Our Common Ancestors with Harry S. Truman, President USA
from: http://genforum.genealogy.com/shipp/ DAILY, Herman W.
Wife: NEAL, Mabel Edna m. Mar. 21, 1915
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PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
(1884-1972)
m: Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" WALLACE
(1885-1982)
NEAL, Stephen Clinton
Wife: GUNTER, Flora Tennessee m. Aug
16, 1891
GUNTER, Alexander J.
Wife: YOWELL, Rachael m. Mar. 7, 1847
son of:
JOHN ANDERSON TRUMAN (1851-1914)
YOWELL, Leroy
m: Martha Ellen YOUNG (1852-1949)
Wife:MILBURN, Polly ( Mary)
grandson of:
ANDERSON SHIPP TRUMAN (1816-1887) YOWELL, William
Wife: SHIPP, Lucy b. BEF 1781 Culpeper
m: Mary Jane HOLMES (1821-1879)
County, VA Marriage:27 DEC 1791
great-grandson of:
SHIPP, Richard b. 1744/45 Essex County,
EMMA GRANT SHIPP (1787-1872)
Virginia d. 1781 Culpeper County, VA
m: William TRUMAN, Jr. (1783-1863)
Wife: MARTIN, Isabella Long b. 1744
Culpeper County, Virginia d. APR 1817
great-great-grandson of:
Taylor County, Kentucky Marriage:1765
RICHARD SHIPP (1747-c.1828)
m: Elizabeth DONIPHAN (1759-c.1812)
SHIPP, Thomas b. 1690 Caroline County,
Virginia d. 14 FEB 1746 Caroline County,
gr.-gr.-gr.-grandson of:
Virginia
THOMAS SHIPP, JR. (c.1727-1777)
SHIPP, Sarah b. ABT 1688 Essex County,
m: Rachel ________ (_____-_____)
Virginia
gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-grandson of:
SHIPP, Josiah b. ABT 1664 St. Anne's
THOMAS SHIPP, SR. (c.1707-1752)
Parish, Essex Co., Virginia d. 1705 Essex
m: Elizabeth _________ (_____-_____)
County, Virginia
gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-grandson of:>BR>
Wife: BROOKES, Elizabeth b. ABT 1668
RICHARD SHIPP (or "SHIPPE")
Essex County, Virginia d. AFT 1699 St.
(c.1675-1724)
Anne's Parish, Essex Co., Virginia
m: 2) Mary Tiller / Tiler
Marriage:1684 Old Rappahannock County,
Virginia
gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-grandson of:
JOSIAH SHIPP (c.1650?-c.1704)
SHIPP lll, William b. 26 OCT 1637
m: Elizabeth BROOKS (_____-_____)
Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Wife: SHIPP, Sarah Jane b. 1642 Lower
gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-grandson of:
Norfolk, Virginia
WILLIAM SHIPP ? (1606-1657)
Marriage:BEF 1652 Essex County, Virginia
m: Sarah JULIAN ? (1602-_____)
SHIPP, William Jr. b. 26 OCT 1606 Kent,
England d. 1657 Elizabeth River, Lower
Norfolk, Virginia
Wife: JULIAN, Sarah b. 1602 Sourex,
Norfolk, Virginia Marriage:ABT 1636
Virginia
The Shipp Lineage that starts with
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gwt1/f_39.html
William Yowell and Lucy Shipp
_________________________________________
YOWELL, William
Gender: Male
Family:
Marriage:27 DEC 1791
Spouse: SHIPP, Lucy
b. BEF 1781 Culpeper County, VA
Gender: Female
Parents:
Father: SHIPP, Richard
Mother: YOWELL, Lucy
_______________________
SHIPP, Richard
b. 1744/45 Essex County, Virginia
d. 1781 Culpeper County, VA
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: SHIPP, Thomas
Mother: SHIPP, Sarah
Family:
Marriage:1765
Spouse: MARTIN, Isabella Long
b. 1744 Culpeper County, Virginia
d. APR 1817 Taylor County, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Children:
SHIPP, John
SHIPP, Richard
SHIPP, Josiah
b. ABT 1770
d. BEF 1793
Gender: Male
SHIPP, Nancy
SHIPP, Thomas
SHIPP, Ambrose
Family:
Marriage:1763
Spouse: YOWELL, Lucy
b. ABT 1740
d. ABT 1764
Gender: Female
Children:
SHIPP, Lucy
______________________________
SHIPP, Sarah
b. ABT 1688 Essex County, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family:
Spouse: SHIPP, Thomas
b. 1690 Caroline County, Virginia
d. 14 FEB 1746 Caroline County, Virginia
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: SHIPP, Josiah
Mother: BROOKES, Elizabeth
Children:
SHIPP, Richard
SHIPP, Thomas
__________________________
SHIPP, Josiah
b. ABT 1664 St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., Virginia
d. 1705 Essex County, Virginia
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: SHIPP lll, William
Mother: SHIPP, Sarah Jane
Family:
