Individual Details
John Bourne
(Abt 1654 - 1695)
John and Andrew Bourne, late of Plymounth, Devon, England came to America Oct. 14, 1689 "with their mother Anne, and one other child." (Thomas)
The earliest mention of John and Andrew Bourne in Virginia records found so far is in Stafford Co., Virginia Orders 1689-1690 Item 570 court held 10 March 1689- 90, where "George Luke makes suit that he had made an agreement on the fourteenth of October last with Andrew and John Bourne late of Plymouth, Devon in England to serve him for the full term of four years from April next ensuing in considering of paying their passage with their mother and one child more being the sum of five thousand pounds of tobacco---and forasmuch as the said Andrew and John Bourne did then at the time of drawing their indenture clandestinely steal away. George Luke--prays that an order for the said Andrew and John Bourne to serve according to the time profixed--."
George Luke subsequently appears in the earlier records of Richmond County where he is referred to as "merchant of London". It is possible that Andrew and John completed their term of service with him in Richmond County and then moved across the Rappahanrock to Essex County where they then appear on record. This identification is plausible but not confirmed.
The earliest mention of John and Andrew Bourne in Virginia records found so far is in Stafford Co., Virginia Orders 1689-1690 Item 570 court held 10 March 1689- 90, where "George Luke makes suit that he had made an agreement on the fourteenth of October last with Andrew and John Bourne late of Plymouth, Devon in England to serve him for the full term of four years from April next ensuing in considering of paying their passage with their mother and one child more being the sum of five thousand pounds of tobacco---and forasmuch as the said Andrew and John Bourne did then at the time of drawing their indenture clandestinely steal away. George Luke--prays that an order for the said Andrew and John Bourne to serve according to the time profixed--."
George Luke subsequently appears in the earlier records of Richmond County where he is referred to as "merchant of London". It is possible that Andrew and John completed their term of service with him in Richmond County and then moved across the Rappahanrock to Essex County where they then appear on record. This identification is plausible but not confirmed.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1654 | England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Immigration | 1689 | | |||
| Death | 1695 | Essex, Virginia, British America | |
Families
| Father | Bourne ( - 1689) |
| Mother | Anne ( - 1695) |
| Sibling | Andrew Bourne (1650 - 1695) |
Endnotes
1. Thomas, Helen Gilmore Smith, Gillmore-Carter and allied families (Unknown: Unknown, 1962, 168 pgs.), p. 90.
2. Thomas, Helen Gilmore Smith, Gillmore-Carter and allied families (Unknown: Unknown, 1962, 168 pgs.).
3. Thomas, Helen Gilmore Smith, Gillmore-Carter and allied families (Unknown: Unknown, 1962, 168 pgs.), p. 90.