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Christopher Wormeley(burgess)
Christopher Wormeley (died 1656) was a British military officer who served as governor of Tortuga before becoming the secretary of state for the Virginia Colony (1635-1649) as well as captain of the fort at Old Point Comfort beginning in 1638. He also served on the Virginia Governor's Council (1637-1642), as would his younger brother Ralph Wormeley Sr. and son Christopher Wormeley Jr. Early life and education The son of merchant Christopher Wormeley was born in York County, England. He had a younger brother Ralph who had emigrated to the Virginia colony by 1635. The family could trace its descent from Sir John de Wormeley of Hadfield, York County, England. Military and bureaucratic career After the Spanish captured Tortuga despite his efforts, Wormeley sailed to Virginia. In 1636, he was appointed a justice of the peace for what was initially called Charles River County (but became York County in 1634).Tyler Shortly thereafter Wormeley was appointed a member of the Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Organization The Council consisted of no more than 12 men who served lifetime appointments to advise the governor and were, together with the governor, the highest court in the colony. Thus this body served as a legislative, executive, and judicial body. Modeled after the British House of Lords, the Governor's Council went through a definite evolution as the Virginia colony grew. During much of the colonial period, the governor was absentee and the lieutenant governor was the beneficiary of the council's advice. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lunsford
Sir Thomas Lunsford (c. 1610 – c. 1653) was a Royalist colonel in the English Civil War. Family Lunsford was son of Thomas Lunsford of Wilegh, Sussex. His mother, Katherine, was daughter of Thomas Fludd, treasurer of war to Queen Elizabeth, and sister of Robert Fludd the Rosicrucian. Lunsford was the third son and heir, with a twin, Herbert. His brothers Herbert and Henry were also Royalist officers. Henry was killed in July 1643 during the assault on Bristol. Lunsford married three times. He and his first wife, Anne Hudson (d. 1638), had one son who died in infancy. In 1640, he married Katherine (d. 1649), daughter of Sir Henry Neville; with whom he had three daughters. His third wife was Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Wormeley of Riccall, Yorkshire, and the widow of Richard Kempe, secretary of Virginia; with whom he had one daughter. Early life Lunsford had a wild temperament from an early age. On 27 June 1632, he was charged with killing deer on the grounds of his rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1645 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3 – The Long Parliament adopts the ''Directory for Public Worship'' in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, replacing the Book of Common Prayer (1559). Holy Days (other than Sundays) are not to be observed. * January 10 – Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud is executed for treason on Tower Hill, London. * January 14 – English Civil War: Fairfax is appointed Commander-in-Chief. * January 29 – English Civil War: Armistice talks open at Uxbridge. * February 2 – Battle of Inverlochy: The Covenanters are defeated by Montrose. * February 15 – English Civil War: The New Model Army is officially founded. * February 28 – English Civil War: Uxbridge armistice talks fail. * March 4 – English Civil War: Prince Rupert leaves Oxford for Bristol. * March 5 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Jankau: The armies of Sweden decisively defeat the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, in one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Colonial Virginia
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form " people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brocas
William Brocas ( 1794 – 12 November 1868) was an Irish artist known for his portraits and figurative drawings. Early life William Brocas was born in Dublin around 1794. He was the third of the four sons of painter Henry Brocas. Career Brocas was exhibited regularly in Dublin, such as with the Society of Artists in 1809 and 1812, and frequently with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) between 1828 and 1863. He was the president of the Society of Irish Artists. In 1841 the Royal Irish Art Union purchased his oil paintings, ''View of Bray Head'' and ''Roderick O'Conor's Castle'', to be awarded as prizes. The Union purchased his ''Departure of Irish emigrants'' in 1842, and it was exhibited at the 1865 Dublin Exhibition. Brocas' most notable patron was Henry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore, with Brocas going on to paint a series of views of the Rossmore estate, and portraits of the family. This includes a small full-length portrait of Anne Douglas Westenra. His portrait of Charles M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Colony of Virginia, Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist), Nathaniel Bacon against List of colonial governors of Virginia, Colonial Governor William Berkeley (governor), William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon's request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia. Thousands of Virginians from all Social class in the United States, classes (including those in Indentured servitude in British America, indentured servitude) and Race and ethnicity in the United States, races rose up in arms against Berkeley, chasing him from Jamestown, Virginia, Jamestown and ultimately torching the settlement. The rebellion was first suppressed by a few armed merchant ships from London whose captains sided with Berkeley and the Loyalism, loyalists. Government forces arrived soon after and spent several years defeating pockets of resistance and reforming the colonial government to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex County, Virginia