Marriage:1684 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Spouse: BROOKES, Elizabeth
b. ABT 1668 Essex County, Virginia
d. AFT 1699 St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., Virginia
Gender: Female
Parents:
Father: BROOKES, Thomas
Mother: WYATT, Suzanna
Children:
SHIPP, Richard
SHIPP, Thomas
SHIPP, Josiah
Family:
Spouse: SHIPP, Jane
b. AFT 1684
Gender: Female
______________________________
SHIPP, Sarah Jane Butt
Birth: ABT 1633 in England or Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
Father: Robert BUTT b: ABT 1610 in England
Gender: Female
Family:
Marriage:BEF 1652 Essex County, Virginia
Spouse: SHIPP lll, William
b. 26 OCT 1637 Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: SHIPP, William Jr.
Mother: JULIAN, Sarah
Children:
SHIPP, William
b. 1652 Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Male
SHIPP, Mary "Polly"
SHIPP, Matthew
b. 1658 Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Male
SHIPP, Ann
b. 1660 Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Female
SHIPP, Francis
b. 1662 Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Male
SHIPP, Josiah
_________________________
JULIAN, Sarah (see note below)
b. 1602 England or 1608 Sourex, Norfolk, Virginia (records are confusing)
Gender: Female
Parents:
Father: JULIAN, Capt. William ??
Family:
Marriage:ABT 1636 Virginia
Spouse: SHIPP, William Jr.
b. 26 OCT 1606 Kent, England
d. 1657 Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: SHIPP, William Sr.
Mother: BALLS, Margaret
Children:
SHIPP lll, William
SHIPP, Ann
b. ABT 1639 Lower Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Female
SHIPP, Francis
SHIPP, Mary
SHIPP, Matthew
b. 1641 Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Virginia
d. AFT 27 MAY 1673 Accomack, Virginia
Gender: Male
SHIPP, Anne
b. 1643 Sourex, Norfolk, Virginia
Gender: Female
____________________________
BALLS, Margaret
b. 1576 Suffolk, England
Gender: Female
Family:
Marriage:12 JAN 1592 St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Spouse: SHIPP, William Sr.
b. 1572 Bury, St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Gender: Male
Children:
SHIPP, William Jr.
__________________________
Note: Sarah Julian Shipp second marriage; "A William Julian patented 600 acres in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, in 1636, and was a Justice of Lower Norfolk in
July 1637. (Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. V:455). "Capt. William Julian came to Virigina in 1609. In 1625 he was living at Elizabeth City, aged forty-three. He
was one of the early justices of Lower Norfolk County. His will was dated April 14, 1657, according to which he appears to have died childless, as he leaves his
property to the children of his wife Sarah by a former marriage with William Shipp, viz: William, Mary, Francis, Matthew and Anne Shipp." (William and Mary
College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. XL, 1902-1903; courtesty of Bill Lattin)"
And in Book B Lower Norfolk va Court Records, the will or Sarah Julian and is as follows.. recorded 19 apr 1651. William Julian, my late husbaand deceased, did
appoint me, his wife sole exectrix or hs last will--------. his then wife with all his lands as a deede of gifte and whereas I the Sarah have intermarried with William
Ship , now out of great love and affection which I bare unto my now husband William Ship and his children, give and grant unto Anne Shipp, the youngest daughter
of William Ship, all the plantation wherupon I now live being in elizabeth River with all that pt or dividend of land therewith belongage and all the houses and
c------------- to have and hold after my decease and not before and in case Anne should dye without issue, the SD plantation unto Matthewe Shipp and to his heirs
forever and in case he should dye etc. ending with william shipp the oldest son of william shipp. Another entry in the same book show land grant to wm & sarah for
transportation of 2 sons ffRAN & Matthew Shipp, Catherine Lee, J A Sherles, and Margaret Foye or Doye.
From 1624 Census Elizabeth Cittie
Last
First
age
Profession
Julian
William
43
Principal
Sara
25
Flower
Thomas
22
Masonn
Wyatt
16
Servant
William
Servant
William
Yr. arrived
1609
1618
of
1623
Julian
of
1623
Julian
Ship
Hercules
Neptune
George
Anne
Yowell
John YOWELL
* Born: Bef 11 Feb 1693
* Christened: 11 Feb 1693, Herme, Kent, England
* Marriage: Mary UNKNOWN about 1726 in Herme, Kent, England
John married Mary UNKNOWN, daughter of Living and Living, about 1726 in Herme, Kent, England. (Mary UNKNOWN was born about 1704 in
Herme, Kent, England.)
John YOWELL
* Born: 10 Nov 1728, Herme, Kent, England
* Marriage: Sarah HURT about 1769 in Madison County, Virginia
* Died: Bef 24 Sep 1795, Madison County, Virginia 244
General Notes:
Will of John Yowell dated 14 Jan 1795 and probated 24 Sep 1795, Madison Co., VA Will Bk #1 pg. 89-90, FHL# 0032570 This is possibly the John
Yowell who made his X as a witness of his brother-in-law, James Jr.'s will. !2. John Yowell's will was dated 15 Jan 1795 and probated 24 Sep 1795 in
Madison Co., VA, Will Bk 1, pgs. 89-90, FHL# 0032570. It was witnessed by Dennis Crow, William Hurt, James McAllister and Benjamin Thomas. !3.
He appears to be a brother of James Yowell of Culpeper Co. who md 23 May 1779 to Nancy Ann Shirley (AFN:LPRR-75) and who d. in Oldham Co.,
KY on 27 Sep 1815 picture
John married Sarah HURT about 1769 in Madison County, Virginia. (Sarah HURT was born about 1732 in Culpeper County, Virginia and died before
28 Mar 1785 in Madison County, Virginia.)
Willliam Yowell and Lucy Ship married 27 Dec 1791 in Culpeper Co. Va. Children were:
1. Moses b 1789 married Phebe Cowenhoven Sept 23rd 1811 in Wash. Co. Ky. William Yowell giving consent for son to marry and Joseph
Cowenhoven signed also.
2. Leroy b. 1792 Died 12-25-1879 Marion Co. buried in the Old Liberty cemetery married Mary Milburn b. 1790, married Aug. 27 1811. William
Yowell signed for my son to marry and also Robert Burnett who Mary had been living in his household for about two years. In front of Leroy's name is
the letter R. R. Leroy could be after Lucys father Richard. Mary (Polly) Milburn's father was William from Va. In Virginia there is a William Sr. and a
William Jr. who would be her father and a Joseph who moved from Va. to Ky., to Gibson Co. In. by 1803 a Baptist Minister and died 1815 at the age of
60. That would put him born at the year of 1755. Probably brother to William, 1790 census lists only three milburn men. There was a Nancy Milburn
living by Leroy in one of the census who never married and died in Marion Co. Ky. Nancy parents were listed as William and Mary Milburn.
