William Kendall (burgess 1657)
Colonel William Kendall (1621-1686) was an early American politician. He was the 21st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, a position he held in 1685. He was considered "one of the foremost men of his time."[1]
Col. William Kendall | |
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| 21st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1685–1685 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Hill Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1621 Brinton, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 1686 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Virginia militia |
| Rank | Colonel |
Politics
In 1657, 1662, 1663, and 1666, Kendall was a Burgess for Northampton County, Virginia.[2] In 1660, he was a Collector, followed by becoming a Commissioner in 1667.[1]
In 1679, he was sent with Col. Nathaniel Littleton to New York to discuss Indian affairs with Governor Edmund Andros.[3]
In 1685, he became the 21st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses.[1]
Personal life
Kendall was born in Brinton, Norfolk, England, in 1621. He was the seventh child of John Kendall, a taylor, and Anne Pleasance Kendall. In the early 1640s, he moved from Brinton to Yarmouth, England, and married a woman name Ruth in 1644. She died around 1649. Author John Ruston Pagan speculates Kendall sailed aboard the Peter and John to America in the summer of 1650.[4]
His will was dated December 29, 1685, and was proved on July 28, 1686. In it, "he names his son-in-law Hancock Lee and Mary, his wife, and son William Kendall."[5] His son William was a member of the House of Burgesses for Northampton County as well, in 1688 and then 1692–1693. William II had two sons, named William III and John, and three daughters.[5]
Kendall's daughter Mary Kendall married Hancock Lee, another burgess.
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References
- Wise, Jennings Cropper (1918). Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695): His Ancestors and Descendants. Bell Books and Stationery Company. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
Col. William Kendall.
- Lee, Edmund Jennings (2008). Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892: Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of the Descendants of Colonel Richard Lee. Heritage Books. p. 519. ISBN 9780788421037.
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 41. The Society. 1887. p. 336.
- Pagan, John Ruston (2002). Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia. Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780198033066.
- Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial Supervision of Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Volume 1. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 271.