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- Rascoes of Northampton County Virginia
By James R. Rasco June 16, 2007 at 05:32:00
Arthur Rascoe appears to have arrived in Northampton County Virginia in the late 1600s. He was listed on the 1704 rent roll of that county. The wills and administrations of Northampton County Virginia by Whitelaw shows Arthur's name on several will as a witness, heir, executor, ect. Arthur Rascoe signed his own will in 1719, proved in 1720. In his will, Arthur names his wife, Elizabeth, children, and an uncle to his children named Peter Rascoe. Thomas Tarbuck, in his will of 5 January 1712 gives to both Arthur and Peter Rascoe. George Freshwater, who may have been the father of Arthur's second wife Elizabeth, mentions his daughter Elizabeth Rascoe as does Freshwater's wife Elizabeth in her own will. These Freshwaters also mentioned Peter Rascoe. George Freshwater made his will October 26, 1717. John Watts, in his will of 20 September 1715 names a daughter Mary Rascoe and names Arthur Rascoe as executor.
John Watts' estate was divided between JohnLucas, Andrew Andrews and Arthur Rascoe.
Sally Moore Koestler on her Web site Sally's family Place shows Mary Watts as the first wife of Arthur Rasco with children: John, Sarah, Lues, Elizabeth, Arthur, and James Rascoe. She shows Arthur's second wife as Elizabeth Freshwater with children William, Peter, and Daniel Rascoe.
It appears that some if not all of these children or perhaps their children Made their way down into Northeastern North Carolina by the mid to late 1700s settling primarily in Bertie, Tyrrell and Hyde Counties.
A lot more research is needed on these Rascoes in Virginia especially in Northampton and Accomack Counties and possibly Maryland.
As Sally Koestler said "This is a work in progress"
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/rasco/1175/
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