Children, listed in the order as they are listing in the settlement:
William b 1812
Rebecca Yowell Philips b. 10-7-1831 d. 11-17-1917 buried in the Old Liberty cemetery married Milton Phillips
Lucinda (Lucy) Yowell Dean b. 1816 married Alfred Dean. Leroy named his first daughter Lucy after his mother. Lucy's first child Is
Leroy after her father.
John Yowell b. 1815 married Martha
Sallie Yowell b 1-9-1822 d. 4-4-1893 never married.
Mahala Yowell Gabhart b 1821 married George Gabhart in 1870 she is back in her father's household. He must have died. In 1850 she is
29 with no children. living right next to her sisters and brothers.
Sylvester Yowell Heir b 1822 he was dead at this time so his children received their part.
S. E (Emerson) Yowell heir b.1820 he was dead at this time
Rachael Yowell Heir b. Jan. 15, 1829, dead at this time
Married Alexander J. Gunter on March 7, 1847 in Kentucky. Died Jan 28, 1874, Hamilton county Illinois.
Mary Yowell b. 1827 probably married a Ramsey because she is dead at this time and Willliam Ramsey is listed as heir. In her sister
Sallie's will she leave part of her estate to her nephew Willliam Ramsey and in 1870 William Ramsey is 4 living in the household of Leroys
and Mary is not listed. Mary may have died during child birth
3. John b. 1797 married Sally Vaughn b. 1793, Sept 19, 1815 Wash. Co Ky. William signed for him but possibly Leroy signed his dad's name because
when comparing the handwriting it's Leroys. Prudance signed for her daughter as her father was dead. She died in 1853 being 60 years old, b Wash C.
Ky and died July 18, 1853 Flux and fever Parents Samuel and Prudence Vaughn
(see DAR papers for Yowell and Shipp)
Richard YARBROUGH, member of House Of Burgesses Of Va., from 1659 to 1693.
Immigrant: Richard YARBROUGH (AFN: 11QP-ZCJ)
Pedigree
Sex:
M
Family
Event(s):
Birth:
1615
London, Lincolnshire, England
Death:
1702
Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia
Burial:
1702
Old Blandford Ch, Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse:
Frances PROCTOR (AFN: 11QP-X4W)
Marriage:
8 Oct 1635
Stmary Stainings, London, London, England
Spouse:
Marriage:
Miss WILLIAMS (AFN: 11QP-ZDQ)
Family
Family
--------------------John YARBOROUGH (AFN: 1M3Z-VVH)
Pedigree
Sex:
M
Family
Event(s):
Birth:
Abt 1632
Of St. Stephens, King William, Virginia
Death:
Bef 1747
, Caroline Co., Va
Parents:
Father:
Richard YARBROUGH (AFN: 11QP-ZCJ)
Mother:
Frances PROCTOR (AFN: 11QP-X4W)
Marriage(s):
Spouse:
Abigail (AFN: 23MD-WTP)
Family
Marriage:
Bef 1657
, Virginia
---------------------Sarah YARBOROUGH (AFN: 1M3Z-VXW)
Pedigree
Sex:
F
Family
Event(s):
Birth:
Abt 1658
Of Stephen's, Parish, King William, Va
Death:
Aft 1707
, King William, Virginia
Parents:
Father:
John YARBOROUGH (AFN: 1M3Z-VVH)
Mother:
Abigail (AFN: 23MD-WTP)
Family
Family
Marriage(s):
Spouse:
John Sr. HURT (AFN: 2HLR-4S)
Family
Marriage:
Abt 1680
St Stephen's Par, King William Co., Virginia
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In the year of our Lord, 1615, a child was born in a part of the world known as Lincolnshire, England. His name was Richard Yarbrough. As far as
anyone knows, he grew up as any normal boy would, doing chores, learning to read and write and do arithmetic. Going to church with his family and
of course, playing with his friends. As he grew, he evidently made some powerful connections to some very important people. As legend would have us
believe, he kept company with the King of England. It is said that a Yarborough won heavily in a high stake poker game with the King of England. The
King paid off his gambling debt with land in the new country, therefore he had to come to America to collect his debt. In all probability this was
Richard for there is no known record of any other Yarbrough that had come to America at this time. Also, we know that the Yarborough’s in England
were card players for there was a hand of cards named after them. This was in a game called "whist", the "Yarborough" hand consisted of a five card
