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During the Colonial period, Virginia was governed by a Governor, the Governor's Council, and the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses was the forerunner of the Virginia General Assembly. The Governor's Council were appointed and acted as the upper house of the legislature as well as the highest court in Virginia. The elected Senate is now the upper house. The lower house was composed of the Burgesses, elected representatives from the shires or counties, roughly equivalent to the Delegates of today.
| 1619 | James City: William Powell, William Spense |
| 1623/24 | Jamestown: William Pierce, Clement Dilke, Richard Stephens, Edw. Blayney, John Southerne |
| 1623/24 | James Island: Robert Adams |
| 1623/24 | The Neck of Land: Richard Kingsmill |
| 1623/24 | Ye Plantations over against James Citty: Samuel Matthews, Edward Grindon |
| 1623/24 | Hog Island: John Utie, John Chew |
| 1627/28 | John Chew, Edward Grinden, John Uty |
| 1629 | James City: George Menefie, Richard Kingsmell |
| 1629 | Pace's Paines: William Perry, John Smyth |
| 1629 | The Other Side of the Water: John West, Robert Fellgate |
| 1629 | Pasbehay: Thomas Bagwell |
| 1629 | The Neck of Land: Richard Brewster |
| 1629 | William Browne, Benjamin Harrison |
| 1629 | Archer's Hope: Theodore Moyse, Thomas Doe |
| 1629 | Plantations between Archer's Hope and Martin's Hundred: John Utie, Richard Townsend |
| 1629 | Hogg Island: John Chew, Richard Tree |
| 1629 | Martin's Hundred: Thomas Kingston, Thomas Fawcett |
| 1629 | Mulberry Island: Thomas Harwood, Phettiplace Clause |
| 1629/30 | Pace's Paines & Smythe's Mount: William Perry |
| 1629/30 | Pasbehay: Bridges Freeman |
| 1629/30 | James City Island: John Southerne, Robert Barrington |
| 1629/30 | The Other Side of the Water: John West, Robert Felgate |
| 1629/30 | Hogg Island: John Utie |
| 1629/30 | The Neck of Land in the Corporation of James City: Richard Brewster |
| 1629/30 | Archer's Hope & Glebe Land: Theodore Moyse, Henry Coney |
| 1629/30 | Harrap & the Plantations between Archer's Hope and Martin's Hundred: John Browning, Thomas Farley |
| 1629/30 | Martin's Hundred: Robert Scotchmore, Thomas Fossett |
| 1629/30 | Mulberry Island: Thomas Harwood, Anthony Barham |
| 1631/32 | Captain Perry's downwards to Hogg Island: Captain William Perry, Richard Richards |
| 1631/32 | James City: John Southerne, Thomas Crampe |
| 1631/32 | Archer's Hope: Thomas Farley, Percival Wood |
| 1631/32 | Kethe's Creek to Mulberry Island & Saxon's Goal: Thomas Harwood, Thomas Flint |
| 1632 | Smythe's Mount & Perry's Point: John Smythe |
| 1632 | James City Island: John Jackson |
| 1632 | Pasbehay: John Corker |
| 1632 | The Neck of Land: Thomas Crump |
| 1632 | Glebe Land &Archer's Hope: Roger Webster, Henry Coney |
| 1632 | Over the Water against James City: Richard Richards |
| 1632 | Hogg Island: Richard Tree |
| 1632 | Mounts Bay: John Browning, John Wareham |
| 1632 | Martin's Hundred: Robert Scotchmore, Percival Wood |
| 1632 | Mulberry Island: Thomas Harwood, Thomas Bennett |
| 1632/3-1633 | James City, Chickahominy & Pasbehay: John Corker |
| 1632/3-1633 | Neck of Land: Thomas Crump |
| 1632/3-1633 | Archer's Hope & Glebe Land: Henry Coney |
| 1632/3-1633 | Smythe's Mount, The Other Site of the Water & Hogg Island: Thomas Grinden |
| 1632/3-1633 | Harrop & to Martin's Hundred: Richard Brewster, John Wareham |
| 1632/3-1633 | Martin's Hundred: David Mansfield, Robert Scotchmore |
| 1632/3-1633 | Mulberry Island: Thomas Harwood, William Spencer |
| 1641/42-1642 | James City: Robert Hutchinson, Francis Fowler, John White, Thomas Hill, Richard Richards, Ferdinand Franklin, Jeremie Clement, Thomas Follis, William Butler |
| 1642/43 | James City: Robert Hutchinson, Rowland Sadler, Henry Filmer, John Fludd, Stephen Webb, William Davis |
| 1643/44 | James City County: Robert Hutchinson, Richard Brewster, Stephen Webb, Edward Travers, Thomas Loven, Thomas Warren, John Shepard, John Jorden |
| October 1644 | James City: Robert Hutchinson, Stephen Webb, Edward Travis, Thomas Loveing, George Jorden, John Shepherd, Thomas Warren |
| 1644/45 | James City: Ambrose Harmer, Robert Hutchinson, William Barrett, John Corker, Peter Ridley, George Stephens, John Rogers |
| 1645/46 | James City: John Flood, Walter Chiles, Thomas Swan, Robert Weatherall, Ambrose Harmer, Thomas Warne, Peter Ridley, George Stephens |
| October 1646 | James City: Ambrose Harmer, Walter Chiles, Robert Shepheard, George Jordayne, Thomas Lovinge, William Barrett |
| 1647/48 | James City: Robert Hutchinson, Bridges Freeman, Robert Shepheard, George Jorden, William Davis, Peter Ridley |
| 1649 | James City: Walter Chiles, Thomas Swan, William Barret, George Read, William Whittaker, John Dunston |
| April-May 1652 | James City: Robert Wetherall, John Fludd, Hen. Soane, Da. Mansill, George Stephens, William Whittakere |
| November 1652 | James City: Robert Wetherall, William Whittaker, Abraham Watson, Hen. Soane |
| 1653 | James City: Walter Chiles, William Whittaker, Hen. Soane, Abraham Watson |
| 1654-1655 | James City: Thomas Dipnall, Abraham Watson, William Whittaker, Hen. Soane |
| 1655/56-1656 | James City: William Whittaker, Theophilus Hone, John Flood, Robert Holt, Robert Ellyson |
| 1657/8-1658 | James City: Hen. Soane, Richard Webster, Thomas Loveinge, William Corker |
| 1658/59 | James City: Walter Chiles, William Whittacre, Thomas Foulke, Mathew Edloe |
| 1659/60 | James City: Henry Soane, Robert Ellison, Richard Ford, William Morley |
| 1663 | James City: Robert Ellyson, Walter Chiles, Edward Ramsay |
| 1679 | James City: Edward Hill |
| 1680-1682 | James City: Thomas Ballard, Thomas Clayton, William Sherwood, William White |
| 1684 | James City: Henry Hartwell |
| 1684 | James City County: Thomas Ballard, William Sherwood |
| 1685-86 | James City: Thomas Ballard, Henry Hartwell |
| 1688 | James City: Wm. Sherwood |
| 1688 | James City County: Philip Ludwell, James Bray, Sr. |
| 1691-92 | James City: Henry Hartwell |
| 1691-92 | James City County: James Bray, William Lewis |
| 1692/3 | James City County: Michael Sherman, Henry Duke |
| 1692/3 | James City: Miles Cary |
| 1693 | James City: Henry Duke, Daniel Parke |
Note: These names are taken from lists in H. R. McIlwaine, Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1619-1658/59 (Richmond, 1915) 1659/60-1693 (Richmond, 1914).
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