John Warde (burgess)

John Warde (also spelled Ward; c. 1586 – c. 1636) was an English-born early American merchant, fisherman, and politician in Virginia who served as a member in the first House of Burgesses in 1619.

Biography

Warde was born around 1586 in The Abingtons, Cambridgeshire, England.[1]

In April 1619, Warde arrived to Virginia by his ship Sampson, along with fifty settlers (including Reverend Thomas Bargrave) who would form a private 1,200-acre plantation and settlement known as Warde's Creek.[2][3][4] Warde worked as a fisherman and operated a mercantile.[1][3]

Warde served one term in the Virginia House of Burgesses in July and August of 1619.[5][6][7] He served on the committee that examined the first and third books of the "Great Charter."[8][9]

In the 1620s, Warde continue to work as a merchant and traded along the Potomac river.[10]

Death

Warde died by 1636 as referenced in a land grant to his widow.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Virginia Gleanings in England". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 56 (1): 70–79. 1948. ISSN 0042-6636.
  2. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial Supervision of Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Lewis historical publishing Company.
  3. ^ a b Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1906). The Cradle of the Republic: Jamestown and James River. Hermitage Press.
  4. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2007). Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-1774-8.
  5. ^ Deans, Bob (2008-12-16). The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-7425-6489-3.
  6. ^ Tarter, Brent (2013-10-17). The Grandees of Government: The Origins and Persistence of Undemocratic Politics in Virginia. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-3432-7.
  7. ^ Bruce, Philip Alexander; Stanard, William Glover (1916). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society.
  8. ^ "House of Delegates History (DOME)". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  9. ^ Montgomery, Dennis (2007-03-21). 1607: Jamestown and the New World. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-7425-6900-3.
  10. ^ Hayley, Barbara. "Captain John Warde". Retrieved 2025-06-16.
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