Edwardus Barradall, Jr

Edwardus married Sara Fitzhugh on 5 Jan 1735 in Saint Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA. Sara (daughter of William Fitzhugh, Jr and Ann Mary Lee) was born in 1713 in Eagles Nest, King George, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Oct 1743 in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Ann Mary Lee in 1705 in Machodoc, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. Ann (daughter of Colonel Richard Henry Lee, II and Laetitia Corbin) was born on 5 Jan 1683 in Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died on 12 Jan 1732 in Eagles Nest, King George, Virginia, USA; was buried in , King George, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Anne McCarty

Notes:

William Fitzhugh (1651 - 1701) - Describes his home
"...As first the Plantation where I now live contains a thousand Acres, at least 700 Acres of it being rich thicket, the remainder good hearty plantable land, without any waste either by Marshes or great Swamps the Commodiousness, conveniency, & pleasantness your self well knows, upon it there is three Quarters well furnished, with all necessary houses, ground & fencing, together with a choice crew of Negros at each planation, most of them this Country born, the remainder as likely as most in Virginia, there being twenty nine in all, (later he had close to 70 slaves) with Stocks of cattle & hogs at each Quarter, upon the same land is my own Dwelling house, furnished with all accomodations for a comfortable & gentile living, as a very good dwelling house, with 13 Rooms in it, four of the best of them hung, (with tapestries) nine of them plentifully furnished with all things necessary & convenient, & all houses for use well furnished with brick Chimneys, four good Cellars, a Dairy, Dovecoat, Stable, Barn, Hen house, Kitchen & all other conveniencys, & all in a manner new, a large Orchard of about 2500 Apple trees most grafted, well fenced with a Locust fence, which is as durable as most brick walls, a Garden a hundred foot square, well pailed in, a Yeard (sic) wherein is most of the foresaid necessary houses, pallizado'd (a variant spelling of palisaded) in with locust Punchens, which is as good as if it were walled in, & more lasting than any of our bricks, together with a good Stock of Cattle hogs horses, Mares, sheep &c, & necesary servants belonging to it, for the supply and support thereof. About a mile & half distance a good water Grist miln, (sic) whose tole I find sufficient to find my own family with wheat & Indian corn for our necessitys & occasions. Up the river in this Country three tracts of land more, one of them contains 21996 acres another 500 acres, & one other 1000 acres all good convenient & commodious Seats, & wch. in a few years will yield a considerable annual Income. ..." Taken from "William Fitzhugh and his Chesapeake World" pages 175-176.

