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William Blake : Ah! Sunflower |
Ah! sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun, Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveller’s journey is done; Where the youth pined away with desire, And the pale virgin shrouded in snow, Arise from their graves and aspire; Where my sunflower wishes to go. |
William Rose (b. Abt. 1715, d. Abt. 1803)William Rose (son of Hill Rose) was born Abt. 1715 in England, and died Abt. 1803 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
He married Sarah Gardner on Abt. 1739 in Maryland.
William Rose, at about nine years of age and a son of a Hill Rose of England, was sent with a note by his father to sea captain either in Liverpool or London , England. The captain locked the boy up in a cabin of his ship and there he stayed until well out to sea. He was released and allowed to roam the ship until landing at Annapolis Maryland USA. The Captain sold the lad for a head of tobacco to a tobacco farmer as a
indentured servant. Here he remained until he was 21 years old when he was released as a indentured servant and made his way to…
This information obtained from Danial Haney Rose affidavit he executed November 25,1875, while owning land in Douglas County, Illinois. Reason for sending note unknown.
The above information also obtained from Christine Rose (No Relation), ROSE FAMILY ASSOCIATION, 1474 Montelegre Drive, San Jose, California, 95120.Frank Preston Rose, Jr. 9 / 18 / 2007
More About William Rose and Sarah Gardner:
Marriage: Abt. 1739, Maryland.
Children of William Rose and Sarah Gardner are:
- Louise Rose, d. date unknown.
- +Allen Rose, b. 1740, d. Abt. 1803, Bedford County, Pennsylvania..
- Sarah Rose, b. February 06, 1739/40, d. July 01, 1788.
- +Edward Rose, b. May 17, 1743, Bedford County, Pennsylvania., d. February 23, 1834, Sumerset,Perry County, Ohio.
- Rachel Rose, b. 1750, d. date unknown.
- Nancy Rose, d. date unknown.
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