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Although the first session of the General Assembly was convened July 30, 1619, the first printed journal of the House of Burgesses was that of 1732. From 1732 on, this is a reprint of the original: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses. The Journal of the House of Burgesses, published in Williamsburg, Va 16 Subjects: genealogy
William Sharpe should not be confused with Samuel Sharpe, another early Virginia colonist, soldier, and ancient planter who settled in Charles City, Virginia and was a burgess in the first general assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 with whom he is sometimes erroneously conflated. [1] [2] [3]
The House of Burgesses (/ ˈ b ɜːr dʒ ə s ɪ z /) was the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly from 1619 to 1776. It existed during the colonial history of the United States when Virginia was a British colony.
In 1619, Samuel Sharpe represented Charles City (sometimes referred to as Bermuda City) at the first assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses. [2] [9] McIlwaine, H. R., ed. Volume 1 of Journals of the House of Burgesses, 1619 - 1658/59. Richmond, VA, 1915, p. viii shows Sharpe as the representative for Westover, an incorporation of Charles ...
House of Burgesses, Henry Read McIlwaine, John Pendleton Kennedy, Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-[1776]. Richmond, VA: Colonial Press, E. Waddey Company, 1915. OCLC 2941728. Virginia State Library. Report of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 13-15. Richmond: Virginia State Library, Division of Purchase and Printing, 1917.
Hugh Innes (August 12, 1729 – March 22, 1797) (sometimes spelled Innis) was an American patriot, attorney, real estate investor and politician who represented Pittsylvania County, Virginia in the House of Burgesses and first Virginia Revolutionary Convention, but whose home was located in Henry County by 1783 (during which he served as delegate for one term alongside the county's namesake ...
The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619-January 11, 1978, A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Published for the General Assembly of Virginia by the Virginia State Library, 1978. ISBN 978-0-88490-008-5. Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard. The Virginia Colonial Register. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902.
Richard Buckner (born after 1662, died in late 1733 or early 1734) was a Virginia attorney and land speculator who served many years as the clerk of Essex County and for three years served as clerk of the Virginia House of Burgesses (1712–1715).