WILLIAM FITZHUGH Compiled by Janice L. Johns
The British-born William Fitzhugh (1651–1701) was among the first Virginia colonists to establish a dynasty on the land. In this his portrait he looks more like a prominent Londoner than a resident of what was still a colonial backwater. Fitzhugh chose a rural life because it seemed the quickest way to make money; he used slaves to cultivate his 54,000 acres, which were largely in tobacco. He was a self-made man, a successful planter and lawyer, who had accomplished much with the opportunities afforded him in Virginia. “However, Fitzhugh was never entirely comfortable with his achievements, because his newly won wealth was tenuous, given the fluctuation of tobacco prices, and his social position was gained in a largely undeveloped setting where he felt isolated. Virginia was "a strange land" to Fitzhugh, where his peers expected him to project a "creditable" appearance. Once he did so, he could live "comfortably & handsomely." He "never courted unlawful pleasures with women, avoided hard drinking as much as lay in my power, & always avoided feasting." On occasion he entertained visitors with "good wine, . . . three fiddlers, a jester, a tight-rope dancer, [and] an acrobat who tumbled around." He furnished his large, thirteen-room house handsomely, with tapestries and an extraordinary collection of 122 pieces of English silver, much of it engraved with the family crest. The silver answered well Fitzhugh's conflicting urges for moderation and luxury. He termed his collecting both "politic" and "reputable," meaning that silver was a sound financial investment (it could be melted) that at the same time made a social statement about dynasty.” [1]In William’s own words, while addressing his suffering brother barrister Hartwell he wrote as to why he had never had the gout: “I’ll tell you, Sir, I never much frequented Bacchus’ orgies and always avoided Ceres’ shrine, and never was one of Venus’ votaries. To speak (plainly) to you, I never courted unlawful pleasures with women, avoided hard drinking as much as lay within my power, and always avoided feasting and consequently the surfeits occasioned thereby.” From William Fitzhugh and his Chesapeake World, page 46. I find this quote interesting, as we will learn 400 years later from DNA, that he was the father of at least two illegitimate sons. One with Mrs. George Phillips and one probably with Frances (Townsend) Dade Withers Hooe. “It was probably due to William's father Henry's misfortunes that William became successful and wealthy. Henry had made several financial decisions in Bedford England. He made two loans in which he pledged that if he did not pay them off within the year they would double. Whatever he was going to use the money for failed or never took place, resulting in the loss of his possessions to pay off the loan. In addition, as an Alderman, he was fined for not attending meetings. The law stated that if an Alderman did not attend a meeting of the Council, he would be fined. He missed over 60 meetings and as a result of the fines and the debt, he left England for Ireland dying at the age of 51.Probably due to the financial disasters’ of their father, William and Henry and his brother came to the Virginia Colony. William was about 16. It was here that Fitzhugh established what has been called a Virginia Dynasty.” [2] On May 1, 1674 William was married to Sarah Tucker. Sarah was the daughter of Rose Tucker Gerard, a wealthy woman with good family connections in both Virginia and Maryland. In the marriage settlement William received a Negro man and woman, three cows, six ewes and a ram, a number of hogs, a bay gelding, a necklace of pearls, and enough dishes, household furniture and kitchen equipment to set up housekeeping at once. Also, Sarah had been left by her father’s estate, 5,000 pounds of tobacco and an equal share with his other children in the rest of his estate—which she would inherit when she turned 17 years old. When William married his wife she was 11 years old. He sent her to England to be educated for 2 years before she came back to America. The marriage was not consummated until she returned. [3] Captain George Phillips was in command of the “John and Margaret”, a ship that carried tobacco to London. He brought back items from England that were not available in America, like lace, velvet, china, silver, etc. One of the planters who shipped his tobacco with George was William Fitzhugh. The biography of William Fitzhugh (William Fitzhugh and his Chesapeake World) includes several letters in which he mentioned. The book also mentions that William Fitzhugh liked to socialize with his sea captains and their families. According to a DNA sample done on one of Mr. Phillips's descendents in 2010, it seems Mr. Fitzhugh socialized a little too closely with the wife of Captain George Phillips. The timing must have worked out well for Mr. Fitzhugh and Mrs. Phillips, because George named his PRESUMED son George Phillips (Jr.) who was probably born about 1691 or 1692. A ccording to vestry registers of Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's parishes, George Phillips Jr. had at least four sons, John, Richard, George, and James. The two counties where this family lived in the early years were New Kent and Hanover. Both of these are burned counties; all the early records are gone.“Fitzhugh is famous for his many letters on various subjects. He wrote several on slavery and said that the only thing he regretted about America was the lack of good schools. He wrote "Good education of children is almost impossible and better to be never born than ill bred." [4] According to the codicils to his will, William must have made a trip back to England in July 1701. He died October 21, 1701 supposedly from “a bloody flux” contracted from French refugees he had befriended. There is much more to be learned from “William Fitzhugh and his Cheasapeake World.” It is not a family history, but a compilation of the letters he wrote during his lifetime. The letters are mostly business related, but good family information can be gleaned. The book is available through interlibrary loan.

[1] From: http://www.vahistorical.org/dynasties/williamfitzhugh.htm & mler13 originally submitted to Ancestry.com Richardson Benham Family on 28 Mar 2008.
[2] garystauffer6 originally submitted to Ancestry.com for the HARRISON Family Tree on 30 Dec 2007.
[3] "William Fitzhugh and his Chesapeake world."
[4] garystauffer6 who originally submitted it to Ancestry.com for the HARRISON Family Tree

William married Sarah Tucker on 1 May 1674 in , , Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Thomas Tucker and Rosanna Sturman) was born on 2 Aug 1663 in , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA; died in 1703 in Eagles Nest, King George, Virginia, USA; was buried in King George, King George, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 2 Aug 1663, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 31 May 1671, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Henry Fitzhugh
HENRY FITZHUGH was born in 1614 in Bedford, Bedfordshire County, England to William Fitzhugh & Margaret Smith.

Henry married Mary King (daughter of Rev. Giles King) circa 1639 in Bedford, Bedfordshire County, England, and They had NINE children that are known of:

Anne Fitzhugh (1639-?),
Margaret Fitzhugh-[Unknown] (1640-1676),
Susan Fitzhugh-Varney (1642-?),
Mary Fitzhugh (1643-?),
Dorothy Fitzhugh-(M1)Smith-(M2)Luke (1644-1694),
Elizabeth Fitzhugh (1645-1646),
Henry Fitzhugh (1650-?),
William Fitzhugh (1651-1701), and
Thomas Fitzhugh (?-died in London).

Henry was a Woolen Draper by profession. It is documented that he was a Member of the Council 1648 - 1649; the Mayor of Bedford, England in 1649; and served as an Alderman 1650 - 29 September 1665. There was a portrait made of Henry Fitzhugh circa 1634, which ecame part of his son William Fitzhugh's estate, and today is part of the Virginia Historical Society's holdings.

It is said that Henry was in financial disaster in his final years, after a 1658 court ruling, and he left England to live in Cork, Ireland sometime after 5 September 1659 until his death circa September 1666.

REFERENCES:

1. Davis, Richard Beale, (1963), "William Fitzhugh & His Chesapeake World 1676-1701: The Fitzhugh Letters and Other Documents," University of North Carolina Press: New York, p.7, 8, 112, & 172.

CHRISTEND:
1. Fitzhugh, Henry A. & Fitzhugh, Terrick V.H., (2007), "The History of the Fitzhugh Family: In Two Volumes," Author House: Bloomington, IN, v.2, pages .o1o - .o30o.

Henry married Mary King in 1638 in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England. Mary was born in 1618 in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England; died on 11 Jan 1698 in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 31 May 1671, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

John married Rosanna Sturman on 23 Aug 1664 in , Northumberland, Virginia, USA. Rosanna (daughter of Thomas Sturman and Anne Porter) was born on 8 Sep 1626 in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 13 Jan 1712 in Wilmington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Rose Sturman (Tucker, Gerard, Newton)
• Birth: 1618, , , , England
• Birth: 1633, Stepney, Middlesex, England
• Probate: 31 May 1671, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
• Death: 1 Dec 1712, Wilmington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
• Death: 28 Jan 1713, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Descendants of RoseFirst Generation
1. Rose was born in 1629 in Carleton Manor, Kingstononhull, Yorkshire, England. She died before 28 Jan 1712/1713 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Rose was named in a power of attorney on 15 Aug 1657 in Northumberland County, Virginia. She bought land on 27 Jul 1674 in Westmoreland County, Virginia She was named in a deed of gift on 25 Aug 1674 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She was named in her husband John Newtons will on 19 Aug 1695 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She was named in a court deposition on 8 Jul 1709 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Rose married (1) Thomas SHEPPARD about 1655/1656 in Northumberland County, Virginia. Thomas was born about 1622. He died after 1660 in Northumberland County, Virginia.

Rose married (2) John TUCKER son of TUCKER about 1661/1662 in Northumberland County, Virginia. John was born before 1639. He died in May 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. John was named in a power of attorney on 27 Nov 1660 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He was employed as as constable on 22 Jul 1661 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He was employed as as a planter May 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was named as a witness to a deed on 28 Dec 1663 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He sold land on 17 Aug 1666 in Northumberland County, Virginia He was named in a power of attorney on 7 Aug 1667 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He bought land on 8 Dec 1668 in Westmoreland County, Virginia He signed a will on 5 May 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He had a will probated on 31 May 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was named as returning an inventory on 25 Feb 1673/1674 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

They had the following children:

2 John TUCKER

3 Sarah TUCKER

4 Rose TUCKER 1 was born about 1668 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She died in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Rose was named 2 in her fathers will on 5 May 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She was named 3 in a deed of gift from her stepfather on 28 Jan 1672/1673 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Rose married Ebenezer BLACKISTON before 1681 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. Ebenezer was born estimated 1650 in Co. Northumberland, England. He died on 23 Oct 1709 in St. Pauls Parish, Kent County, Maryland. Ebenezer was named as a witness to the will of Robert Slye on 18 Jan 1680/1681 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

5 Gerrard TUCKER 1 was born about 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He died in 1706 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Gerrard was named in his fathers will on 5 May 1671 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was named in a deed of gift from his stepfather on 28 Jan 1672/1673 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Rose married 6, 7 (3) Thomas GERRARD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 son of Sir Thomas GERARD before 28 Jan 1672 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. Thomas was born on 10 Dec 1608 in Ashton-In-Makerfield, co. Lancaster, England. He was christened on 10 Dec 1608 in Winwick Parrish,New Hall,co. Lancaster,England. He died before 19 Nov 1673 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was buried in Longworths Point, St. Mary's County, Maryland. Thomas resided 1637 - 1660 in St. Marys County, Maryland. He was employed as Surgeon 1660 - 1672 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. He resided 1660 - 1672 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was named in a court order on 20 Dec 1664 in St. Marys County, Maryland. He was named in a court petition on 8 Jul 1665 in St. Marys County, Maryland.

They had the following children:

6 John GERARD 1 was born about 1678. John had a will probated 2 on 20 Jun 1715 in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Rose married 3 (4) John NEWTON 1, 2 son of Thomas NEWTON in 1677 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. John was born in Carleton Manor, Kingstononhull, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1697 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was buried in Westmoreland County, Virginia. John was named 4 to serve on a jury on 25 Aug 1677 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was employed as as a mariner in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was named 5 in a court session on 25 Feb 1690/1691 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He signed a will 6 on 19 Aug 1695 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He had a will probated on 28 Jul 1697 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

They had the following children:

7 Thomas NEWTON 1, 2, 3 was born estimated 1678 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. He died 4 before 31 Jan 1727 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Thomas was named 5 in his fathers will on 19 Aug 1695 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was employed 6 as as a miller about 1707 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Thomas married Elizabeth STORKE about 1702 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1687 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She died in 1759 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

8 Gerard NEWTON was born estimated 1679 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. He died in 1706 in Richmond County, Virginia. Gerard was named 1 in his fathers will on 19 Aug 1695 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He had a will probated on 26 Apr 1706 in Richmond County, Virginia. Gerard married Rebecca BLACKISTON daughter of Nehemiah BLACKISTONE and Elizabeth GERARD about 1696 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. Rebecca was born about 1680 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. She died after 1715.

9 Elizabeth NEWTON 1 was born in 1685 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. She died about Feb 1763 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. Elizabeth was named 2 in her fathers will on 19 Aug 1695 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She was named 3 in a court deposition on 10 Feb 1755 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She signed a will 4 on 14 Jun 1762 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She had a will probated on 22 Feb 1763 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Elizabeth married Benjamin BERRYMAN about 1703 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. Benjamin was born in Westmoreland County,Virginia. He died 1 in Aug 1729 in Westmoreland County,Virginia. Benjamin signed a will 2 on 4 Aug 1729 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was employed as as a planter in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He had a will probated on 27 Aug 1729 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

The parentage of Rose Tucker is uncertain. Parents attributed to her are Thomas Sturman and Ann Porter, and Isaac Allerton and Elizabeth Willoughby. (Since Willoughby Allerton was the son of Isaac Allerton and Elizabeth Willoughby, this connection would make him the brother of Rosemund, uncleof Sarah Tucker, and grand uncle of his wife (this does not seem likely). It was suggested that Rosemund Tucker was the daughter of Isaac Allerton and Fear Brewster, in which case she would have been the sister of Isaac Allerton and aunt of Willoughby, making Sarah Tucker his cousin and Rosemund Fitzhugh his 1st cousin once removed.)
Thomas and Ann Sturman did have a daughter, Rosemond, mentioned in Ann's will of 1654, who was living in England at the time of her mother's death [Fleet, Beverly, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. XXIII, Westmoreland Co., 1653-57, online at Ancestry.com]
Isaac Allerton is listed in Mayflower Increasings as the son of Isaac Allerton, Mayflower immigrant, and Fear Brewster.

Isaac Allerton m. Elizabeth Willoughby and had issue:
Elizabeth Allerton b. 27 Sep 1653
Isaac Allerton b. 11 Jun 1655
Willoughby Allerton b. 1664 Westmoreland, VA m. Rosemond Fitzhugh 1698 d/o William Fitzhugh and Sarah Tucker (daughter of John and Rose Tucker )
Frances Allerton b. 1668 Westmoreland, VA
Sarah Allerton b. 1670 Westmoreland, VA
There is not a Rose or Rosanna listed in this database.

Married Well and Often, marriages of the north neck of Virginia, indicates that John Newton married Rose Tucker Garrard, daughter of Isaac Allerton.

From Colonial Virginians and their Maryland relatives by Norma Tucker

No proof has been located to establish the maiden name of Rose who married John Tucker but some facts suggest her identity. The March 1708 Westmoreland County Court ordered John Wheeler to pay 400 pounds of tobacco to Rosanna Gerard proving that Rose's name was actually Rosanna. There is but one Rosanna among the Westmoreland families closely associated with Westmoreland Tuckers. That was Rosanna Sturman, whose family came from Maryland to Northumberland County to Westmoreland County. John Tucker also came first to Northumberland County, then to Westmoreland County. And Rose and John Tucker of Westmoreland County gave power of attorney in Northumberland County, 7 Aug 1667 to James Claughton. Therefore Norma Tucker hpothesizes that Rose Tucker Gerard Newton was Rosanna Sturman, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Porter) Sturman. Ann Sturman's 1654 will named daughter Rosanna, then in England. No last name appears in the will, so whether Rosanna was single, married to John Tucker, or married to someone else does not appear there. On 8 July 1709, Rose Tucker Gerard Newton gave her age as "80 or thereabouts" [and according to International Marriage records she was born in 1629]. Her Tucker children were apparently born between about 1663 and 1671, as she could have been the Rosanna Sturman in England when her mother wrote her will.

Kennedy identified the Rose who married John Tucker as a daughter of Isaac Alleron. This was an error, as the line of the first Issac Allerton (who came on the Mayflower and spent time in Massachusetts, in England, in Maryland, and in Virginia) has been thouroughly researched and she does not appear there. In addition, the Isaac Allerton cited as husband was at least two generations younger than Rose. Apparently Kennedy confused one of Rose's descendants with Rose. Another source says that Thomas Gerard (who married John Tucker's widow) married (1) Susanne Snow and married (2) Rose Fitzburg in England, but John Tucker's widow would have been Rose Tucker at her marriage to Gerard, so Thomas Gerard may have been married three times, or that researcher's data may have been in error.

