Category: Governor's Council, Virginia Colony

Categories: Virginia Colony | Virginia, Politicians | Government Bodies of Colonial America | US History

The Governor's Council (also known as the "Council of State" or simply "the Council") was the upper house of the colonial legislature (the House of Burgesses was the other house) in the Colony of Virginia from 1607 until the American Revolution in 1776. Consisting of 12 men who, after the 1630s were appointed by the British Sovereign, the Governor's Council also served as an advisory body to the Virginia Royal Governor and as the highest judicial body in the colony.

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Isaac Allerton abt 1630 Plymouth, Plymouth Colony - bef 30 Dec 1702

Gabriel Archer abt 1576 Essex, England - 1610

Samuel Argall bef 04 Dec 1580 East Sutton, Kent, England - 24 Jan 1626

John Armistead abt 1635 Elizabeth City County, Colony of Virginia - aft 18 Mar 1697

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Nathaniel Bacon 02 Jan 1647 Friston Hall, Suffolk, England - 26 Oct 1676

Nathaniel Bacon 29 Aug 1620 Burgate, Suffolk, England - 16 Mar 1692

Thomas Ballard abt Mar 1630 Colony of Virginia - 24 Mar 1690

Nathaniel Basse bef 19 Dec 1589 London, Middlesex, England - bef 03 Jul 1654

William Bassett abt 1671 Eltham, New Kent County, Virginia - 11 Oct 1723

Thomas Beale bef 1626 Maidstone, Kent, England - bef Mar 1699

Richard Bennett 06 Aug 1609 Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England - 12 Apr 1675

Edmund Berkeley abt 1665 Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia - 1718

John Berkeley abt 1561 Beverstone Castle, Gloucestershire, England - 22 Mar 1622

William Bernard abt 1603 Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England - 31 Mar 1665

Peter Beverley bef 07 May 1663 Hull, Yorkshire, England - 13 Jun 1728

Robert Beverley bef 03 Jan 1635 Beverley, Yorkshire, England - 15 Mar 1687

William Beverley bef 31 Oct 1698 Beverley Park, King and Queen County, Virginia - 28 Feb 1756

James Blair abt 1656 Banffshire, Scotland - 18 Apr 1743

John Blair abt 1687 Scotland - 05 Nov 1771

Theodorick Bland 06 Jan 1630 St. Antholin Parish, London, England - 23 Apr 1671

Edward Blaney abt 1597 England - bef 06 Feb 1626

Lawrence Bohun England - 1621

Thomas Bowler abt 1608 England - Jun 1679

James Bray 07 Jul 1609 Great Barrington, Gloucestershire, England - 24 Oct 1690

John Brewer abt 1595 London, England - bef 06 May 1635

Joseph Bridger bef 28 Apr 1631 Woodmancote, Gloucestershire, England - 15 Apr 1686

William Brocas 1600 England - bef 1655

Henry Browne abt 1600 England - abt 1662

William Browne abt 1630 England - bef 03 Jul 1705

Hugh Bullock abt 1577 Manchester, Lancashire, England - abt 1650

Lewis Burwell abt 1652 Colony of Virginia - 19 Dec 1710

Robert Burwell 03 Jun 1720 Gloucester, Virginia - 30 Jan 1777

William Byrd 1652 Shadwell, London, England - 04 Dec 1704

William Byrd 28 Mar 1674 Belvidere, Henrico County, Virginia - 26 Aug 1744

William Byrd 06 Sep 1728 Westover, Charles City County, Virginia - 01 Jan 1777

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John Camm abt 21 Jun 1718 Hornsea, Yorkshire, England - 22 May 1779

William Capps abt 1575 Norwich, Norfolk, England - aft 1637

Edward Carter - Nov 1682

John Carter 25 Dec 1696 Corotoman, Lancaster, Virginia - 31 Jul 1742

John Carter abt 1613 Newgate, London, England - 10 Jun 1670

Robert Carter abt 09 Feb 1728 Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia - 11 Mar 1804

Robert Carter 04 Aug 1663 Corotoman Plantation, Lancaster County, Virginia Colony - 04 Aug 1732

Miles Cary 22 Jan 1622 Bristol, England - 10 Jun 1667

Henry Chicheley abt 1614 Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England - 05 Feb 1683

