Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth Strange Baroness De La Warr , 12G Grandmother
Birth1534, Sussex, England
Spouses
Birth1520, Sussex, England
Death30 Dec 1595, Wherwell, Northampton, England Age: 75
ChildrenJane (1558-<1606)
Notes for William (Spouse 1)
Lord De La Warr (Delaware).
1463In 1606
King James I granted a charter for the settlement of South Virginia to an association of "noblemen, gentlemen, and merchants". The association was known as the London Company, or the Virginia Company of London, since most of its members lived in London. The Second London Company sailed under
Lord De La Warr with nine ships and 500 people. The admiral's ship named "Sea Venture". They landed in America in 1610. A charter was granted to the Third London Company in 1611. In 1613 Shirley Plantation was granted to
Lord De La Warr.
1463