Probate:
Father's will.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1610, Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA

Notes:

William Tucker (b 1589 - d 1642) Came to Virginia in 1610, on the "Mary and James". He was important in the Virginia Colony - a member of the first House of Burgesses (see monument at Jamestown), Councillor 1625-27, appointed one of the Commissioners to supervise the Virginia Gov't. in 1623; returned to England in 1633. His children were William, Mary, and Thomas.
Father: William Tucker b: 1540 in Exeter, Devonshire, England
Mother: Honora Erissey b: 1545

Emigrated to Virginia: 1610 in the Mary and James
Virginia House of Burgesses: 1619 1625 in Elizabeth City County, Virginia
Land Office Patent: 20 SEP 1624 in Elizabeth City County, Virginia 150 acres within the Corporation of Elizabeth City. Abutting eastward upon the land of Richard Boulton.
Will Signed: 12 OCT 1642
Will Probated: 17 FEB 1644
Spouse: Mary Lloyde (Wife) b. 1597 in England
Children: Alice Tucker b. ABT 1594 in England

The first black american born into indentured servitude is owned by Captain William Tucker. Capt. Tucker is born in England and is the son of John Tucker Sr.and Alice Pelharm. Member of the VIRGINIA HOUSE of BURGESS. First arriived in Jamestowne with his wife mary Thompson around 1620. Captain of the ship "MARY and JAMES" Brought indentured servants Antonie and Isabell with him. They have a son and name him William Tucker after the Captain William Tucker Small William is the FIRST NON-SLAVE but indentured servant born in the NEW WORLD later to become the United States..

On March 22 1622 The Powhatan Indian Attack kills 347 colonists, in and around the Jamestowne settlement setting off a war that lasted a decade.


By 1623 May 20 in retalliation, the Jamestowne residents have Captain William Tucker conclude a peace negotiation with a Powhatan Indian village by proposing a toast with a drink laced with poison prepared by Jamestowne resident Dr. John Potts; 200 Powhatans die instantly and another 50 are slaughtered. The Indian threat is over.

Possible decendents living in Virginia, New York and North Carolina.

http://www.beginyouradventure.co.uk/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=152


Capt William Tucker b. 7 Jan 1589 in Cornwall England and Died in Elizabeth City, VA in 1644
Capt. William Tucker was responsible for brutally suppressing the Powhatan Indians in 1623

William Tucker was Kecoughtan's first representative in the house of Burgesses.

'By 1616, there were about 20 English inhabitants at Kecoughtan, and most were engaged in farming. In 1619, Kecoughtan's first two representatives in the House of Burgesses were Captain William Tucker and William Capps. Tucker was the military commander of Kecoughtan and Capps an early landowner on the west side of the Hampton River. At the first session of the legislature, the two men petitioned the Assembly 'to change the savage name of Kicowtan, and to give that Incorporation a new name.' In 1620, the name 'Elizabeth City' was adopted, and it served as the county's name until 1952. '

'In May 1623 the colonists arranged a spurious peace parley with Opechancanough through friendly Indian intermediaries. On May 22, Captain William Tucker and a force of musketeers met with Opechancanough and other prominent Powhatans on neutral ground along the Potomac River, allegedly to negotiate the release of the other captives. But Tucker's objective was the slaughter of Powhatan leaders. After the captain and the Indians had exchanged 'manye fayned speeches,' approximately 200 of the Powhatans who had accompanied their leaders unwittingly drank poisoned wine that Jamestown's resident physician and later governor, Dr. John Pott, had prepared for the occasion. Many of the Indians fell sick or immediately dropped dead, and Tucker's men shot and killed about 50 more. Some important tribal members were slain, but Opechancanough escaped, and with him went any hopes of a quick return for the captured women. Between May and November of that same year, the colonists ravaged the Powhatans throughout Tidewater Virginia. The 'fraudulent peace' had worked, and the Indians had planted corn 'in great abundance' only to see Englishmen harvest it for their own use. Successful raids by the settlers not only proved the undoing of the Powhatans but made fortunes for several Jamestown corn profiteers. These raids against the Indians helped to heal the emotional wounds of the colonists, but victory came at a high price. While the captive women suffered alongside their captors, the Indian war transformed the colony into an even cruder, crueler place than before. The war intensified the social stratification between leaders and laborers and masters and servants, while a handful of powerful men on Virginia Governor Sir Francis Wyatt's council thoroughly dominated the political, economic, and military affairs of the colony. It soon became clear that the fate of the missing women depended not upon official concern or humanitarian instincts but upon the principle that everything and everybody had a price. Near the end of 1623, more than a year and a half after the uprising, the prosperous Dr. Pott ransomed Jane Dickenson and other women from the Indians for a few pounds of trade beads. After her release, Dickenson learned that she owed a debt of labor to Dr. Pott for the ransom he had paid and for the three years of service that her deceased husband had left on his contract of servitude at the time of his death. She complained bitterly that her new 'servitude . . . differeth not from her slavery with the Indians.' By 1624, no more than seven of the fifteen to twenty hostages had arrived in Jamestown. The majority of them returned with Jane Dickenson. Those who did not come back were presumed killed during the 1622 attack, although one captive, Anne Jackson, was not returned until 1630. Mistress Boyse, the first of the missing women to rejoin the colony, was not mentioned in official records following her return. Another of the captives, Mistress Jeffries, died within a few months of her release. Anne Jackson probably returned to the colony badly broken from the consequences of her captivity, for in 1630 the council ordered that she 'bee sent for England with the first opportunity,' with the stipulation that her brother take care of her until she was on board a ship. Nothing more was heard of Jane Dickenson after she petitioned the council in March 1624 for release from her 'slavery' with Dr. Pott.'

