Thomas Whitley
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1584
Death:
1632
The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomas Whitley (1584–1632) was a colonel in the Virginia Company of London.He was born in Somerset, England, and died in Virginia, United States.
Biography
Whitley is first mentioned as a public figure in the Second Charter of Virginia on May 23, 1609, where he is said to be one of the members of the third supply mission to the colony of Jamestown. In 1622 Whitley survived an attack on Jamestown known as the Jamestown Massacre, in which the Powhatan Indians, led by Chief Opechancanough, killed over 347 citizens of the town.
Family
In 1600 Whitley married Elizabeth Farrer and had the following children.
- John Whitley Sr. (1609–1672)
- William Whitley (born 1610)