The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25

tian. 10D a foreigner, who had receiveu
denization In England and whoso ,,i M
tory was 20 have striking coDneetion WIN NJ,
the events OF the place. Then below hia III
was the plantation of Martin foahsr, %
Plymouth, England. next the seltIeis "a.
the plantation established az py sur 9oii,il
Harvey at the mouth OF WormeIey ff arm
where the Moore house at IenP,e Va Horu
now stands, called in the patents VI 80 7
plantations and on the otheI SdC ~
Wormeley's Creek were \ vy 80
Wormeley, grandson OF Or ouhn ner-
lev. and John Chew. prohl,nen' inI
oba,r, and burgess. OF an ancient 1anlliy
In Staffordshire and whose sleac s1 c GO
Grandson benjamin CheW pec1ihe N"ei
Justice OF Marylan ,,s. ,,oneors 1vbo
'Tbese were the daring pioneers Wh o
tneSy Srst 10 cross the ridge of the
ne,trs,,ia and strike out into the wild
WOODS.
c,,.o,v an illustrlous band Of adventur-
.rs9 And a lordly beginning the settle
ment made, for the hrst chiu DOT DOTH
among them was a nephew OF Lore Dela-
ware, On the 9th OF june loS1 ehe I Gun
lain ohm West, granted him IN rlght
~ bis child as the first Christian porn
ar Kisklack;" this child was undo1nted-
Is Colonel John West, OF west ROM,
General Assembly from the payment OF
All levies and taxes being the only sur
vivor Of a family which had saved Nir-
GINA from abandonment and furnished
il three governors. Thomas west ,I r-oiu
Delaware, Francis and John west
YORK.
About the time Of the olrth OF youiIs
West. the lower portion OF kisklack was
distineuiSbed as York embracing not only
the plantation of Sir John Harvey, OF
that name but all the territory from
Yorktown Creek TO Back Creek go,
settlement and in eight years the singie
parish of York embraced two hundred
and ninety-four titheables OF. a popula-
lion of about eleven hundred men, "o-
men and children, York county had Deen i
ana Kiskiack, and as the, great
frontier county stretched out indefinite
y 10 the north and TO the west, the
parent potential of many new coun 5les i
in 1886 its population was hYe huhdteu
and ten tytheables or over 1850 peo-
p pFu dsJ. '
THE FIRST REVOLUTION IN AMERICA.
From the first settlement of York
and Kiskiack stirring scenes were
witnessed there. Harvey an improVident
shiftless person had been appointed Gos7
erDor in 1879. and he soon came Hlto
public disfavor. In 1882 Lord Baltimore
an accomplished courtier and politician,
obtained a grant for portion OF terri
tory lying within the origlhal NiTs liIna
patent; which Baltimore named Mary
land. But Harvey instead Of siding win
the people of the colony naturally lndls-
nant at this spoliation made open profess
sions with the trespasser. what inteh.
sified the trouble was that PaTt OF
this territory called the Isle OF hent
ian Secretary OF State, William Car
borne, and in conjunction with kiskiack
was represented QS) In the mouse OF
Bprgesses, IN February, lSS2' by Cap'ssiin
faF In
conduct I'm his matter, Harvey under
took TO rule without his council in
tricued with the Indians, Appropriated
the public fines to his own use and did
fhe country He had William Claiborne
turned ont of his Office as Secretary and
appointed Richard Kemp to the posi-
ton. .,.
aroused and found expression through
their minister, Anthony Panton. who,
upon the solicitation of George Minimize,
esq, 10 whom Harvey had mortga6ed
his plartatiCn at York had seen made
first 0D minister of Kiskiack and York.
We are informed that in fit Of indigna-
ton, he called 40 Richard Kemp, the
secretary, "a taCkanapes" and told him
that "he would be shortly turned out
as Claiborne had been" and that che
which Kemp had tied up with ribbon
as old as ST. Paul's." The crisis 90
came in April. 1885. The Royal nonopo-
ly of tobacco was standing complaint
and Harvey enraged the people by declin-
ing to send the protest of the Assembly
to England. a petition 10 the king was
started and the people crowded TO ap-
pend their signatures. On April the 9th
a meeting was held at the house Of vii
liam Warren, at York, when the CHIEF
speakers were Capt Nicholas Martiau,
Francis POtt, and William English, the
high sheriff Of York Co. The governor next
morning had the three arrested. When
they asked the cause of their commit
ment, he answered that they should
know at the gallows. There was a dra-
matte scene at jamestown when two
days afterwards the council convened.
Excitedly walking up and down the room
law should be executed upon the
prisoners. but the councillors I'm
sisted that the case belonged to
the civil law Then With a frown-
ing face he took his seat and drew
a paper from his pocket and demanded
a categorical answer in writing TO the
question II contained. viz: What they
deserved that have gone about to per
suade the people from their obedience 10
his Majestys substitute"
THK COUNCIL ARREST HARVEY.
But George Menife shrewdly replied
for the rest that "he was a young lawyer
and dare not upon the sudden, deliver
his opinion" The next day the coun-
ell met again, when Harvey angrily mov-
ing towards George Menihe struck him
heavily upon the shoulder and said Il
arrest you on suspicion of treason" This
brought matters to focus without de-
lay. Capt. John Ute being near return
ed the blow and said, I'VE the like to you,
SIR Stout Samuel Matthews subsequent
~ governor, whose beautiful home was
AT Blunt Point, near Newports News, and
who is described as one "who lived
bravely kept. good house and was a
true lover Of virginia, threw his arms
about him and there held him. And
thereupon DR.. John Pott. member of the
council, and brother of Francis POtt. one
OF the prisoners, shouting to Harvey's
servants, Stir not for your lives" way
ed his hand and fifty musketeers sur
rounded Harvey's house.
The councillors then set al liberty Mar
tan, English and Francis Pott, and call
ing an assembly. adjourned for six days,
Inc Governor was permitted to retire
to the house Of one of the few friendly
councillors. William Brocas at the
Mills" which place may have been "Es-
sex Lodge" patented by Brocas and sit
uated near Yorktown. When the as
sembiy met in conjunction with the coun-
ell they chose as governor, Captain
John west OF kishack, IAN am
tient inhabitant, very honest
gentleman of rotle family and
brother to the Lord Laware sometime
sent prisoner to England in custody of
his quondam prisoner Francis Pott, and
THOMAS HARDWOOD, representatives. of the
assembly. The sequel is generally
known. The king without really APP
proving Harvey's conduct returned him
the next year to his post i'm order to adj
minister the proper rebuke to rebellion.
PERSECUTION OF ANTHONY PASTos.
While Matthews. Ute. DR.. John Pott,
Capt. West, and the rest of the hos
tile councillors were summoned to stand
trial in England, some in the colony
felt directly the vengeance of Harvey and
Kemp A note of Harvey's is preserved
which shows how he regarded the people
Of Kiskiack. you. the Pensioners OF ks