Daniel Tucker, son of George Tucker, was born in 1575 in Milton, Kent, England.[1]
He was baptized in Milton on 10 Apr 1575.[2][3] He became an investor in the Virginia Company and chose for himself a seagoing life of adventure.[1]
Immigration to Jamestown
Daniel Tucker came to Jamestown on the second fleet of ships to reach the settlement in 1608, bringing supplies to the colonists.[4][5]
The Starving Times
Tucker had arrived in Jamestown as the colony reached the "starving times." He recognized one way he could use his experience and built "a large boat with his own hands," to use for fishing and other occasions. George Percy, in his writings, reports that the boat was "some help and a little relief unto us, and did keep us from killing one of another."[6]
Cape Merchant and Councilor
In 1610, Lord De la Warr arrived, bringing much-needed supplies to Jamestown and became the new governor. He appointed Daniel Tucker as Cape Merchant, or "clerk in the store." for the colony.[1] During his five years in Jamestown, Tucker also served as councilor, provant maister, vice admiral, and truck master.[7][8] He would later receive a grant of 18 shares of "Old Adventure" in the Virginia Company, three of which he paid for himself and 15 given him for his good service by an order of a Quarter Court.[9]
Governor of Bermuda
Tucker stayed in Jamestown until 1613, when he returned to England. He was appointed as the second governor of Bermuda and arrived there in May of 1616 on the ship George.[10] He served in that position until 1619. During his time as governor, Tucker ruled "with an iron fist," enforcing harsh penalties and cruel punishments.[10] He was not a popular governor. He focused his attention on the fundamentals of reliable food and water supplies, causing his critics to say that he was "fitter to be a gardener than a governor."[11]
Later Life
By 1619, Tucker had returned to England, leaving Miles Kendall as deputy governor. He would not return to Bermuda as governor, but was successful obtaining a Virginia land grant for the service he had provided there.[9] Some time before 1623, he returned to his property in Bermuda, called "The Grange", at the Overplus in Southampton.[10] (Other sources refer to the house as "The Grove.")[12] He lived there until his death, and was buried 10 Feb 1625 in Bermuda.[1]
Family
He had married Elizabeth Mansfield in 1597 in Milton, Kent, England. Their first four children were born in Milton: William in 1598, Henry in 1600, Daniel in 1602, and Alice in 1606. The place of birth for Arthur, born in 1608, could be either England or America. Alice is listed as coming to America with Capt. Arthur Allen, who would become her husband.
Arthur Allen, 200 Acs. James City Co., 14 Mar. 1649, p. 197. Lyeing bet. Lawnes & Chipoaks Crks., ... Trans. of 4 pers: Ailce Tucker, Wm. Eyres, Wm. Mors, Thomas Rastill.[13]
Research Notes
Second Supply (September 1608): List of settlers by occupationlink
Re second marriage of Daniell Tucker: Daniell Tucker 1608 in Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom wasn’t to Mary Loyd, it was to Mary Chubb Film No. 1041196 Date of Marriage 23 May 1608 [14]
↑Baptism Daniell Tucker 10 Apr 1575, Milton next Gravesend : St Peter and St Paul : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG accessed 28 Sep 2021.
↑ Haile, Edward Wright. Jamestown Narratives: Eyewitness Accounts of the Virginia Colony The First Decade: 1607-1617; RoundHouse, Champlain, Virginia, 1998, p. 506.
↑Jamestowne Society: Tucker, Daniel - A8109; died 1625 Bermuda; (Investor); (Councillor). (accessed 28 Sep 2021)
↑Fitter to be Gardener than Governor, by Schalene Dagutis, February 20, 2014, Tangled Roots and Trees, Where family and history come together. (accessed 28 Sep 2021)
↑ Nugent, Nell Marion, Abstracted and Indexed by. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800. In Five Volumes. Richmond, VA.: Press of the Dietz Printing Co., 1935. Page 187
↑ England: Marriages, 1538-1973. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Marriages, 1538-1973. FamilySearch, 2014.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB544/rd/315714867
Thank you to Holli Leggett for creating WikiTree profile Tuckier-1 through the import of Holli Leggett Pearce family tr2.ged on Jul 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Holli and others.
Is Daniel your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Does anyone have objections if I make some improvements to Captain Dan's profile? Many of the sources have links that are missing or moved, and maybe I can find replacements. I promise to preserve the text and sources that work! Please give me feedback or let me know if you prefer to tackle this one yourself. Thanks!
Thank you Betty for working on Daniel’s profile. Sources needed cleaning up. I would like to see the Ancestry trees removed as sources for this and all pre-1700 profiles.
Thank you Mary for correcting name. William Tucker and Daniel Tucker were two different people , confusing to research because they were both at Jamestown. This Daniel Tucker is well researched and you are correct about double names during this time. Thanks, Mary Hatcher
September 15, 2020. Due to COVID I am staying in more and have concentrated on family history research lately. I just found out about Alice Tucker Allen Hardy. I am a descendant of hers through my mother's father. Mother's maiden name was Grant. Of our branch of Grants there are few left, just a cousin or two and our children and grandchildren. Wonderful story, interesting people. My great grandmother ( Maiden name Kirkpatrick) always said we had been in America for a long time. Pamela ( Hornbeck) Handel
I’ve added Mary Chub as a spouse. I put her by the notes wit the citation. One of the Tucker’s were supposed to have been slave runner. I was told that it was this one. Also that one of the family of Tucker’s owned the mayflower. Trying to get the paperwork on this one.
Tuckier-1 and Tucker-720 appear to represent the same person because: surname was Tucker at birth. Both born 1575 the son of George Tucker, both died 1625.
I am going to consolidate and clean-up the GEDCOM info. for readability. Any changes I make to the profile can be reverted using the changes tab above.
Since this is a governor of Bermuda, I would like to project protect it and add the project template to it. Might even get round to adding more sources and information.
Please provide some documented sources for a double name. Thank You, Mary
http://tangledrootsandtrees.blogspot.com/2014/02/fitter-to-be-gardener-than-governor.html
Mags
I am the leader of the Bermuda Project. Nice profile!
Since this is a governor of Bermuda, I would like to project protect it and add the project template to it. Might even get round to adding more sources and information.
Mags