shortly before the Indian Massacre. George Yeardley was born in 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, in Southwark, London. He then returned to England at some point, before or after the death of the absentee Governor, Lord Delaware, in 1618, whereupon he was appointed the next Governor and knighted by the King. . The 1st source, under existing profile, indicates marriage to Richard Barrow but it is not included in profile? George Yeardley or Yardley died in 1627, he left a widow and three offspring-- a daughter Elizabeth and two sons. George Vessey Yeardley family tree Family tree Explore more family trees. He arranged the purchase of the home of the previous governor to use as the first designated "state house" of the colony, the government previously having met in the church. Failed to delete flower. 2021. Will of Gov. Curabitur mattis purus ornare augue finibus, sed tempus ex eleifend. [citation needed], Sir Francis's wife, Lady Margaret, was the daughter of Sir Samuel Sandys and the niece of George Sandys, the treasurer of Jamestown. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Failed to delete memorial. Dorman, John F. Adventurers of Purse and Person : Virginia 1607-1624/5: Volume Three Families R-Z. Try again. Yeardley had it recorded in the Muster that his children Elizabeth, age 6, Argall, age 4, and Francis, age 1, were all born in the colony. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Hi! Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1. Add to your scrapbook. If she ever married, she did not live in America, for no trace of any descendant of hers can be found. On March 22nd, 1622 the attacks on white settlements by Powhatan, warned of by Debedeavon, took place up and down the James River and killed as many as a third of the colonists living in Virginia. Temperance is now placed [3] as a daughter of Anthony Flowerdew, of Hethersett, Norfolk, and his wife Martha (Stanley). [2] On March 31, 1628, Flowerdew married his successor, Governor Francis West. Playing an important role in the war of 1609-1614 against the Powhatans, he later served briefly as deputy governor in 1616 before returning to England the following year. Elizabeth Yeardley (Yardley). He had just arrived with three ships, loaded with supplies for Jamestown. He was knighted on 7 July 1618 at Windsor. George established the Flowerdew Hundred Plantation on 1,000 acres on the south side of the James River. It also turned out that the "The Treasurer" was partly owned by one of the wealthy investors in the Virginia Company, Samuel Argall, the man who proceeded George as governor and who George had named his first son after. 2021 Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. [23] According to the same source, Yeardley went to England in the latter half of the year 1617 and was absent from Virginia during whole of the following year 1618.[23], In the 24 January 1624/5 census of the inhabitants of Virginia, known as the Muster, the couple's oldest child Elizabeth is six years old, and "borne heare". Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Nelson Martin, Master, > N. E. Hist. UPSHUR, THOMAS TEACKLE. Claiborne is remembered for establishing a Virginia trading post on Kent, a Chesapeake Bay island. I think you are misunderstanding the court case. They loaded the survivors on the ships and headed down river. He was also a church commissioner for the county in 1651, 1652, and 1654 and a colonel of militia in 1653. When he arrived, Yeardley found the Virginia colony in financial and political difficulty caused largely by acting governor Samuel Argall. He took ill and wrote a will on October 12th, 1627. He was the son of Ralph Yeardley (1549-1604), a London merchant-tailor, and Rhoda Marston (died 1603). Ralph Yardley didn't have George's children in mind either, and between the two of them, he won the case and didn't share anything- he sold the land of George and Temperance to Sir John Harvey- decidedly not in any descendants' best interests, as he immediately sold all their assets in Virginia. Year should not be greater than current year. Nullam tristique placerat quam quis ornare. They arrived to find the colony still in dire straits despite the six ships that had arrived the previous year. and Gen. Reg. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Verify and try again. The three children were sent back to London and raised by George's brother, Ralph Yeardley. Record of marriage can be found under familysearch sources for Temperance Flowerdew. It will not be not possible to visit them until lockdown is eased. He put out a call for each of the colony's 11 settlements to elect two burgesses to send to Jamestown. Furthermore, the body was buried with its hands at the sides, not crossed over the pelvis as more common people were laid to rest, and it was placed facing West, not East as regular Anglicans were normally . The passengers and crew over-wintered in Bermuda while they built two new boats from the remains of "Sea Venture" and the local Bermuda cedar. I have recently learned that I am a descendant of Jerome Dumas (born ca. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Pg. [7], The Muster (not noted for precision) does not give Temperance's age, but reports that she had arrived on the Falcon "in 1608". Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Richmond: Press of the Dietz Print Co., 19341999. Bring Jamestown to the classroom through our lesson plans and virtual school programs. 1, no. Some descendants believe that Elizabeth was the first wife of Joseph Croshaw and mother of his first six children. Family Members of College Lacrosse Player Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend Should Get $15 Million: Jury Alberto Luperon May 3rd, 2022, 12:52 pm A jury has determined that the mother and sister of a college student who was murdered by her on-again, off-again boyfriend should get $15 million from the man who beat her to death. 861. Curabitur sollicitudin porttitor nisi. Although George Yeardley acquired the thousand acres that he named Flowerdew Hundred in 1619, it seems very likely that some settlement had begun there before that date, for his brother-in-law Stanley Flowerdew took a shipment of tobacco to England in the same year, probably grown on the same property. Debedeavon was interested in having a peaceful releationship with the new white settlers, he even warned the colonial government about the attacks Powhatan was planning to carry out in 1622. Wikipedia contributors. Temperance Flowerdew was born about 1590 in Hethersett, Norfolk, England to Anthony Flowerdew and Martha Stanley. Search above to list available cemeteries. There is a problem with your email/password. "Sir George Yeardley, or Yardley, governor and captian general of Virginia, and Temperance (West) Lady Yeardley, and some of their descendants", > Hotten's Original List of Immigrants; Capt. Barrow was a prominent family in Temperances native Norfolk. Fusce nulla turpis, efficitur eu tempus eu, accumsan malesuada sem. [35], In 1624, Yeardley sold Flowerdew Hundred to Abraham Piersey, and the deed from that sale is said to be the oldest in America.[6][36]. /A> The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Yeardley purchased several, eight of whom were living on his property on Jamestown Island in 1625. Rev. Edward Rossingham's grandmother Martha bequeathed her signet ring to her daughter Temperance Yardley, otherwise Flowerdew. Also notable about the skeleton was a broken nose that had been healed before death and a height of about 5'6" which was reasonably tall for the time. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Thanks for your help! Sir George Yeardley served as deputy governor (1616-1617), governor (1619-1621), and royal governor (1626-1627) of the Virginia colony. This would mean that Elizabeth was born after 24 January 1618 and before 25 January 1619. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. "Patience" and "Deliverance" sailed into Jamestown, VA on May 24th, 1610. Did Ralph Yeardley leave a Will ? George Yeardley Surname List Index of Names This way to the Group "Y" Index This way to the Main Alphabetic Index. The fact it did, is due in large part to Sir George Yeardley, a military man, social reformer - and one of the first English slaveholders in the colonies.. In 1621 George paid 120 pounds to have a windmill built at Flowerdew Hundred, the first in North America. Donec maximus ultrices ex ac tincidunt. Son of George Yeardley and Temperance (Flowerdew) West Brother of Elizabeth (Yeardley) Croshaw and Francis Yeardley Husband of Frances Knight married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Anne (Custis) Yeardley married 1643 in Northampton, Virginia Descendants George Yeardley died at Jamestown on November 10th, 1627 and was buried inside the church three days later. If the children were still in Virginia it seems that someone would have mentioned them in a record. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He served a second time as Governor from March 4, 1626/27 until his death on November 13, 1627. Francis Veisey 1571 - 1616. America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines. [citation needed] Later, upon the death of her second husband, George Yeardley, Flowerdew became one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? It was their stepfather who tried -and failed - to get one-third of the estate for himself. Temperance (Flowerdew) West resided in the Southern Colonies in North America before 1776. Letters of administration were therefore granted to his brother Ralph Yeardley on 14th March 1627/8, at the PCC in London, in view of Temperance being overseas. In January of 1627 George received 18 indentured servants who had previously belonged to the Virginia Company and still had seven years of service remaining on their 14 year indentures. That ship and another called "The Treasurer" sold the first African slaves in the Colony. Some love and care needed for some early Virginia settlers. Archives cover years of archaeology at James Fort. [2] The Sea Venture became separated from the rest of the convoy, ultimately coming aground on the island of Bermuda,[2] where it was stranded for months. Try again later. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Can the England project help in this matter? [3], After leaving office, he left Virginia for Ireland and England to settle his father's estate. 4 December 1626. To uncover, preserve, and share Jamestown's diverse history and its contributions to the foundations of America. Making a gift directly supports the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundations ongoing efforts to research, preserve, and educate about the significance of the original site of Americas birthplace. Turman, Nora M. The Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1603-1964. She is now. He is buried in the church at Jamestown, Virginia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Yeardley, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Due to the struggling finances of the Virginia Company and the effects of the 1622 Massacre the crown decided to dissolve the company. P. Smith 19681951. The body was believed to have laid in-state because of the positioning of the remains and the way in which the body was wrapped. In the summer of 2018 archaeologists at Jamestown announced that they were excavating a grave at Jamestown Church that they believe to be George Yeardley. [2], Wyatt was governor of Virginia from November 1621. The windmill was an English post design and was transferred by deed in the property's 1624 sale to Abraham Piersey, a Cape Merchant of the London Company. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Wife of George Yeardley married 1618 (to 13 Nov 1627) in Jamestowne Colony, Virginia Wife of Francis West Esq. 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