Ralph Wormeley Jr.
Ralph Wormeley Jr. (1651-1701) was a planter and politician who represented Middlesex County in the House of Burgesses before being elevated to the Virginia Governor's Council and serving as the colony's secretary and briefly as its acting governor. He further developed his father's Rosegill plantation, now on the National Register for Historic Places, as well as operated several plantations in adjoining Tidewater counties using enslaved labor. Early life and education Born shortly before the death of his planter father, Ralph Wormeley Sr., he was raised by his mother, the former Agatha Eltonhead (who had also survived a previous husband) and his stepfather, Sir Henry Chicheley, the lieutenant governor for the Virginia colony. He was educated privately at home, then sent to England where he matriculated at Oriel College of Oxford University on July 14, 1665. Career Planter Upon reaching legal age, Wormeley inherited Rosegill plantation. His father had patented more than 3, ...
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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 ...
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Urbanna, Virginia
Urbanna is a town in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Urbanna means “City of Anne” and was named in honor of England's Queen Anne. The population was 476 at the 2010 census. Geography Urbanna is located at (37.637796, −76.573149). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.1 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (17.65%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 543 people, 266 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,286.5 people per square mile (499.2/km2). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 838.7 per square mile (325.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.58% White (U.S. Census), 3.50% Black, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 266 households, out of which 20.7% ha ...
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William Churchill (burgess)
William Churchill (1649-1710) emigrated from England and became a Virginia merchant, planter and politician who twice briefly served in the House of Burgesses representing Middlesex County, Virginia, and on the Virginia Governor's Council (1705-1710). Early life and education He was born in Oxfordshire, England, the youngest of eleven children born to John Churchill and his wife Dorothy, and usually spelled his surname with a double "h". He attended University and the Middle Temple. Admitted to the bar. He may have married and been widowed in England before emigrating to the Virginia colony. Career Churchill emigrated to Virginia, where he became a merchant (factor for London merchants John and Jeffrey Jeffreys) as well as lawyer and planter. He was a witness for a document dated February 1, 1675. His business was importing merchandise and servants, and exporting tobacco, and within a decade he hired his own factor to collect debts owed him. His first public office (in Novemb ...
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Gawin Corbin Sr
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Peter Jenings
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard Of Effingham
Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 1643 – 30 March 1694 O.S./95 N.S.)Birth year is estimated from baptism record. For death year, Bolton, p. 152 gives 1695 (New Style) while Tyler, p. 54 gives 1694 (Old Style). Both are corroborated elsewhere. was a member of the Howard family, descended from noted naval commander William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral Howard, and a List of colonial governors of Virginia, Crown Governor of Virginia (1683-1692). Family He was the son of Sir Charles Howard and Frances Courthope. Francis Howard's paternal grandfather was the first cousin of both Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham.Although sources vary on the 5th Baron's ancestors' names and places of residence, the relation to the preceding barons is generally agreed. His maternal grandfather was Sir George Courthope of Whiligh, Sussex.Tyler, p. 53. Francis was baptised on 17 September 1643 in Great Bookham nea ...
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Robert Beverley (major)
Major Robert Beverley (1635–1687) was a British merchant who became wealthy after emigrating to the Colony of Virginia, where he also became a controversial clerk of the House of Burgessess following Bacon's Rebellion. One of the wealthiest men in the northern Tidewater region, he eventually owned about 28,000 acres in four counties and founded the Beverley family of Virginia, one of the First Families of Virginia. Early and family life Born in Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, England to the former Susanna Hollis and her husband Peter Beverley, he would have three younger brothers and four sisters. He was educated and learned about commerce in England. He also married his first wife, Elizabeth, who died in 1662, shortly after giving birth to their son, Peter Beverley. Beverley married two more times, and had two more sons who survived him. In 1666, in what later became Lancaster County, Virginia, he married the widow Mary Keeble, who bore a daughter and from four to six sons ...
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John Burnham (burgess)
John Burnham may refer to: * John Burnham (cricketer) (1839–1914), English cricketer * John Burnham (submarine designer) (1917–1957), designer of USS Nautilus * John Chynoweth Burnham (1929–2017), American historian * John Fremont Burnham (1856–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * John Burnham (Canadian politician) (1842–1897), Canadian physician and politician from Ontario * John Hampden Burnham (1860–1940), Canadian politician and lawyer * John de Burnham (died 1363), English born judge and official in Ireland * Jack Burnham (footballer) (John Robert Burnham, 1896–1973), English footballer See also * John Brunham John Brunham was a merchant in Bishop's Lynn (now King's Lynn), Norfolk, England, five times mayor of the town and member of Parliament. He was the father of Margery Kempe, and a kinsman (possibly father) of Robert Brunham Robert Brunham was a ...

Walter Whitaker (burgess)
Walter Chiles Whitaker (August 8, 1823 – July 9, 1887) was an American farmer, attorney, and soldier. He served as an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and also was a Union general during the American Civil War. After the war he returned to his profession as an attorney. Early life and career Whitaker was born in the Shelbyville, Kentucky. He attended Bethany College in modern-day West Virginia.Eicher, p. 565. Whitaker was working as a lawyer when the Mexican–American War began.Warner, p. 555. In 1847 Whitaker volunteered for service during the war with Mexico, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant#United States, second lieutenant in the 6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment beginning on October 1. He served until July 21, 1848, when he was mustered out of the volunteers. After Mexico, Whitaker returned to home to Kentucky, where he began running a large farm. He then became a criminal law attorney in Shelbyville. Later he was elected as ...
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