Reappointed lord governor in 1626, he died the next year at which time he was one of the largest landowners and richest men in Virginia. Subsequent events are confused, and accounts vary, relying on guesswork and supposition, as there are no contemporary records of Temperance before 1622. Either way, her and her brothers, as well as her step-father, Francis West, were unable to inherit Temperance's share and her first husband's estate. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. There was an error deleting this problem. With representatives from throughout the settled portion of the colony, the group became known as the House of Burgesses. 4 December 1626. He returned to Virginia in 1619. He named the new plantation Stanley Hundred in honor of Temperance's mother, Martha Stanley. He had recently lost his first wife, Margaret (widow of Capt William Powell and then of Edward Blaney), after a brief marriage. Yeardley was appointed Deputy-Governor again in 1625.Sir George Yeardley was knighted at Newmarket, England, on 24 November 1618, and six days later he was commissioned Governor of Virginia. In 1620 George travelled to the Eastern Shore. 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. He served as a captain of Lt. George Yeardley had three children - Elizabeth, Argall and Francis. George Huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Yeardley Love, a member of the UVA women's lacrosse team, took the stand in. (2019, September 27). Pub. The National Archives, Kew, England. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. [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. 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 [23] According to the same source, Yeardley went to England in the latter half of the year 1617 and was absent from Virginia during whole of the following year 1618.[23], In the 24 January 1624/5 census of the inhabitants of Virginia, known as the Muster, the couple's oldest child Elizabeth is six years old, and "borne heare". Elizabeth, the oldest, was only nine when her mother died. Several writers say that Temperance and Yeardley were married in England on 18th October 1618. George Huguely Now: Where is Yeardley Love's Killer Today? Between now and Wednesday is a good time to take a look at the sources and biography to see if there are updates and improvements that need made, especially those that will bring it up to WikiTree Style Guide standards. George agreed to resign as governor as soon as a replacement could be sent and he accepted a position on the Governor's Council. The Dr. William M. and Ellen B. Kelso Fund for Archaeology. [22] It may simply be based on daughter Elizabeth's year of birth. From Yeardley, Flowerdewe, West (Continued). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol.