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A list of Governors, Councillors and Other Higher Officials, and also of Members of the House of Burgesses, and the Revolutionary Conventions of the Colony of Virginia --- Compiled by William Glover and Mary Newton Standard, published by Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, Albany, New York, 1902.
Preface
Governor
Secretary of State
Auditor General
Receiver General
Treasurer
Attorney General
Surveyor General
The Council
The House of Burgesses
The Conventions of 1775 and 1776.
The compilers of this Register trust that it may prove useful to students of Virginia History and Genealogy.
They have been at pains, through diligent research and faithful citation, to secure for it that accuracy which is the only merit of a book of its character, and have exhausted all American sources known to them, though they believe it possible that there may be some few lists of the House of Burgesses which, in spite of every effort, they have failed to bring to light. They are well aware that many lists could be added from the unpublished journals of the House of Burgesses in the British Public Record Office, which they hope may some day be copied for the Virginia Historical Society, or the Virginia State Library, and the information contained in them be made accessible.
There will be found below, a very brief account of the various offices of the Colonial Government, and some notice of the sources from whence the lists are derived.
GOVERNOR--The Colony of Virginia was from 1607 to 1624, under the control of the Virginia Company, of London. At the first settlement, in 1607, the governing body consisted of a council of seven, with a president whom they were to select out of their own number. This system lasted until 1609, when the Company chose a Governor and Lieutenant Governor (Lord Delaware and Sir Thomas Gates) who were the first to bear those titles, and whose successors were, like themselves, appointed by the Company, until the revocation of its charter.
Throughout the remainder of the Colonial period the executives of Virginia were appointed by the King. Their titles varied, some being styled "Governor and Captain-General," others Lieutenant Governor," or " Deputy Governor." From 1704 to 1768 the higher title was borne by sinecures in England, while the actual power was in the hands of "Lieutenant Governors," resident in Virginia.
Vacancies were occasionally supplied, until an appointment could be made in England, by the election of a governor, by the Council, but this was only the case during the earlier years of the Royal Government. Later, the office was filled by the succession of the member of the Council senior in point in service, under the title President of the Council, or sometimes, President of Virginia.
From 1652 to 1660 the Governors were elected by the House of Burgesses, though there is some reason to believe that their choice may have been influenced by the wishes of the Parliamentary authorities, or of Cromwell.
SECRETARY OF STATE.--Lord Culpeper, writing in 1683, said, The Secretary is a patent officer, from the first seating of the country, the very next in dignity to the Governor, or Commander-in-Chief." The office was one which conferred much power and influence on the occupant. He had the right to appoint all county clerks, and as these were men of weight in their respective communities, it was frequently charged that through them the Secretary exercised too much influence in the House of Burgesses. He was keeper of the colonial seal and ex-offio clerk of the Council and General Court, though the duties of these offices were actually performed by the titular clerks of the respective bodies.
All patents and other papers from the executive were issued from the Secretary's office, and all of the executive records, as well as those of the General Court were in his custody.
An important part of the Secretary's duties was to keep the English govemment constantly informed in regard to affairs in Virginia, and send home copies of all public papers.
AUDITOR GENERAL.-As the name of this office indicates, the duty of the incumbent was to examine and audit all accounts of collectors and receivers of the public revenue in Virginia. During a considerable period the place was held by persons who were nominally deputies, while the chief title was borne by an Auditor General of the Colonies in England.
THE RECEIVER GENERAL was the custodian of the revenues of the Colony, particularly of quit rents. There were certain taxes, however, raised under acts of the General Assembly which were in charge of a treasurer elected by that body and which did not go into the hands of the Receiver General.
THE TREASURER at an early period seems to have had the duties afterwards assigned to the Receiver General, and was appointed by the Conipany, or the King. But from 1693 he was elected by the General Assembly, and had charge of the revenues raised under the laws enacted by that body. Practically he was the agent of the House of Burgesses, and the representatives of the people were so jealous of keeping entire control over this office, that through a long period of years the Speaker of the House was chosen Treasurer.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS office requires no explanation. There were in each county deputy king's attorneys corresponding to our modern cormnonwealth's attorneys.
THE SURVEYOR GENERAL appointed, and had general supervision over the county surveyors, and it is believed wuld be appealed to in case of dispute. William and Mary College was granted the office of Surveyor General, but frequently the visitors of the college chose an individual to execute it.
THE COUNCIL.-From 1607 to 1624 the members of the Council were chosen by the Virginia Company, and during the Royal Government, which succeeded, were appointed by the Crown on the recommendation of the Governor. As a rule, when a vacancy occurred, the Governor made a temporary appointment, which was usually confirmed by the King.
The Councillors were the Governor's advisers in executive matters, and patents, etc., are stated to be issued with their "advice and consent." They constituted the General Court -the supreme court of the Colony and also had legislative functions as members of the upper house of the Assembly, corresponding somewhat to our senate. The same persons, therefore, held executive, legislative, and judicial offices.
Among those slightly acquainted with our colonial history there seenis to he a common impression that the House of Burgesses alone constituted the colonial legislature. This, of course, is a mistake, for though the Council did not have the power to originate money bills, yet their concurrence was necessary to all laws, as was also the Governor's consent, and ultirnately, the King's.
In addition to the powers already named the members of the Council almost uniformly held the higher offices, such as secretary, auditor, etc., and were also, as a rule, the county lieutenants or commanders in chief in their own and neighboring counties.
Theoretically this accumulation of offices in a few hands was entirely wrong, but it seems, in practice, to have worked fairly well, as the members of the Council, who in general were men whose estates and interests lay entirely in Virginia, do not appear to have had views at variance with thcse commonly entertained in the Colony.
THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES.-This was the popular portion of the Government composed of the representatives of the people. The members were elected upon a suffrage basis which varied at times, but which during all the latter part of the colonial era was a freehold.
After some vanation during the first part of the Seventeenth Century the number of Burgesses became fixed at two for each county, with one each for the City of Williamsburg, Borough of Norfolk, Jamestown and William and Mary College. For a time Virginia included one pocket" or "rotten" borough, for after the population at Jamestown had dwindled away and the island had come into the possession of the Ambler and Travis families, the Burgesses appear to have been practically appointed by these two families.
An assembly could be called, prorogued, or dissolved by the Governor, and very frequently the same assembly would continue in existence for many years, but of course with changes of membership as vacancies occurred.
When a member of the House of Burgesses accepted any office of profit he vacated his seat in the House by so doing, but was always eligiNe for re-dection except when he became a sheriff or coroner. In the first case it was doubtless thought that the duties of his office would require his presence in his county. There does not seeen to be the same objection in the last named case, but at any rate, accepting the office of coroner seems to have been a favorite device for getting out of the House of Burgesses.
For the lists of Governors, Councillors, Secretaries of State, Auditor, Receiver, Surveyor and Attorney Generals, and Treasurers, the principal sources have been: Of books in print, Alexander Brown's Genesis of the United States and First Republic of America; the various works of E. D. Neill; Hening's Statutes at Large of Virginia; Campbell's History of Virginia; The Calendar of Virginia State Papers; Hotten's Emigrants; The "Collections" of the Virginia Historical Society; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; The William and Mary Quarterly; the Lower Norfolk Antiquary; Water's "Gleanings; the Virgiria Colonial Almanacs; the printed journals of the House of Burgesses, and the Virginia Gazette newspaper. Of records in manuscript, information has been chiefly derived from the abstracts of English State Papers made by W. N. Sainsbury for the State of Virginia; the journals of the Council, in the Virginia State Library; the records of the Virginia Company of London (from the copy in the Virginia Historical Society collections); the "Randolph Manuscripts," and "Robinson's Notes," both consisting of extracts from the Virginia colonial records, and both part of the Virginia Historical Society Collections, and various manuscripts relating to the early history of Virginia now in the Congressional Library. Occasional assistance was obtained from the Virginia county records, where not infrequently an order of Council or of the General Court is found recorded with the names of the Councillors present when it was made.
The sources from whence the lists of Burgesses are derived are given under each session, but some little additional explanation may he useful here. It was the rule during most of the Seventeenth Century, and not infrequently in the early years of the Eighteenth, for the salaries of the Burgesses to be paid by their respective counties, and in the levy laid next after the session, these items would appear. In this way the names of many members are found in the county records.
The printed journals of the House of Burgesses in the Virginia State Library and the Congressional Library also afforded most valuable information, for though the names of the members are rarely given in full (except when there are two persons of the same surname) yet in the appointment of committees practically all of the surnames of members appear, and a comparison of these with other lists, together with an acquaintance with Virginia family history and with the county records, enables one to supply with certainty the Christian names. The journals, too, show what vacancies occurred during the existence of the Assembly, by the entry of requests from the House to the Governor to issue writs for new elections, and also furnish names in the action of that body on contested election cases.
The colonial almanacs (which were always published late in the year before that whose date they bear-as is the case now) contain lists which have in the main been found to be very accurate, of the members of the House in existence at the time when the almanac was printed.
The Journals of the Council, sitting as Upper House, also contain information, for they give the names of members of many committees which from time to time came up with bills passed by the Burgesses.
Of course all the remaining volumes of the Virginia Gazette are of much value for this purpose.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
September 28, 1901.
| 1607, April | Captain Edward Maria Wingfield, President of the Council. |
| 1607, Sept. 10. | Captain John Ratcliffe, President of the Council. |
| 1608, Sept. 7. | Captain John Smith, President of the Council. |
| (1609, May 23. | Thomas West, Lord de la War, or Delaware, appointed "Governor and Captain General;" but did not reach Virginia until June 10, 1610.) Born in England, 1577; died at sea June 7, 1618 |
| 1609 | Captain George Percy, President of the Council. Born in England, September 4, 1586; died in England, March, 1632. |
| 1610, June 10. | Thomas West, Lord Delaware, Governor. |
| 1611, Mar. 28. | Captain George Percy, Deputy Governor. |
| 1611, May 19. | Sir Thomas Dale, "High Marshall," and Deputy Governor. |
| 1611, Aug. | Sir Thomas Gates, Acting Governor. |
| 1612, Mar. | Sir Thomas Dale, Acting Governor. |
| 1616, April | Captain George Yeardley, Lieutenant or Deputy Governor. Born in England; died in Virginia, November, 1627. |
| 1617, April 9. | Captain Samuel Argall, Lieutenant or Deputy Governor. Born in England, 1572; died in England, 1639. |
| 1619, April 9. | Captain Nathaniel Powell, Senior Councillor, Acting Governor. Born in England; killed by the Indians, March 22, 1622. |
| 1619, April 19. | Sir George Yeardley, who had been knighted and appointed Governor and Captain General, November i8, 1618, arrived in the Colony. |
| 1621, Nov. 18. | Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor. Born in England, I 588; died in England August, 1644. |
| 1626 | Sir George Yeardley, Lieutenant Governor. |
| 1626, April 19. | Sir George Yeardley, Governor (Commission dated April 19) |
| 1627, Nov. 14. | Captain Francis West elected Governor by the Council. |
| 1628, Mar. 5. | Dr. John Pott elected Governor by the Council. Born in England; probably died in Virginia. |
| 1629-30, Mar. | Sir John Harvey, Governor. He was deposed by the Council and sent to England. |
| 1635, April 28 (?) | Captain John West elected Governor by the Council. Born in England, December 14, 1590; died in Virginia, 1659. |
| 1636, April 2. | -Sir John Harvey, Governor, arrived in Virginia. (His commission was dated January 11, 1635.) Born in England; died, it is believed, in Virginia. |
| 1639, Nov | Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor. |
| 1641-42, Feb. | Sir William Berkeley, Governor. Born in England, about 1606; died in England, July 19, 1677. |
| 1644, June | Richard Kemp elected Governor by the Council during Sir William Berkeley's absence in England. Born in England; died in Virginia, 1656. |
| 1645, June | Sir William Berkeley, Governor. |
| 1652, April 30. | Richard Bennett elected Governor by the General Assembly; but probably in accordance with a private intimation of the wishes of the Parliamentary authorities. Bennett, who was one of the commissioners sent by Parliament to subdue Virginia, brought with him sealed instructions, not to be opened until Virginia surrendered. Born in England; died in Virginia, 1675. |
| 1635, Mar. 31 | Edward Digges, elected Governor by the House of Burgesses. Born in England, 1620; died in Virginia, March 15, 1675. |
| 1657-8 Mar. 13. | Samuel Matthews, elected Governor by the House of Burgesses, until the next Assembly, or until the further pleasure of the supreme power in England shall be known." Born in England; died in Virginia, January, 1660. |
| 1660, Mar. 23. | Sir William Berkeley, elected Governor by the General Assembly. But on March 9, 1659-60, Sir William Berkeley, as Governor, and his Council, appointed a sheriff for Lower Norfolk County. This was four days before his election by the Assembly, so there may be some truth in the old account that he was first made Governor by a popular uprising. His commission from the King was dated July 31, 1660. |
| 1661, April 30. | Col. Francis Moryson, Deputy Governor, during the absence of Berkeley in England. Born in England; died in England. |
| 1662, Fall of. | Sir William Berkeley, Governor. |
| 1677, April 27. | Herbert Jeffreys-, who had been commissioned Lieutenant Governor, November 11, and Governor, October 9, 1676. Born in England; died December 30, 1678. |
| 1678. Dec. 30. | Sir Henry Chicheley, Deputy Governor, His commission was dated, February 28, 1673-4, and during Culpeper's administration he acted as Deputy Governor during the former's frequent absence from the Colony. Born in England, 1615; died in Virginia, February 5, 1682-3. |
| 1680, May 10. | Thomas, Lord Culpeper, Governor. Born in England; died in England, 1719. |
| 1683. Sept. | Nicholas Spencer, President of the Council. Born in England; died in Virginia, Sept. 23, 1689. |
| 1684, April 15. | Francis, Lord Howard of Effingham, Lieutenant Governor. His commission was dated, September 28, 1683. Born in England; died in England, March 30, 1694. |
| 1687, April | Nathaniel Bacon, President of the Council. (Though Lord Effingham did not sit in the General Court, he remained in Virginia and signed patents as late as October 20, 1688.) Born in England, 1619; died in Virginia, March 16, 1692. |
| 1690, Oct. 16. | Col. Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant Governor. Died in England, March 5, 1728. |