Capt William Tucker b. 7 Jan 1589 in Cornwall England and Died in Elizabeth City, VA in 1644
Capt. William Tucker was responsible for brutally suppressing the Powhatan Indians in 1623:

'In May 1623 the colonists arranged a spurious peace parley with Opechancanough through friendly Indian intermediaries. On May 22, Captain William Tucker and a force of musketeers met with Opechancanough and other prominent Powhatans on neutral ground along the Potomac River, allegedly to negotiate the release of the other captives. But Tucker's objective was the slaughter of Powhatan leaders. After the captain and the Indians had exchanged 'manye fayned speeches,' approximately 200 of the Powhatans who had accompanied their leaders unwittingly drank poisoned wine that Jamestown's resident physician and later governor, Dr. John Pott, had prepared for the occasion. Many of the Indians fell sick or immediately dropped dead, and Tucker's men shot and killed about 50 more. Some important tribal members were slain, but Opechancanough escaped, and with him went any hopes of a quick return for the captured women. Between May and November of that same year, the colonists ravaged the Powhatans throughout Tidewater Virginia. The 'fraudulent peace' had worked, and the Indians had planted corn 'in great abundance' only to see Englishmen harvest it for their own use. Successful raids by the settlers not only proved the undoing of the Powhatans but made fortunes for several Jamestown corn profiteers. These raids against the Indians helped to heal the emotional wounds of the colonists, but victory came at a high price. While the captive women suffered alongside their captors, the Indian war transformed the colony into an even cruder, crueler place than before. The war intensified the social stratification between leaders and laborers and masters and servants, while a handful of powerful men on Virginia Governor Sir Francis Wyatt's council thoroughly dominated the political, economic, and military affairs of the colony. It soon became clear that the fate of the missing women depended not upon official concern or humanitarian instincts but upon the principle that everything and everybody had a price. Near the end of 1623, more than a year and a half after the uprising, the prosperous Dr. Pott ransomed Jane Dickenson and other women from the Indians for a few pounds of trade beads. After her release, Dickenson learned that she owed a debt of labor to Dr. Pott for the ransom he had paid and for the three years of service that her deceased husband had left on his contract of servitude at the time of his death. She complained bitterly that her new 'servitude . . . differeth not from her slavery with the Indians.' By 1624, no more than seven of the fifteen to twenty hostages had arrived in Jamestown. The majority of them returned with Jane Dickenson. Those who did not come back were presumed killed during the 1622 attack, although one captive, Anne Jackson, was not returned until 1630. Mistress Boyse, the first of the missing women to rejoin the colony, was not mentioned in official records following her return. Another of the captives, Mistress Jeffries, died within a few months of her release. Anne Jackson probably returned to the colony badly broken from the consequences of her captivity, for in 1630 the council ordered that she 'bee sent for England with the first opportunity,' with the stipulation that her brother take care of her until she was on board a ship. Nothing more was heard of Jane Dickenson after she petitioned the council in March 1624 for release from her 'slavery' with Dr. Pott.'

From the Virtual Jamestown timeline: 1623
May: Captain William Tucker concludes peace negotiations with a Powhatan village by proposing a toast with a drink laced with poison prepared by Dr. John Potts; 200 Powhatans die instantly and another 50 are slaughtered.

6 April 1589
[S-6] Christening of Captain William Tucker at St Nicholas Acons, London, England

1610
[S-7] Captain William Tucker immigrated to America on the Mary and James.

