The fate of Joseph Rosson, son of John Cummins Rosson Jr
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:05 pm
One of my burning questions has been what happened to Joseph Rosson, son of John Cummins Rosson Jr. He is mentioned in his father's will, but doesn't appear in the area afterwards. With a common name like Joseph and no clear birth date (I got 1804 from a chatham county website I can't find right now, but I don't know where they got that from), so it's difficult to make a convincing connection to anyone beyond Marshall County. Anyhow, I think I found out what happened to him.
There are two Joseph Rossons in Marshall County, TN in the 1830s: Joseph O Rosson, son of John C Rosson Sr and Joseph Rosson, son of John C Rosson Jr (Joseph O's nephew). On 7 Oct 1839, Joseph Alexander Rosson, minor orphan of Joseph Rosson is placed into the guardianship of Andrew Laird. Joseph O Rosson died the previous year and his heirs were also placed into the guardianship of Andrew Laird. However, no mention is made of a Joseph Alexander Rosson at that time, and Joseph O Rosson's widow Rebecca is still alive, meaning his heirs are NOT orphans. It thus appears that Joseph Alexander Rosson is the son of Joseph Rosson, son of John C Rosson Jr.
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There are two Joseph Rossons in Marshall County, TN in the 1830s: Joseph O Rosson, son of John C Rosson Sr and Joseph Rosson, son of John C Rosson Jr (Joseph O's nephew). On 7 Oct 1839, Joseph Alexander Rosson, minor orphan of Joseph Rosson is placed into the guardianship of Andrew Laird. Joseph O Rosson died the previous year and his heirs were also placed into the guardianship of Andrew Laird. However, no mention is made of a Joseph Alexander Rosson at that time, and Joseph O Rosson's widow Rebecca is still alive, meaning his heirs are NOT orphans. It thus appears that Joseph Alexander Rosson is the son of Joseph Rosson, son of John C Rosson Jr.
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