| 1692, Oct. 15. | Sir Edmund Andros, Governor. Born in England, December 6, 1637. died in England, February 27, 1713-14. |
| 1698, Dec. 9. | Col. Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant Governor (Commissioned July 20, 1698). |
| (1704 | George Hamilton Douglas, Earl of Orkney, was commissioned Governor-in-Chief for life; never came to Virginia; died July 29, 1737.) |
| 1705, Aug. 15. | Edward Nott, Lieutenant Governor. Born in England, 1634; died in Virginia, Aug.23, 1705. |
| 1706, Aug. | Edmund Jenings, President of the Council. Born in England, 1659; died in Virginia, December 5, 1727. |
| (1707, Aug. 14. | Col. Robert Hunter, was commissioned Lieutenant Governor; but was captured on his voyage by the French and never came to Virginia.) |
| 1710, June 23. | Col. Alexander Spotswood, Lieutenant Governor. Born 1676 at Tangier, Africa, (where his father was surgeon to the English garrison) ; died June 7,1740, at Annapolis, Md., when about to embark for the campaign against Carthagena. |
| 1722, Sept 8. | Hugh Drysdale, Lieutenant Governor. Died July 22, 1726. |
| 1726, July 11. | Robert Carter, President of the Council. Born in Virginia, 1663, died in Virginia, August 4, 1732. |
| 1727, Sept 8. | William Gooch (subsequently knighted) Lieutenant Governor. Born in England, Oct.21, 1681; died in England, December 17, 1751. |
| (1737, Sept. 6. | William Anne Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, appointed Governor-in-Chief; died Dec.23, 1754; never in Virginia.) |
| 1740 | From between September and December, 1740, until July 25, 1741, or somewhat later, Rev. James Blair, D. D., President of the Council, was Acting Governor during the absence of Governor Gooch on the Carthagena expedition. James Blair, born in Scotland, about 1655; died in Virginia, August 3, 1743. |
| 1741- | Sir William Gooch, Governor. |
| 1749, June 20. | John Robinson, President of the Council. Born in Virginia, 1683; died in Virginia, September, 1749. |
| 1749, Sept. 5. | Thomas Lee, President of the Council. Born in Virginia, 1690; died in Virginia, Nov.14, 1750. |
| 1750, Nov. 14. | Lewis Burwell, President of the Council. Born in Virginia, 1710; died in Virginia, 1752. |
| 1751, Nov. 20. | Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor. Born in Scotland, 1673; died in England, July 27, 1770. |
| (1756, July | John Campbell, Earl of Loudon, appointed Governor General of all the American Colonies; never in Virginia.) |
| 1758, Jan. | John Blair, President of the Council. Born in Virginia, 1689; died in Virginia, November 5, 1771. |
| 1758, June 7. | Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor. Born in England, 1703; died in Virginia, March 3, 1768. |
| (1763 | Sir Jeffrey Amherst, made Governor-in- Chief; never in Virginia.) |
| 1768, Mar. 7. | John Blair, President of the Council. |
| 1768, Oct. 28 | Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, Governor-in-Chief. Born in England, 1718; died in Virginia, October 15, 1770. |
| 1770, Oct. 15 | William Nelson, President of the Council. Born in Virginia, February 20, 1677; died in Virginia, November 19, 1772. |
| 1771, Aug. | John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-in-Chief; appointed in July, 1771; fled from the seat of government in June, 1775. Born in Scotland, 1732; died in England, May, 1789. |
| 1775 | During the interregnum in 1775, many executive functions were exercised by the Committee of Safety, the members of which were elected by the Conventions, These members were: Edmund Pendleton, George Mason, John Page, Richard Bland, T. L. Lee, Paul Carrington, Dudley Digges, William Cabell, Carter Braxton, James Mercer, and John Tabb, elected August 17, 1775 and Joseph Jones, and Thomas Walker, added, December 16, 1775 in place of Braxton, elected to Congress, and Mason, declined. |
| GABRIEL ARCHER (Recorder) | 1607-1609 |
| WILLIAM STRACHEY | 1610-1611 |
| RALPH HAMOR, JR., | 1611-1614 |
| JOHN ROLFE | 1614-1619 |
| JOHN PORY | 1619-1621 |
| CHRISTOPHER DAVISON | 1621-1623 |
| WILLIAM CLAIBORNE | 1625-1635 1652-1660 |
| RICHARD KEMP | 1635-1649 |
| RICHARD LEE | 16491652 |
| THOMAS LUDWELL | 1661-1678 |
| PHILIP LUDWELL | 1678- |
| DANIEL PARKE | 1678-1679 (died that year) |
| NICHOLAS SPENCER | 1679-1689 |
| WILLIAM COLE | 1689-1692 |
| CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON | 1692-1693 |
| RALPH WORMELEY | 1693-1701 |
| EDMUND JENINGS | 1702-1712 1720-1722 |
| WILLIAM COCKE | 1712-1720 |
| JOHN CARTER | 1722-1743 |
| THOMAS NELSON | 1743-1776 |
* From about 1705 there was a sinecure Auditor 'General of the Colonies resident in England, and those who. held the office in Virginia though practically Auditors General,. were in name deputies.
| Incumbent | Tenure | Notes |
| THOMAS STEGG | 1664-1670 | |
| EDWARD DIGGES | 1670-1675 | |
| NATHANIEL BACON | 1675-1687 | |
| WILLIAM BYRD | 1687-1704 | |
| DUDLEY DIGGES | 1705-1710 | |
| PHILIP LUDWELL | 1711-1716 | |
| PETER BEVERLEY | 1716- | |
| JOHN GRYMES | 1718 | John Grymes, was appointed to the position in 1718; but it cannot be certainly ascertained how long he held it. |
| NATHANIEL HARRISON | 1724-1728 | The date of his appointment does not appear. He was certainly in office in 1724, and at his death in 1728. Nor is it known who filled the place between 1728 and 1732. |
| JOHN BLAIR | 1732-1771 | It does not appear from any records consulted whether a successor was appointed to Auditor Blair. |
| EDWARD DIGGES | 1672-1675 |
| WILLIAM BYRD (1) | 1687-1704 |
| WILLIAM BYRD (2) | 1705-1716 |
| JAMES ROSCOW | 1716-1723 |
| JOHN GRYMES | 1723-I 748 |
| PHILIP GRYMES | 1749-1754 |
| RICHARD CORBIN | 1754-1776 |
Between 1607 and 1620, Thomas Studley, Daniel Tucker, and Abraham Persey or Piersey, under the titles of "keeper of the store," or "cape merchant," performed functions similar to those of a treasurer.
| GEORGE SANDYS | 1621-1625 |
| JEROME HAWLEY | 1636-1639 |
| ROGER WINGATE | 1639-1641 |
| WILLIAM CLAIBORNE | 1642-I 660 |
| HENRY NORWOOD | 1660-1677 |
| HENRY WHITING | 1692-1693 |
| EDWARD HILL | 1693-1699 |
| ROBERT CARTER | 1699-1705 |
| BENJAMIN HARRISON | 1705-1710 |
| PETER BEVERLEY | 1710-1723 |
| JOHN HOLLOWAY | 1723-1734 |
| SIR JOHN RANDOLPH | 1734-1736 |
| RICHARD RANDOLPH | 1736-1738 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | 1738-1766 |
| ROBERT CARTER NICHOLAS | 1766-1776 |
| RICHARD LEE | 1643- | |
| GEORGE JORDAN | 1670- | |
| PETER JENINGS | 1670-1671 | |
| WILLIAM SHERWOOD | 1677- | |
| EDWARD HILL | 1679- | |
| EDMUND JENINGS | 1680-1691 | |
| EDWARD CHILTON | 1692- | |
| WILLIAM RANDOLPH | 1696 | 1696 is the only year in which it is known certainly that William Randolph was Attorney General. He may have held the office a few years earlier. |
| BARTHOLOMEW FOWLER | 1699- | |
| BENJAMIN HARRISON | 1697-1702 | |
| STEVENS THOMSON | 1704-1714 | |
| JOHN CLAYTON | 1714-1737 | |
| EDWARD BARRADALL | 1737-1743 | |
| WILLIAM BOWDEN | 1743-1748 | |
| PEYTON RANDOLPH | 1748-1766 | |
| JOHN RANDOLPH | 1766-1776 |
* By the provisions of its Charter in 1692, William and Mary College was given the office of Surveyor General, and those who filled the place after that date were appointees of the College.
