Colonel William CLAIBORNE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: He was a private with the Sussex County Militia in the American Revolution

William married Mary LEIGH in 1771 in King William, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Ferdinando LEIGH and Mary/Martha COLE) was born in 1750 in Manchester Plantation, King William, Virginia; died on 11 Apr 1782 in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Leigh CLAIBORNE was born on 2 Apr 1780 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia; died on 2 Octt 1814 in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia.

William married Frances BLAIR in 1783 in Richmond, Berkshire Co.,Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Capt. Thomas Claiborne and Ann Fox

Notes:

Name:
He was Justice of the Peace and Sheriff of King William County and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for King William County in 1768 and 1769. Colonel Claiborne was the owner of Sweet Hall Plantation during his lifetime.

Nathaniel married Jane COLE in 1735 in Boldrup Plantation, Wawick, Virginia. Jane was born in 1719 in Boldrup Plantation, Warwick, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Colonel William Cole and Mary Roscow

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She was the sister of Martha Cole, whose husband, Thomas West, was the brother of Jane's third husband. Jane's first and third husbands were fist cousins once removed. Her father was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1718 and 1726. Jane operated the Ferry after Nathaniel Claiborne's death in 1756. There were not children of colonel Francis West and Jane Cole.