John Washington’s Arrival and Establishment in Virginia

John Washington

After emigrating to Virginia in the 1650s, he operated a large-scale tobacco plantation, expanded his landholdings, and rose to become a prominent member of the colonial gentry. During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, he stood with Governor William Berkeley.

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Year	John Washington
1630	Birth and Childhood in Tring (Age: 3 years before birth, Period: 1630s–1640s, Location: Tring, Hertfordshire, England)
1633	Birth of John Washington (Period: Circa 1633 (Exact date unknown), Location: Tring (present-day Hertfordshire, England))
1640	Enrollment at Charterhouse School (Age: 7 years old, Period: Circa 1640s, Location: London, England)
1642	First English Civil War (Age: 9 years old, Period: 1642–1646, Location: Various Places in England, Especially York, Western England, etc.)
1650	Formation of Relationship with Nathaniel Pope (Age: 17 years old, Period: Late 1650s, Location: Maryland and Virginia Colonies) Participation in Colonial Trade as a Merchant (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1650s, Location: London, England and North American Colonies)
1656	Immigration to Virginia (John Washington, Age: 23 years old, Period: Circa 1656–1657, Location: Northern Neck, Virginia Colony)
1658	Accusation of Murder Against Captain Prescott (Age: 25 years old, Period: Circa 1658–1659, Location: Maryland Colony) Marriage to Ann Pope (Age: 25 years old, Period: Late 1658–Early 1659, Location: Northern Neck, Virginia Colony) Marriage (John Washington, Ann Pope, Age: 25 years old, Period: Late 1658–Early 1659, Location: Around Northern Neck, Virginia Colony)
1660	Establishment of Large-Scale Landholdings (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1660s–1670s, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony)
1661	Appointment as Vestryman of Appomattox Parish (John Washington, Age: 28 years old, Period: 1661, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony) Appointments as County Coroner and Justice of the Peace (John Washington, Age: 28 years old, Period: 1661–1662, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony)
1664	Settlement at Bridges Creek (John Washington, Age: 31 years old, Period: Circa 1664, Location: Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony)
1665	First Election to the Virginia House of Burgesses (John Washington, Age: 32 years old, Period: 1665, Location: Westmoreland County / Virginia Colonial Assembly)
1670	Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel of Militia (Age: 37 years old, Period: Early 1670s, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony)
1675	Wars and Conflicts with Indigenous Peoples in 1675 (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1675, Location: Northern Virginia Colony and Boundary Area with Maryland Colony) Clashes with the Doeg and Susquehannock Tribes (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1675, Location: Potomac River Basin, Virginia-Maryland Border Area)
1676	Bacon’s Rebellion (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1676–1677, Location: Virginia Colony, Jamestown, Northern Neck, Westmoreland County, etc.) Plundering of Plantation During Bacon’s Rebellion (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1676, Location: Around Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony) Marriage (John Washington, Frances Gerard, Age: 43 years old, Period: Circa May 1676, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony)
1677	Death of John Washington (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1677 (Exact date unknown)) Death of John Washington (John Washington) and Estate Settlement (Age: 44 years old, Period: August–September 1677, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony) Death of John Washington and Estate Settlement (Age: 44 years old, Period: August–September 1677, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony)
Unknown	Establishment and Naming of Washington Parish (Period: During John Washington’s Lifetime, Late 17th Century, Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony) Marriage (John Washington, Anne, Period: After Ann Pope’s Death, Date Unknown, Location: Virginia Colony)

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Colonial settlement	John Smith Christopher Newport George Percy Edward Maria Wingfield Thomas Gates Samuel Argall William Strachey
Bacon's Rebellion	Nathaniel Bacon William Berkeley William Drummond Richard Lawrence Thomas Hansford Joseph Ingram
The Washington family	Augustine Warner Jr. Lawrence Washington Augustine Washington Sr. George Washington John Washington
North Carolina Early Settlers	John Lawson Thomas Cary Edward Hyde John Jenkins John Culpeper
Virginia politician	George Washington Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Peyton Randolph George Mason IV

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