Person:John Yeamans (1)

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Sir John Yeamans, Governor of the Province of Carolina
b. Bristol, England
d.Abt Aug 1674 Barbados
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  1. Sir John Yeamans, Governor of the Province of Carolina - Abt 1674
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  • H.  Sir John Yeamans, Governor of the Province of Carolina - Abt 1674
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  1. Sir William Yeamans
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  • H.  Sir John Yeamans, Governor of the Province of Carolina - Abt 1674
  • W.  Margaret FosterAbt 1626 - 1720
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Facts and Events
Name Sir John Yeamans, Governor of the Province of Carolina
Gender Male
Birth? Bristol, England
Marriage [1st wife]
to Unknown
Marriage Barbados[2nd wife ; she is the widow Berringer]
to Margaret Foster
Residence? South Carolina, United States
Death? Abt Aug 1674 Barbados
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Notes

  • 1663 - came with three shiploads of planters to “conquer” Clarendon, or the modern Lower Cape Fear region.[1]
  • purchased 32 square miles along the Charles (now Cape Fear) River from the Indians for the purpose of erecting this business venture
  • 1671 - settled in Charles Town, bringing the first slaves from Barbados
  • 19 Apr 1672 - assumed office of the Governor of the Province of Carolina
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