I, Ellyson, Page 238March 19, 1655: Robert Ellyson appointed a member of the Committee for the Leavie headed by Major Robert Holt of James City. [Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-1658/9. p. 9
The Graves Family is a distinguished line that came to Jamestown, Virginia in 1608. Captain Thomas Graves was among the early settlers of Jamestown. He was in charge of Smythe's Hundred and was a representative to the first meeting of The House of Burgesses. (The first legislative assembly.)...
Notes for Georg Scherp: The very next month after Georg was born, on May 29, 1765, PatrickHenry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses,saying, ''If this be treason, make the most of it!'' Source: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1266.html 10 x. CATHARINA ...