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Henry Tucker

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Henry Tucker

Birth
King's Point, Southampton Parish, Bermuda
Death
3 Feb 1808 (aged 65)
Saint George's Island, Saint George's Parish, Bermuda
Burial
Saint George's Parish, Bermuda Add to Map
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Secretary and then later, President of the Council of the Bermudas. He was the son of Colonel Henry Tucker and Ann Butterfield Tucker of The Grove plantation in Port Royal, Southampton, Bermuda. Husband of Frances Bruere (daughter of George James Bruere).

This Henry Tucker lived in the property now known as Historic Tucker House at 5 Water Street in St. George, Bermuda. The Bermuda National Trust now owns the property and has maintained the house and period furnishings as a Museum. The home is a half block from Old Town Square and Town Hall in St. George. Originally it was on waterfront property. There are now tourist shops and cafes along the waterfront on Water Street, and a ferry landing dock. The ferry shuttles passengers back and forth between St. George and the Dockyards in Southamptom, Bermuda.

1752 Captain Thomas Smith bought an unimproved lot on St. George island from the daughters of Sarah Tucker and built Tucker House , later owned by this Henry Tucker, much as it stands today.

Henry and Frances Bruere Tucker expanded the house to accommodate their family of 12 children and lived at Tucker House during the period of the Gunpowder Plot and American Revolution. They were the parents of Henry St. George Tucker, born about 1765 in Bermuda.

Thanks to the influence of his own father the Colonel Henry Tucker of The Grove, this Henry Tucker held the posts of Secretary and Provost Marshal, which came with a handsome salary. In the 1790s he was appointed President of the Council and, occasionally, Acting Governor.

Many members of the Tucker clan supported the colonial patriots, and had business dealings in the American colonies. Branches of this Tucker family went to Virginia and embraced their independence from Britain as Americans after the Revolution.

In 1807, having decided to move to England, Henry put Tucker House up for lease, but he died unexpectedly of influenza in February 1808. Much of the Tucker clan had supported the American Revolution and had moved to Virginia, entering politics and law.

In 1809 Henry's widow Frances sold the house to John Till an agent of Gosling and Company, but when the firm went bankrupt and he could not pay the mortgage she was forced to foreclose. Tucker House was sold again in 1813 to James Richardson.

Tucker House Museum
5 Water Street, St. George, Bermuda:
Benjamin Dickinson Harvey bought the property in 1825. In 1860 brothers William Tudor Tucker & Richard Thomas Tucker obtained ownership. Tucker House Museum opened on May 5, 1953. The Bermuda National Trust began caring for Tucker House in 1970.
Secretary and then later, President of the Council of the Bermudas. He was the son of Colonel Henry Tucker and Ann Butterfield Tucker of The Grove plantation in Port Royal, Southampton, Bermuda. Husband of Frances Bruere (daughter of George James Bruere).

This Henry Tucker lived in the property now known as Historic Tucker House at 5 Water Street in St. George, Bermuda. The Bermuda National Trust now owns the property and has maintained the house and period furnishings as a Museum. The home is a half block from Old Town Square and Town Hall in St. George. Originally it was on waterfront property. There are now tourist shops and cafes along the waterfront on Water Street, and a ferry landing dock. The ferry shuttles passengers back and forth between St. George and the Dockyards in Southamptom, Bermuda.

1752 Captain Thomas Smith bought an unimproved lot on St. George island from the daughters of Sarah Tucker and built Tucker House , later owned by this Henry Tucker, much as it stands today.

Henry and Frances Bruere Tucker expanded the house to accommodate their family of 12 children and lived at Tucker House during the period of the Gunpowder Plot and American Revolution. They were the parents of Henry St. George Tucker, born about 1765 in Bermuda.

Thanks to the influence of his own father the Colonel Henry Tucker of The Grove, this Henry Tucker held the posts of Secretary and Provost Marshal, which came with a handsome salary. In the 1790s he was appointed President of the Council and, occasionally, Acting Governor.

Many members of the Tucker clan supported the colonial patriots, and had business dealings in the American colonies. Branches of this Tucker family went to Virginia and embraced their independence from Britain as Americans after the Revolution.

In 1807, having decided to move to England, Henry put Tucker House up for lease, but he died unexpectedly of influenza in February 1808. Much of the Tucker clan had supported the American Revolution and had moved to Virginia, entering politics and law.

In 1809 Henry's widow Frances sold the house to John Till an agent of Gosling and Company, but when the firm went bankrupt and he could not pay the mortgage she was forced to foreclose. Tucker House was sold again in 1813 to James Richardson.

Tucker House Museum
5 Water Street, St. George, Bermuda:
Benjamin Dickinson Harvey bought the property in 1825. In 1860 brothers William Tudor Tucker & Richard Thomas Tucker obtained ownership. Tucker House Museum opened on May 5, 1953. The Bermuda National Trust began caring for Tucker House in 1970.


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  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237462641/henry-tucker: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Tucker (13 Feb 1742–3 Feb 1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237462641, citing Saint Peters Church Graveyard, Saint George's Parish, Bermuda; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).