Editing Nathaniel Rochester (section)

{{Short description|American Revolutionary War soldier, land speculator, and slave trader (1752–1831)}}
{{for|the computer scientist|Nathaniel Rochester (computer scientist)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Nathaniel Rochester
| image         = NathanielRochester.jpg
| alt           = 
| caption       = 1824 portrait
| office        = Member of the [[Maryland General Assembly]]
| office1       = Member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly of 1777|North Carolina General Assembly]]
| term_start1   = 1777
| term_end1     = 1777
| birth_date    = February 21, 1752
| birth_place   = [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]]
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1831|5|17|1752|2|21}}
| death_place   = [[Rochester, New York]]
| resting_place = [[Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester|Mount Hope Cemetery]]
| parents       = 
| spouse        = {{marriage|Sophia Beatty|1788}}
| children      = 12, including [[William B. Rochester|William]], [[Thomas H. Rochester|Thomas]]
| relations     =
| party         = 
| signature     = Signature of Nathaniel Rochester.png
}}
''' Nathaniel Rochester''' (February 21, 1752 &ndash; May 17, 1831) was an American [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]] soldier and [[Speculation|land speculator]], most noted for founding the settlement which would become [[Rochester, New York]].