Beyond Penn's Treaty
Other Names: None
Assumed Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1765
Birth Place: Unknown
Death Date: 1823
Death Place: Unknown
Affiliations: New York Yearly meeting of Friends , New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Indian Committee , Society of Friends
Notes: In 1790, married Charity Rodman. Moved to New Bedford and later to Hartford, Connecticut. Both Thomas and Charity were recognized as ministers while living in New England. Added to NYYM Indian Committee in 1807, appointed in 1808 to visit Brotherton, Stockbridge, and Oneida Indians. Moved west and settled in Kendal, Ohio, in 1812. Thomas Rotch laid out the town and operated a store, woolen mill, and brickyard. They were both active in Quaker affairs. Thomas was a witness to the signing of the treaty of St. Mary’s, in which Indians signed off all claims to land in Ohio, and he also visited the German Separatists at Zoar, helping get them established in their new homes. Thomas Rotch died while attending Ohio YM in 1823.