Walter Chiles abt 20 Mar 1608 St. Mary Redcliff Parish, Bristol, Somerset, England - 15 Nov 1671

John Chisman abt 1596 St Mary Magdelen, Bermonsey, Surrey, England - abt 1663

William Churchill abt 02 Dec 1649 North Aston, Oxfordshire, England - 28 Nov 1710

William Claiborne bef 10 Aug 1600 Crayford, Kent, England - bef 25 Aug 1679

William Cocke abt 1672 Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 20 Oct 1720

William Cole abt 1598 Tillingham, Essex, England - bef 17 Jul 1669

Gawin Corbin 1669 Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony - 01 Jan 1744

Henry Corbin abt 1629 Hall End, Warwickshire, England - 08 Jan 1676

Richard Corbin abt 1708 Buckingham, Middlesex County, Virginia - 20 May 1790

John Custis abt 21 Oct 1628 Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands - 29 Jan 1696

John Custis abt Aug 1678 Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia - 14 Nov 1749

John Custis abt 1654 Northampton County, Colony of Virginia - 26 Jan 1713

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Thomas Dale abt 1570 England - 19 Aug 1619

William Dandridge 29 Dec 1689 Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England - abt 27 Aug 1744

William Davenant abt Feb 1606 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England - abt 07 Apr 1668

Christopher Davison abt 1572 Stepney, Middlesex, England - bef Feb 1625

William Dawson abt 1703 Aspatria, Cumberland, England - Jul 1752

Thomas Dew 1600 Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England - abt Oct 1691

Cole Digges 1692 Bellefield, York, Colony of Virginia - 12 Nov 1744

Dudley Digges 1665 Yorktown, York, Virginia - 19 Jan 1711

Edward Digges bef 24 Mar 1621 Chilham, Kent, England - 15 Mar 1675

Robert Dinwiddie abt 1693 Germiston, Glasgow, Scotland - 27 Jul 1770

George Donne Apr 1605 Pyrford, Surrey, England - 1639

Henry Duke abt 1640 James City, Colony of Virginia - abt 09 Mar 1714

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Anthony Elliott abt 1610 Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England - abt 09 Jan 1665

Francis Eppes bef 14 May 1597 Kent, England - bef 30 Sep 1674

Robert Evelyn London, England - abt 1649

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George Fairfax 26 Feb 1724 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts - 03 Apr 1787

William Fairfax 15 Oct 1691 London, Middlesex, England - 03 Sep 1757

William Farrar bef 28 Apr 1583 Croxton Parish, Lincolnshire, England - bef 11 Jun 1637

William Fitzhugh abt 1680 Stafford County, Virginia Colony - bef 27 Jan 1714

Bridges Freeman 1603 Benson, Oxfordshire, England - aft 1655

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Thomas Gates abt 1565 Colyford, Colyton, Devon, England - 1622

William Gooch 1626 England - 29 Oct 1655

Bartholomew Gosnold abt 1571 Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England - 22 Aug 1607

John Grymes 1693 Brandon, Middlesex County, Virginia - 02 Nov 1748

Philip Grymes 11 Mar 1721 Brandon, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia - 1762

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Mainwaring Hammond abt 1590 England - aft 1670

Ralph Hamor bef Feb 1589 London, England - bef Oct 1626

Ambrose Harmer England - abt 1647

Benjamin Harrison 20 Sep 1645 Wakefield, James City County, Virginia - 30 Jan 1713

Henry Harrison 1682 - bef 27 Oct 1732

Nathaniel Harrison 08 Aug 1677 Wakefield, Surry, Colony of Virginia - 30 Nov 1727

Henry Hartwell 1649 England - 26 Jul 1699

John Harvey abt 1581 England - bef 16 Jul 1650

Thomas Harwood abt 1600 England - abt 1652

Jerome Hawley abt 1590 Brentford, Middlesex, England - abt 1638

Humphrey Higginson 1607 England - aft 1666

Edward Hill 1637 Charles City, Colony of Virginia - 30 Nov 1700

Edward Hill 1590 England - 15 May 1664

Thomas Hinton bef 08 Apr 1600 Wiltshire, England - 20 Sep 1683

John Hobson abt 1600 England

Francis Hooke England - 1637

Warham Horsmanden bef 05 Sep 1628 Ulcombe, Kent, England - 10 Nov 1691

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Edmund Jennings 1659 England - 05 Jul 1727

