Information gleaned from numerous sources, including the Chandler Association and Geneology.com. See those sites for further sources:
John Chandler was christened in London, England, at St. Margaret's Church, on Sept. 7, 1600. His father was John Chandler also, as shown on his christening record . At age 9, John sailed for the Jamestown, Va. colony with 150 souls in an expedition led by Lord Delaware, to bring supplies to starving colonists in the New World. John was aboard the 'Hercules of Rye', one of 3 ships in Lord Delaware's fleet. When they set foot at Jamestown on Sunday, June 10, 1610, John became the first 'Chandler' name to be found in surviving Virginia records. He was the 'youngest known immigrant to arrive that early in the colony'. No other Chandlers were aboard the vessel, and no other children were allowed on the ships for this expedition, which meant that Chandler was somehow important to Lord Delaware's resupply expedition....FA Grave contributor Mary Combs (#47066838) believes "he was probably a cabin boy, as he was a servant when he arrived..."
John Chandler settled in 'Elizabeth City' (today's Hampton, VA.) in 1610. By his 21st birthday (1622), he would have been caught up in the Massacre of 1622, during which native indians killed fully a third of the English settlers. Chandler survived. By 1624, he seems to have been a militiaman for Ensign Thomas Willoughby's encampment (3 houses and a pallisade) of five men with full arms and armor.
John Chandler made the 'Chandler' name one of the first families of Virginia, and he is designated as an "Ancient Planter" honorific.
John married Elizabeth Bassano Lupo, who apparently came from a family of court musicians in England, and whose husband (Lt. Albiano Lupo) died in 1626. "Not long after" Albiano's death (1626 or 1627), John Chandler married Elizabeth. Her land came into the Chandler family, where some of it remained until at least 1806. By 1632, Chandler was farming and, by 1636, had over 1,000 acres of prime land in what is now Hampton, Va. Around 1639, John bought Newport News. By 1645, he was a prominent man in the small colony. He was elected twice to the House of Burgesses (1645-1646). He then became a County Court Justice (1646-1657). The last record of him is dated Feb. 12, 1657. He is considered to have died in 1658 and is 'probably buried' with his wife in unmarked graves of St. John's church (Hampton)., or on the Chandler-Lupo tract (perhaps in the area of Robinson Park) of today's Hampton, Va.
John and Elizabeth had at least two sons (John, 1627/28; and Robert, 1629/30). He also had step-children from Elizabeth's former marriage (John Lupo and Elinor Lupo). He is said to have brought 19 other people to the colony from England. Perhaps his brothers (Richard, Nicholas and William) were among them.
NOTE: Hundreds of Chandlers living in the southeastern US have been shown, through DNA testing, to trace their line back to this original John Chandler...
John Chandler was christened in London, England, at St. Margaret's Church, on Sept. 7, 1600. His father was John Chandler also, as shown on his christening record . At age 9, John sailed for the Jamestown, Va. colony with 150 souls in an expedition led by Lord Delaware, to bring supplies to starving colonists in the New World. John was aboard the 'Hercules of Rye', one of 3 ships in Lord Delaware's fleet. When they set foot at Jamestown on Sunday, June 10, 1610, John became the first 'Chandler' name to be found in surviving Virginia records. He was the 'youngest known immigrant to arrive that early in the colony'. No other Chandlers were aboard the vessel, and no other children were allowed on the ships for this expedition, which meant that Chandler was somehow important to Lord Delaware's resupply expedition....FA Grave contributor Mary Combs (#47066838) believes "he was probably a cabin boy, as he was a servant when he arrived..."
John Chandler settled in 'Elizabeth City' (today's Hampton, VA.) in 1610. By his 21st birthday (1622), he would have been caught up in the Massacre of 1622, during which native indians killed fully a third of the English settlers. Chandler survived. By 1624, he seems to have been a militiaman for Ensign Thomas Willoughby's encampment (3 houses and a pallisade) of five men with full arms and armor.
John Chandler made the 'Chandler' name one of the first families of Virginia, and he is designated as an "Ancient Planter" honorific.
John married Elizabeth Bassano Lupo, who apparently came from a family of court musicians in England, and whose husband (Lt. Albiano Lupo) died in 1626. "Not long after" Albiano's death (1626 or 1627), John Chandler married Elizabeth. Her land came into the Chandler family, where some of it remained until at least 1806. By 1632, Chandler was farming and, by 1636, had over 1,000 acres of prime land in what is now Hampton, Va. Around 1639, John bought Newport News. By 1645, he was a prominent man in the small colony. He was elected twice to the House of Burgesses (1645-1646). He then became a County Court Justice (1646-1657). The last record of him is dated Feb. 12, 1657. He is considered to have died in 1658 and is 'probably buried' with his wife in unmarked graves of St. John's church (Hampton)., or on the Chandler-Lupo tract (perhaps in the area of Robinson Park) of today's Hampton, Va.
John and Elizabeth had at least two sons (John, 1627/28; and Robert, 1629/30). He also had step-children from Elizabeth's former marriage (John Lupo and Elinor Lupo). He is said to have brought 19 other people to the colony from England. Perhaps his brothers (Richard, Nicholas and William) were among them.
NOTE: Hundreds of Chandlers living in the southeastern US have been shown, through DNA testing, to trace their line back to this original John Chandler...