| WILLIAM CLAIBORNE | 1621-1625 |
| ROBERT EVELYN | 1637- |
| THOMAS LOVING | -1665 |
| EDMUND SCARBOROUGH | 1665-1671 |
| ALEXANDER CULPEPER | 1672-1692 |
| MILES CARY | 1692-1708 |
| WILLIAM BUCKNER | 1708-1716 |
| PETER BEVERLEY | 1716-1728 |
(The dates opposite the names denote time of appointment or of first appearance in the extant records.)
| Name | Dates | Biographical Notes |
| BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD, | 1607 | Born in England. Died Aug.22, 1607, in Virginia. |
| EDWARD MARIA WINGFIEID | 1607 | Born in England about 1560 Died after May 23, 1613, in England. |
| CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT, | 1607 | Born in England. Died 1617, in the East Indies. |
| JOHN SMITH, | 1607 | Born in England, January, 1579. Died in England, June 21, 1631. |
| JOHN RATCLIFFE, | 1607 | Born in England. Killed by Indians, October, 1609. |
| JOHN MARTIN, | 1607 | Born in England. Died after March 8, 1626-7 in Virginia |
| GEORGE KENDALL, | 1607 | Born in England. Shot for mutiny in Virginia, 1607 |
| MATTHEW SCRIVENOR, | 1608 | Born in England. Drowned in James River, 1609 |
| GABRIEL ARCHER, | 1608 | Born in England. Died 1609-10 in Virginia. |
| RICHARD WALDOE, | 1608 | Born in England. |
| PETER WYNNE | 1608 | Born in England. Died, 1609, in Virginia. |
| GEORGE PERCY | 1609 | Born, Sept. 4, 1580, in England. Died, 1632, in England. |
| FRANCIS WEST | 1609 | Born, Oct.30, 1586, in England. Died, probably in Virginia, in 1633 or 1634. |
| SIR THOMAS GATES, | 1610 | Born in England. Died, September, 1622, in Holland. |
| SIR GEORGE SOMERS, | 1610 | Born in England, 1554. Died, July, 1611, at Bermuda. |
| SIR FERDINANDO WEYNMAN, | 1610 | Born in England. Died, 1610, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM STRACHEY | 1610 | Born in England. Died (probably) 1634. |
| SIR SAMUEL ARGALL | 1610 | Born before 1585, in England. Died, Jan.24, 1625. |
| SIR THOMAS DALE | 1611 | Born in England. Died, Aug. 9, 1619, at Masulipatam, East Indies. |
| RALPH HAMOR | 1611 | Born in England. Died about March, 1627-8, in Virginia. |
| JOHN ROLFE | 1614 | Born, May 6, 1585, in England. Died, March, 1622, in Virginia. |
| SIR GEORGE YEARDLEY | 1616 | Born about 1579, in England. Died, November, 1627, in Virginia. |
| NATHANIEL POWELL, | 1619 | Born in England. Killed, March 22, Massacre. |
| JOHN PORY | 1619 | Born about 1570, in England. Died, 1635-6 in England |
| DANIEL TUCKER | 1619 | Born in England. Died, February, 1624-5, at Bermuda. |
| REV. WILLIAM WICKHAM | 1619 | Born in England. |
| REV. SAMUEL MACOCK | 1619 | Born in England. Killed, March 22, 1622, in Indian Massacre. |
| THOMAS NEWCE | 1620 | Born in England. Died, about April 1, 1623, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS HARWOOD of Warwick County, Va. |
1620 | Born in England. Died in Virginia. |
| JOHN POUNTIS | 1620 | Born in England. Died, 1623-4, on ship-board. |
| WILLIAM TRACY of Berkeley Hundred, Va. |
1620 | Born in England. Killed, March 22, 1622. in Indian Massacre. |
| DAVID MIDDLETON | 1620 | Born in England. |
| MR. BLEWITT, | 1620 | Born in England. |
| GEORGE THORPE of Berkeley Hundred, Va. |
1620 | Born, about 1576, in England. Killed, March 22, 1622, in Indian Massacre. |
| LAWRENCE BOHUN, M.D. | 1620 | Born in England. Killed, March, 1623, in sea fight, in West Indies. |
| ROGER SMITH | 1621 | Born in England. Died, after 1629. |
| GEORGE SANDYS Of Jamestown |
1621 | Born, March 7, 1577, in England. Died March, 1643-1644, in England. |
| ROBERT PAULETT | 1621 | Born in England. Died before 1623, in Virginia. |
| SIR WILLIAM NEWCE | 1621 | Born in England. Died, about December. 1621, in Virginia. |
| MICHAEL LAPWORTH | 1621 | Born in England. |
| MR. LEECH | 1623 | Born in England.. |
| JOHN POTT, M.D. of " Harrop," James City County, Va. |
1621 | Born in England. |
| MR. OULDSWORTH, of Berkeley Hundred, Va. |
1621 | Born in England. Died before July, 16, 1621. |
| JOHN BERKELEY | 1621 | Born in England. Killed, March, 22, 1622, in Indian Massacre. |
| CHRISTOPHER DAVISON | 1621 | Born in England. Died, 1623, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM FARRAR of Henrico County, Va. |
1623 | Born in England. Died in or before 1637, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM TUCKER, of Elizabeth City County, Va. |
1623 | Born, 1589, in England. |
| SAMUEL MATTHEWS of "Matthews Mount," Warwick County, Va. |
1623 | Born in England. Died in Virginia, 1659. |
| WILLIAM CLAIBORNE of New Kent County, Va. |
1623 | Born, about 1587, in England. Died, about 1677, in Virginia. |
| SIR JOHN HARVEY, | 1624 | Born in England. Died probably in Virginia. |
| ABRAHAM PIERCEY, | 1624 | Born in England. Died Oct. 1628 in Virginia. |
| ISAAC MADISON | 1624 | Born in England. Died 1624, in Virginia. |
| JABEZ WHITAKER | 1626 | Born in England. |
| EDWARD BLANEY | 1626 | Born in England. |
| WLLIAM CAPPS | 1627 | Born in England. Died, after 1630. |
| NATHANIEL BASSE | 1630 | Born in England. |
| JOHN WEST, | 1630 | Born, Dec.14, 1590, in England. Died, about 1659, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD STEPHENS of James City County, Va. |
1630 | Born in England. Died, about 1636. |
| JOHN UTIE of "Utimaria," York County, Va. |
1630 | Born in England. Died, 1639, in Virginia. |
| HENRY FINCH | 1630 | Born in England. Died after 1633. |
| CHRISTOPHER COWLINGE | 1630 | Born in England. |
| THOMAS PUREFOY of "Drayton," Elizabeth City County, Va. |
1631 | Born in England. Died in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM PIERCE of James City County, Va. |
1631 | Born in England. Died in Virginia. |
| HUGH BULLOCK of York County, Va. |
1631 | Born in England. Died, after 1637, in England. |
| WILLIAM PERRY of Charles City County, Va. |
1632 | Born in England. Died, Aug. 6, 1637, in Virginia. |
| JOHN BREWER of Warwick County, Va. |
1632 | Born in England. Died, 1635, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD KEMP of James City County, Va. |
1634 | Born in England. Died. 1656, in Virginia. |
| JOHN STONER | 1634 | Born in England. Died, 1634, during voyage to Virginia. |
| THOMAS HINTON, | 1634 | Born in England. |
| HENRY BROWNE of James City (Surry) County, Va. |
1634 | Born in England. Died, about 1652, in Virginia. |
| GEORGE MENIFIE of James City and Charles City Counties, Va. |
1635 | Born in England. Died about 1645 in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BROCAS of York and Lancaster (Middlesex) Counties, Va. |
1637 | Born in England. Died 1655, in Virginia. |
| JOHN SIBSEY of Lower Norfolk (Princess Anne) County, Va. |
1637 | Born in England. Died 1652, in Virginia. |
| ADAM THOROUGHGOOD of Lower Norfolk County, Va. |
1637 | Born in England. Died 1640, in Virginia. |