hand with nothing higher than a nine. It is said that one of the Lord Yarboroughs would make a side bet each deal that the dealer wouldn’t catch such
as hand, and give him 1000 to one odds. (The actual odds are 1827 to 1)
So, Richard Yarbrough married Francis Proctor in London, England in 1635 and made application for passage to Virginia in 1643. The first permanent
settlement in America was in 1607 and it was only 36 years later that Richard Yarbrough came to America. He was one of the founders of Bristol
Parish, Prince George County VA. ( This is written in the records of "Old Blanchard Church") He was a member of the House Of Burgesses Of Va.,
from 1659 to 1693. This was the first representative Legislative body in America. According to the old land deeds and wills which are now on record
in Cossit Library in Memphis, Tenn. he was a large land owner in Amelia County, Va. There are deeds, wills and grave markers and other records still
available that show Richard Yarbrough married Elizabeth Mason in 1680 and also married again a lady named Williams and had the following children:
1. <*Richard, Jr.*> 2. William Williams Yarbro 3. Edmund 4. John 5. Henry 6. James Charles 7. Thomas and three girls whose names are unknown.
The honorable G.W. Yarbrough, who was a Senator from Alabama, and is a historian has traced this line back as far as possible and has made these
remarks regarding the Yarbro line: "It is remarkable that the same given names have been used over and over in each generation, which makes it even
harder to trace the family line. There is still a striking resemblance in this blood line of physical features and also other characteristics such as,
generally serious minded, quiet, and intelligent. It is also very noticeable that for about 200 years after Richard came to this country the boys doubled
the girls in birth rate.
" Not one "Yarbrough" family is known anywhere outside Virginia before 1720. It was somewhere between 1720 and 1775 that the migration started
into North Carolina. The migrants were the sons of three families, John, Thomas and William. From N.C. three distinct lines went elsewhere to the
South and West and finally populated the entire country. From time to time you will hear them referred to as: The Tennessee Line, The South Carolina
line and the Alabama line. The English cousins surely kept in contact with the Yarbro’s of America for Ambrose Yarborough left England about 1732
and came directly to Amelia County, Va. to a member of the Yarbrough family and married one of his cousins. This line went into South Carolina, then
to Georgia and Ala. and finally into Mississippi. There was also another line that went into St. Clair County, Ala. but this was later during the 1800’s.
There was also, another Yarborough, which made the third one, who came to Virginia from England in the 1750’s. His name was Guy Yarborough, he
was from Lincolnshire County, England. He was a relative of Richard, so we may as well face it, all Yarbrough’s are related, regardless of the spelling.
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RICHARD YARBOROUGH, born ca. 1615 - England - booked passage to Virginia in 1635 at the age of 20. He was the son of EDMUND
YARBOROUGH and SARAH WORMLEY who were married 28 May, 1611 Richard 1, married FRANCES PROCTOR, 20 year old daughter of
EDWARD PROCTOR, 6 October 1635 , in London England and soon headed for the new world. He was one of the founders of Bristol Parish, Prince
George County VA. He was a member of House Of Burgesses Of Va., from 1659 to 1693. This was the first representative Legislative body in
America. He is buried inside the Church yard and a marker erected on his grave by Yarborough descendants because the old one is in bad condition
though still standing and says simply : 1702 - age 87 years .
NOT IN BIRTH ORDER CHILDREN OF RICHARD YARBOROUGH AND FRANCES PROCTOR
1.WILLIAM, born in Va. married ELLENOR (CHANDLER?) (see this line below)
He died in 1748, but estate not settled until 1794. ELLENOR died after 1748.
2. Thomas, born in Va. married SARAH LEWIS
3.EDMUND, born in Va.
