Capt Christopher Wormeley
English
Christopher Wormeley was an Acting Governor of Tortugas Island and a major land owner in Colonial Virginia. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Christopher Wormeley
- Brother: Ralph Wormeley, Esq
Christopher Wormeley was an Acting Governor of Tortugas Island and a major land owner in Colonial Virginia. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1588/00/00 | Elizabeth Hogg Wormeley, wife of Christopher Wormeley, gives birth to a son, Christopher Wormeley, in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England. | Born | |||||
| 1588/03/15 | Christopher Wormeley is baptism at St Mary's Church, Lowgate, Hull. | Faith | Church Of St Mary | Kingston upon Hull | |||
| 1631/05/00 | During May and June 1631, the Providence Island Company mount an expedition to Tortuga Island. Christopher Wormeley is appointed Deputy Governor. | Work | Tortuga, HT | Nord-Ouest (department), HT | |||
| 1634/01/21 | The Spanish capture Association Island by surprise. Gov Anthony Hilton and 194 followers are butchered while 39 are taken captive. Lt Gov Wormeley escapes aboard a ship crammed with his own goods and servants and will be accused of cowardice. | Work | Tortuga, HT | Nord-Ouest (department), HT | |||
| 1638/01/27 | Christopher Wormeley receives a patent of 1,420 acres in York County, Colony of Virginian, bounded on the north by a tidal inlet. Now known as Wormeley's Creek, the water way is just south of Yorktown. | Owner | Yorktown, VA | Virginia | |||
| 1643/00/00 | Christopher Wormeley dies in York, Colony of Virginia. With no legitimate male heir, his brother Ralph will inherit the bulk of his estate. | Died |
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