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Thomas Rose (1679-1748) of Wootton House in the parish of
:''"In memory of Thomas Rose of Wootton FitzPain in the county of Dorsett, Esqr, who died the 9th of Jan'y 1747 aged 68 and was buried in the family vault in that church. This was put up at the request of his only child Mary, the wife of Fran(ci)s Drewe of Grange in this parish, Esqr, who departed this life the 7th of Nov'r 1749 aged 34 and was buried in this church. In her life time she was valued by every one, at her death lamented by all, as she was an affectionate wife, a tender parent, a kinde mistress, a sincere friend and imbraced every opportunity of doing good"''
Thomas Rose (1679-1748) of Wootton House in the parish of Wootton Fitzpaine
Wootton Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies approximately north-east of Lyme Regis in a small side valley of the River Char, close to the Marshwood Vale. The civil parish covers an area ...
in Dorset
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was Sheriff of Dorset in 1715.
Origins
The earliest recorded member of the Rose family is John Rose of St Burlado (Saint Brélade
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The parish is the second-largest parish by surface area, covering 7 ...
) on the Island of Jersey
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, who served as Mayor of Lyme Regis in Dorset in 1611. He married Fayth Ellesdon, a daughter of Ralph Ellesdon.Roberts His son was Richard Rose (died c. 1658), a Member of Parliament
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for Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and beaches on the Heri ...
(1639–55), who married Elizabeth Henley, a daughter of Henry Henley of Leigh.
Marriage and progeny
He left an only child and sole heiress: *Mary Rose (1715-1749), who died aged 34, having married (as his first wife) Francis Drewe (1712–1773) of Grange in the parish ofBroadhembury
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The civil parish includes the hamlets of Kerswell, Dulford, Crammer Barton, Colliton and Luton, all to the west of the village. ...
in Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1738. She bore seven sons, six of whom survived their father, four of whom inherited Grange successively, several having adopted the surname "Rose-Drewe".
Death
He died on 9 January 1747/48, aged 68. "A stone of eight ounces and one dram was found in his kidneys".{{Cite web, url=http://www.freshford.com/Wootton%20Fitzpaine.htm, title=Charmouth:Sea House, Higher Sea Lane His mural monument survives in Broadhembury Church, Devon, erected by his daughter Mrs Drewe. It displays at top thecanting arms
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of Rose: ''Sable, on a pale or three roses gules slipt and leaved proper''; Crest at top: ''A rose slipped and leaved''; bottom: Drewe (''Ermine, a lion passant gules'') impaling Rose. It is inscribed as follows::''"In memory of Thomas Rose of Wootton FitzPain in the county of Dorsett, Esqr, who died the 9th of Jan'y 1747 aged 68 and was buried in the family vault in that church. This was put up at the request of his only child Mary, the wife of Fran(ci)s Drewe of Grange in this parish, Esqr, who departed this life the 7th of Nov'r 1749 aged 34 and was buried in this church. In her life time she was valued by every one, at her death lamented by all, as she was an affectionate wife, a tender parent, a kinde mistress, a sincere friend and imbraced every opportunity of doing good"''
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