query: when was the house of burgesses first established in colonial virginia

pos: House of Burgesses House of Burgesses The Virginia House of Burgesses was formed in 1642/43 by the General Assembly. By its creation, the General Assembly (established in 1619) then became bicameral. From 1642 to 1776, it was the elected representative element of the General Assembly, the legislature of Virginia, which governed together with a royally-appointed colonial governor and Council of State. Jamestown remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, when it was initially moved to the College of William & Mary, near Williamsburg and later to the Colonial Capital building in Williamsburg. In 1776 the colony became the independent Commonwealth of

pos: House of Burgesses the restored Capitol building at Colonial Williamsburg. The most recent commemorative session (the 26th) was held in January 2016. In January 2007, the Assembly held a special session at Jamestown to mark the 400th anniversary of its founding as part of the Jamestown 2007 celebration, including an address by then-Vice-President Dick Cheney. House of Burgesses The Virginia House of Burgesses was formed in 1642/43 by the General Assembly. By its creation, the General Assembly (established in 1619) then became bicameral. From 1642 to 1776, it was the elected representative element of the General Assembly, the legislature of Virginia, which governed

pos: Ensign Washer Ensign Washer Ensign Washer or Ensign Thos (Thomas) Washer was an early Virginia colonist who settled in the area that became Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Washer and Christopher Lawne represented Lawne's Plantation as burgesses in the first assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, in 1619. "Ensign" is a military grade or rank, not the colonist's first name, and there is some suggestion that he was a lower ranking military officer before he arrived in Virginia. He also would have been a member of the local militia after his arrival

pos: John Gibbs (Virginia politician) John Gibbs (Virginia politician) Lt. John Gibbs (d. March 22, 1622) was an American settler and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. John Gibbs was born in England with a large family and spent some of his life in the country. He arrived on the ship "Supply" at Jamestown. The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected lower house in the legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. It would meet once annually in Jamestown, similar to the British Parliament. Over time, the name House of Burgesses came to represent the

pos: Colonial South and the Chesapeake wealth and were not as stratified as in the cities. The first democratically elected government was the House of Burgesses, which was first convened in 1619 by Governor George Yeardley in Virginia. The House of Burgesses, as with most colonial assemblies, was elected by free, white, landowning men. Both the southern colonies and those in the Chesapeake had a similar government: a governor and a council appointed by the crown, and an assembly or house of representatives that was elected by the people. The governor had the most power of any, his duties including judicial, religious, military, appointing officials, leader

pos: Fairfax Parish, Virginia Fairfax Parish, Virginia Fairfax Parish was the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Anglican church in colonial Virginia with jurisdiction over part of Fairfax County with its central church located at The Falls Church. The parish was created in 1764 from Truro Parish. The Anglican church was the established religion of the Colony of Virginia from 1619 - 1776. Each parish in the colony was ministered to by a single minister and governed by a vestry usually composed of 12 local men of wealth and standing in the community. Parishes were created by acts of the House of Burgesses and the upper

pos: Colony of Virginia and 50s, the Virginia colony was nicknamed "The Old Dominion" by King Charles II for its perceived loyalty to the English monarchy during the era of the Protectorate and Commonwealth of England. From 1619 to 1775/1776, the colonial legislature of Virginia was the House of Burgesses, which governed in conjunction with a colonial governor. Jamestown on the James River remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699; from 1699 until its dissolution the capital was in Williamsburg. The colony experienced its first major political turmoil with Bacon's Rebellion of 1676. After declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain

pos: Virginia State Capitol as Virginia's statehouse, primarily due to fires during the Colonial period. In the early 20th century, two wings were added, leading to its present appearance. In 1960, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. During the American Colonial period, Virginia's first capital was Jamestown, where the first legislative body, the Virginia House of Burgesses, met in 1619. The new government used four state houses at different times at Jamestown due to fires. The first Representative Legislative Assembly convened on July 30, 1619 at the Jamestown Church which served as the first Capitol. With the decision to relocate the government inland

pos: Richard Buck (chaplain) Richard Buck (chaplain) Reverend Richard Bucke was a minister to the Colony of Virginia at Jamestown, Virginia from 1610 to 1624. He was chaplain of the first session of the Virginia General Assembly, which was composed of the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Governor's Council. This assembly met in the church at Jamestown on July 30, 1619, as the first elected assembly and law making body in colonial America. Richard Bucke was born in 1582 in Wymondham, Leicestershire, England. Bucke was a graduate of Oxford University. Bucke was recruited to serve as minister to the Colony of Virginia at

pos: Virginia House of Delegates upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the Virginia House of Burgesses, which first met at Jamestown in 1619. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses. In addition to the Speaker, there is a majority leader, majority caucus chair, minority leader, minority caucus chair, and the chairs of the several committees of the House. The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in the New World. Originally having 22 members, the House of Burgesses met from 1619 through 1632 in the choir of the church at Jamestown.

pos: Richard Buck (chaplain) Anne Burras. Richard Buck (chaplain) Reverend Richard Bucke was a minister to the Colony of Virginia at Jamestown, Virginia from 1610 to 1624. He was chaplain of the first session of the Virginia General Assembly, which was composed of the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Governor's Council. This assembly met in the church at Jamestown on July 30, 1619, as the first elected assembly and law making body in colonial America. Richard Bucke was born in 1582 in Wymondham, Leicestershire, England. Bucke was a graduate of Oxford University. Bucke was recruited to serve as minister to the Colony of

pos: House of Burgesses of the fifth and final Virginia Revolutionary Convention met in the chamber of the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg and elected Pendleton its president. The convention voted for independence from Britain. The former colony had become the independent Commonwealth of Virginia and the convention created the Constitution of Virginia with a new General Assembly, composed of an elected Senate and an elected House of Delegates. The House of Delegates acceded to the role of the former House of Burgesses. In 1619, the General Assembly first met in the church in Jamestown. Subsequent meetings continued to take place in Jamestown. In

pos: Virginia General Assembly July 30, 1619 by instructions from the Virginia Company of London to the new Governor Sir George Yeardley. It was initially a unicameral body composed of the Company-appointed Governor and Council of State, plus 22 burgesses elected by the settlements and Jamestown. The Assembly became bicameral in 1642 upon the formation of the House of Burgesses. At various times it may have been referred to as the Grand Assembly of Virginia. The General Assembly met in Jamestown from 1619 until 1699, when it first moved to the College of William & Mary near Williamsburg, Virginia and later met in the