| FRANCIS HOOKE of Elizabeth City County, Va. |
1637 | Born in England. Died 1637, in Virginia. |
| JOHN HOBSON | 1637 | Born in England. |
| JEROME HAWLEY | 1637 | Born in England. Died about August, 1638, in Maryland. |
| GEORGE DONNE | 1637 | Born about 1605, in England. Died after 1641, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD TOWNSEND of York County, Va. |
1637 | Born 1606, in England. Died after 1645, in Virginia |
| CHRISTOPHER WORMELEY, of York County, Va. |
1637 | Born in England. Died before October, 1649, in Virginia. |
| FRANCIS EPES of Charles City County, Va. |
1637 | Born in England. Died probably before 1655, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT EVELYN | 1637 | Born in England. Died after 1642. |
| AMBROSE HARMER of James City County, Va. |
1639 | Born in England. |
| RICHARD BENNETT of Nansemond County, Va. |
1639 | Born in England. Died in 1675, in Virginia. |
| ARGALL YEARDLEY of Northampton County, Va. |
1639 | Born 1605, in England. Died, 1655, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS WILLOUGHBY of Lower Norfolk County, Va. |
1639 | Born l601, in England. Died in Virginia. |
| ROGER WINGATE | 1639 | Born in England. Died about 1641, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BROWN of James City (Surry) County, Va. |
1640 | Born in England. |
| HUMPHREY HIGGINSON of James City County, Va. |
1641 | Born in England. Died 1665, in England. |
| WILLIAM BERNARD of Nansernond County, Va. |
1641 | Born in England. Died March 31, 1665, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS PAWLETT of "Westover," Charles City County, Va. |
1641 | Born in England. Died January, 1643-4, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS PETTUS of "Littleton," James City County, Va. |
1641 | Born in England. Died after 1660, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD MORRISON of Elizaheth City County, Virginia. |
1641 | Born in England. Died before 1656. |
| SIR FRANCIS WYATT | 1641 | Born 1588, in England. Died 1644 in England. |
| GEORGE LUDLOW of York County, Va. |
1642 | Born September, 1596, in England. Died 1656, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS STEGG, I. | 1642 | Born in England. Perished 1651-2, in shipwreck. |
| FRANCIS MORYSON | 1650 | Born in England. Died after 1678 |
| BRIDGES FREEMAN of James City County, Va. |
1650 | Born in England. Died after 1651. |
| RALPH WORMELEY of York Co., and of "Rosegill," Lancaster (Middlesex) County, Va. |
1650 | Born in England. Died 1651, in Virginia. |
| SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT Poet Laureate of England. |
1650 | Born in England. Died December 7, 1668, in England. |
| WALTER CHILES of James City County, Va. |
1651 | Born in England. |
| RICHARD LEE, I. of Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties, Va. |
1651 | Born in England. Died about 1664, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM TAYLOR or TAYLOE of York County, Va. |
1651 | Born in England. Died after 1655, in Virginia. |
| SIR THOMAS LUNSFORD of Rappahannock County, Va. |
1651 | Born about 1610, in England. Died about 1653, in Virginia. |
| EDWARD HILL, I. of "Shirley," Charles City County, Va. |
1651 | Born in England. Died about 1663, in Virginia. |
| JOHN CHEESMAN of York County, Va. |
1651 | Born 1595, in England. Died before 1678, in England |
| EDWARD DIGGES of "Bellfield," York County, Va. |
1654 | Born about 1621, in England. Died March 15, 1675, in Virginia. |
| SAMUEL MATTHEWS, II. of Warwick County, Va. |
1654-5 | Born in Virginia. Died 1670, in Virginia. |
| HENRY PERRY of James City County, Va. |
1655 | Born in Virginia. Died after 1661, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS DEW of Nansemond County, Va. |
1655 | Born in England. Died after 1660, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM GOOCH of York County, Va. |
1655 | Born 1626, in England. Died October 29, 1655, in Virginia. |
| OBEDIENCE ROBINS of Northampton County, Va. |
1655 | Born April 16, 1600. Died 1662, in Virginia. |
| ABRAHAM WOOD of Charles City (Prince George) County, Va. |
1657 | Born in England. Died in Virginia. |
| NATHANIEL BACON, I. of "Queen's Creek," York County, Va. |
1657 | Born about 1620, in England. Died March 16, 1692, in Virginia. |
| WARHAM HORSMANDEN of Charles City County, Va. |
1657 | Born in England. Died after 1683, in England. |
| ANTHONY ELLIOT of Elizabeth City and Lancaster (Middlesex) Counties, Va. |
1657 | Born in England. Died about 1666, in Virginia. |
| JOHN CARTER, I., of Nansemond County, and of "Corotoman," Lancaster County, Va. |
1657-8 | Born in England. Died June 10, 1669, in Virginia. |
| JOHN WALKER of Rappahannock County, Va. |
1657-8 | Born in England. Died about 1671, in Virginia. |
| GEORGE READE of York and Gloucester Counties, Va. |
1657-8 | Born in England. Died 1671, in Virginia. |
| FRANCIS WILLIS of York County, Va. |
1658 | Born in England. Died 1691, in England. |
| EDWARD CARTER of Nansemond County, Va. |
1659 | Born in England. Died 1682, in England. |
| WILLIAM WHITAKER of James City County, Va. |
1659 | Born in England. Died after 1662, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS SWANN of "Swann's Point," Surry County, Va. |
1659 | Born in Virginia. Died September 16, 1680, in Virginia. |
| AUGUSTINE WARNER, I. of Warner Hall," Gloucester County, Va. |
1660 | Born 1610, in England. Died December 24, 1674, in Virginia. |
| MAINWARING HAMMOND | 1660 | Born in England. Died after 1670, probably in Ireland. |
| THOMAS LUDWELL of James City County, Va. |
1661 | Born in England. Died 1678, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS BEALE of York County, Va. |
1662 | Born in England. Died after 1676, in Virginia. |
| HENRY CORBIN of Lancaster (Middlesex) County, Va. |
1663 | Born in England. Died January 8, 1676, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT SMITH of "Brandon," Lancaster (Middlesex) County, Va. |
1663 | Born in England. Died about 1687 in Virginia. |
| THOMAS STEGG, II. | 1664 | Born in Virginia. Died in Virginia, 1670. |
| THEODORICK BLAND of "Westover," Charles City County, Va. |
1665 | Born January, 1629, in England. Died April 23, 1671, in Virginia. |
| MILES CARY of Warwick County, Va. |
1665 | Born about 1620, in England. Died June 10, 1667, in Virginia. |
| DANIEL PARKE, I., of York County, Va. |
1665 | Born in England. Died March 6, 1679, in Virginia. |
| JAMES BRAY, of James City County, Va. |
1670 | - |
| PETER JENINGS | 1670 | Born in England. Died about 1671, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS BALLARD of James City County, Va. |
1670 | Born 1630, in England. Died 1689, in Virginia. |
| JOHN PATE of Gloucester County, Va. |