1612
[S-6] Captain William Tucker & brother Thomas each received a bequest of 10 pounds sterling from Henry Steevens, Citizen & Haberdasher of London.

1617 & 1618
[S-6] Captain William Tucker sent two men from England in 1617 and followed in 1618.

1618
[S-8] In 1618 Governor Samuel Argall appointed Captain William Tucker commander of Point Comfort.

30 July 1619
[S-5] & [S-12] Captain William Tucker of Kicoughtan was a member House of Burgess.

6 December 1620
[S-20] Captain William Tucker patents 650 acres in Norfolk, along the James River. This property was sold by 1644 to Captain John Sibsey.

17 April 1621
[S-24] William Tucker of Elizabeth City, VA gives a deposition.

May 1621
[S-18] Captain William Tucker recommends Richard Norwood as surveyor who was anxious to emigrate to Virginia.

1621
[S-10] Captain William Tucker and Ralph Hamor went to London to see Parliament for Virginia's case in opposing the tobacco contract proposed by Sir Thomas Roe and others.
[S-25] William Tucker is involved in a lawsuit.

23 December 1621
[S-1] & [S-23] Governor in Virginia. Commission to William Tucker: To trade in Bay for corn.

22 March 1622
[S-3] & [S-4] The Powhatan Indian Attack kills 347 colonists, setting off a war that lasted a decade.

18 May 1622
[S-23] Commission to Captain William Tucker to command Kecoughtan.

16 July 1622
[S-1] & [S-23] Governor in Virginia. A Commission to William Tucker: To begin a plantation on the Eastern Shore.

3 January 1622/3
[S-2], [S-13] & [S-23] Governor in Virginia. Instructions to Captain William Tucker.

12 May 1623
[S-2] & [S-23] Governor in Virginia. Commission to Captain William Tucker.

22 May 1623
[S-3] & [S-4] Captain William Tucker met with Opechancanough and other prominent Powhatans.

12 July 1623
[S-23] Commission to Captain William Pierce, Captain Samuel Mathews, Captain Nathaniel West and Captain William Tucker to raise men to attack the indians.

23 July 1623
[S-16] Captain William Tucker was assigned the attack upon the "Nansamums, & Wariscoyacks".

31 August 1623
[S-23] Proclamation touching payment of debts: No one shall dispose of any part of his tobacco until he has paid all his debts, whether the debt be to the Magazine, the Company, to Captain Tucker or to private individuals.

October 1623
[S-23] Warrant to Captain William Tucker: Levy on tobacco throughout the Plantations to pay for the public debt. Levy on sassafras.

28 October 1623
[S-23] Warrant to Captain William Tucker: To recruit thirty men for the defense of the colony from the plantation under his command.

27 November 1623
[S-2] Governor in Virginia. A Warrant to Captain William Tucker.

26 December 1623
[S-2] Governor in Virginia. A Letter to Captain William Tucker.

31 December 1623
[S-2] Council in Virginia. A Commission to Captain William Tucker.

9 January 1623/4
[S-2] Council in Virginia. An Order to Captain William Tucker.

20 September 1624
[S-6] & [S-20] Captain William Tucker, now commander of Koccoughton, 150@ w/in Elizabeth City County. This property was sold to Ralph Barlowe 18 March 1645.

7 February 1624/5
[S-11] Captain William Tucker and family are listed in Muster.

1625
[S-7] Captain William Tucker member of the King's Council

1626
[S-6] & [S-17] Undated, lands granted by patent to Captain William Tucker, Elizabeth City (150@) and south of the river (650@).

17 October 1628
[S-20] Captain William Tucker patents 50 acres.

17 November 1628
[S-20] Captain William Tucker sells the property he patented a month earlier to Thomas Willoughby.

18 December 1628
[S-21] Captain William Tucker sails for England landing at Plymouth 2 February.

12 May 1630
[S-21] Captain William Tucker gives evidence about the ship the Sun.

28 May 1631 (about)
[S-9] William Claiborne "took command" of his Kent Island venture and sailed from England on the ship Africa (hired from William Tucker, who had married a sister of Maurice Thomson) with servants and supplies.

1 June 1632
[S-20] Captain William Tucker patents 100 acres in Elizabeth City.

1632 & 1633
[S-10] William Tucker and Thomas Stone in a syndicate given a right to market the entire Virginian tobacco crop.

6 February 1633
[S-20] Captain William Tucker sells the 100 acres he patented eight months earlier in Elizabeth City to Lancelott Barnes.

17 January 1634
[S-27] Examination of William Tucker of Redrith (co. Surrey), aged 44, "armiger".

1634
[S-19] Richard Thompson of Walton, Herts, married Elizabeth, daughter of John Harsnett (Visitation of Herts, 1634). They had issue: Mary, born 1599, married Captain William Tucker, born1589, who was in Virginia 1610, member of the House of Burgess 1623, member of the Council 1626, and had issue: Elizabeth, born in Viriginia 1624-5.

