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Roger Delke

Birth
Leicestershire, England
Death
1635 (aged 34–35)
James City County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Roger Delke was not in the first census but in the second one.
He would have arrived in the Southampton Feb. 1623/24 to be in the census of 1624/25.
The Southampton made two voyages, arriving in December 1622 and February 1623/24.
He and Alice married after the 1624/25 census.
He died between 11 June 1634 and 22 June 1635.
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THE MUSTER OF THE INHABITANTS OF VIRGINIA 20 JANUARY - 7 FEBRUARY 1624/25
Hog IIand - The Muster of Luietenant Barkley
John Chew came in the Charitie
Sarah his wife came in the Seafloure
Servants
Roger Delk came in the Southampton
Samuel Parsons came in the Hopewell
Walter Haslewood came in the Due Returne
corne, 10 barrells; Powder, 3 lb; Shott, 30 lb; Peeces 6; Swine ,4; Boate, 1.
(note: Roger Delk is not listed as being married at this time)
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA
XIIJth of December 1624 A Court held the XIIJth of December 1624 Pjfent Sr ffrancis Wyatt Knight &c, Sir George Yardly Knight, Doctor Pott, Capt Hamer, Capt Smith.
Mr. Doctor Pott sffirmeth yt M. Dielke beinge at his howfe told him yt he was to be his neighbour, fayinge yt he had agreed wth Jo: Lightfoot for his howfe and grounds where unto Doctor Pott replyed yt Jo: Lightfoot (to his knowledge) had let the howfe and grounds to goodman Bancks and yt it wold breed Controverfie and the poore man wold be difapoynted, wherto Mr. Deilke anfwered yt John Lightfoote told him yt Bancks had geven it over, then Doctor Pott was fent his boy for John Lightfoote and asked him why he wold offer to sell his howfe to Mr Dielke in regard he hadd lett to goodman Bancks wherto he anfered yt he thought Bancks wold not have it becaufe he did not com, as he had appoynted.
(note: don't know if this is Clement or Roger Delk)
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XXV of September 1626 A Courte helde the XXV of September 1626 beinge pjfent Sr: George Yardeley Knight Gouernor & Capt ffrancis Weft, Doctor Pott, Capt Smith
1 The examinacon of Roger Dilke taken vppon oath before Doctor Pott & Capt Roger Smith ye 9th daye of September 1626. The faide deponent fayeth yt about the 26th day of Awguft laft paft about 9 or 10 a Clock at night as he was gounge to his lodginge at Mrs Southeys howfe Together with Thomas Dellamaior, he fawe good wiefe fifher and Mr Southerne goinge before them, and fayeth that good wiefe ffyther did reele and ftagger as fhee wente, and that fhee ftumbled and fell vppon A Cow or by a Cowe or an ewe or fome fuch befte, & that then Mr Southerne did leade her by ye Arme and fourther fayeth yt Thomas Dellamaior faide it was greate fhame to fee a man drunke, But more fhame to fee a woman in that cafe, and yt yf a man fhould do soe he fhould be fett in the ftocks, or lye neck and heeles, And that he would make fome body acquainted with it, and more this deponent knoweth not.
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7th day of May 1627, A Court held at James Citye the 7th day of May 1627, being pjfent Sir George Yeardley Knt & c., Doctor Pott & Capt Roger Smith.
It is ordered at this court that in regard Roger Dilk (by his owne confeffion) hath abfented himfelf from his plantacon without the knowledge or leave of his comander, contrary to an order of Court) for the fpace of 8 dayes compleat, that he fhall pay (according to that order of court, viz. 25li of Tobacco for every 24 howers abfence) the fome of 200li of Tobacco.
(Note: the order of court says: Yt is ordered no planter fhall remoue from ye plantatione wherone he is feated, To feat himfelfe vppon any other wthowt fpecyall order from the Governor and fome Pte of ye Councell vppon penaltie and forfeeture of 300li waight of Tobacco to be paide into the publique Treafury, and to retourne and feat himfelfe againe vppon his former Plantatione yf the Governor & Counfell fhall thinke it fitt. And that no P'fone vppon any pjtext or couler of his owne privat occafiones fhall abfent him felf from his plantatione wthowt confent and approbatione of the Comander of the Plantatione vppon paine and forfecture of 25li of Tobacco for every 24 howers abfence.)
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JUNE 11, 1634
Roger Delk outlawed for Debt & a Cap. ut log (Capias utlagatum) to ifs.
(Note: capias: A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; - also called writ of capias. One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody.)

Roger died sometime after this date of 11 June 1634 and before 22 June 1635 when Capt. Wm. Pierce, Esqr. patented 2000 acres next to the land of Alice Delke, "widdowe."
Some people have mistakenly said this is a patent for land by Alice.
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COLONIAL VIRGINIA REGISTER - HOUSE OF BURGESSES
Assembled February 1, 1632-3
Stanley Hundred: Zachary Cripps, Roger Dilke
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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS 1607 - 1660
by PETER WILSON COLDHAM
Page 80
20 December 1627
Governor Francis West certifies the death of Governor Sir George Yeardley of Virginia.

Page 82
22 March 1628
Commission appointing John Harvey as Governor of Virginia.

JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY
CHRONOLOGY of the JAMESTOWNE PERIOD 1606 - 1700
1629: Capt. Francis West returns to England; replaced by Dr. John Pott.

