24-763: George Percy may refer to: George Percy (governor) (1580–1632), English explorer, author, and early colonial governor of Virginia. George Percy, Earl Percy (born 1984), British businessman and heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland (1778–1867), British Tory politician known as The Earl of Beverley George Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (1912–1940) George A. Percy (1895–1970), American ice hockey player and military officer George W. Percy (1847–1900), American architect in San Francisco [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
48-876: A higher social rank than all of the other first colonists, he was initially denied a seat on the Virginia Council. Nevertheless, he took the lead in the early life of the colony, taking part in the expedition to the James River falls in May and June 1607. In autumn 1607, he sided with the President of the colony, Edward Maria Wingfield , who was subsequently deposed by John Ratcliffe , Gabriel Archer, and Captain John Smith . From late 1607 until autumn 1609, Percy had little power in Jamestown but served as Smith's subordinate. When Smith left
72-634: Is attested by the will of his brother Richard Martin, goldsmith of London, dated 5 June 1616. Martin commanded the Benjamin under Sir Francis Drake in the 1585–86 expedition to harass the Spanish ports in the New World . On his return, Martin married Mary, daughter of Robert Brandon , a prominent English goldsmith and supplier to Queen Elizabeth I of England . Before Martin left for the West Indies, he petitioned
96-517: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Percy (governor) The Honourable George Percy ( b. 1580 – d. 1632 ) was an English explorer, author, and early Colonial Governor of Virginia . Master George Percy (sometimes written as "Percie" or "Percye") was born in England, the youngest son of Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland and Lady Catherine Neville. He
120-643: Is not clear when Martin returned again to England, but he may have returned to Virginia in 1624 on the Swan . Captain John Martin died in 1632 at Martin's Brandon Plantation , which he had established on a 1616 land grant in Virginia, leaving his plantation to a grandson, Captain Robert Bargrave . Bargrave sold the plantation to three merchants from England. Then, from 1720 until 1926, the plantation became home to members of
144-543: The Chesapeake Bay meets then Atlantic Ocean, a location the colonists named Cape Henry . He was named to the council to oversee the new colony by the Virginia Company in an order that was held in a sealed box which was only to be opened in Virginia. After finding a location to build their settlement which met the requirements set forth in their sealed orders, they founded Jamestown on 14 May 1607. Shortly after this,
168-532: The Company of Mineral & Battery Works to be admitted to the society with a half-share from goldsmith Richard Wycliffe, recently deceased. At the court held on 16 December 1585, the company approved the transfer of stock to Martin and admitted him to their fellowship. His father, Sir Richard, was a founding member of the company. Brothers Richard and Nathaniel had shares in the company by 1596. Martin may have accompanied Bartholomew Gosnold in his 1602 exploration of
192-808: The Jamestown Colony . It is thought he was sent to the warmer climate of Virginia to benefit poor health. He departed England in December 1606 and kept a journal of his voyage. He arrived in Virginia in April 1607 and recorded the struggles of the colonists to cope with the American environment, disease, and the Powhatan Native Americans. "Thus we lived for the space of five months in this miserable distress," he wrote in his journal, "not having five able men to man our bulwarks upon any occasion." Although Percy had
216-509: The Chesapeake. As Master of the Battery Works, he oversaw the prospecting and assaying of mineral ores discovered by the colonists. His son John Martin (d. 1608) and kinsman George Martin accompanied him to Jamestown. Martin arrived in Virginia along with his teenage son John on 26 April 1607, when what came to be called the "First Landing" occurred at the place where south edge of the mouth of
240-588: The Council elected Edward Maria Wingfield president of the colony. Wingfield reported that, "Master Martyn followed with, he reporteth that I do slack the service in the collonye, and doe nothing but tend my pott, spitt, and oven, but he hath starved my sonne, and denyed him a spoonfull of beere; I have friends in England shalbe revenged on him if ever he come in London." Captain Christopher Newport who commanded
264-584: The New England coast, and it has been theorised that the island of Martha's Vineyard – spelled "Martin's Vineyard" in most 17th-century references – was named after Capt. Martin. Based on his family's business as goldsmiths and their long involvement in the Company of Mineral & Battery Works, the Virginia Company appointed Captain John Martin as Master of Battery Works for the new colony to be established in
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#1732852372156288-662: The Virginia Company and returned to military service. Percy returned to the Netherlands in 1621 when war between Spain and the Dutch Republic resumed . He was the commander of a company in the Low Countries in 1627. He died in the Netherlands in 1632. George Percy married Anne Floyd. The couple had one daughter, Anne Percy, who married Governor John West . John Martin (Jamestown) Capt. John Martin ( b. c. 1562 — d. c. 1632 )
