Broussards of Ascension Parish:Information about James Rosamond
James Rosamond (b. Abt. 1754, d. Bef. July 10, 1806)
Notes for James Rosamond:
[Rosamond-Master File 5-27-02.GED]
((birth was between 1750 and 1760 when John and Sarah were still in Virginia))
James Rosamond, R255, M. Bornca 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia. James died in Abbeville District, SCbef 10 Jul 1806, he was 52. Occupation: Farmer.
James served in the Revolutionary War in the Ninety-Six District before and after the fall of Charleston. The Siege of Charleston occurrend in 1790 by the British Army led by Sir Henry Clinton. James furnished 150 lbs. of pork to the militia in 1782. He obtained land grants as a result of his service in the war. An abstract of his service in the Revolutionary War is on file at the Historical Commission in South Carolina.
James may have been married to a Dorothy/Norah Hodges (daughter or John Hodges and Elizabeth ?) prior to marrying Mary Daugherty. No one has been able to find any record of this. Barbara Morgan lists a Lettice Jones as a possibility for James' first wife. Much depends on when his first wife died, and the date he married Mary.
In the first national census in 1790, James, his brother Samuel, and his mother Sarah were the only Rosamond Heads of Household listed in South Carolina.
From info received from Ruth: "The census listing shows him as living in the Ninety-Six District 1 male & 1 female age 40-50, 2 males under 16 years and 9 slaves." This can't be the 1790 census data as that census didn't break down the ages except the males, and that only younger and older than 16. Also, there is no 40-50 age group for the 1800 census. This breakdown didn't occur until at least 1830, so where did this data come from?
A transcripted copy of his will is located in the SC Archives in Columbia, SC.A copy also appears on a separate page within this web site. James' will was recorded in Abbeville County, 10 July 1806.
He and his brother Samuel are mentioned in their sister Jean Rosamond's will.
From "Mississippi Ancestors"
"ROSAMOND, James, Soldier, S.C., b. Abbeville, S.C., d. aft 8 June 1805, Abbeville, S.C., m ca 1778-79, wf Mary Dohorty, Abbeville, S.C., d aft 15 July 1795; ch,Thomas (Rev.), b 1788, Abbeville Dist., S.C., d. prob Jan 1862 Yalobusha Co., Miss., m Elizabeth A. Williams, ca 1820-21, b 20 Apr 1805, Kershaw Dist., S.C., d 23 Apr 1857, Yalobusha Co., Miss.; Nathaniel, b ca 1786, m (1) Mary Lighon, (2) Amy Powell; Benjamin, b ca 1784; Samuel b ca 1782; Mary, b ca 1780.
ca 1778 when James was 24, he first married Lettice ?, F. Bornca 1757. Lettice diedca 1793, she was 36.
The big question is who was James' first wife???? One record shows her as Lettice, others speculate that she was Dorothy Hodges, sister to Sarah and Richard Hodges who married Samuel and Sarah F. Rosamond respectively, and some still believe it could be Mary Doherty (Daugherty), although that now seems very unlikely. If her name was Lettice, she might have been a Jones.
Alternate spellings for Lettice - Letice, Letitia, Lettitia, Leticia, Letticia, ...
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More About James Rosamond:
Occupation: Farmer.45
More About James Rosamond and Lettice ?:
Marriage: Abt. 177845
Children of James Rosamond and Lettice ? are:
- +Benjamin Rosamond, b. 1790, South Carolina45, d. Bef. May 16, 1859, Attala County, Mississippi45.