pos: Virginia State Capitol Virginia State Capitol The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the third capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. (The first two were Jamestown and Williamsburg.) It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619. The Capitol was conceived of by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clérisseau in France, based on the Maison Carrée in Nimes, France. Construction began in 1785 and was completed in 1788. The current Capitol is the eighth built to serve

neg: Nathaniel West (captain) Nathaniel West (captain) Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel West of Poplar Neck (c. 1665 – 1723) was a resident and the member for King William County in the House of Burgesses of the British Colony and Dominion of Virginia. West was the third son of Colonel John West and Unity Croshaw. Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel West was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for King William County, Virginia 1703–1705. The House of Burgess was the representative assembly in colonial Virginia; the First elective governing body in a British overseas possession. The assembly was one division of the legislature established by Governor

neg: Robert Beasley (burgess) Robert Beasley (burgess) Robert Beasley was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Isle of Wight County, in 1655 and 1656. Upon the petition of Beasley and the other burgesses from Isle of Wight County (Major John Bond and Nicholas Smith), a Commission was established which resulted in Ragged Island and Terascoe Neck being transferred from Nansemond County (then Upper Norfolk County) to Isle of Wight County in 1656. A descendant of Robert Beasley, Dr. Robert Sanford Beazley (1821–1910), was a member of the Virginia State Convention of

neg: Robert Beasley (burgess) 1867–1868, which adopted the Underwood Constitution following the American Civil War. Dr. Beazley also served as a Virginia state senator from Albermarle County and Greene County for four years in 1874–1877. Robert Beasley (burgess) Robert Beasley was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Isle of Wight County, in 1655 and 1656. Upon the petition of Beasley and the other burgesses from Isle of Wight County (Major John Bond and Nicholas Smith), a Commission was established which resulted in Ragged Island and Terascoe Neck being transferred from Nansemond

neg: Hancock Custis Hancock Custis Hancock Custis was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly from Accomack County, Virginia in 1710–1712. Hancock Custis was the son of Colonel John Custis and Margaret (Michael) Custis. John Custis was a member of both the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Governor's Council. Hancock Custis's brother, Major John Custis, was the father of Daniel Parke Custis, first husband of Martha Washington. Major John Custis named one of his sons "Hancock." Hancock Custis's will, which was proved May 7, 1728, mentions his wife Mary. Hancock and

neg: First Virginia Convention response, on March 25, 1774, the Parliament passed the Boston Port Act, blockading the port of Boston to all maritime trade. The House of Burgesses, the colonial legislature of Virginia, approved June 1, 1774 as a day of "Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer" in a show of solidarity with the people of Massachusetts. The governor of Virginia John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore reacted by dissolving the Burgesses. In defiance of Dunmore, the Burgesses moved to Raleigh Tavern where they constituted themselves as the First Virginia Convention on August 1. The Convention declared its support for Massachusetts and called for a

neg: Government of Virginia Virginia, the lower house of the legislature was called the House of Burgesses. Together with the Governor's Council, the House of Burgesses made up the "General Assembly". The Governor's Council was composed of 12 men appointed by the British monarch to advise the governor. The council also served as the "General Court" of the colony, a colonial equivalent of a Supreme Court. Members of the House of Burgesses were chosen by all those who could vote in the colony. Each county chose two people or burgesses to represent it, while the College of William and Mary and the cities of

neg: Battle of Great Bridge an action begun by Dunmore and completed by rebel forces. Tensions in the British Colony of Virginia were raised in April 1775 at roughly the same time that the hostilities of the American Revolutionary War broke out in the Province of Massachusetts Bay with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, had dismissed the colonial legislative assembly, the House of Burgesses, who then established a provisional assembly in Virginia Conventions. The Burgesses authorized existing and newly raised militia troops to arm themselves, leading to a struggle for control of the

neg: Raleigh Tavern Raleigh Tavern The Raleigh Tavern was a tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia, and was one of the largest taverns in colonial Virginia. It gained some fame in the pre-American Revolutionary War Colony of Virginia as a gathering place for legislators after several Royal Governors officially dissolved the House of Burgesses, the elected legislative body, when their actions did not suit the Crown. It was also the site of the founding of the Phi Beta Kappa Society on December 5, 1776. Rebuilt in 1930–31, it was both the first building to be reconstructed and to be opened as part of Colonial Williamsburg.

neg: General Court of Virginia (colonial) suspension. During England's Commonwealth era, the Virginia House of Burgesses appointed both the governor and the councillors. The General Court had original and appellate jurisdiction for civil and criminal cases in Virginia. At first, it heard almost all cases in Virginia, but after the colony established county courts, the General Court only kept original jurisdiction for civil lawsuits involving a minimum amount of damages. The minimum required was originally ten pounds sterling, but increased to twenty pounds over the years. It shared original jurisdiction over chancery cases with the county courts. The General Court had exclusive original jurisdiction for any

neg: Colonial Heights, Virginia with the building of the Old Brick House. Richard Kennon came to Virginia prior to 1670, and became a merchant of Bermuda Hundred. He represented Henrico County in the House of Burgesses. His son, Richard Kennon, Jr., was also a member of the House of Burgesses and married the daughter of Col. Robert Bolling, the emigrant, and his second wife, the former Anne Stith. Richard's sister, Mary Kennon, was married to Major John Fairfax Bolling, half-brother of Richard's wife. Major Bolling was the son of Col. Robert Bolling and his first wife Jane Rolfe, who was granddaughter of the early

neg: St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia) of which only four are still standing. One of these is the Old Chapel Church in Franklin County, Virginia The Virginia colonial legislative assembly, the House of Burgesses, was dismissed by the royal governor due to tensions that led up to the American Revolutionary War. The Burgesses met as a provisional government in the First Virginia Convention in Williamsburg. Since the governor had loyalist forces in the vicinity of the capital of Williamsburg, it was decided to hold the next convention in Richmond. On March 23, 1775, the Second Virginia Convention was opened at the church. The President of the

neg: Bassett Hall Hall to Colonial Williamsburg in 1979. The home is now open to the public and appears much as it did in the 1930s and 1940s when the Rockefellers made it their home. The gardens are in the Colonial Revival style. Bassett Hall Bassett Hall is an 18th-century farmhouse located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller during the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. The house was built by Philip Johnson, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, between 1753 and 1766. It was named for Martha Washington's nephew, Burwell

