William Kendall (burgess, born 1621)

Col. William Kendall
21st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office
1685–1685
Preceded byEdward Hill Jr.
Succeeded byArthur Allen II
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Accomack County, Colony of Virginia
In office
1685
Preceded byCharles Scarburgh
Succeeded byCharles Scarburgh
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Northampton County, Colony of Virginia
In office
Nov. 1682-1684
Preceded byWilliam Waters
Succeeded byJohn Custis Sr.(II)
In office
1663-1676
Preceded byEdmund Scarborough
Succeeded byIsaac Foxcroft
In office
1658
Preceded byEdmund Scarborough
Succeeded byWilliam Jones
Personal details
Born1621
Brinton, Norfolk, England
Died1686
Spouse(s)Susanna Pott, Sarah
ChildrenWilliam Jr., Mary Kendall Lee
Occupationmerchant, planter, politician
Military service
Branch/serviceVirginia militia
RankColonel

William Kendall Sr. (I) (1621-1686) was an English merchant, planter, military officer and politician who came to own considerable land on Virginia's Eastern Shore. He represented Northampton County several times before and after Bacon's Rebellion (in which he sided with the rebels), and during 1685 became the 21st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses while representing Accomack County.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kukla, Jon (1981). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1643–1776. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library. pp. 81–84. ISBN 0-88490-075-4.
  2. ^ McCartney, Martha W. (2012). Jamestown people to 1800 : landowners, public officials, minorities, and native leaders. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-8063-1872-1. OCLC 812189309.