Dateline: Virginia, 1619-1660. This post is about the membership list for the Burgesses. Long list of names for family research too. Some of them are royal gateway ancestors.

The House of Burgesses was the forerunner of the House of Representatives.

Warning!

This list uses the old lettering “f” for “s” inside the word.

Examples:

Burgeffes for the Affembly = Burgesses for the Assembly

Madifon = Madison

Baffett = Bassett

Mafon = Mason

Lift = list

Some of the membership lists for various years have not been found by Virginia historians.

The slash (1627/28) usually indicates crossing over the new year in the spring, which happened on March 25 (not January 1).

1619

Above, John Jefferson (Flowerdieu / Dew) is probably Thomas Jefferson’s ancestor, and Sam Jordan (Charles City) is probably James Monroe’s ancestor.

Thomas Jefferson’s Ancestry and Royal Lineage

James Monroe’s ancestry and family relations of Virginia

1623/24

1625 and 1627/28

Above, 1625 Convention, the first man is the governor and the knight; the men right below him are probably his counselors; the rest are members of the House of Burgesses.

Francis Epes, on the 1625 list, on the right, was very prominent in Virginia. The Epes eventually married into the Jefferson line; see this post: Epps of Early Virginia

1629