He chose not to follow his father into trade, but instead became a soldier and joined a company of English foot-soldiers to fight the Spanish in the Netherlands. [2] On March 31, 1628, Flowerdew married his successor, Governor Francis West. Please try again later. Is that even possible these days? He was also a church commissioner for the county in 1651, 1652, and 1654 and a colonel of militia in 1653. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). He was a survivor of the Virginia Company of London's ill-fated Third Supply Mission, whose flagship, the Sea Venture, was shipwrecked on Bermuda for 10 months in 1609-10. Sir Francis Wyatt (15881644) was an English nobleman, knight, politician, and government official. In 1620 George travelled to the Eastern Shore. 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. 55, no. Leave a message for others who see this profile. ", "Will of Martha Garrett or Garret of Scottowe, Norfolk National Archives. 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. Try again. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. George Huguely Now: Where is Yeardley Love's Killer Today? Sir George Yeardley. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Check out the article I mention- it's really cool since it's an ongoing archaeology project: the land in dispute is part of the research! Pub. The ships arrived at Jamestown on May 23, 1610.In 1613 Yeardley married Temperance Flowerdew, daughter of Anthony Flowerdew of Hethersett, County Norfolk, and his wife Martha Stanley of Scottow, County Norfolk. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. SIR GEORGE YEARDLEY OR YARDLEY, GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, AND TEMPERANCE, LADY YEARDLEY, AND SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS. The American Historical Magazine, vol. [1], Francis was the son of Sir George Wyatt and his wife Jane Finch. Before leaving, he was given detailed instructions by the Virginia Company to carry out a comprehensive range of reforms set out in the Great Charter and other documents.
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