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and Secretary OF State. l690-o1 He
was thrice married: first, - -, be-
fore 1914. and had Susannah, who mar
ried Dudley Diggcs. son OF Governor
Edward Digges: second. Ann Digges.
sister of Dudley Digges. whose issue
died In infancy; third, Martha. daugh-
ter OF Colonel John Leas. issue. Mar
tina, John and Mary. who died infants,
and William III.
William Cole. tho third In virginia.
was born about 1892. and made his will
In 1929. and died before 1881. In IT'S
he was 81 member of the House of
Burgesses for Warwick. In 1921 he
was deputy receiver for Vir-
ginia and y colonel of militia. In 1722
he was a member OF the board of visi-
tors to Willsm and Mary College. He
married Mary. daughter of Colonel VIII
liam Koscow and wife. Lucy Bassett.
and granddaughter Of William RIOS
COW. Sr., and Mary Wilson. and of
Colonel William Bassett and Joanna
Bur"cll. William Cole and Mary Ros-
city County: Martha, who married a
Leigh; James. who married Mary Wills.
and Roscow Cole.
observation-disclosures Family.
tFrom William and Mary Quarterly
William Roscow. or Roscoe. OF
Blunt I'oirt, Warwick County Va.
died in 1900. On his tomb at Blunt
cpitaph: farms mot described in any
hcraldic work accessable) n lion ram
pant and a ragged staff: crest. 4 hand
holding = daggerl. Under this stone
lycth the body of William Roscow.
Gentleman who was born 1T Charley.
In the County OF Lancaster. the goth
day Of November. Ammo Dom. 1864. and
departed this life at Blunt Point, in ye
County Of Warwick, the 2d day OF
November Ammo Dom. 100. and In the
thirty sixth year OF his age. Also here
Eyes the body OF Mary, wife of the above
William Roscoe. and daughter Of Col
oncl William Wilson, of Elizabeth City
County, who was born In October, 1875
and dyed January tho 18th. l7ii. In the
sixty seventh year of her age"
William and Mary Roscow had issue:
Frst. James (2), Of Hampton ap-
pointed rccclvcr-gcncral OF Virginia
January 90, 17l6. died apparently with
out issue; second. William (2): third
Willis fo). born about 1901, and died
without Issue.
Colonel William te) Roscow. OF Blunt
Point, sheriff of Warwick 172a. ana
member of the House of Burgesses
l126, and 1876. married Lucy. daugh-
ter CT Colonel William Bassett of
"Elthnm," New Kent County. and Joana
Burwell. Issue: first. James; second,
Wilson. third. Mary: fourth, Martha;
fifth. Lucy b. sixth. Elizabeth. The
song died without issue Mary mar
ried William Cole.
Bassctt-nurucH.
The Bassetts and Burwells were
among the most prominent OF Virginia
families in Colonial days. On March 3.
l7l3 Governor Spottswood declared:
IN" greater part Of the present Coun-
Gil are related to the family of the
Burwells. II Mr.. Bassett and Mr..
berkeley should take their places.
| there VIII be no LEGS than seven so
nea! related that they will go off the
bench whenever cause of the Bur
welts comes 10 be tried"
Inc scncalogy OF the Bassetts and
Burw6lls has been published FREQUENT
~ and fully, and is too extensive TO be
given here
Colonel William Bassett was son OF
Captain William Bassett Tan officer I'm
the English garrison at Dunkirk, until
II was evacuated In 1862, and Bridget
daughter Of Colonel Miles Cary and
Ann Taylor.
Joanna Burwell was daughter of
hon. Lewis Burwell and Abigail Smith
lwho was niece and heiress of Hon.
Nathaniel Bacon, and whose great
grandfather, Sir James Bacon. was
hrst cousin TO Lord Francis Bacon)
Colonel William Bassett and Joanna
Burwell were the great-grandparents
OF President William Henry Harrison.
FOR II was Elizabeth Bassett. who mar
ried Benjamin Harrison. the father
or President Harrison
or. Lyon G.. Tyler. In his Quarterly.
stated that the name ETHAN" the
home OF Colonel William Bassett, sug-
gests that Colonel Bassett descended
from James Bassctt, gentleman, OF the
royal chamber, who died in 1865, and
his scholarly wife. Mary. daughter of
William Roper, OF Ethan. In Kent.
England. Mary's mother was daughter
OF England.
Cole (Continued).
Captain James Cole, son of William
and Mary Roscow Cole, was born in
Warwick County. Va. In 1925. and died
IN Goochland County. Va. in March.
1867. He married Mary Wills (died
400, daughter OF - Wills and
Susanna Robinson, and granddaughter
OF Elias Wills and Mary Condor. Mary
Wills. through her Marian ancestry,
was fourth cousin TO George Wash
!ngton and Governor Thomas Nelson.
Issue OF Captain James Cole and
Mary Wills:
% Mary Roscow. born December 10.
l747.
l2) James. born September IS 1881.
90 William, born May 81, 1863.
90 Catherine, born May .. 1855
go John.
60 Jane, born March %. 1860.
G) Roscow. horn March ., 1862
go Susanna, born August 10. 1866.
Mary Cole married. August :. 1866.
George Barclay. son of a Scotch mer-
chant. Patrick Barclay and his wife.
| Elizabeth daughter OF Colonel John
Martin and Martha Burwcll. his wife).
Issue OF George and Mary Barclay:
% Mary Wills, born October s. 1867.
who married John S. BoXley, Of Louisa.
CD Patrick. born October Is, 1870,
died without issue.
90 Catherine Cole. born July %,
1772. married George Boxley, OF Ten
nessce.
90 Elizabeth Martin. born 1774. mar
ried William Gillium, of Hanover
90 Lucy Martin, born March ., 1876,
married November 10, 1891. DR.. John
| Wills. of 'luvanna County, son OF
| Elias Wills. who was grandson OF Elias
|. and Mary Condor.
| Mary Cole married second, James
! Dickinson, in February 1878; issue:
% Susanna Robinson, born March
| 81. 1870. married first. James Dickin-
| son. Jr, her first cousin: second Palli-