neg: Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia) Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia) The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia housed the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia from 1705, when the capital was relocated there from Jamestown, until 1779, when the capital was relocated to Richmond. Two capitol buildings served the colony on the same site: the first from 1705 until its destruction by fire in 1747; the second from 1753 to 1779. The earlier capitol was reconstructed in the early 1930s as part of the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. The reconstruction has thus lasted longer than the combined total of both original capitol buildings. In 1698, the Capitol

neg: Alexander White (Virginia) a "distinguished career" as a lawyer with a "national reputation". White was elected as a member of the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg from 1772 to 1773, representing Hampshire County. White served with Patrick Henry; Henry reportedly never cast his vote without first consulting with White. White was an eloquent public speaker, and due to his Scottish Presbyterian background, he was strongly opposed to the colonial government's preferential support of the Church of England in Virginia. Because of this stance, White presented a resolution before the House of Burgesses regarding the separation of church and state. According to historians Hu

neg: Peyton Randolph named to honor the colonial statesman. During World War II, the early "Essex"-class aircraft carrier USS "Randolph" (CV-15) was named for him. Furthermore, the Peyton Randolph House in Colonial Williamsburg was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. Peyton Randolph Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was a planter and public official from the Colony of Virginia. He served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, president of Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental Congress. Randolph was born in Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, to a prominent family. His parents were Sir John Randolph,

neg: Edmund Andros Andros had to work with a local assembly. His relationship with the House of Burgesses was generally cordial, but he encountered some resistance, especially to measures related to the war and colonial defenses. He hired armed vessels to patrol the colony's waters and contributed financially to New York's colonial defenses, which formed a bulwark against the possibility of French and Indian incursions into Virginia. In 1696 Andros was ordered by the king to send troops to New York, for which the burgesses reluctantly appropriated £1,000. Andros' management of colonial defense and Indian relations were successful: Virginia, unlike New York and

neg: Presley Thornton Presley Thornton Presley Thornton (1721 - December 8, 1769) was a planter and public official in Colonial Virginia. Thornton served as member of the House of Burgesses for Northumberland County from 1748–49 and 1752-61. Thornton was the great-grandson of William Thornton who arrived in Virginia from England as late as 1646 settling in Gloucester County, Virginia. He was through his paternal line a cousin of fellow burgesses, Francis Thornton of Spotsylvania, George Thornton of Spotsylvania, William Thornton of King George and William Thornton of Richmond County, Virginia and William Thornton of Brunswick County. In addition to his fellow burgesses he

neg: Thomas Herrick Thomas Herrick Thomas Herrick, sometimes spelled Thomas Hayrick or Thomas Heyrick or Thomas Heyricke was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from the "Upper Part of" Elizabeth City, Virginia, later Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Hampton, Virginia, in 1629–1630. In a note in the Richmond Standard quoted in other sources, Henry Herrick, burgess for Warwick County, Virginia in 1644–1645, is said to be a nephew of Thomas Herrick. On March 24, 1630, Herrick and six other burgesses were ordered by Act II of the assembly of 1629–1630 to

neg: Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia) Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia) The Tayloe House is an 18th-century house in Williamsburg, Virginia. Located on E. Nicholson Street just east of Queen Street, the house was built from 1752 to 1759 and was restored in 1950–1951 by Colonial Williamsburg. The house was purchased by John Tayloe II in 1759 from Dr. James Carter, resident surgeon of Williamsburg. Tayloe was an influential member of the King's Council under Lord Dunmore and of the first Republic Council under Governor Patrick Henry. Tayloe was a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1774. A replica of the house was built

neg: Virginia Resolves Virginia Resolves The Virginia Resolves were a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act of 1765. The Stamp Act had been passed by the British Parliament to help pay off some of its debt from its various wars, including the French and Indian War fought in part to protect the American colonies. The resolves claimed that in accordance with long established British law, Virginia was subject to taxation only by a parliamentary assembly to which Virginians themselves elected representatives. Since no colonial representatives were elected to the Parliament the only assembly

neg: Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia) in 2004 in Moorestown, New Jersey. Tayloe House (Williamsburg, Virginia) The Tayloe House is an 18th-century house in Williamsburg, Virginia. Located on E. Nicholson Street just east of Queen Street, the house was built from 1752 to 1759 and was restored in 1950–1951 by Colonial Williamsburg. The house was purchased by John Tayloe II in 1759 from Dr. James Carter, resident surgeon of Williamsburg. Tayloe was an influential member of the King's Council under Lord Dunmore and of the first Republic Council under Governor Patrick Henry. Tayloe was a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1774. A

neg: Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia on Duke of Gloucester Street, remains active today. As the colonial era ended, when the House of Burgesses gathered for sessions in Williamsburg, American patriots George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry, among others, worshipped at Bruton Parish. The Diocese also includes St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth City Parish, in Hampton, Virginia. Established in 1610, St. John's is the oldest English-speaking Parish in continuous existence in the United States. The parish occasionally uses Communion silver (a chalice and two patens) crafted in 1618. This communion silver has the longest history of continuous use in the United States of any English

neg: Patrick Henry to a rise in the price of tobacco. Hard currency was scarce in Virginia, and salaries in the colony were often expressed in terms of pounds of tobacco. Prior to the drought, the price of tobacco had long been twopence per pound (0.45 kilograms) and in 1755 and 1758, the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial legislature, passed Two Penny Acts, allowing debts expressed in tobacco to be paid at the rate of twopence per pound for a limited period. These payees included public officials, including Anglican clergy—Anglicanism was then Virginia's established church, and several

neg: John George (Virginia colonist) County, Virginia but is now Prince George County, Virginia bordering Hopewell, Virginia. The George family moved to Isle of Wight County, Virginia in about 1642. When the George family moved to Isle of Wight County, they lived near Cypress Swamp and Creek and Castle Creek, near the present town of Smithfield, Virginia. Other records show that John George added 350 acres to his property on April 17, 1667. In 1647 and in 1652, John George was listed as a representative of Isle of Wight County in the Virginia House of Burgesses, the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature. Since