Middlesex County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,625. Its county seat is Saluda. History This area was long settled by indigenous peoples; those encountered by Europeans were of the Algonquian-speaking peoples, part of loose alliance of tribes known as the Powhatan Confederacy. The Nimcock had a village on the river where Urbanna was later developed. English settlement of the area began around 1640, with the county being officially formed in 1668 from a part of Lancaster County. This settlement pushed the Nimcock upriver. The county's only incorporated town, Urbanna, was established by the colonial Assembly in 1680 as one of 20 50-acre port towns designated for trade. It served initially as a port on the Rappahannock River for shipping agricultural products, especially the tobacco commodity crop. As the county developed, it became its commercial and governmental center. The Rosegill Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster County, Virginia
Lancaster County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 10,919. Its county seat is Lancaster. Located on the Northern Neck near the mouth of the Rappahannock River, Lancaster County is part of the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace wine-growing region recognized by the United States as an American Viticultural Area. Lancaster County is the most densely populated county in the Northern Neck. The largest town in Lancaster County is Kilmarnock, Virginia. The county's area code is 804. History Lancaster County was established in 1651 from Northumberland and York counties. It was home to Robert King Carter in the 18th century, and remaining buildings from that time include Christ Church and St. Mary's, Whitechapel. Other historic attractions open to the public include the Lancaster Courthouse Historic District including the Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library, Belle Isle State Park, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manwaring Hammond , a surname
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Manwaring is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Francis Macdonald Manwaring, Canadian politician *George Manwaring (1854–1889), a hymn writer of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) *Hyrum Manwaring (1877–1856), American president of Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1930 to 1944. * Kirt Manwaring (born 1965), professional baseball player *Michael Manwaring (born 1942), American designer and artist *Robert Manwaring, he was an English 18th century furniture designer and cabinet maker. See also * Frances Manwaring Caulkins (1795–1869), American historian, genealogist, author * Mainwaring, a surname *Mannering Mannering is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cecil Mannering, 20th century British actor *Émilie Mannering, Canadian filmmaker *Fred Mannering, professor, Highly Cited Researcher *George Edward Mannering (1862–1947), New Zea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Honywood (loyalist)
Philip Honywood may refer to: * Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1752) (c. 1677–1752), British Army officer * Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1785) (c. 1710–1785), his nephew, British Army officer and Member of Parliament {{hndis, Honywood, Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Chicheley
Sir Henry Chicheley (b. 1614 or 1615 – d. February 5, 1683) was a lieutenant governor of Virginia Colony who also served as Acting Governor during multiple periods in the aftermath of Bacon's Rebellion.Billings, Warren M. “Chicheley, Sir Henry.” In the ''Dictionary of Virginia Biography'', Vol. 3, edited by Sara B. Bearss, 203–205. Richmond: Library of Virginia, 2006. Having first visited the Virginia colony as a Royalist in exile, where he served in the House of Burgesses in violation of his probation, Lt. Gov. Chicheley wielded power during a period of sociopolitical turmoil and change, and later in his career was increasingly troubled by England's growing aggression and control over the colony. Early life and education Chicheley was born in either 1614 or 1615 to Dorothy, the wife of Sir Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire, England. His name honors Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury and founder of All Souls College, Oxford, from whom he is desce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Kemp (politician)
Mathew Kemp (c. 1630 – December 1682) was a British attorney who emigrated from England to the Colony of Virginia where he became a government official, planter and politician. He supported Governor William Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion and became Speaker of the House of Burgesses in 1679 before being elevated to the Virginia Governor's Council. pp. 70-73 Early and family life Born to Edmund Kemp and his wife. Edmund Kemp had emigrated to then-vast Lancaster County in the Colony of Virginia and became a planter and justice of the peace (all the justices in that era jointly administering the county). Mathew Kemp was educated in England and emigrated to Virginia before October 1660. His grandfather was Robert Kemp of Gissing in Norfolk, Encland and his uncle the baronet Sir Robert Kemp. He married a woman named Dorothy and had a son, also Mathew Kemp, who later served as Burgess for Middlesex County. Planter In October 1660, Kemp patented 500 acres at the head of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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