September 1816, at Monongalia Co. Va.) married: 10 Jan. 1781, New Jersey Rebecca Mulliner, b. ca. 1763 (location unknown) died: ca. 1847 (location unknown) Issue 10 children: 1.) John Rose, md. Edy Boyce 2.) Thomas Rose 3.) Hopkins Rose, b. 1784-1794 md. 22 May 1812, Fayette Co. Pa. to: Susannah Conner died: 9 Oct 1823, Fayette Co., Washington C.H., Oh. issue 4 children 4.) Elsie (Aley) Rose, b. 12 Sept 1789, died: 9 Nov 1861 md. James Conner 5.) Mary Rose 6.) Rachel Rose 7.) Rebecca (Rebekah) Rose 8.) Hanna Rose 9.) Freelove Rose 10.) Charles Rose ---- NOTES: HOPKINS ROSE & SUSANNAH CONNER Hopkins Rose, b. ca. 1784, Fayette Co. Pa. son of Charles ROSE & Rebecca MULLINER d. 9 Oct. 1823, Washington C.H., Ohio Md. 22 May 1812, Fayette Co. Pa. buried: Washington C.H., Ohio Susannah CONNER, b. ca. 1795 daughter of: John CONNER Note: age 56 in 1851 and living in Darke Co. Ohio. Children: 1.) John W. ROSE, b. 1 Feb 1815, Fayette Co. Pa. d. 26 Dec 1851, Darke Co. Ohio Burial: Shook Cemetery, Darke Co. Ohio md. 12 July 1834, Miami Co. Ohio to: Rhoda COATE issue 4 children md. 2nd. June 1846, Greene Co. Ohio To: Rebecca SANDERS issue 3 children 2.) Ezekiel ROSE, b. 23 April 1818, Virginia d. 23 July 1893, Burkettesville, Ohio Burial: Hosapple Cemetery, Darke Co. Ohio md. 1st. on 30 Jan 1838 to Rebecca McDorman md. 2nd. on 27 May 1851, Darke Co. Ohio to: Elizabeth Ann BIRT, b. 8 April 1834, Darke Co. Oh. Daughter of Andrew Davidson BIRT & Elizabeth SHOOK. d. 21 May 1911, Darke Co. Ohio Burial: Castine Cemetery, Darke Co. Ohio. issue 10 children. 3.) Margaret ROSE, b. 1 Feb 1819, Virginia d. 19 July 1896, Darke Co. Ohio. Burial: Shook Cemetery md. 4 April 1840, to: John GIBSON issue 9 children 4.) Hopkins ROSE Jr., b. ca. 1821, Virginia d. 1849, Darke Co. Ohio Burial: Shook's Cemetery, Darke Co. Ohio. md. 10 April 1845, Darke Co. Ohio to: Edna Chrysta, Michael Reck E-mail:ab662@dayton.wright.edu Copyright 1996 Michael Reck. Michael Reck has submitted this file for use in the USGenWeb Archives. This file may be freely copied, but may not be sold.