1670 | Born in England. Died in Virginia. |
| JOSEPH BRIDGER of "Whitemarsh," Isle of Wight County, Va. |
1670 | Born 1628. Died April 15, 1686, in Virginia. |
| SIR HENRY CHICHELEY of " Rosegill," Lancaster (Middlesex) County, Va. |
1670 | Born 1632, in England. Died February 5, 1682, in Virginia. |
| NICHOLAS SPENCER of Westmoreland County, Va. |
1671 | Born in England. Died September 23; 1689, in Virginia. |
| PHILIP LUDWELL, I of "Rich Neck" and "Green Spring," James City County, Va. |
1674-5 | Born in England. Died after 1704, in Eng1and. |
| WILLIAM COLE of "Baltrope," Warwick County, Va. |
1675 | Born 1638. Died March 4, 1694, in Virginia. |
| ROWLAND PLACE, | 1675 | Born in England. Died after 1681, in England. |
| THOMAS BOWLER of Rappahannock County, Va. |
1675 | Born in England. Died 1679, in Virginia. |
| NATHANIEL BACON, II. ("The Rebel") of "Curles" Henrico County, Va. |
1675 | Born in England. Died 1676, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD LEE, II. of "Mt. Pleasant," Westmoreland County, Va. |
1675 | Born 1647, in Virginia. Died March 12, 1714, in Virginia. |
| FRANCIS LEIGH | 1676 | Born in England. Died after 1680, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT BEVERLEY of Middlesex County, Va. |
1676 | Born in Yorkshire, Eng. Died March 15, 1686, in, Virginia. |
| JOHN CUSTIS, I. of "Arlington," Northampton County, Va. |
1677 | Born 1630, in Virginia. Died in Virginia, January 29, 1696. |
| RALPH WORMELEY of "Rosegill," Middlesex County, Va. |
1677 | Born 1650, in Virginia. Died December 5, 1700, in Virginia. |
| AUGUSTINE WARNER, II of Warner Hall," Gloucester County, Va. |
1677 | Born July 3 (?), 1642, in Virginia. Died June 19, 1681, in Virginia. |
| HENRY MEESE | 1680 | Born in England. Died after December, 1681, in England. |
| MATTHEW KEMP of Gloucester County, Va. |
1681 | Born in Virginia. Died 1683, in Virginia. |
| JOHN PAGE of York County, Va. |
1681 | Born 1627, in England. Died January 23, 1691-2, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BYRD, I, "Belvidere," Henrico County, and "Westover," Charles City County, Va. |
1681 | Born about 1653, in England. Died December 4, 1704, in Virginia. |
| JOHN LEAR of Nansernond County, Va. |
1683 | Born in England. Died 1695, in Virginia. |
| ISAAC ALLERTON, of Westmoreland County, Va. |
1683 | Born 1630, in Massachusetts. Died 1702, in Virginia. |
| CHRISTOPHER WORMELEY of Middlesex County, Va. |
1683 | Born in Engiand. Died 1701, in Virginia. |
| EDWARD HILL, II. of " Shirley," Charles City County, Va. |
1688 | Born 1637, in Virginia. Died November 30, 1700, in Virginia. |
| JOHN ARMISTEAD of Gloucester County, Va. |
1688 | Born in England. Died after 1697, in Virginia. |
| JAMES BLAIR, of James City County, Va. |
1689 | Born 1656, in Scotland. Died April 18, 1743, in Virginia. |
| SIR FRANCIS NICHOLSON | 1690 | Born in England. Died March 5, 1728, in England. |
| HENRY WHITING of Gloucester County, Va. |
1690 | Born in Virginia. |
| CHARLES SCARBOROUGH of Accomac County, Va. |
1691 | Born in Virginia. Died about 1703, in Virginia. |
| CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON of "Hewick," Middlesex County, Va |
1691 | Born 1645, in England. Died April, 1693, in Virginia. |
| JOHN LIGHTFOOT of New Kent County, Va. |
1692 | Born in England. Died May 28, 1707, in Virginia. |
| HENRY HARTWELL | 1692 | Born in England. Died 1699, in England. |
| DANIEL PARKE, II. of York County, Va. |
1682 | Born 1669, in Virginia. Killed December 7, 1710, at Antigua, Leeward Islands. |
| RICHARD JOHNSON of King and Queen County, Va. |
1696 | Born in England. Died about 1698, in Virginia. |
| DUDLEY DIGGES of "Bellfield," York County, Va. |
1698 | Born about 1665, in Virginia. Died January 18, 1710-11, in Virginia. |
| BENJAMIN HARRISON of ' Wakefield," Surry County, Va. |
1698 | Born September 20, 1645, in Virginia. Died January 30, 1712-13, in Virginia. |
| MATTHEW PAGE of "Timber Neck," Gloucester County, Va. |
1699 | Born 1659, in Virginia. Died January 9, 1703, in Virginia. |
| JOHN CUSTIS, II. of "Arlington," Northampton County, Va. |
1699 | Born 1653, in Virginia. Died January 26, 1713, in Virginia. |
| EDMUND JENINGS of "Ripon Hall," York County, Va. |
1699 | Born 1659, in England. Died December 5, 1727, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT CARTER of "Corotoman," Lancaster County, Va. |
1699 | Born 1663, in Virginia. Died August 4, 1732, in Virginia. |
| LEWIS BURWELL of " Carter's Creek," Gloucester County, and "King's Creek," York County, Va. |
1702 | Born in Virginia. Died December 19, 1710, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BASSETT of "Eltham," New Kent County, Va. |
1702 | Born 1670, in Virginia. Died October 11, 1723, in Virginia. |
| HENRY DUKE, of James City County, Va. |
1702 | Died 1713, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT QUARRY | 1702 | Born in England. |
| PHILIP LUDWELL, II. of "Green Spring," James City County, Va. |
1702 | Born February 4, 1672, in Virginia. Died January 11, 1726-7, in Virginia. |
| JOHN SMITH of Gloucester County, Va. |
1704 | Born in Virginia. Died about 1719-20, in Virginia. |
| JOHN LEWIS, I., of "Warner Hall," Gloucester County, Va. |
1704 | Born November 30, 1669, in Virginia. Died November 14, 1725, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM CHURCHILL of "Wilton," and "Bushy Park," Middlesex County, Va. |
1705 | Born 1650, in England. Died November, 1710, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BYRD, II. of "Westover," Charles City County, Va. |
1708 | Born March 28, 1674, in Virginia. Died August 26, 1744, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM FITZHUGH of "Eagle's Nest," Stafford County, Va. |
1711 | Born in Virginia. Died about January, 1714, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT PORTEUS; of "Newbottle," Gloucester County, Va. |
1713 | Born 1617, in Virginia. Died August 8, 1758, in England. |
| WILLIAM COCKE, M.D. of Williamsburg, Va. |
1713 | Born 1671, in England. Died October 20, 1720, in Virginia. |
| EDMUND BERKELEY, of "Barn Elms," Middlesex County, Va. |
1713 | Born before 1674, in Virginia. Died 1718, in Virginia. |
| NATHANIEL HARRISON of "Wakefield," Surry County, Va. |
1713 | Born August 8, 1677, in Virginia. Died November 30, 1727, in Virginia. |
| MANN PAGE, of " Rosewell," Gloucester County, Va. |
1714 | Born 1691, in Virginia. Died January 24, 1730, In Virginia. |
| PETER BEVERLEY of Gloucester County, Va. |
1719 | Born about 1668, in Virginia. Died I 728, in Virginia. |
| COLE DIGGES of Bellfield," York County, Va. |
1719 | Born 1692, in Virginia. Died 1744, in Virginia. |
| JOHN ROBINSON, of "Piscataway," Essex County, Va. |
1720 | Born 1683, in Virginia. Died September, 1749, in Virginia. |
