Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935. George assumed the role of Governor and began implementing The Great Charter. With a population of about thirty, Flowerdew Hundred Plantation was economically successful with thousands of pounds of tobacco produced along with corn, fish and livestock. The following was on daughter Elizabeth's profile but belongs associated with her parents. Sir George Yeardley. and this article: ames P. C. Southall. 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. [3], After leaving office, he left Virginia for Ireland and England to settle his father's estate. [9] The "common stores that should have kept all of the colonists through the winter"[9] were instead "severely reduced by Indian raids and consumed by the commanders". 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. P. Smith 19681951. 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. [6] Temperance is also said to be a cousin-german [first cousin] of John Pory,[citation needed] sometime Secretary of the Virginia Company. She soon took ill as well and died intestate at Jamestown in December of 1628. Francis Wyatt's grandfather was Sir Thomas Wyatt the younger, who had led the Kent faction of Wyatt's rebellion to the Spanish marriage of Queen Mary in support of Lady Elizabeth, and was executed for treason as a result. So, it's considered to be the birthplace of democracy in what became the United States of America.The condition of the remains looks pretty good and while working with ancient DNA is notoriously difficult, we have managed to extract DNA from the remains that we can work with.In order to identify the remains, we need to find individuals who are related to him either through an all-male line back to him or an all-female line back to his mother, ideally with a verified genealogy.We know that George Yeardley was born in 1587 in Southwark in London, England to Ralph Yeardley and Rhoda Marston.So, we're putting a call out to anybody who fits the criteria. Did Ralph Yeardley leave a Will ? [9], In May 1610, the survivors of the Sea Venture finally arrived, in two smaller ships constructed from its wreckage. The other knight had only been in Jamestown a couple of years and would not have consumed as much corn. Note that Yeardley named his Mulberry Island plantation "Stanley Hundred". Digitized images. Archives cover years of archaeology at James Fort. Please try again later. [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. George agreed to resign as governor as soon as a replacement could be sent and he accepted a position on the Governor's Council. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. 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. 8, 16. Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, but Sir Francis, at the request of the crown, remained on as governor until 18 September 1625, when Sir George Yeardley, whom he had succeeded, resumed the office. He was born at Boxley Manor in Kent, and attended St Mary Hall, Oxford, (from 1 July 1603) and Gray's Inn (1604). cemeteries found in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Elizabeth, the oldest, was only nine when her mother died. George did not complete his third term as governor. [34] so the plantation may have been associated with the Flowerdew name before Yeardley's patent. The three children were sent back to London and raised by George's brother, Ralph Yeardley. 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. Name: Temperance Lady Yearlley (age not given), Location: James Citty / Corporation: James Citty. ", "Will of Martha Garrett or Garret of Scottowe, Norfolk National Archives. 1, no. 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. The National Archives, Kew, England.Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Help support archaeology, scholarly research, and the preservation of James Fort structures. . 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. In 1624, Wyatt resided in Jamestown with his wife, his brother Haute, and seventeen servants. 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. West was trying to get for himself one-third of the money in England. 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. Eventually the state government issued a patent to George for the property. Sir George Yeardley served as deputy governor (1616-1617), governor (1619-1621), and royal governor (1626-1627) of the Virginia colony. 2021. 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. He had at least 2 sons with Temperence Flowerdew. Sir George Yeardley (1588 - 1627) was a plantation owner and three time colonial Governor of the British Colony of Virginia. The National Society of the Claiborne Family Descendants She is now. 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 . The document established the head right system, and ended the military government by using a royally appointed governor and council while allowing the governor to call a general assembly to create legislation. Descendants of Gov. 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 piracy was viewed unfavorably by the crown at a time when the King was trying to improve relations with Spain. Wolfe, Brendan. 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. 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. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 24 Jul. [17][18], The next we hear of Temperance is in a 1623/4 list of the colony of Virginia's inhabitants who survived the 1622 Indian attack. David R. Ransome, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, Donaldson, Evelyn Kinder. After his death the land passed to Argoll Yeardley, who had a patent for 3,700 acres reissued in 1638. That was in 1631. Therefore, it would appear that Ralph was more able to litigiously handle the will in England and the descendants in Virginia, missed out, because the property was then sold to Sir John Harvey, who sold the property in 1640 and returned to England in 1642. [12], But he was to have no children by Temperance, as she died in December the same year, not leaving a will. The award-winning Archaearium museum houses over 2000 artifacts that bring James Forts story to life. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [2] As provisions grew scarce, some thirty colonists tried to steal corn from Powhatan, but most of the men were slain during the attempt, only two escaping. Cavaliers And Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents And Grants, 1623-1800. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4243597. 1606 1737. The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 8. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? The National Society of The Claiborne Family Descendants. 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. . 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. [2][13] [16], Temperance was named one of the Virginia Women in History by the Library of Virginia in 2018.[17]. Why isn't Temperance Flowerdew marriage to Richard Barrow shown under profile (married 29 Apr 1609, London, England). Born in London, he met Sir Thomas Gates while fighting for the Netherlands and joined him in Virginia in 1610. 13, no. Miles Files, Eastern Shore Public Library, http://espl-genealogy.org, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Yeardley. What happened to Elizabeth Yeardley daughter of Gov George Yardley There was a problem getting your location. 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. ". Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Pg. 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 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". You can read more about this family in "Documentary History of Jamestown Island Volume II: Land Ownership" By Martha McCartney a Jamestown Archaelogical Assessment 1992-1996 the National Park Service, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and College of William & Mary. The Yeardleys were still in Jamestown on January 24, 1625, at which time Elizabeth was age 6. A will is what I'm hoping someone might be able to find. 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. 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. It isn't known whether he had a wife or any children with him when sailing. Temperance Flowerdew was born about 1590 in Hethersett, Norfolk, England to Anthony Flowerdew and Martha Stanley. Verify and try again. 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. If they were, they would have probably been present during these cases to testify, etc. To bolster his social standing, Yeardley was knighted by the king and sailed back to Virginia in early 1619. Oops, something didn't work. He had just arrived with three ships, loaded with supplies for Jamestown. 1, no. He is buried in the church at Jamestown, Virginia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Yeardley, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. There is a problem with your email/password. Argoll and Francis both returned to the colony, but only Argoll had children. Follow the growth of Englands first permanent colony in North America and learn about life in James Fort. Fusce nulla turpis, efficitur eu tempus eu, accumsan malesuada sem. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. 1, 1896, pp. Narratives of Early Carolina, J. Franklin Jameson, General Editor, published 1911 referencing W.G. Many in the colony that favored the military style of government over provisions of The Great Charter used the incident to raise their concerns about George Yeardley, among the critics was Sir Thomas Gates, Yeardley's old commander. He became governor shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. [11], Temperance Flowerdew was the daughter of Anthony Flowerdew, of Hethersett, Norfolk, and his wife Martha Stanley (d.1626) of Scottow, Norfolk. GENEALOGICAL NOTES. The American Historical Magazine, vol. Their mother Temperance remarried in 1628 (to the next Governor, Francis West), but died by the end of the year. When Virginia Gov. Her paternal grandparents were William Flowerdew and Frances Appleyard. Col. Francis Yeardley (Yardley) (1623 - 1657) - Genealogy [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. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. A.S. Salley, (New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1911), 21-29, This page was last edited on 20 April 2023, at 16:26. [4], Wyatt returned to England after his second term as governor and died in Boxley. Flowerdew was named one of the Virginia Women in History by the Library of Virginia in 2018. Praesent vel enim laoreet, pharetra massa feugiat, iaculis neque. Even with the colony struggling, George appeared to do quite well. 