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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
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 ...
The Journal of the House of Burgesses. [Virginia General Assembly] 1758 Journal: Georgia Constitutional Convention [10] Georgia: 1798 Journal of proceedings, Maryland (Colony) Council [11] Maryland: 1756 Journal of the Indian Roads Congress: Public inquiry (India) 1792 M.K. Chatterjee, for the Indian Roads Congress [12]
While McIlwaine's Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-1658/59 shows "Samuel Sharpe" as a burgess for the Neck of Land in the 1629 assembly, [14] the entry is based on Stanard, 1902, pp. 54, 55, which actually show the member as "Sergeant Sharp".
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.
This is a list of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1619 to 1775 from the references listed at the end of the article. The members of the first assembly in 1619, the members of the last assembly in 1775 and the Speakers of the House are designated by footnotes.
The Virginia Slave Codes of 1705 (formally entitled An act concerning Servants and Slaves), were a series of laws enacted by the Colony of Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1705 regulating the interactions between slaves and citizens of the crown colony of Virginia.