Ancient planter
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Ancient planter was a term applied to an early settler who migrated to the Colony of Virginia before 1616 and remained there for at least three years. The settler received a land grant, which was equi
"Cultivation of tobacco at Jamestown 1615"
Historical marker mentioning ancient plantations along the James River
Title page of "A Breife Declaration of the Plantation of Virginia duringe the first Twelve Yeares" (1624)
George Yeardley
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Sir George Yeardley was a planter and colonial governor of the colony of Virginia. He was also among the first slaveowners in Colonial America. A survivor of the Virginia Company of London's ill-fated
Ancient planter
…dividend of investing in the Virginia Company (the colony's joint-stock administrative body) as a shareholder. Under the terms of the "Instructions to Governor Yeardley" (issued in 1618), these persons received the first land grants in the New World. These land grants constituted a dividend paid out by the Virginia…
First Virginia Assembly, Governor Yeardley presiding (in center)