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- Richard Buck was born in the county of Norfolk, north-east of London, i n 1582. He graduated from Oxford University and became a minister in th e Anglican Church. He married and had two babies when he was recruited b y the Virginia Company after the Jamestown colony's first pastor died i n the colony's first winter of 1608. Reverend Buck, his wife and two ba by daughters, sailed for Jamestown in 1609 with the colony's new govern or, Sir Thomas Gates aboard the Sea Venture. The Sea Venture was wrecke d in a storm at Bermuda and the passengers and crew did not arrive at J amestown until May 23, 1610, nine months after the other ships of the T hird Supply mission. When Gates and the other colonists from the Sea Ve nture arrived at Jamestown, they found only 60 of the 500 colonists ali ve after the harsh winter of 1609-1610 later known as the "Starving Tim e."
Rev. Buck soon won the respect and trust of his Virginia flock and sett led into his religious duties that included leading prayers twice a day a nd preaching on Thursday and Sunday. He also officiated at religious an d public events, including opening the first session of the Virginia Ge neral Assembly, made up of the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Gove rnor's Council. This assembly met in the church at Jamestown on July 30 , 1619, as the first elected assembly and law making body in colonial A merica. Rev. Buck also presided over the wedding of John Rolfe and Poca hontas. He was a minister to the needs of the inhabitants of Jamestown f rom 1610 to 1624.
Rev. Buck was an ancient planter. On a landowners list sent to England i n 1625, he was given credit for 750 acres, planted, by patent, in the C orporaton of james City.
Like so many of the early Virginia colonists, Rev. Buck fell ill and di ed in 1624 in Jamestown.
Richard Buck was born in the county of Norfolk, north-east of London, i n 1 582. He graduated from Oxford University and became a minister in th e A nglican Church. He married and had two babies when he was recruited b y t he Virginia Company after the Jamestown colony's first pastor died i n t he colony's first winter of 1608. Reverend Buck, his wife and two ba by d aughters, sailed for Jamestown in 1609 with the colony's new govern or, S ir Thomas Gates aboard the Sea Venture. The Sea Venture was wrecke d in a s torm at Bermuda and the passengers and crew did not arrive at J amestow n until May 23, 1610, nine months after the other ships of the T hird S upply mission. When Gates and the other colonists from the Sea Ve nture a rrived at Jamestown, they found only 60 of the 500 colonists ali ve aft er the harsh winter of 1609-1610 later known as the "Starving Tim e."
Rev. Buck soon won the respect and trust of his Virginia flock and sett l ed into his religious duties that included leading prayers twice a day a n d preaching on Thursday and Sunday. He also officiated at religious an d p ublic events, including opening the first session of the Virginia Ge ne ral Assembly, made up of the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Gove r nor's Council. This assembly met in the church at Jamestown on July 30 , 1 619, as the first elected assembly and law making body in colonial A me rica. Rev. Buck also presided over the wedding of John Rolfe and Poca h ontas. He was a minister to the needs of the inhabitants of Jamestown f r om 1610 to 1624.
Rev. Buck was an ancient planter. On a landowners list sent to England i n 1 625, he was given credit for 750 acres, planted, by patent, in the C or poraton of james City.
Like so many of the early Virginia colonists, Rev. Buck fell ill and di e d in 1624 in Jamestown.
Richard Buck was born in the county of Norfolk, north-east of London, i n 1582. He graduated from Oxford University and became a minister in th e Anglican Church. He married and had two babies when he was recruited b y the Virginia Company after t he Jamestown colony's first pastor died i n the colony's first winter of 1608. Reverend Buck, his wife and two ba by daughters, sailed for Jamestown in 1609 with the colony's new govern or, Sir Thomas Gates aboard the Sea Venture. The Sea Ventur e was wrecke d in a storm at Bermuda and the passengers and crew did not arrive at J amestown until May 23, 1610, nine months after the other ships of the T hird Supply mission. When Gates and the other colonists from the Sea Ve nture arrived at J amestown, they found only 60 of the 500 colonists ali ve after the harsh winter of 1609-1610 later known as the "Starving Tim e."
Rev. Buck soon won the respect and trust of his Virginia flock and sett led into his religious duties that included leading prayers twice a day a nd preaching on Thursday and Sunday. He also officiated at religious an d public events, including op ening the first session of the Virginia Ge neral Assembly, made up of the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Gove rnor's Council. This assembly met in the church at Jamestown on July 30 , 1619, as the first elected assembly and law making body i n colonial A merica. Rev. Buck also presided over the wedding of John Rolfe and Poca hontas. He was a minister to the needs of the inhabitants of Jamestown f rom 1610 to 1624.
Rev. Buck was an ancient planter. On a landowners list sent to England i n 1625, he was given credit for 750 acres, planted, by patent, in the C orporaton of james City.
Like so many of the early Virginia colonists, Rev. Buck fell ill and di ed in 1624 in Jamestown.
Richard Buck was born in the county of Norfolk, north-east of London, i n 1 582. He graduated from Oxford University and became a minister in th e A nglican Church. He married and had two babies when he was recruited b y t he Virginia Company afte r the Jamestown colony's first pastor died i n t he colony's first winter of 1608. Reverend Buck, his wife and two ba by d aughters, sailed for Jamestown in 1609 with the colony's new govern or, S ir Thomas Gates aboard the Sea Venture. The Sea Ve nture was wrecke d in a s torm at Bermuda and the passengers and crew did not arrive at J amestow n until May 23, 1610, nine months after the other ships of the T hird S upply mission. When Gates and the other colonists from the Sea Ve nture a rri ved at Jamestown, they found only 60 of the 500 colonists ali ve aft er the harsh winter of 1609-1610 later known as the "Starving Tim e."
Rev. Buck soon won the respect and trust of his Virginia flock and sett l ed into his religious duties that included leading prayers twice a day a n d preaching on Thursday and Sunday. He also officiated at religious an d p ublic events, includin g opening the first session of the Virginia Ge ne ral Assembly, made up of the House of Burgesses and the Virginia Gove r nor's Council. This assembly met in the church at Jamestown on July 30 , 1 619, as the first elected assembly and law makin g body in colonial A me rica. Rev. Buck also presided over the wedding of John Rolfe and Poca h ontas. He was a minister to the needs of the inhabitants of Jamestown f r om 1610 to 1624.
Rev. Buck was an ancient planter. On a landowners list sent to England i n 1 625, he was given credit for 750 acres, planted, by patent, in the C or poraton of james City.
Like so many of the early Virginia colonists, Rev. Buck fell ill and di e d in 1624 in Jamestown.
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1582 - 1624 (42 years)