neg: William Kendall (burgess 1688) 28, 1696. William Kendall (burgess 1688) William Kendall (1659-1696) was a Virginian colonial politician. He was a member of the House of Burgesses for Northampton County, like his father William Kendall. Kendall was born in 1659 to William Kendall in Northampton County, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Burgesses for Northampton County in 1688 and then 1692-1693. He married Anne Mason, daughter of Lemuel Mason, also a member of the House of Burgesses. Together they had sons William Kendall III and John Kendall, and three daughters. Kendall made his will in January 29, 1695, and it was

neg: William Kendall (burgess 1688) William Kendall (burgess 1688) William Kendall (1659-1696) was a Virginian colonial politician. He was a member of the House of Burgesses for Northampton County, like his father William Kendall. Kendall was born in 1659 to William Kendall in Northampton County, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Burgesses for Northampton County in 1688 and then 1692-1693. He married Anne Mason, daughter of Lemuel Mason, also a member of the House of Burgesses. Together they had sons William Kendall III and John Kendall, and three daughters. Kendall made his will in January 29, 1695, and it was proved July

neg: William Thornton (Virginia burgess) William Thornton (Virginia burgess) William Thornton (December 20, 1717 – 1790) was a planter and public official in Colonial Virginia. Thornton served as member of the House of Burgesses for Brunswick County from 1756–68 and as justice of the county and of the quorum as early as 1760 and as late as 1774/5. Thornton was the great-grandson of William Thornton who arrived in Virginia from England as late as 1646 settling in Gloucester County, Virginia. He was through his paternal line a cousin of fellow burgesses, Francis Thornton of Spotsylvania, Presley Thornton of Northumberland, George Thornton of Spotsylvania, William Thornton

neg: History of Williamsburg, Virginia discovered by archaeologists on the Bruton Heights School property adjacent to the site of the house of Governor John Page while working on a Colonial Williamsburg archaeological research project. Jamestown, which had been the original capital of Virginia Colony, remained as such until its burning during the 3 events of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. Immediately after Governor William Berkeley regained control, temporary quarters for the functions of the seat of government were established about away on the high ground at Middle Plantation while the Statehouse at Jamestown was rebuilt. The members of the House of Burgesses found the surroundings both

neg: William Powell (Virginia colonist) mouth of the Warwick River where he established a prominent plantation known as "Denbigh Plantation," originally known as "Mathews Manor." On a date between March 4, 1626 and the end of 1628, Edward Blaney, one of James City County's burgesses in 1623, married Margaret Powell, the widow of Captain Powell. Like Powell, Blaney lived on the south side or "Surry side" of James City County, across the James River from Jamestown, Virginia. William Powell (Virginia colonist) William Powell (before 1586 – January 1623), was an early Virginia colonist, landowner, militia officer and member of the first Virginia House of Burgesses

neg: Northumberland County, Virginia 1635. Originally known as the Indian district "Chickacoan," the area was first referred to as Northumberland (a namesake of Northumberland County, England) in the colonial records in 1644. The following year, John Mottrom served as the first burgess for the territory in the House of Burgesses, which met at the capital of the Virginia Colony at Jamestown. The colonial court ordered the two tribes to merge and by 1655, assigned them a reservation of near Dividing Creek, south of the Great Wicomico River. By the early 1700s, the Wicocomico tribe was greatly reduced, and English colonists took control of their

neg: History of religion in the United States established; the bishop of London who had oversight of Anglican in the colonies made it a favorite missionary target and sent in 22 clergymen (in priestly orders) by 1624. In practice, establishment meant that local taxes were funneled through the local parish to handle the needs of local government, such as roads and poor relief, in addition to the salary of the minister. There was never a bishop in colonial Virginia, and in practice the local vestry consisted of laymen who controlled the parish and handled local taxes, roads and poor relief. When the elected assembly, the House of Burgesses,

neg: Joseph Royle for the 25-year-old slave was a large sum at the time. The reward was large because this slave was a skilled journeyman much needed in Royle's printing shop. Royle refused to print the controversial debates happening in the General Assembly of the House of Burgesses of the early 1760s in his "Virginia Gazette". Royle followed closely the philosophies of Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of colonial Virginia. This compliance to Fauquier's philosophies did not go well with many of Royle's customers or with their representatives in the House of Burgesses. Royle refused to publish copies of the Stamp Act Resolves in

neg: Abraham Wood Jamestown. Wood retired to patent more plantation land in 1680 west of the fort, in what had been Appomattoc territory, notwithstanding it being disallowed by the House of Burgesses. Abraham Wood died some time between 1681 and 1686, possibly in 1682. Abraham Wood Abraham Wood (1610–1682), sometimes referred to as "General" or "Colonel" Wood, was an English fur trader (specifically the beaver and deerskin trades) and explorer of 17th century colonial Virginia. Wood's base of operations was Fort Henry at the falls of the Appomattox in present-day Petersburg. Wood also was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, a

neg: Leonard Calvert Following his brother's instructions, Leonard Calvert at first attempted to govern the country in an absolutist way, but in January 1635, he had to summon a colonial assembly, which became the foundation and first session of the modern General Assembly of Maryland, the third legislature to be established in the English colonies, after the House of Burgesses in the Dominion of Virginia, and the General Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1638, the Assembly forced him to govern according to the common law of England, and subsequently the right to initiate legislation passed to the new General Assembly, representing

neg: William Fitzhugh when it burned under mysterious circumstances. William Fitzhugh and George Washington visited one another frequently until Washington's death in 1799, with Washington mentioning Fitzhugh in his diary and the two serving together on the Pohick Church vestry. Fitzhugh was the last person that Washington visited outside of Mount Vernon before his death in 1799. Fitzhugh served in the Virginia House of Burgesses between 1772 and 1775. When that assembly was dissolved by Virginia colonial governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Fitzhugh continued to serve King George County, Virginia in ad hoc conventions held in Williamsburg and Richmond. He was

neg: History of Virginia on stamps of roughly-hews boards displays the tools of Boone's trade—a Pennsylvania rifle, a powder horn, and a knife. The pipe tomahawk represents that the Shawnees had adopted Boone. His name and birth date was carved on the wall. Colonial craftsmen were commemorated in the 8-cent stamps on July 4, 1972 at Williamsburg Virginia. Designed by Leonard Everett Fisher, they depicted glassblowing, silver making, wig making and hat making, all colonial crafts authentically re-enacted at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Patrick Henry was a leader in the Virginia House of Burgesses who opposed Britain imposing restrictions on the American colonies. Virginia petitioned the King

