John Rouse, Sr., the Emigrant, was born circa 1615 in England.
3 John Rouse, Sr., the Emigrant, married
Annis Paybody, daughter of
John Pabodie, the Emigrant, and
Isabel Unkown, before 1640 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Their children were:
1. Mary (Rouse) Price (1640–1676)
2. John Rouse Jr. (1643–1717)
3. Simon Rouse (1645–1724)
4. George Rouse (1648–1676)
5. Anna (Rouse) Holmes (~1651–1715)
6. Thankful (Rouse) Bullock (1652– ) 7. Elizabeth (Rouse) Bourne (1653–1701.)
3 John Rouse, Sr., the Emigrant, died on 16 December 1684 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, British Colonial America, at age ~69.
1,3 His estate was probated on 5 January 1685 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.
4 John Rouse, Sr., the Emigrant, was also known as John Rowse.
John Rouse, Sr., the Emigrant, emigrated before 1634 from England to Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, as a servant of Thomas Prence.
1,3,2 He lived in 1634 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.
1,3 John Rouse, Sr., the Emigrant, left a will dated 31 May 1682. It mentions his wife (not named), and his children, John, Simon, Mary, Anna, Elizabeth, and his brother William Pabodie.
4 The inventory of his estate was taken 5 November in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. The Plymouth Colony Archive Project includes the following inventory of the Estate of John Rouse, Sr.:
5 January 1684/1685
Plymouth Colony Wills 4(2):107
#P445
Inventory of John Rouse, Sr.
1685.
Hickley Gour
Marshfield [Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts] this 5 : 11 : 1684 [May 11, 1684].
An Inuentory taken of ye estate of ye late deceased Iohn Rouse of Marshfield by us whose names ar under written & it is as followeth
L s d [The Pounds, Shillings & Pence value of each item.]
Item to one yoke of oxen 05 10 00
To one Bull 01 10 00
To fiue Cowes 09 10 00
To one yearling & three Calues 02 00 00
To one horse 01 10 00
To one old mare & one ffille 01 10 00
To two piggs 00 05 00
To Corne & other prouision 04 05 00
To one bed and bedding 05 00 00
To four pair of sheets 02 10 00
To table linnen 00 10 00
To pillowbeer 00 10 00
To other beding 01 00 00
To his wearing Clothes & money 04 00 00
To Cushens 00 06 00
To Iron ware in ye house 01 05 00
To a frying pan & brass ware 01 03 00
To pewter ware & a lanthorne 01 03 00
To one Gun & sword 01 00 00
To earthen ware 00 06 00
To a Churne tubbs & pailes & other ware 01 06 00
To a pannel & bridle & wool 00 10 00
To axes howes chaine & cleuis & pins 00 17 06
To powder & shott 00 05 00
To Chests & books 00 15 00
To wheels bags & grinstone 00 10 00
To a siueting Trough & other lumber 01 05 00
more to one sickle & pitchforke 00 01 06
To a Cart rope 00 03 00
____ ____ _____
The totall some 50 06 [00]
The widdows bed not prised
due out of ye estate 03 16 00
The Court giues liberty to mr Alden to giue ye woman (viz) Annis Rouse [John Rouse's surviving widow] her oath at hom in regard of her age & weaknes, unto this Inventory pr me
Nathaniel Morton Secretary
The widow Rouse took oath to this Inventory this 12th of may 1685 before me Iohn Alden Asist.
4 He was buried in Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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