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Thomas Lunsford

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35: 671: 630: 396:, the colony's attorney general, and also claimed her late father's land on Portobago Bay. In 1670, the Portobago Bay land was part of a reservation assigned to the Portobago and Nanzattico tribespeople, but Catherine Wormeley was allowed to succeed to the patent provided the native peoples were not disturbed. After Jening's death, Catherine married 234:
Lunsford married three times. He and his first wife, Anne Hudson (d. 1638), had one son who died in infancy. In 1640, he married Katherine (d. 1649), daughter of Sir Henry Neville; with whom he had three daughters. His third wife was Elizabeth, the daughter of Virginia emigrant Christopher Wormeley
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against his appointment. Bowing to pressure, the king removed Lunsford from the post on 26 December. The following day, Lunsford was called before the Commons for examination. On leaving the house, he was engaged in a free-for-all in
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Although three of Lunsford's daughters (Elizabeth, Phillippa and Mary) returned to England and Sir John Thorogood was named as their guardian, his daughter Catherine remained in Virginia. In 1670, Catherine married
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propagandists painted Lunsford with a reputation for sadism, brutality, and cannibalism. This episode was seen as contributing to the king's growing unpopularity and ultimate
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in 1650 and took office in 1651. Shortly after his arrival in the colony, Lunsford patented more than 3,400 acres bordering Portobago Bay on the
595: 574: 212:. In August 1633, Lunsford tried to murder Pelham by firing upon him from the doorway of a church. He was indicted, and sent on 16 August to 705: 208:
Lunsford had a wild temperament from an early age. On 27 June 1632, he was charged with killing deer on the grounds of his relative,
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in December 1645. He remained a prisoner until 1648. On 7 August 1649, he was granted permission to emigrate to
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The king knighted Lunsford on 28 December and appointed him commander of an unofficial royal guard at the
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River opposite to the Native American settlement called Nanzattico, which was home to the Portobago and
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on 28 August 1640, being routed after defending the crossing against Scottish cavalry and artillery.
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of the House of Commons. On 13 January, Lunsford was arrested as a traitor for allegedly joining
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who in 1649 was exiled to the Virginia Colony, where he held offices, acquired land and died.
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Lunsford and his daughters arrived in Virginia in 1649. Lunsford was named to the
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in June 1637, fined £8,000, and outlawed for failing to appear before the court.
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in October 1642, he was charged with treason and imprisoned in
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In 1639, Lunsford returned to England, received a pardon from
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On 22 December 1641, the king appointed Lunsford as
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Virginia Governor's Council
Williamsburg, Virginia
Rich Neck, Virginia
Royalist
English Civil War
Sussex
Thomas Fludd
Queen Elizabeth
Robert Fludd
Rosicrucian
assault on Bristol
Sir Thomas Pelham
Newgate Prison
in absentia
Star Chamber
Riccall
Yorkshire
Richard Kemp
King Charles I
Scots
Somerset Trained Bands
Battle of Newburn
Lieutenant of the Tower of London
London
House of Commons
Westminster Hall
Roundhead
demise

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