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John ROSE
Rachel SPARKS
Husband:  John ROSE — I find no primary record giving him middle name, "Letcher."
Birth:  1750, Southampton Co., VA
Death:  23 Apr 1843
Military Service:  Revolutionary War:  NC Militia
Brother:  Sterling ROSE, h/o Nancy (__?__) ROSE
Marriage:  Jun 1772, Surry Co., NC
Wife:  Rachel / Rachael SPARKS
Birth:  ca. 1754
Father:  William SPARKS
Mother:  Ms. __?__
Children — born in Surry Co., NC:
Rachel appeared to be having children at an interval of 2 or 3 years, so I postulate that she had and lost the two children indicated.

  1.  Ann ROSE, b. 27 Nov 1774
  2.  Milley ROSE, b. 8 Mar 1776
  3.  Patience ROSE, b. 4 Mar 1778
  4.  Rachel ROSE, b. 1781
  5.  (Probable Child) ROSE, b. ca. 1783; d. young
  6.  William ROSE, b. 2 Jul 1785
  7.  John ROSE, b. 11 Dec 1787
  8.  Elizabeth ROSE, b. 17/19 Jan 1790
  9.  (Son) ROSE, b. 23 Jul 1792
10.  (Probable Child) ROSE, b. ca. 1794; d. young
11.  Thomas ROSE, b. 11 Dec 1796
12?  June? ROSE, b. 27 Nov 1797?; d. 1798?
13.  Benjamin ROSE, b. 14 Apr 1799

Some say the 9th child is "Ace"; some say he's, "Hosea," but I find the name indecipherable (see below).

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Sources (n.b., VA: Southampton Co was formed in 1745 from Isle of Wight Co.; NC: Surry Co. was formed in 1770 from Rowan Co.; Southampton and Surry Cos. are not near each other, i.e., their respective county seats are about 250 miles apart):

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):  not found.

2.  Census Index:  Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310):  there was a John ROSE in Rowan Co., NC, in 1762, but our subject was too young (æ 12) to have been the person enumerated.  This is the only John ROSE on the CD in Rowan or Surry Co., NC; there were none in Southampton Co., VA.

.  Found via Search on Ancestry.com:
Images of the original pension applications of both John ROSE (Claim No. 18824, 6 Aug 1832) and Widow Lydia ROSE (29 Jul 1843) are online at Ancestry.com multiple times, along with multiple transcriptions, attached to multiple Public Member Trees.  The originals are a tough read, but contain some important genealogical information, including:
•  John ROSE, himself, states he was born in 1750 in South Hampton County, Virginia.
•  Several deponents confirm that John and Lydia were married in June, 1772, and that Ann was their first child, two years later.
•  His military service was extensive, but I just scanned it for genealogical information.
•  The images contain a typescript summary dated 25 May 1928 and done by one Winfield SCOTT, "Commissioner," which I found after wading through the originals (aargh!).  I agree with his summary, with the possible exception of the name of the 9th child ("Ace").  See below for an enlargement of that section.
•  Since doing the transcription (middle column), I found other transcriptions online.  For the most part we agree, and the differences are trivial, but at least one difference is not, and I've added them to the right.
John Rose Children ages


Ann Rose the Dather of John Rose and
Rachil his Wife was born November the 27th in
the yeare of our lord __________________1774


Milley Rose the Dauther of John
and Rachil his wife was Born the
8th day of march in the yeare of
our Lord ______________1776


Pashance Rose the Dauther of John Rose
and Rachil his Wife was Born the 4th
Day of march in the yeare of our Lord 1778


Rachil Rose was Born in the yeare
of our Lord ______________ 1781


William Rose the sun of John Rose
and Rachil his Wife was Born
the 2th of July in the yeare of
our Lord ______________    1785


John Rose the sun of John Rose and
Rachil his Wife was born the 11th of
December in the yeare of our lord   1787


Alazabeth Rose the Dauther of John Rose and
Rachil his Wife was Born the 17th [19th?] of Ja?ary
in the yeare of our lord               1790


? Rose the Sun of John Rose and Rachil
his Wife was Born 23th of July
the yeare of our Lord ______________  1792


Thomas Rose the sun of John Rose and
Rachil his Wife was Born the 11th of
December in the yeare of our lord      1796
Notable differences
in the other  transcription

At the beginning of the line for William, the other transcriber inserts these words:
 
William Lenoir S7137

I have no idea why because, as you can see, it's not in the original.


He shows the 9th child as
 
Ose [could be Ase]

 

June?/Anne? Rose was born November[?] 27th 179?
Was [?????????????????................] 1798

[Has anyone managed to decipher this section
 If so, please share! ]

[Why the space?  Was something written here
that faded away?]

Benjamin Rose Son [?? ???] was born
April ye 14th[?] in the Year of our lord
1799

Shows this child as, "Anne" born November the 27th 1797
Enlargement of the 9th child's name. 

The second part is "Rose," so you're struggling with as few as three letters.  The "Commissioner" says it's Ace; some say Ase or Ose, short for Hosea.

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