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 The eldest son Argall is said to have patented land in 1637,[3] and was appointed to the Council in 1639, suggesting that he at least was somewhat older than stated, and probably born before his father's return to England. 1636? McCartney is presumably aware of that marriage record, but chooses not to mention it. Collins, Gail. Might there be records associated with Ralph Yardley, uncle of Elizabeth, that might shed light on what happened to her? She married Richard Barrow on April 29, 1609 at St Gregory by St Paul's, London,[15] by special licence[16] a month before the Falcon left Plymouth on 2 June 1609, after a number of delays, as part of the fleet headed for Jamestown and the New World. In January of the following year George listed 39 laborers, eight of whom were Black slaves. 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. Notable? The body voted to set the price of tobacco among other things. A similar thing happened to a daughter of another "ancient planter": Dorcas Bargrave. Pgs. Just do what you can. Spouse(s) Marion Woodward 1540 - 1607. Richard Pace of Jamestown: should he be Project Protected? Genetic testing is currently being performed on the body. 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. (Yeardley's wife, Temperance Flowerdew, came from English gentry in the County of Norfolk.) Mears Collection - Descendants of Gov. George Yeardley A Stanley Flowerdew, apparently her brother, is said to be mentioned in colony records in 1619, and a nephew, Edmund Rossingham,[5] represented Flowerdew Hundred at the first Assembly in 1619. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Either the land was named for his wife, or it was already in use by the Flowerdew family before being patented. Try again later. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Flowerdew Hundred saw six people killed. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Temperence Flowerdew. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Can we clean up the four Joseph Croshaw profiles? In 1622 he rallied the defence of Jamestown which was attacked by Native Americans, during which the lives of some 400 settlers were lost and he then oversaw the contraction of the colony from scattered outposts into a defensive core. He was buried there on 24 August 1644. 2021 Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Gates named George Yeardley as captain of the guard and in 1611 he was promoted to a lieutenant. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. 3-time widow Sarah Thorowgood protected family legacy for decades He served as a captain of Lt. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Elizabeth Yeardley was the girl of Jamestown, one of the first Anglo-Saxon maidens mentioned. By the end of the winter, the five hundred English who had been left in Virginia only numbered about sixty. 2018. The following month a ship called "The White Lion," captained by John Colyn Jope arrived at Point Comfort. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 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 sailed for America on 1 August 1621 on board the George. The authorities' focus shifted to Yeardley Love's on-and-off boyfriend, George Huguely. Yeardley named the property after his wife, Temperance Flowerdew. In 1625, at the age of 37, his occupation is listed as deputy-governor of virginia in Virginia, British Colonial America. Her family has now won a wrongful death suit they filed against him. They all returned up the river, back to Jamestown, on the same day, and Lord De La Warr arrived two days later. Indeed, the identity of Lady Yeardley was long a mystery. George presided over the unicameral body that included; the Burgesses, the Governor's Council, the secretary of the colony and the treasurer. Francis Veisey 1571 - 1616. They loaded the survivors on the ships and headed down river. One of Jamestown's Greatest Mysteries - Ancient Origins 339374. 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. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. He eventually reached Virginia in May 1610 and was straightaway placed in a position of authority. [28] John Pory, the Secretary to the Colony, was the first cousin of Temperance Flowerdew. He served from 1616 to 1617. https://turiking.co.uk/Jamestown, Virginia is one of the most important sites in U.S. history. Yeardley purchased several, eight of whom were living on his property on Jamestown Island in 1625. This was the first legislative body in America. Yeardley was appointed Deputy-Governor again in 1625. Wyatt's many descendants in America include the late Duchess of Windsor, wife of Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor.[6]. A 2018 Washington Post article noted the significance of George Yeardley's summer of 1619: Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA. [10] She was the only one still living in the colony of Virginia in the muster who came over on the Falcon in 1609. Temperance (Flowerdew) West (abt. 1590 - abt. 1628) - WikiTree (A potential source of confusion might be that West had Yeardley stepchildren called Francis and Elizabeth.). 259266. She does however have that Temperance married George Yeardley in Virginia in 1613.