John
Southern
Born about in Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Son of William Southern
and Louise (Kincaid) Southern
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Memory (Tucker) Southern
— married
1640 in Virginia
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 94
in Virginia Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2011
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Biography
John Southern is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society
John Southern was a Jamestown colonist.
John Southerne[1]
John Southern, gentleman, was born 1601 at Tichfield, Fareham Borough, Hampshire, England, the son of William and Louise "Lou" Kincaide Southern.[citation needed]
John was an experienced artisan, sent to Jamestorwn by the Society of Southampton Hundred to take charge of the plantation they intended to develop. He took with him the men and equipment needed to erect an ironworks at Southampton Hundred.[2]
He arrived in Jamestown in 1620 on the ship George.[3] Upon his arrival, the governor sent John to Falling Creek, where he was wounded. He still urged colony officials to support the building of an ironworks.[2]
On 16 Feb 1624, John was living within the corporation of James City.[4] When the 1624/25 census was taken, he was still there, in a household that included his manservant.[5]
- JOHN SOUTHERN came in the George 1620
- SERVANTS
- THOMAS CRUST aged __ came in the George 1620
- Provisions:
- Corne, 2 barrells; Meale, 3 bushells; Fish, 2 hundred; Powder, 1/2 lb; Peece, 1; Armour, 1; Swine, 4.
John was eduacated and respected, so he was called upon to serve as an attorney, juror, and administrator, sometimes inventorying estates or testifying as a witness.[2] He was elected a burgess for James City in 1624, 1629-1630, and 1632.[6][7] For a time, he served as acting secretary of the colony.[8]
He was a landowner, with James City property in urban Jamestown and below Blunt Point.
He married about 1640, Memory Tucker the daughter of Captain William and Mary Thompson Tucker.[citation needed]
John Stockton passed away after 1652, when he is listed as a landowner in the Jamestowne Society records.[6]
Research Notes
The profile for William Southern had, for several years, a profile attached for a son Henry. There is no documentation to prove Henry's existence. The combined birth date and birth location of Henry (1603, Lynhaven River, Lower Norfolk, Virginia) is impossible. The earliest settlement in Jamestown was in 1607. Norfolk, Lower Norfolk and Upper Norfolk did not exist prior to 1636. A search of genealogy websites, early colonial records, etc., turns up no mention of a Henry Southern in Virginia Colony prior to 1675. I suggest this person never existed. (Strutton-11 15:16, 17 April 2021 (UTC)) Side note: Henry's profile was created in 2011. Since then 6 WikiTree members have adopted and then orphaned it and none of them made any changes or added any information. And I don't blame them; no information for Henry exists. Henry's profile was merged with "brother" John's on 21 April 2021.
John was born about 1610. He passed away about 1695. [11]
Sources
- ↑ Jamestowne Society Southerne, John - A7407; Southampton Hundred: 1624 (Burgess); James City: 1630, 1632 (Burgess), Jamestowne Island: 1627, 1652 (Landowner). accessed 14 April 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 2007, pp. 656-657.
- ↑ Passenger List of the George 1620 Research and compilation by Anne Stevens, packrat-pro.com.
- ↑ Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, page 37.
- ↑ Jester, Annie Lash., Hiden, Martha Woodruff. 1883. Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia 1624/1625, Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1625: FamilySearch International, Title No. 2058494., pp. 29, 30.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestor of Jamestowne Society
- ↑ National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Mitchell & Hitchkiss, Richmond, VA 1913., page 201.
- ↑ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, Ed. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. p.328
- ↑ Coldham, page 76
- ↑ Nugent, Nell Marion. Patents – John Southerne
- ↑ Source will be added by Trisha Veazie by 15 Dec 2018.
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #170388465 for John Southern
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Nothing to support a "Henry", son of William has been found, as noted in Research Notes for Southern-23. Instead of taking the next step toward Disproven Existence, this profile will be merged away (into "brother" John if no objections).
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