Hannah Crew/Crews/Crewes

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Hannah Crew has been accepted as the wife of Giles Carter by the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She is said to be the daughter of James Crewe [notorious for his participation in 'Bacon's Rebellion'. James Crewe was hanged for his participation.

Hannah married Giles1 Carter. Giles1 was born 24 Apr 1635, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England; died 12 Feb 1700/01, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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HENRICO COUNTY DEEDS 1677-1705 There is due to Giles Carter, 800 acres for inportation of these persons: ......John Green......1 Jun 1687.

1. Susannah 'Susan' Carter was born Abt 1674, Henrico Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Mary Carter was born Abt 1673, Henrico Co., Virginia; died Aft 1732, Henrico Co., Virginia or Rowen, NC.
3. Theodorick2 Carter was born 23 Jul 1676, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia; died 1 Apr 1737, Prince Edward Co., Colonial Virginia.
4. Ann Hannah Carter was born Abt 1677, Henrico Co., Virginia; died Bef 1767, Powhatan, Virginia.
5. Giles2 'of Henrico' Carter, Jr. was born Abt 1681, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia; died 19 Nov 1745, King George Co., Virginia Colony.

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36410/36410-h/36410-h.htm

As early as 1624 the Virginia Assembly had declared that the Governor (for all he was his Majesty's representative) could not levy taxes against the will of the Burgesses, which, since the Burgesses were supposed to represent the people, was as much as to say against the will of the people. Governor Berkeley's Burgesses, [21]however, did not represent the people. The Assembly chosen in 1862, and composed almost entirely of sympathizers with the Governor, was so much to the old man's mind that, saying that "men were more valuable in any calling, in proportion to their experience," he refused to permit a new election, and the consequence was that in the thirteen years before our story opens, during which this Assembly sat under Sir William's influence, he had brought it up to his hand, as it were, and it had ceased to represent anything but its own and the Governor's interests.

With such a legislature to support him, Sir William could bid defiance to the restrictions upon the Governor's power to lay taxes, and the poor "tithable polls" (all males above sixteen years of age) were called upon to pay the expenses of any measures which were deemed proper in carrying on the government; for the unrighteous taxes were imposed always per capita?never upon property, though by act passed in 1670 only landholders could vote.

[22]It was by this system of poll-tax that the ample salaries of the Burgesses were paid and also that the sundry perquisites attached to the office of a Burgess were provided?such as the maintenance of a manservant and two horses apiece, and fees for clerks to serve committees, and liquors for the committees to drink their own and each other's good health. Doubtless many stately compliments were exchanged when the Burgesses, in an outburst of generosity, were pleased to present the Governor and others of high degree with "great gifts," but the grace and charm of the act were not perceptible to the eyes of the people who, enjoying neither the gifts nor the applause of presenting them, were taxed to pay the piper.

The "poorer sort" complained that they were "in the hardest condition?who having nothing but their labor to maintain themselves, wives and children, pay as deeply to the public as he that hath 20,000 acres." Their complaints were just, but not likely to find a hearing, for the spirit of the age demanded that, in order that the [23]wealthy might keep up the appearance of wealth and maintain the dignity of their position, those who had no wealth to be retained and no dignity to be maintained must keep the wolf from the door as best they might while the fruits of their daily toil were "engrossed" by their so-called representatives. In the mean time, these representatives, their pockets thus swelled, found public life too comfortable to feel any desire to return to agricultural pursuits, or to be content with the uncertain income afforded by the capricious crop.

James married Consort of James Crew/Crews. was born Abt 1640, Prob. Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

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It is generally accepted that the consort of James Crews was an Indian Maiden. She has probably died when he was hanged as his Will did not include provision for her. It is reported that her name was Moriah Bland.