George Nedham Explained

George Nedham (Needham) was a supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War who, following their defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, emigrated to the West Indies.^[1] First he went to Antigua, and later migrated to Jamaica. Here he married the daughter of Governor Thomas Modyford and became a prominent planter in the colony.^[2]

In 1677 he was returned, alongside Fulke Rose, as a representative of Saint Thomas in the Vale Parish in the House of Assembly of Jamaica.^[3]

Family

In 1660 he married his first wife, Mary Bryan, daughter of William Bryan. Together they had seven sons of whom three survived:^[2]

• Robert Needham (1672-1738)
• William Needham (1675-1746)
• Edward Winter Needham (1683-1722), married Martha Lewis in 1708

They also had three daughters:

• Henrietta
• Mary
• Elizabeth Grace, who married John Ellis jr. with whom she had four children.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Needham summary time Line . www.nons.co.uk . Needham Family Site . 11 June 2019.
2. Web site: Needham's of Jamaica . nons.co.uk . Needham Family Site . 11 June 2019.
3. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=69967 America and West Indies: September 1677
4. Web site: Powers . Anne M . March v. Ellis a bitter family dispute . A Parcel of Ribbons . 21 March 2015 . Anne M Powers . 11 June 2019.