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Arthur Allen II
Arthur Allen II, also known as Major Allen (born ca. 1652, died June 15, 1710) was a Virginia colonial planter, merchant, military officer and controversial politician who twice served as Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ... of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He supported Governor William Berkeley (governor), William Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion and became a prominent member of the Green Spring faction opposing later royal governors. pp. 84-89 Early life and education Allen was born to merchant Arthur Allen (Virginia Colony), Arthur Allen and his second wife, the former Alice Tucker, around 1652. His father had patented 200 acres between Lawnes Creek and Lower Chippoakes Creek in 1649, and by 1665 built a 3-story brick home for his family in what became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kendall (burgess 1657)
William Kendall Sr. (I) (1621-1686) was a British merchant, planter, military officer and politician who came to own considerable land on Eastern Shore of Virginia, Virginia's Eastern Shore. He represented Northampton County, Virginia, Northampton County several times before and after Bacon's Rebellion (in which he sided with the rebels), and during 1685 became the 21st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses while representing Accomack County, Virginia, Accomack County. Early life Kendall was born in Brinton, Norfolk, Brinton, Norfolk, England, in 1621. He was the seventh child of John Kendall, a taylor, and Anne Pleasance Kendall. In the early 1640s, he moved from Brinton to Yarmouth, England, and married a woman named Ruth in 1644. She died around 1649. Thus, Kenadall sailed to the Virginia colony as a widower. Author John Ruston Pagan speculates Kendall sailed aboard the ''Peter and John'' to America in the summer of 1650. Career In his last will and testament, Kendall c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |