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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Claiborne , or Clayborne , William 1589 - (search)
Claiborne, or Clayborne, William 1589-
Colonial politician; born in Westmoreland, England, about 1589; appointed surveyor of the Virginia plantations under the London company in 1621.
In 1627 the governor of Virginia gave him authority to explore the head of Chesapeake Bay; and in 1631 Charles I. gave him a license to make discoveries and trade with the Indians in that region.
With this authority, he established a trading-post on Kent Island, in Chesapeake Bay, not far from the site of An1589; appointed surveyor of the Virginia plantations under the London company in 1621.
In 1627 the governor of Virginia gave him authority to explore the head of Chesapeake Bay; and in 1631 Charles I. gave him a license to make discoveries and trade with the Indians in that region.
With this authority, he established a trading-post on Kent Island, in Chesapeake Bay, not far from the site of Annapolis.
When Lord Baltimore claimed jurisdiction over Kent and other islands in the bay, Claiborne refused to acknowledge his title, having, as he alleged, an earlier one from the King.
Baltimore ordered the arrest of Claiborne.
Two vessels were sent for the purpose, when a battle ensued between them and one owned by Claiborne.
The Marylanders were repulsed, and one of their number was killed.
Claiborne was indicted for and found guilty of constructive murder and other high crimes, and fle
Endicott, John, 1589-
Colonial governor; born in Dorchester, England, in 1589; was
John Endicott. sent by the Massachusetts Company to superintend the plantation at Naumkeag; arrived there Sept. 6 (N. S.), and in April next year was appointed governor of the colony, but was succeeded by John Winthrop.
In 1636 he was sent with Captain Underhill, with about ninety men, on an expedition against Indians on Block Island and the Pequods.
Mr. Endicott was deputy-governor of Massachusetts seve1589; was
John Endicott. sent by the Massachusetts Company to superintend the plantation at Naumkeag; arrived there Sept. 6 (N. S.), and in April next year was appointed governor of the colony, but was succeeded by John Winthrop.
In 1636 he was sent with Captain Underhill, with about ninety men, on an expedition against Indians on Block Island and the Pequods.
Mr. Endicott was deputy-governor of Massachusetts several years, and also governor, in which office he died, March 15, 1665.
Bold, energetic, sincere, and bigoted, he was the strongest of the Puritans, and was severe in the execution of laws against those who differed from the prevailing theology of the colony.
He was one of the most persistent persecutors of the Quakers, and stood by unmoved, as governor, when they were hanged in Boston; and so violent were his feelings against the Roman Catholics, and anything that savored of popery, that he ca
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hakluyt , Richard 1553 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hawkins , Sir John 1520 -1595 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lane , Sir Ralph 1530 -1604 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Raleigh , Sir Walter 1552 - (search)