Sir George Yeardley was knighted by King James I for his role as Governor of the British Colony of Virginia and Jamestown. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4242747. Gates named George Yeardley as captain of the guard and in 1611 he was promoted to a lieutenant. Barrow was a prominent family in Temperances native Norfolk. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 24 Jul. Only two knights were known to have died in Jamestown at that time and forensic analysis of the remains showed a diet rich in corn for many years. To use this feature, use a newer browser. 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. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. 2. By 1896 it had been discovered that she was called "Dame Temperance Yardley als West" after her death,[2] When Gov. 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. Bring Jamestown to the classroom through our lesson plans and virtual school programs. Elizabeth, the oldest, was only nine when her mother died. Their mother Temperance remarried in 1628 (to the next Governor, Francis West), but died by the end of the year. Accessed 24 Mar. (A potential source of confusion might be that West had Yeardley stepchildren called Francis and Elizabeth.). Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). "Squires and Dames of Old Virginia, 1950" p. 21 Los Angeles, Calif: Miller Print Co., 1950, Sturtz, Linda, Within Her Power: Propertied Women in Colonial Virginia, New York: Routledge (2002) p.24, Campbell, Charles. Genetic testing is currently being performed on the body. It can be noted that in 1618, Yeardley was shortly to acquire considerable inheritable estate, and steps might have had to be taken to reduce the risk of his heir's legitimacy being open to challenge. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Francis Veisey 1571 - 1616. All rights reserved. [9] The colonists subsisted on roots, herbs, acorns, berries, and fish. He returned to Virginia in 1619. If so, login to add it. His father, Ralph Yeardley was a tailor and his mother was Rhoda Marston. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 1606 1737. "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." 3, 1906, pp. Nothing more is known about Elizabeth. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The authorities' focus shifted to Yeardley Love's on-and-off boyfriend, George Huguely. 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 Accessed 24 Mar. In 1625, at the age of 37, his occupation is listed as deputy-governor of virginia in Virginia, British Colonial America. This page has been accessed 12,785 times. George Yeardley was born on 28 July 1588, in London, England, his father, Sir Ralph Yeardley Sr, was 38 and his mother, Rhoda Marston, was 40. Marion Yeardley 1580 - 1635. In 1625, at the age of 37, his occupation is listed as deputy-governor of virginia in Virginia, British Colonial America. There is nothing to connect this marriage with our subject except the name, which is unusual enough, but the habit of naming babies after relatives makes it dangerous to assume that any name is unique. Argall's brother Francis patented land in January 1642/3, suggesting a date of birth of 1621 or earlier. Mary Yeardley 1516 - 1567. Turman, Nora M. The Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1603-1964. based on information from your browser. We have something of a dispute underway and are seeking outside help to help resolve it. When Virginia Gov. So a visit to the physical library is required. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Clearly the mistake was corrected at some later date, but the relevant publication has not been identified. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Print. America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines. 4 December 1626. 2018. A similar thing happened to a daughter of another "ancient planter": Dorcas Bargrave. 16061737. I think you are misunderstanding the court case. (We've asked for details about this source.). With representatives from throughout the settled portion of the colony, the group became known as the House of Burgesses. ", Gov. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. There is no contemporary record of the Falcon passengers, so Temperance's surname at the time is not known, nor is it known what family members she might have travelled with. GENEALOGICAL NOTES. The American Historical Magazine, vol. Roger Appleyard's father was Sir Nicholas Appleyard of Bracon Ash. Several writers say that Temperance and Yeardley were married in England on 18th October 1618. They all returned up the river, back to Jamestown, on the same day, and Lord De La Warr arrived two days later. Not sure why Temperance wasn't a project-managed profile. 13, no. He served as a captain of Lt. William Strachey, A true reportory of the wracke, and redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight, in Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes, compiled by Samuel Purchas (London: H. Fetherston, 1625) 4:1735, Library of Congress. Record of marriage can be found under familysearch sources for Temperance Flowerdew. He was buried there on 24 August 1644. Her grandfather had left his land to his daughter, who left it to her son, passing the older daughter, likely because she "was taken care of" land wise by her husband in her mother's eyes. Is that even possible these days? [11][2][13], Very soon afterwards, in late March 1628,[15] she married Capt Francis West, who had been elected in the colony to act as Governor. [19][20], On A List of Names of the Living in Virginia, February the 16th, 1623/4, we find Temperance, Lady Yeardley, her husband Sir George Yeardley, and their three children, Elizabeth, Argall and Francis Yeardley. Agnes Veisey [14][12], Temperance was named as sole executor of her late husband's will, but authority in England was evidently needed. Concerning George Yardley and Temperance Flowerdew: A Synopsis and Review. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. [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". George Yeardley or Yardley died in 1627, he left a widow and three offspring-- a daughter Elizabeth and two sons. Co, 2007. Nullam tristique placerat quam quis ornare. The grandson turned around and sold the land from England, which breaks up typical lines of inheritance and land. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. [1] He owned another private plantation upriver on the south side of the James River opposite Weyanoke, named Flowerdew Hundred. The year 1618 seems to be conjecture by James P. C. Southall in his 1947 article Concerning George Yardley and Temperance Flowerdew: A Synopsis and Review. 15881627)." Sir George Yeardley served as deputy governor (1616-1617), governor (1619-1621), and royal governor (1626-1627) of the Virginia colony. Pg. To uncover, preserve, and share Jamestown's diverse history and its contributions to the foundations of America. married 31 Mar 1628 (to Dec 1628) in James City, Virginia Descendants Mother of Elizabeth (Yeardley) Croshaw , Argoll Yeardly Sr and Francis Yeardley Died about Dec 1628 at about age 38 in Jamestown, Virginia Name: Temperance Lady Yearlley (age not given), Location: James Citty / Corporation: James Citty. They may have more information about this family, since they are studying the Yeardley property in question, they may have needed to reference the wills, and therefore may have sources to point you to. [9], In May 1610, the survivors of the Sea Venture finally arrived, in two smaller ships constructed from its wreckage. Two sons named Samuel or just one and Samuel Mathews of Virginia is not son of Bishop Tobias Mathew, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5876670, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5816087. In a muster of the Colony in February 1624 George and family were recorded living in Jamestown along with eight white servants and two Black slaves. Dec 1628 Charts Descendants of Sir George Yeardley (Ancient Planter) Argoll was born on 31 August 1618 at London, England.1 Argoll Yeardley was born 1616-17 although shown as aged 4 in the muster, 1624/5, on 6 Sep 1638 repatented 3700 acres in Accomack County, the patent reciting that the land had been granted to Sir George Yeardley, Kt . He was the son of Ralph Yeardley (1549-1604), a London merchant-tailor, and Rhoda Marston (d. 1603). p415 and was Temperance West when she married Sir George. The National Archives, Kew, England.Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. When he arrived, Yeardley found the Virginia colony in financial and political difficulty caused largely by acting governor Samuel Argall. Their mother Temperance remarried in 1628 (to the next Governor, Francis West), but died by the end of the year. 321. 339374. He had just arrived with three ships, loaded with supplies for Jamestown. Find your connection to the Jamestown story. The flagship of the convoy, the Sea Venture, had the new leaders for Jamestown aboard, including George Yeardley. [6][7] [10] She was the only one still living in the colony of Virginia in the muster who came over on the Falcon in 1609. George Yeardley was born in 1587 in Southwark, Surrey, England just across the Thames River from London. Morbi vestibulum libero et metus porttitor, vel ultrices lorem facilisis. 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 . There is a problem with your email/password. When his ship, the Sea Venture, was wrecked on Bermuda, he was stranded there with Gates and other leaders of the expedition for over nine months. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Good Luck and please get back to us when you find out more! Yeardley was baptized on July 28, 1588, in St. Saviour's Parish, Southwark, Surrey. Ralph Yardley claimed all of George Yeardleys estate for his three children. George agreed to resign as governor as soon as a replacement could be sent and he accepted a position on the Governor's Council. Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 2003. Garrett, W. R. THE FATHER OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA. The American Historical Magazine, vol. Resend Activation Email. This is a carousel with slides. After seven weeks at sea, and eight days from expected landfall, the convoy ran into a tropical storm and the Sea Venture was shipwrecked in the Bermudas. It would seem that the primary source, if any, is not a register entry or license grant, since no venue is stated; nor do we know what name the bride was using at the time, which would settle the question of whether she had a previous marriage. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Why isn't Temperance Flowerdew marriage to Richard Barrow shown under profile (married 29 Apr 1609, London, England). The Falcon had arrived in Jamestown in August 1609, having evidently survived or avoided the storm which led to the loss of the flagship, the Sea Venture. Around that time George sold Flowerdew Hundred and patented 100 acres, including 7.5 acres in Jamestown City. This meeting, held in the newly-built timber church at Jamestown, occurred just a few weeks before the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia who had been captured from a Spanish ship in the Gulf of Mexico. In January of the following year George listed 39 laborers, eight of whom were Black slaves. