First Hand Accounts of Virginia, 1575-1705
From the Virtual Jamestown Project
This list includes those whom Sir William Berkeley had executed for their role in Bacon's Rebellion. It is ordered by place of capture/death and explanation of the reason for execution.
A List of Those That Have Been Executed for the Late Rebellion in Virginia.
Sir William Berkeley, Governor of the Colony. Washington
Printed by Peter Force.
1835
A LIST OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR The LATE REBELLION IN VIRGINIA.
1.---One Johnson , a stirrer up of the people to sedition but no fighter.
2.---One Barlow , one of Cromwell 's soldiers, very active in this rebellion, and taken with forty men coming to surprise me at Accomack.
3.---One Carver , a valiant man, and stout seaman, taken miraculously, who came with Bland , with equal com'n and 200 men to take me and some other gentlemen that assisted me, with the help of 200 soldiers; miraculously delivered into my hand.
4.---One Wilford , an interpreter, that frighted the Queen of Pamunkey from the lands she had granted her by the Assembly, a month after peace was concluded with her.
5.---One Hartford , a valiant stout man, and a most resolved rebel.
All these at Accomack.
AT YORK WHILST I LAY THERE.
1.---One Young , commissionated by Genl. Monck long before he declared for the King.
2.---One Page , a carpenter, formerly my servant, but for his violence used against the Royal Party, made a Colonel.
3.---One Harris , that shot to death a valiant loyalist prisoner.
4.---One Hall , a Clerk of a County but more useful to the rebels than 40 army men--that died very penitent confessing his rebellion against his King and his ingratitude to me.
AT THE MIDDLE PLANTATION.
One Drummond , a Scotchman that we all suppose was the originall cause of the whole rebellion, with a common Frenchman, that had been very bloody.
CONDEMNED AT MY HOUSE, AND EXECUTED WHEN BACON LAY BEFORE JAMESTOWN.
1.---One Coll'l Crewe , Bacon 's parasite , that continually went about the country, extolling all Bacon 's actions, and (justifying) his rebellion.
2.---One Cookson , taken in rebellion.
3.---One Darby , from a servant made a Captain.
WILLM. BERKELEY . |