A will is what I'm hoping someone might be able to find. In 1613 Sir Thomas Dale founded the Bermuda Hundred Plantation and hired George as his second in command. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? 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. He married Temperance Flowerdew on October 18th, 1618. George returned to England later in 1617. Argoll and Francis both returned to the colony, but only Argoll had children. Year should not be greater than current year. 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. He was buried there on 24 August 1644. 1636? Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Print. Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir George and Lady Temperance Flowerdue Yeardly, was born in Virgnia around 1619 and on February 16, 1624, was residing in Jamestown (1) with her parents, brother Argoll, and the family's servants. 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. 25, no. The following was on daughter Elizabeth's profile but belongs associated with her parents. 2018. Please reset your password. The National Society of The Claiborne Family Descendants. [22] It may simply be based on daughter Elizabeth's year of birth. Elizabeth Yeardley (Yardley). Virginia Records Manuscripts. Digitized images. Also spelled Yeardley Last updated Fall 2000 Table of Contents Descendants of Gov. Governor Sir Thomas Gates' guard and helped lead an expedition to discover gold and silver mines in the interior. They arrived to find the colony still in dire straits despite the six ships that had arrived the previous year. [citation needed] Later, upon the death of her second husband, George Yeardley, Flowerdew became one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. 2021 Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. 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.Yeardley led the first representative Virginia General Assembly, the legislative House of Burgesses, to meet on American soil. [13] Frances was the daughter of Roger Appleyard of Stanfield (d.1528) and Elizabeth Scott (d.1549), who married secondly Sir John Robsart of Syderstone (d.1557). The Memorial Church in Historic Jamestowne. Pub. 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. Co, 2007. Commission to Governor Yeardley and Council, March 14, 1625-6. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. As captain of a personal bodyguard, he was selected to serve Sir Thomas Gates during his term as Governor of Virginia.Yeardley set sail from England on June 1, 1609, with the newly appointed Gates aboard the Sea Venture, the flagship of the ill-fated Third Supply expedition to Jamestown. 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. 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. Born in London, he met Sir Thomas Gates while fighting for the Netherlands and joined him in Virginia in 1610. 1, no. and Gen. Reg. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. "History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia 1860" Spartanburg, S.C.:Reprint Co. 1860, R. C. D. Baldwin, Yeardley, Sir George (bap. [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". 1572, d. Oops, something didn't work. Nothing more is known about Elizabeth. She does however have that Temperance married George Yeardley in Virginia in 1613.[19]. Exactly a month later he was appointed to serve three years as governor of Virginia, and was knighted by James VI and I during an audience at Newmarket on 24 November". 339374. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. pgs 22, 28-30. To bolster his social standing, Yeardley was knighted by the king and sailed back to Virginia in early 1619. George Yeardley was born in 1587 in Southwark, Surrey, England just across the Thames River from London. Also sailing with him on this voyage was his second cousin Henry Fleete Sr., who helped found colonies in both Virginia and Maryland. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. But it nearly didn't survive. Find your connection to the Jamestown story. It was their stepfather who tried -and failed - to get one-third of the estate for himself. Yeardley was baptized on July 28, 1588, in St. Saviour's Parish, Southwark, Surrey. Whitelaw Ralph T. Virginia's Eastern Shore; a History of Northampton and Accomack Counties. Have you taken a DNA test? Collins, Gail. The following month a ship called "The White Lion," captained by John Colyn Jope arrived at Point Comfort. 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. Boxley remained with the barons and earls of Romney for more than two hundred years. Either the land was named for his wife, or it was already in use by the Flowerdew family before being patented. Might there be records associated with Ralph Yardley, uncle of Elizabeth, that might shed light on what happened to her? Failed to report flower. This meeting was the first form of representative government to meet in America. The National Archives, Kew, England.Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. The other witnesses were Richard Buck (also from Norfolk)[31] John Cartwright, Robert Davie, and John Milwards. Learn more about making a lasting impact by including the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation in your estate plans. Just do what you can. 55, no. Onancock, Va: Eastern Shore News, 1964. Explore online resources to learn more about the archaeology and history of Jamestown. He was born at Boxley Manor in Kent, and attended St Mary Hall, Oxford, (from 1 July 1603) and Gray's Inn (1604). From England, Ralph successfully challenged Francis West's attempts to obtain his dead wife's third out of the children's inheritance. GENEALOGICAL NOTES. The American Historical Magazine, vol. I have McCartneys book. Stephanie, the mother was dead by the time Francis West went after Te,perance's widows third of George Yardley's estate. (Yeardley's wife, Temperance Flowerdew, came from English gentry in the County of Norfolk.) Garrett, W. R. THE FATHER OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA. The American Historical Magazine, vol. [1] He owned another private plantation upriver on the south side of the James River opposite Weyanoke, named Flowerdew Hundred. 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. Notable? Ralph's probate records, perhaps? Subsequent events are confused, and accounts vary, relying on guesswork and supposition, as there are no contemporary records of Temperance before 1622. If you know you're related to Sir George either through an all-male line or an all-female line, please do get in contact with me.https://turiking.co.uk/Representation: https://www.josarsby.com/turi-king Is that even possible these days? 3, 1947, pp. Accessed 24 Mar. By Jax Miller [2], Wyatt was governor of Virginia from November 1621. Wolfe, Brendan. He put out a call for each of the colony's 11 settlements to elect two burgesses to send to Jamestown. His great-grandfather Thomas Wyatt the elder, the poet, was briefly imprisoned in the Tower of London for an alleged relationship with Anne Boleyn. A similar thing happened to a daughter of another "ancient planter": Dorcas Bargrave. Wright, F E. Northampton County, Virginia: Marriage References and Family Relationships 1634-1800. The court case took place in England and both step-father and uncle were in England so ir seems most likely the children were there as well. He had sold their tobacco, servants and already the land in Jamestown was sold to Sir John Harvey in 1628. [11][2][13], Sir George was buried on 13th November, and on the 16th she renounced any dower rights in Flowerdew Hundred and Weyanoke, affirning that her husband had previously sold those properties to Abraham Piersey. [14][12], Temperance was named as sole executor of her late husband's will, but authority in England was evidently needed. Hi Jillaine, You might not find records of her in England, either, and I will tell you why I think that is: Because Francis West, had broughten suit AGAINST her Uncle Ralph Yeardley, particularly for their share of the inheritance, arguing that Temperance would have had a third of George's estate in Virginia and elsewhere" so it is unlikely they would have moved back to live with him. "Francis Yeardley's Narrative of Excursions into Carolina, 1654," in Narratives of early Carolina, 1650-1708, ed. Yeardley named the property after his wife, Temperance Flowerdew. Try again later. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Make sure that the file is a photo. 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. Login to find your connection. [8], Mrs. Temperance Barrow sailed for Jamestown aboard the Falcon, commanded by Captain John Martin,[9] in May 1609[2] in a convoy of nine ships as part of the Virginia Company of London's Third Supply Mission. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Download kid-friendly activities and learn more about family fun on the island. They will sometimes do copies for you but it is quite expensve. Print. 2. Domestic Violence Lacrosse Player Who Beat College Girlfriend To Death Ordered To Pay $15 Million To Family George Huguely V was convicted of beating fellow University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love to death in 2010 after a day of heavy drinking. Try again later. George did not complete his third term as governor. With representatives from throughout the settled portion of the colony, the group became known as the House of Burgesses. In June of 1609 she and Richard sailed to the New World in a fleet commanded by Sir . [9] Sir Thomas Gates took control as the new Lieutenant-Governor and decided to abandon the town. There was a problem getting your location. There are some Chancery documents covering the 1630 case of Yeardley versus West. McCartney is presumably aware of that marriage record, but chooses not to mention it. There was an error deleting this problem. Some descendants believe that Elizabeth was the first wife of Joseph Croshaw and mother of his first six children. Encyclopedia Virginia. Nelson Martin, Master, > N. E. Hist. Rev. shortly before the Indian Massacre. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. George Vessey Yeardley family tree Family tree Explore more family trees. 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. Ruane, Michael E. Archaeologists Have Found the Remains of One of Jamestowns Early Settlers. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? /A> Their arrival and purchase by wealthy and well-connected planters marked the beginning of de facto slavery in the colony. 13, no. Temperance is 18 degrees from Lance Reddick, 22 degrees from Bruno Cremer, 19 degrees from Angie Dickinson, 17 degrees from Don Knotts, 24 degrees from Jimmy Little, 29 degrees from Helen Mirren, 26 degrees from Pat Morita, 19 degrees from Leslie Nielsen, 16 degrees from Kyra Sedgwick, 18 degrees from Tom Selleck, 17 degrees from Efrem Zimbalist and 16 degrees from David Draper on our single family tree. George Yeardley died at Jamestown on November 10th, 1627 and was buried inside the church three days later. That seems to support the idea that the children were in England since both their guardian and their step-father were there. Nunc volutpat, nibh a laoreet venenatis, sem augue sodales nunc, eu commodo quam nisi vitae nunc. Print. He came from a middling background and while still a young man took to a life of soldiering. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935. 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. Richmond: Press of the Dietz Print Co., 19341999. [5], His younger brother, the Reverend Hawte Wyatt (15941638), who was the rector of Maidstone, Kent, travelled to Virginia with Francis in 1621 and returned with him to England in 1624 after their father died. cemeteries found in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Why isn't Temperance Flowerdew marriage to Richard Barrow shown under profile (married 29 Apr 1609, London, England). 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. They all returned up the river, back to Jamestown, on the same day, and Lord De La Warr arrived two days later. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Flowerdew Hundred saw six people killed. Sir George Yeardley. 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. What happened to Elizabeth Yeardley daughter of Gov George Yardley? Name: Temperance Lady Yearlley (age not given), Location: James Citty / Corporation: James Citty. This was a son of Temperance Flowerdew's elder sister Mary Flowerdew and her husband Dionysis Rossingham. Yes, that's what I am seeing too, except for how the step-children would be in England during a case that began when their mother was still living. He was granted 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land to help defray the cost of maintaining himself as governor.In 1618, he patented 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land on Mulberry Island. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42657115. George Yeardley appears to have been among the buyers. 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. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "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. Some love and care needed for some early Virginia settlers. GREAT NEWS! 201208. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? [9], According to the 1624/5 Jamestown Muster, Temperance Flowerdew came over on the Falcon. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. The slaves first brought to Jamestown were stolen cargo from a Portuguese ship bound for Mexico. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Sir George Yeardley I found on Findagrave.com. Genetic testing is currently being performed on the body. A 2018 Washington Post article noted the significance of George Yeardley's summer of 1619: 1606 1737. 861. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. He returned to Virginia in 1619. The Dr. William M. and Ellen B. Kelso Fund for Archaeology. One of his first accomplishments was to come to an agreement with the Chickahominy Indians that secured food and peace for two years. This presumably refers to a ship of that name said to have formed part of the expedition (often but misleadingly called the "Third Supply" mission) sent under Sir George Somers and Sir Thomas Gates in 1609 to relaunch the failed colony.[8][9][10]. "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." 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. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. 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. Bring Jamestown to the classroom through our lesson plans and virtual school programs. [30], In 1622, Temperance Yeardley witnessed the will of John Rolfe, a fellow native of Norfolk. He served from 1616 to 1617. One Temperance Flowerdew married a Richard Barrow at St. Gregory by St. Paul's, in London, on 29th April 1609,[18] shortly before the Somers fleet sailed on 2nd June. It could have been her step father's fault, for being the one who handled her mother's litigious matters, or it could have been more of her Uncle Ralph's fault for selling off her mother's inheritance while she was still alive when her father passed. F > Flowerdew | W > West > Temperance (Flowerdew) West, Categories: Jamestown, Virginia Colony | Ancient Planters of Virginia | Starving Time | Featured Connections | Jamestown Colonists | Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestors, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Pg. Stanley Flowerdew (d.1620[26]) was her brother and also lived in Jamestown during the same era and involved with the Flowerdew Hundred Plantation. Pgs. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. p415 and was Temperance West when she married Sir George. 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. George Yeardley's brother, Ralph Yeardley, became trustee for the property. He served as a captain of Lt. Virginia Records Manuscripts. Curabitur mattis purus ornare augue finibus, sed tempus ex eleifend. 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 . https://archive.org/details/firstrepublicina01brow/page/294/mode/2up?q=Yardley, "parentage of Temperance. statement made by Edward Rossingham that George Yeardley was his uncle. Children Show all. When Gov. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. He named the new plantation Stanley Hundred in honor of Temperance's mother, Martha Stanley. 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.