neg: Francis Nicholson was awarded membership in the Royal Society for his scientific observations of North America. He also acted as a consultant to the Board of Trade, and thus maintained an awareness of colonial issues. During King William's War in the 1690s Nicholson asked the House of Burgesses to appropriate money for New York's defense, since it was threatened from New France and acted as a buffer to protect Virginia. The Burgesses refused, even after Nicholson appealed to London. When Queen Anne's War broke out in 1702, Nicholson lent New York £900 of his own money, with the expectation that it would

neg: Robert Abrahall abstracted on page 30. Robert Abrahall Robert Abrahall was the first member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from New Kent County, Virginia, in 1654. He again served in the House in 1659–1660. He may have served in 1654–1657 since the lists of members for those years are incomplete and no members for New Kent County are shown. Abrahall settled in New Kent County (part of Gloucester County until 1654) in about 1650, according to Tyler. Captain Robert Abrahall was granted 1010 acres of land in New Kent County by

neg: Robert Abrahall Robert Abrahall Robert Abrahall was the first member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from New Kent County, Virginia, in 1654. He again served in the House in 1659–1660. He may have served in 1654–1657 since the lists of members for those years are incomplete and no members for New Kent County are shown. Abrahall settled in New Kent County (part of Gloucester County until 1654) in about 1650, according to Tyler. Captain Robert Abrahall was granted 1010 acres of land in New Kent County by patent on November 23,

neg: Frances Jones (colonist) Frances Jones (colonist) Frances Orlando Jones (August 6, 1710July 9, 1785) was born in New Kent County, Virginia, where she also died. Frances married John Dandridge on July 22, 1730 in New Kent County, Virginia. Frances was the daughter of Orlando Jones and Martha Macon, prosperous Virginia landowners, and she is more commonly known as the mother of the first First Lady of the United States, Martha Washington. Frances' father, Orlando Jones, was a Burgess for New Kent County in 1718 in the House of Burgesses, the leading legislative body in Colonial Virginia. Her grandfather, Col. Gideon Macon (father of

neg: Harrison family of Virginia is likely that Thomas later became the ancestor of the Shenandoah Harrison family referenced below. The first Benjamin Harrison was certain to have arrived by 1633 when he was installed as Clerk of the Virginia Governor's Council. In 1642 he became the first of the clan to serve as a legislator, in the Virginia House of Burgesses. For more than two centuries afterwards the Harrisons played a noteworthy role in American political history. His son, Benjamin Harrison II (1645–1712), served as County Sheriff, and in the House of Burgesses as well, and also was appointed to the Governor's Council, the

neg: Patrick Henry Virginia against the Stamp Act is uncertain. Although the lack of a legislative session sidelined Henry during the crisis, it also undermined the established leaders of the chamber, who remained scattered through the colony with little opportunity to confer, as the public rage for change grew hotter. When the Burgesses eventually convened, Henry sometimes opposed the colonial leaders, but united with them against British policies. In the late 1760s and early 1770s, Henry spent more time concentrating on his personal affairs, though he advanced in standing within the Burgesses, serving on powerful committees. The Henry family moved to a new

neg: Electoral history of George Washington Electoral history of George Washington George Washington stood for public office five times, serving two terms in the Virginia House of Burgesses and two terms as President of the United States. He is the only independent to serve as U.S. president and the only person unanimously elected to that office. Washington first stood for election to the Virginia House of Burgesses from Frederick County, Virginia in 1757 at the age of 25. Two burgesses were elected from each Virginia county by and among the male landowners. Members of the House of Burgesses did not serve fixed terms, unlike its successor

neg: Francis Moryson colony. His last trip to Virginia was in 1677, when he served on a royal commission investigating Bacon's Rebellion. Francis Moryson Francis Moryson (bef. 1628–1680/81) was an English soldier and Virginia colonial official. He was a Royalist in the English Civil War. Moryson was the son of Sir Richard Moryson and his wife Elizabeth Harrington daughter of Sir Henry Harrington. Moryson emigrated to Virginia in 1649, surviving a shipwreck en route. He served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1656, and was on Governor Sir William Berkeley's Council 1660–63. He was named acting governor in Berkeley's absence

neg: Williamsburg, Virginia the 1770s: 'Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds'. Known in modern times as Eastern State Hospital, it was established by Act of the Virginia colonial legislature on June 4, 1770. The Act to 'Make Provision for the Support and Maintenance of Ideots, Lunaticks, and other Persons of unsound Minds' authorized the House of Burgesses to appoint a fifteen-man Court Of Directors to oversee the future hospital's operations and admissions. In 1771, contractor Benjamin Powell constructed a two-story building on Francis Street near the College, capable of housing twenty-four patients. The design of the grounds included 'yards for

neg: Abraham Wood Abraham Wood Abraham Wood (1610–1682), sometimes referred to as "General" or "Colonel" Wood, was an English fur trader (specifically the beaver and deerskin trades) and explorer of 17th century colonial Virginia. Wood's base of operations was Fort Henry at the falls of the Appomattox in present-day Petersburg. Wood also was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, a member of the Virginia Governor's Council and a high-ranking militia officer. Abraham Wood came to Virginia as a 10-year-old boy in 1620. As a passenger on the English ship "Margaret and John", Abraham Wood was one of the few survivors when

neg: Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia) on superior documentation of its design and its unique architecture compared to the second Capitol. Later architectural historians have since shown that parts of the reconstruction, chiefly its foundations, were embellished or conjectural and were based more on contemporary architectural ideas than actual historic evidence. However, the reconstructed Capitol is now itself valued as a Colonial Revival interpretation and work of architecture. The reconstruction opened to the public on February 24, 1934. Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia) The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia housed the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia from 1705, when the capital was relocated there from Jamestown,

neg: John Cockrill (House of Burgesses) John Cockrill (House of Burgesses) John Cockrill (c. 1740 - ?) was a Welsh-born American planter and politician. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses. Cockrill was born circa 1740. He was of Scottish descent. He emigrated to the United States with Major General Edward Braddock. Cockrill served in the French and Indian War of 1754-1763. He subsequently became a large planter in Richmond County, Virginia and/or Wythe County, Virginia. Cockrill served as a member of the House of Burgesses. Cockrill was married twice. He had a son, Simon, from his first marriage. His second wife was