312-431: The bitterness thereof," he recounted later. Percy accomplished little while President, other than to order to construction of Fort Algernon at Old Point Comfort . When Sir Thomas Gates arrived in May 1610, Percy happily surrendered control of the colony to him. In June 1610, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr arrived in Jamestown and with a commission to serve as the colony's governor. De la Warr appointed Percy to
336-512: The colony in September 1609, Percy assumed the presidency of the colony. However, his persistent illness kept him from executing his office, leaving the duties of the presidency to Ratcliffe, Archer, and John Martin . It was during Percy's tenure that the colony suffered through the " Starving Time " in the winter of 1609–10. "Now all of us at James Town beginning to feel that sharp prick of hunger, which no man truly describe but he which hath tasted
360-470: The council and named him captain of the Jamestown fort. In August 1610, De la Warre sent Percy and seventy men to attack the Paspahegh and Chickahominy tribes . The force ravaged the tribal settlements, burning their buildings, decimating their crops, and indiscriminately killing men, women, and children. Percy also led the successful defense of the Jamestown fort against a Native American attack and earned
384-557: The development; Smith was not. Martin's teenage son John was among the majority of the earliest colonists who died during the first year at Jamestown. John Martin returned to England on the Phoenix in 1608 and returned on the Faulcon , with the ships of the ill-fated Third Supply which arrived in 1609, less their flagship, the Sea Venture , and the leaders and supplies which had been aboard. It
408-607: The fleet of three ships which had brought them to the New World , sailed back to England (taking along the Susan Constant and the Godspeed , to return with additional supplies. While Newport was gone, in November 1607, Martin and Smith refused to allow the remaining colonists to return to England on their remaining ship, the Discovery . Martin objected during the winter, when John Smith
432-795: The praise of De La Warr. When the Governor returned to England in March 1611, he appointed Percy to lead the colony in his absence. "But the winds not favoring them, they were enforced to shape their course directly for England—my lord having left and appointed me deputy governor in his absence, to execute martial law or any other power and authority as absolute as himself." Percy's term as Governor lasted until April 22, 1612, when he departed for England. After his service as Virginia colony governor, Percy returned to England but remained interested in colonization schemes. In 1615, he proposed an expedition to Guiana but found no supporters. In 1620, he sold his four shares in
456-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Percy&oldid=1227231074 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
480-401: Was a Councillor of the Jamestown Colony in 1607. He was the proprietor of Martin's Brandon Plantation on the south bank of the James River . Located in modern-day Prince George County, Virginia and known as Lower Brandon Plantation, in the 21st century, his c. 1616 plantation is both a National Historic Landmark and one of America's oldest continuous farming operations. Martin
504-418: Was away having been captured by Indians, to President John Ratcliffe 's appointment of Gabriel Archer as councillor. Martin came into conflict with John Smith when, in the spring of 1608, the two gold refiners that Christopher Newport had transported to the colony who had led the fruitless efforts of looking for gold were sent back to London. Martin, being the son of a goldsmith, was very enthusiastic about
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#1732852372156528-910: Was known as Martin's Hundred ). Brothers Richard and Nathaniel Martin also worked at the Royal Mint with their father, the former as master and the latter as a clerk. Sir Richard was accused of misusing money deposited into his care at the Mint in 1597 and forced to resign as master in 1599. Sir Richard had a longstanding interest in overseas enterprise, investing in Martin Frobisher's 1577 arctic voyage (defaulted), Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation voyage (1577–80), and investing in at least one of Sir Walter Raleigh's ventures. Sir Richard assisted John in obtaining his first commission in Drake's West Indies voyage (1585–86). Captain John Martin's relationship to Sir Richard Martin
552-602: Was sickly for much of his life, possibly suffering from epilepsy or severe asthma. He graduated from Oxford University in 1597. While at university, he gained admission to Gloucester Hall and the Middle Temple. Percy's vocation was the military. His first service came in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain in the early 1600s . He also served in Ireland. Percy was part of the first group of 105 English colonists to settle
576-477: Was the third son of goldsmith and Sir Richard Martin (d. 1617) and Dorcas Eccleston (d. 1599). Sir Richard later held office as Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of London . (He is not the same as the Mr. Richard Martin (1570–1618) who was the recorder of London, counsel for the Virginia Company and organiser of The Society of Martin's Hundred, whose subsidiary "particular plantation" development c. 1618 –19
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