| JOHN CARTER, of "Shirley," Charles City County, Va. |
1724 | Born in Virginia. Died July 31, 1742, in Virginia. |
| JOHN GRYMES, of "Brandon," Middlesex County, Va. |
1725 | Born 1692, in Virginia. Died November 2, 1748, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD FITZWILLIAM | 1725 | Died, or removed to England, 1732. |
| JOHN CUSTIS, III. of "Arlington," Northampton County, Va. |
1727 | Born 1678, in Virginia. Died November, 1749, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM DANDRIDGE, of King William County. |
1727 | Born in England. Died 1743, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM RANDOLPH, of "Turkey Island," Henrico County, Va. |
1728 | Born November, 1681, in Virginia. Died October 19, 1742, in Virginia. |
| HENRY HARRISON of Surry County, Va. |
1730 | Born 1692, in Virginia. Died September 24, 1732, in Virginia. |
| DAVID BRAY of James City County, Va. |
1731 | Born 1699, in Virginia. Died October 5, 1731, in Virginia. |
| JOHN TAYLOE of Mt. Airy," Richmond County, Va. |
1732 | Born February 15, 1687, in Virginia. Died 1747 in Virginia. |
| GEORGE PHENNY, | 1732 | - |
| THOMAS LEE, of "Stratford," Westmoreland County, Va. |
1732-3 | Born 1690, in Virginia. Died November 14, 1750, in Virginia. |
| PHILIP LIGHTFOOT, of Sandy Point," Charles City County, Va. |
1733 | Born 1689, in Virginia. Died May 30 1748, in Virginia. |
| ROBERT DINWIDDIE | 1738 | Born 1690, in Scotland. Died July 27, 1770, in England. |
| JOHN BLAIR of Williamsburg, Va. |
1743 | Born 1686, in Virginia. Died November 7, 1771, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM FAIRFAX of "Belvoir," Fairfax County, Va. |
1743 | Born 1691, in England. Died September 3, 1757, in Virginia. |
| Rev. WILLIAM DAWSON of Williamsburg, Va. |
1743 | Born 1704, in England. Died July 24, 1752, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM NELSON of Yorktown, Va. |
1744 | Born 1711, in Virginia. flied November 19, 1772, in Virginia. |
| LEWIS BURWELL of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester County, Va. |
1744 | Born 1710, in Virginia. Died 1752, in Virginia. |
| JOHN LEWIS, II. of "Warner Hall," Gloucester County, Va. |
1748 | Born 1694, in Virginia. |
| THOMAS NELSON, of Yorktown, Va. |
1749 | Born 1716, in Virginia. Died 1782, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BEVERLEY of "Blandfield," Essex County, Va. |
1750 | Born about 1698, in Virginia. Died about March 1, 1756, in Virginia. |
| RICHARD CORBIN of "Laneville," King and Queen County, Va. |
1750 | Born in Virginia. Died about 1787, in Virginia. |
| PETER RANDOLPH of "Chatsworth," Henrico County, Va. |
1750 | Born 1713, in Virginia. Died July 8, 1767, in Virginia. |
| PHILIP GRYMES of "Brandon," Middlesex County, Va. |
1751 | Born in Virginia. Died 1762, in Virginia. |
| REV. WILLIAM ROBINSON of King and Queen County, Va. |
1751 | Born in Virginia, 1717. Died in Virginia, 1767. |
| PHILIP LUDWELL, IIl. of "Green Spring," James City County, Va. |
1752 | Born December 28, 1716, in Virginia. Died March 25, 1767, in Virginia. |
| WILLIAM BYRD, III of "Westover," Charles City County, Va. |
1754 | Born in Virginia. Died January I, 1777, in Virginia. |
| REV. THOMAS DAWSON | 1756 | Born in England. Died December, 1761, inVirginia. |
| JOHN TAYLOE, II., of "Mt. Airy," Richmond County, Va. |
1757 | Born 1721, in Virginia. Died April 18, 1779, in Virginia. |
| PHILIP LUDWELL LEE of "Stratford," Westrnoreland County, Va. |
1757 | Born February 24, 1726-7, in Virginia. Died February 23, 1775. |
| PRESLEY THORNTON of "Northumberland House," Northumberland County, Va |
1760 | Born in Virginia, 1721. Died in Virginia, December 8, 1769. |
| ROBERT CARTER, II. of "Nominy Hall," Westmoreland County, Va. |
1764 | Born in Virginia, 1728. Died in Baltimore, Md., 1804. |
| REV. JAMES HORROCKS | 1764 | Born in England. Died March 20, 1772, atOporto, Portugal. |
| ROBERT CARTER BURWELL of Isle of Wight County, Va. |
1764 | Born in Virginia. Died in Virginia, 1777. |
| GEORGE WILLIAM FAIRFAX, of Fairfax County, Va. |
1768 | Born 1724, in the Bahamas. Died April 3, 1787, in England. |
| JOHN PAGE of "North End," Gloucester County, Va. |
1768 | Born about 1720, in Virginia. Died October, 1774, in Virginia. |
| RALPH WORMELEY, III. of "Rosegill," Middlesex County, Va. |
1771 | Born 1744, in Virginia. Died January 19, 1806, in Virginia. |
| JOHN PAGE, II. of "Rosewell," Gloucester County, Va. |
1773 | Born April 17, 1744, in Virginia. Died October 11, 1808, in Virginia. |
| GAWIN CORBIN | 1775 | Born in Virginia. Died in Virginia. |
| REV. JOHN CAMM of Williamsburg, Va. |
1775 | Born 1718, in Engiand. Died 1779, in Virginia. |
John Pory, 1619
[From 1619 to 1642 there is no record of Speakers]
Thomas Stegg, 1642-3
Edward Hill, Sr., 1644-45, 1654, 1658-9
Edmund Scarborough, November, 1645
Ambrose Harmer, October 1646
Thomas Harwood, 1648-49
Edward Major, April 1652
Thomas Dew, November 1652
William Whitby, 1653
Francis Moryson, 1655-56
John Smith, March, 1657-58
Theoderick Bland, 1659-61
Henry Soane, 1660-61
Robert Wynne, 1661-74
Augustine Warner, March 1675-6; February 1676-7
Thomas Godwin, June 1676
William Travers, 1677
Matthew Kemp, 1679
Thomas Ballard, 1680-82
Edward Hill, Jr., 1684
Arthur Allen, 1686
Thomas Milner, 1691-93
Robert Carter, 1696, 1699
William Randolph, 1698
Peter Beverely, 1700-05, 1710-1714
Benjamin Harrison, October, 1705
Daniel McCarty, 1715-18
John Holloway, 1720-34
Sir. John Randolph, 1736
John Robinson, 1738-65
Peyton Randolph, 1766-75
1619
Assembled July 30th
James City: Captain William Powell, Ensign William Spense
Charles City: Samuel Sharpe, Samuel Jordan
The City of Henricus: Thomas Dowse, Samuel Jordan
Kicoughtan: Captain William Tucker, William Capp.
Martin-Brandon (Captain John Martin's Plantation); Thomas Davis, Robert Stacy
Smythe's Hundred: Captain Thomas Graves, Walter Shelly
Martin's Hundred: John Boys, John Jackson
Argall's Gift: Thomas Pawlett, Mr. Gourgainy
Flowerdieu Hundred: Engisn Rossingham, Mr. Jefferson
Captain Lawne's Plantation: Captain Christopher Lawne, Ensign Washer
Captain Ward's Plantation: Captain Ward, Lieutenant Gibbes
Source: A manuscript copy of the Journal of this session is in the Public Record Office, London, and has several times been printed.
Assembeld March 5th.
William Tucker
Jabez Whitaker
Willaim Peeine
Raleigh Croshaw
Richard Kingsmwell
Edward Blany
Luke Boyse
John Pollington
Nathaniel Causey
Robert Adams
Thomas Harris
Richard Stephens
Nathaniel Basse
John Willcox
Nicholas Martinau
Clement Dilke
Isaac Chaplin
John Chew
John Utie
John Southerne
Richard Bigge
Henry Watkins
Gabriel Holland
Thomas Morlatt
Source: Hening's Statutes at Large of Virginia I, 128-129. The counties are not given in this list.