neg: Virginia colonies in 1773, and sent delegates to the Continental Congress the following year. After the House of Burgesses was dissolved by the royal governor in 1774, Virginia's revolutionary leaders continued to govern via the Virginia Conventions. On May 15, 1776, the Convention declared Virginia's independence from the British Empire and adopted George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was then included in a new constitution. Another Virginian, Thomas Jefferson, drew upon Mason's work in drafting the national Declaration of Independence. When the American Revolutionary War began, George Washington was selected to head the colonial army. During the war, the capital

neg: Virginia militia patrollers. This Virginia militia system was put to the test in 1676 during Bacon's Rebellion. The Crown's militia was victorious over Nathaniel Bacon who tried to seize power. The English Bill of Rights of 1689 guaranteed colonial Virginians, as loyal British subjects, the following: During the French and Indian War (1754–1763), a formal act came into effect. In 1774, revolution was at Virginia's doorstep when Royal Governor Lord Dunmore dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses because of their support of the city of Boston against the closing of the Port of Boston by Lord North. On May 15, 1776 the

neg: House of Burgesses 1700, the seat of the House of Burgesses was moved from Jamestown to Middle Plantation, near what was soon renamed Williamsburg. The Burgesses met there, first (1700 to 1704) in the Great Hall of what is now called the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary, while the Capitol was under construction. When the Capitol burned in 1747, the legislature moved back into the College until the second Capitol was completed in 1754. The present Capitol building at Colonial Williamsburg is a reconstruction of the earlier of the two lost buildings. In 1779, and effective in April 1780,

neg: Edward Moseley Edward Moseley Edward Moseley (born 16 February 1682 or 1683 - died 11 July 1749), was the Surveyor General of the Province of North Carolina before 1710 and 1723 to 1733. He was also the first colonial Treasurer of North Carolina, starting in 1715. He was responsible, with William Byrd II of Virginia Colony, for surveying the boundary between North Carolina and Virginia in 1728. Edward Moseley was also Speaker of the North Carolina House of Burgesses (the lower house of the legislature) for several terms, as he was consistently re-elected by his party. He briefly acted as Royal Governor

neg: Virginia Governor's Council Virginia" states that "Membership on the governor's Council was the highest civil office to which natives or residents of the colony could normally aspire, and membership on the Council enabled wealthy and influential men to increase the wealth and influence of themselves and their families." The extant written records of the council begin in 1680 and are housed at the Library of Virginia. Virginia Governor's Council The Governor's Council (also known as the "Council of State" or simply "the Council") was the upper house of the colonial legislature (the House of Burgesses was the other house) in the Colony of

neg: Virginia Governor's Council Virginia Governor's Council The Governor's Council (also known as the "Council of State" or simply "the Council") was the upper house of the colonial legislature (the House of Burgesses was the other house) in the Colony of Virginia from 1607 until the American Revolution in 1776. Consisting of 12 men who, after the 1630s were appointed by the British Sovereign, the Governor's Council also served as an advisory body to the Virginia Royal Governor and as the highest judicial body in the colony. The Council consisted of no more than 12 men who served lifetime appointments to advise the governor

neg: Francis West (colonel) Francis West (colonel) Colonel Francis West (1711 – June 28, 1796) is most notable because he was the Sheriff of King William County in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia and he represented the same county in the House of Burgesses. Francis was born in King William County, the son of Captain Thomas West and Agnes (?). He was Sheriff there in 1741 and member of the House of Burgesses from 1748–1758. He served in the Colonial Defense forces during the French and Indian War. he was married to Jane Cole (b. 1719–1790). Francis West Did not married Jane Cole

neg: Rice Hooe Rice Hooe Rice Hooe (b. c1599) was a Virginia colonist and member of the colonial House of Burgesses in the 1640s. He was born in about 1599. He first came to Virginia as early as 1624. He was a Burgess from Shirley Hundred Island in 1632-1633, and emigrated to Virginia in 1635. In 1639 he served as county commissioner. He received a grant of 700 acres in James City County along the James River. In 1643, he was granted additional land, increasing his total to 1,969 acres. He was a Burgess for Shirley Hundred Island in 1642 and for Charles

neg: Colonial Heights, Virginia colonist John Rolfe and his Native American wife, Pocahontas. The Bollings lived at Cobb's, a plantation in eastern Chesterfield near Point-of-Rocks. The plantation house built by Richard Kennon (later known as the "Brick House") is now thought to be the oldest permanent structure in Colonial Heights. One wall of the house survived a disastrous fire in 1879, and the rest was rebuilt. In 1749, an area south of the James River was divided from Henrico County by the House of Burgesses, and named Chesterfield County. The area which became Colonial Heights was to remain in Chesterfield County for almost 200

neg: Thomas Herrick inspect the site for a fort at Old Point Comfort at the extreme tip of the Virginia Peninsula at Hampton Roads and to agree with Captain Samuel Mathews for the building of the fort. Thomas Herrick Thomas Herrick, sometimes spelled Thomas Hayrick or Thomas Heyrick or Thomas Heyricke was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from the "Upper Part of" Elizabeth City, Virginia, later Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Hampton, Virginia, in 1629–1630. In a note in the Richmond Standard quoted in other sources, Henry Herrick, burgess for

neg: Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) Eastern State Hospital (Virginia) Eastern State Hospital, built in 1773 in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, was the first public facility in the present-day United States constructed solely for the care and treatment of the mentally ill. The hospital's patients were moved in the 20th century to a new facility outside Williamsburg. The original building had burned but was reconstructed in 1985. Today it operates as a museum about the treatment of mental illness. Eastern State Hospital traces its foundation to a speech by Francis Fauquier, Royal Governor of the colony of Virginia, on November 6, 1766. At the House of Burgesses'

neg: Littleton Waller that adopted the Declaration of Independence. Littleton Waller's ancestor Benjamin Waller was a noted colonial attorney of Williamsburg, Virginia. The Tazewells of Dorset county were churchmen and scholars of the law. William Tazewell, attorney, born in 1691, emigrated to Virginia in 1715. His descendants include members of the House of Burgesses, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senates of both Virginia and the United States, and the Virginia Supreme Court. Tony Waller's maternal grandfather Littleton Waller Tazewell was, in turn, a U.S. Congressman, a U.S. Senator, and Governor of Virginia. He built the family home, "Wishing Oak", on Granby Street