4. JOHN, born in Gloucester Co. Va, married ABIGAIL WHITEHEAD, daughter of Philip Whitehead.
5. RICHARD JR. born Va. ca, 1652 (in 1690 he said he was 38) married 1678 to ELIZABETH MASON, moved to North Carolina.
6. HENRY, born in Va. married MARTHA ROBINSON, moved to N.Carolina.
7. JAMES, born in Va.
8. FAITH,
9. ANN,
10. FRANCES
A founder of Bristol Parish, Prince George County, VA
Member of House of Burgesses of VA from 1659-1693
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Just thirty-five years after the establishment of Jamestown in 1607, Richard Yarbrough,
a young Englishman of twenty- seven years, arrived in the Colony of Virginia and made
his way up the Appomattox River to what is now Petersburg. It is believed that Richard's
father was Sir Nicholas Yarburgh of Seaze Hall, Yorkshire, and that Richard and his brother,
Sir William, changed the spelling of the family name to Yarbrough. There is evidence that he
married Francis Proctor in England in 1635 and that they had ten children.
Richard was founder of Bristol Parish in 1642. He appears to have prospered;
records indicate that he was a major land holder in Virginia. When he died in
1702 at the age of eighty-seven, he was buried atop Wells Hill in what would
become known as Blandford Cemetery. Richards sandstone tombstone has almost
worn away (a newer stone has been placed at the site). He was the first person
to be buried in Blandford Cemetery. His grave site is just to the left of the
front door of Blandford Church.
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Richard Yarborough first appears in the records of the Virginia House of Burgess
in 1676 when he is awarded 6000 pounds of tobacco for services rendered. Later on,
he is again paid by the same body for services in discovering the Seneca Indians.
He appears in VA records until his death in 1702, when he was buried at Old Blandford Church.
According to the records that we have found to date, Richard had only 2 PROVEN sons:
John and Richard, Jr. These men are proven by a deed made in King William Co, VA in
which John Y is selling land that he and his brother, Richard, Jr. inherited from their
father Richard Yarborough.
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. Over time, the name
came to represent the entire official legislative body of the Colony of Virginia, and later, after the American Revolution, the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
In Britain, the term "burgess" had referred to a Parliamentary representative, as of a borough.
The English settlement of the Virginia Colony which was established at Jamestown in 1607 was a proprietary venture authorized by King James I. The
colony struggled and barely survived for its first few years. Finally, a strain of tobacco was introduced by colonist John Rolfe around 1612, and as a
profitable export commodity, it led to increasing expansion, primarily along the James River. Fearful of losing their investment, in 1619, the officers of
the Virginia Company in London embarked upon a series of reforms designed to attract more people to the troubled settlement. They began by ending
the company monopoly on land ownership, believing that the colonists would display greater initiative if they had an ownership position in the venture.
The changes encouraged private investment from the colony's settlers which allowed them to own their own land rather than simply being
sharecroppers. Four large corporations, termed citties (sic), were designated to encompass the developed portion of the colony. Company officials also
made justice in Virginia more predictable by adopting English Common Law as the basis of their system, which replaced the whims of the governor as
the final voice on legal matters. In 1620, in an effort to create a more stable society, the company dispatched a boatload of marriageable women to the
colony; the going rate was 120 pounds of tobacco for each bride. The changes in 1619 also created a legislative body to be selected by the colonists
called the House of Burgesses, similar to the British Parliament, that would meet once annually. Prompted by the Virginia Company, colonial governor
Sir George Yeardley helped facilitate elections of representatives, called "burgesses", to this new legislative body that would come from eleven Virginia
boroughs adjacent to the James River, along with eleven additional burgesses. The first meeting of the House of Burgesses occurred on July 30, 1619 at
Jamestown. It was the first such assembly in the Americas. The initial session accomplished little, however; it was cut short by an outbreak of malaria.
The assembly comprised 22 members who represented the following constituencies: * The governor, who was appointed to his position by the
company officials in London * The governor’s council, six prominent citizens selected by the governor * The burgesses (representatives) from various
locales, initially the larger plantations and later in Virginia history from the counties.