Assembled October 16th
The Plantation at the College: Lieutenant Thomas Osborne, Matthew Edlowe.
The Neck of Land: Sergeant Sharp.
Shirley Hundred Island: Cheney Boyse, John Browne.
Shirley Hundred Main: Thomas Palmer, John Harris.
Mr. Henry Throckinorton's Plantation: William Allen.
Jordan's Journey: William Popkton.
Chaplaine's Choice: Walter Price.
Westover: Christopher Woodward.
Flowerdieu Hundred: Anthony Pagett.
James City: George Menefie, Richard Kingsmell.
Pace's Paines: Lt. William Perry, John Smyth.
The Other Side of the Water: Captain John West, Captain [Robert] Fellgate.
Pasbehay: Thomas Bagwell.
The Neck of Land: Richard Brewster.
Archer's Hope: Theotlore Moyse, Thomas Doe.
The Plantations between Archer's Hope and Martin's Hundred: John Utie, Richard Townsend.
Hogg Island: John Chew, Richard Tree.
Martin's Hundred: Thomas Kingston, Thomas Fawcett.
Mulberry Island: Thomas HarM-ood, Phettiplace Clause,
Warwick River: Christopher Stokes, Thomas Ceely,
Thomas Flint, Zachary Cripps.
Warrosquoyacke: Captain Nathaniel Basse, Richard Bennett, Robert Savin, Thomas Jordan.
Nuttmegg Quarter: WHuam Cole, William Bentley.
Elizabeth City: Lieutenant George Thompson, William English, Adam Thoroughgood, Lionel
Rowiston, John Browning, John Downinan.
"For the Easterne shoare noe burgesses did appear."
Source: Hening I, 137-139.
Lower Norfolk: Robert Eyre or [Eyres], Thomas. Lambert, Cornelius Loyd.
Assembled October 10th
James City: Walter Chiles, Thomas Swan, William Barret, George Read, William Whittaker, John Dunston.
Henrico: William Hatcher.
Charles City: Captain Edward Hill, Charles Sparrow.
Warwick: Captain Thomas Harwood, Speaker; John Walker.
Isle of Wight: George Hardy, Robert Pitt.
Nansemond: Jo. Carter, Toby Smith.
Elizabeth City: Lieutenant William Worlich [Wooldridge], Jo. Robbins.
Lower Norfolk: Bartho. Hoskins, Thomas Lambert, John Chandler.
Yorke: Captain Ralph Wormeley, Rowland Burnham.
Northumberland: Captain Francis Poythers, Jo. Trussell.
Sources: Hening I, 358-359, and for John Chandler, the records of Lower Norfolk County.
Assembled April 26th
Henrico: William Hatcher.
Charles City: Colonel Edward Hill, Captain John Bishopp.
James City: Robert Wetherall, Lieutenant Colonel John Fludd, Hen. Soane, Da. Mansill, George Stephens, William Whittakere.
Isle of Wight: Robert Pitt, George Hardie, John George, John Moone.
Nansemond: Captain Thomas Due, Ed. Major, Speaker.
Lower Norfolk: Cor. Lloyd, Thomas Lambert, Henry Woodhouse, Charles [Chris ?J Burrowes, John Martin
Elizabeth City: Peter Ransom, John Sheppard.
Warwick River: Lieutenant Colonel Sam. Mathews, William Whittbye.
York: Captain Fra. Morgan, Hen. Lee, Captain Austin Warner.
Northampton: Obedience Robins, Edm. Scarbrough,
Thomas Johnson, William Jones, Antho, Hoskins.
Northumberland: Jno. Mott ram, Geo. Fletcher.
Gloucester: (First time this County appears). Hugh Gwinne, Fra. Willis.
Source: Hening I, 369-371.
Henrico: Theodorick Bland, Speaker, Captain William Farrer.
Charles City: Theodorick Bland, Captain Robert Wynne, Charles Sparrow.
James City: Henry Soane, Captain Robert Ellison, Richard Ford, William Morley.
Surry: Major William Cawfield, William Browne.
Isle of Wight: Colonel Robert Pitt, Major Nich. Hill, Major John Bond, Nicholas Smith.
Upper Norfolk: Giles Webb, William Denson, George Catchmaie.
Lower Norfolk: Captain John Sidney, Lemuell Mason.
Northampton: Colonel Edw'd Scarbrough, Major Wm. Waters, Lieut. Colonel John Stringer.
Warwick: Colonel Miles Cary, Major Edw. Griffith.
Elizabeth City: Lient. Colonel Wm. Worleich, Captain John Powell.
York: Christ'r Calthropp, Major Joseph Crowshaw, Nathaniel Bacon, Robert Baldry, Thos. Bushrod "returned Burgess."
New Kent: Colonel Manwaring Hammond, Lieut. Colonel Robert Abrahall.
Rappahannock: Colonel Moore Fantleroy, John Weyre.
Lancaster: Coloyci Jphn Carter, Henry Corbin, John Curtis.
Northumberland: Captain Peter Ashton.
Westmoreland: Captain Thomas Foulke [Fowke].
Gloucester: Captain Francis Willis, Captain Peter Jenings, Peter Knight, David Cant.
Source: Hening I, 527-530. York Records.
There is no list of the members of this, the first Assembly held after the Restoration; though the orders and resolutions are printed. Hening II, 9-16.
Lancaster: William Ball.
Source: The county records.
Northumberland: Isaac Allerton, William Presley.
Surry: Lawrence Baker.
Lancaster: William Ball.
Sources: The respective county records.
Northumberland: William Presley, Isaac Allerton.
Lancaster: William Ball.
Westmoreland: Captain Lee.
Surry: Laurence Baker, William Browne.
Sources: The records oi the respective counties.
Northumberland: Isaac Allerton, William Presley
Surry: George Jordan, Laurence Baker.
Middlesex: Walter Whitaker, Ralph Wormeley.
Lancaster: William Ball.
Sources: The records of the respective counties.
The Jameson list of sessions, frequently referred to, is that by Prof. J. F. Jameson, in the collections of the American Historical Association. The Ludwell list is one among the Ludwell Papers, Virginia Historical Society.
The County records and the Cal. Va. State Papers, Vol.1, show that Kenner, Haynie, Edmundson, Ransone, Brasseur, Ludwell, Jr., Hubbard, Randolph, Heale, Harrison and Thompson were members at the session of October, 1697; but that Thos. Cocke was Burgess for Henrico in place of James Cocke, and Benoni Burroughs and John Thoroughgood for Norfolk, in place of Hodges and Mason. The Essex records show that Thos. Edmundson, and John Battaile were also members at both sessions in 1697.
Accomack: John Tackle (deceased), Solomon Ewell
Charles City: John Stith, Samuel Harwood, Jr.
College: Thomas Jones
Elizabeth City: James Rickets, Mr. Anthony Armistead
Essex: John Hawkins, Richard Covington
Gloucester: Henry Willis, Nathaniel Burwell (deceased)
Henrico: Wm. Randolph, Thos. Randolph
Isle of Wight: William Bridger, Arthur Smith
James City: Archibald Blair, John Clayton
Jamestown: William Brodnax
King William: John Waller, Thos. Johnson
King and Queen: George Braxton, Robert Beverly (deceased)
Lancaster: Wm. Ball, James Ball
Middlesex: John Grymes, Gawin Corbin
New Kent: Nicholas Meriwether, John Stanhope (deceased)
Nansemond: John Lear, James Riddick
Norfolk: Willis Wilson, Wm. Crawford
Northumberland: Peter Presley, Peter Hack
Northampton: William Waters (deceased), George Harmanson
Prince George: Edward Goodrich (deceased), Robert Mumford [Munford], John Hamlin
Princess Anne: Maximilian Boush, Anthony Walk
Richmond: W