'Rosseter1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Rosseter of Minting, Rosseter of Somerby

                               
We follow Maddison in spelling the family name as "Rosseter" rather than "Rossiter" but note that cross-references from elsewhere in the database may use the latter version which appears to be more commmon nowadays.
Richard Rosseter of Skegness
m. either _ Stover (heir) or _ Hall (dau/heir of John Hall of Wainfleet)
1. Richard Rosseter of Minting (d 06.05.1531-2)
  m. Alice (or Margaret) Riby (dau/heir of George Riby of Winthorpe & Boston)
A. Richard Rosseter of Somerby, near Bigby, Lincolnshire (d 09.05.1557)
  m. Alice Baylles (dau of Edward Baylles of Somerby)
  i. Richard Rosseter of Somerby (b c1547, a 08.1607)
  m. Bridget Carr (d before 21.08.1607, dau of Robert Carr of Sleaford)
a. Richard Rosseter of Somerby (d before 04.09.1620, 3rd son)
  m. (mcrt 11.04.1609) Elizabeth Bouchier (dau of Sir John Bouchier of Beningburgh Grange)
  (1) Sir Edward Rosseter of Somerby (b c01.08.1617, d before 27.02.1668-9, Colonel, 2nd son)
  m1. (25.06.1646) Jane Samwell (bpt 18.05.1615, dau of Sir Richard Samwell of Gayton, niece of George Verney)
  (A) Mary Rosseter (a 09.1669)
(B) Elizabeth Rosseter
  m. Edmund Ellis of Wellingore
  m2. Arabella Holles (d before 28.06.1689, dau of John Holles, Earl of Clare)
  (C) John Rosseter of Somerby (b after 06.1653)D
  m. _ Walsingham (sister of James Walsingham of Little Chesterford)
  (i) Arabella Rosseter
  m. (13.025.1726-7) Henry Villiers (son of Henry, brother of 1st Earl of Jersey)
  (D)+ other issue (a 08.1668) - Edward, Horatio, Richard, Vera
  (2)+ other issue - Richard (b c1616, dsp 07.02.1635-6), John (a 1634)
  b. Elizabeth Rosseter
  m. Thomas Bard of North Kelsey
  c. Ursula Rosseter (a 10.1652)
  m. _ Smith
  d.+ other issue - Robert (a 1592, dsp), Sir Edward (dsp), Thomas of Somerby (d before 15.08.1668), Bridget (d unm before 22.08.1654), Alice (a 1634)
  ii. George Rosseter of Keddington (bur 27.12.1616)
  The following comes from Maddison's Lincolnshire Pedigrees (1906, Rosseter of Keddington).
  m. Mary Brocklesby (bur 20.11.1626)
  a. Anthony Rosseter of Legburne (bpt 18.03.1588-9, d before 19.05.1656, 3rd son)
  m. (25.11.1624) Mary Ryghton (bpt 23.11.1603, d before 13.11.1661, dau of Thomas Ryghton of Louth)
  (1) Harpham Rosseter (bpt 12.11.1628, a 1661)
  m. Katherine
  (2) Elizabeth Rosseter
  m. (06.11.1655) Thomas West
  (3)+ other issue - Anthony (bpt 19.05.1631), George (a 1661), Mary (a 1659)
  b.+ other issue - Robert (bpt/bur 18.01.1586-7), Richard (bpt 25.12.1587), George, Thomas, Bridget (bpt 13.11.1585, bur 25.01.1585-6), Elizabeth (bur 10.10.1624), Mary, Theodosia
  iii. Edward Rosseter of Melton Ross (d before 15.08.1587)
  m. Margaret
  B. Henry Rosseter of Hemingby (d before 01.04.1579, eoman)
  m. Alice
  i. John Rosseter
  C. Hugh Rosseter of Horsington (d before 14.04.1591)
  i. Robert Rosseter
  D. John Rosseter of Minting (probably not 'of Martin')
  Maddison notes that this was probably the John shown by the section on 'Rosseter of Minting' as father of ...
  i. Richard Rosseter of Minting (d before 07.1614)
  m. (19.01.1589-90) Margery Sherriff (b c1575, a 1615)
  a. Richard Rosseter of Minting (b c1607)
  m. (c03.1632/3) Elizabeth Fisher of Boston (b c1611)
  b. Elizabeth Rosseter
  m. (c08.1614) Thomas Burton of Stixwold (b c1584)
  c.+ other issue - Mary, Sarah, Anne
  ii. Robert Rosseter (a 1613)
  iii. Anne Rosseter
  m. Robert Southwell
  iv. Mary Rosseter
  m. John Smith

Main source(s): Maddison's Lincolnshire Pedigrees (1906, Rosseter of Somerby)
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