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 BURGESSES AND OTHER PROM I NEXT PERSONS

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"Eltham,"" Xew Kent count}-, James Ros- cow, of "Plunt Point." justice for Warwick in 1769. and other years.

Rootes, Colonel George, was a son of ]\Iajor Philip Rootes. of "■Rosewall." King and Otieen county. He removed to west- ern X'irginia. and was a member of the house of burgesses for Augusta county in 1775-1776 and a member of the convention of July, 1775.

Rootes, John, a son of Colonel Philip Rootes. of "Rosewall." was a captain in Byrd's Second X'irginia Regiment in the I'rench and Indian war and died in 1798, leaving an only son Philip then alivc. who appears to have been the Philip Rootes ap- pointed lieutenant United States army in 1800.

Rootes, Colonel Philip, of "'Rosewall" King and Queen county, eldest son of Major Philip Rootes married December 2, 1756, Frances Wilcox. He was sheriff of his county in 1765. and died before 1787.

Rootes, Major Philip, was the earliest known ancestor of the Rootes family in \'irginia. He lived at "Rosewall," King and Oueen county, immediately opposite to West Point, Virginia ; justice of King and Queen in 1739; vestryman of Stratton Major parish. He married Mildred, daugh- ter of Thomas Reade. His will was dated .August 3, 1756, and he left issue Colonel Philip Rootes, of "Rosewall."

Rootes, Thomas Reade, son of Colonel Philip Rootes, of "Rosewall," was a promi- nent man in King and Queen county. He married Maria, daughter of John Smith of "Shooter's Hill." Middlesex county, and had cA least one son, Thomas Reade Rootes, of

"l-'ederal llill," near I-Vedericksburg, Vir- ginia, and afterwards of White Marsh, (rk)ucester count}-, X'irginia.

Roper, William, was a prominent citizen of the eastern shore, who was burgess in 1636 and a justice in 1637. In the former } ear he had a grant for 150 acres in Acco- niac for his own persoi-ial adventure and the imi)ortation of two servants.

Rossingham, Ensign Edmund, was a

iiejihew of Sir George X'ardley, and was burgess in the first assembly (1619) from Flower dieu Flundred. one of Yardley's I)lantations.

Rozier, Rev. John, came to Virginia about 1638, when he was made by Harvey min- ister of the ])arishes of Chiskiack and York, to supply the vacancy caused by the ban- ishment of Rev. Anthony Panton. After the return of Panton he became, on the death of Rev. Wiliam Cotton, minister of Accomac in 1640. After seven years he removed to \\'estmoreland county, where he was minister till his death. He married Jane Hillier. and left a son John.

Rowlston, Lyonell (Coulston, Goulston),

lived about 1627 at Elizabeth City, and was burgess in 1629; was in 1630 one of the first settlers at Kiskyacke, on York river, was burgess for York in 1632 and 1632- 1633, and one of the first justices.

Royle, Joseph, was bred to printing in England, and was foreman in Hunter's printing establishment in Williamsburg. After Hunter's death, he succeeded him as editor of the "Virginia Gazette." He mar- ried Hunter's sister, Rosanna Hunter. He died in 1766.