Francis Rose (Jamaica)

[4] In 1688, Fulke Rose, with Hans Sloane, was one of the physicians who attended the former privateer Henry Morgan for his various ailments.

[2] Rose's plantations included Burton's in Saint Thomas, Bagnall's Thicket (later known as The Decoy), Savanna (Old Works), and Rose Hall (New Works); he also owned two houses in the then capital of Spanish Town and land in Half Way Tree.

[3][7] He also represented Saint George parish in the assembly and in 1703 joined the Council of Jamaica, subsequently becoming its president, a position he held until his death.

[2] He was buried at Saint Catherine Parish Church (Spanish Town Cathedral) where a monumental inscription notes his death in his 67th year.

[3][8] Other inscriptions nearby note the burial of his son Thomas and of other family members as well as family connections to Francis Price who served as a captain in the British Army under Venables during the capture of Jamaica from the Spanish in 1655 and Lieutenant Colonel "Rose, also one of the conquerors of that Island, and the scion of an ancient family long settled in the counties of Dorset, and Gloucester.