The Upper House
The upper house was called the Governor's Council. Members of the first council were: * Samuel Macock * John Pory (designated speaker) * Captain
Nathaniel Powell * Captain Francis West * Reverend William Wickham * John Twine (clerk of the General Assembly) * Thomas Pierce, Sergeant of
Arms
The lower house
The House of Burgesses was empowered to enact legislation for the colony, but its actions were subject to veto by the governor, council and ultimately
by the directors in London. Nevertheless, such a legislative body would have been unthinkable in the Spanish or French colonies of that day, which
highlights the degree to which the concept of a limited monarchy had become accepted by the English people. Voting for the burgesses was limited to
landowning males over 17 years of age. The initial citties [sic] (corporations) and the plantations and their representatives in the House of Burgesses in
1619 were: * Citties o for James Cittie: Ensign William Spense and Captain William Powell o for Charles Cittie: Samuel Sharpe and Samuel Jordan o
for the Cittie of Henricus: Thomas Dowse and John Plentine o for Elizabeth Cittie (remamed from Kiccowtan: Captain William Tucker and William
Capp * Plantations o for Martin's Brandon, Captain John Martin's Plantation: Thomas Davis and Robert Stacy o for Smythe's Hundred: Captain
Thomas Graves and Walter Shelley o for Martin's Hundred (also known as Wolstenholme Towne): John Boys and John Jackson o for Argall's Gift:
Thomas Pawlett and Edward Gourgainy o for Flowerdew Hundred: Ensign Edmund Rossingham and John Jefferson o for Captain Lawne's Plantation:
Captain Christopher Lawne and Ensign Washer o for Captain Warde's Plantation: Captain John Warde and Lieutenant John Gibbes o for Westover
Plantation: William Byrd and his son, also named William Byrd
Effect
After 1619, The King of England took much more control of things in Virginia, restricting the powers of the House of Burgesses. They could make
laws, which could be vetoed by the governor or the directors of the Virginia Company.
Royal colony
In 1624, the Virginia Company lost its charter, and Virginia became a royal colony. The House of Burgesses continued to meet, but its influence was
severely restricted. Despite limitations on its actions, the assembly listed within its later ranks such notables as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
and Patrick Henry, and would assume a major leadership role in the movement toward independence.
End of the House of Burgesses
In 1769, the House of Burgesses was speaking on the distresses of the British Taxation with no representation in which Patrick Henry and Richard
Henry Lee were leading the committee. The committee then moved on to private petitions concerning fish traps but then one of Lord Botetourt's aids
entered declaring that, "Mr. Speaker, The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of your House in the Council Chamber". Peyton Randolph
the speaker of the house led the men into the chamber. Botetourt then commanded, "I have heard of your resolves, and auger ill of their Effect: You
have made it my Duty to dissolve you; and you are dissolved accordingly." The House then met in Anthony Hay's tavern, formally known as the
Raleigh Tavern and planned the early stages of recourse which in that moment were just resolves and no act of revolution. This is when George
Washington and Patrick Henry started to speak privately about their ideas on revolution. In 1770 the House of Burgesses reformed but it was not long
until the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and the body's transformation into the Virginia House of Delegates.
Locations
In 1699, the seat of the House of Burgesses was moved to Middle Plantation, soon renamed Williamsburg in honor of King William III. The Burgesses
met there in two consecutive Capitol buildings (the first use of the word in the British Colonies) until December 1779, when they moved the capital
city to Richmond for safety reasons during the American Revolutionary War. The present Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg reproduces the earlier of
the two lost buildings.
Legacy
The Assembly became the Virginia House of Delegates in 1776, forming the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative branch of
the Commonwealth (State) of Virginia. In honor of the original House of Burgesses, every other year, the Virginia General Assembly traditionally
leaves the current Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, where it moved in 1780, and meets for one day in the restored Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg.
In 2006, the Assembly held a special session at Jamestown to mark the 400th anniversary of its founding as part of the Jamestown 2007 celebration