Peter Beverley
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Peter Beverley was a Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer
of Virginia.
, England
. He was the brother of Robert Beverley, Jr.
. He married Elizabeth Peyton, the daughter of Major Robert Peyton, and had three daughters: Susannah, Elizabeth and Anne. His daughter, Elizabeth, married William Randolph II
around 1705 and had five children that lived to adulthood. His daughter, Susannah, married Sir John Randolph
. His daughter Anne married Henry Whiting. Peter was the grandfather of Peyton Randolph
, a speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions
, and the first President of the Continental Congress
; as well as the great-grandfather of Beverley Randolph
, the eighth Governor of Virginia
and William Fitzhugh
's wife, Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh.
The Randolphs were Thomas Rolfe
's lineal descendant
s. Thomas was Pocahontas
and John Rolfe
's son.
State Treasurer
In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. Texas abolished the position of Texas State Treasurer in 1996....
of Virginia.
Ancestry and family
Beverley was the oldest of three sons born to Major Robert Beverley and his wife, Mary of YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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. He was the brother of Robert Beverley, Jr.
Robert Beverley, Jr.
Robert Beverley, Jr. was an important historian of early colonial Virginia. He was born in Jamestown and died in King and Queen County, Virginia...
. He married Elizabeth Peyton, the daughter of Major Robert Peyton, and had three daughters: Susannah, Elizabeth and Anne. His daughter, Elizabeth, married William Randolph II
William Randolph II
William Randolph II of Wilton , also known as William Randolph, Jr. or Councillor Randolph, was the Treasurer of Virginia and the oldest child of William Randolph and Mary Isham.-Biography and family:...
around 1705 and had five children that lived to adulthood. His daughter, Susannah, married Sir John Randolph
Sir John Randolph
Sir John Randolph of Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg was a Speaker of the House of Burgesses, an Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia, and the youngest son of William Randolph and Mary Isham.-Biography:...
. His daughter Anne married Henry Whiting. Peter was the grandfather of Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was a planter and public official from the Colony of Virginia. He served as speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental Congress.-Early life:Randolph was born in Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia...
, a speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions
Virginia Conventions
The Virginia Conventions were a series of five political meetings in the Colony of Virginia during the American Revolution. Because the House of Burgesses had been dissolved in 1774 by Royal Governor Lord Dunmore, the conventions served as a revolutionary provisional government until the...
, and the first President of the Continental Congress
President of the Continental Congress
The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government of the United States during the American Revolution...
; as well as the great-grandfather of Beverley Randolph
Beverley Randolph
Beverley Randolph was an American politician from Virginia. He served as the eighth Governor of Virginia from 1788 to 1791....
, the eighth Governor of Virginia
Governor of Virginia
The governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The position is currently held by Republican Bob McDonnell, who was inaugurated on January 16, 2010, as the 71st governor of Virginia....
and William Fitzhugh
William Fitzhugh
William Fitzhugh was an American planter and statesman who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779. -Life:...
's wife, Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh.
The Randolphs were Thomas Rolfe
Thomas Rolfe
Thomas Rolfe was the only child of Pocahontas by her English husband, John Rolfe. His maternal grandfather was Wahunsunacock, the chief of Powhatan tribe in Virginia.-Early Life:Thomas Rolfe was born in Virginia...
's lineal descendant
Lineal descendant
A lineal descendant, in legal usage, refers to a blood relative in the direct line of descent. The children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc...
s. Thomas was Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Pocahontas was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, the head of a network of tributary tribal nations in Tidewater Virginia...
and John Rolfe
John Rolfe
John Rolfe was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia and is known as the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy.In 1961, the Jamestown...
's son.