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Captain William Tucker (b. 1588 – d. 1643) was an English-born colonist. He settled in Jamestown of the Colony of Virginia in the early 17th century. He was a military commander. [5] In 1623, in retaliation for the Indian massacre of 1622, Tucker offered a toast during a supposed negotiation with members of the Powhatan tribe.
As a boy, he was considered one of the captain's 17 servants. [2] Elizabeth City County, Virginia was established in 1634, reportedly with the support of William's parents. It is now Hampton, Virginia [2] His parents were freed around 1635 (when William was about 10 or 11 years of age) and they established a farm in Kent County, Virginia. [3]
Councillor and Captain: Sicklemore, J. 1609-11-?? Captain of the Discovery, eventual Governor James Read: Blacksmith and Soldier 1622–03–13 John Robinson: Gentleman Jehu 1607–12–26 Killed by natives [20] William Rods: Labourer Roods, W. 1607–08–27 not listed [as alive] after June 1607 Thomas Sands: Gentleman Sandys, T.
Historian Vincent Tucker, president of the William Tucker 1624 Society, learned about his ancestors' history prior to being enslaved in the United States during a trip to Angola.
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A Virginia family believed to be descended from the first enslaved Africans to come to North America recently traveled to The post Virginia family descended from ...
This is a list of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1619 to 1775 from the references listed at the end of the article. The members of the first assembly in 1619, the members of the last assembly in 1775 and the Speakers of the House are designated by footnotes.
Berkeley Hundred was a land grant in 1618 of the Virginia Company of London to Sir William Throckmorton, Sir George Yeardley, George Thorpe, Richard Beverley, and John Smith (or Smyth) (1567–1641) of Nibley, a parish in the Hundred of Berkeley in Gloucestershire. Smyth was also the historian of the Berkeley group, collecting over 60 documents ...