Mary PHELPS
- Married: 6 Jun 1824, Belpre, Washington, Ohio, USA
- Died: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, USA
 Another name for Mary was PHILLIPS.
General Notes:
INTERVIEW
"Rouse Family of Belpre Ohio"
by Lucy COLE Fleming (notes), Seldon COLE, Mrs Clarence SLOAN, Laura Curtis PRESTON- 30 Mar 1939.
"The information listed here is from Mr Alonzo Rouse of Belpre, last living member of the five children of John and Elizabeth (Pennock) Rouse, of Belpre Ohio. Mr Rouse has various old family Deeds, Wills, and the Family Bible (with records) of his family, and has a remarkable memory for dates, names, and family history. He was born at Belpre 23 Feb 1869.
"Date of our call on Mr Rouse was 30 Mar 1939.
"Information given in 'typed sheeets' no name signed but probably written by Alonzo Rouse. Parts copied.
"John Rouse came from England, joined the whaling industry, was stopped by the Revlolutionary War. Rouse had a hard time digging to make a living for wife and eight children on their farm near Rochester MA.
"John rouse and his neighbor, Capt Jonanthan Haskell, hitched teams to covered wagons early in October 1788, were two months on way to Summerls Ferry where they took a flat boat and floated to Marietta. They arrived in Marietta in December (date not given) four days after leaving S Ferry. the next morning after reaching Marietta the rive was closed by ice...
"Alonzo Rouse papers- an old chart (with notes from LCP- Laura Curtis Preston)
John Rouse married Rebecca Barker and had 8 children
1. Michael Rouse (born Abt 1766, never married, lived & died Belpre OH)
2. Bathsheba m Richard Greene (son of Griffen Greene)
3. Elizabeth m Levi Barber (Marietta 15 Feb 1803)
4. Cynthia m Paul Fearing (Marietta 28 Nov 1795)
5. Robert twin
6. Barker twin
7. Ruth
8. Stephen (see Amer Pioneer v2 p113 Marietta)...
"...Barker Rouse Mar Mary Phelps 6 Jun 1824 (Washington Co Records) settled in Blepre..."
Marriage Information:
Mary married Barker ROUSE, son of Captain John ROUSE, Jr and Rebecca BARKER, on 6 Jun 1824 in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, USA. (Barker ROUSE was born about 1784 in Rochester, , Massachusetts, USA and died in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, USA.)
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