Skeletal remains uncovered at a Virginia church are believed to be those of Sir George Yeardley, who oversaw the first representative government in America and was also one of the first U.S. slaveh… ...

Established in 1607, Jamestown was the first permanent British colony in America. But it nearly didn't survive. The fact it did, is due in large part to Sir George Yeardley, a military man, social ...

Archaeologists digging in a 400-year-old church in Jamestown, Virginia, have found a headless body that might be that of Sir George Yeardley, one of the first politicians — and slave owners ...

After many months of work, they spent this weekend uncovering what could be the grave of Sir George Yeardley, one of Jamestown’s early leaders. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

It's kind of strange to think that the oldest tombstone in the US didn't actually originate within the borders of the United States.

JAMESTOWN — The skeleton was beautifully laid out in a formal English-style burial, hands at the sides, palms down, the body probably pinned up in a shroud.

Last weekend a group of archaeologists unearthed a skeleton they think belongs to the man who presided over the first representative government assembly in the Western Hemisphere.

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Sir George Yeardley was not born to nobility. Raised in London, the son of a businessman tailor, he became a soldier — “truly bred in [the] university of warre,” a friend wrote. Advertisement ...

Jamestown was on the verge of collapse when a rescue mission led by George Yardley arrived just in time. Sir George Yeardley: The Briton who shaped early America - BBC News We've updated our ...

Established in 1607, Jamestown was the first permanent British colony in America. But it nearly didn't survive. The fact it did, is due in large part to Sir George Yeardley, a military man, social ...