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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 .
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.
Member of the Virginia Governor's Council; In office 1632-43: Member of the House of Burgesses for James City, Colony of Virginia; In office 1624-1625: Preceded by: William Powell: Succeeded by: Humphrey Rashell: Personal details; Born: ca. 1598 Essex England: Died: before 1647 Colony of Virginia: Spouse: Joan: Children: Joan Peirce Rolfe ...
Ensign Thomas Washer was an early Virginia colonist who settled in the area that became Isle of Wight County, Virginia.Washer and Christopher Lawne represented Lawne's Plantation as burgesses in the first assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, in 1619.
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]
Along with Samuel Jordan, he represented Charles City as a burgess in the first general assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. [2] He was a representative for Westover, an incorporation of Charles City, in the 1623/24 assembly and signed a letter along with several burgesses at the time of that assembly.
He was member of the first assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Spence became an ensign in the local militia and is thus sometimes identified as Ensign William Spence or Ensign Spence. He was an early farmer on Jamestown Island, a tobacco taster and landowner at Archer's Hope.
Polish settlers launched a labor strike in 1619 against the Virginia Company, and were successful in reaching an agreement. The skills of these Polish colonists were vital to the new settlement, as the House of Burgesses ultimately recognized when it met in 1619. During its deliberations, the House excluded the Polish community from voting rights.