William Claiborne
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member turnersrugs
N 37° 01.445 W 076° 20.587
18S E 380529 N 4098387
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W 99.)
Waymark Code: WMGBKG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
Views: 6

Nearby, William Claiborne (1600-1677) built a warehouse about 1631 to support his trading post on Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay. When Maryland seized the island in 1632, Claiborne fought an unsuccessful "naval war." Born in Kent County, England, he had arrived in Virginia in 1621 as the colony's surveyor. He served on the governor's Council (1625-1638), as secretary of state (1626-1637, 1652-1660) and treasurer (1642-1677), as commander of military forces (1644-1645), and, during the Commonwealth period, as a parliamentary commissioner (1652) to secure the surrenders of Virginia and Maryland. In 1680, an act of assembly established Hampton on land he originally owned.
Marker Number: W-99

Marker Title: William Claiborne

Marker Location: Hampton, Virginia

County or Independent City: Hampton county

Web Site: Not listed

Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed

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