Sir George Yeardley
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Quick Facts
- Full name: George Yeardley
- Born: ca. 1587
- Died: November 12, 1627, Jamestown, Virginia
- Parents: Not yet confirmed in this wiki
- Spouse(s): Temperance Flowerdew
- Children: Argoll Yeardley and others
- Places: Jamestown, Virginia; Flowerdew Hundred
Verified Facts
- Three-time Governor of Virginia.
- Presided over the first representative assembly in the New World (1619).
- Buried beneath the chancel of the old Jamestown church.
Biography
Sir George Yeardley was a foundational figure in the administration of the Virginia Colony. His marriage to Temperance Flowerdew and the subsequent Yeardley-Thorowgood-Lawson-Atkins line connects modern descendants to the highest levels of early colonial governance.
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Background on Wikipedia
- George Yeardley on Wikipedia (external link)