neg: Abraham Iverson Abraham Iverson Abraham Iverson, shown in some records, including land patents, as Abraham Iveson was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Gloucester County, in 1653. On October 17, 1636, James Vanerit acquired 1,000 acres of land in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Norfolk, Virginia, from one Stafferton. Stafferton was owed the land for providing the transportation of 20 colonists, including "Abr. Iveson" to Virginia. A bill of lading of Joseph Clifton, a London merchant shows goods conveyed on the "Tristan & Jane" of London, April 26, 1637,

neg: Colonial Heights, Virginia 8 original shires of Virginia by the House of Burgesses, one of which was Henrico County, which included the future land of Colonial Heights. In 1635, the English had a small town called "Appamattucks" near the "Old Towne" Creek, thought to be located near the intersection of Temple Avenue and Dimmock Parkway. Also in that year, Captain Henry Fleet and Francis Poythress built a small fort nearby, on "Fleet's Hill" just west of the current city, now occupied by the campus of Virginia State University. During the period from 1677 to 1685, one of the area's historic landmarks was constructed

neg: Jamestown, Virginia events in American history: the first meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the arrival of the first Africans to English North America, and the first Thanksgiving. Attribution: Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. William Kelso writes that Jamestown "is where the British Empire began". It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S.;(May 14, 1607 N.S.), and was

neg: West Point, Virginia what became called West Point, which had access to the York River. In 1691, the Virginia General Assembly directed that West Point be chartered as a port of entry on the York. In 1705 the House of Burgesses authorized the town to qualify as a "free borough", and renamed it "Delaware" in honor of former Royal Governor Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. He was John West's elder brother, an early settler of Jamestown, and an earlier colonial governor. When the Richmond and York River Railroad was built and completed in 1861 to the port community, just before the

neg: Norfolk, Virginia termed "citties," for the developed portion of the colony. These formed the basis for colonial representative government in the newly minted House of Burgesses. What would become Norfolk was put under the Elizabeth Cittie incorporation. In 1634 King Charles I reorganized the colony into a system of shires. The former Elizabeth Cittie became Elizabeth City Shire. After persuading 105 people to settle in the colony, Adam Thoroughgood (who had immigrated to Virginia in 1622 from King's Lynn, Norfolk, England) was granted a large land holding, through the head rights system, along the Lynnhaven River in 1636. When the South Hampton

neg: Abraham Iverson to "Abraham Iveson, planter", among others. "Mr. Abraham Iveson" acquired 655 acres of land on the southwest side of the North River in "Mockjack" (or Mobjack) Bay in Gloucester County in a patent dated June 10, 1651. Abraham Iverson Abraham Iverson, shown in some records, including land patents, as Abraham Iveson was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Gloucester County, in 1653. On October 17, 1636, James Vanerit acquired 1,000 acres of land in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Norfolk, Virginia, from one Stafferton. Stafferton was owed

neg: Archibald Cary called Buckingham, was identified on the Joshua Fry-Peter Jefferson map (1752). Cary was a member of the House of Burgesses from 1756 to 1776. In 1764, he served on the committee of Burgesses that wrote resolutions against the proposed Stamp Act, but the following year he voted against Patrick Henry's Virginia Resolves as being premature and too inflammatory. As tensions with the mother country escalated, in 1773 Cary served as a member of Virginia's committee of correspondence. When the House of Burgesses was dissolved at the outset of the American Revolution, he served as a delegate to the Virginia Conventions.

neg: House of Burgesses the House of Delegates moved the capital city to Richmond during the American Revolutionary War for safety reasons. The House of Burgesses became the House of Delegates in 1776, retaining its status as the lower house of the General Assembly, the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Through the General Assembly and House of Burgesses, the Virginia House of Delegates is considered the oldest continuous legislative body in the New World. In honor of the original House of Burgesses, every four years, the Virginia General Assembly traditionally leaves the current Capitol in Richmond, and meets for one day in

neg: Charles Pinckney Jones distinction in 1868. He established a law practice in Monterey, Virginia. On January 17, 1872, he married Martha Jane Wilson, great-great-great granddaughter of Colonel John Wilson, a longtime member of the Virginia House of Burgesses until his death in 1773. Jones was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1883. In 1885 he was elected to the Virginia State Senate, serving the counties of Highland, Bath and Allegheny until 1897. From 1898 to 1906, he was a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia and in that first year was elected by the board to

neg: First Virginia Convention congress of the Thirteen Colonies, the First Continental Congress, to which it also elected delegates. It further banned commerce and payment of debts with Britain, pledged supplies to Massachusetts, and elected officers, including its president, Peyton Randolph, previously the speaker of the House of Burgesses. Before dissolving on August 6, the Convention selected representatives to the Second Virginia Convention. First Virginia Convention The First Virginia Convention was an extralegal meeting of the House of Burgesses held in Williamsburg, Virginia from August 1–6, 1774. Tensions which would boil over into the American Revolution had been rising for some time between Massachusetts

neg: Senate of Virginia as Senator Phil Puckett (D-38th) resigned, effective June 8, handing the GOP a majority of 20 to 19. The Republicans solidified their majority following a special election win on August 19, 2014, which increased their total number of seats to 21. The Senate of Virginia was created by the 1776 Constitution of Virginia, and originally consisted of twenty-four members. Along with the House of Delegates, the Senate comprised a new bicameral legislature designed to replace the colonial Virginia House of Burgesses, which formally dissolved on the sixth of May, 1776. Pursuant to the original Virginia Constitution, the Senate was only

neg: Henry Herrick Henry Herrick Henry Herrick, sometimes spelled Henry Hayrick or Henry Heyrick or Henry Heyricke was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Warwick County, in 1644 and 1644–1645. In a note in the Richmond Standard quoted in other sources, Henry Herrick is said to be a nephew of Thomas Herrick, burgess for "The Upper Part of" Elizabeth City, Virginia, later Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Hampton, Virginia, in 1629–1630. He is the son of William Herrick (MP) and his wife, Joan, daughter of Richard May of London and

