Gc M.L? 975.5 T97e v.l 1254222 GENEALOGY COLLECTION1833 02390 3914ENCYCLOPEDIA BIOGRAPHYVIRGINIA UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF GARDINER TYLER LL. D.LYON , PatronagePresident of William and Mary College, Williamsburg ; Author of "Parties and Cradle of the Republic," "Williamsburg, the Oldin the United States," "The Colonial Capital," "England in America," 'The Letters and Times of the Tylers," etc.; Vice-President of the Virginia Historical Maryland HistoricalSociety, Member of the Society, and various other societies. VOLUME I NEW YORK LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 1915Copyright, 1915 Historical Publishing CompanyLewis12542^2 VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHYPREFACE meaningThe successful planting of an English Colony at Jamestown in 1607 had the that England had become the world power in the place of Spain. One hundred years previous, Spainbecame theheadofthedominant religious influenceand military power of Europe. She had the monopoly of America, and her treasury was filled with the gold and silver of Mexico and Peru. Her title to the whole of the new continent was based upon the great discovery of Columbus in The conscious rivalry of England1492. with this colossal power did not begin till Elizabeth ascended the throne in Then it1558. rising nation instinct with enthusiasm, daring, and activity. For the negationwas the of a toof the exclusive right of Spain to the American continent, the almost forgotten voyage North America of John Cabot in under the ...