Elizabeth ALSOP

1614 - 1669  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Elizabeth ALSOP  [1, 2]
  	Daughter of Rev. John Alsop of Crewkerne, Somerset. She had four brothers in England, three of whom were ministers She was mentioned in the wills of brothers: john Alsop, B.C., Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, dated 6 September 1647, who left to his brother Josiah half of his books, and "to my Sister Elizabeth and her Children Fifty Pound to bee payed as soone as yow may with Conveniency of which probably she is or y shee bee dead her Children may stand in greate need"; timoth Alsop, Esquire, of St. Mary Somerset, London, dated 25 July 1664, gave "to my sister in New England one hundred and fifty pounds to be paid within a twelve month"; Rev. Josias Alsop of St. Clement's Eastcheap, London, dated 12 August 1666, gave L100 to "M' Elizabeth Rosseter, my sister in New England, or to her children if she be dead" and L50 to"my brother Mr Timothy Alsop's children". It is not known when or how Elizabeth came to New England, although there were a number of families from Crewkerne who came in 1630, and it has been suggested she might have been one of the servants in Edward Rossiter's party. [1]
  Christening	15 Feb 1613/14	Crewkerne, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Aug 1669	Guilford, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I73234	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2018

  
  

  Family	Bray/Bryan ROSSITER,   b. Poss. 1610, England d. 30 Sep 1672, Guilford, Connecticut (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1639  [1]
  Children	1. Samuel ROSSITER   d. 10 Jun 1640, Windsor, Connecticut  [Birth] + 2. Joannah ROSSITER,   b. Jul 1642, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 12 Oct 1702, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)  [Birth]   3. John ROSSITER,   b. 1644, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. Sep 1670, Killingsworth, New Haven Co., Connecticut (Age 26 years)  [Birth] + 4. Josiah ROSSITER,   b. 1646, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 31 Jan 1716, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 70 years)  [Birth]   5. Timothy ROSSITER   d. 1647, Windsor, Connecticut  [Birth]   6. Abigail ROSSITER   d. 1648, Windsor, Connecticut  [Birth]   7. Esther ROSSITER   d. 1649, Windsor, Connecticut  [Birth]   8. Peter ROSSITER   d. 1651, Windsor, Connecticut  [Birth]   9. Elizabeth ROSSITER   d. Sep 1651, Windsor, Connecticut  [Birth]   10. Susannah ROSSITER,   b. 18 Nov 1652, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 21 Apr 1710, Woodbury, Connecticut (Age 57 years)  [Birth]   11. Sarah ROSSITER   d. 10 Aug 1669, Guilford, Connecticut  [Birth]
  Family ID	F29670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - 15 Feb 1613/14 - Crewkerne, Somerset, England Death - 29 Aug 1669 - Guilford, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8969] AmericanAncestors.org: Early New England Families, 1641-1700. [S4793] Alvan Talcott, "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut" Vol. II.