Information gleaned from numerous sources, including the Chandler Association and Geneology.com. See those sites for further sources:
John Chandler was christened in London, England, at St. Margaret's Church, on Sept. 7, 1600. His father was John Chandler also, as shown on his christening record . At age 9, John sailed for the Jamestown, Va. colony with 150 souls in an expedition led by Lord Delaware, to bring supplies to starving colonists in the New World. John was aboard the 'Hercules of Rye', one of 3 ships in Lord Delaware's fleet. When they set foot at Jamestown on Sunday, June 10, 1610, John became the first 'Chandler' name to be found in surviving Virginia records. He was the 'youngest known immigrant to arrive that early in the colony'. No other Chandlers were aboard the vessel, and no other children were allowed on the ships for this expedition, which meant that Chandler was somehow important to Lord Delaware's resupply expedition....FA Grave contributor Mary Combs (#47066838) believes "he was probably a cabin boy, as he was a servant when he arrived..."
John Chandler settled in 'Elizabeth City' (today's Hampton, VA.) in 1610. By his 21st birthday (1622), he would have been caught up in the Massacre of 1622, during which native indians killed fully a third of the English settlers. Chandler survived. By 1624, he seems to have been a militiaman for Ensign Thomas Willoughby's encampment (3 houses and a pallisade) of five men with full arms and armor.
John Chandler made the 'Chandler' name one of the first families of Virginia, and he is designated as an "Ancient Planter" honorific.
John married Elizabeth Bassano Lupo, who apparently came from a family of court musicians in England, and whose husband (Lt. Albiano Lupo) died in 1626. "Not long after" Albiano's death (1626 or 1627), John Chandler married Elizabeth. Her land came into the Chandler family, where some of it remained until at least 1806. By 1632, Chandler was farming and, by 1636, had over 1,000 acres of prime land in what is now Hampton, Va. Around 1639, John bought Newport News. By 1645, he was a prominent man in the small colony. He was elected twice to the House of Burgesses (1645-1646). He then became a County Court Justice (1646-1657). The last record of him is dated Feb. 12, 1657. He is considered to have died in 1658 and is 'probably buried' with his wife in unmarked graves of St. John's church (Hampton)., or on the Chandler-Lupo tract (perhaps in the area of Robinson Park) of today's Hampton, Va.
John and Elizabeth had at least two sons (John, 1627/28; and Robert, 1629/30). He also had step-children from Elizabeth's former marriage (John Lupo and Elinor Lupo). He is said to have brought 19 other people to the colony from England. Perhaps his brothers (Richard, Nicholas and William) were among them.
NOTE: Hundreds of Chandlers living in the southeastern US have been shown, through DNA testing, to trace their line back to this original John Chandler...
John Chandler was christened in London, England, at St. Margaret's Church, on Sept. 7, 1600. His father was John Chandler also, as shown on his christening record . At age 9, John sailed for the Jamestown, Va. colony with 150 souls in an expedition led by Lord Delaware, to bring supplies to starving colonists in the New World. John was aboard the 'Hercules of Rye', one of 3 ships in Lord Delaware's fleet. When they set foot at Jamestown on Sunday, June 10, 1610, John became the first 'Chandler' name to be found in surviving Virginia records. He was the 'youngest known immigrant to arrive that early in the colony'. No other Chandlers were aboard the vessel, and no other children were allowed on the ships for this expedition, which meant that Chandler was somehow important to Lord Delaware's resupply expedition....FA Grave contributor Mary Combs (#47066838) believes "he was probably a cabin boy, as he was a servant when he arrived..."
John Chandler settled in 'Elizabeth City' (today's Hampton, VA.) in 1610. By his 21st birthday (1622), he would have been caught up in the Massacre of 1622, during which native indians killed fully a third of the English settlers. Chandler survived. By 1624, he seems to have been a militiaman for Ensign Thomas Willoughby's encampment (3 houses and a pallisade) of five men with full arms and armor.
John Chandler made the 'Chandler' name one of the first families of Virginia, and he is designated as an "Ancient Planter" honorific.
John married Elizabeth Bassano Lupo, who apparently came from a family of court musicians in England, and whose husband (Lt. Albiano Lupo) died in 1626. "Not long after" Albiano's death (1626 or 1627), John Chandler married Elizabeth. Her land came into the Chandler family, where some of it remained until at least 1806. By 1632, Chandler was farming and, by 1636, had over 1,000 acres of prime land in what is now Hampton, Va. Around 1639, John bought Newport News. By 1645, he was a prominent man in the small colony. He was elected twice to the House of Burgesses (1645-1646). He then became a County Court Justice (1646-1657). The last record of him is dated Feb. 12, 1657. He is considered to have died in 1658 and is 'probably buried' with his wife in unmarked graves of St. John's church (Hampton)., or on the Chandler-Lupo tract (perhaps in the area of Robinson Park) of today's Hampton, Va.
John and Elizabeth had at least two sons (John, 1627/28; and Robert, 1629/30). He also had step-children from Elizabeth's former marriage (John Lupo and Elinor Lupo). He is said to have brought 19 other people to the colony from England. Perhaps his brothers (Richard, Nicholas and William) were among them.
NOTE: Hundreds of Chandlers living in the southeastern US have been shown, through DNA testing, to trace their line back to this original John Chandler...
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