Note: It would have been sometime between 1627 and 1629 that Roger Delke received his 1000 acre land grant by Capt. Francis West, Governor.
Roger Delke was not in the first census but in the second one.
He would have arrived in the Southampton Feb. 1623/24 to be in the census of 1624/25.
The Southampton made two voyages, arriving in December 1622 and February 1623/24.
He and Alice married after the 1624/25 census.
He died between 11 June 1634 and 22 June 1635.
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THE MUSTER OF THE INHABITANTS OF VIRGINIA 20 JANUARY - 7 FEBRUARY 1624/25
Hog IIand - The Muster of Luietenant Barkley
John Chew came in the Charitie
Sarah his wife came in the Seafloure
Servants
Roger Delk came in the Southampton
Samuel Parsons came in the Hopewell
Walter Haslewood came in the Due Returne
corne, 10 barrells; Powder, 3 lb; Shott, 30 lb; Peeces 6; Swine ,4; Boate, 1.
(note: Roger Delk is not listed as being married at this time)
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA
XIIJth of December 1624 A Court held the XIIJth of December 1624 Pjfent Sr ffrancis Wyatt Knight &c, Sir George Yardly Knight, Doctor Pott, Capt Hamer, Capt Smith.
Mr. Doctor Pott sffirmeth yt M. Dielke beinge at his howfe told him yt he was to be his neighbour, fayinge yt he had agreed wth Jo: Lightfoot for his howfe and grounds where unto Doctor Pott replyed yt Jo: Lightfoot (to his knowledge) had let the howfe and grounds to goodman Bancks and yt it wold breed Controverfie and the poore man wold be difapoynted, wherto Mr. Deilke anfwered yt John Lightfoote told him yt Bancks had geven it over, then Doctor Pott was fent his boy for John Lightfoote and asked him why he wold offer to sell his howfe to Mr Dielke in regard he hadd lett to goodman Bancks wherto he anfered yt he thought Bancks wold not have it becaufe he did not com, as he had appoynted.
(note: don't know if this is Clement or Roger Delk)
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XXV of September 1626 A Courte helde the XXV of September 1626 beinge pjfent Sr: George Yardeley Knight Gouernor & Capt ffrancis Weft, Doctor Pott, Capt Smith
1 The examinacon of Roger Dilke taken vppon oath before Doctor Pott & Capt Roger Smith ye 9th daye of September 1626. The faide deponent fayeth yt about the 26th day of Awguft laft paft about 9 or 10 a Clock at night as he was gounge to his lodginge at Mrs Southeys howfe Together with Thomas Dellamaior, he fawe good wiefe fifher and Mr Southerne goinge before them, and fayeth that good wiefe ffyther did reele and ftagger as fhee wente, and that fhee ftumbled and fell vppon A Cow or by a Cowe or an ewe or fome fuch befte, & that then Mr Southerne did leade her by ye Arme and fourther fayeth yt Thomas Dellamaior faide it was greate fhame to fee a man drunke, But more fhame to fee a woman in that cafe, and yt yf a man fhould do soe he fhould be fett in the ftocks, or lye neck and heeles, And that he would make fome body acquainted with it, and more this deponent knoweth not.
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7th day of May 1627, A Court held at James Citye the 7th day of May 1627, being pjfent Sir George Yeardley Knt & c., Doctor Pott & Capt Roger Smith.
It is ordered at this court that in regard Roger Dilk (by his owne confeffion) hath abfented himfelf from his plantacon without the knowledge or leave of his comander, contrary to an order of Court) for the fpace of 8 dayes compleat, that he fhall pay (according to that order of court, viz. 25li of Tobacco for every 24 howers abfence) the fome of 200li of Tobacco.
(Note: the order of court says: Yt is ordered no planter fhall remoue from ye plantatione wherone he is feated, To feat himfelfe vppon any other wthowt fpecyall order from the Governor and fome Pte of ye Councell vppon penaltie and forfeeture of 300li waight of Tobacco to be paide into the publique Treafury, and to retourne and feat himfelfe againe vppon his former Plantatione yf the Governor & Counfell fhall thinke it fitt. And that no P'fone vppon any pjtext or couler of his owne privat occafiones fhall abfent him felf from his plantatione wthowt confent and approbatione of the Comander of the Plantatione vppon paine and forfecture of 25li of Tobacco for every 24 howers abfence.)
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JUNE 11, 1634
Roger Delk outlawed for Debt & a Cap. ut log (Capias utlagatum) to ifs.
(Note: capias: A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; - also called writ of capias. One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody.)

Roger died sometime after this date of 11 June 1634 and before 22 June 1635 when Capt. Wm. Pierce, Esqr. patented 2000 acres next to the land of Alice Delke, "widdowe."
Some people have mistakenly said this is a patent for land by Alice.
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COLONIAL VIRGINIA REGISTER - HOUSE OF BURGESSES
Assembled February 1, 1632-3
Stanley Hundred: Zachary Cripps, Roger Dilke
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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS 1607 - 1660
by PETER WILSON COLDHAM
Page 80
20 December 1627
Governor Francis West certifies the death of Governor Sir George Yeardley of Virginia.

Page 82
22 March 1628
Commission appointing John Harvey as Governor of Virginia.

JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY
CHRONOLOGY of the JAMESTOWNE PERIOD 1606 - 1700
1629: Capt. Francis West returns to England; replaced by Dr. John Pott.

Note: It would have been sometime between 1627 and 1629 that Roger Delke received his 1000 acre land grant by Capt. Francis West, Governor.


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