Rossiter/Pierson Family Connections

These families are not directly related to us, but I include this partial descent list due to the frequent intermarriage. I have left out most of the children, including only those who married into our lines.

Josiah Rossiter was born in 1646 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, son of Bryan Rossiter (also seen as Bray Rossiter) and Elizabeth Alsop. He died in 1716 in Guilford. Josiah married
Sarah Sherman, daughter of Samuel Sherman and Sarah ___. Sarah was born in 1654 in Stratfield (Fairfield) Connecticut, and died in 1712 in Connecticut. Josiah was the Guilford representative to the General Court several times between 1683 and 1707, and served a term as judge for New Haven County.

Josiah and Sarah had seventeen children (Sarah, Elizabeth, Josiah, Samuel, Timothy, John, Samuel, David, Jonathan, Nathaniel, Sarah, Patience, Joanna, Mary, Theophilus, Susannah, Eleazer).
Six of their lines merge into ours:

c. Josiah Rossiter was born 31 Mar 1680 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 23 Sep 1751 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut. He married Mary Hill, daughter of John Hill. Mary was born probably about 1680, and died 2 Jun 1730.
Josiah and Mary had four children (John, Elizabeth, Josiah, Thankful), of whom we list one:

c1. John Rossiter was born about 1706 and died 20 Apr 1801. He married 21 Jun 1739, Jemima Bristol [3920.1.2], daughter of Samuel Bristol and Esther Edwards. Jemima was born 17 Aug 1717, and died 24 Jun 1750.

e. Timothy Rossiter was born 5 Jun 1683 and died 7 Feb 1725. He married 4 Feb 1710/11 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, Abigail Penfield, daughter of Samuel Penfield and Mary Lewis. Abigail was born 23 Oct 1692 in Bristol (Bristol) Rhode Island, and died 9 Sep 1756 in Branford (New Haven) Connecticut.
Timothy and Abigail had five children (Bryan, Asher, Rebecca, Rowland, Timothy), of whom we list one:

e3. Rebecca Rossiter was born in 1718. She married 17 Jul 1739, Samuel Seward [15638.8.6], son of Joseph Seward and Judith Bushnell. Samuel was born 5 Aug 1690, and died 19 Dec 1751.

g. Samuel Rossiter was born 18 Feb 1685/86 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 16 Jan 1710/11. He married Ann Ward [7822.9], daughter of Andrew Ward and Tryal Meigs.

j. Nathaniel Rossiter was born 10 Nov 1689, and died 4 Oct 1751 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut. He married Anna Stone [15688.3.3.9], daughter of Nathaniel Stone and Mary Bartlett. Anna was born 17 Jun 1692, and died 20 Apr 1776.
Nathaniel and Anna had several children, including

j1. Benjamin Rossiter was born in 1718 in Connecticut, and died in 1796 in Connecticut. He married Sarah Morse. Sarah was born in 1728 in Connecticut, and died in 1828 in Connecticut.
Benjamin and Sarah had several children, including

j11. Lois Rossiter was born 13 Jul 1759, and died 17 Jun 1791. She married Ebenezer Fowler [1960.3.3], son of Ebenezer Fowler and Desire Bristol.

j12. Abigail Rossiter was born 21 Nov 1762 in North Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 22 Jan 1821. She married 23 Jun 1784, Ebenezer Russell [3924.8.9.3], son of Ebenezer Russell and Mabel Dudley.

j2. Sarah Rossiter was born 1 Jun 1720 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 4 Apr 1760. She married Aaron Evarts. Aaron was born 10 Jan 1717/18 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 20 Apr 1804.
Sarah and Aaron had several children, including

j21. Benjamin Evarts was born 26 Apr 1745 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 17 Dec 1819 in Guilford. He married 23 Oct 1765, Ruth Dudley [3924.3.1.3], daughter of Thomas Dudley and Abigail Seward.

k. Sarah Rossiter was born 21 Feb 1690/91 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died about 1735 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut. She married 1 May 1716 in Killingworth, Abraham Pierson, son of Abraham Pierson (1641 MA - 1707 CT) and Abigail Clarke. Abraham was born in 1680 in New Jersey, and died 8 Jan 1752 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut. They were Congregational; Abraham was a deacon.
{This was Abraham's second marriage. He had first married 1 Feb 1709/10 in Killingworth, Mary Sheather. Also, his sister Ruth married John French.}

Sarah Rossiter and Abraham Pierson had several children, including

k1. John Pierson was born 13 May 1717 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut, and died 25 Aug 1794 in Killingworth. He married 20 Jun 1745 in Killingworth,  Sybil Parmelee [7864.5.3.1], daughter of Nathaniel Parmelee and Bethia Kelsey.

k2. Dodo Pierson was born 21 May 1723 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut, and died 19 Jan 1796 in Killingworth. He was a Congregational Deacon. Dodo married 5 Jun 1748 in Killingworth, Mary Seward [15638.10.3.4], daughter of William Seward and Damaris Punderson. Mary was born 22 Sep 1717, and died 26 Jan 1802 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut.

k3. Samuel Pierson was born 15 Apr 1721 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut, and died 23 Jan 1801 in Killingworth. He married 23 Nov 1743 in Killingworth, Lydia Stevens [3912.1.1], daughter of Josiah Stevens and Martha Smith.

o. Theophilus Rossiter was born 12 Feb 1695/96 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 9 Apr 1773. He married Abigail Pearson. Abigail was born in 1705 in Long Island, New York, and died 25 Jan 1790.
Theophilus and Abigail had several children, including

o1. David Rossiter was born 27 Jul 1735 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 8 Mar 1811. He married 23 Dec 1762, Eunice Bristol [980.1], daughter of Bezaleel Bristol and Eunice Dudley.

o2. William Rossiter was born 7 Feb 1740 in Guilford (New Haven) Connecticut, and died 28 Dec 1820 in North Guilford, Connecticut. He married on 18 Feb 1768, Submit Chittenden [7820.8.6.4], daughter of Submit Scranton and Simeon Chittenden.

I am currently going back through old pages to add sources -- have not completed this one yet, but will eventually

Compiled by Bill Stupak. Last update: Nov 2010