William Drummond: Indentured Servant Turned Rebel Leader

William Drummond

Rising from an indentured servant to a prominent colonial landowner and politician, he was involved in both the politics and economy of the Albemarle and Virginia colonies. He clashed with William Berkeley over land policy and political stances, ultimately becoming one of the primary leaders of Bacon's Rebellion.

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Year	William Drummond
1617	Birth of William Drummond (Period: c. 1617 (exact date unknown), Location: Unknown (Born in Scotland. Some theories suggest near Paisley or Perthshire, but it cannot be definitively confirmed)) Birth in Scotland (Period: Around 1617, Location: Scotland)
1637	Emigration to Virginia as an Indentured Servant (William Drummond, Age: 20 years old, Period: Around 1637, Location: Around James City County, Virginia Colony) Emigration to Virginia (William Drummond, Age: 20 years old, Period: Around 1637, Location: Virginia Colony)
1639	Runaway and Punishment Regarding Indentured Servant Contract (Age: 22 years old, Period: Around 1639–1640, Location: Virginia Colony)
1640	Transition to Land Investor and Planter (Age: 23 years old, Period: 1640s–1650s, Location: James City County, Virginia Colony)
1648	Leasing Land at Green Spring (Age: 31 years old, Period: 1648, Location: Green Spring, James City County, Virginia Colony)
1650	Marriage (William Drummond and Sarah Drummond, Age: 33 years old, Period: First Half of the 1650s, Location: Believed to be Virginia Colony)
1655	Discovery of Lake Drummond (Age: 38 years old, Period: Around 1655, Location: Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia-North Carolina Border Area)
1663	Participation in the Establishment of the Albemarle Colonial Government (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1663–1664, Location: Albemarle Sound, Carolina Colony) Organization of the Albemarle Colonial Government (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1663–1667, Location: Albemarle Sound, Carolina Colony)
1664	Assumption of Office as Governor of Albemarle (William Drummond, Age: 47 years old, Period: 1664, Location: Albemarle Sound, Carolina Colony) Assumption of Office as First Governor of Albemarle (William Drummond, Age: 47 years old, Period: 1664–1667, Location: Albemarle Sound, Carolina Colony)
1666	Tobacco Policy Negotiations Between Virginia and Maryland (Age: 49 years old, Period: 1666, Location: Jamestown, Virginia Colony) Negotiations on Tobacco Production Restrictions (Age: 49 years old, Period: July 1666, Location: Jamestown, Virginia Colony)
1667	Resignation as Governor of Albemarle (William Drummond, Age: 50 years old, Period: 1667, Location: Albemarle Sound, Carolina Colony)
1672	Colonial Defense Activities Related to the Third Anglo-Dutch War (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1672–1674, Location: Jamestown, Virginia Colony) Jamestown Fort Construction Contract (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1672, Location: Jamestown, Virginia Colony) Jamestown Defense Works (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1672–1674, Location: Jamestown, Virginia Colony)
1676	Bacon’s Rebellion (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1676–1677, Location: Virginia Colony, Jamestown, Northern Neck, Westmoreland County, etc.) Participation in Bacon’s Rebellion (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1676, Location: Virginia Colony, Jamestown and Surrounding Areas) Alliance with Nathaniel Bacon (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1676, Location: Virginia Colony) Participation in the Burning of Jamestown (Age: 59 years old, Period: September 18–19, 1676, Location: Jamestown, Virginia Colony) Continuation of the Rebellion After Bacon’s Death (Age: 59 years old, Period: October 1676–January 1677, Location: Virginia Colony, New Kent County and Pamunkey River Basin, etc.) Continuation of Resistance After Bacon’s Death (Age: 59 years old, Period: October 1676–January 1677, Location: Virginia Colony, Around Pamunkey River and Chickahominy Swamp)
1677	Asset Forfeiture and Property Recovery Movement by Bereaved Family (Age: 60 years old, Period: After 1677, Location: Virginia Colony and England) Arrest in the Chickahominy Swamp (Age: 60 years old, Period: January 14, 1677, Location: Chickahominy Swamp, Virginia Colony) Death of William Drummond (Age: 60 years old, Period: January 20, 1677) Trial for Treason and Execution (Age: 60 years old, Period: January 20, 1677, Location: Middle Plantation, Virginia Colony) Execution for Treason (Age: 60 years old, Period: January 20, 1677, Location: Middle Plantation, Virginia Colony)

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Group	List
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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