John Warde (burgess)
Virginia colonial politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Warde (also spelled Ward; c. 1586 – c. 1636) was an English-born early American merchant, fisherman, and politician in Virginia who served as a member in the first House of Burgesses in 1619.
Biography
Warde was born around 1586 in The Abingtons, Cambridgeshire, England.[1]
In April 1619, Warde arrived to Virginia by his ship Sampson, along with fifty settlers (including Reverend Thomas Bargrave) who would form a private 1,200-acre plantation and settlement known as Warde's Creek.[2][3][4] Warde worked as a fisherman and operated a mercantile.[1][3]
Warde served one term in the Virginia House of Burgesses in July and August of 1619.[5][6][7] He served on the committee that examined the first and third books of the "Great Charter."[8][9]
In the 1620s, Warde continue to work as a merchant and traded along the Potomac river.[10]
Death
Warde died by 1636 as referenced in a land grant to his widow.[1]