neg: Henry Herrick his wife, Mary Hilderson of Devonshire. Henry Herrick Henry Herrick, sometimes spelled Henry Hayrick or Henry Heyrick or Henry Heyricke was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Warwick County, in 1644 and 1644–1645. In a note in the Richmond Standard quoted in other sources, Henry Herrick is said to be a nephew of Thomas Herrick, burgess for "The Upper Part of" Elizabeth City, Virginia, later Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Hampton, Virginia, in 1629–1630. He is the son of William Herrick (MP) and his wife, Joan, daughter

neg: Randolph family of Virginia the House of Burgesses, and later Deputy Attorney General for Charles City County, Prince George County, and Henrico County. Peyton Randolph, son of Sir John Randolph, was a speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental Congress. Beverley Randolph, grandson of William Randolph, was a Virginia Delegate for Henrico County from 1777 to 1780 and the 8th Governor of Virginia, the first after the US Constitution was ratified. Edmund Randolph, grandson of Sir John Randolph, was an aid-de-camp to George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. He was afterward

neg: Lee family Lee family The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military. The family became prominent in colonial British North America when Richard Lee I ("The Immigrant") immigrated to Virginia in 1639 and made his fortune in tobacco. Members of the family include Thomas Lee (1690–1750), a founder of the Ohio Company and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734–1797) and Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794), signers of the American Declaration of Independence; Henry "Light-Horse Harry"

neg: Westmoreland County, Virginia Westmoreland County, Virginia Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2010 census, the population was 17,454. Its county seat is Montross. As originally established by the Virginia colony's House of Burgesses, it was separated out of Northumberland County in 1653, and the territory of Westmoreland County encompassed much of what later became the various counties and cities of Northern Virginia, including the city of Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. These were part of Westmoreland until 1664, when Stafford County was formed. Westmoreland County was the birthplace

neg: John Chiswell be sure he was dead, and the death was not a hoax. His grave is unmarked. John Chiswell Colonel John Chiswell (pronounced Chis-ell) (born about 1710, died by suicide October 14, 1766), was a noted plantation owner, member of the Colonial House of Burgesses, and a land speculator in colonial Virginia. His father was Charles Chiswell (born about 1678) and Esther (Dabney?) Chiswell. Charles Chiswell was once Clerk of the General Court of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Randolph, daughter of William Randolph, on May 19, 1736, and they had four children: Elizabeth Chiswell, b. 24 May 1737; Susanna Randolph Chiswell,

neg: Rice Hooe City County in 1644, 1645, and 1646. In 1639, he expanded his grant with an adjacent patent of 300 acres. In June 1641, together with Walter Austin, Joseph Johnson, and Walter Chiles petitioned to explore land to the south-west of the Appomattake River. He had a son, also named Rice. Either he or his son later moved to Northern Neck. Rice Hooe Rice Hooe (b. c1599) was a Virginia colonist and member of the colonial House of Burgesses in the 1640s. He was born in about 1599. He first came to Virginia as early as 1624. He was a Burgess

neg: William Byrd II In spite – or perhaps because – of his background, Byrd treated the enslaved people in his household appallingly and was a renowned philanderer. His exploits are captured in his diary, which is notable for its openness on matters of sex. Upon his return to Virginia, Byrd expanded his plantation holdings, was elected to the House of Burgesses, and served on Virginia Governor's Council, also known as Virginia's Council of State (the Upper House of the colonial legislature), from 1709 until his death in 1744. He commanded county militias and led surveying expeditions along the Virginia-Carolina border and the Northern

neg: John Chiswell John Chiswell Colonel John Chiswell (pronounced Chis-ell) (born about 1710, died by suicide October 14, 1766), was a noted plantation owner, member of the Colonial House of Burgesses, and a land speculator in colonial Virginia. His father was Charles Chiswell (born about 1678) and Esther (Dabney?) Chiswell. Charles Chiswell was once Clerk of the General Court of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Randolph, daughter of William Randolph, on May 19, 1736, and they had four children: Elizabeth Chiswell, b. 24 May 1737; Susanna Randolph Chiswell, b. 1740, Williamsburg, VA; Mary Chiswell, b. About 1748, Hanover Co., VA; Lucy Chiswell, born 3

neg: Virginia House of Delegates From 1632 to 1699 the legislative body met at four different state houses in Jamestown. The first state house convened at the home of Colonial Governor Sir John Harvey from 1632 to 1656. The burgesses convened at the second state house from 1656 until it was destroyed in 1660. Historians have yet to precisely identify its location. The House has met in Virginia's Capitol Building, designed by Thomas Jefferson, since 1788. The legislative body met from 1788 to 1904 in what is known as today the Old Hall of the House of Delegates or commonly referred to as the Old

neg: Bassett Hall Bassett Hall Bassett Hall is an 18th-century farmhouse located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller during the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. The house was built by Philip Johnson, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, between 1753 and 1766. It was named for Martha Washington's nephew, Burwell Bassett, who purchased the house in 1800. During the Civil War, the Union cavalryman George Armstrong Custer was a guest in the home for 10 days. Custer was in town to attend the wedding of a West Point classmate, a

neg: Peter Beverley Clayton. Beverley was also the grandfather of Peyton Randolph, a speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental Congress; as well as the great-grandfather of Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia, and of Mrs. William Fitzhugh, Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh. The Randolphs were lineal descendants of Pocahontas. Peter Beverley Peter Beverley (1668–1728) was a Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia. He was born in Jamestown. Beverley was the first of three sons born to Major Robert Beverley and his wife, Mary of Yorkshire, England.

neg: John Gibbs (Virginia politician) entire official legislative body of the Colony of Virginia, and later, after the American Revolution, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Gibbs was a Representative from Captain Warde's Plantation along with Captain John Warde at the first House of Burgesses meeting, in Virginia, held in the choir of the Church of Jamestown. Lt. Gibbs did not survive the March 22, 1622 Indian attack of Westover. John Gibbs (Virginia politician) Lt. John Gibbs (d. March 22, 1622) was an American settler and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. John Gibbs was born in England with a large family

neg: Cobham, Surry County, Virginia Cobham, Surry County, Virginia Cobham was a small town in Surry County, Virginia. It was established by an Act of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1691, when each county in the Virginia Colony was directed set aside of land for a town. Storehouses were to be built for products imported and tobacco to be exported. It was ordered that the county sell half-acre lots for its citizens to inhabit the town. It was located at the mouth of Gray's Creek at the James River across and somewhat downstream from Jamestown. It was probably named for Cobham, in Surrey, England.