Gov. Daniel Tucker

Captain Daniel Tucker (baptized 10 April 1575, died 10 February 1625) was an English colonial sea captain, member of the Virginia Company, member of the Somers Isles Company, treasurer of the Jamestown Colony and the notorious second Governor of Bermuda.[1]. …

Tucker was not reappointed governor, but was replaced by Nathaniel Butler, a privateer.[1] Although Tucker left the colony, the overplus land remained in the possession of his family for generations. This was the estate known as The Grove where Colonel Henry Tucker still lived during the American War of Independence.

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Biography

Daniel Tucker (1575-1625) who was born in Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent, stockholder in the Virginia Company of London, came to Jamestowne in 1608 in the Second Supply, and served as the second Governor of Bermuda, 1616-1619, where he died.

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Family

Descendants of William Tucker < document attached >

8. DANIEL3 TUCKER (GEORGE2, WILLIAM1) was born April 10, 1575 in Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England, and died February 10, 1624/25 in Port Royal, Southampton, Bermuda. He married ELIZABETH MANSFIELD Bef. 1624.

Children of DANIEL TUCKER and ELIZABETH MANSFIELD are:
15. i. HENRY4 TUCKER, b. Bef. 1624, of Southampton, Bermuda.
ii. MATTHEW TUCKER, b. Bef. 1624.

According to Captain John Smith, Daniel Tucker (Tooker), a gentleman and investor in the Virginia Company, came to Virginia in 1608 in the 2nd Supply of new colonists and was living in Jamestown while Smith was president of the colony. George Percy said that Tucker was highly instrumental in having a large boat built at a time when one was badly needed. When Thomas West, Lord Delaware, arrived in Virginia in June 1610, he designated Daniel Tucker as provost marshal, truck-master, vice-admiral, and clerk of the store. Tucker also served on the Council of State. He acquired some shares of land in Bermuda and in 1616 became Bermuda's governor, holding office until 1619. On April 28, 1619, Danile Tucker, who was highly critical of Governor George Yeardley even though he had just taken office, informed the Virginia Company that he (tucker) had spent five years in Virginia and identified himself as an associate of Lord Delaware. In November 1620, when he asked the Company for compensation for the services he had performed during Delaware's administration, they gave him some shares of land. In March 1622 Company officials noted that Tucker was to receive a patent because he was transporting 100 people to the colony. His patent was confirmed on July 3, 1622. In May 1622 he identified himself as a 43-yr-old resident of Milton, in Kent, when he testified about Captain Edward Brewster's court martial. He gave false testimony, for he claimed to have witnessed certain events that occurred in Virginia at a time when he was know to have been elsewhere. Captain Daniel Tucker was in Virginia in November 1624 and served as an attorney. However, he returned to Bermuda and died there in February 1625.

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From Fitter to be a Gardener than a Governor

Daniel Tucker (baptized 10 Apr 1575, died 10 Feb 1625) was the grandson of William Tucker of Throwleigh, Devon, England and the 2x great grand uncle of Nathaniel Tucker. He was a captain, member of the Virginia Company of London (second charter), member of the Bermuda Company, cape merchant (treasurer) at the Jamestown Virginia Colonly in 1609, and governor of Bermuda from 1616 through 1619.

Daniel Tucker (1575-1625) who was born in Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent, stockholder in the Virginia Company of London, came to Jamestowne in 1608 in the Second Supply, and served as the second Governor of Bermuda, 1616-1619, where he died.

From Bermuda Settlers of the 17th Century: Genealogical Notes from Bermuda By Julia E. Mercer. Page 223.

Son of George Tucker of Milton, Kent & his wife Marie. Brother of Tobias of London & Nicholas of Gravesend & perhaps George. No descendants.

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According to Captain John Smith, Daniel Tucker (Tooker), a gentleman and investor in the Virginia Company, came to Virginia in 1608 in the 2nd Supply of new colonists and was living in Jamestown while Smith was president of the colony. George Percy said that Tucker was highly instrumental in having a large boat built at a time when one was badly needed. When Thomas West, Lord Delaware, arrived in Virginia in June 1610, he designated Daniel Tucker as provost marshal, truck-master, vice-admiral, and clerk of the store. Tucker also served on the Council of State. He acquired some shares of land in Bermuda and in 1616 became Bermuda's governor, holding office until 1619. On April 28, 1619, Danile Tucker, who was highly critical of Governor George Yeardley even though he had just taken office, informed the Virginia Company that he (tucker) had spent five years in Virginia and identified himself as an associate of Lord Delaware. In November 1620, when he asked the Company for compensation for the services he had performed during Delaware's administration, they gave him some shares of land. In March 1622 Company officials noted that Tucker was to receive a patent because he was transporting 100 people to the colony. His patent was confirmed on July 3, 1622. In May 1622 he identified himself as a 43-yr-old resident of Milton, in Kent, when he testified about Captain Edward Brewster's court martial. He gave false testimony, for he claimed to have witnessed certain events that occurred in Virginia at a time when he was know to have been elsewhere. Captain Daniel Tucker was in Virginia in November 1624 and served as an attorney. However, he returned to Bermuda and died there in February 1625.

Daniel Tucker (son of George Tucker and Maria Hunter)2249, 2250, 2251, 2251, 2251, 2251, 2251, 2251 was born April 1575 in Milton, Kent, England2251, and died 10 February 1624/25 in Port Royal, Atlantic Islands, Bermuda2251, 2251.He married (1) Helen Dunbar.He married (2) Mary.He married (3) Elizabeth Mansfield on 1597 in Milton, Kent, England2251, 2251. More About Daniel Tucker: Date born 2: April 1575, Milton, Kent, England.2251 Date born 3: 1580, Surry, Virginia, USA.2251, 2251, 2251, 2251, 2251 Died 2: 1625, Port Royal, Atlantic Islands, Bermuda.2251, 2251, 2251, 2251 Died 3: 1625, Port Royal, Atlantic Islands, Bermuda.2251 Residence: Virginia Colony, VA.2252 More About Daniel Tucker and Elizabeth Mansfield: Marriage 1: 1597, Milton, Kent, England.2253, 2253 Marriage 2: Abt. 1597 Children of Daniel Tucker and Elizabeth Mansfield are:i.+Alice Tucker, b. 1606, Surry

Daughter ofGov. Daniel Tucker, Attorney, Gentleman, Ship's Captain (Mariner), Merchant, Adventurer, Planter, Early Jamestown Settler and Mary Lloyde Wife ofArthur Allen, of Bacon's Castle and John Hardy, of Isle of Wight Wife ofArthur Allen, Sr.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Tucker_%28colonial_administrat... cites
   1. Dagutis, Schalene (20 February 2014). "Fitter to be a Gardener than a Governor". Tangled Roots and Trees. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
   2. [https://www.facebook.com/royalgazette.bm/photos/a.441868117854.2206... The Royal Gazette, official Facebook page.
   3. Hog Bay Park, by Elizabeth Jones. The Bermudian magazine, 15 June, 2011
   4. God's Country, by Elizabeth Jones. The Bermudian Magazine. Summer, 2014
   5. God’s Country: Somerset’s Storied Past. by: Elizabeth Jones. The Bermudian Magazine May 4, 2023. < link > “Tucker had been promised three acres of land as a bonus for his governorship. But he was so tempted by the overplus he caused a scandal by claiming the whole of it and by building a magnificent cedar house for himself. After some tense negotiation with the Company in London, the overplus was divided into seven parts, three parts going to Tucker (including the house), and the remainder to the church as glebe land divided between the two parishes.”