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John Price
Sessions Served: 1625 - 1625
- Birth Date: 1584 Birth Place:Montgomeryshire, Wales
- Death Date: 1628
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Ann
- Children: Mary, John, William
- Religion:
- Education: B.A., St John's College, Oxford
- Military Service:
- Occupation/Profession: Ancient Planter; Landowner
- Additional Info: Arrived at Jamestown aboard the Starr in 1611. Listed with his wife at Neck of Land (Henrico City) in the 1623 census and in the 1624/25 Muster with his wife and daughter, Mary. In February 1619, Governor George Yeardley granted him a 150-acre patent along Turkey Creek, believed to be the first known land patent issued to an Ancient Planter. He served as a burgess representing Neck of Land in the 1625 General Assembly and was among the signatories to the Assembly's 1625 petition to King James I.
- Bio: John Price was an early English settler, Ancient Planter, and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1584, he arrived at Jamestown aboard the Starr in 1611. He settled at Neck of Land in Henrico City, where he was recorded with his family in both the 1623 census and the 1624/25 Muster. In 1619, Governor George Yeardley granted Price a 150-acre patent along Turkey Creek, one of the earliest known land patents issued to an Ancient Planter. He represented Neck of Land in the 1625 General Assembly and joined fellow burgesses and the governor in signing the Assembly's petition to King James I. He died in Henrico sometime between 1628 and 1630.
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1625 | The Neck of Land |
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