John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 383

Matthias Rouse was born about 1723 in Virginia and was a foot soldier of Culpeper Co. in 1756.  From 1762 to 1788 he was involved in several land transactions.  With his wife Elizabeth, he was a communicant in 1775 at Hebron Lutheran Church.  He wrote his will in 1796, which was probated in 1806 in Madison Co., VA.  He named his wife Elizabeth and the children who were:

  1. Joseph Rouse , b. 15 Feb 1750, d. ca 1831/2 in Marion Co., Indiana.  He married, first, Susannah Railsback, and, second, Mary Magdalena Tanner,
  2. Samuel Rouse , b. 1752, d. 24 May 1834 Boone Co., Kentucky.  He married, in 1775, Mary Weaver, b. 1755,
  3. Michael Rouse .  He married, first, in 1782, Catherine _____, and, second, in 1786, Nancy _____,
  4. Lewis Rouse , b. 1756, d. ca 1835 in Henderson Co., KY.  He married, in VA, Elizabeth Garriott,
  5. Jacob Rouse , b. 1758, d. 29 May 1833 Boone Co., KY.  He married, in 1783, Anna Weaver, who died ca 1843,
  6. Ephraim Rouse , b. 1765, d. 16 Jul 1851 in Boone Co., KY.  He married, first, Mary Huffman, who died in 1793, and he married, second, in 1795, Barbara Deer, who died before 1850,
  7. George Rouse , b. 1766, d. ca 1845 in Rails Co., Missouri.  He married, in 1794, Betsy Zimmerman,
  8. Mary Rouse , d. before 1815 in Boone Co., KY.  She married Frederick Tanner, who was born 1748/50, and died 1815/8.

The family epitomizes the westward movement, as the children moved to Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky.  Several of them were a part of the large number of Germanna people who moved to Boone Co., Kentucky, where the Rev. Carpenter went.

Mrs. Rouse's book added much information to the Germanna history.  The largest work done previously on the Rouses was Emma Rouse Lloyd's "Clasping Hands With Generations Past."

The above children of Matthias are well represented in the records of Hebron Church, as parents and sponsors, although none are given in the birth records.  All of the children above were born in Culpeper County, VA.

We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.