George Nedham

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George Nedham (Needham) was a supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War who, following their defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, emigrated to the West Indies. [1] First he went to Antigua, and later migrated to Jamaica. Here he married the daughter of Governor Thomas Modyford and became a prominent planter in the colony. [2]

In 1677 he was returned, alongside Fulke Rose, as a representative of Saint Thomas in the Vale Parish in the House of Assembly of Jamaica. [3]

Family

In 1660 he married his first wife, Mary Bryan, daughter of William Bryan. Together they had seven sons of whom three survived: [2]

They also had three daughters:

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References

  1. ↑ "Needham summary time Line". www.nons.co.uk. Needham Family Site. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Needham's of Jamaica". nons.co.uk. Needham Family Site. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ↑ America and West Indies: September 1677 British History Online
  4. ↑ Powers, Anne M. "March v. Ellis a bitter family dispute". A Parcel of Ribbons. Anne M Powers. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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