[19]. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Flowerdew Hundred: the archaeology of a Virginia Plantation by James Deetz, p. 19, Charlotte Fell-Smith, Pory, John (bap. Neither she nor any of her kinsfolk appears in Virginia records before 1619. Francis and Margaret's children included Henry (whose daughter Frances briefly held Boxley); Francis (who was at King's College, Cambridge, in 1639); Edwin (an MP who successfully sued his niece to regain Boxley, but whose son died without issue); and Elizabeth (grandmother of Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney (16851724), who eventually inherited Boxley). Some love and care needed for some early Virginia settlers. [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). Dell Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1963. In 1613 Sir Thomas Dale founded the Bermuda Hundred Plantation and hired George as his second in command. 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. However, the land appears to have been in use by Stanley Flowerdew, Yeardley's brother-in-law, before it was patented by Yeardley. Governor Sir George Yeardley of Virginia By genealogy.com user August 12, 1998 at 03:14:01. He had recently lost his first wife, Margaret (widow of Capt William Powell and then of Edward Blaney), after a brief marriage. George Vessey Yeardley family tree Family tree Explore more family trees. "Thus, he represents two of the chief veins in American history representative government and slavery, which took root in the same summer, in the same place, in the person of the same man." Original data: Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. Co, 2007. Subsequent events are confused, and accounts vary, relying on guesswork and supposition, as there are no contemporary records of Temperance before 1622. Donec maximus ultrices ex ac tincidunt. Lady Yeardley, as she had become on her husband being knighted, witnessed the will of John Rolfe on 10th March 1621/2,[11] We have set your language to 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. Maecenas vitae volutpat diam. George led marches to counter-attack throughout the following year. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Temperance is now placed [3] as a daughter of Anthony Flowerdew, of Hethersett, Norfolk, and his wife Martha (Stanley). 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. 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. Wife of George Yeardley married 1618 (to 13 Nov 1627) in Jamestowne Colony, Virginia Wife of Francis West Esq. Try again later. The search for descendants of Sir George Yeardley - YouTube Sir George Yeardley was knighted by King James I for his role as Governor of the British Colony of Virginia and Jamestown. [1] He owned another private plantation upriver on the south side of the James River opposite Weyanoke, named Flowerdew Hundred. 1588, d. 1627), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, R. C. D. Baldwin, Yeardley, Sir George (bap. Yeardley was a member of the Maryland Council in 1652 but soon returned to Virginia and was a burgess of Lower Norfolk County in 1653. Several writers say that Temperance and Yeardley were married in England on 18th October 1618. Children Show all. Agnes Veisey Descendants of George Yeardley (PDF) The Father of Representative Government in America (PDF) Map: Comments: Sources: Dorman, John F. Adventurers of Purse and . Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. shortly before the Indian Massacre. The Memorial Church in Historic Jamestowne. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a written constitution, the first of its kind in the New World. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Argall Yeardley, Sr. (c.1621 - c.1655) - Genealogy "Patience" and "Deliverance" sailed into Jamestown, VA on May 24th, 1610. You may want to contact the Jamestown Rediscovery Project in Williamsburg, Virginia with your interests. Yeardley was baptized on July 28, 1588, in St. Saviour's Parish, Southwark, Surrey. Sir George Yeardley: or Yardley, Governor and Captian General of Virginia, and Temperance (West) Lady Yeardley, and Some of Their Descendants Paperback - September 10, 2021 by Thomas Teackle 1915- Upshur (Author) 4 ratings Hardcover $22.95 3 New from $22.95 Paperback $9.45 1 Used from $17.07 5 New from $9.45 George established the Flowerdew Hundred Plantation on 1,000 acres on the south side of the James River. 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. We do find evidence of the sons in Virginia, in later records, as adults, but we have not found any record of Elizabeth. [9] The colonists subsisted on roots, herbs, acorns, berries, and fish. This page is not available in other languages. In 1621 Yeardley paid 120 pounds (possibly a hogshead of tobacco) to build the first windmill in British America. 1625 Account of the sinking of the Sea Venture, The Father of Representative Government in America (PDF). Temperance (Flowerdew) West has English ancestors. Presumably these reports trace back to a single original source, not yet identified. Virginia Records Manuscripts. 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. ), rev. 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. "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.