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Ruane, Michael E. Archaeologists Have Found the Remains of One of Jamestowns Early Settlers. George established the Flowerdew Hundred Plantation on 1,000 acres on the south side of the James River. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. George Yeardley was named Deputy Governor until the arrival of Samuel Argall on May 15th, 1617. Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA. George Yardleys will left his house and household goods to his wife and directed that all his other property be sold for tobacco and the tobacco sent to England and exchanged for English money. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Wolfe, Brendan. [2] During the trip, the convoy encountered a severe storm which was quite likely a hurricane. He was made Deputy Governor in 1616, but was replaced by Argall in 1617. Just do what you can. One of the first acts of this representative body was to set the price of tobacco. 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. [28] John Pory, the Secretary to the Colony, was the first cousin of Temperance Flowerdew. It isn't known whether he had a wife or any children with him when sailing. Wife of George Yeardley married 1618 (to 13 Nov 1627) in Jamestowne Colony, Virginia Wife of Francis West Esq. Notable? Year should not be greater than current year. Wyatt's many descendants in America include the late Duchess of Windsor, wife of Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor.[6]. 2021 Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Her family has now won a wrongful death suit they filed against him. In 1624, Wyatt resided in Jamestown with his wife, his brother Haute, and seventeen servants. [1], Temperance Barrow arrived in Jamestown just before the winter of the Starving Time, an extraordinarily harsh winter which the majority of townspeople did not survive. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. They loaded the survivors on the ships and headed down river. George assumed the role of Governor and began implementing The Great Charter. . David R. Ransome, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, Donaldson, Evelyn Kinder. 2, 1917, pp. GREAT NEWS! 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. The children, still minors, were placed under the guardianship of their uncle Ralph Yardley, who was in England. [22] It may simply be based on daughter Elizabeth's year of birth. Later in 1627 George founded another 1,000 acre plantation on Mulbery Island, 10 miles down river from Jamestown on the north side of the James. 26, was appointed secretary of state and a member of the council that served Sir George Yeardley, who succeeded Wyatt as Virginia's royal governor. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935. In 1625, he received a black servant girl after a court settlement from her previous employer. George Yeardley died at Jamestown on November 10th, 1627 and was buried inside the church three days later. If he was guardian, then he would have mentioned George's children , unless someone else was their guardian after the court case. 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. [30], In 1622, Temperance Yeardley witnessed the will of John Rolfe, a fellow native of Norfolk. He had sold their tobacco, servants and already the land in Jamestown was sold to Sir John Harvey in 1628. Nunc volutpat, nibh a laoreet venenatis, sem augue sodales nunc, eu commodo quam nisi vitae nunc. 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! Immigrant and wife of George Yeardley, Governor of Virginia. ""to quit many of our Plantacons and to vnite more neerely together in fewer places the better for to Strengthen and Defende ourselve. Sir George Yeardley presided over the first assembly made up of his council and 22 burgesses drawn from English settlements along the James River Valley from July 30-August 4, 1619. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. George did not complete his third term as governor. Sir GEORGE YEARDLEY, 12 October, 1627, proved 14 February, 1628.To wife Temperance all and every part and parcell of such household stuff, plate, linen, woollen or any other goods, moveable or immovable, of what nature or quality soever, as to me belonging, and . There was an error deleting this problem. The Dr. William M. and Ellen B. Kelso Fund for Archaeology. [2] On March 31, 1628, Flowerdew married his successor, Governor Francis West. Oops, something didn't work. Virginia Records Manuscripts. 259266. George Yeardley This is Item #1220 of the Mears Collection. This account has been disabled. [33] He owned another private plantation upriver on the south side of the James River opposite Tanks Weyanoke, named Flowerdew Hundred. This page is not available in other languages. Flowerdew Hundred saw six people killed. See the links below for more information. A similar thing could have happened to Elizabeth; not that she was forgotten, but due to contemptuous land rights and inheritance factors, she clearly got "left out" of what was rightfully hers, and if she was married by that time, then the inheritance struggles would have fallen on the male descendent, who would have needed the property "more" for a leg up in the society, which obviously he didn't get, either. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Now, Sir George Yeardley was one of the early settlers of Jamestown and he presided over the first representative government, known as the Virginia General Assembly. Sir George Yeardley. Will of Gov. The plantation elected two representatives to the first General Assembly in Jamestown in 1619: one was an ancestor of President Thomas Jefferson. He became governor shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. He ordered his land except the Stanley Plantation and land at Jamestown should go to Argoll and the other property be sold and added to the value of his estate and then the estate to be divided into three equal parts with one part going to Temperance, another part to their son Argoll and the final part to be divided between Elizabeth and Francis. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. [2], Wyatt was governor of Virginia from November 1621. They lost their inheritance to him, while their mother was still alive and likely were angry with him and he was obviously not being so kind to them. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He named the new plantation Stanley Hundred in honor of Temperance's mother, Martha Stanley. When Sir George Yeardley Sir, Governor was born on 28 July 1588, in London, England, his father, Sir Ralph Yeardley Sr, was 38 and his mother, Rhoda Marston, was 40. She soon took ill as well and died intestate at Jamestown in December of 1628. 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. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Print. His great-grandfather Thomas Wyatt the elder, the poet, was briefly imprisoned in the Tower of London for an alleged relationship with Anne Boleyn. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. He was appointed governor again in 1639, sailing from England to take up his post. Elizabeth Yeardley (Yardley). The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew: A Novel by Denise Heinze: Determined to set the historical record straight, and clear her conscience, Temperance Flowerdewthe wife of Virginias first two governorsputs quill to paper, recounting the hardships that nearly brought the Jamestown colony to its knees, and the extraordinary sacrifice of her servant girl, Lily. 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, he is best remembered for presiding over the initial session of the first representative legislative body in Virginia in 1619. The National Society of The Claiborne Family Descendants. What happened to Elizabeth Yeardley daughter of Gov George Yardley? Either the land was named for his wife, or it was already in use by the Flowerdew family before being patented. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 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. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. George led marches to counter-attack throughout the following year. 233. A.S. Salley, (New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1911), 21-29, This page was last edited on 20 April 2023, at 16:26. The land George received stretched from Hungars Creek on the bayside, all the way across the shore and measured 3,700 acres. I'm transferring management of the West family from Virginia Project to US Southern Colonies Project. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Temperance Flowerdew, Lady Yeardley (1590 1628)[1][2] was an early settler of the Jamestown Colony and a key member of the Flowerdew family, significant participants in the history of Jamestown. 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. Opinions differ as to who was the mother of Francis West's children, if indeed they ever existed. He served from 1616 to 1617. [9] The next morning, they encountered a long-boat with dispatches from Lord De La Warr. He came from a middling background and while still a young man took to a life of soldiering. I wasn't sure where in the narrative to place it but didn't want to lose it: Temperance (Flowerdew) West (abt.1590-abt.1628), Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKGT-PMP, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temperance_Flowerdew&oldid=918250456, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, https://archive.org/details/firstrepublicina01brow/page/294/mode/2up?q=Yardley, https://archive.org/stream/sirgeorgeyeardle00upsh/sirgeorgeyeardle00upsh_djvu.txt. Pub. We know it's short notice, so don't fret too much. In 1621 Yeardley paid 120 pounds (possibly a hogshead of tobacco) to build the first windmill in British America. He sailed for America on 1 August 1621 on board the George. Rev. The plantation survived the 1622 onslaught of Powhatan Indians, losing only six people. Exactly one month later The Virginia Company appointed George to serve as Governor of Virginia and gave him a set of instructions that came to be known as The Great Charter. It has met continuously since, and is known in modern times as the Virginia General Assembly.Yeardley was baptized on July 28, 1588, in St. Saviour's Parish, Southwark, Surrey. Praesent vel enim laoreet, pharetra massa feugiat, iaculis neque. 201208. Onancock, Va: Eastern Shore News, 1964. George Yeardley Surname List Index of Names This way to the Group "Y" Index This way to the Main Alphabetic Index. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The Yeardley children are mentioned in the catalogue entry but you would need to see the actual records to see if they are named or married etc. Athearn, Robert G. The New World: American Heritage New Illustrated History of the United States, Volume 1. Flowerdew Hundred: the archaeology of a Virginia Plantation by James Deetz, p. 19, Charlotte Fell-Smith, Pory, John (bap. The location of the grave indicated that it was for a prominent citizen. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. He put out a call for each of the colony's 11 settlements to elect two burgesses to send to Jamestown. Digitized images. McCartney is presumably aware of that marriage record, but chooses not to mention it.
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