ROSE William; NY,USA; 1747-1802 Researching William ROSE (1747-1802): William was born in 1747 in Little Britain, Orange County, NY. In the time of the Revolutionary War he was commissioned a Captain to enlist a company of soldiers to serve in that war, and, after it ended, he became Captain of a company of militia. He died in 1802, and is supposed to be buried in Plains Cemetery, Mount Hope, Orange County, NY. ==================== William married Mary DeWitt, 17-May-1774, in New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Orange County, NY. They had 12 children. She was born in 1756 in Ulster County, NY, the daughter of Jacob Rutsen DeWitt and Janneke Depuy. She was the oldest sister of Moses DeWitt. She died 9-Jul-1839 in Onondaga County, NY. ===================== The grave of Captain William Rose was located in the Mount Hope Plains Cemetery. The inscription read "Capt. William Rose - Revolutionary War - 1747 - 1802". ===================== per. Rev. Soldiers of Onondaga County: William ROSA - This veteran married Mary, Moses DeWITT's oldest sister, May 17, 1774 in New Windsor, Orange County, NY and settled in Lodi. He was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Ulster County Regiment. ===================== per Book on Minisink: William ROSE was a signer of the Pledge of 1775 in town of Minisink, then a part of Mamakating. ===================== per. Ulster County in the Revolution: William ROOSA - Mamakating - 3rd Ulster Regiment - 2nd Lt. - 10th Co.- 9/20/75. ===================== per Military Minutes of the Council etc: Ulster County 1787 Moses PHILLIP's Regiment William ROSE, Captain - Ulster County 1795 Men taken from Captain William ROOSA Co., and two other Companies to form a new Company under command of Capt. David Godrey. - Orange County 1800 - Lt. Col. William Faulkner's Reg't vice W. ROSE removed. - Note: The Reg't of Col. Faulkner & Denniston are entered in the minutes sometimes Ulster and sometimes Orange. ===================== per. New York in the Rev.: Ulster County Militia - 2nd Regiment - Col. James McClaghry - Lt. William ROSA. From: Dick Rose, Fairview Park, OH A proud contributor to Rootsweb and Genserv <drose@en.com> or <http://www.en.com/users/drose/> Manager of: BK-L@Rootsweb.com (Brother's Keeper List) & ROSE-L@Rootsweb.com (ROSE Mail Service) & DeWITT-L@Rootsweb.com (DeWITT Mail Service) & KENYON & DeWITT GenConnect Boards.