Chronology of Jamestown, Virginia

 
1603    reign of King James I of G. B. (Great Britain), son of Mary, Queen of Scots, House of Stuart
 
1607  about 100 men settle Jamestown and build fort.
 
1612  first tobacco crops for export
 
1614  treaty with Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas
 
1619  population of about 1000
 
1622  massacre by Indians
 
1624  King James I took back charter and made VA a royal colony
 
1625  reign of King Charles I of Great Britain, son of James I
 
1644  Indians kill about 500 in outlying areas
 
1649  King Charles I beheaded, G. B. a Commonwealth under Cromwells
 
1660  reign of King Charles II of G. B., son of Charles I
 
1671  William Byrd I (1652-1704) to Virginia to claim lands of uncle, Thomas Steggs, on both sides of James River
 
1674  William Byrd II (1674-1744) born
 
1676  Jamestown burned to ground during Bacon's Rebellion
 
1683  William Byrd I starts acquiring more land
 
1685  reign of King James II of G. B., 2d son of Charles I
 
1689  reign of King William III of G. B.
 
1691  Byrds move to new Westover plantation on James River near Shirley and Berkeley plantations. Filed for 50a for paying Edward Maxey's passage
 
1698  Jamestown destroyed by fire
 
1699  Virginia capital moved to Williamsburg. Jamestown declines.
 
1702  reign of Queen Anne of G. B.
 
1705  William Byrd II returns from G. B. to manage Westover plantation
 
1714  reign of King George I of G. B.
 
1720  Henrico Co., VA. Edward Maxey paid 100 lb of tobacco for 1 wolf killed by his Negroes
 
1725  Edward Maxey patented 800a in Henrico Co. (now Powhatan Co.) Paid 80 shillings for 800a plus "fee rent" of 1 shilling per 50a per year (16 shillings/yr). Had to cultivate 3a per every 50a (48a total) within 3 years or lose land.
 
1727  reign of King George II of G. B.
 
1738  Edward Maxey exempted from taxes due to age
 
1740  Edward Maxey's will
 
1760  reign of King George III of G. B.
 
1776  American Revolution
 
1812  War of 1812 with G. B.
 
1820  reign of King George IV of G. B.
 

THE MAXEYS OF VIRGINIA - Third Edition
A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Edward and Susannah Maxey
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