14 July 1635
[S-20] Captain William Tucker patents 200 acres in Norfolk. This property was sold to Richard Joanis in November of 1646.

9 February 1636
[S-7] & [S-20] Captain William Tucker partner in Berkeley Hundred Land Deal (8000 acres in Charles City Co., VA).

18 June 1638
[S-28] Depositions of William Tucker and William Harris against Ralph Wyatt over a quantity of tobacco brought back from Virginia in the "Globe".

17 September 1638
[S-26] Petition of the defendants John West, Samuel Mathew, William Tucker and others to Lord Coventry.

1638 (about)
[S-10] Captain William Tucker was in partnership in trade to an unnamed area with Maurice Thomson, George Thomson and James Stone.

1638 - 1641
[S-10] Captain William Tucker may have been involved in Captain William Jackson's raiding voyage to the Spanish West Indies with William Pennoyer and Thomas Frere. (Brenner, Merchants and Revolution, p. 158 has it that Capt. William Jackson was once an apprentice of William Tucker in the London Clothworkers Company.)

12 October 1639
[S-22] Captain William Tucker involved in auditing accounts between Cloberry and Claiborne (Cleborne).

1 October 1642
[S-14] Captain William Tucker, Assistant to the Committee going to Ireland.

11 October 1642
[S-15] Captain William Tucker to be Assistant to the Committee that are to go into Ireland.

12 October 1642
[S-6] Will of Captain William Tucker written.

22 December 1643
[S-6] !LAND: William Tucker, near land of John Carter, 22 Dec 1643.(p150 Cavaliers & Pioneers of VA vol I).

Sources.
1. Thomas Jefferson Papers: Records of the Virginia Company: Table of Contents for Volume III
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/vc03.html
2. Thomas Jefferson Papers: Records of the Virginia Company: Table of Contents for Volume IV
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/vc04.html
3. Virtual Jamestown - Timeline
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/timeline2.html
4. TheHistoryNet - Powhatan Uprising of 1622
http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/17_18_century/3035981.html?featured=y&c=y
5. The Colonial Virginia Register
http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/vareg1.htm
6. William Tucker page by Brad Behrens
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bradsdata&id=I11433
7. The Thom(p)son Conundrum:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/riddle.html
8. Origin of the Melungeons - 1619, Part 4
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/Melungeon/2004-09/1096428217
9. The First Campbells on Jamaica
http://www.danbyrnes.com.au/blackheath/jamaica.htm
10. Merchants and Bankers From 1625-1650
http://www.danbyrnes.com.au/merchants/merchants6a.htm
11. Search the Jamestown 1624/5 Muster Records:
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/Muster/muster24.html
12. Uncovering Traces of Historic Kecoughtan
http://www.wm.edu/wmcar/pentran.html
13. Virginia Company and Colonial Jamestown Documents
http://www.reinhardtpublications.com/documents_in_book.htm
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http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34914
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http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34922
16. Isle of Wight Plantation
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lordcornell/iwhr/va/iwplant.htm
17. Early Virginia imigrants/emigrants
http://www.phc.igs.net/~gordpace/lines/fact0010.htm
18. Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century: Chapter VIII
http://www.dinsdoc.com/bruce-1-8.htm
19. Virginia Heraldica by William Armstrong Crozier
ISBN: 080630085X
20. Virginia Patents of Captain William Tucker
Sent to me by Doug Tucker of FL
21. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 4200 (revised 4001)
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/04001/0001.tiff
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/04001/0002.tiff
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http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/08901/0001.tiff
23. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 13629
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/13629/0005.tiff
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/13629/0006.tiff
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/13629/0008.tiff
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/13629/0009.tiff
24. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 8691
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/08691/0004.tiff
25. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 4240 (revised 4041)
http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/D8F6N352SD9JCTHGS13HSHYPG7L3NEPP8TNLAUMB3YDEISNS27-01582?func=full-set-set&set_number=005891&set_entry=000001&format=999
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/04041/0002.tiff
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/04041/0003.tiff
26. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 7294
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/07294/0001.tiff
27. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 4201 (revised 4002)
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/04002/0004.tiff
28. Virginia Colonial Records Project - Survey Report # 5760 (revised 5496)
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/disk18/CR/05496/0001.tiff

William married Mary Elizabeth ThompsonJamestown, James City, Virginia, USA. Mary was born on 21 Jan 1598 in Watlon Stone, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1640 in , Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Anne Porter on 7 Aug 1610 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Anne was born on 3 May 1596 in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1654 in , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1654, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA