William Lord DeRosset(t)

(1832-1910)

At a Glance

William Lord DeRosset is the husband of Elizabeth Simpson Nash. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of Frederick Nash and a Burwell Student.

Story

Eldest son of Dr.Armand J. and Eliza Jane DeRosset, who married in 1829. William was one of 11 children (7 boys, 4 girls), attended UNC, 1849-1851, apprenticed at a machine shop in Lawrence, Mass., returned to Wilmington and helped establish the Clarenden Iron Works, joined the mercantile firm of DeRossett and Brown in 1860. It had been founded by his father and John Potts Brown. William enlisted in the Confederate army and was wounded but continued to serve until 1863 when he returned to his family business and public service in Wilmington. In 1871 his shipping, mercantile, and insurance business was located at 5 North Water Street in Wilmington [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].

Biographical Data

Important Dates

William Lord DeRosset(t) was born on October 27, 1832, in Wilmington, NC. He died on August 4, 1910, and was buried in Wilmington, NC [6].

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina.

Occupations

• Merchant.
• Soldier.

Relatives

• Spouse: Elizabeth Simpson Nash  (1840-1915), married on June 10, 1863.
  Children:
  
  • three sons, Armand John DeRosset (1864-1874), Henry Nash DeRosset (1867-1868) and Frederick Nash DeRosset (1879-1951).
  • three daughters, Mary DeRosset (1865-1932), Kate DeRosset (1870-1909) and Anita DeRosset (1881-1955).
• Others: Mary A. Simpson (mother-in-law, 1819-1895), Henry Kollock Nash (father-in-law, 1817-1897), Frederick Kollock Nash (brother-in-law, 1839-1915), Anne Strudwick Nash (sister-in-law, 1842-1921), Mary Kollock Nash (sister-in-law, 1844-1921), Susan Read Nash (sister-in-law, 1845-1924), Samuel Simpson Nash (brother-in-law, 1848-1930), Henry Kollock Nash, Jr. (brother-in-law, 1850-1933), Ida Nash (sister-in-law, 1852-1852), Edmund Strudwick Nash (brother-in-law, 1854-1931) and Sallie Nash (2) (sister-in-law, 1857-1857).

References

1. Cape Fear Historical Institute.
2. Haddock's Wilmington, North Carolina Director and General Advertiser 1871.
3. United States Census of 1870.
4. United States Census of 1880.
5. United States Census of 1900.
6. http://www.findagrave.com/