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NY 1 – Rose

Location: Timothy Knapp House, 265 Rye Beach Avenue, Rye, New York

Rose was born sometime in the year 1773. She was enslaved in Rye by Ezekiel Halsted, Sr., and by his son, Philomen Halsted. On June 5, 1808, Rose married Jack, a free black man. She was emancipated in 1809.

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