Peter Jennings abt 04 Mar 1630 Kildwick, Yorkshire, England - abt 1672

Richard Johnson 1629 Bilsby, Lincolnshire, England - abt 1699

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Matthew Kempe abt 1630 England - 23 May 1683

Richard Kempe 1600 Gissing, Norfolk, England - aft 04 Jan 1650

George Kendall abt 1570 England - 01 Dec 1608

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John Lear 1636 Devon, England - 27 Jun 1696

Philip Lee 24 Feb 1727 Machodoc, Westmoreland County, Virginia - 23 Feb 1775

Richard Lee 1644 Paradise, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony - 12 Mar 1714

Richard Lee bef 22 Mar 1618 Worcester, Worcestershire, England - 01 Mar 1664

Thomas Lee 16 May 1686 Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia - 14 Nov 1750

William Leigh abt 1654 Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia - 14 Jul 1703

John Lewis 30 Nov 1669 Chemokins, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia - 14 Nov 1725

John Lightfoot 1646 Gray's Inn, Middlesex, England - 28 May 1707

Philip Lightfoot abt 1689 Gloucester County, Virginia - 30 May 1748

George Ludlow bef 15 Sep 1596 Dinton, Wiltshire, England - aft 23 Oct 1655

Philip Ludwell 28 Dec 1716 Williamsburg, York, Virginia - 14 Mar 1767

Phillip Ludwell 04 Feb 1672 James City County, Colony of Virginia - 11 Jan 1726

Phillip Ludwell abt 1638 Bruton, Somerset, England - aft 1704

Thomas Ludwell 25 Jan 1628 Bruton, Somerset, England - 01 Oct 1678

Thomas Lunsford abt 07 Feb 1604 Sussex, England - bef 11 Jan 1654

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Isaac Madison 1590 London, London, England - 1624

John Martin abt 1560 London, England - abt 1632

Samuel Mathews abt 1590 England - aft Nov 1657

Samuel Mathews 1629 Mathews Manor (Denbigh), Warwick, Colony of Virginia - Jan 1660

Samuel Maycock bef 07 Nov 1594 Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire, England - 22 Mar 1622

Henry Meese 1628 Overwarton, Oxfordshire, England - 05 Apr 1682

George Menefee abt 1596 Honiton, Devon, England - Jan 1645

Francis (Moryson) Morrison 1601 Cork, County Munster, Ireland - 1681

Richard Moryson - 1656

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Thomas Nelson abt 1716 Yorktown, York, Virginia - abt 06 Dec 1788

William Nelson 19 Nov 1711 Yorktown, York, Virginia - 19 Nov 1772

Christopher Newport bef 29 Dec 1561 Harwich, Essex, England - aft 15 Aug 1617

Francis Nicholson 12 Nov 1655 Downholme, Yorkshire, England - 16 Mar 1728

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John Page 26 Dec 1628 Bedfont, Middlesex, England - 23 Jan 1692

Mann Page abt 1691 Timberneck Plantation, Gloucester County, Virginia Colony - 24 Jan 1730

Matthew Page 19 Jan 1659 Bruton Parish, James City, Virginia - 09 Jan 1703

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Daniel Parke 1628 Runcton, Norfolk, England - 06 Mar 1679

Daniel Parke 05 Sep 1664 York County, Colony of Virginia - 07 Dec 1710

Thomas Pate abt 1650 Leicestershire, England - abt Oct 1703

Thomas Pawlett aft 1588 Pawlton, Hampshire, England - aft 12 Jan 1644

George Percy 04 Sep 1580 Petworth, Sussex, England - Mar 1632

Henry Perry abt 1625 Westover Charles City, Colony of Virginia - abt 1684

William Perry abt 1585 Devon, England - 06 Aug 1637

Thomas Pettus bef 19 Feb 1599 Norwich, Norfolk, England - bef 1669

William Pierce abt 1570 England - aft 1645

Abraham Piersey abt 1580 Maidstone, Kent, England - 16 Jan 1628

Rowland Place 1643 Virginia - 1713

Robert Porteus 1679 Newbottle, Gloucester County, Virginia - 08 Aug 1758

John Pory 1572 England - abt 1636

John Pott abt 1560 Cheshire, England - bef 1642

Nathaniel Powell abt 1577 England - 22 Mar 1622

Thomas Purefoy abt 1578 Warwickshire, England - abt 1638

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Peter Randolph 1712 Henrico County, Virginia colony - 08 Jul 1767

William Randolph Nov 1681 Turkey Island, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia - 19 Oct 1741

John Ratcliffe 1549 Lancashire, England - Dec 1609

George Reade 25 Oct 1608 Linkenholt, Hampshire, England - bef 20 Nov 1671

Obedience Robins abt 1600 Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England - 30 Dec 1662

Christopher Robinson 1645 Cleasby, Yorkshire, England - 13 Feb 1693

John Robinson abt 1683 Hewick Plantation, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia - 24 Aug 1749

John Rolfe bef 06 May 1585 Heacham, Norfolk, England - abt 10 Mar 1622

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George Sandys abt 02 Mar 1576 Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire, England - 04 Mar 1643

Charles Scarburgh abt 1643 Northampton County, Virginia Colony - bef 06 Oct 1702

Matthew Scrivener abt 1580 Suffolk, England - 07 Jan 1609

John Sibsey bef 1600 England - 1652

John Smith abt 1675 Gloucester County, Virginia - abt 1719

Robert Smith 1630 England - 1687

Roger Smith 1587 England - 1629

John (Smyth) Smith abt 02 Jan 1579 Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England - 21 Jun 1631

George Somers bef 24 Apr 1554 Lyme Regis, Dorset, England - abt 09 Nov 1610

Nicholas Spencer bef 19 Sep 1633 Cople, Bedfordshire, England - abt 23 Sep 1689

Thomas Stegge abt 1630 Devon, England - abt 1671

Thomas Stegge abt 1595 England - abt 1651

Richard Stephens 1583 Wiltshire, England - 1636

John Stoner abt 1600 England

William Strachey bef 30 Mar 1597 Wandesworth, Surrey, England - 03 Feb 1634

Thomas Swann 08 May 1616 Swanns Point, Surry, Colony of Virginia - 16 May 1680

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John Tayloe 28 May 1721 The Old House, Richmond County, Virginia - 12 Apr 1779

John Tayloe 15 Feb 1688 Mount Airy, Richmond Co., Va - 02 Nov 1747

William (Taylor) Tayloe abt 1599 England - aft 1655

Presley Thornton abt 02 Mar 1721 Stafford County, Virginia - 08 Dec 1769

Adam Thorowgood abt 15 Jul 1604 Grimston, Norfolk, England - abt 27 Apr 1640

George Thorpe Dec 1575 Wanswell, Gloucestershire, England - 22 Mar 1622

Richard Townshend abt 1606 - bef 07 Feb 1651

William Tracy 1580 Toddington, Gloucestershire, England - 08 Apr 1621

Daniel Tucker 10 Apr 1575 Milton, Kent, England - 10 Feb 1625

William Tucker bef 06 Apr 1589 City of London, Middlesex, England - bef 16 Feb 1644

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John Utie abt 1593 Ultima, Yorkshire, England - abt Jun 1637

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Ferdinando Wainman 1575 - 1610

Richard Waldo bef 1580 England - Jan 1609

John Walker abt 1609 England - bef 03 Feb 1669

Augustine Warner 03 Jun 1642 York County, Colony of Virginia - 19 Jun 1681

Augustine Warner 28 Sep 1611 Norwich, Norfolk, England - 24 Dec 1674

Francis West 28 Oct 1586 England - bef 28 Apr 1634

John West 14 Dec 1590 Testwood, in Eling, Hampshire, England - 1659

Jabez Whitaker 06 Dec 1595 Lambeth, Surrey, England - aft 1651

William Whitaker 01 Oct 1620 - aft 1672

Henry Whiting abt 1650 Gloucester, Colony of Virginia - abt 1728

Francis Willis England - 1691

Thomas Willoughby abt 1598 Rochester, Kent, England - 15 Apr 1657

Roger Wingate abt 1590 Flamborough, Yorkshire, England - abt 1641

Edward Wingfield 1550 Stoneley, Huntingdonshire, England - Apr 1631

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